| By Serendipity Art Design, 11 contributed posts About the author: Serendipity Art Design is written by artist Amber Martinez, a Southern Oregon artist who has painted on walls from Oregon to Cambodia! I believe in affordable, accessible art and enjoy creating large, bold paintings in contemporary styles, as well as creating classic portraits, landscapes and drawings when I have the time for such demanding and intricate work. I received my training at Southern Oregon Art School and Rogue Community College, as well as private lessons. See Amber's listing at the Southern Oregon artists Resource to learn more and make contact. Greenhill Humane Society is having their 5th annual “Art for Animals” auction November 18th, 2011 and I will be donating several pieces…check it out at www.green-hill.org! There’s only one thing more fun than painting, and that is painting for a good cause! If you are a fellow artist and would like to donate a piece of [...] Continue reading Greenhill Humane Society’s 5th Annual “Art for Animals” Auction & Benefit By Serendipity Art Design, 11 contributed posts About the author: Serendipity Art Design is written by artist Amber Martinez, a Southern Oregon artist who has painted on walls from Oregon to Cambodia! I believe in affordable, accessible art and enjoy creating large, bold paintings in contemporary styles, as well as creating classic portraits, landscapes and drawings when I have the time for such demanding and intricate work. I received my training at Southern Oregon Art School and Rogue Community College, as well as private lessons. See Amber's listing at the Southern Oregon artists Resource to learn more and make contact.  I am running a special this month to raise funds for a cause close to my heart…$50 will get you any painting that I have available for sale right now, and 100% of the money goes straight to New Life Fellowship in Cambodia, where I volunteered for almost two years. Go to my website, www.serendipityartdesign.com [...] Continue reading Special Charity Project for Cambodia…One Painting of Your Choice $50 By Serendipity Art Design, 11 contributed posts About the author: Serendipity Art Design is written by artist Amber Martinez, a Southern Oregon artist who has painted on walls from Oregon to Cambodia! I believe in affordable, accessible art and enjoy creating large, bold paintings in contemporary styles, as well as creating classic portraits, landscapes and drawings when I have the time for such demanding and intricate work. I received my training at Southern Oregon Art School and Rogue Community College, as well as private lessons. See Amber's listing at the Southern Oregon artists Resource to learn more and make contact. I have been looking out my office window the past couple weeks, seeing the empty field next to my office full of yellow and purple wildflowers, the hazy mountains behind, and it’s all I can do to sit tight and not abandon all for my easel and paints. The stuff that I’ve been doing recently [...] Continue reading Spring has sprung, and I’ve got the painting itch By Serendipity Art Design, 11 contributed posts About the author: Serendipity Art Design is written by artist Amber Martinez, a Southern Oregon artist who has painted on walls from Oregon to Cambodia! I believe in affordable, accessible art and enjoy creating large, bold paintings in contemporary styles, as well as creating classic portraits, landscapes and drawings when I have the time for such demanding and intricate work. I received my training at Southern Oregon Art School and Rogue Community College, as well as private lessons. See Amber's listing at the Southern Oregon artists Resource to learn more and make contact. I was browsing through the paint aisle earlier today, when something bright and shiny caught my eye…a neon orange paint chip!! This color has become my new muse and you’ll be seeing a lot of it…until another paint chip jumps out at me… Continue reading Hot Orange? Yes, Please! By Serendipity Art Design, 11 contributed posts About the author: Serendipity Art Design is written by artist Amber Martinez, a Southern Oregon artist who has painted on walls from Oregon to Cambodia! I believe in affordable, accessible art and enjoy creating large, bold paintings in contemporary styles, as well as creating classic portraits, landscapes and drawings when I have the time for such demanding and intricate work. I received my training at Southern Oregon Art School and Rogue Community College, as well as private lessons. See Amber's listing at the Southern Oregon artists Resource to learn more and make contact. I woke up this morning and could barely move, I was so sore from my big project this weekend…8 separate pieces measuring 4×4′ each, but had to be painted laid out all together like one big piece. That’s the best workout I’ve had in a long time! These panels are going up in the sanctuary [...] Continue reading Current Project By Serendipity Art Design, 11 contributed posts About the author: Serendipity Art Design is written by artist Amber Martinez, a Southern Oregon artist who has painted on walls from Oregon to Cambodia! I believe in affordable, accessible art and enjoy creating large, bold paintings in contemporary styles, as well as creating classic portraits, landscapes and drawings when I have the time for such demanding and intricate work. I received my training at Southern Oregon Art School and Rogue Community College, as well as private lessons. See Amber's listing at the Southern Oregon artists Resource to learn more and make contact. Here’s the progress so far at my new booth downtown, it’s almost done!! (Booth R19). I’m selling these at $25 each or $39.95 for a set of two. Get ‘em while they’re hot!! Soaps are priced at $3.00 and $3.95. Continue reading Progress on booth at American Mercantile! By Serendipity Art Design, 11 contributed posts About the author: Serendipity Art Design is written by artist Amber Martinez, a Southern Oregon artist who has painted on walls from Oregon to Cambodia! I believe in affordable, accessible art and enjoy creating large, bold paintings in contemporary styles, as well as creating classic portraits, landscapes and drawings when I have the time for such demanding and intricate work. I received my training at Southern Oregon Art School and Rogue Community College, as well as private lessons. See Amber's listing at the Southern Oregon artists Resource to learn more and make contact. Well, after a very long break from doing anything artistic, I’m finally back at it and crankin’ out some paintings!! I also picked up a new hobby along the way, and now am selling handmade soaps as well ☺ I’ve opened up a new booth at American Mercantile in downtown Medford, and will be displaying [...] Continue reading Back at It!! By Serendipity Art Design, 11 contributed posts About the author: Serendipity Art Design is written by artist Amber Martinez, a Southern Oregon artist who has painted on walls from Oregon to Cambodia! I believe in affordable, accessible art and enjoy creating large, bold paintings in contemporary styles, as well as creating classic portraits, landscapes and drawings when I have the time for such demanding and intricate work. I received my training at Southern Oregon Art School and Rogue Community College, as well as private lessons. See Amber's listing at the Southern Oregon artists Resource to learn more and make contact. Hi everyone, you can find me this Sunday at Bear Creek Park amphitheater doing facepainting for kids! The event is a city wide “Tailgate party” being put on by my church (Joy Christian Fellowship) and there will be free food and activities, a jumphouse for the kids, and of course an encouraging message preached by our [...] Continue reading “Tailgate” party this Sunday at Bear Creek Park amphitheater! By Serendipity Art Design, 11 contributed posts About the author: Serendipity Art Design is written by artist Amber Martinez, a Southern Oregon artist who has painted on walls from Oregon to Cambodia! I believe in affordable, accessible art and enjoy creating large, bold paintings in contemporary styles, as well as creating classic portraits, landscapes and drawings when I have the time for such demanding and intricate work. I received my training at Southern Oregon Art School and Rogue Community College, as well as private lessons. See Amber's listing at the Southern Oregon artists Resource to learn more and make contact. I began a project last Sunday night that should have only taken half a day to finish…now here it is a whole week later, the painter’s tape still up and my painting junk sprawled all over the tiny bathroom (justified every time I see it by saying to myself that I’m just about to get [...] Continue reading My 1-day weeklong project (Updated) By Serendipity Art Design, 11 contributed posts About the author: Serendipity Art Design is written by artist Amber Martinez, a Southern Oregon artist who has painted on walls from Oregon to Cambodia! I believe in affordable, accessible art and enjoy creating large, bold paintings in contemporary styles, as well as creating classic portraits, landscapes and drawings when I have the time for such demanding and intricate work. I received my training at Southern Oregon Art School and Rogue Community College, as well as private lessons. See Amber's listing at the Southern Oregon artists Resource to learn more and make contact. Here’s one of my latest projects, a dining room ceiling medallion stencil done in two layers…first with a deep brown, then a mottled metallic bronze on top for a little gleam. Looks gorgeous, especially when the chandelier is turned down to low lighting. This was a fun project and transforms a room in very little [...] Continue reading Dining room ceiling medallion stencil…the dining room “wow” factor! |  DISCLOSURE: SOAR/Art Matters! has affiliate relationships with the providers of great products and services below. If you make a purchase from one of the sites below, it helps defray the cost of promoting Southern Oregon Artists, so please use our links!   Utrecht's online discounts have been updated, though the graphics remain the same. The link above saves 40% off your highest priced item (coupon code AP1), the one below gets you 15% off any order of $100 or more AND Free Shipping! 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