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💔 The world has lost the most down-to-earth, br

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The world has lost the most down-to-earth, brilliant, kind, witty, insightful, inspiring and playful artist, and my absolute favorite college professor.

Wayne Thiebaud taught me how to paint with oils, but more importantly, how to communicate with paint and tell stories with my art. He taught me how to see beyond the obvious or ordinary, how to use vivid memories and my imagination as a source of inspiration, and encouraged me to paint whatever I want for the sake of creating it. I learned to appreciate the “everyday-ness” of the images and things that surround me in my day-to-day life. There is so much beauty around us, even in things as simple as a toothbrush.

To this day, as I’m painting I hear his voice in my head instructing me; “don’t get too caught up with the details” and “remember to step back and squint the bejeezus out” of my eyes. He explained how paintings are “never really finished, they just reach different levels of done-ness.” His excitement and curiosity for the constant problem-solving in the act of painting was akin to the joy Bob Ross portrayed on camera.

I remember the day professor Thiebaud critiqued a painting I did of a stuffed animal (the assignment was to paint an object from our youth, by memory). He pointed out how expressive it was, how beautiful and vibrant my color choices were, and how free and bold my brushstrokes were, then proceeded to exclaim, “this is an A+ painting!”

The lessons I learned from Wayne Thiebaud in the ‘90s have remained relevant in my current creations. The impact he made on all of his students and those who admired his artwork was tremendous, and he will be sorely missed.

Rest easy, Wayne Thiebaud.

~ Lani Woods

#waynethiebaud #waynethiebaudinspired
#waynethiebaudart

This week marks 12 months since the global pandemi

This week marks 12 months since the global pandemic was officially declared in the US.
My birthday was also this week. There have been 12 months of birthdays that friends and families have been unable to celebrate (and eat cake) together. But as of this week, things are looking up and hope is on the horizon for 2021.
So to express my anticipation of hope and celebrating birthdays with loved ones* once again, I made this little sketch; “Monthly Cakes” (inspired, of course, by my former professor, Wayne Thiebaud). 🥳🎉🎂🍰🧁
*I suspect blowing out candles will not be “a thing” again anytime soon. 😆

#artwork #pencilsketch #cakes by #laniwoods

My donated postcard art for this year’s @twitter

My donated postcard art for this year’s @twitterartexhibit fundraiser. This year, #TAE21 is raising funds for @linc_1998 in Cheltenham to help support people undergoing treatment for #leukaemia #leukemia. The sale of each art postcard helps fund a session with a clinical psychologist.
#artfundraiser #artonapostcard #staysafe #stayhome
For more info, check out Twitterartexhibit.org 🎨❤️🏡

Happy May the 4th! Here’s a flashback of a littl

Happy May the 4th! Here’s a flashback of a little Star Wars collection I painted a few years back. 🎨🥰👩‍🎨
©️LaniWoods
#oilpainting by #laniwoods
#originalart
#starwarsobsessed #starwarsartwork #starwars #maythe4thbewithyou

I admit, I used to TP my friends’ houses when I

I admit, I used to TP my friends’ houses when I was a teen. Good, clean fun. With our current pandemic, wouldn’t it be a cool trend for this current generation of teens to leave a roll of toilet paper (inside a plastic bag) on the porches of their neighbors (especially those in need of a little help, the elderly, and immunocompromised)...? #toiletpaper #coronavirus #stayhome #toiletpaperchallenge

When life gives you lemons, make lemon art. 🍋🎨
(Then donate it!) This tart little postcard is on its way to this year’s Twitter Art Exhibit - benefiting Horry County Disabilities & Special Needs in Myrtle Beach, SC. This is my 10th year creating a postcard for #twitterartexhibit’s international fundraising efforts. Be sure to check out all the incredible pieces, and make your bid to support a great cause. “Life Lemons”
4.7x6.3
Colored Pencils
#originalart
#tae20
#lemons
#whenlifegivesyoulemons

“I am my own muse. I am the subject I know best.

“I am my own muse. I am the subject I know best. The subject I want to better.” ~ Frida Kahlo
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#yeswecan
#selfportrait
#internationalwomensday
#celebratewomen
#originalpainting by
#laniwoods ©️ 2020

Remembering the Camp Fire, 11/8/2018 💔 At 11:08

Remembering the Camp Fire, 11/8/2018 💔 At 11:08am, I invite you to observe 85 seconds of silence to help remember the 85 lives lost on this tragic day, one year ago.
Each tree in this painting represents a life lost. The heart’s color was inspired by the color of the earth in Paradise.
On 11/8 each year, may we never forget the Camp Fire, the lives lost, and what it took from the lives of so many. Let us keep Butte County and the survivors in our hearts on this day and each year forward. 💚🌲💛

A little peace and wilderness to round out our sum

A little peace and wilderness to round out our summer... 🥰

I took a small hiatus from creating art this year

I took a small hiatus from creating art this year while I recovered from surgery. Happy to share that summer is here and I’m back! Today was my youngest’s birthday and the walkthrough for this year’s Pageant of the Masters cast. For a few minutes as I waited to be called onstage, I sketched to kill time. Drawing in the warm sun, surrounded by my family and awesome people brought me such joy. 🥰🎨🙌
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Lesson: create art just to feel good and exist in the present moment. 🌟

More baby chicks! 🐥🐥🐥🐥🐥🐥🐥🐥

More baby chicks! 🐥🐥🐥🐥🐥🐥🐥🐥🐥🐥🐥🐥

Little sketch. Little chicks. 🐥🐥🐥

Little sketch. Little chicks. 🐥🐥🐥

Little sketch. Little chicks. 🐥🐥🐥🐥🐥

Little sketch. Little chicks. 🐥🐥🐥🐥🐥🐥🐥🐥🐥

SWEET heart 💛 5”x5” oil on panel #convers

SWEET heart 💛
5”x5” oil on panel
#conversationhearts
#valentinesday ©️#laniwoods
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XOXO heart 😘🧡 5”x5” oil on panel #conve

XOXO heart 😘🧡
5”x5” oil on panel
#conversationhearts
#valentinesday ©️#laniwoods
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#dailyart #paintingaday #quickpainting #dailypainting #oilpainting #instaart #artagram #instaartist #instapainting #artoninstagram #artworld #artnerd #instagramart #artofday #artworkoftheday #instaartsy #originalart

WITTY heart 💙 5”x5” oil on panel #convers

WITTY heart 💙
5”x5” oil on panel
#conversationhearts
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🎨👩🏼‍🎨#artist
#dailyart #paintingaday #quickpainting #dailypainting #oilpainting #instaart #artagram #instaartist #instapainting #artoninstagram #artworld #artnerd #instagramart #artofday #artworkoftheday #instaartsy #originalart

SMART heart 💚 5”x5” oil on panel #convers

SMART heart 💚
5”x5” oil on panel
#conversationhearts
#valentinesday ©️#laniwoods
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🎨👩🏼‍🎨#artist
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#tinyart inspired by my daughter’s original song

#tinyart inspired by my daughter’s original song, “Yellow Balloon.” 💛👽💛
2x3 oil on canvasboard

Birthday season is almost upon our household.
4”x4” oil on panel
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#chocolatecake #glutenfree
#tinyart #quickpainting
#dailyart #paintingaday #dailypainting #oilpainting #instaart #artagram #artoninstagram #artworld #artnerd #artofday #artworkoftheday #originalart 🎨👩🏼‍🎨#artist ©️#laniwoods

♥️🌲☀️ 8”x8” oil on panel ©️Lani

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#campfire #ridgestrong #buttestrong ##conifers #pinetrees #valentineart #heartart #dailyart #paintingaday #quickpainting #dailypainting #oilpainting #artoninstagram #artworld #artnerd #artofday #artworkoftheday #originalart

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