Description: First things first, I sanded surfboard and put an underlying layer of black acrylic for the base coat. I sketched the outlines of my woman in white pastel with her wild hair representing the fruitful nature and beauty the ocean gives to our ecosystem. Second layer consisted of warm acrylic tones. No protective layering. […]
Month: March 2016
Dancer’s Bowl
Description: I placed a concrete dome on my table for a base. I traced out the figure of the Dancer and laid it down with the front side placed down. I filled in the rest with pieces for the hair creating motion. After the piece was fired. I painted the cervices with black glaze using […]
2013 Giraffe’s Snowboard
2013 Giraffe’s Snowboard Description: I bought an ex-pro girl’s trick snowboard. After removingĀ old bindings, I sketched double-headed giraffe figure. Then, I transferred blueprints to snowboard, painted the board with acrylic, and lastly, put a protective coating on top. I replaced binding with neon orange ones and took it to the slopes. Board is usable and […]
Calling Both Sexes: Mad Max Wins it All
Watching the Academy Awards recently, I was perplexed. I saw countless trailers as each nomination for Mad Max appeared before my inexperienced eyes. What was so great about this movie? So many awards, I guess I needed to find out. The next weekend, as I wrapped myself in fuzzy blankets, a bowl of popcorn (Kettle, […]
My mother once told me, “Find what your passionate about, then find what you are good at. Your profession should fall in the middle of that spectrum.” Hi. My name is Alynne Snow Powers. I’m a Southern California beach bum living in the heart of Austin, TX. After trucking it across the country, I altered […]
Senior Mural 2014
2014 Senior Mural Location: San Dieguito Academy (Encinitas, CA) Description: This mural was meant to mimic the chaos and energy of this particular hallway. The artist, Alynne Powers, wanted to leave her imprint on the walls of the school she called home for her high school years. Medium: Acrylic by Nova Color on Wall Size […]