Live Painting & Upcoming Events

Last Saturday (Sept 8th, 2012) I set up my new easel and painted outside the shops at 757 N. Milwaukee Street for Shop Second Saturdays promotional event.  There was very little foot traffic for the 3 hours I was there, but I managed to get a great start on the painting I've been meaning to do for a while now.  After about a total of 7.5 hours of painting on this piece, I'm calling it done.

The beginning:

 After 3 hours:

 Finished piece:

"Single Track" 
Acrylic on wood panel, permanently framed with a used bicycle tire, 25" diameter, September 2012

Next week Saturday, Sept 22, 2012 I'll be painting live during the Wisconsin Ave Bridge Celebration in downtown Milwaukee.  It's a free event - come check it out!

Friday, September 28th from 5-10pm I'll have a booth set up at the new Alterra on KK & Howell Ave in Bay View for Bay View Gallery Night.  I'll have a bunch of my new work with me, including mini paintings, a few full-sized paintings, some mini tree block paintings, and some bicycle-themed jewelry and keychains I've been working on.  Stop by and say hi!

Live Painting June 9 Recap

For those of you who missed my live painting this past weekend, here's a few of its stages taken over the 3 hour session.  The completed painting took about 6 hours total.  I've been playing around with some yoga themes lately - this one features 3 different poses.

  "Side Staff, Tree, Warrior"

by Kelli Busch, June 2012

Acrylic on canvas, 36"h x 20"w

Live Painting Saturday June 9

This Saturday, June 9th from 11am-2pm I'll be painting live OUTSIDE on N. Water Street, 1/2 block south of E. Michigan (in between Fred Boutique and Miss Ruby) for Shop Second Saturdays in downtown Milwaukee. Come check it out and see what I'm working on these days!  I'll give you a hint: the canvas is 36"h x 20"w, paint will be used, and people will be involved.