Here is the first photo of my chase series.
This painting was done with acrylic paint on canvasboard.
I also scanned the painting into photoshop and finished it there.

How often do you guys dream of being chased?

For me it's at least twice a week.Sometimes I'm being chased by zombies,sometimes it's people,sometimes i don't know who is chasing me. It's just a dark shadowy figure or just a force of anxiety I need to escape from.According to dreammoods.com I could mean that I'm running away from an unpleasent situation or emotion.Or an aspect of myself I just don't want to deal with.As fo zombies in my dreams,I have had dreams of zombies since early childhood.When I was really young I used to dream of mummies waking from their tomb to chase me.Google suggests I feel stressed and overwhelmed by things outside of my control.

I've read that a good way to minimize these dreams is to stop running and face my attacker. I tried this once,it was a man with a knife and he stabbed me with it.I could of sworn I felt pain,but it was probably just me expecting to feel pain so I convinced myself I did.

Although I still have these dreams often,they have taken a slighty different turn from time to time.
I blame it on the rise of zombies tv shows,games and movies in the media.
When I do dream of being chased by zombies it sometimes feels like a game.
The zombies are not so much of a threat.

In any case this is not all the time.Most of my chase dreams are still very scary.
So in addition to facing my attacker I have decided to get the images out of my head and onto canvas.
I will create a series of paintings based on my recurring nightmare in the hopes it will cleanse my mind of the dreams.

Here is progress shot of the first painting in the series

Acrylic on canvas board

I will be posting the final works right here on my blog as well as progress shots and updates on the other paintings in the series.

Here is the link to my FaceBook artist page please like the page for more updates.

https://www.facebook.com/artbyalexa

Snow storms,asian men and non-profits

Where I live up north (Philly) it's been snowing really bad for the past couple of days. I'm one of those people who can't stand snow,but I love to paint it. So I become a hermit in times like these, I also suffer from a mild case of agoraphobia,which really doesn't help. However I did manage to drag myself out of the house to teach a painting class at Michaels Art And Crafts.One of my students had recently taken a trip to florida and returned with a gift for me. A #1 teacher mug!

Here is the painting I taught during class that day.

Acrylic on canvas board, Grumbacher Academy Acrylic paints
colors used Payne's Grey, Titanium White, Raw Umber, Hookers Green, Cadmium Yellow





Also I have been helping a good friend of mine to raise money for a non-profit called In Our Minds.
The group is raising money to create short films to raise awareness about mental health issues in teens. I also mentioned them in my last blog post.So far we have raised almost 500 dollars for the cause but there is still time. So to help out I created a painting that I plan to sell and donate to this group. I will be selling the original as well as prints of this painting. The original is 11x14

Acrylic on canvas board

colors used: Raw Umber, Yellow Ochre, Alizarin Crimson, Dioxzinene purple, Cadmium Yellow, Burnt Sienna

You can buy prints of this painting and my other works at http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/alexa-lebron.html

And keep up with me on FaceBook https://www.facebook.com/lex.lebron.7

Hey guys sorry about the 30 day challenge I had to switch internet providers and got swamped with tons of work. I have not stopped paintings though and even got my first paid commission!

Colored pencil and acrylic on paper

I've also been doing some work for non profits and was put on to an amazing idea by a friend of mine.

She plans to start up a website for teens dealing with mental health issues. The website will feature narative short films following the issues these kids deal with in their daily lives. It will also feature reasources to teens to get help. So far she has raised over 300 dollars but it's not quite enough. There are still 34 days left to donate and every dollar counts. There are so many teens out there who feel alone and helpless and you can show them your support!

Here is the link to the site if you wish to donate

http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/in-our-minds?show_todos=true

Also as a perk for donating I have been working on a painting to give away or sell for the cause it's not done yet but here is a progress shot

Yea so please leave comments and contact me with some feedback 

and here the link agian if you want to donate

http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/in-our-minds?show_todos=true

Until next time -Alexa