Skunky
by Hanne Lore Koehler
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Dimensions
22.000 x 30.000 inches
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Title
Skunky
Artist
Hanne Lore Koehler
Medium
Painting - Acrylic
Description
Maple Preschool is a wonderful daycare facility in a church basement just north of Toronto with large windows to let in the daylight and bright cheerful surroundings to stimulate children's imaginations; however, the entrance from the rear parking lot where parents drop off their children had drab concrete and cinder block walls in the three-story stairwell that led to a dreary basement coat room. I was commissioned to paint a wall mural to make this stairwell more inviting and less daunting for young children.
This is a small 24" x 36" portion of the 40 ft. high x 100 ft. long custom designed hand-painted wall mural that I painted. It is not possible to show the entire mural at once because of the winding staircase so I am uploading it in small vignettes.
I decided on a woodland creatures theme and called it Furry Forest Friends. I designed a large Manitoba Maple tree to span the three stories with branches that circled the stairwell and were populated by many happy cuddly woodland creatures. I chose bright cheery stuffed animal colors for the happy fantasy caricature creatures with friendly faces. Shown here are a few of many colorful butterflies that seem to be confusing a cuddly little skunk. I added a more colorful background in a photo manipulation to enhance the art prints.
Thank you to all who voted for my painting in these contests:
DECORATE THE NURSERY - July 17/21 - 2nd place
Thank you to the hosts of the following groups for the honor of featuring my painting! I appreciate your kind support and promotion!
Watercolor - Artists
T-Shirts
Traditional Plus Digital
Whimsical Painting
Uploaded
January 1st, 2013
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Comments (76)
Hanne Lore Koehler 16 Days Ago
Thank you so much, Oiyee, for the honor of featuring my painting in WHIMSICAL PAINTINGS group! I appreciate your generous support and promotion!
Angela Davies 29 Days Ago
An adorable segment of your wall sized mural, good for you! I am sure it is appreciated at the nursery school, congrats on your feature LF
Hanne Lore Koehler
Thank you so much, Taphath, for the honor of featuring my painting in TRADITIONAL PLUS DIGITAL group! I appreciate your generous support and promotion!
Anne Gifford
What a delightful creature, chock full of personality, this skunk is! Seeing this would make anyone happy, child or otherwise.
Gary F Richards
Congratulations on your Top Finish in the contest… GREATEST OF ALL TIME ONESIE DESIGN CONTEST! F/L
Gary F Richards
Spectacular Adorable Skunky Onesie composition, lighting, shading, excellent colors and artwork! F/L voted
Anne Gifford
This is so whimsical and speaks to your proficiency in a variety of styles. I like the very smooth background in the background. I used to be a silkscreen printer and this looks a lot like a serigraph effect. This painting would delight any child!
Hanne Lore Koehler replied:
Thank you for your thoughtful appreciation and support for my painting, Anne!
Hanne Lore Koehler
Thank you so much, Sandy, for the honor of featuring my painting in T-SHIRTS group! I appreciate your kind support and promotion!
Marilyn DeBlock
Adorable work! Congrats on your 2nd place win in the Decorate the Nursery Contest - well deserved!
Hanne Lore Koehler replied:
Thank you so much, Marilyn! I appreciate your thoughtful comment and support!
Kay Brewer
Congratulations on your 2d place win in the Decorate the Nursery contest!
Hanne Lore Koehler replied:
Thank you so much, Kay! I appreciate your thoughtful comment, support and vote!
Gary F Richards
Congratulations on your winning 2nd Place in the contest… DECORATE THE NURSERY - 3 IMAGES - ART AND PHOTOGR...! F/L
Sarah Batalka
Very cute! Voting for you in the DECORATE THE NURSERY contest! L/F
Hanne Lore Koehler replied:
Thank you so much, Sarah! I appreciate your thoughtful comment, support and vote!
Kay Brewer
Cute, cute, cute, Hanne! Voted yoted your entry in the Decorate the Nursery contest. l/f
Hanne Lore Koehler replied:
Thank you so much, Kay! I appreciate your thoughtful comment, support and vote!