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Aynslee Moon

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About Aynslee

Aynslee Moon Smithee is an artist, a mother, a teacher, and in the process of becoming a licensed local pastor at Valley UMC. For her, creating art is a means of contemplation and an avenue for reaching out and inviting others into an exploration of scripture and the liturgical life of the church. She is inspired by many things: nature, the human form, songs, dreams, stories, and her children, to name a few. No matter the subject, she uses the language of design, focusing on composition, color interaction, mark-making, and the dance of light and shadow. She works in multiple media, including oil paints, charcoal, watercolor, and micron pen. She has a B.F.A. in painting from the University of Mississippi in Oxford and an M.F.A. in painting from the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa.

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    Meet Aynslee

    Aynslee Moon Smithee is an artist, a mother, a teacher, and in the process of becoming a licensed local pastor at Valley UMC. For her, creating art is a means of contemplation and an avenue for reaching out and inviting others into an exploration of scripture and the liturgical life of the church.

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    Quick little alla prima painting of the sun going Quick little alla prima painting of the sun going down behind the neighborhood trees, outside my studio window #oilpainting #allaprima #tinyart #tinycanvas #landscape #watchthelight #sunset #lightstudy #throughthewindow #throughthetrees
    Enjoyed looking through some old figure studies fr Enjoyed looking through some old figure studies from when I was in school @umartdept #memories #reflection #drawingpractice #studiopractice #drawanyway #draweveryday #drawingfromlife #drawingpeople #gesturedrawing
    Baby hand with some shimmer, and a cute little bab Baby hand with some shimmer, and a cute little baby bum with a joyful holiday reminder #tistheseason🎄 #drawanyway #draweveryday #drawinghands #babylove #bejolly #sakura🌸 #sakuraofamerica #gellyrollpens
    "The Gift," acrylic on canvas, 8 x 8 inches, 2020, "The Gift," acrylic on canvas, 8 x 8 inches, 2020, in honor of a friend and mentor #thankyou #gratitude #thosethatinspire #guideposts #lighttheway
    Painting in tree light, tis the season #tistheseas Painting in tree light, tis the season #tistheseason🎄 #christmastime #painting #contemporaryart #selfportrait #artathome
    Enjoyed a full day in the studio, Sophie had some Enjoyed a full day in the studio, Sophie  had some fun too, although I'm not sure if I made the right editing decisions with the hands, I added charcoal powder, then regretted losing a lot of those beautiful, gestural hatching marks, tried to remove some of it but it clung to the paper too much, so decided to add some gesso, I think that helped but not sure, and can't hit an undo button... I've been struggling with editing decisions lately... Anybody else or is it just me? #drawanyway #draweveryday #drawingprocess #adventure #decisionsdecisions #intuition #gesture #hands #markmaking #artistmother #artistminister #artistmotherco #micronpen #charcoal
    Hands say so many things #gesture #gesturalmarks # Hands say so many things #gesture #gesturalmarks #hands #loosenup #micronpen #sakuraofamerica #hatching #crosshatching #drawinghands #draweveryday #drawingmeditation #artistmother #artistmotherco #babyhands #mommahands
    Little earthtone/self-portrait demo I did for my P Little earthtone/self-portrait demo I did for my Painting Intro class a few weeks ago #artistteacher #teachingart #teachingartist #artofteaching #acrylicpainting #beginningpainting #earthtones #classicalmethods #uahartdept
    @sakuraofamerica @gellyrollph pens are so much fun @sakuraofamerica @gellyrollph pens are so much fun!  I'm revisiting my childhood daydreams in my sketchbook; welcome the magic! #magic #unicorn #nevertooold #daydream #shimmer #sakuraofamerica #gellyrollpens #drawanyway #draweveryday #sketchbook #sketchbookview
    I needed a little magic today #unicorn #wings #rai I needed a little magic today #unicorn #wings #rainbows #childhood #imagination #sketchbook #sketchbookview #nevertooold #toplay #micronpen #sakuraofamerica #hatching #crosshatching #markmaking
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