Friday, June 15, 2012

Paint Party Friday Week 14, Year 2 Check In Featured Artist: Elisa Choi


image courtesy of Elisa Choi

Welcome to Week 14 of Paint Party Friday (Year 2) and to the next edition of our Featured Artist Series! (Would you like to be a PPF Featured Artist? Please click here for details!) This week we are thrilled to feature an inspiring artist all the way from the Phillipines. Please welcome Elisa Choi from Harmony Thoughts!

1. Please tell us a bit about your personal history with painting. (When did you start painting? How has your painting evolved since you first started?) I started painting last year (2011). I am an artist all my life ever since I was a kiddo as I love to draw and make stories but I wasn't able to be one as I grow up. It's a very typical story for most Artists isn't it? My calling is to be an Artist. It is my God-given dream. That moment when God revealed to me my dream or shall I say reminded me of my dream I went out like a panick buyer buying paints and brushes. I experimented with watercolor. I keep painting and trying to be brave. I find time to paint as much as I can. Sometimes I waste my time away or simply feel too tired. But since painting is important to me I make time. I self-study and paint everyday this May 2012 and hopefully beyond. Painting everyday has increased my self-confidence plus it's very therapeutic too. I am still finding my voice. It's never too late for everyone to reach for their dreams. :)

image courtesy of Elisa Choi

2. What are your favorite techniques, media, and tools to use in creating your paintings? I use watercolor in all of my paintings. I love it! I have acrylics and oil paints but haven't tried using them but I will! Also I use oil pastels, watercolor pencils, prints from used materials for textures, gesso, color pens and magazine for collage. For digital painting I use PhotoShop.


image courtesy of Elisa Choi

3. What is your favorite thing to paint? Why? I love to paint trees and nature scenes (nature lover!), abstract-like painting which are a result from my intuitive painting (it's liberating!) and painting my on-location sketches (I enjoy sketching on-location). I usually incorporate inspirational wisdom (encouraging words about life and God) on my paintings.

4. What is your proudest painting moment and/or greatest painting achievement so far? My proudest painting moment was when my digital painting was accepted as an official entry for the Green Canvas Digital Illustration Contest. The theme is preserving forest. The winner hasn't been announced yet but win or not I am so thankful to God to be part of this endeavor and to be able to share my work to others. I won't be sharing my work yet as of the moment. Each of my painting has been a work in progress and I must say that I am proud of my work. I embrace each of the beautiful and ugly pieces. :)

5. What's next in your painting future? To keep painting and learning and then making a living out of it. :)

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Thank you Elisa! To learn even more about Elisa and see more of her art, please visit her at:

Website: http://harmonythoughts.com/
Facebook Page: Harmony Thoughts
Twitter: @harmonythoughts

NOW IT'S YOUR TURN...
WE WANT YOU TO SUBMIT YOUR STORY!

**Would you like to be a PPF Featured Artist? Click here for details!**

Another Fun and visually stunning party last week with so many wonderful paintings!

Now, here is our check-in for this week's party:

Please make sure to use your post URL address NOT your blog home page URL address as there are many late visitors who get confused as to which post is for PPF when they arrive (after Friday) at your website. If you are unfamiliar with Mr. Linky, an explanation of how this tool works can be found on Week 1 and Week 2 Check-Ins.


Have a fun, painting-filled weekend!

32 comments:

  1. Wonderful interview, Elisa!
    ♥♥♥
    Happy PPF!!
    Mary
    Mixed-Media Map Art

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  2. How wonderful to read the interview!!! thank you for hosting another amazing week!!!

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  3. Lovely to meet Elisa! Such beautiful colors in her work.

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  4. Nice to know more about Elisa! I like this featured artist series!

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  5. I think a lot of people lose the momentum after the age of 12 to paint and then come back to it years later. So glad to see you came back to it. A great interview. Happy PPF.

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  6. Such happy art, Elisa! Happy PPF everyone! I'm continuing with summer feeling and drawing shells.

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  7. Nice work from Elisa! Have a great day you all, Valerie

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  8. I'm glad I found your blog. What a wonderful place to share artistic work. Blessings!

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  9. Thanks so much everyone at PPF! You guys are a blessing! Thank you Kristin and Eva! God bless everyone!

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  10. Lovely watercolors from Elisa. Thanks as always for hosting! Just posted and off to visit.
    Rinda

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  11. Smashing interview. Thank you for being great hostesss. Happy PPF, Annette x

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  12. Hi Paint Party Friday, So nice to read these Interviews and to see what inspires others.

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  13. Nice to read about Elisa today! thanks for hosting, Kristin and Eva!

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  14. Thanks for hosting ~ Wonderful interview of Elisa ~ loved reading it and could see similarities of my artistic life ~ We are all connected ~ namaste, ^_^ (A Creative Harbor)

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  15. Hello, great to read Elisa's interview, so wonderful to share with all here, thanks Kristin and Eva!

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  16. so much fun getting to know what makes all the other wonderful artists tick, such a wonderful talent Elisa is, Happy paint Party Friday!!!

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  17. Thank you for your nice Interview Elisa, going to take a look at your website later today.

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  18. Thanks to you Elisa for the great inspirations your face book has a new follower in me. You have a great uplifting style and I sure need that some days.

    -KAT-

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  19. I have not been here in so long and it feels so good to be back!
    Love your 'interview' series.

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  20. Happy PPF!! Nice to meet you Elisa! Beautiful work!! Thanks to Eva and Kristin for introducing us to another lovely artist!!
    xo

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  21. thanks for doing Elisa - I love her, both her art & her spirit - I have always found her uplifting

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  22. Been having one of those stressing over everything I create this week. I created these 2 for the Color of Summer2 challenge and decided to enter them here as well - haven't participated in a couple of weeks!!

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  23. HI Elisa...wonderful interview..I always enjoy your beautiful work..you are fabulous! Shine on!
    Hi All.. Happy PPf! Thanks always Kristin and Eva
    Victoria

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  24. what a delightful interview!!!
    Your art is so fresh!!!
    keep going!

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  25. This was my favorite part: "That moment when God revealed to me my dream or shall I say reminded me of my dream I went out like a panick buyer buying paints and brushes." I love that image of you, ready to jump in and go for it after He gave you that nudge!

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  26. I actually made my post on friday this week, and I'm still so far down on the list! My fellow PPFers - you are amazing and so on top of it!

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  27. Wonderful interview, I love what Elisa said about embracing her work(the good and the bad), and I love the piece that says I want to live a life with purpose.
    Happy Painting,
    ♥Jenny

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  28. My first party - thank you so much!
    Lisa

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  29. Grace, I enjoyed reading your story and I wish you luck on the contest!!



    Mimi Torchia Boothby Watercolors

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  30. A really sweet interview! Nice to know you Elisa:)
    Best Wishes for the contest!
    Thanks for hosting the Party Eva & Kristin :)))

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