2020 Barrels
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Barrel # 1
Floral Simplicity Artist: Olivia Kunkel Guerin HS Artist Background: I have always enjoyed art and have used it as an escape, but it wasn't until the beginning of the school year this year when I really thought I was any good. What was your inspiration for your barrel art? I just love the simplicity and beauty of tiny wild flowers flowers. What was your favorite part of painting your barrel? I haven't gotten a lot of experience with acrylic paint much in the past and I loved it. I especially liked to work with the shadow and highlights on the flowers. |
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Barrel # 2
Locally Distilled Artist: Jenna Mishelow JennaMishelow.com Artist Background: This is my third year participating in Rain on Main, a cause I can truly support. I won the People's Choice award a couple years ago for my SunModels barrel. I am a professional working local artist who is always creating. I graduated from Herron School of Art and Design for art education, painting, and art history. Feel free to check out some of my other work at JennaMishelow.com or for a custom piece. Thank you for supporting the local arts! [email protected] What was your inspiration for your barrel art? Something unique, something different, something out of the ordinary, less traditional, a new theme or genre to appeal to a different audience/clientele. I thought hard about what type of subject matter I would like to present in my own yard besides the typical floral garden theme and came up with a whiskey barrel. I was introduced to a catch phrase "whiskey made me do it" and ran with that inspiration for my rain barrel this year. What was your favorite part of painting your barrel? Painting en plein air and using other/alternative materials besides just paint this time to challenge myself and take this 3D element of the physical barrel to the next level. |
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Barrel # 3
Waterfall Artist: Valerie Bielski Studio B wwe.artatstudiob.com Artist Background: I started painting in 2016 as an escape from my corporate life. The freedom and expression that flows within paint had me hooked. I found a little studio space in Carmel and started selling my paintings in 2017. I wanted to give back to the community through my art and discovered RAIN ON MAIN, this is my 3rd year as an artist and I absolutely love participating. What was your inspiration for your barrel art? The inspiration for this barrel is from a water fall we climbed while on vacation. The moss covered rocks, the color of the water, and how the mist changed the skyline all lead to the creation of this abstract painting to wrap around the barrel presenting almost 3 different works of art. Each angle of the barrel has a completely different view but cohesively makes one painting. What was your favorite part of painting your barrel? My favorite part of painting the barrel was getting to play with color and trying to make the illusion of texture on a curved surface. |
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Barrel # 4
Blooming Forward Artist: Jen Bubp -CARMEL HS Carmel High School Art Department Artist Background: I currently serve as the Art Dept. Chair at Carmel High School, where I teach AP Art History and Painting. I have been painting my entire life, and I have painted several murals for churches and private residences. I love to work in mixed media and illustration as well. I am currently learning art therapy techniques to incorporate in my teaching methodology, to help people heal while creating art. What was your inspiration for your barrel art? With the pandemic state of events, I thought that blooming flowers would be a good reminder of something hopeful. I chose a zentangle style for the garden as a relaxing, upbeat, energetic representation of good things to come. What was your favorite part of painting your barrel? I love the zentangle design patterns and the fun color scheme! |
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Barrel # 5
Birds of Paradise Artist: Emily Goodin Artist Background: I started taking art seriously in 8th grade. From there I have entered the State Fair a few times, won awards at school for my work, and continue to pursue my love of art. What was your inspiration for your barrel art? One of my favorite places to visit is the beach. My family tries to go every year, but due to the coronavirus outbreak, we weren't able to go this year. So I decided to paint my favorite place. The birds were added to make the piece feel less isolated, as though you have friends enjoying the beauty of the sunrise together. What was your favorite part of painting your barrel? I loved seeing the barrel come to life. I loved how you can take a small idea and build it up into whatever you want. |
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Barrel # 6
Kaleidoscopic Artist: Ashley Richardson Instagram - @ashkabibbel Artist Background: I went to school for photography and art history. My last several barrels have been based off of my photography but this barrel was a completely new and unplanned project. It made me nervous as I usually am very calculated with my artwork! I had to do color charts to see what would layer over what, what was too transparent, etc. and had a lot of fun with the freedom of this one. What was your inspiration for your barrel art? Color and happiness! Inspired by the colors of water and how the sky and leaves and flowers reflect different tones on the surface of water. What was your favorite part of painting your barrel? The expressive strokes and the color combinations! I typically do a sketch before I start painting but this time I just went in and started freely with no plan. Very happy about the process and finishing product! |
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Barrel # 7
Summer Daze Artist: Dawn Richardson Artist Background: Minnesota is my first home. I've lived in Fishers for 20 years. My daughter Ashley also participates with Rain on Main festivities. We are local artists and partake in art adventures through Nickel Plate arts district in Noblesville. What was your inspiration for your barrel art? Nature plays an on going theme in all my art projects. I find great joy just in my backyard gardens and local parks iny area. Conservation of our our water and keeping it clean is really important to me. What was your favorite part of painting your barrel? I really look forward to this every year. Especially working from home now and spending more time isolated away from friends and family. Painting is relaxing, meditative. I love Carmel and Fishers farmers markets and it's fun to have a little part in community. |
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Barrel # 8
Argus Artist: Christina Wells Instagram: christinawells_art Artist Background: I am a local artist who works mostly in acrylic and watercolor. I love photography as well, but find the practice of painting soothing. I tend to create landscape and abstract pieces, but this year have begun exploring more animal themes. I love trying to capture the movement of an animal in a still painting. What was your inspiration for your barrel art? This year I selected peacocks for the theme of my rain barrel as I love their association with nature and their graceful beauty. What was your favorite part of painting your barrel? My favorite part of painting the rain barrel were the peacock faces. I really enjoyed playing with the light/ shadow and fine tuning the details to try capturing expression within their eyes. |
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Barrel # 9
Just Cruisin Artist: Linda Gilmore SoHo Cafe and Gallery Artist Background: I enjoy using all kinds of mediums to create art. I primarily use watercolors but painting rain barrels with acrylics is great fun. Nature always inspires me. What was your inspiration for your barrel art? Carmel has great Biking opportunities all around town. What was your favorite part of painting your barrel? I enjoy painting a scene all around the barrel. |
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Barrel # 10
Blessings from the Rain Artist: Lynne Medsker Indiana Artisan Store Lynne Medsker Art & Photography, LLC www.lynnemedsker.com Artist Background: I work primarily in mixed media art that includes lots of color and layers. Self described as a #randomlycreativeartist I love to explore different media, incorporating bits & pieces of all I learn into my current work. What was your inspiration for your barrel art? I wanted to focus on what the rain can bring into our lives...not just life-saving water but also rainbows and intricate flowers. What was your favorite part of painting your barrel? I really enjoyed blending the background paints into a spectrum of continuous color from bottom to top! |
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Barrel # 11
Always Believe In Magic Artist: Olivia Shafer oshaferart Artist Background: I have always been very passionate about art and now I have the opportunity to make it my career as I am pursing my degree in Visual Arts Education at Indiana University. I love working with paint and colored pencil as well as playing with bright colors and light. I enjoy being able to use my artwork to bring happiness and inspire others. What was your inspiration for your barrel art? My inspiration for my barrel is the amazing organization Camp Kesem. Camp Kesem is student lead organization that raises money to send kids whose parent's have been affected by cancer to a week of summer camp for free! A week of camp is full of magic, laughs, friendships, and memories and gives these kids the opportunity to be just that... kids! Camp Kesem is a family and supports kids through and beyond their parent's cancer. As a camp counselor and student leader for Indiana University's Camp Kesem chapter, this organization has a very special place in my heart. Unfortunately camp was made virtual this year so this rain barrel was my way of bringing a piece of camp home! What was your favorite part of painting your barrel? My favorite part of painting my barrel was being able to use art as a way of supporting not only Camp Kesem but the Carmel Community as well! |
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Barrel # 12
Rain on Main Artist: Ya-el Halevi Artist Background: Simply put, I have always loved art! From drawing to sculpting to visual media, I enjoy the creative process. I have always stood by the philosophy that there is no "right or wrong in art" - it's a way of expressing yourself and there are many ways of doing so. What was your inspiration for your barrel art? My inspiration captures a special moment in time with the beautiful back-drop of Carmel's Main street feel. What was your favorite part of painting your barrel? It was really nice to take the time off from my busy schedule and focus on painting. It also reminded me how much I enjoy it. |
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Barrel # 13
Homage to the Arts Artist: Aimee Bruno https://aimee-bruno.pixels.com/ Artist Background: Born and raised in Brooklyn, NY, I come from an artistic family. I won a Haney Medal in the ninth grade presented at the Metropolitan Museum of Art which started my artistic journey. I studied Fine Arts at Indiana University, spending most of my time split between the Henry Radford Hope School of Fine Arts and interning at both the Indiana University Art Museum's Administrative Offices and the Mathers Museum, Conservation Lab. I also worked part-timed at Echo Press, a fine arts printmaking workshop in Bloomington, IN. Life experiences coupled with family obligations veered me into a world of Information Technology, however, my passion for art has remained in my heart and in my home studio I enjoy spending quality time nurturing my love for mixed media. Creating art is an outlet to truly express what words cannot articulate. Colors, line movement, the use of one's light and of negative space is a language that speaks to one's soul. It can mean different things to different people, but it is a language we all understand. I strive to create art that make people feel. What was your inspiration for your barrel art? I am inspired by art and artists in general and many different styles of art have influenced me over the years. For this year's barrel I wanted to do something to honor that influence, to honor the art and artists that inspired me. I couldn't just pick one art style or artist to honor so I chose 9. Many of the artists I represented fall into more than one style and I hope you recognize all of the paintings you see depicted. I sectioned off the barrel into 9 different sections and painted a different art style in each honoring one of the paintings of my favorite artists. Here is how the barrel is broken down. 1) Looking at my barrel, on the very left, you will find my Expressionism style representation of Kandinsky's "Color Study: Squares with Concentric Circles". 2) Top left of the barrel you will find my Surrealism inspiration, Joan Miro, the piece I mimicked is called "The Melancholic Singer". 3) My favorite Impressionist is Claude Monet and I painted a version of his "Water Lilies Nympheas" on the bottom left of the barrel. 4) Center top of the barrel, you can't miss my Jackson Pollock Abstract /Modern Art representation. 5) Bottom center is my Minimalism rendition of a Mark Rothko piece. 6) A bit off center to the right of the barrel, Picasso's Cubism style is depicted here in a lady's face. 7) Bottom right, I did my best to represent Georges Seurat's "The Eiffel Tower" in his Pointillism style. 8) Top right of the barrel I honored Keith Haring's dancing figures in his Pop Art style. 9) Finally to the very right of the barrel, I represented the Abstract Modern Art style of Piet Mondrian. I hope you enjoy viewing my barrel, "Homage to the Arts" What was your favorite part of painting your barrel? I picked up my barrel the same week I found out that I was furloughed due to the Covid19 pandemic. Having the barrel to focus my thoughts and time on was a wonderful distraction. The process on how to tackle my complex idea was my favorite part. What did I want to start first, how am I going to prop the barrel up to get to the weird angles, which styles and artists did I want to represent? It felt like any adventure the entire time. |
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Barrel # 14
River Portraits from the Land, Air, and Water Artist: Carolyn Martens Carolyn Martens Art on Facebook Artist Background: I was a studio art major at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and then spent many years in the corporate advertising world as a graphic designer, illustrator, and marketing communications manager. Since moving to Indiana well over a decade ago, I have shown my oil paintings in many local galleries and venues including the Indiana State House. In addition to oil painting, I love doing large-scale artistic projects for our schools from painting a mural series illustrating the entire Dewey decimal system at CHS to painting detailed complex two-story set pieces for many musical productions at Carmel Middle School. What was your inspiration for your barrel art? Given that 2020 is a plague year, my inspiration for this barrel is a post-plague, post Dark Age, Renaissance-inspired scene. We've spent so much time in our homes staring out of windows, I thought I would feature portraits of goldfinches, a rabbit, and a fish as seen perched between the outside and inside of a stone window. The goldfinches are a Renaissance symbol of renewal/new life and are surrounded by native Indiana flowers and others known for their medicinal qualities. The rabbit represents new life/fertility and is surrounded by agricultural vegetables and flowers grown with clean, abundant rain water. The fish is surrounded by riverside plants like willow trees, cattails, and lilly pads all indicating a healthy river eco system that isn't suffering from heavy industrial or poisoned run off/stormwater. The health of all of the creatures (including us!) is dependent on our water sources being abundant and clean. I've also included a map of the scene on top of the barrel. What was your favorite part of painting your barrel? My favorite part was playing with the viewer's perspective - it looks like you are looking into a window into the barrel, but the inside of the barrel is the outside, and the outside flowers look like they are wallpaper coming to life. |
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Barrel # 15
Peacocks Galore Artist: Dana Rae Roudebush DanaRaeRoudebush.com Artist Background: After art school & private classes, I have been a professional artists for many years. I love to paint animals & anything to do with nature. I do commissioned pet portraits also. What was your inspiration for your barrel art? I enjoy sharing the beauty of nature with color & whimsy. We can all delight in the spectacle of peacocks, peahens & peachicks. Beautiful birds can lift our spirits. What was your favorite part of painting your barrel? The freedom to pick all the colors & showcase the peacock family. |
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Barrel # 16
Bluebird of Hope Artist: Kim Greene Carmel Art on Main Instagram: @artkimgreene Artist Background: I've been an artist with Carmel Art on Main Gallery for about 3 years now and absolutely love painting and continuing to grow and learn in my skills. What was your inspiration for your barrel art? I wanted my barrel to bring a feeling of hope and peace to those who view it. What was your favorite part of painting your barrel? Honestly this year I painted it on my driveway and it was such fun to have family and friends ask about it as they passed by! |
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Barrel # 17
Waiting Woods Artist: Madysen Koontz www.madysenkoontz.com Artist Background: I am a Teaching Artist at the Indianapolis Art Center teaching both adult and teen classes. I graduated from Herron School of Art+Design with a degree in painting. I have been painting murals for 6 years and last year participated in the First Annual Indy Mural Fest. My work has been influenced by the Midwest, humor, and our relationship with where we live. What was your inspiration for your barrel art? I was influenced by the pockets of forests you find in the Midwest. While they're not as large as State Parks, they're a testament to Indiana's past as a heavily forested area. I'm interested in the patches of trees found near suburbs, between fields, and hidden away. They may not hold the grandor of expansive wild woods, but they hold a quiet peace, tucked in their branches. What was your favorite part of painting your barrel? My favorite part of the barrel was working in the round, as opposed to flat murals or canvases. The curve of the rain barrel lended itself to my design, making the trees feel as if they bending above you. This was a really exciting surprise to me and has encouraged me to look into other surfaces for murals! |
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Barrel # 18
Growing at Home Artist: Chelsea Primason Artist Background: I am an amateur artist. Much of my artwork is in the form of crafting and creating with my children. I enjoy drawing, sewing, and refinishing furniture. What was your inspiration for your barrel art? My rain barrel artwork is inspired by the gardens in our community. This Spring, many of my friends and family planted home gardens. Over the course of our time at home, we watered and nurtured our plants, patiently waiting for the fruits of our labor. There is great hope & joy in watching these gardens grow. What was your favorite part of painting your barrel? This is my second year participating in Rain on Main. It's been so much fun creating another work of art! Painting a rain barrel - from the planning stages to the finished product - has proven again to be a tedious, but deeply fulfilling process. I'm so thankful for my family's support. |
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Barrel # 19
Blue from the heavens above, blue from the waters below Artist: Simona Buna CCA Gallery, Birdie Gallery simonabuna.com Artist Background: I started to paint at 13 years old when I found one of my father's empty canvases. I am a self-taught artist born in Romania and moved here with my family in 2003. Photography was my second love and I was pursuing it for 10 years as a professional photographer. Recently I found again my love for oil painting. What was your inspiration for your barrel art? At the beginning of June, my friend sent me some pictures of boats at Geist reservoir. I always loved boats, water, and the color blue. What was your favorite part of painting your barrel? I loved mixing the blues, it's almost like a dance, my brushes flow like pouring water and I copy the reflections of the sky and the clouds in their movement. |
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Barrel # 20
Post Apocalypse Artist: Heather Miles H. Ward Miles www.hwardmiles.com and www.instagram.com/hwardmiles Artist Background: I am a full-time contemporary painter, based in Indianapolis. I was awarded a billboard in the High Art Billboard Project in 2018 (Feminine and Ferocious), as well as being voted (by the Indianapolis community) People's Choice Billboard winner for the year. I was also awarded the mural space at the Indianapolis International Airport from January 2018-December 2020. I was the Stutz residency recipient for 2018-2019, and am now a current Stutz tenant, painting 40 hour work weeks. I was the artist chosen for the artwork in the Indiana Design Center's new renovation, I was an artist chosen by Pattern Magazine to participate in St'Art Up 317 in May 2018, and I was awarded numerous awards at art festivals throughout the Midwest, including Best in Show at Worthington Arts Fair in Ohio (2018 and 2019) and second place at Lakeshore Art Festival in Michigan. I have had over 50 shows throughout the Midwest, including successful solo shows (including We Never See The Ocean at Lost Dog Gallery), and group shows including but not limited to IMMERSED at Clowes Hall at Butler University. What was your inspiration for your barrel art? I have a series of work, titled WILD, and the rain barrel is based off of that series' aesthetic. WILD is inspired by environmental policy, global warming, mass extinction, and a sort of environmental end of times. Uplifting! I know... What was your favorite part of painting your barrel? The entire experience was fun! Thanks so much! |
