Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Windswept Doves and Hearts III

Windswept Doves and Hearts III
© 2011
acrylic on panel

I am exhausted, but I wanted to post my newest painting before too much time went by.

I have done a lot of oil painting, but I do not have a lot of experience with acrylics aside from folk art paints. And I have a new found love! I have had my oil paints out in my studio for a whole year and as I was working on other projects, I just couldn't bring myself to pick them up and use them. I just didn't want to deal with turpentine. So, one day while I was out, I bought some artists' acrylics. Fast drying time. Yippie! Brilliant colors! Yippie! And most of all, no turpentine! Yippie! 

This is part of a series. You can find the first Windswept Doves and Hearts HERE and Windswept Doves and Hearts II HERE

I don't have it for sale on-line yet, but I may at some point. Look for the edit on this page for the listing on Etsy or Artfire or e-mail me in the meantime through my website if you are interested.

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Wednesday, June 15, 2011

wedding cake with celtic inspired knots and doves

"Wedding Cake with Doves"
© 2011

It looks a little blurry on the page. You might have to click on the picture to see an unblurry rendition.

This is up as a greeting card in my Etsy store and my Artfire shop (for a change!). I've been favoring Artfire lately for most listings, but this goes with what I am doing at Etsy as well.

The original piece is a whopping 13" x 17" (that's the image area).

Here's a close-up:

"Wedding Cake with Doves" detail

This was one of those unfinished pieces hanging around since last June. Follow this link to a blog post from last June if you want proof (and you'll see plenty of other pieces waiting in the wings there too -- uh oh).

I can't say why I drop projects so readily only to finish them up at a much later date. I get inspired by new ideas and then can't seem to wait to finish pieces I am working on. So many other projects like this waiting in the wings! Ugh.

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Monday, June 13, 2011

treble clef greeting cards

Since I am a musician, I decided to do a series based on music. The treble clef is widely used. I painted the design in 2010, but this is the first time I am offering it as a greeting card.

Look in my on-line shops for it or follow the link HERE to a direct listing in my Artfire shop.

I already made matching tags last year. Here they are again:


That's it for now!

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Sunday, June 12, 2011

more of Jim Manngard's digital art of me

© 2011 digital art by Jim Manngard
from a photo of me by Jim Lestrange
This reminds me of the dock I go swimming off of in Lake George. I wonder if the dog will jump in! 

© 2011 digital art by Jim Manngard
from a photo of me by Jim Lestrange

I'm a movie in this one.

Cool isn't it? I love both of these renditions!
This is the original photo that Jim Manngard used for his work:

© Jim Lestrange

If you want to see more of Jim Manngard's digital art of me (in a balloon!) go to this post.

As I mentioned in that previous blog post, Jim works on the sound team for Blackmores Night and also takes a lot of tour photos while he's at it (as well as doing a lot of fun digital art like this for the band when he is not on the road). You can see some of Jim's tour photos on the Blackmores Night website and the Candice Night website.

Sunday, June 5, 2011

latest exotic bird with playing card symbols

title: Go Fish, the Exotic Bird
© 2011

So happy to be doing something else besides making holiday greeting cards (although this one may turn into an art greeting card at some point). Always check through this link and through this link if you are interested to see whether I make it into a greeting card.

At the moment, however, I am selling these as prints through my Artfire on-line shop. Oh, yes, moon included with the bird!


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Saturday, June 4, 2011

girl baby feet cards, boy baby feet cards

Girl Baby Feet cards
© 2009
newly available on-line through this link
used for congratulations or baby shower with your own insert

Boy Baby Feet cards
© 2009
newly available through this link
used for congratulations or baby shower with your own insert