new direction and the last unicorn

"September Unicorn"

© 2017

for sale here as an art print

if you are interested in purchasing the original, contact me via sales(att)LiseWinne.com

It is a 5 x 7 in an 8 x 10 gold frame 

(symbolism for the piece is at the end of the post)

I have some big news to tell (on all fronts, including my music), but there are still some fantasy art pieces I am still listing in my shop.  

So I will take some time to list them here before revealing my new direction and, for all intents and purposes, "my new life."

The "September Unicorn" original is available at a gallery at the moment. I can always take it out if you are interested in purchasing it. Contact me if you are interested: sales((att))LiseWinne.com. 

Here is what the prints of it look like framed and on various products:

framed prints are available HERE

using the drop-down on that page to the right, this is a GG8 frame (in the copper bronze section)

and a manor white mat

If you like a little more bulk and detail to your frame, 

here is one I found that is also in the drop-down:

in the drop down on THIS PAGE

go to the tabs "frame" and in the drop-down choose gold

it is VN5 with a mist mat

If you like your piece more "airy and light", here is another kind of frame:

in the drop down on THIS PAGE

go to the tabs "frame" and in the drop-down choose gold

it is J7 with a bright white mat

Here is what it looks like as a pillow

pillows are available for sale HERE

you can customize colors

the default color here is black

This is what it looks like as a tote bag:

tote bags available for sale HERE

you can customize background colors for this too

This is what it looks like as a mug (I put in stars on this rendition):

mugs available HERE

you can order small or large

(note: there is an image on two sides of this mug)

As for symbolism:

I have noticed that when talking to clients, they identify with the symbolic meanings as describing themselves. What a great discovery! I will describe what that means, but first, the symbolism itself:

unicorn: purity, innocence, spiritual messages, enlightenment, magic. The unicorn has been known to be an independent creature of high intelligence who swoons at the sight of a fair maiden who is pure of heart, and to even fall asleep in her lap. The unicorn's horn has been known to purify water. The unicorn was described during Renaissance times as an extremely wild woodland animal that was independent and could not be tamed.

full moon: the feminine, peak of clarity in a subtle way, reflection on events, insight from dreams

vines: continuity, tradition, eternity (note here that the vines are going dormant)

I often find that a client who is attracted to this piece enough to purchase it is usually a woman who is independent and of high intelligence, cannot be tamed, feels an attraction to the occupation of healing, is perceptive, and who likes the company of other beautiful women like herself who are pure of heart. She is likely to be against the DAPL pipeline or other causes where pollution of water is an issue. She is reflective and clarifies matters for others in a non-ostentatious way, gets insight and creative ideas from dreams, and may respect tradition even if it might be going dormant within her soul for a time (or she may be breaking with tradition altogether depending on whether she wants to cycle back into the traditions prevalent in her life).

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French themed holiday ornaments and wall hangings, this year's ornaments

French inspired heart with doves wall art

© Lise Winne, 2016

selling at Valley Artisans Market during the holidays, 2016

Every year Cambridge, NY has a holiday theme and the little shops that dot the main drag take part in some way. Our gallery, Valley Artisans Market, also takes part in the theme. 

This year's theme was France and this is my interpretation of the theme. It is loosely based on the folk art of France, but it is also consistent with many other paintings I have been working on and will be showing in galleries and art centers in my area starting in 2017. This is the only folk art piece in the series, but it is close enough to "my style" (the style I show in my part of the country, at any rate).

This is not a very big painting. It is approximately 7" across and on wood. Hopefully it also has some elements of the holiday too.

Here is a mini painting I made (even smaller), approximately 4.5" across on wood:

French inspired heart with doves wall art II

© Lise Winne, 2016

selling at Valley Artisans Market during the holidays, 2016

Next up are a group of mini paintings on 4" x 4" canvases I made; the one in the heart has sold:

4" x 4" mini paintings of doves

available at Valley Artisans Market during the holidays, 2016

Next up are all of the pieces I made for the show and holiday season in general except the first one I showed above:

mini paintings and ornaments (the round ornament and the dove in the heart has already sold)

The horses are reversible.

Some of the hand painted pieces I made last year for the Swedish theme are still available in my alcove at the gallery, but they are selling, and I probably won't make new ones. I don't have pictures but they are red and white and quite symmetrical. Last time I checked, there was still a tree-topper I made there too.   

I am also selling at Lower Adirondack Regional Arts Council. Items include Christmas card packs, Hanukkah card packs, holiday card singles, mini holiday cards (for gifts), gift tags, giclee prints as well as other note cards in various themes (wedding, baby, anniversary), and of course, birthday cards.

Until next time ...

super mini works of art circa 2016, plus news

bunnies

If you have been reading along, you know that I did a side-line called the bouquet series. I was trying to get them all uploaded to my on-line store during a time when I was involved with a bunch of local gallery shows, and then tourist season hit. Needless to say, I haven't uploaded them all yet, and will in due time, but tourist season has to take precedence. 

One of the things I make for galleries are these small mini original works of art. This is just a sample of some bunny pieces I made. The largest one here is 5 inches by 5 inches, and the smallest is about an inch. 

Bunnies are popular for kid's bedrooms, and because they are so tiny, super affordable.

I tend to sell these in more tourist-type galleries.

The next ones are more typical for galleries with a family-oriented clientele (includes museum gift shops which have local art in them, and such). In this sample are two monsters, which, again, are popular for kid's bedrooms, particularly a boy's bedroom:

couple with kissing hats (l)

monsters (r)

The next ones are black and white india ink drawings (experiments). They tend to go in more fine art-oriented galleries:

If you are interested in any of these, and they haven't sold, and I can easily retrieve one, just send me an e-mail at sales (att) lisewinne (dot) com. 

On the bouquet series:

I actually haven't stopped making new designs for the bouquet series like I thought I would. When something is successful, it is hard to stop, even though I feel stretched very thin these days. I work on this series late at night sometimes, when I'm feeling a little brain-dead, as it doesn't take as much thought as a painting or drawing. I will show you my newest designs when I have a significant number of them. If you are new to my blog, the bouquet series is HERE if you want to know what I am talking about.

Here is just one piece to whet your appetite. This one cannot be a print like so many others could. It is only meant to be a greeting card. The actual card has writing on it:

birthday bouquet

New series of paintings:

I also have a new series of paintings that I have been submitting and showing at galleries. I finally feel like I hit on a style that I can live with for the long haul and that most galleries will show. I hope to show them to you soon because, wow, have I been inspired and working hard! 

In some of last year's posts, I felt like there were too many painters in my area, so I embarked on a series of altered photographs. My hope was to bring something new to the local area shows, and have a different medium so that I wasn't competing with other artists, but the photos were thought to be a little too quirky (upstate is a conservative area, art-wise, in that they don't seem as open to "the new").

So, one day, I was painting on a canvas I had around for ages, and viola! A new series was born! And the other thing that happened was that it seemed like a genuine style for me. It wasn't forced. 

And I got accepted so much easier into the local art scene than with the altered photos. However, that brings me to my next subject:

Continued series of altered photographs:

I am still interested in altered photos. I'm just not ready to throw in the towel yet on this series and the ideas I have for the series. I'll just have to wait for the right kind of gallery or show, and the right opportunity. It might mean going to New York City or Boston if necessary. 

If you are new to my blog, you can find some of the series by scrolling around on these posts for the titles I have listed here: Followers as Zombies, Bacchanalian Freak Show with Hieronymus Bosch Treatment, Sunglasses, The Dance II (final), Sippy Cup.

I haven't been able to find the kind of time I need to finish a lot of these pieces, but I work on them every now and then. 

I certainly go to a lot of events where I like to shoot photos which include Renaissance Faires, Beltane events, parades, Victorian streetwalks and costume events. 

I did an all-day photo shoot at a Renaissance faire already this year. I usually go alone, and I always go in costume, and I always have fun, and meet a lot of interesting creative people, and sometimes buy too much too. Who can resist a new corset, or a long hand made leather belt with a buckle with a unicorn on it? 

The last Renfaire I went to was cold and extremely windy. But ...  I got to wear my red velvet cape, something I made, and haven't been able to wear since 2007 because it has always been too warm.

This photo probably won't be part of the series, but I liked the movement and framing of the figures, and this little girl was so exuberant, pretty, full of joy, dancing, interested in everything, my muse for the day. It is interesting how you can appreciate the spirit of someone just by focusing in on someone through a lense. 

little girl worshiping a bird

Statement oriented art series:

This is more of what I live for than anything else, but it is sometimes hard to find the time with a greeting card business in full swing. I try to do one piece a month. 

At this point, the designs are mostly illustrations, not fine art oriented. I hope to work more and more in the direction of fine art oriented pieces as time goes on, in the spirit of Eric Fischl, but with different subject matter entirely. 

Here is a piece you may have seen on this blog before of a scapegoat (painting HERE) except I have altered it for another version to make it more tapestry-like:

Scapegoat Healing

Actually, this isn't a typical piece in the series, but it goes with the art style of this blog. 

Illustrations for a book:

I know, I know ... looks like too many irons in the fire already! But this has been a couple of years in the making, and the book carries an important message. During "the big reveal", I will finally get to show you!

'Til next time!! 

Star of David ornaments with dove of peace

3 Star of David ornaments with dove of peace

hand painted and one of a kind

note: each one is reversible (that is why there is a side-by-side view)

© 2012

available through the holiday season in my Etsy shop

also available year-round in my Artfire shop (if they haven't sold)

I actually made these in 2011, but am listing them for the first time on-line. 

They are painted with acrylic paints (each have a coating of poly to protect them).

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Autumn Tree of Life

Autumn Tree of Life

© 2012

available HERE as a greeting card

may also be available in my Etsy shop

In celebration of Samhain, Lughnasadh, harvest, autumn equinox, fall, Halloween, Celtic knots and trees (as well as tree huggers!).

The design is my own (including the knotted border, tree and cloudy sky).    

I just finished this piece just yesterday. It was a miracle to get anything like this done since this year has been the most crisis ridden year of my life with barely enough time to catch my breath between unexpected (and emotionally catastrophic) events.

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Windswept Doves Trinket Box

Windswept Dove Trinket Box
hand painted box for jewelry, trinkets or keepsakes

© 2012

available in my Artfire on-line shop HERE

may also be available in the folk art section in my Etsy shop HERE

(part of the "Windswept Doves series" - the rest of the series is view-able HERE)

I painted this box in the winter of 2012. The top is painted with artist grade archival acrylic paints and the part that is alazarin crimson (i.e. the rest of it) is painted with folk art paints. 

Since I had so many wall paintings in this style and subject matter, I wanted to try a painting on a box too. 

Here is a view of the top:

   

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hand painted butterfly box

Butterfly Box

(for jewelry, trinkets, keepsakes, etc)

© 2012

available HERE from my Artfire on-line store 

or it may be available HERE from Etsy shop

This is one of a series of hand painted butterfly boxes. The whole series of butterfly boxes can be found HERE (or to look at all of the painted boxes in all subject matter, go HERE).

This is the only butterfly box I painted in 2012.

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Bunny and Moon ACEOs

"Bunny and Moon" original painting ACEO (2.5" x 3.5")

© 2012

available in my Etsy shop in the ACEO section

or in my Artfire shop in the ACEO section

here is another aceo:

"Bunny and Moon II" original painting ACEO (2.5" x 3.5")

© 2012

available in my Etsy shop in the ACEO section

As stated, these are both original paintings and will probably be the only ACEOs made in this subject matter. They are incredibly fussy and require tiny "liner" brushes. We'll see...

ACEOs have to conform to the 2.5" x 3.5" size format. For more on ACEOs, see this wikipedia article HERE.  

These are part of a series of "bunny and moon" art pieces. The whole series can be found HERE.

They are painted with acrylic paints (gesso first, then the acrylic paints, then polyurethane). These particular ones were painted on bristol board.

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Skeleton Key Jewelry or Trinket Box

Skeleton Key Trinket or Jewelry Box

one of a kind

© 2012

available HERE through my Artfire on-line shop

it may also be available HERE through my Etsy on-line shop 

This box is painted primarily in french blue. The skeleton key design is my own (in other words, no real skeleton keys were used for the model).

I'm showing one of the boxes I painted at the beginning of 2012. The rest of them listed (at least so far!) were painted in 2011. The whole series can be found HERE.

This could also serve as a box to stash your keys, particularly skeleton keys.

Admittedly, I painted this partly because I like the ornate qualities of skeleton keys and also to please the Etsy Gods (as they are more likely to pay attention to certain kinds of subject matter over others).

Here is another view:

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back to the drawing board...

If you've been following my story, I created 4 paintings to gain entry into an art exhibit in my area. The series of 4 paintings is HERE.

Well, I didn't get in. There are a couple of things that I think definitely worked against me: 

1. My work wasn't consistent enough. I had 3 watercolor paintings and 1 acrylic painting. All of them, except for the two chicken paintings, look like they could have been created by different artists. This is definitely a no-no when trying to get into contemporary art exhibits. The body of work should look like it all goes together with a similar style and treatment. The artist's personality and originality should shine through each work and look like it all belongs together. I knew this, of course (having been an art teacher).

2. The theme wasn't developed enough, creating even more inconsistency. One of them is in the realm of fantasy (the one with the big flowers), one is more in the realm of realism and the others emphasize borders. I was just too all over the place. I believe I would have had a better chance if I had stuck to one particular way of working within the theme.   

3. I didn't give myself enough time to create a body of work. I was rushed. This year has been marred by medical crises and illnesses, whether mine or someone else's. Being distracted does not bode well for making a consistent body of work where some leisure can bring thoughtfulness and reflection. Instead I was overwhelmed with too many things on my plate to think clearly about what I was creating. I thought I had enough time to paint 4 acrylic paintings and 4 watercolor paintings (for instance) and choose between the two mediums. 

4. Not enough pieces:  the prospectus called for 4 - 10 pieces. I'm sure most artists went more for 10 which put me at a disadvantage too.   

5. politics: I think there is always a little of that in the jurying of every exhibit (especially in an area like this where most artists know each other, or at least each other's work). Some artists specialize in farm scenery and it is all they do -- full time. This is not my main focus even if it is becoming part of my palette.

In a way, I am glad I didn't get in especially as I am still dealing with #3 and still greatly overwhelmed to the point where I'm even shutting down my Etsy on-line store for awhile to get back on my feet. Assuming that brighter days are ahead, I will reapply next year. This gives me an entire year to paint and to explore what direction I want to take this work. Working in watercolors and acrylics should be possible too with so much time ahead of me assuming I can get most of my graphic work, greeting cards and music done during the day time. 

Anyway, I hope you have enjoyed reading about my journey so far...

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Two Doves Trinket Box

Two Doves Trinket Box

© 2011

hand painted

available HERE

may also be available HERE

If you haven't been reading along, this box is part of a series I made in the winter of 2011 (I call it my "paint everything in sight" period after acquiring a studio with running water and a big work table). The rest of the series is HERE. I am just starting to list them for sale now, in 2012.

Of all of the painted boxes (so far), this is probably my least favorite (I like the butterfly boxes the most). I did take great pains to paint stars on the inside of the box for this one. 

Last night when I was busy painting an ACEO (a mini original painting that has to be 2.5" x 3.5"), I realized that the top of this box was not much bigger (2.5" x 4.5"). Hmmmm, so that's why I was always using my liner brushes!

Back to painting!

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angel box

Angel Box

one of a kind, hand painted

(for jewelry, ornaments or trinkets)

available through my Etsy on-line store here

or through my Artfire on-line store here

Here 2 other views of the box:

If you haven't been following along, this box was painted in the winter of 2011 during my "paint everything in sight" phase. The other trinket boxes painted during this time are HERE.

I have done many angel figures in this kind of style for many years on my hand thrown pottery, tote bags, tee shirts and hand embroidered items and I thought I would try one in paint on a box. I do like the way it comes out on pottery and embroidered items best (hard to paint so small as the top of the box was only 3"!). If I ever do another one, I'll do it on a bigger surface.

Here are some pots I made (for comparison):

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dove trinket boxes

dove box

(trinket or jewelry box, one of a kind)

© 2011 (but listing for the first time)
hand painted

available in my Artfire shop through THIS LINK or through my Etsy shop through THIS LINK

dove box version 2

(trinket or jewelry box, one of a kind)

© 2011 (but listing for the first time)
hand painted

available in my Etsy shop through THIS LINK

As you can see, I decided to list boxes that were similar all on one blog page. Makes it much easier! The dove in the first listing is bigger (and probably more spirited too). 

These were done during my "paint everything in sight phase" during the winter of 2011. I'm listing them for the first time on-line (it has taken me so long because I prefer to make things than list them -- a character flaw of mine which I am trying to remedy!). 

If you want to see more of my trinket boxes, go HERE.

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Peace, Christmas style trinket box

painted peace box in light yellow

© 2011 (but first time revealed on-line)

hand painted trinket or jewelry box, one of a kind

4.75" long x 2.75" in width and 1.5" in depth (i.e. 12.065 cm long, 6.985 cm in width and 3.81 cm deep)

There is only one, but I am listing it in two shops simultaneously and hope that no one buys them at the same day, hour and minute. It can be purchased through my Artfire on-line shop through THIS LINK  or through my Etsy on-line shop through THIS LINK.

This one is not part of a series, at least not now (and doubt it will ever be as I want to devote my time to more ambitious projects). It was part of my "paint everything in sight phase" during the winter of 2011. I painted it just after painting 4 for Christmas presents for family members (Christmas 2010, that is -- we are going back!). Each present/box had my family member's name on it. Afterwards  I thought I'd try one for the general public.  For all intents and purposes, I guess it is a Christmas box.

As for my other art that I am known for -- I realized that taking pictures of all of these boxes and trying to list one a day is very, very, very time consuming. Wow! I miss doing my art and am getting ever so slightly depressed from not doing it. It seems like just at the point I get done with pictures and listing, I have to pack up cards for one of the shops I'm in or I have to go grocery shopping or something gets in the way. I'm not used to this! Argh!

But I also realize the necessity of clearing out my studio too as the boxes have nowhere to live at the moment. They are all sitting on top of my sewing box and every time I need to get into it, I have to take stacks and stacks of boxes off of it. Well, not just the boxes, but other painted objects on top of the boxes as well (you'll see eventually what I'm talking about). And I need to sew, so they are becoming a nuisance. Hopefully a beautiful and worthy nuisance to someone else!   

  

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painted butterfly box in light grey

painted butterfly box in light grey

© 2011 (but first time revealed)

hand painted trinket or jewelry box, one of a kind (4th in the series of 4)

4.75" long x 2.75" in width and 1.5" in depth (i.e. 12.065 cm long, 6.985 cm in width and 3.81 cm deep)

There is only one, but I am listing it in two shops and hope that no one buys them at the same day, hour and minute. It can be purchased through my Artfire on-line shop through THIS LINK  or through my Etsy on-line shop through THIS LINK.

This is the final butterfly box in the series with this particular template. I like it the most out of the series (I just feel it is more refined than the others).

You can CLICK HERE to see the rest of the series of butterfly boxes.

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painted butterfly box in purple

painted butterfly box in purple

© 2011 (but first time revealed)

hand painted trinket or jewelry box, one of a kind (3rd in the series of 4)

4.75" long x 2.75" in width and 1.5" in depth (i.e. 12.065 cm long, 6.985 cm in width and 3.81 cm deep)

There is only one, but I am listing it in two shops and hope that no one buys them at the same day, hour and minute. It can be purchased through my Artfire on-line shop through THIS LINK  or through my Etsy on-line shop through THIS LINK.

As stated above, this is the third in the series (the rest of the series in HERE). Even though I used the same template, you can see that I changed the right butterfly so that it has stripes in its wings instead of the amorphous colors in the previous two boxes. I like it a lot more.

It struck me that I should have just blogged about all 4 boxes instead of listing them here one at a time. So, in the future I will do that, though most of the other boxes I'll be listing just have a one of a kind design. 

I will list another butterfly box tomorrow and then begin listing other designs.

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painted butterfly box in french blue

painted butterfly box in french blue

© 2011 (but first time revealed)

hand painted trinket or jewelry box, one of a kind

4.75" long x 2.75" in width and 1.5" in depth (i.e. 12.065 cm long, 6.985 cm in width and 3.81 cm deep)

There is only one, but I am listing it in two shops and hope that no one buys them at the same day, hour and minute. It can be purchased through my Artfire on-line shop through THIS LINK  or through my Etsy on-line shop through THIS LINK.

This box was actually the first one that I painted in the series (even though I listed the mint one first -- the mint one can be viewed HERE and was actually the second one in the series ... or if you want to see the whole series, you can see all four HERE -- when I have them all listed, of course).

The right butterfly has a little less bright yellow in it than I put in the mint green box. I used the same template for all four boxes, but for the first two boxes, I wasn't entirely happy with the right butterfly, so you'll see that it changes for the last two boxes.

These four boxes will be the only ones I'll make with this template. In fact, I don't know if I'll paint any more boxes. I enjoy them, but I have many more ambitious projects I would like to accomplish. I painted these at a time when I was just happy to have a real studio, with its own running water and cupboards, a big work table (i.e. not my dining room table) and room to move around. I went a little crazy painting everything in sight, including things for my own house. Some day, perhaps I'll show you some of those too, but for now, I have a lot of boxes to list.

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painted butterfly box in mint green

painted butterfly box in mint green

© 2011

hand painted trinket or jewelry box, one of a kind

4.75" long x 2.75" in width and 1.5" in depth (i.e. 12.065 cm long, 6.985 cm in width and 3.81 cm deep)

There is only one, but I am listing it in two shops and hope that no one buys them at the same day, hour and minute. It can be purchased through my Artfire on-line shop through THIS LINK  or through my Etsy on-line shop through THIS LINK.

I painted a lot of trinket boxes in the winter of 2011. I had always meant to list them in one or both of my on-line stores, but never got around to it (as you might be able to tell, I enjoy painting and making things a lot, lot more than photographing and listing them). Better late than never, yes?

These are hand-painted (not decoupage or decals), so they are painstaking (and also cost a bit more because of that). They are coated on all sides (including the inside) with a layer of glossy polyurethane. 

I'll try to list as many of these as I can in the next few days as I also have a backlog of greeting card designs to show you too.

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Arrival of the Hummingbirds

Arrival of the Hummingbirds

© 2012

original watercolor and ink painting on Arches Watercolor paper

10" x 15" (size of painted surface)

I may have prints in the future; this is set aside for an art show in my area for now

This rounds out the fourth (and final painting and largest -- at least for now -- of the series). If you haven't been following along, the rest of the series is HERE. The theme is "farm animals in the garden" and the reason for focusing on this theme has to do with personal experience: I grew up in the country next to a farm. Sometimes the farm animals would break through their fencing and be in my parents flower garden eating everything in sight.

This is my favorite one out of the series and it reflects my style the most. I wish I could have taken more time to do more elaborate paintings like this one for the series (and perhaps will in the future). I like the fantasy-like aspects of this one, the big flowers, the hummingbirds coming in for a landing... it seems to tell a story (which is what I like my original paintings to do). 

I actually used the same sheep model from the previous painting, but prefer how the wool is depicted in this one over the last one. Watercolor paint just has a magical way of translating the texture of wool that I couldn't quite capture with acrylic paint. 

As for the "Rooster in the Garden"... I had to change that to "Hen in the Garden". Jim, my significant other, pointed out that roosters have a much bigger crown than hens. Unfortunately, when I submitted the art work to the art show for jurying, the old title was part of it. Now they'll know I don't know my farm animals (**wince**)!

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Sheep with Lillies

Sheep with Lillies

© 2012

acrylic on panel, 8" x 10"

If you are following along, you know that this is the third in the series of "Farm Animals in the Garden". The other paintings in the series can be seen HERE and you can read why I started the series from THIS BLOG POST.

I have been listing the present 4 paintings from least favorite to most favorite (and I have also realized that it corresponds to how long I worked on each piece: this one was worked on for a longer period of time than the last two paintings: about 3 long days total).

The originals are being juried for a show in my area, but I may have prints available at some point.

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