Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Sunday, May 3, 2009
Sea Spray-Original Watercolor Painting
Meet my latest watercolor painting titled "Sea Spray". I just love the look of an old rustic looking rowboat and paired with my love of the beach and the ocean...a no brainer idea for a painting. I had a little bit of a problem tying the beach, boat and water to each other. The boat looked as though it were just kind of floating in air until I made my shadow more prominent and incorporated the spray from the ocean. It also gave me the name of the painting!
This painting can be purchase through my Etsy shop. It comes unmatted and unframed but I will custom mat it to a standard size if you would like. Thanks for stopping by!!
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Little tiny paintings
So what's an ACEO you may ask...I know I did when I first joined Etsy and saw them listed everywhere!! After doing a little investigating, I learned that they are miniature pieces of art that only measure 2 1/2" by 3 1/2"...the baseball trading cards of the art world you might say. They are any medium from paint, glass, textile, photography, I could go on and on. Since I am a watercolor artist, I decided to try my hand at creating my own ACEOs. After all, how long could one little painting take!!! Well....I soon discovered that it isn't as easy as it looks, at least for this artist. I'm used to painting on anything from 1/4 to 1/2 sheet of watercolor paper and to hand me a piece of paper that only measures 2 1/2" by 3 1/2" and tell me to paint on is challenging!!
After many tries I think I have finally gotten the hang of these little tiny paintings. I have even sold quite a few and decided I enjoy the process that goes into making them. I love the fact that people that may not be able to afford or don't have space for the full size pieces of art, now have a wonderful option. Here are two new watercolor paintings that I have listed in my Etsy shop. In this format they look the same size, but the single blackeyed susan painting is just a little tiny painting....an ACEO.
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
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