So, I've been busy! Painting, Traveling and Biking, but now I'm back to Blogging!
My inspiration has been following the blogs of family, friends and complete strangers who are doing amazing and interesting things. I have enjoyed the glimpse into their lives so much that I was inspired to get back into sharing what I think is exciting and interesting about life.
I thought it would be appropriate to post a painting I did from the photo shoot I put up on my last post.
I have taken the advise of my friends and am focusing on painting Still Life and well as portraits.
I have also recently discover Art Cards! The are one of those wonderful things that when you find out about them you think why haven't I heard about this before! According to Wikipedia:
Artist trading cards (or ATCs) are miniature works of art about the same size as
modern trading cards baseball cards or 2 1⁄2
by 3 1⁄2 inches small enough to fit inside
standard card-collector pockets, sleeves or sheets.[3]
The ATC movement developed out of the mail art
movement and has its origins in Switzerland.[4]
Cards are produced in various media, including dry media (pencils, pens,
markers, etc.), wet media (watercolor, acrylic paints, etc.), paper media (in
the form of collage, papercuts, found objects, etc.) or even metals or fiber.
The cards are usually traded or exchanged. When sold, they are usually referred
to as art card editions and originals (ACEOs).
Now my goal is to paint at least 5 cards a weeks. I am having the greatest time. After years of painting pieces that could take me 3 months to a year to complete this has been an amazing break through. It allows me to put an idea on canvas quickly. It them post and sell them on eBay. From those I can pick and choose the best to repeat as a full size painting.
My dear friend and very talented artist, Stacy Vosberg, has also gotten the bug and is painting gorgeous tiny water color master pieces of her signature Tropical/Hawaiian landscapes. They can also be found on eBay.
Below are a couple of my mini master pieces. They are signed an dated on the back.
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| "Swiss Cow" |
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| "Persimmon" |
