4 posts tagged “acetsy team”
She's the apple of our eye and I love to paint her. I did this little ACEO (3.5" x 2.5") original watercolor a few weeks ago, but it took forever for me to get around to scanning then listing it for sale on etsy. But, she's there now. It was a quick sketch while watching her swim, then finished it off with watercolors. I've noticed there are a lot of birds on Etsy, maybe too many? So, I'm dedicated to bringing awareness to the wonderfull beauty of goldfish or fish in general. I just have one so I paint her. Lately, she's been hitting the filter intake causing the filter to rattle. We tend to think she does it so we go up there to make it stop rattling. As soon as we sit, she's hit it again and looks at us. She's a prankster sometimes. LOL.
This weekend I decided to go back to some spontaneous drawing. I usually do some planning for my paintings and digital art. Not this time. I decided to draw whatever came to me as I was drawing. Here are the results. I'll be listing some items (ACEOs = Art Cards Editions Originals) for sale on etsy. http://victoriasart.etsy.com
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=vl_other_1&listing_id=13160756
Lips. How can you not love them. I'm intrigued by them. Some people have thin lips, some fat, some with thin tops and fat bottoms. I have no problem with thin lips. With the right curl they can look just as good as the plump lips.
I was painting lips one day... I guess they were on my mind. I painted these lips from imagination and from memory of my observation of my favorite lips.
I just listed LIPS for sale this ACEO* (Art Card Editions Originals), giclee** reproduction of my original acrylic painting. This Art Card is standard 3.5" x 2.5". Check out the listing at http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=12982556 or my shop, Victoriasart
*Art card, editions and originals
An offshoot of Artist Trading Cards are the "art card, editions and originals" (ACEO). ACEOs originated when some artists began to create cards to sell, in addition to trading among themselves. The selling of these cards is a sore point with some ATC enthusiasts; but, of course, the provision that cards should not be sold is not an enforceable one. Trading cards in other areas such as sports have also been traded and sold. The practice is meant to explore the temporal miniature in art, to augment the income, increase visibility, circulate small works more widely, as well as increase their patronage.
from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artist_trading_cards#Art_card.2C_editions_and_originals
***Giclee= A giclee (pronounced "zee-clay") comes from the French word, "fine spray". It is a digital plotter-based (large format) print that is produced by the application of millions of tiny ink droplets sprayed onto fine art paper or canvas. The archival based inks used are specially formulated so that the fine print heads spray droplets at a resolution of 1200 dpi. The media used is also of archival grade and can last from 100 to 200 years. The visual quality of the print is extremely high and the color saturation and definition stunning.
We get to move back home after having been displaced for a couple of weeks from the fire. I miss home. It's funny how you're always trying to get away and go on vacation, but when you're put out due to unforseen circumstances you want nothing better than to be at home.
It will be a lot of work to clean up the mess that was made of our place. We'll have to get our goldfish back and put in 28 gallons of water. It wasn't all that fun the first time we did in Oct, and I'm not going to like doing it now. Homie has to go in his bigger tank soon. She misses us and we miss her while she's "vacationing" at my in-laws.
I'll finally get back to my computer and my graphic designs, painting, and card making. A couple of days before the fire my new xyron (laminates, add adhesive, magnets, etc.) arrived and I didn't get to use it very much except for a father's day card.
I'm glad we're home in time for Fourth of July as well. We get to have a fun holiday with my siblings visiting.
