8 posts tagged “watercolor”
Thanks, Seinfeld, for confusing me on the saying. Either way... clearly I've not posted in a while. I don't want to be one of those people that is constantly writing it's been a while. So, I'll try not to be.
Basically, I've gotten busy. I just started classes up again for the Fall last week. There is a lot of work for this one. It involves statistics which I know little to nothing about. Wish me luck.
Today is our one year wedding anniversary. Does that mean we're not newlyweds anymore? (sniff...) Anyway, we had a packed weekend with the wedding of friend and our little get away to Anapolis. It was very nice, but short. For alas, we're back at work.
Speaking of work... I've been doing some paintings, getting some promotional postcards printed, and I'm getting ready for the holiday season. I did nothing the last two years.
Here is my lastest painting that I've added to my shop. It is based on what I saw in KaDeWe (Europe's largest department store) in Berlin. We were on our honey moon last Oct. The cake looked so delicious I had to paint it. This is available in my etsy shop: http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=15032106
I've finally started a new painting. I've been planning on doing it for some time now. It is based on the apartment and we stayed in while in Berlin last October. I loved how the room looked and the view from the patio window.
I started a second painting of the same subject half way in the middle of the first one. I'm glad because it ga
ve me a new way to think about painting this interior with all its straight lines. I'm excited to get it done. It's a different technique than to which I am acustomed. I'm using hot press archs paper and its if really smooth and I have to make sure it is really dry.
Take a look at my workspace and my genuine beginnings.
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.
I've been featured in another treasury!
I'm so excited. The thing is that the painting already sold. But, it's nice to get the exposure. Check it out!
http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=4930
I've just listed a couple of new ACEO (Art Card Editions and Original). ACEOs are way for people to collect art on a budget. ACEOs are trading card size and can be orignals or reproductions (maybe the original sold or is priced too high). You can have a mini version of my art. I'll be listing all week. here is what I've listed so far:
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=12426833
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=12408893
I just sold "Green Chair with Pillow!"
I'm still having a sale so check out
to see what it marked down up to 50 % off.
My green chair painting is being showcased along with other chair art from other artists on etsy. This link expires tomorrow, so check it out.
I've just added the following painting, Pears, to my Etsy shop, Victoriasart.
Check it out:
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=5249867
I want to thank Jon Dose for sharing my art with his friend who in turn purchased "pears." You made my day :)
I finally got around to scanning in two paintings that are relatively new. They are original, watercolor paintings and are for sale at http://victoriasart.etsy.com along with my other paintings and prints.
I particularly like the pillows one. I love the colors and I spent a lot of time on the detail which is hard to see in a jpg on the computer.
What I've been up to lately (artistically):
Not much.
But, that's going to change. I'm commissioned to paint a cat for someone and I have finished studying for my exam and will now devote my time to that and my Christmas card design.
Although, I've been sketching in my sketchbook. I've been drawing lots of caricatures and heads. I keep thinking I should scan them because they are quite interesting, but I never get around to it. Scanning is always a chore lately. I need inspiration.
Christmas Card:
Every year I design my own Christmas card. Sometimes it is in flash (if I have loads of time to spare) and sometimes it starts off in Flash and ends up as an image and then to a card. The year before last, my fiance and I were snowmen and a little creature hopped around. We had some crazy synth sounds for the jingle bells song we made on the keyboard. Last year, we were dressed as Santa and Mrs. Claus and the little animal was a new color. I made vector drawings of some of the electronic music equipment we were playing. This one wasn't animated. I didn't have time.
This year, we're going to go a different route and be a little political. Surprise, so I'm not going to describe it now. I still haven't started drawing santa and frankly, not in the mood. But, I better get in the mood soon.
