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30 June ACEO for Sale on Ebay, Raven Fishing for Koi $1.99 start priceRaven wants fish for lunch! This cute Original watercolor ACEO is up for sale on Ebay this week. Click on the widget to visit the auction!
ACEO for Sale on Ebay, Yorkie Puppy $1.99 start priceThis delightful little Yorkie pup ACEO is on sale this week through ebay. Start price only $1.99! Shipping outside the US and Canada is only $3.00. I do combine shipping, so now's a great time to add to your collection!
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ACEO auction on Ebay Ladybug on Burdock on Sale $1.99 startI've got a bunch of ACEO going on sale this week up for auction on Ebay. Click on the widget to visit the auction! I do combine shipping, so now's a great time to stock up for your collection! Shipping in the U.S. and Canada on $2.00, Worldwide only $3.00.
ACEO Auction Bunny Rabbit in Tulips on Sale $1.99 startClick on the widget to visit the auction. I have a bunch of ACEO that I'm putting up on Ebay this week. Most of them will be on sale, starting with super low prices. Be sure to keep your eyes on auctions to grab that one you wanted! I do combine shipping, so now's a good time to stock up on them for the holidays! Only $3.00 to ship outside the US and Canada. 24 June The Pleasant River June 23, 2008The Pleasant River is just about perfect right now. Not too high and not too low! This last week has been fairly gray and rainy. As soon as there was a break in the rain, I headed out to the ball field. Here's the river on my way.
You can see the haze caused by the rain droplets evaporating off of everything. That's not pollution there, just steam. Unfortunately, one byproduct of all this rain is that the mosquito population explodes. Be sure to wear repellant, because they act pretty starved. It's good to wear protective clothing as well, because these ones seem extra hearty and will still try to get you. All photos by me, Kathryn M. Pinkham Poison Ivy at the ball field in Brownville Junction, MaineIf you or your children go to the Brownville Junction, Maine ball field and/or Pleasant River trail, be on the lookout for poison ivy. It grows right at the gate and up the large tree to the right. It's all over! This is what it looks like, so you can avoid it. Someone will probably come along and cut it back, but it won't stop it and you should avoid leaving the trail if at all possible.
There's all kinds of stuff growing in the above photo. The poison ivy is the one that has the three leaflets that make up a three part shape. It's edge is fairly smooth and it's slightly shiny.
It's all over the gate and around the edge. Some of the poison ivy is actually dipped in the water, so if you are allergic to it, don't put your feet in down stream. Too bad it's such a pain, because it really is a pretty plant! 20 June If you use my free reference photos, I'd love to see what you do!If you use my free reference photos, I would love to see what you do with them! It's a good feeling when one of my photos inspires someone to be creative! For me, art is more than something I sell. Art is an excellent tool for healing. It's a wonderful avenue to communicate with the rest of the world in a meaningful way. A way to document and journal the amazing things we find in everyday life. Art is expression. It's emotion. Art is an experience that should be enjoyed by ALL!
I don't know how many times I've been told, "Oh, I'd love to do what you do! I'm no artist though." Hate to break it to all of you that think you're not artists, but there's a little artist in everyone. You just need to stop thinking "I Can't" and think "I Can Try". Don't be afraid to fail as an artist. There is no one judging you. Start with finger painting or mud painting, even! Just enjoy the feel of it on your hands as you smooth it across the paper. Ripple your fingers though it! Make some smile faces or spirals or stars or whatever your fingers want to do. Even the youngest child can enjoy the experience of painting. It's the joy of creating that they seem to like the most. The finished product could be a blob of brown but there's something special in the act of creating that blob that makes it a beautiful thing. My point is, don't worry about your final results. Perfection comes with practice and determination. Just enjoy the act of creating, and the beauty will come. Don't try so hard that you can't love what you are doing. Art is growth. Your abilties will grow as you experiment. Don't build up any walls to hold you back!
Want to paint or draw like me? Play with pens, and paints for 25 years or so. Spend your spare moments looking at things. Just look at them. Pay attention to their proportions. Draw blocks. Lots and lots of blocks. It does wonders for perspective! Succumb to your desire to paint, even if it's 2:00 a.m. Don't take it hard if something isn't perfect- There will be lots of "not perfect". That's life, don't worry about it. It doesn't mean you aren't an artist if you can't do something the first time you try. Lots of really great art had a whole bunch of paintings that were'nt even any good come before them. A true artist is the person who enjoys what they are doing! Try lots of different mediums as well. Sometimes, it just takes finding the right medium for you to really bring out your inner artist. Even rock ballancing can be an art form. Find what you like to do! My Bunny ACEO made it into an Etsy Treasury!I was pleasantly surprised today to discover that my Easter Bunny ACEO made it into an Etsy.com Treasury! Check it out here: http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=51222
19 June Look what one artist did with one of my reference photos!I love it when people use my free reference photos! Here's what one artist, Kathy Keene a.k.a. OneKeeneKat did with my peony photo.
She's listed it on ebay this week. You can check out the auction here: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=140241886491&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT&ih=004
Photo by Kathryn M. Pinkham of Sunrise Workshop & Gallery You can find more of my free reference photos at http://sunriseworkshopfriends.ning.com/photo/album/show?id=2116209:Album:114 Join the Friends of Sunrise Workshop and Gallery Network today! Be creative and show off your skills! 17 June My garden is blooming!My front garden is looking great! It's filling in nicely and really starting to bloom. I love this time of the year! The butterfly gardens smell wonderful and there are humming birds nesting somewhere in the lilacs!
 16 June Work in Progress - Gulf Hagas Trail Waterfall part 2
Most of the underpainting is complete in this picture. I'll move on to soft pastels soon, using both wet and dry techniques. 15 June Work in progress weekend of 6/14-6/15 Waterfall on the Gulf Hagas Trail My husband, Matt, recently hiked the Gulf Hagas Trail (part of the Appalachian Trail, here in Maine) and brought back some beautiful pictures for me! One of them is an amazing waterfall scene that I just had to paint. It's just in the beginning stages at this point, but I'll have a lot more done to it by tonight. I'm doing all of the underpainting in watercolor, but I may do some of the detail work in soft pastel. I think pastel would be great for the water and help accent the spray from the fall.
 07 June Beautiful Blue Iris Flower- Artist Reference Photo
Photo by Kathryn M. Pinkham of Sunrise Workshop & Gallery Visit the Friends of Sunrise Workshop and Gallery Network to view more pictures like this one. http://sunriseworkshopfriends.ning.com/photo/album/show?id=2116209:Album:114 Interview with Artist- Lee PierceLee is a wonderful artist who's tallent with watercolors is amazing! Be sure to check out her work!
Interview with Artist, Lee Pierce. How long have you been an artist? Seriously, painting every day, for the past 10 years. I'm still exploring watercolor and watercolor pencil/crayon and don't feel that I know all I want to know. Every time I start a painting, it's different. I love to watch the paint react to water, the paper or canvas, and mediums. How did you decide to become an artist? I've always been making something. As a child I created and sewed clothes for my dolls; as a newlywed I made curtains and tablecloths/placemats: while a new mom I made quilts, developed my own patterns and made macrame plant hangers and window coverings and sketched in my spare time. When I returned to business full time, I only managed to draw for a bit while on vacations and did my first painting in acrylics on cardboard. When it was recognizable, I got the urge to paint more but didn't find the time. When I retired, I started taking any watercolor classes I could find. I was also able to find some instruction on line and available on video tape, CD and DVD. Do you enjoy being a self-representing artist? I do. I also prefer marketing on line instead of doing shows and arts and crafts venues. I did travel locally and set up my work and also submitted several paintings to shows. Although the feedback is great, the market is limited. There's nothing like the global exposure you get selling on the internet. How long have you been selling your work online? Since 2000. I started with eBay and now my paintings are in countries that I'd never dreamed I'd reach. What is your favorite medium and why? Watercolor, because it's different every time! I am also trying acrylic...because it's a water media and can be used like watercolors. Do you have a favorite brand of brush or paint you’d like to share with us? I use many different brands of watercolors because I am looking for colors with specific qualities. I love transparency but some colors are semi-opaque and when I want that color, there's no choice. There are times when granulating color is what I want for texture in the painting, or times when clear and smooth are important. I just got some M Graham watercolors and I love their smooth moist quality. I also have Daniel Smith Quinacridone Coral and Gold and their vibrant color on the paper is unsurpassed. I have favorite Winsor Newton, DaVinci, Schminke, and Daler Rowney colors as well. I guess I'll put all that in my book. LOL I love your landscape paintings! What inspires you to paint such beautiful scenes? I have the pleasure of living in the most beautiful place. I am in the land of would be, wanna be and has been volcanoes. I'm near the river where I can glimpse Washington and Mt St Helens. I am close to the Oregon coast and the rocky shore with numerous lighthouses. Winter here is rainy and foggy, there's nothing like the fog laying in the hills where only the tops of the towering pines peek out. Or you can drive a little and be caught in a heavy snow fall. I come from a wonderous place. I lived over 40 years in Upstate NY a festival of landscape variety where autumn is the best show of riotous vibrant color. The mountains are old and rounded, the lakes are plentiful and summers are warm and humid and winter is merciless. Your color use is exceptional and the rich, natural tones really bring your paintings to life. Did you train formally in the arts or is this a talent that you have refined over the years? You are so very kind. I have this reputation, locally. When I meet folks interested in my work, most comment on my watercolors not looking like watercolor. I don't want to paint wishy washy watercolor. There are times when I want pale but I don't like seeing a painting across the room that I am unable to identify. So, in many cases, I go against what I've been trained to do. I confess that the computer is a wonderful tool. Because of my vision problems, I can't step back from a painting in progress and get a feel for what I need to do. I can take a digital photo or scan and see it on my monitor and simulate distance. It really helps me determine what needs doing and if the painting is "working". What has been your best moment as an artist? I'd been working on a painting forever. When I thought I was finished, I set it aside for awhile. Came back and did some refining. Matted it and then framed it and stood it against the wall to see it I was really done. For the next few days I'd just stand in front of it for a few minutes looking for a needed touch up. I couldn't find one. I was finally pleased with it. It went to a show and didn't come back. It was my first big sale. What’s the nicest thing anyone has said about your work? "I can smell the flowers!" Do you attend shows? Sometimes If so do you have any lined up for this year? I may do the local art guild annual show but am uncertain at this time. When and where can people see your work? http://leepierce.etsy.com http://leesgallery.blogspot.com/ http://home.comcast.net/~leepierce/ http://www.artbyus.com/auctions.php?a=6&b=3111&e=1 http://community.webshots.com/user/leeapierce http://artwanted.com/artist.cfm?ArtID=27739 Find more photos like this on Friends of Sunrise Workshop and Gallery 06 June Apple Blossoms Free Artist Reference Photo
by Kathryn M. Pinkham of Sunrise Workshop & Gallery Find more free photos at my new Social Networking Site, Friends of Sunrise Workshop and Gallery. http://sunriseworkshopfriends.ning.com/photo/album/show?id=2116209:Album:114
Pretty PansyWow! This year, I've got a ton of beautiful pansies growing in the garden and thought I'd share one with you. :)
I love the colors in these! You can find more of my free reference photos here http://sunriseworkshopfriends.ning.com/photo/album/show?id=2116209:Album:114 Join my new network while you're there! 05 June Anyone have issues with their stats?It's odd, normally, I get gobs of hits when I post a blog entry, but for the last couple days, it's hardly been seen. The only thing that I've done differently is to invite some other cool people to be "friends" and post an ivitation to join my new social network. Is it just an off week or am I doing something wrong? Jack in the Pulpit - In flower!My garden is doing wonderfully! I've got a ton of beautiful flowers starting to bloom, but here is a really special one. My Jack-In-The-Pulpit plants are tucked away beside the Virgina creeper and are practically hidden under the bushes. Each year, I check them to see how they are doing and each year I am amazed at how interesting the flowers are!
 04 June Sparky- Getting bigger!Sparky has been with us for close to a month and he's really become a part of the family! He's still very much a puppy, but he's growing fast and his paws are huge. Still can't trust him around my supplies or artwork, but we're getting there. So far, he's only eaten some orange watercolor paint and one little painting I had sketched on a piece of scrap paper. I was SURE he was sleeping when I turned my back on him, yet he still managed to get ahold of it and chew it in the two minutes I left him alone. I wouldn't even chance it with a real painting, especially after eating my scrap work...
 An interview with artist Kathy Keene, a.k.a. OneKeeneKatKathy Keene, a.k.a. OneKeeneKat is the current featured member for my new Social Network, Friends of Sunrise Workshop and Gallery- http://sunriseworkshopfriends.ning.com/. Come check out her profile and create your own!
This week I was able to talk her into answering a few questions for us!
How long have you been an artist?
I decided to become an artist in 8th grade. How did you decide to become an artist? I realized that I enjoyed art class and everyone else complained about it. What training do you have as an artist? I went to Maine College of Art and received a Bachelor's Degree in Printmaking. Within Printmaking, I focused on Silkscreen. Do you enjoy being a self-representing artist? Very much! How long have you been selling your work online? 1 1/2 years, I think. How did you come up with your business name, OneKeeneKat? Someone on MySpace, in a bulletin, suggested it for me in jest, but I loved it! What is your favorite medium and why? Hard to say, but I love colored pencils, because I like the control I can have with them. I am also fascinated with printing presses. Do you have a favorite brand you’d like to share with us? Prismacolor pencils What has been your best moment as an artist? One of my best moments was listing my very first ACEO on eBay and I had a bid within 15 minutes!! Yay, eBay!! What’s the nicest thing anyone has said about your work? Wow, awesome! Do you attends shows? No Where can people see your work? www.onekeenekat.com eBay: MySpace: Find more photos like this on Friends of Sunrise Workshop and Gallery |
It's in flower right now (late June). All photos by me, Kathryn M. Pinkham.
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