Hi, just to let you know that there is another ARTSY Treasury of quality fine art on Etsy today. Just click here to view. If you would like your work featured in a future ARTSY Treasury leave a comment there or favorite me in my shop and I will see if anything fits with my next theme. Best wishes, Kate X
© M Pruitt 2009
I can’t help it… the island got into my blood. I want to move there and just keep soaking in that healthful island living!
Well, still being there in heart has drawn paintings out of me, inspired by the beauty there. I completed these ACEO’s recently – all of which are for sale in my Etsy shop (or click the picture)
© M Pruitt 2009
I completely fell in love with Plumeria’s on Kauai! They were blooming everywhere and they come in such a variety of colors! Their fragrance is intoxicating. Of of these has some of the native symbols I discovered on the island along with pen work in the background. The other is a Plumeria bud caught by my husband on camera in the early morning as it opened.
© M Pruitt 2009
© M Pruitt 2009
Thank you for visiting our VAST blog. I hope you’ll stop by my shop, The Creators Palette, to see all of my original watercolors including these ACEO’s!
What’s an ACEO you ask?
Well here is what I am sharing with my customers at my art fairs this summer:
Artist Trading Cards (or ATCs) are miniature works of art created on 2 ½ X 3 ½ inch or 64 X 89 mm card, small enough to fit inside standard card-collector pockets, sleeves or sheets. 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). The cards are traded or exchanged between artists.
ATC’s have been traded amongst artists for years. Even famous artists like Renoir and Monet would take ATC’s and trade them with other artists at the great art exhibits in Europe.
ACEO’s (Art Cards, Editions and Originals) are an offshoot of Artist Trading Cards. In the 1990’s, artists found that non-artists also wanted to collect these miniature pieces of art – and so the name was changed to identify that they were being sold and ACEO’s were born.
ACEO’s are now highly collectible. They can sell for up to $700, and yet, they are most often a wonderfully affordable way to own an original art piece from your favorite artist.
ACEO’s can be displayed as trading cards, on miniature easels, or even matted and framed.
Just to let you know that you can see a brand new treasury of Etsy Fine Art HERE - ARTSY Woodland Wings and Things. Some lovely pieces like this one one by SherylSprattDesigns. Get clicking guys!!
New print!
n Memphis, Tennessee, Davis has lived in Chattanooga, Tennessee and most recently Jacksonville, Florida before relocating to Albany, Georgia. She is a member of the International Society of Acrylic Painters, the Georgia Artists Guild, and the Southern Art League. She has had several one person shows and exhibits frequently through the Southeast United States. Her paintings are collected nationally. A self-taught artist, she holds a BS degree in Economics for the University of Tennessee. 
Cute Cottage Original Watercolor with Pen and Ink Painting
I took workshop recently, and one of the paintings I began working on was a sunset over water with a boat in the water.
As we learned composition rules, we were required to create tonal pencil drawings of our painting before starting.
During the workshop, I only got as far as the drawing and when I got home, my daughter saw it and begged me to paint it in black and white.
I debated the idea for a while, but finally gave in and this was the product. She’s so in love with this painting it’s hard to put it up for sale – but I didn’t name it after her “Ellen’s Boat”.
It’s painted completely with Payne’s Grey – which is not completely black and actually has a bit of a bluish tint to it when watered down.
I used YES canvas and painted the sides so it can be hung just as it is, or it can be framed. I think it would look fantastic in a floating frame!!
Let me know what you think of this monochrome – black and white watercolor.
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