Giveaway!

Sorry for the double post, but I remembered I haven't announced my giveaway here yet!

Oil on canvas panel, 6x6 inches

All you have to do to enter to win this painting is leave a comment on my blog

Out of this World--Diane O'Neil

Recently listed on etsy.com. I like to experiment with overlapping shapes and different techniques. That's what makes watercolor so fun!

Impression of Colt State Park - Original Oil Painting by Erin Spencer

Impression of Colt State Park . 3 x 7 . oil on panel . purchase

I completed this painting yesterday, but didn't want to overload the blog with my postings! I decided to do a smaller version of another larger painting I completed last week. I liked the composition so much that I decided to do another--with slightly different panel dimensions. This one is longer and shorter than the other, which you can see here.

Please stop by my new artist website!!

http://www.erinspencerart.com/

And come follow my blog

http://www.dutchfotos.blogspot.com/

Miss Beth & Margaret Anne #3

Original Monotype

Image Size:  6" x 9"

To view in my etsy shop.

Behind Bars

Behind Bars, 4 x 4", acrylic on canvas

A new listing - and it is not another flower!

Finally finished this little canvas that has been haunting me for a while. More about the location on my blog: http://www.debbieshirley.blogspot.com/

Listing here: http://www.etsy.com/listing/45821099/behind-bars-original-4-x-4-inch-painting

Sprouting - Original Painting

Sprouting

Original Painting

5" x 7

watercolor, ink and acrylic

Available: juliesuzanne.etsy.com

Change of Weather - Original Oil Painting by Erin Spencer

Change of Weather . 5 x 7 . oil on canvas panel . purchase

So, I'm surprised to see that no one has posted anything since my last post yesterday. So you get to hear from me twice in a row here. This painting is a small impression of the stormy ocean waters in Rhode Island.

Follow my daily painting blog to see my new work as I complete it!

www.dutchfotos.blogspot.com

New Oil Painting + Shop Update for Erin Spencer

Early Spring at Colt State Park . 18 x 24 . oil on cradled board

contact me for availability

I am back to working on some new paintings after my recent show at the Spring Fling in Warren, Rhode Island! It was a lot of fun and a lot of work! You can read about the day on my blog. Just click here.

Check out my Etsy shop to see new paintings as they arrive each day (hopefully!)

http://www.erinspencer.etsy.com/

Metallic Surprise Acrylic Painting

Here is my newest creation...

www.etsy.com/shop/shannacreations

Three Brown Trees - Original Painting

Three Brown Trees

Original Painting

5" x 7"

watercolor, ink and acrylic

Available: juliesuzanne.etsy.com

Orchid on Blue - oil painting by Sarah Sedwick

8 x 10"
oil on canvas
$85

Just listed in my Etsy Shop. Thanks for looking!

Three Round Trees - Original Painting

Three Round Trees

Original Painting

5" x 7"

watercolor and ink

Available: juliesuzanne.etsy.com

09:08, ink & acrylic drawing

Hello, fellow VASTies and beyond!

I just listed a new microcosmigram drawing this morning.

Here's a detail:

Have an inspired week! -Cara

Springtime Bouquet - oil on panel by Sarah Sedwick

8 x 8"
oil on panel
$75
click to view Etsy listing

Visit my website
or my Blog

Thanks for looking!

SURF AND SAIL THRU SUMMER !

Summer is almost here, and I have surfing and sailing on my mind!

Here are three new original ACEO's with "Surf & Sail" themes. ENJOY!

"LAZY LONGBOARD DAYS"



"TROPIC TRADEWINDS"


"TWIN SAILS THRU THE TROPICS"


CLICK HERE to view my Original ACEOs.


MAHALO for taking the time to view my artwork!

LisaBongZee's Island Dream Life Website

Kinglet #1

I'm another new VAST member and happy to be here.  I am both a painter and printmaker.  The two forms of printmaking I focus on are monotypes and collagraphs.  My post today is a collagraph of a Carolina Wren. The image size is 6" x 9".  Click here to view my etsy shop (which will eventually feature my prints only).  

Purple Sky - Original Painting

Purple Sky

Original Painting

5" x 7"

watercolor, ink and acrylic

Available: juliesuzanne.etsy.com

Along the Shore Art Bookmark

Along the Shore, 6 x 2 inches, watercolor and pen

Stacking pebbles collected from the beach or lake is a relaxing past time. Now you can have a piece of that relaxation with you where ever you take your book.

All of my bookmarks are original, miniature works of art - one of a kinds!

http://naturescharms.etsy.com
http://amandamakepeace.com

Everyday Stories

My newest original mixed media painting, created using luggage tags, acrylic paints and ephemera.

This particular canvas includes sequins, a clock number, a found metal heart charm, a paper clip, and lots more! Now available in my etsy shop.

Size : 11.75” X 9.5" x 1.5"( 29 x 23.75 x 3.75 cm approx.)

731 Untitled

4 x 4 x 1.5 inches, acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas, 2010
http://www.greyocean.etsy.com/
www.bradleyabstractart.com

Flitter - Art Nouveau Fairy Cat

This watercolor painting of an art nouveau style fairy cat was one of those peices that just wouldn't let me do anything else until I finished it. I am very happy with the end results though. But then those paintings that are so insistent, usually are something special.

So Many Stories

This is a canvas I'm just finishing working on (a few more tweaks needed!) for an upcoming exhibition called "Revive, Revolve, Re-Love" based around re-cycled art.

I've used acrylics and mixed media, mainly found and re-cycled papers and objects - there's all sorts in there!

My friend Lisa came up with the title - when she saw it she made the comment "oh so many stories", and I really felt it fitted!

The canvas measures 12 x 32 x 1.5" - full view below.

Sunflowers on Blue - oil painting by Sarah Sedwick

8 x 10"
oil on canvas
see it in my Etsy shop

I'm brand new to VAST, and excited to be here! To learn more about me, visit my blog or my website.

After Life

After Life
watercolor painting
15 x 22
I am interested in the parallel metaphors of the mummy and the cocoon as representations of a time of stasis, wrapped in a protective layer, both as a time of healing and in preparation for emergence into a new life. This painting occurred after a visit to the Egyptian wing of the Field Museum in Chicago where I saw mummified birds, cats, and people.
You can see this and other works on my Etsy site.

Oceanside Treasure 3- Original encaustic/mixed media by Diane O'Neil

I did a series of shell paintings on aquaboard and covered them in glazes of encaustic. I am a big shell collector and it seems only natural to paint the things I am most fascinated with. We like to shell hunt in Sanibel, Florida. It is famous for its shelling.

New Piano Keys ACEOs

Treat yourself or surprise a musician in your life with a fun little pick-me-up,
a Piano Keys ACEO.



This is the third set of Piano Keys ACEOs that I've made.

I do the background differently each time, but the concept and the process has been the same.

They are fun to make and people like to collect them, so I made another set last weekend.

Keys 1

If you aren't sure what an ACEO is look at this earlier post What to Do with an ACEO

Keys 2

You can find them in my Etsy shop. My Bear Hollow Creations Shop 

I'll be putting all six of them up there over the next few days.

(My Internet is rather slow at home since I have DISH satelite as my provider.)

My Bear Hollow Creations Blog

You can go to my blog and click a link to fan my Facebook Art Page. I'd love to see you there.

Original Watercolour Painting - Dreaming of Far Away Places

Hiya,

It's been a long time since I posted here but it's good to be back! Here is my latest original watercolour painting called Dreaming of Far Away Places.


It is available in my Etsy shop here

thanks!
Stacey-Ann

ACEO Set of 3 Originals

I recently completed my first set of ACEO originals.  During the course of working on one of the drawings, I took photos and later posted an article in my Blog "ACEO - How To Make A Simple ACEO Original Tutorial".  If you are interested you can view this article by going to my blog at http://irelandbrady.blogspot.com/ .


The set I completed is titled "Three Hooded Monks".....

Thank You!

After Boudin - Original Oil Painting by Erin Spencer

After Boudin . 5 x 7 . oil on canvas panel . purchase

This painting is named After Boudin because I was inspired by Eugene Boudin's impressionistic seascapes.

Please follow my painting blog at www.dutchfotos.blogspot.com

Two Butterfly ACEO'S - Original Watercolors

Orange Tip Butterfly


Swallowtail Butterfly

You can see these affordable works of art at my shop Sixsisters.

Carondolet Park in St. Louis

Looking forward to summer, and city parks abound in St. Louis.  This is a print of my original painting of the Boathouse at Carondolet Park.  My ancestors lived nearby in the 1850's.  It's a beaufitul spot to enjoy a summer day!  Prints are available in my Etsy shop.

TROPICAL SOUTH SEAS

Two new “Tropical South Seas” themed prints are available in my Etsy Shop.
Size of each is 8x10.
They are professionally printed on beautiful glossy 110 lb cardstock.
And at only $10 each, they would make a great gift for yourself, or someone you know that loves the South Seas or the tropics!

"Paradise Sail"


"A Perfect Day In Opunohu Bay"


More prints to come soon! Please check back often.

MAHALO for taking the time to view my artwork.

ALOHA FROM HAWAII !!


LisaBongZee's Island Dream Life Website

Barrington Across the Cove - Original Oil Painting by Erin Spencer

Barrington Across the Cove . 4.5 x 8 . oil on panel . purchase

I painted this today en plein air, sitting with my painting box on my lap in my sun room, looking out over Belcher's Cove toward Barrington, Rhode Island. The silvery blue day was closing and I just had to capture the scene. I see this view everyday and am always inspired by this little cove so close to home!

Please visit my painting blog, too!

www.dutchfotos.blogspot.com

Combining Watercolor Techniques

I create some of my favorite pieces by combing various watercolor techniques. With my 'code" series, I use a resist (masking fluid) to write on the paper, and then wet the whole surface and paint using a wet-in-wet technique. The background bleeds and blurs but the writing - the code- stays clear. This can give the painting an impression that the writing is floating above the page, particularly in this piece, where the blocks of different blues seem to recede and move forward as you look at it.

You can see it in my etsy shop at http://www.etsy.com/listing/40022748/blue-code-3-original-watercolor-painting. There are several other similar ones in the watercolor paintings category: http://www.etsy.com/shop/Artmonger?section_id=6762489

Michele Banks

http://www.etsy.com/shop/Artmonger

http://makersmarket.com/sellers/350

Color Splash

This is an encaustic I made from an earlier watercolor. I cut up a watercolor painting I had made by spraying watercolor paint on flavored tea. Then I adhered the painting to clayboard and layered encaustic over the top. I like how the encaustic adds an extra dimension to the painting.

Canada Geese - Limited edition giclee print

My first blog contribution! I am offering limited edition giclee prints of my original watercolor painting, Canada Geese! I consider geese to be extremely beautiful birds, and so I decided to focus on the birds themselves.

Here is the link:

http://www.etsy.com/listing/43023865/geese-watercolor-painting-limited-editio

ACEO - Original Acrylic

I've added a few new ACEOs in the last few days...the only way I've been able to get a little painting time in with sick kids at home!

Listings here:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/ShirleyArt?section_id=6938547

Baltimore Oriole - ACEO Original Watercolor

You can find this and many more bird aceo's at my shop Sixsisters.

Blue Skies

I've been following the team blog over the last week and what I have noticed is light, airy skies. I do have to admit that the skies this spring have been pretty fantastic, so much so that I have started a 'skies series' myself.

Easton's Beach

Easton's Beach Study / 5 x 7 / oil on canvas panel

Sold

This painting was begun en plein air out at Easton's Beach in Newport, RI. I was with my 2 year old son, sitting with my homemade pochade painting box on my lap. It was a beautiful day with beautiful early spring skies and some wind off the water. I realized shortly into the painting that I couldn't finish it there, so I took home what I had and finished it up in my studio.

You can see a progress pic on my blog:

www.dutchfotos.blogspot.com

new item: fawn, 4x4 inch panel

Hand-pressed thermal transfer, stained and varnished.

Comes ready to hang. Check it out here.