Newest Collage Work

A bit of a mess going on here, but what fun!

I have been working my way through a wonderful book entitled "The Artist's Way" by Julia Cameron. It is a 12 week process that will probably take me longer because I do want to get the most out of it and not have it turn into another time stresser.

I have been finding myself to be less afraid of making messes. After all I am from the 'old school' Commercial Art trained, nothing messy, no ink blots, smudges, etc. This experiment of mine is to give myself the freedom to make a mistake and turn that into art that is pleasing to me.

In the process of printing up my water color and ink paintings, there are a lot of prints that cannot be sold until I get the setting right on the printer. So using the seconds and some vintage papers and ephemera, acrylics, stamps and other found items I had a good old time!

Arts and Craft Show Booth

My display booth is different at every show I go to. It has been a work in progress and I like the way it went together at this show the best so far. I do like the look of the swirls on this carpeting, very whimsical and sort of goes with my whole whimsical theme :) Unfortunately the lighting was bad in this part of the room and I only brought one light. (Note to self; buy more clip on lights!) Lisa the show organizer was kind enough to lend me another lamp. The shelf unit on the center table I found at an estate sale and nailed a decoupaged board to the back of it. It worked very well for my new birds and small paintings.

Craft Fair at Spackenkill Last Weekend

My booth is a work in progress.



My new design for crows.



I have been having so much trouble getting pictures out of my Droid. It takes beautiful pictures but I can't seem to get them up loaded correctly to Picasa. I have a grey section on a bunch of photos that I can't figure out how it happened. Anyway these two are ok, I have better ones but I am still working on them. The fair was very nice and it was great to see some past customers. I am getting ready for the Dutchess Arts Council Fair next weekend. More birds and paintings and ornaments and note cards........

Note Cards

A new listing on ESTY. My watercolor and pen and ink paintings

on blank note cards.

Butterfly Prints

This weekend I am working on listing prints of my new butterfly paintings.
The originals will be in a show at the Cornell Street Gallery in Kingston, NY opening on the 8th of October.
I love the colors in this painting! The original is on a vintage ledger book page.

New Collaged Painting on ETSY

I just listed this painting on ETSY tonight.

And I must admit to liking the way the bird in this one came out the best. The colors on the bird did just what I wanted them to and the momopoly money leaves came out just right! I have been busy getting a Zazzle Shop up and running this week, so keep checking back, I will have a link posted very soon.
Have a good week!

New ETSY Listings

New listings on my etsy page tonight!

New Painting

I listed a new painting on ebay tonight. I really like this one, a whimsical rose topiary with three white doves. Also I will be using etsy for prints of my paintings and I listed a new one there tonight also.