Friday Five

1. I am guilty of shameless self-promotion on Twitter, but I do try to keep it at a minimum. The endless stream of promotions from Etsy, ArtFire, Silkfair, and Byhand has become almost obnoxious. It seems as if some twitter accounts are set up for just this purpose and nothing else. I do understand though. [...]

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The Sun, the Moon and the Mother

In other words, new ACEOs. I will be adding these to my Etsy shop – Nature’s Charms – over the next several days. Each ACEO was painting with Artist Grade Watercolors on Fabriano Watercolor Studio Paper, 300g/m2, Cold Press, Acid Free and pH neutral. They are $8.00 each and come in a hard, [...]

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Secret Life of Trees

In nature, nothing is perfect and everything is perfect. Trees can be contorted, bent in weird ways, and they’re still beautiful. ~Alice Walker

For the month of June I am hosting the WWAO Monthly Exhibition, called The Secret Life of Trees. I love trees and though I don’t regularly paint them myself I do often incorporate [...]

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What a week. . .

It’s been quite a week. Today’s is my daughter’s last day of elementary school. This Fall she will be starting the 6th grade. Wow!! Am I prepared for the changes she will go through in Middle School? Probably not, but what parent is? Am I worried? No. I have a wonderful daughter, who is intelligent, [...]

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Black Bear here I Come!

I finished up the bottom portion of the Bear commission today. Tomorrow I will begin tackling the Bear!

I have one more woodpanel to paint after this one, but I think it’s going to be a landscape this time around. I’m picturing North Georgia Mountains in the distance with deer crossing a field in the foreground. [...]

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Commission Update

I have been so slow with this commission, but thankfully my client/former step-dad is very understanding. Not to mention he has his hands full with a new baby girl. Anyways, here are a couple pics of what I did today.

If all goes well I’m going to finish up the stones and start on [...]

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New Collectable Artworks

I’m often working on smaller projects in the middle of larger ones. It’s something for me to do while I watch tv in the evenings and it takes my mind off the pain I’m usually in sitting for an extending period of time on the sofa. That’s how these new Watercolor and Pen Bookmarks came [...]

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Closed my shop on Etsy

I recently decided to close my Art shop (Makepeace Arts) on Etsy. It just wasn’t making the sales I wanted and honestly Etsy does not promote Artists like it does other Artisans. I’ve seen several other Artists doing the same thing, so I don’t feel so bad about it really. Etsy takes up a lot [...]

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Their loss is your Gain

Sadly my painting, Well Traveled Memories, was not accepted into the Juried Exhibition in Athens, Ga. Honestly I’m not very discouraged over it. Artists have to deal with rejection all the time and the competition for this Exhibition is known to be steep! I was surprised though at the choice of Jurors for the Exhibition. [...]

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Free Spirits II – Original Acrylic Painting

Now available to purchase for only $30.00 is Free Spirits II.

I really love how these 2 small paintings turned out. They would look lovely hung together in a hallway or maybe a small powder room.
http://makepeacearts.etsy.com

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