Can’t Make You Love Me
Acrylic figure painting on canvas
Available for purchase here
Small to large prints available here
Unsettled
Unsettled
9×12 fiery red acrylic abstract painting on canvas
Available for purchase here
Time Tested
12×12 Chickadee on Canvas – Day 2 of 30 in 30
12×12 on canvas
Acrylic impasto palette knife painting
Bird Series No 23
Available here
30 in 30
I was getting the photos ready for this post the other day, and accidentally posted it. Ooops!! Funny thing is I have a plugin that makes a “are you sure you want to post this” popup come up, and I have to click yes or cancel..evidently, I wanted it to post because I said yes. ha! That will teach me to try to plan ahead, and prepare for 30 paintings in 30 days.
I haven’t had any rest, that’s my excuse. When I said I was going to take a few days off last week it turned into working 16 hour days instead. I can never take a break, I’ve decided, at least not before a new year. I revamped my website with new banners, and I set up a shop here with a shopping cart, and the whole nine yards. That took me almost an entire day just figuring out which shopping cart worked best. Woocommerce is the one I went with.
It took quite a bit of tweaking the code to get it all setup, and running smoothly. Then, I had the tedious task of listing a bunch of paintings. I have over 150 paintings in my shop now. Can I just say, I’m beat? So much for time off. haha I was completely zoned out there a few times, and haven’t had time to check for errors, so there could be many. If you have any problems let me know.
I don’t have many paintings painted ahead for 30/30 this time. I’ve been too busy , but it’s okay. After having several studio days off, I’m ready to get covered in paint again.
Playing catch up
9×12 impasto palette knife painting on canvas
$165, plus $18.00 priority mail shipping in the US
Shipping includes insurance.
If you live outside the US, I will invoice you for the remainder of shipping cost.
Fine art giclee prints are available on Etsy here or can be purchased directly through me.
Impasto palette knife paintings
Flower Series No 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104
All of these paintings are 4×4 inches, except No 99, and No 102, which are 6x6s
I slacked off the blog last week because I had a huge wholesale order, plus other things needed my immediate attention. So, I’m playing catch up a bit.
16×20 on the easel
Shop Talk
I ran across this blog post, which pretty much covers everything that’s been going on at Etsy for the past six chaotic months or maybe I should say 8 or 9 years, which is how long I’ve been along on the Etsy ride. I can’t remember the name of my first shop, it’s been so long. Anyway, if you’re an Etsy seller or buyer, you should give it a read. It’s long, but worth the time. I agree with everything she wrote, and because of the constant changes and upheaval going on at Etsy, I’m going to start offering paintings for sale here on my website again, starting today. All the links above should take you directly to a Paypal shopping cart where you can pay with your Paypal balance or credit card.
I’m not leaving Etsy; however, it never hurts to explore new options. I don’t get a ton of traffic here, but I figure what the heck? I’m well aware that Etsy has made a lot of enemies over the years, and some people refuse to do business on the site. I completely understand, and want you to know that paintings are always available to buy directly through me at any time, even if I don’t have a shopping cart in place. I don’t sell exclusively through Etsy. I accept Paypal, and credit cards through Paypal. Contact me, tell me what you’d like to purchase, and I’ll send you an invoice. I ship worldwide.
Figuring out how to get the best bang for my buck
9×12 impasto palette knife painting
Flower Series No 86
Fine art giclee prints are available here
Last post, I wrote about painting larger paintings because the 4x4s are getting on my nerves. haha You can scroll down to read it, if you haven’t yet. So, the size I’ve decided to paint is 16×20, not too big, and not too small. There will be about 25 of them to start, and some 11x14s..maybe like 6 to 10? I already have the 11×14 canvas in my studio, but haven’t counted them yet.
What I don’t have on hand is shipping material, so before I can offer any larger paintings for sale, I had to order boxes, bubble wrap, and cardboard inserts. It took me HOURS to find the right company. I sat here with a calculator, and kept figuring out how to get the best bang for my buck. The shipping material ended up being $150 for 20 boxes, 100 inserts and enough bubble wrap to box up 7 paintings. I figured it’s a start, and the shipping is free on the bubble wrap, so I can buy more later.
I bought the bubble wrap from Ebay, and the boxes and cardboard inserts from The Boxery. I know a lot of artists buy from Uline, but I found it to be more expensive..$30 more expensive to be exact. No, thank you. I try to save whenever I can. The best price I found for 16×20 canvas was at Jerry’s because it was on sale for $65.00 for 20. I needed to buy some paint, too. When painting impasto, and large, I’m going to go through paint like crazy. So, I ordered some extra red, and 20 9×12 canvas. It came to $122. Not bad.
I received a shipping notice the very next morning from all three companies. I’m pretty impressed with how fast they responded to my orders. Here’s hoping the quality is good, and the delivery goes smoothly. Speaking of delivery..UPS delivery charge is soooo expensive when ordering boxes. It’s going to cost me $45 to have 20 boxes and 100 21×17 inserts delivered from NYC. That seems ridiculous to me. I can have several large heavy boxes of art supplies delivered from Dick Blick, and it costs me nothing. Cardboard isn’t going to be that heavy. I looked everywhere, and couldn’t get a cheaper delivery quote. I even looked into buying locally to avoid the delivery charge, but it was cheaper to pay for delivery.
Bottom line: shipping material is super expensive when shipping larger paintings. It’s the number one thing that’s prevented me from painting larger in the past. That, and storage issues, but we’ll get to that later.
birds birds birds
8×10 acrylic palette knife painting on canvas
Flower Series No 67
Fine art giclee prints are available here
I’m not normally a fan of purple, but in this case, I think it works well. I tried out different colors on the vase, like a deep red, and also white. It never looked as good as the purple, so purple it is! White looked better in the background.
I love this kitty sooooooooo much.
And guess what she loves..
birds birds birds
🙂
I feel like I’m in an Alfred Hitchcock movie every time the birds migrate. I’m not a big fan of anything in large numbers, like people, birds, rats, bugs. I think I have a phobia. I’m okay if there is one or two, but if I see this many, I get very nervous. All I can wonder is if they swooped down on me, what would I do?? Scream loud? If it ever happens, I hope I’m able to find my voice, and it’s enough to save me. haha
More pleasing to the eye
Acrylic palette knife painting
Landscape No 5
12×12 on canvas
Blue sky, puffy clouds, and sandy beach
Original painting is available here
You might recognize the top half of this painting. I originally painted it a couple years ago. There was something about the bottom half that really bugged me, tho. It used to be sorta red, and I don’t know. It wasn’t doing anything for me, so it had to go. In its place, a pretty sandy beach. Much more pleasing to the eye, imo.
At the end of the day, I’ll officially be on vacation. It’s the first one I’ve taken in years, and I’m going to enjoy every minute of it. I’ll be without internet access pretty much the entire time. Don’t worry, I worked extra hard last week, and I’ve scheduled enough blog posts until I get back. You won’t even miss me. See you in a week. 🙂