Acrylic impasto floral painting No 176
Pink and white roses in a blue vase.
Available for purchase here
Small to large fine art giclee prints available here
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.
Bowl of cherries
9×12 Impasto still life palette knife painting
Bowl of cherries with vase full of white blossoms
Flower Series No 88
Fine art giclee prints available here
Impasto palette knife paintings
Flower Series No 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97
All of these are 4×4 inches on canvas panel, except the last one, No 97, which is a 6×6 on wood panel.
Harold and Maude kittens
And a little video of Harold’s first day on the stairs. Seeesta discovered the stairs about two weeks before he did, and he would sit at the top, and cry. Aw..but, as you can see, he’s a pro now. He’s not afraid anymore. Yay, Harold!!
I welcome the busy
9×12 Impasto Palette Knife Painting
Flower Series No 87
Fine art giclee prints are available here
Today I’m working on a series of 6x6s in oils. I also have 4 16×20 paintings at various stages of completion. One is finally finished, and photos have been taken. I just need to find time to edit them, hopefully, sometime today. There doesn’t seem to be enough hours in the day when you’re an artist. I’m in my studio for 12 to 16 hours every day, and I never..and I mean NEVER get everything done on my to-do list. Something always gets left for the next day because I’m just too dang tired at the end of the long day.
Cute kitten picture just because I need no reason. 🙂
When you’re a small business owner, there’s always something that needs doing. I’m not complaining..just stating facts, that’s all. I’ve worked at jobs before where I was extremely bored, and it made for some long afternoons trying to stay awake at my desk. Yup, now I’m complaining. 🙂 There wasn’t enough coffee in the world to keep my eyelids from drooping. I admit, I have to stay busy every second of the day because I get bored easily. It was especially painful when there was absolutely nothing to do, but I had to look busy for the boss. ugh. I hated that!! Seemed like such a waste of my precious time. So, I’m very grateful to be able to do what I love every day. I welcome the busy.
Poor lazy me
Acrylic impasto palette knife painting
Flower Series No 69
Fine art giclee prints are available here
Gorgeous sunset a couple weeks ago.
More crazy LOUD migrating birds.
Day after Thanksgiving, and I don’t feel like working today. haha Oh, poor lazy me, huh? I have the best job on the planet. What am I complaining about?? 🙂 Okay, okay..I’m off to paint. Yay!!
This is how real photographers get it done
I’m a little bird that has broken out of the egg.
Peter Pan
Acrylic impasto palette knife painting
Bird Series No 9
Chickadee sitting on tree branch, snowy background
Available for purchase here
This is how real photographers get it done. At least that’s what I was told when I yelled, “What are you doing??!! You’re going to get killed!!!” 😉 Truthfully, we could hear cars coming from about a mile away, and it was dead quiet, except for the wind. He wasn’t in any danger.
60th blog post in a row
Acrylic palette knife painting
Impasto
Flower Series No 52
Available here and giclee prints are here
Today is my 60th blog post in a row. Two months. Surprisingly, it hasn’t been all that hard. Certainly not as difficult as I imagined it would be. It takes being organized, but at the same time, it keeps me organized.
It’s beginning to look and feel a bit like the w word out there..my favorite time of year. 🙂
Move. Keep moving ahead is exactly what I want to do, and wrote about here. So, I’m going to continue. Why not? If the pace gets to be too much, I’ll rein it in, but until then, I’m going to keep pushing on through.
Don’t bend; don’t water it down; don’t try to make it logical; don’t edit your own soul according to the fashion. Rather, follow your most intense obsessions mercilessly. -Franz Kafka
Onward to month three.
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Original means there’s only one
Impasto palette knife painting
Flower Series No 49
Acrylic on 6×6 canvas
Available here
When I wrote the blog post about liking my work now more than I ever have, this is one of the paintings (of many paintings) that I wrote about. I don’t want to sell it, and here’s why..
When a painting is an original, I write in the Etsy listing “Original means there’s only one, and there won’t ever be another one like it.” It’s especially true with these new flower paintings, and it just may be the reason I hold them all closer to my heart. I can re-create an original portrait, and have it come out very similar. Most of the time, I can do this pretty easily, but an abstract flower painting? There’s NO way I can re-paint these, and have them come out looking like the original. There will only ever be one.
I have this one in my Etsy shop, despite not wanting it to sell. I will enjoy it while it’s with me, and then buy a giclee print after it sells.