Posts Tagged "original art"
Tuesday, April 24th, 2012

You do it yourself. Yes indeed, this is the bane of most self employed people, especially artists. We work in such different media that we can't just hire a guy off the street to do sections without it costing more time and energy than if we just did it ourselves. Plus, most people running their own company have a higher set of standards than someone who gets hired. Not saying there aren't extremely hard working hires out there,
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Tags: exhibit, jewelry, marketing, necklace, original art, promotion, rocket, trade show
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Monday, April 27th, 2009

So, I've wanted to play more with the watercolors, so I thought that would be a good way to start - little ACEOs
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Tags: ACEO, original art, painting, rose
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Wednesday, March 18th, 2009
I have never been a fast painter. I see friends who bang out piece after piece during a day. Why can't I get the hang of trusting what I feel and slapping it down? Instead, I tend to linger, plot out the strokes, the colors. In the end, I often end up ruining a perfectly good painting by overworking it. Being a good artist is also knowing when to
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Tags: ACEO, original art, painting
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Wednesday, February 18th, 2009

It's finally stopped storming, so I can continue to work on building my rocket ship today. Why does it matter if it's storming? Some of my equipment (lathe, drill press among other stuff) is out on a covered deck. The covers keep them protected when it rains, but I'm not too good with my hands when it's cold and wet. I have very low blood pressure, so if my
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Tags: original art, orrery, rocket, wood carving, woodturning
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Monday, September 22nd, 2008
Another little gem for sale.
These little paintings are so much fun to make. They're reverse painted on glass, which means that I have to work backwards — painting the details first, like the stars and clouds and then working my way back to the final background black coat. It's opposite the traditional
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Tags: original art, painting, reverse glass
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Sunday, September 21st, 2008

It's an original miniature painting, reverse painted on glass. It shows a water planet surrounded by dark nebula. It's about 8 3/4" wide by 3" tall and is for sale!
Reverse painting on glass is an extremely old technique, but only a few people practice it anymore
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Tags: art glass, original art, painting
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