Saturday, July 26, 2014

July Nibblefest Art contest 'Animals in Hats' -- "Catness EverQueen"

Ends tomorrow! Sorry I'm late to blog.  Actually I haven' kept up  on my blogging lately but I will try and get my Nibblefest entries blogged each month.  This months theme is "Animals in Hats".  My entry is a beautiful white cat in Victorian dress and a green hat sitting in a red chair.  Inspired by the painting , "Portrait, Princess di Saint" by Francesco Hayez (1840) .  

Catness EverQueen
9x12x1 3/8"
acrylic on canvas
wire hanger on back.. No frame needed!
Varnished
Painting continues on sides
Auction HERE
My entries searchable on eBay by "NFAC Sims"



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4x4" matted print of Strawberries: Polish Pottery LXXIV
matted to fit 8x10" frame






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    Wednesday, February 5, 2014

    Polish pottery still life. Art contest entry

    Now that 30 in 30 painting contest is over. I took a bit of a painting break.  Can't break too long because I have paintings I want to do and it's hard to sometimes get back my momentum, but I really loved churning out those paintings.

    In the mean time I'm entering a painting into "The People Art Contest"  Blog HERE


    My entry is number 65 in my Polish Pottery Still life series.  I painted this last summer, 2013 during the Black Forest fire and had to leave the painting midway to evacuate our house. We were lucky to be spared in the fire.  Sure hoping for a better summer, 2014.


    Theme this month in the People's Art Contest  is Eggs

    My entry:

    Patterns: Polish Pottery LXV
    Prints available on Etsy HERE






    Friday, January 31, 2014

    All 30 paintings together in a collage! :)

    Wow! What a month!  Taking a few days off to clean my poor house and catch up with things I've neglected around here.   Clean up my painting area, so I can get back to painting!  I'm going to enjoy a few days off first :)

    LOVED doing this challenge!   I will sign up for the 29 faces challenge in February and continue to offer custom pet paintings  at special pricing.   Click HERE if you are interested in a custom pet painting to be in the 29 faces in February :)

    Available paintings listed in my Etsy shop HERE


    Thursday, January 30, 2014

    Painting #30 in the 30 in 30 painting challenge! Italian mask still life

    Painting #30 in the 30 paintings in 30 days challenge. Still life of an Italian red and gold mask that I bought in Italy in 2007. Mask propped up on a white sheet which I thought made for a striking still life painting and my final painting in the 30 paintings in 30 day challenge in January. I wanted to finish off the challenge with painting this mask as we are nearing Mardi Gras season. :)
     
    Now I think I'm going to take a few days off , clean my poor house and tackle taxes! Yuck!    I will be participating as much as I can in next months 29 faces challenge and will be accepting custom pet portraits to enter into that challenge. Stay tuned! :D



    Carnival II
    11x14x3/4"
    Acrylic on canvas
    Available on Etsy HERE



    No frame needed, staple free sides, painting continues BUT it would look stunning in a frame! :)



    Framed example.  Frame NOT included


    Wednesday, January 29, 2014

    Painting #29 in 30/30 Fox painting

    Painting #29 in the January 30 paintings in 30 day challenge!   1 painting to go!!

    I painted this from a photo I took in 2010 of a fox that had been hanging around our property. She was around so much that I called her Betty. She'd run the fence with my dog but later I discovered why she was hanging out on the other side of the fence. She had her babies in the culvert under our driveway and was watching them from the other side of the fence because we were outside she wanted to keep an eye on us. I'd walk out and snap photos of her. She was panting in this picture and actually looks like she's laughing. Later that day we discovered her babies in the culvert (see Fox Den painting of one of the babies in the culvert) I took photos of the babies too. This is my second painting of Betty. :)
    ............

    Betty
    4x4x3/4"
    All rights reserved
    Copyright remains with artist

    available on Etsy  HERE





    Tuesday, January 28, 2014

    #28 in the 30/30 painting challenge. Rooster portrait

    Painting #28 in the 30 in 30 challenge is a rooster portrait of my old rooster, Goldy.  I haven't painted him in a long time, so felt it was time to paint him again. :)


    Goldy
    4x4x3/4"
    Acrylic on canvas
    Available on Etsy HERE


    Sides painted black/ no frame needed


    Frame not included.  Example of how this would look in a mini frame.


    Monday, January 27, 2014

    Painting #27 in 30/30. Abstract

    Painting#27. Personally I love abstracts and after some problems with my original painting #27 I decided to experiment with an abstract. They are a lot of fun and was a fun change of pace as I get near the end of this 30 in 30 painting challenge.    


    Seastract
    4x6x3/4" acrylic on canvas
    on Etsy HERE






    Sunday, January 26, 2014

    Painting #26 in 30 in 30 January painting challenge. Donut still life

    Painting #26 in the 30/30 painting challenge is a pink doughnut or donut, however you choose to spell it, on a Wiza unikat plate (pattern 2a)

    4 paintings to go!


    Pink Donut: Polish Pottery LXXIX
    6x6x3/4"
    acylic on canvas, 
    painting continues on sides.
    Available on Etsy HERE





    Saturday, January 25, 2014

    Painting #25 in the 30/30 painting challenge. Black white cat painting

    #25 for the challenge is also a DPW weekly art challenge  Painted from a b/w reference photo of Max the cat


    Max
    4x6x3/4"
    acrylic on canvas, sides painted black
    no frame needed.
    Available on Etsy HERE






    Friday, January 24, 2014

    #24 in the 30 in 30 painting challenge. Custom dog portrait 4x4"

    #24 is a custom dog portrait in the 30 in 30 painting challenge for January.  6 paintings to go! :D


    Weezer
    4x4x3/4"
    Acrylic on canvas
    sides painted black
    Custom daily pet paintings on Etsy HERE





    Thursday, January 23, 2014

    Wednesday, January 22, 2014

    #22 in the 30 in 30 paintings January art challenge. Custom cat portrait.

    #22 in the 30 in 30 painting challenge is a custom pet portrait.  Meet Merlin.  I loved the upshot perspective of this one which did make it a bit challenging but I'm very pleased with the outcome.

    8 paintings to go! :)


    Merlin
    4x4x3/4"
    acrylic on canvas, sides painted black
    Custom pet daily paintings for this challenge and beyond on Etsy HERE




    Tuesday, January 21, 2014

    #21 in the 30 in 30 painting challenge. Custom cat portrait

    Painting #21 is a custom pet portrait.


    "Chicken Little"
    4x4x3/4"
    Acrylic on canvas
    sides painted black
    Custom daily pet paintings on Etsy HERE





    Monday, January 20, 2014

    Painting #20 in the 30 in 30 painting challenge and my Nibblefest entry this month.

    #20 was painted for the challenge and for Nibblefest Art Contest, NFAC.  This months theme is, Blue, so I put a blue frosting cupcake on a Polish pottery large dot plate for a still life.

    Auction does not begin till 7:07 MST, January 20th on eBay.


    Blue Cupcake: Polish Pottery LXXVIII
    6x6x1 3/8
    Acrylic on canvas
    Auction starting tonight on eBay at this LINK   (or click on image)

    78th in my Polish Pottery still life series


    Painting continues on sides



    On wall NOT to scale 



    Sunday, January 19, 2014

    Painting #19 in the 30 in 30 painting challenge. Colorado landscape

    I rarely ever paint landscapes and my husband really liked this one and says I should paint them more often.  I should.   I painted this from a photo I took in January of the snow topped Pikes Peak mountain in Colorado Springs, Colorado.


    My 19th in the 30 in 30 painting challenge

    Pikes Peak in January
    4x6x7/8
    Acrylic painting on canvas, sides painted black.  
    No frame needed 
    Available on Etsy HERE




    Saturday, January 18, 2014

    Painting #18 in the 30 in 30 January painting challenge. Baby Texas longhorn

    Painting #18 was painted from a photo of one of my friends cows at her ranch in Oregon.  Faith Hope Love Ranch.  Thank you Deb!!   Wow. I thought when I started this challenge that no way could I do a painting a day and keep at it.  It is tiring but so very rewarding!  


    Baby Longhorn
    4x4x3/4
    acrylic on canvas
    sides painted black 
    Available on Etsy HERE



    sides painted black, no frame needed



    IF you choose to frame it.  Look how cute it would look in a small 4x4 frame!
    (Frame Not included, just an example)


    Friday, January 17, 2014

    Painting #17 in the 30 in 30 challenge. Polish pottery still life.

    Painting #17 in the 30 paintings in 30 day January art challenge is a bubble mug of tea in the Zaklady 149 art pattern.  13 paintings to go!



    Tea: Polish Pottery LXXVII
    5x5x7/8"
    Acrylic on canvas 
    Original is SOLD
    Prints listing is HERE