AWAKENED

This is the first of a new series I am working on.A more subdued and earthy palette for me. I've had a leaning toward earthy greens,burnt sienna..rusty muted colors this past month. Now this is a real change for me. These new paintings are all abstract expressionist..inspired by dreams, the seasons and full moons.

Oil on canvas 16"x20" matted
Now on etsy

Eagle photo, wildlife photo by Donna Ridgway.

Imagine what it's like, to stand beneath this huge eagle, while he stares down at you! I had that experience a few days ago and it was awesome! His talons are huge, his beak could tear you apart...but he looked at me until his curiosity was satisfied, then he flew away.

My Grandpa Allen used to have this exact look on his face! He was an old Scotsman with a hooked beak of a nose and I don't remember him smiling very often-his eyes were fierce too....

If you'd like to purchase this photo you can click my Photoworks storefront. Wildlife and Montana photos are available in different sizes to suit your taste and budget. Check the store often, I'm uploading photos as fast as I can.
Donna Ridgway





Email Me if you have questions, or want to inquire about purchasing a painting.

Remember, you can find horse art , Western art, Mule and Donkey art
wildlife art, cow art, and animal paintings, my reference photosfor sale on my website.

Blue Mermaid

Blue Mermaid is a mixed media painting on 4" x 8" gallery wrapped block canvas and is currently for sale in my ebay store (CLICK HERE to visit!). The canvas was first lightly collaged wiht a variety of papers to add further texture before painting.

Paintings Sale

I'm having a SALE on several paintings in my Etsy shop. I've marked them down considerably. Here's a couple of examples:








Come on by and browse around! I have a lot of other artsy items for sale also.

Also visit my website for more art and to read my writing (children's poetry, haiku, tanka, poetry, short stories)

http://redladyart.com

Summer Sail

This was done using acrylic paints, the sailboat is a novelty fabric that I cut out and will be gluing on, right now it is just wet and stuck down for picture taking purposes..lol I did it on poster board since that is all I had available.
I started off finger painting, as you might be able to tell by the sky, all the movement in the water was mostly done with fingers too, also a thin brush, a toothpick and a Q-tip, as I added the motion strokes I smudged them a bit with my fingers too. Still want to add some small things to this, but didn't have any glue so will wait.
The poster board leaves a LOT to be desired so this one will have to be framed for sure.
Over all though I am pretty happy with this!

New Bracelets at Staci Rose Designs Ebay!

I have been creating. That includes bracelets...four of which I have added to my Ebay Shop, Staci Rose Designs. You can purchase these bracelets directly from my shop, just click on the highlighted text.

Thank you!

Pele's Passion
Agate & Red Jasper Bracelet

Zebra Petals
Zebra Jasper, Rose Quartz & Pearl Bracelet

Sweet Blues
Chalcedony, Aventurine & Pearl Bracelet

Garden Shadows
Blackstone, Obsidian, Yellow Turquoise, Tree Agate, Pearl, Zoisite, Tourmaline, Fancy Jasper, Rhyolite & Peridot Bracelet

CHARMING aceo

Altered art style ACEO currently for sale in my ebay store -CLICK HERE- to visit!
Work includes layers of ink and glaze,with collaged papers and vintage image.

Original one of a kind,signed and dated on the reverse.

What are ACEOs???? ACEO is the acronym for "Art Cards Editions and Originals". An ACEO is a small piece of art that can be defined by it's convenient 2.5 x 3.5 inch size. (Standard trading card size)
ACEOs are VERY different from trading cards however, because they are CREATED and traded or sold by artists. All my ACEOs are absolute ORIGINAL pieces of art! (Some artists choose to sell prints of their work -'editions' )


ACEOs are created in any medium available in the art world. Artists are creating them in ALL kinds of styles and varieties. There are no rules limiting the artist, outside of the size dimensions. ACEOs can be framed, propped, used as bookmarks,grouped together in larger frames......use YOUR imagination! Trading Card notebooks, sleeves and holders can all be used to display them.

Babies Everywhere...Tiny Inspirations

There are two new babies in my life. One, a friends of ours just had a little, or should I say, huge baby. He has features from both his parents and I was very happy to see him and hold him in the hospital. His mother, a friend of mine, had a rough pregnancy and was ready to give birth nine months ago...but, surrounded by friends and family with her baby, she glowed.

The second, we just attended his Brit Milah or in Yiddish, his Bris on Friday. He is my cousins second child but first boy. My cousins were very proud of their new addition to the family as was my Great Aunt. Actually, she was a little too excited. When she asked when DH and I were going to have children, I put my arm around DH's neck and said, "Well, we've been trying to get pregnant, but DH just hasn't been able to." Everyone laughed and she left us alone. (PS...I find, when someone says something absurd to you and you respond with something absurd as well, they usually leave you alone.)

At any rate, I created some picture frames, thinking about the babies, and little ones in our lives, in the lives of my clients - recently one client asked me to create two picture frames for her Grand Nieces! I hope you enjoy my new offerings!

Monkey Fun

Elephant Playtime

Purple & Zebras
Currently available in my Etsy Shop

Peter Rabbit
5"x7" Custom Order - Sold

Feel free to contact me if you'd like to purchase one of these frames or have one customized for you!

Cowboy & Hereford

(click image for larger view)
8x10 inch Acrylics on Laminated Museum board

(this is 2 boards laminated together to make a stable sturdy painting surface)

Purchase with PayPal
or contact me to pay by check or money order.

 $100.00 FREE SHIPPING (Price includes the Insurance and delivery confirmation)

WWAO August Exhibit is UP!!

WWAO member Chel Dodge from Lava Jewelry is hosting our exhibit this month. See "FLY AWAY", our August Exhibit by clicking on the following link:

http://lava-jewelry.com/wwao.html

SPRING

The first of a 4 part seasonal series, pictures , for those who have asked, showing how I do these are on my blog

Baby Llama aceo

I painted this baby llama today. This is a sold aceo oil painting. Reference photo taken by Pat Otten.
I've been doing quite a few aceo's lately, and I am starting to want to go a little bigger, or alot bigger...well, bigger anyways.

This weekend we are going up to Duluth to see the big sailing ships come in. I am hoping to get some good reference photos for future paintings. Wish me luck.

Barn in Autumn Evening

8x10 Acrylic on laminated Mat board
Bid Here
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Critters in the Garden

Look closely, can you see the critters hiding in the garden?
This one is 19.5" x 24" and is another string and snippet under tulle piece

Mixed Emotions

Painting with fabric, black cotton for my canvas, recreated brush strokes with different sizes and colors of fabric squares, triangles and strips, broad brush here, tiny one there, snippets become paint spatters when sprinkled like confetti, cover it all with black tulle and quilt like crazy! 12" x 15.5"
This was #4 on my creative whirlwind today. The rest , made using a different technique, can be seen here

Indian Dancer

Acrylics and watercolor pencil on 5x7 laminated Museum board.
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Grapes Galore

I really love the way this painting turned out and it has all my favourite things: shiney, round, and bright! This painting is available through my etsy store.



Grapes Galore
6" x 6" oil on stretched canvas
© 2008

Retro

Yet another challenge piece, can you tell I can't pass up a challenge? This theme was *Circles and Squares*. I designed several pieces for it, but decided to go with this one, designed it and made it in one work intensive day. I really like the colors and was so glad I had them all in my stash! It hangs from a corner so it resembles a diamond and not a square, but measured it is 17" square.


For once, I also love the back of a piece. If I get tired of looking at the front I can turn it around and view the back for awhile :-)

Minnesota Lake Fensky

8x10 acrylics on laminated Museum board
Website
$19.99 starting bid

ANgles & Demonds big eyed art for NFAC

Angels & Demons on NFAC now
Originally uploaded by wickedollz

Angels & Demons on NFAC now

these are 2.5 x3 inches

They are up on ebay now
EBAY Item number: 300243729803

EBAY AUCTION

New Studio Workshop!!

Here they are at last!See the reason I have been so quiet here of late! The first photos of my new studio workshop( I waited SO long to get a unit here and at last the universe has answered, have been grinning mindlessly all week,am sure the other artists in residence here thnk I'm bats!) -it's been a long week getting the place ready, but it has been worth it,I'm now at the really fun stage of adding colour-it all still looks a little sparse, but will soon be jampacked with art goodies and creations for sale!The first pic is of the beach-Trevaunance Cove literally 100 yards away and very beautiful,typically Cornish,rocky,sandy and wild! The colours on Saturday when I took these were particularly intense, but it is a truly gorgeous beach all year round!

Rainy Street

A new painting for the Christmas In July sale on etsy. I don't ususally paint this small when painting abstracts but this would seemed right this size.


Click Here for Listing in my etsy shop

Okefenokee Swamp by Peggy Conyers

8x10 inch, Acrylics on laminated Mat board.
Bid Here
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Whiteface Cow Portrait

8x10 inch, Acrylic on laminated mat board (this is 2 boards
that have been laminated together to make a sturdy stable painting surface.

Buy this painting with PayPal
Price: $49.00 Free shipping
Or, for questions send me an email

Renewed Focus On My Pyrographic Furniture

I have taken new pictures of some of my woodburned furniture to renew my focus on this medium I started working in, in 1978. Pieces are custom ordered, because I simply don't have enough storage space. I simply love pyrography and creating furniture pieces with it has been a passion of mine for many years. Almost every room in my home is adorned with my woodburned furniture.

No patterns are used in my art work. I burn the scenes freehand from my own imagination. No two pieces of furniture are exactly alike because none of the woodburned images are the same.

To see more, including CLOSE-UP shots, visit my website:

http://redladyart.com/



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Sharon K. Shubert
http://redladyarts.etsy.com/
http://redladyart.com/

Black Rooster Portrait

8x10 on laminated Mat board

Buy this painting with PayPal
Price: $49.00 Free shipping
Or, for questions send me an email

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Etsy Mini with some of my newest ACEO's and other paintings

Single Marble

Last weekend I bought myself a couple bags of marbles and spent over an hour photographing those little glass spheres in the morning sun. I not only had an urge to paint glass, but to also use my own photograph to paint from.



"Single Marble"
4" x 3" watercolour
© 2008


This little painting is one of many studies for a larger oil painting of a marble. When I'm done all the other oil paintings currently in various stages of completeness... I'll be starting a marble.

Alaskan Memory

Finally finished! I call this one Alaskan Memory, mainly because it IS an Alaskan memory of AlaskaRap! He very kindly allowed me to use one of his photos to create this wall hanging (if you haven't seen his photography you don't know what you're missing!!) Thanks again btw!
Funny thing about this one, I wanted to make it because I loved the picture, but it quickly became a commissioned piece when he saw the end result. His wife wanted it because it brought back wonderful memories of the time they spent at this lake. Soon it will be on its way to their home, where I hope it continues to bring them both warm fuzzies!

Featured on Design Style Guide

Jean Hood wrote this wonderful piece about me .... you can see the whole version here. Jean's website is here and her blog is here. My Etsy Shop is here where you can buy these items!

The Design Style Guide is a wonderful new place that is bringing together thousands of items that are appropriate for Home Decor. Their main purpose is to promote the team and its members to Interior Designers (and like-minded consumers) through various promotions and advertising techniques.

This group is also known as the Interior Design Team at Etsy. This is part of the move to promote [tag]handmade[/tag] items instead of mass produced things. Their focus is on marketing and branding "Handmade Home Decor" to professional Interior Designers.

Featured on Design Style Guide, Conundrum, Collage © Diane Clancy

~ Diane Clancy

Watching Prey * New Wolf Art Work

My newest digital piece, titled, "Watching Prey" is available as a print via my Etsy shop or My website



((((click on the pic to see a larger view))))

If you wish to purchase from my website, you will have secure shopping through the Paypal shopping cart. You do not have to be a registered Paypal user to pay through their shopping cart.

To see my entire Wolf/Coyote Series, click below:

Wolf/Coyote Series

Sharon K. Shubert aka redladyart

African Elephant

8x10 acrylics on laminated mat board
Bid Here
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Swimming aceo

I saw this little guy at the Minnesota Zoological Gardens, and I just love his coloring. I haven't been able to identify what kind of duck he is yet.
You can find him at my etsy shop at http://luvs2paint.etsy.com

Art Doll ACEO

I love this little piece! Entitled 'Autumn' this work includes one of my own hand made clay face cabs,genuine vintage bisque doll's arms, gorgeous fibres and dried,pressed leaf.Currently for auction in my ebay store-CLICK HERE to visit!

What are ACEOs???? ACEO is the acronym for "Art Cards Editions and Originals". An ACEO is a small piece of art that can be defined by it's convenient 2.5 x 3.5 inch size. (Standard trading card size)
ACEOs are VERY different from trading cards however, because they are CREATED and traded or sold by artists. All my ACEOs are absolute ORIGINAL pieces of art! (Some artists choose to sell prints of their work -'editions' )

ACEOs are created in any medium available in the art world. Artists are creating them in ALL kinds of styles and varieties. There are no rules limiting the artist, outside of the size dimensions. ACEOs can be framed, propped, used as bookmarks,grouped together in larger frames......use YOUR imagination! Trading Card notebooks, sleeves and holders can all be used to display them.

Singing the Praises of Slide

What an excellent way to share images!
Slide let me create this little number and show a few of my original oil paintings.
Hope you enjoy!

Please contact me for purchase information, email stacirosedesigns@yahoo.com, or visit my etsy shop http://stacirose.etsy.com! Thank you!