3rd in series

This is the 3rd, I guess it would be called rainbow work, since it isn't redwork, but done the same way, I just used all the colors I used in the 2 previous butterflies.

Enjoy each Day!

Why not live where you can take advantage of nice weather?
Lovely little town, in the Abacos, the only motorized vehicles allowed are golf carts.
Notice the scenery isn't marred with power poles and street lights. Property can be pricey but many homes are available to rent for a day, a week or a month.
Bring your scuba gear, your snorkle and if you can, come over in your boat.

This little watercolor is an Art Card or ACEO measuring only 2.5 x 3.5 inches. There's quite a bit of real estate in this small space. You can see this painting and a few others at my Etsy store.
Visit my Beach Town

Tattered Fairy ACEO

Just a quick post update today! - This is Tattered Fairy , a mixed media altered art style ACEO currently for sale in my etsy 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.

WHY NOT BECOME A COLLECTOR YOUR SELF OR BEGIN A COLLECTION AS A SPECIAL GIFT FOR A FRIEND TODAY-THE VARIETIES ARE ENDLESS!

The Celebration by Ruth Palmer

So, here's another one of my fractals. I'm really having a lot of fun with this program. I particularly like the combination of colors and shapes in this one, it's one of my faves so far. I actually like fractals that don't look like the average fractal, if that makes any sense to anyone.

Wolf Portrait by Peggy Conyers

Acrylic on Water media paper
8 x 10
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Take Five, a Miniature Watecolour Painting

This is one of my largest watercolours in a long while... and I enjoyed it so much that I have already cut up more paper this size and larger. I used, with kind permission, a reference photo by Kenny P (MrClean1982 on flikr!) for this painting. I was captivated by the look and details of the wonderful photograph.



"Take Five"
4" x 6" watercolour on paper
© 2008


Feel free to email me if you are interested in this painting.

Cheers, Madelaine

It's About Time I Blogged!

I hardly every blog. There just never seems to be enough time but I thought I'd share one of my new fractals. Friends had been encouraging me to try fractal art for a long time and I always put it off. Anyway, I decided to give it a try and it's really a lot of fun. Here's one I call " The Birds". It's bright and colorful and a great piece for children. I could get hooked on fractalizing!

Quilter

Last night I decided to try something a little different. This was made for a challenge group, this month we had to use recycled jeans, so I decided to try my hand at doll making! It is not perfect by any means, however, it was a lot of fun and I think I will be doing more of these!
As you can tell she is a quilter. She has a tote bag filled with quilts that need bindings, and as she waits for the bus, she does some work on her most recent quilt.

closeup of the quilt she is working on
her tote bag filled with quilts
the thread she is using, along with another project, a needlepoint piece in a hoop

Lily's Eyes

This is a mixed media canvas painting currently for sale in my ebay store
(CLICK HERE TO VISIT!).In lovely moody blue shades this piece measures 6" x 6" x 1.5" and is entitled 'Lily's Eyes'

Boundless

Boundless is my first post on this site. It is a new piece and yet unframed. I love the flow of the glass and how the colors dance across the "canvas" as if to grab out to you and pull you in to its being. To see more pieces, please visit my on-line portfolio at http://www.yessy.com/art/?skw=Carole+Lago
Thank you!!

WWAO May Exhibit is OPEN!

SEASCAPES Exhibit hosted by WWAO member, Barbara Furlong. Come by and see the colorful sea themed artworks we have to offer, visit our websites by following the links and purchase our art for yourself or as a special gift for someone. Mother's Day is just around the corner!

SEASCAPES Exhibit

"Tail Wind" horse photo, by Donna Ridgway

I like close up crops of horses. You see all the contours that make up the shape of a horse. Hills and valleys, ridge tops, it's all there, like a topo map!

Along with all that, I think the title of this photo gives it a little sense of humor.

I've started a website, with my photos. You'll see many photos of what we find in Montana- scenery and animals. On another side of the site, you'll find photos for artists to use for reference in their works of art.

Hope you enjoy the photo!
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If you'd like to order this photo.
Donna Ridgway

Joe Bob, The Yahtzee Champ

This is a mixed media miniature sculpture I made for my son's b.d. last week. He is a huge Yahtzee fan and plays online and off, so this was the perfect whimsical, humorous gift for him.

When he unwrapped "Joe Bob", he immediately started laughing and was obviously delighted, saying I "made his day".

YOU CAN COMMISSION me to create your own themed, humorous, miniature sculpture. My imagination will create something you'll love! I do not use molds, kits or patterns of any type in my sculpting work. All are of my own ideas and imagination and are hand-sculpted from start to finish; many hours of tedious work are involved in my OOAK sculptures.

If you'd like to see more example of my sculptures, visit my website.

http://redladyart.com/

Email me with your ideas and/or questions at:

sharon@redladyart.com

Sweet Calico Goat and the Orphan Works Act

This sweet animal has a beautiful calico coat and an engaging and unwavering gaze. My sense of awe and reverence for animals grows, as their soulfulness and apparent ability to feel and even think, become more evident to me.

If you've seen the video that's been going around the Internet, of an elephant painting his self-portrait, no doubt you have felt the same exhilaration that I did, when contemplating how this giant mammal seemed to "think" about the accurate placement of each brush stroke. Even if he was prompted by his trainer, by touch or visual prompts, his behavior is still deliberate in a way we humans have not historically attributed to animals.

I think we all have enjoyed many of those inter-species, "love-and-relating" email forwards, as well. The bottom line is that we all want and need love, and it's sometimes easier to find animal behaviors to stand in awe of and applaud, than it is to find laudable human behaviors. Predators in the animal kingdom hunt and kill to survive, just as we take animal life, as part of the food chain. But lacking our level of critical thinking, they don't have all those nasty defense mechanisms that are borne of our human propensity for self-doubt. In my opinion, our self-doubt projected outward leads to a lot of unnecessary tangles and confrontations for many people. Imagine the time and resources we waste being angry at strangers. We may sneer behind their backs or scold them either tactfully or rudely, or we may walk away silently, puzzled by a suspect behavior that we disapprove of, yet vesting our energy in it.

Yesterday while driving on a busy secondary highway coming home from an art show, I signaled to move from the left to the right lane, to exit onto another parkway. The guy behind me not only sped up so I couldn't move over, but he flipped me the bird as he passed me. I was astounded at his rando
m act of free-floating hostility. I'm glad I'm not that angry!

Animals vie with each other for supremacy, but in a more direct way: for physical dominance of habitat or available territories, or for the attentions of a fertile mate. Yet we humans vie with each other on so many more levels and with so much more at stake. What's at stake as a result of the culmination of competing human behaviors is nothing less than the survival of Earth and all her inhabitants!

I think it would be a good idea for us to ponder the interactions of animals and begin to evaluate our institutions and behaviors from a survival standpoint. I've seen squirrels, robins, blue jays, and a baby rabbit, all occupying the same meagre footage of my back yard, all foraging for food while ignoring the others who are doing the same thing in their own way. They are different species, living a peaceful co-existence. Their truth may be "to eat or be eaten," but they are not tied to status issues, political correctness, or supremacy issues. They don't vie over ideologies. Maybe they are lucky, to be at a "lower" level of intuitive and intellectual functioning. As for peaceful coexistence, maybe we humans can do a better job of using our intuition and intellect in more constructive ways.

ORPHAN WORKS ACT

I'm grateful that some members of WWAO have brought the Orphan Works Act to the group's attention. As I understand it, this act was defeated in Congress several years ago, but is currently under consideration again. If passed, this law would drastically reduce your control over your ownership of your creative works, especially images posted on the Internet. I'm not an expert on it, nor on legalese, but I've read enough to know that the outcome of this proposed law is very important to artists and photographers, as well as writers.

Here's a link to a site where you can sign a petition against it. Why not sign and pass it on? This is so important to all of us!

http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/no-to-orphan-works-act.html

And here's a link to artist Walter King's blog on the Absolute Arts site, where he cites letters from other sources, on the subject.

http://paik.absolutearts.com/cgi-bin/portfolio/art/blogs/read_artblog_entry.cgi?login=walterking&blog_id=969938758748575

Let's make our voices heard. We should all blog about it, too, or we'll become just another casualty of corporate greed!!! (If you want more information on the bill, just Google "Orphan Works Act," as I did, and numerous sources of information will pop up. Spend ten minutes reading, and be your own judge!)

Some Framed Goodies - Staci Rose Designs

Attention! I created some new picture frames and am extremely excited to share them with you! For these frames, I had different inspirations.

1. The pieces themselves (I felt very clever and had a ton of fun using the glass pieces as bubbles for the drink!)












2. I also thought of one of my dearest friends and decided to create a Curious George picture frame. I love that girl and she loves Curious George!

3. A request I get a lot! Camping, hiking, outdoor sports are loved and those memories look fabulous in a frame like this one. (if I do say so myself...)


These frames have not yet been posted in my shops - please feel free to send purchase inquiries directly to my email address: stacirosedesigns@yahoo.com! Thanks for taking a peek - click on the banner below to see more handmade goodies!

Love Swans?

Swans crop up ever so often in my writing and art. I've always loved their graceful beauty. Here are two new swan digital designs available as prints. The first is titled, "Lone Swan"....the second is titled, "Sleeping Swans". You can purchase prints under the "For The Birds" section of my digital art page via my website:

http://redladyart.com/





Click on the pics for a larger view of each piece.

Sharon

Spring Floral Scratchboard Art

My art for this post is a scratchboard drawing titled 'Tulips and Ivy'. The image size is 6" x 12". This floral was done with very simple lines to create an almost abstract feel. For more information and detailed pictures of this drawing, click on the image, and you will be taken to it's web page. You can also contact me with any comments or questions you might have.



Worldwide Women Artists is pleased to announce a series of international group exhibits. These exhibits are hosted by a different member online each month. Visit this month's WWAO Online Exhibition titled, Beautiful Mother Earth, hosted by member artist Dorothy Birch.

Visit 'Worldwide Women Artist who Blog' for a list of the greatest women artist bloggers from around the world!

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WWAO April Exhibition

Worldwide Women Artists announces its April international group exhibition. These exhibits are hosted by a different member online each month. Visit this month's WWAO Online Exhibition titled, Beautiful Mother Earth, hosted by member artist Dorothy Birch.

Snowy Egret original painting

5 x 7
acrylic on heavyweight 1/8 thick gessoed Museum Board

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"MotorBob" Manx Cat Painting

Acrylics on acid free heavyweight Mat Board

5 x 7 inches

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Adrianna - Fairy Art

Adrianna Fairy by Tracey R Gates

This is my newest painting of a resting fairy. Created with watercolor and archival ink on 5" x 7" 140 lb. watercolor paper. Find the original for sale at:

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Do You HAIKU?

I combine 5/7/5, 17-syllable HAIKU on nature with much of my artwork in various mediums. I love the short verse that provokes thought, memories and smiles. Here are some examples of art works with my HAIKU.

Visit my website for more and/or to purchase your favorite.

http://redladyart.com/

Digital art print, "Hawk Haiku":

Acrylic Painting, "Caterpiller HAIKU":

Mixed Media HAIKU Maple Leaf Tags:

GODDESS BAST BASTET CAT ORIGINAL ART OIL PAINTING HYR

This is my latest painting. Egyptian Goddess Bast holding a Siamese cat. This is a recurring theme in my art. This dark beauty symbolizes the mysteries of ancient Egypt and the cat is my Titi.

If you would like to see this artwork at eBay please click here

Hereford Cows

Acrylics 5 x 7
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Winter Cabin

Acrylics 5 x 7 inch
My Painting archives
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Green ACEO Scratchboard Drawing

My art for this post is a miniature ACEO scratchboard drawing titled 'Malachite'. The image size is 3 1/2" x 2 1/2". For information and detailed pictures of this drawing, click on the image, and you will be taken to it's web page. You can also contact me with any comments or questions you might have.



Worldwide Women Artists is pleased to announce a series of international group exhibits. These exhibits are hosted by a different member online each month. Visit this month's WWAO Online Exhibition titled, Our Art, Our Selves: Selected Self-Portraits, hosted by member artist Robin Hernandez.

Visit 'Worldwide Women Artist who Blog' for a list of the greatest women artist bloggers from around the world!

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Are YOU an ACEO Collector?

Come by my website OR my Etsy shop, to purchase OOAK, collectible ACEO's!

Each of my ACEO'S are OOAK, unless they are in a set. Each is marked 1/1 for collecting purposes.

I also have several triptychs (set of 3 similar in design) and set of 5 with original art and HAIKU, perfect for gift giving. Most are SPRING inspiring!

(Shown here are just a few examples)

Sharon K. Shubert aka redladyart

Mountain Home

5 x 7 inch Acrylics
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The Carousel Horse

The Carousel Horse
On the outside, of a beautiful carousel horse, you see shiny paint, a wooden shell, glossy colors....but look deeply into their eyes and you will see the soul of a trapped horse, who longs to be free. He doesn't want to go round and round any longer. He wants to leap from the slick, circling platform onto green meadows and feel clean air sucking through his lungs.

You don't know it, but at night, when the carousel shuts down, the hooves are freed from their pedestals, wood becomes living flesh, and the horse's wish is granted.

When I was a child, and I visited the carousel with my grandparents, the horses knew I was "one of those who understood". They'd came to my house in the dead of night and I'd hear their impatient hooves outside my window. I could open the window and make the leap onto one of their backs and spend the rest of the magical night flying across the ground on the wildest of wild horses....the carousel!
Donna Ridgway
This painting is 8X10" on gallery wrapped canvas.
See more carousel horses here.
Email Meif you have questions, or want to inquire about purchasing a painting.

Owl Scratchboard Miniature

My art for this post is a miniature scratchboard drawing titled 'Great Horned Owl'. The image size is 4" x 6". For information and detailed pictures of this drawing, click on the image, and you will be taken to it's web page. You can also contact me with any comments or questions you might have.



Worldwide Women Artists is pleased to announce a series of international group exhibits. These exhibits are hosted by a different member online each month. Visit this month's WWAO Online Exhibition titled, Our Art, Our Selves: Selected Self-Portraits, hosted by member artist Robin Hernandez.

Visit 'Worldwide Women Artist who Blog' for a list of the greatest women artist bloggers from around the world!

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Paint Rope horse, "All Round Athlete".

Not only is this horse focusing on the calf ahead of him, he's completely tuned into his rider, while he's running from 0-40 mph in 2 seconds. In two more seconds, he'll come to a complete stop and run backward to hold the calf down! He's an all round athlete of the first class.

I entered this paint rope horse in the APHA World Poster Contest. Not caring if he gets in or not, just wanted to enter something. Most of the posters from past years have had something to do with kids and horses, I wanted to show the other side of a paint horse, the working hard side....
Donna Ridgway

Email Meif 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, for sale on my website.

Our Art, Our Selves: Selected Self-Portraits March Exhibit

March brings us this wonderful exhibit of self-portraits by some of the fabulous artists of Worldwide Women Organization!

To view each artist's work individually, please click on the participants names below:

Nora Blansett

Diane Clancy

Robin Hernandez

Noelle Hunt

Carole Lago

Cathy O. Lewis

Judy Matechuk

Debi McSwain

Ujwala Prabhu

Donna Ridgway

Tara Robertson

Nora Sallows

Sharon K. Shubert

Jan A. Sullivan

Teresa M. Turner

Deborah Voizin

A special thank you to Robin Hernandez for organizing this event! Robin best summarizes her professional work with sculpture, ceramics, paintings, and other wonderful multi-media art in this way:

"I make art using a variety of media. Of particular interest to me is creating art from found objects, and returning them to their former glory as prized property. In blending the human figure with these “rescued” objects--I create sculpture that is highly anthropomorphic, thus illustrating the connections we have to our personal belongings.

I am an interdisciplinary artist, not feeling constrained to work in any one medium."

Click on her banner to view her work!

Bea's Cottage Miniature Painting

Size: 2.5 x 3.5 inch
Acrylics on Museum board
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