Artist Trading Cards

Artist Trading Cards / ACEOs soon to be available in MY SHOP!

Dog Portrait - Rat Terrier

Here is a dog portrait of a Rat Terrier that I just finished. They are such great little dogs and I was very excited to paint this guy. It's an 8 x 10" acrylic on Ampersand Gessoboard. You can see a short video I made of the progress here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNkFFUYoBHc

New Little Painting

Hi Visual Arts Guild friends!

I just wanted to share a little oil painting I made of my fat cat Abner. It is painted on a 6 x 6 inch cradled wood panel. I created a listing for a custom pet portrait in my shop. 

Hope everyone is doing well. Keep creating!

Creation

A thought occurred to me as I was sitting in front of some blank canvas this afternoon. My paints were out. My water cup was full. And I was motionless. Stuck.

The canvas was white. Stark and cold. (I swear it grew eyeballs and glared at me.)

WHY am I trying to force this thing which is supposed to be natural?

I found a wonderful verse from the Tao-te Ching which was incredibly touching. Maybe it can help some other artists out there who, like myself, are feeling a bit uninspired or lost.

"He whom life fulfills is as though he remains a child. He doesn't think about his actions. They flow from the core of his being."

I think I'm going to go channel some of my inner Buddha now. We'll see what happens!

~Angel, TerraScents.ArtFire.com

100 Drawings In 1 Month

Hello. I'm working on a new project right now: 100 Drawings In 1 Month! They are available for purchase online in My Artfire Shop here as well as in My Etsy Shop here. You can view all 100 Drawings here.

AVAG is growing!

We're now at 21 members. If you're an Artfire Artisan working in the visual arts and you'd like to join, go to our Guild page at ArtFire. Remember, you have to be a verified Artisan to join guilds.

We have a number of people added as authors for this blog. Please feel free to add posts about your shows and public events as well as any information you wish to share about your work, your studio, your process and yourself :)

If you haven't yet been added as an author, and would like to be, please email me. I'll add your email address as an author :)

AVAG Flickr Group started

We've got a Flickr group started. If you'd like to participate, please ask to be added as a member and I'll get you added right away!

What's a visual arts blog without the visual?

Here's one of my work, a heavily-overpainted collage titled "Past Perfect". I've just started offering prints of my originals. This is a big departure for me, because up to now I've been completely focused on only selling originals. I hope this will open up my market a little and offer works at a different and more accessible price point.

If you'd like to be added to the list of authors for this blog, and you're a member of the Visual Arts Guild at ArtFire, please email me and I'll add you right away! Then you can share your own work and experiences with us and our audience :)

Welcome to the ArtFire Visual Arts Guild Blog!

Well, we're live at ArtFire!

ArtFire Visual Arts Guild

I've enabled all members to add news, events and Gallery pictures.

The next step is to get all members who wish to participate added as authors of this blog :)

Feel free to email me to get added!

We could also use a Flickr group. Would someone like to start one for us, or shall I?

Nina