You Could Make That: November 2013

Wednesday, November 20, 2013

ORIGINAL ART NOTE CARDS, NEW ART, AND MORE

Christmas is coming and there are some new items in my Etsy shop, GILLYFLOWER COTTAGE.

Note cards have arrived and are sold in sets of six - great to give to the hostesses of your holiday parties! Or frame one card and tie up the rest with a ribbon for a special gift. These 4.5 x 6 inch folded note cards have been professionally printed with my original artwork. They are blank on the inside and have a smaller version of the print on the back of the card. The matching original painting is still available for some of the note cards at dailypaintworks.com.

"LAZY DAY"

(Original painting SOLD)

"FLANDERS POPPIES"

(Original 5.5 x 5.5 inch watercolor

painting for sale at Daily Paintworks - $25)

"POMEGRANATE, PEACH, AND PEAR"

(original 8 x 10 oil painting on gallery wrapped

canvas for sale at Daily Paintworks - $50)

"A WALK BEFORE DINNER"

(original oil painting not for sale)

"SANIBEL STOOP"

(original 12 x 12 inch oil painting for

sale at Daily Paintworks - $115)

AND . . .

For the little ones on your list, my ABC book is available

on Etsy for $14.99. This sturdy children's book is vibrant, colorful, and filled with my original art and rhymes for children.

Daily Paintworks payments are made through PayPal, a safe and reliable way to make online purchases.

In my Etsy shop, Gillyflower Cottage, purchases can be made with either PayPal or credit card.

Friday, November 8, 2013

ARTIST'S JOURNAL WORKSHOP CHALLENGE

I recently joined the ARTISTS JOURNAL WORKSHOP group on Facebook. Then, a few days ago I posted this photo of a little branch of crab apples from our tree in the garden.

I asked fellow painters in the group if they would be interested in giving it a shot. Then the plan would be to post all together today so we could see each other's work. I was pleasantly surprised at how many were excited about it and agreed to give it a try. My version is shown below - as they post their own versions - I'll check with them about adding their work to this blog post so you can see what they've done also.

And other interpretations from artists at the Artist's Journal Workshop . . .

Kate Abbe's crab apples - using watercolor pencils. Beautiful, Kate!

Rosemary Connelly, of http://livecheapmakeart.com/, did this creative sketchbook watercolor of the crab apples!

Susan Bronsak first did the apples in pen and ink. Then she decided to finish it off with watercolor pencils. SO nice - and so brave!!!

Here is Gerda van Hummel's version - so pretty!

Suvitha Ramaswamy did this beautiful watercolor of the crab apples. Love the shadows!

Palma Rea's beautiful crab apple sketchbook page - love the shadows Palma!

Here are the crab apples painted by Marcea Flowers Clive. Isn't this pretty? Love the little leafy border too, Marcea!

Here is Marylou Geiger Stable's version of the crab apples. It was a complicated little branch of apples and Marylou didn't shy away from any of it! Beautiful Marylou!