New Paintings to Share

The Springtime of Our Lives.

I did the background on this one a few weeks ago

and then couldn't decide what to do with it.

I decided to do an 'impasto' tree..since they seem to be

all the 'rage'...

and because I thought it fit the background so well.

I won't be doing many (if anymore at all) of this type of painting...

as I don't usually do what others are doing...

but I must admit...

even if it doesn't sell...it will look really nice on my walls:)

Night of the Dragonflies

is another new piece.  

It didn't photograph well so I'll be taking more and more

pictures to see if I can fix that.

Dance of the Dragonflies

If you look real close you can see there

are two dragonflies on the center panel.

Again...I didn't get good pics.

But I like this one so much that it is still in my

dining room...so I can look at it often.

I'll have to put it away soon...so nothing happens to it...

but it is one of my new 'favorites'.

What the New Year will bring in my Etsy Shop

I've made some decisions on what I will be carrying in my

Etsy Shop.

I will keep my two panel,

Alice in Wonderland - Encore painting..

Off to See the Wizard painting,

Jar of Hearts painting,

most of my tree paintings and bird paintings.

Most everything else is already in my

Clearance Sale Section

and will be offered for only a little while longer.

I won't be painting as many character paintings,

again...the vision thing...but I will expand my painting line

significantly.

I'll just be doing a lot more 'experimental'...to me anyway...paintings.

Hopefully these will sell fast enough that my storage space...

or the lack of it...

doesn't become a problem for me.

I'll be 'retiring' a lot of prints in the New Year,

I just haven't completely decided which ones yet.

I will be combining the 5" x 7" and 8" x 10" prints

into one section called,

Small Prints

and expanding my line of Large Limited Edition prints.

Calendars will be available until right after
the New Year.

The art covers will be discontinued in just a few days

and I won't be offering them in the future.

They just take too much time...

and like the wearable art, with my vision,

I just can't work on these small pieces anymore.

My daughter, Wendy, has agreed to take over

my wearable art line...and Jaime's..

and offer them in our 'partnership' Etsy Shop..

RusticChicBoutique.

Wendy has a full time job as contact center manager

for a major insurance company...and a family...

so she doesn't have a lot of free time...

but she has helped so often in the past, that we talked

and decided it was time she actually got something for her efforts.

She was willing to do them for us to offer in our own shops,

but

we decided that this would give the 'Boutique' a bit

of the 'jump start' that it needs (hopefully)

and give her a little something extra...

with three kids

she needs that extra all too often!

I'm hoping to have some of the wearable art listed in her shop

by the end of the week-end.

So...in the New Year...

my Rustic Goth Etsy Shop

will be devoted primarily to new style paintings

and select prints.

New Paintings in the Shop

I've got a couple 'larger' sized paintings
listed in my Shop.

One painting, Red Leaf, is an abstract
tree art painting.  And, I've done quite a few abstract tree
paintings lately...but this one is a two panel, which I don't do often.

The other painting is very contemporary abstract...three panels for a pretty good
size of 20 by 48...or more, if panels are separated slightly.

This painting, 'Making Waves, is the first in my
'One Step' series.
(If you look close...you can see my footprint in the right panel.)

I've been thinking about this series for a bit now.
My inspiration is based on..

'taking that first step...one step...that marks

the beginning of change'.

Going on a diet...getting out of a bad relationship...

taking a chance on a gift or talent...

all of it needs to begin with one step...then another..and so on.'

Anyway...that's the inspiration...and I have several other

painting ideas flitting about in my head...

so I'll be doing more

abstract..large pieces in the coming weeks.

Adding new Abstract Landscapes

These are my newest paintings listed in my Rustic Goth Etsy Shop.

I haven't done many abstracts or landscapes in recent years...and I miss doing them.

So...

I am giving my 'Creepers' a rest...

and for a while I'll be concentrating on some different

style paintings.

A Few new Paintings

They look the same...but they really are quite different.

And...the top painting has already sold.

I have really liked doing these trees and decided to do a few

paintings without the characters...

especially for the local shows.

But...then I decided to go ahead and list them in the Shop.

I can always 'pause' them on Show days...