What Is Love?

Some of my art, set to the Haddaway song (from 'Night At The Roxbury'---and the Pepsi Commerical)...'What Is Love?"

This is in my videos on You Tube.

Admittedly A Few Birds Did Act Strange

Title: "ADMITTEDLY A FEW BIRDS DID ACT STRANGE"

Size: 6" x 8"

Media: Original Digital Art Print (Only One Will Be Printed)

Date: 2008

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This is my first digital art print that I intend to be a "one of a kind" original art print. I spend a lot of time .... way more time than I spend on a painting .... creating an original digital art creation. I really do like my digital pieces...but, I'm a little 'O.C.D'...and I really don't want to list more than 65 to 75 items in my shop at any given time...and of those...I want a certain number to be ACEOs...Paintings...Open Edition Prints...Prints of My Paintings...etc.

My newest shop category is "Digital One Of A Kind" ... I plan to keep about 5 'one of a kinds' in my shop as often as possible.

I'm so excited...

I've got some new projects in the works. I love painting...I really do...but, sometimes I just need to do something else...otherwise, I tend to struggle a bit (and find myself coming up with all kinds of excuses for why I'm not painting.) At these times...I have to switch to something else.

Hopefully, by doing this, I'll be able to maintain the passion and love for all forms of my art.

I'll be previewing these projects here, as they are completed.

Some days....

Some days just seem to go so much faster than others. Today is one of those days. For one thing...we had our 'weekly outing' of grocery, fabric, crafts and painting supply shopping today.. with a two year old and a four year old in tow....wow...they can be a handful. Thankfully they weren't cranky...they just wanted to touch sooo many things.

This is one of those days that I am only just able to do more than a minute or two's work on the computer. I'm not complaining, mind you...in fact, it was a welcomed change of pace.

The Business of Painting...

When I first started selling my art online four years ago..I foolishly thought I would be able to spend most of my time...painting.

I learned fast that there was more to the business of painting...than just painting.

There are listing descriptions to write, online portfolios to maintain, packaging and shipping to do, bookkeeping to keep on top of, marketing to figure out, and much..much more.

The trick to all of this...is to figure out what to do....when!

Even after four years...I'm still trying to figure it all out...but, I'll get there...eventually!

A Few Notes....

This is something new in Jaime's "Bellatrix Art Etsy Shop" I'm sharing it here because I think it is a gorgeous piece...especially in person. She has a few other pendants in her shop...these are the first pieces she has offered beyond the paintings and prints.

We will be working together on some new projects in the coming weeks. Stay 'tuned' to find out what those are.

I have a pair of turtle doves that live somewhere close by....I often see them sitting on my backyard fence...it's a little like having pets. Since I can't have them inside....my landlord is dead set against pets....I bought some wild birdseed...so I can feel some connection with them.

I also spotted my hummingbird feeder perched high on a shelf in my basement and found the packaged nectar. I'm thinking I'll have the grandbabies help me clean the feeder tomorrow and see if we can't get it set up somewhere out back.

Getting All Set Up...

I'm pretty much moved to the second floor..and we hooked up a window unit air conditioner this evening...much nicer up there now. I've still got a few things left to move...and a lot of setting up that still needs to be done..............but, hopefully I'll be "back in business" later in the week.

I take Sundays off...it's family day and my day to 'rest'...more or less.

So, I'll start getting things ready come Monday and as soon as I'm happy with the lay out of the studio I'll be able to start painting again.