Reviving some old works

Both of the above images were digital paintings I did in my very early days

of  'painting with PhotoShop'.

"In the Field of Innocents" and "No Turning Back"

I am self taught in every style of art that I do...including PhotoShop.

The biggest problem I have is...that I tend to learn the 'hard way'.

Instead of viewing some tutorials that are probably out there on You Tube...I just taught myself

by trial and error.

Long story short...I had both these pieces listed and the image file 'safely' stored on my

computer until...horror of horrors...my computer went down and I couldn't

retrieve any of my image files.

I've since started backing everything up on zip drives...but I had to pull both of these prints.

Over time I became better at digital work so when I ran across these pieces recently...

I decided to clean them up...back them up...and get them listed for sale once again.

You can find them in my Etsy Shop for now.

Christmas in July SALE

I am having a "Christmas in July" Sale in my 

Etsy Shop

as well as in my

ArtFire Shop.

I plan to run the Sale in both Shops for 10 days...the

Sale will end on July 22nd.

It's my intention to get down to only two or three sales a year

and this is one of those planned Sales.  

I'm offering some pendants in my Etsy Shop and when those are gone

I don't think I'll do any new ones.  It takes so long to put them together...it's just

easier for me if I take those images to Zazzle and put them on pendants there.

It takes about as much time to put them there as it takes to do a listing on Etsy or ArtFire...

so when you consider the vast amount of time putting the pendants together...

trying to get decent photos...etc...

I'd be saving myself  TONS of time and Work...so think that's what I'll do.

In fact...I'm thinking...going forward I'm going to cut back to acrylic paintings 

(including the little ACEO paintings I do for eBay)

and digital original paintings and illustrations.

I'll continue to offer Scrabble Tile pendants...but that's it...and most of 

those will be offered on ArtFire.

A brief update...

This is a little ACEO painting inspired by

the Norman Rockwell painting...

"Boy and Girl Gazing at the Moon"

I plan to do more 'inspired' pieces featuring my

'sad ragdolls'.

I'm currently working on several new canvas paintings

for my Etsy Shop...

as well as my

ArtFire Shop.

Most of my newest 'experimental' pieces start as

ACEO paintings that I first put up for auction on eBay...

then I decide which of these I will 'expand'...

as I have with my 'Sad Ragdoll' pieces..

to become larger canvas paintings.

I have a few other things that I'm working on...

I'll post more about those in the near future.

Hello summer!

Just a quick update....seems I'm keeping myself busier than usual so far this summer.

I've painted numerous ACEO paintings over the past couple of months....

to post for auction on eBay.

This is where I'm working on new ideas, experiments and the such...

so some sell and some don't...but it helps me know

where I need to go with my art at the moment.

I've also added quite a few pieces to my Fine Art America site

so that anyone who wants something more than a small paper print can get my art on canvas, acrylic or metal...

or as greeting cards.

 

I've got some new paintings on Etsy....with more to come soon!

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Gothic Beauty Magazine Interview

The interview I did with Gothic Beauty Magazine...

it covers pages 42-44.

June Art 'Update'

I haven't done as much blogging as I would like to do...it's a bit difficult since my poor laptop is probably on it's last 'leg'.

So...I just wanted to give a brief June 'update'....

 

The 'Guardians of Everlast' digital painting is available on stretched canvas...ranging in sizes from...

6" x 8" to 18" x 24"

through my Fine Art America Site.

I've got everything from my Creeper Art to Steampunk Art available there as well.

A few of my latest ACEO paintings.  These are either currently selling or have

just sold on eBay.

Mike and Jaime Best of  BestArtStudios

(my daughter and son-in-law)

are also offering some of their art on the same eBay site.

This Surreal Art Digital painting 'Head in the Clouds'

is available in my Rustic Goth Etsy Shop

and it's the first digital painting I've done since the beginning of the year.

Just to let everyone know...I will be having a

'Christmas in July' SALE coming up

on July 12th...

I will post more details as that date draws closer.

Getting back to ACEO Originals

 Since the end of March I have done a lot more painting.

Mostly ACEO paintings.

Deciding to give eBay a new 'try'....I've found that the

ACEO paintings...going for pennies on the dollar...

at least generate some 'interest' in my art...

so

for now...

I've been doing ACEOs.

 

Not really sure what is going on with my regular sites...Etsy, Artfire...etc....

but business is really DOWN...

and it makes it difficult to continue trying to make

a living with my art.

But...what the eBay listings ARE doing for me...

I am painting MORE...

including these little 8x10 Stretched Canvas paintings

that I now have in my Etsy Shop.