Candy Hearts -- New Art!

"Candy Hearts"

I have a new painting to share! Here is a simple and sweet little Valentine's Day fairy! I hope that you like her!  This is my second Valentine's-themed painting. The other is my "Thinking of You" angel that I did a few years ago. Maybe next year I'll do an anti-valentine painting. :) I did give this fairy a little edge though with dark tattoos and make up. I couldn't resist or risk having her turn out too sweet.  lol ;)

7 x 9" watercolor and white gouache.

Prints and the original painting are available on my website HERE

The other day, I splurged on a large art supplies order from Dick Blick. I got some stuff that I needed, such as some erasers, watercolor paper, and an extra gatorfoam board from stretching my paintings on. I figured that I should have a spare for the occasions I have more than one painting going at once. I really could have used one for this fairy painting since I have a larger painting stretched on my foam board waiting to be painted. So in order to paint this I had to tape it to an old panel I have in my old way of painting. It works, but the paper doesn't stay quite as flat as when stretching. Annnyway... I got an extra so this shouldn't be a problem in the future.

I also finally got some more gouache paints! I think I've mentioned before that I'd really like to try an all gouache painting. Some years ago, I tried to get used to using acrylics. I have 4 or 5 painting that I made using them, but I just never really enjoyed working with them. I liked how some of the painting turned out, but I didn't really like the process. I'm thinking that gouache might work out for me, since they're opaque like acrylic, but handle somewhat like the watercolor that I love. Obviously there will be different techniques to use when working with an opaque paint than with transparent watercolor, but I think that it will be similar enough that I'll enjoy it more than acrylics.

Another neat thing is that since they're opaque, I'll be able to try out some paintings on different color papers (which I also bought). I did some colored pencil drawings on colored paper in the past, and it can create a nice atmosphere. I'm excited for my new supplies to arrive so that I can try them out! :)

And last of all, I'd like to share what will probably come next, the painting of this sketch which I completed back in November:

Holiday ACEO Series!

HOLLY

The Garden Series - Holiday Edition
Last week, I remembered that I'd intended to do at least one ACEO for the holiday season. I'd been intending to do the poinsettia one and making it a sort of extension of my garden series. I almost forgot about it completely until last week. I was afraid maybe it was too late, but then I decided to give it a shot. After all,  ACEOs are quick. And then I decided to do two more, and figured I could get all three done in less than a week's time. I'm really quite happy with this little miniseries!  I love doing series! :)

I hope you like my little last-minute Holiday series!! The original ACEOs are up for auction right now! Holly only has a little better than a day left! Check them out HERE

Prints are available on my website and Etsy. Once the auctions are over I'll have the prints up on ebay too.

PINE

POINSETTIA

All 3 holiday originals up for auction separately

2013 Calendar GIVEAWAY!!

One lucky winner will win a The Art of Rebecca Sinz 2013 Calendar!!

The calendar is a spiral-bound, full-color, 12 month calendar. It features 12 different fantasy/gothic paintings, some of my newer work from the last year or so. It measures 8.5 x 11" (or 11 x 17" when open).

Artwork Featured in this calendar are: Midnight Travelers, Bleeding Hearts, Dead Sea, Cecaelia, Spring, Steampunk Assassin, Summer, Sea Swept Series Mermaids, Despair, Harvest Moon, Spellbook and Hope

To Enter, use the form below and follow the instructions. There are several ways to enter, including one easy entry that you can just click to enter. A couple can be done daily until the giveaway is over. GOOD LUCK!!

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More Holiday Sale Updates!!

TODAY ONLY! For orders from my Ebay Store, get a free open edition ACEO print for every $5 spent!! Just let me know after you make your purchase which prints you want either as a note in the checkout or contact me afterwards. Limited edition ACEO prints do not count for the free ones. You must choose from my open edition prints that have a normal price of $5 when not on sale. Limited to 20 free ACEOs per customer. Visit my store HERE!

For orders from my Etsy Shop today, take 20% off your order with the code: SMALLBIZ

My Etsy shop includes many of my prints, jewelry and original paintings!!

Visit my shop HERE!

Holiday Sales!!

It's time for my annual Holiday Sale, my largest sale of the year!! This year, I'm have sales going on at both my Ebay store and Etsy shop! At my Ebay store, EVERYTHING is on sale!! From today until the end of the month, take 25% off all prints and 15% off everything else!! This includes all original paintings listed and my jewelry, including my new cameos!

At Etsy, I'm going to have various discounts going on through the end of the month! You can check my website or the my Etsy shop to see what the latest deal is.
Starting right away is 15% off of your order with the coupon code: BLACKFRI

Did you know that if you either don't have a Paypal account or don't like using Paypal, that you can pay with a credit card on Etsy using their direct checkout? This is a newer feature of theirs so I'm sure some aren't aware of it yet. And I'm happy to say that my shop currently accepts payments using their direct checkout! They also recently started selling gift cards!

I hope that everyone has a great holiday season!! Also, if you'd like to have a little sneak peek at what I'm currently working on, click this link to see my sketch! Some people I asked on Facebook wanted to be surprised, so that's why I'm not posting a thumbnail. :)

Cameo Necklaces

I have some new Cameo Necklaces for sale! I haven't had any new cameo necklaces available for a few years, and I finally have some, but of a different design! I like these a little better than my old ones because they're a little simpler and smaller, but still large enough to show off the artwork nicely! And they come on chains! These are very nice quality and have GLASS dome cabochons covering the image! My older ones where acrylic and prone to scratching. Not these! These are available now in my Etsy shop HERE!

Christmas Kitties Painting

 "Christmas Kitties"

I wanted to do something a little different and fun! And since I love kitties, what better than some sleeping holiday cuties! :) I actually began the sketch for this last year, but I didn't get a chance to finish it before Christmas, so I waited until this year to finish it up.

Prints and the originals are currently available in my Etsy shop! Check them out HERE!

It doesn't really fit into any category existing on my website, so I think it will mainly stay exclusive to my Etsy/Ebay shops. Unless in the future I accumulate enough miscellaneous artwork like this to give them their own gallery on my site, but at the moment I don't see that happening. You never know though...

Also now available is my 2013 Calendar!! It features 12 of my newest artworks, none of which has been in any of my previous calendars.

This is now available in my Zazzle shop!! Find that HERE!

Next, I'm back to my fantasy art, but I hope you enjoyed this little departure from my norm! :)