Sweet Things Series

I've completed a new series!! I loved working on these so much! I just love how colorful they are! These started out being painted on Claybord, but I soon found out that I despise working on it. I had to stop and try something else. I already knew that I wanted these to be displayed on little easels. They're only 4 x 4"

So I decided to try mounting my normal watercolor paper to the Claybord and then paint on that. After some research, I used some acrylic medium as and adhesive and mounted my paper to the board. It worked out perfectly and the rest of the painting experience worked like a dream! :)

So I have Cupcake, Ice Cream and Candy to present to you! Three tattooed, "Sweet" beauties.

Cupcake

Ice Cream

Candy

 Here are the three originals, which are now available in my Etsy shop, displayed on their little easels!

You can also find prints of them in all of my online shops... Ebay, Etsy and my website!

Postcard Set and Print GIVEAWAY!!

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One lucky winner will win a set of 25 of my fantasy/gothic art postcards and an 8.5 x 11" print of my newest painting, "A Glimmer of Hope!"

Postcards included in this set art:
Toxic, Dead Sea, Opium Poppy, Broken Halo, Witching Hour, Candy Hearts, Pine, Spellbook, Midnight Minions, Black Hellebore, Midnight Travelers, Adrift, Nevermore, Wither, Holly, Wisdom, Despair, Hope, Submerged, Winter, From the Dark Depths, Absinthe, False Hellebore, Christmas Kitties, and Windswept

Good luck everyone!!

Let me know asap if you have any trouble entering.

The "tweet about the giveaway" and "easy entry for all" options can be done once a day to increase your chances of winning! In the easy entry for all option, if you have to type something in the box to enter, you can put whatever you want, even just your name.

Happy Holidays, Everyone!

Enter using the form below. Please allow a few seconds for it to load.

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Halloween Giveaway!!

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One lucky winner will win a free 13 x 19" print of my newest Halloween painting, "Midnight Minions!"

Good luck everyone!!

Let me know asap if you have any trouble entering.

The "tweet about the giveaway" and "easy entry for all" options can be done once a day to increase your chances of winning! In the easy entry for all option, if you have to type something in the box to enter, you can put whatever you want, even just your name.

Happy *early* Halloween!! ;)

Enter using the form below the picture...

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Pretty Poisons Continue!

"Opium Poppy" -- Pretty Poisons #5

I decided it was time to finish up my Pretty Poisons ACEO Series. I hadn't intended for it to take almost a year to get the next one out. Sorry about that! I have 3 more to do after this one, for a total of 8 in the series. And... I have them all sketched already and just have to paint them. So I should get them done fairly quickly over the next week or so. So, here is the first of the last four! "Opium Poppy" I hope you like her as much as I do! I'm really excited to finish these last four pretty poisons! I like all the sketches! I can't wait to get them all painted and share them with you!

You can find the Original for auction HERE!

Prints are on my website.

Time for another Giveaway!

I recently passed 2000 Likes on my Facebook Fan Page! I'd like to have another Giveaway as a thanks to all my fans!! Thank you very much for all the support everyone!
If you don't already follow me on Facebook, you can find me HERE!

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One lucky winner will win Free Custom ACEO Painting!!
Two Additional winners will win an 8.5 x 11" print of their choice!!

There will be only one winner chosen for each of the 3 prizes in this giveaway after one week. The winners will notified and given 48 hours to claim their prize.

The grand prize is for a free commissioned ACEO painting, which means that I will paint what you tell me. Please try to choose a subject that goes along the lines of what I paint and will suit my style. I won't paint anything pornographic or offensive.

ACEO stands for "Art Cards, Editions and Originals." These paintings are 2.5 x 3.5" This is a small space and best fits portrait style artwork. For examples of ACEO's that I have done, please visit my ACEO Gallery

This painting will be done in my free time, in between paid work.

The second two prizes are for a free 8.5 x 11" print of the winners' choice!

Please allow a few seconds for the entry form below to load.
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. :)

New Angel Set

"Hope" and "Despair"


I have a new set of angel paintings that I finished this week!! These depict the opposing emotions of Hope and Despair. I'm really happy with how they both turned out and I hope you like them too! It was interesting to illustrate the emotion with only the pose and coloring and not with the help of facial expressions. Prints and the original paintings are available for both on my website! Find Hope HERE and Despair HERE

I also have my 6th sheet of rubber stamps now available at Sweet Peas Stamps!! These feature my whole Seasons series!! See those and my other rubber stamps HERE

Newest Art and Items for Sale!

I noticed that I forgot to update my blog with some of my newer artwork and jewelry!
Here are my newest creations from April and May.
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 The Garden Series #2: "Tiger Lily"

The original is currently up for auction on Ebay!  Visit the auction HERE
The auction ends Friday!

Limited Edition ACEO prints are available on my website HERE

She was a lot of fun to paint.  I don't get to use orange too often, so it was a nice change!  :)

Enchanted Evening Bracelet

This is a handmade, peyote stitch bracelet featuring an charm with my painting, "Enchanted Evening" in it!!  It turned out really beautifully!
This is for sale in my etsy shop!  There you can find a full description and larger photos.
See it HERE

Fairy Bride Necklace

A handmade necklace, with a ribbon-tie closure and sterling silver end caps!  It also includes a free, removable crystal pendant.  I love how this turned out!

It's for sale in my etsy shop and there are larger photos and a full description.

See it HERE

Black Rose Rosary-Style Necklace

The last of 6 rosary-style necklace.  This one made in a black and white theme!

This is also for sale in my etsy shop HERE

The Garden Series #1: Ivy

The first in this series!  Limited Edition prints are available one my website!
Those are available HERE

Good and Bad Duo:

 "Sweet Demon" and "Naughty Angel"

A set of paintings that basically show that people don't always have to be what they're expected to be.  :)  I loved working on them!

Sweet Demon prints available HERE

Naughty Angel prints available HERE

"Nevermore"

This was a quick little gothic painting, and one of my favorites of the last couple months!  I think Sweet Demon is my absolute favorite of this bunch.

Prints of her available HERE

One-Of-A-Kind Prints!!

All new One-of-a-kind hand-embellished prints now for auction on ebay for the next week!! All of these will only be available once, so they are truly one-of-a kind! Click the picture to visit the auctions.

Ebay Store Sale!

I'm having a sale in my ebay store for the next week!!




Also for those who were wondering, finally everything is settled with my contacts and glasses!! :)

New ACEO Auction!

My mini-dragons in this series seem to be getting less and less mini. lol :)
Watercolor and white goauche. 2.5 x 3.5"

ORIGINAL AUCTION HERE!

2010 Calendar!

This is my calendar for next year! It is my favorite that I've made so far! It's a full-color spiral-bound 2010 Calendar featuring 12 of my fantasy/gothic paintings (actually 14 with "The Storms Series" for one month)!!

Comes in 3 sizes: small, standard, and HUGE (which I know personally looks fantastic!) Photos of my huge version HERE.

This beautiful quality calendar can be purchased from MY ZAZZLE SHOP

Some Painting Progress

I've been working on a commission, so I haven't really gotten a chance to do much personal work. In between waiting for replies from my client, I transferred "Another Ruined Cravat" to watercolor paper and just barely got the background started.

I think that the colors will be similar to my digital "for fun" version. I tried to think of any color scheme that I would like better, and I just couldn't really think of one. At first I thought of making the bed curtains red, but that would make the bits of blood not as poignant. My original idea for this picture was that it was the woman's bedroom and he was leaving after his, um... feast? :) But with the green, it makes the room have more of a masculine sort of feel. So I guess it is his room. What is left to wonder about is if she is capable of leaving on her own, or if a servant will have to remove her. hmm...