Announcements and Stuff.........

Good morning all you Christmas shoppers out there! Not me.......I'm not brave enough. To be honest, I do most of my shopping online these days. gotta love Amazon!

  I bought some new watercolors a couple weeks ago and I have to say that these colors are the most vivid I have ever seen with watercolor! So much so,  that there is a learning curve to using them. I need to dilute them much more with water than some of my other ones or the color stays very opaque. They are however beautiful. I also bought a new, at least for me, watercolor medium that I am going to try out today, should be fun. If it turns out half way decent, I will post it later up on Facebook.

  I do want to announce that I am now taking commissions for January. I only take three at a time as I don't like you guys having to wait long to get your drawings and paintings. I like to get them done in a timely manner. They will be done on a first-come, first-serve basis so be sure to get your requests in early!  You can private message me or just give me a call, anytime at  805-404-4093. My pricing and policies are up on my website at   Pencils and Paint

  I also want to announce that I am now offering prints! Some of these will be limited edition prints meaning there will only be  certain number of these prints made. Once they are gone....they are gone. Right now I have only printed 5 of my "Captain Spaulding" painting and my "Labryinth Worm painting. One of Captain Spaulding has already sold so I only have four left. Get them while you can!

  These prints are signed and numbered. I send my work out to a third party printer so you are guaranteed that they are professionally done. The quality is really amazing! 8x10 prints are only $24.00 including shipping and 5x7's are $18.00 including shipping. It's an affordable way to own some original artwork.

  I can have prints made of most of my work. Feel free to inquire. I have Giclee prints as well. Giclee prints are images of my paintings that are printed on actual canvas, just like an original. More information is up on my website, click the ink above.

For something extra special, I can have my artwork mounted onto wood! These wood panels are ready to hang. Again contact me for more information on pricing and sizing if you are interested.

  It's a busy day as usual. I have commissions to get to so I must be going for now. Happy Holidays everyone. Stay safe and warm out there and no fighting in those store aisles!



   

A Mixed Bag

Hello y'all!!.............How are we all holding up in spite of current events huh?

  Ya know....I make it a policy to never post anything pertaining to politics in any way, up on any of the social media platforms, but, I will say this.......

  We are all human. We all breathe the same air.  We are all in this together. Lets all make the effort to put the hate and fear aside and not let it rule our lives. Let's be kind to one another. Show compassion and tolerance and have respect for our differences. After all, our differences are what makes each one of us unique and interesting. Stop the arguing.

  With that said......I got an idea. Last month, in October, I took part in a worldwide event known as Inktober. I had to create an ink sketch every day for the entire month. I managed to do it too!...Here's a couple I did........

Anywho......Jake Parker, the man behind Inktober, put up a "prompt" list of things to sketch,  on his website, filled with ideas for those artists that got stuck not knowing what to draw. So I thought I would make us all our own prompt list of things that we can REALLY argue over. So here it is. Feel free to use one or more of these ideas, and have fun creating some of your own ideas too!

1.  Just how many colors of Silly Putty do they make?

2.  Who spilled the coffee beans all over the kitchen floor this morning? (um..that was me, sorry. no argument there).

3.  Why are bras so expensive?

4.  Just how much wood can a woodchuck chuck?

5.  Who's taller? you or me?

6.  If they can build a  rocket ship....Why can't they make a can opener that works?

7.  Regardless or irregardless?

8.  The proverbial question....(you can fill in the blank), "What were they thinking when"?......

9.  Why did Ellen only post 9 questions instead of 10?

There you have it. Something to argue over so go ahead and get it out of your system. you will feel better!

  On to the art question of the week.....................

  I was asked which medium is my favorite. That's a toughy. I work in several mediums and it's really difficult to choose a favorite. I can however, say which one I probably work in the most.

  I would have to say the answer to that is graphite. And why you ask. okay, maybe you didn't ask why but I'm gonna tell you anyway.  I think it's the immediacy and the simplicity of the medium. All I need to do is grab a pencil and something to draw on and there it is.

  Also, graphite was the first art tool I had access to when I was a child. Just a N0.2 school pencil and some lined notebook paper and I was good to go. I didn't have any REAL art supplies other than pencils and crayons and maybe a stick to draw in the dirt with until I was an adult and could afford to buy them so,  pencils were my friends.

  And that brings us to the end of this blog post. I am going to attempt to get another small painting done, we will see how that goes and also work on this....................

  So let's all take a deep breath and get on with our week shall we. Have a peaceful day y'all!

Ellen