Modern Fish

here's another one I created for the scrapbooking industry. I liked the vintage fish from Dover juxtaposed with urban text, a textured background and Victorian flowers.

Gone Missing!

Been so busy lately I haven't had a chance to post. I have been working on so many projects and creating lots of art for fun and profit. Additionally a Canadian friend and I have been throwing around the idea of producing a book and web site for artists interested in furthering their career in the industry - which basically translates to "how do I make a living off my art". I get asked this a lot so it makes sense to get it in writing. I'll keep you posted. In the meantime - here's a new piece I created that is in a series. I designed this as a request from my licensing agent for scrapbook paper with an urban edge. You won't see hearts and teddy bears from me.

Great Holiday Buy!

Looking for the perfect gift that's original, didn't come from the Gap or Macy's and is under $100? I have been working on a series of 6"x6" original art on plywood. It's painted in acrylic and I use bold colors, geometric shapes and fine details. Please take a look at my etsy site so you can check out my latest original, 12 Heading North 26. Thanks for visiting.

Featured Original

This is an original acrylic painting on 3/4" plywood in a mini size of 6"x6". It's layered several times in acrylics to give it depth. The first layer is black and everything is painted over that. After the paint dries it is varnished to bring out the detail.This original piece of art is attractively priced for the holidays - a perfect gift under $100.00. Available now on Etsy.

An Evening in Paris

This is a digital collage I created from various paper designs. I added the floral part which was scanned from an antique scrap of paper I found. The colors are perfect for this season, rich reds and soft robins egg blue, which complement each other so well.
This is printed on archival mat paper and is 16" x 16". This is printed in a limited edition number of 75 prints and includes a signed and numbered COA. This item is number 2 in the series.

Available now on Etsy!

Today's featured Original

Here is Storyline #20. This painting is an acrylic on canvas on 8x8 stretched canvas. I start these by painting a white canvas black and while the paint is wet I etch shapes with a pencil into the paint exposing the white beneath. Once the black paint is dry I fill in all the shapes. The white lines remain so no color overlaps. I tend to keep to a simple color palette and use very balanced looks. This item will be available soon for sale. It retails for $160.00. small original works mae great holiday gifts. I will have several available so please check back soon.

ACEO Today

An Apple A Day is an original one of a kind ACEO card. It's a collage that features an apple, a layer of Asian inspired hand made paper, and three small dots collaged into the bottom half. The dots are from a map which I always enjoy adding to my work. It's varnished for a glossy finish. As usual please feel free to visit my Etsy site for this ACEO and other art.

Have a great week!

ACEO for today

here's a one of a kind ACEO I designed last weekend. Instead of doing digital work in Photoshop I created an original collage so this piece is a steal at $6.99 on Etsy. She's The Little Miss.

Fun new shop in San Francisco

I try to only add new art to my posts but then I found out about this shop on Valencia Street in San Francisco this morning on Daily Candy and it looked like so much fun I wanted to share it with my readers. Here's what the new owners have to say: The Curiosity Shoppe is owned and operated by Lauren Smith and Derek Fagerstrom. We left our super fun, kinda crazy lives in New York City and came home to the San Francisco Bay Area to start up the Shoppe for the simple reason that we are obsessed with beautiful things. We're thrilled to be sharing the objects and ideas that delight and inspire us with as many people as possible. Whether it's a favorite art book, a vintage find, a carefully hand-crafted piece of jewelry or a one-of-a-kind painting, we guarantee everything you'll find in the Shoppe is special. The person who dreamed it up gave it their creative all, and we love them for it. Curiosity shoppe

Don't you just love this return to arts and crafts!

a New Look at Landscape

Here's an unusual landscape...View From a Parking Lot on the 38th Floor. It's a print and the original should be available in about a month or so. After I finished this I came up with the title. It looks like one of those strange city views one gets when you are staying at a hotel in New York City and it's really tall and looks down on a bunch of rooftops. Visit Etsy at : http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=7118322