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Its been ages since I posted something new on Etsy. I've been working hard on these listings and am finally happy enough with them to annouce a brand new endeavour. Hop on over to "ART Delivered" on Etsy at: http://www.etsy.com/shop/ArtDelivered OR go to the main site with deeper descriptions. http://www.art-delivered.ca/ After one year you have a collection of 4 original paintings from 4

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Another 16"x16" abstract landscape for the developing 16 series. This one is called "A Day at the River".

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I've been quiet lately bacause I have been working very hard on a new series of strata paintings. All pieces are 16"x16". Each is a landscape painting worked in paint and collage in a very abstract style.

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Anyone from Anywhere could participate in the Sketchbook Project that will go on tour across the US finishing its journey at the Brooklyn Art Library where it will be available for the public to view.

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Mixed Media Artist: Book review and giveaway: Handmade Books

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A new series of paintings has begun. Every piece will be 16" x 16". Based loosely on the dialogue of landscape, this series will consist of layered collage, paint and found elements incorporating an emphasis on texture and colour. Each painting will be driven organically and completely unplanned at its inception. I look forward to sharing these works as they develop.

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Just completed this coffee cup painting for the fall exhibition & sale in Carp. I'm hoping to get one of our local potters to make a couple cups to match so that we can team up on an interesting group sale. I'll set them up in my painting booth on a cafe table with a tablecloth to match the painting. It should make a fun art display.

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 This mixed media painting was done today with NO paint brush at all. Well, except to adhere each collage element to the canvas. The balance of the entire painting was created by pulling transparent fluid acrylics with an old credit card. The first layer was put down with newspaper wrapping around the gallery depth canvas. The next layer was collage papers and a page from a music book

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This month I began a Collaborative Journal Project with Chéryl Poulin. We bought 2 watercolour paper books and so far we have painted the cover and the first 2 pages. This Sunday we'll be meeting over coffee in a cafe where we'll exchange journals with each other. Then over the next couple weeks we'll paint up the next 2 pages in the other artist's journal. This will continue until we have

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How to hang artwork attractively. Making hanging artwork easy isn't so easy since there are no "carved-in-rock" rules to follow so you will need to take into consideration your own taste while also thinking of the following items. The "right" height: This measurement should always be according to your own physical measurements. After all you are hanging this work in your home for your viewing.

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Here is the third small painting in the series of three (so far) that include "Spring will Return" and "Level Three". This third one is "Insert X" named for obvious reasons.

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This past month I have said a fond farwell to 4 paintings. "Cranberry Harvest", from my spontaneous liquid acrylic series, has traveled all the way to the UK for its new home. "Tangerine Sunrise", one of my abstracts, will be arriving very soon in Alberta. The last 2, "Melody II" and "Organic Letter", which are geletine monoprints, will be hanging shortly in Washington State. I will miss each

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Bringing nature to your work means using nature IN your work when you are gel printing. In my gel monoprints I begin by "gathering" not just my thoughts but element from nature that I will use that day in my work. These elemenst can be used to resist the ink or apply the ink. All the time considering each layer and how it will embellish the layer before.

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Have I mentioned that "I don't do landscapes". Well, so far that is still true but this past winter I tried my hand at a Seascape. Still worked in an abstract mixed media method but with the look and feel of the sea. As usual, I started this piece with an undirected texture built with light modeling paste and tissue and with no particularly plan for the next step. I prefer to allow my paintings

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Here is something to match Spring will Return -- "Level Three". Again I am using found objects in this painting too, along with plenty of texture and one strip of perfectly coloured paper."Level Three"

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I'm finally back in the studio after 2 months of inactivity. Boy you do get out of practice, I'm really quite tired this evening. But I think this small piece was a nice re-introduction to studio time. I'm building a body of work for a show at our local Wellness Centre."Spring Will Return"

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I'm loving Mixed Media. You can incorporate so many fun, found objects. In this set I used a couple of oval frames to highlight a point of interest in each painting. Antique keys are another recent favourite of mine.Post 16"x20"Our First Date30"x36"

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Sometimes you just have to play! And that is exactly what I was doing with this painting. I used handmade transfers, buttons from Mom's button box, wire, rice paper and brought them all together in this "Fall Fantasy Forest" landscape. I'm picturing this piece in a child's room. I want to hear the stories that are told about this forest and its button leaves.

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It turns out the most popular item from the Exhibition & Sale this weekend were my up-cycled Tennis balls. Even in this poor economy people love a sence of humour. In my opinion its the one thing that is absolutely vital. I hope those colourful tennis balls will bring a few people a few giggles.

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This weekend if you are in Ottawa Canada you MUST come to the Expressions of Art show & sale being held in Carp. Not only is there great original art but food and a Artist Trading Card table where you can take away a free ATC if you make one of your own to leave behind.So get out for a drive in the country, bring a friend and enjoy the art.

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Triptych: tri / three, ptyche / fold.A painting made up of 3 parts or divided into 3 parts. In ancient times these 3 pieces were generally hinged together. In more current times the 3 pieces can be separate and hung side by side or even one on top of another.

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Yes, my brother was correct. I am a Twitt. OK well, he called me that before the days when Twitter was even invented.On Twitter I am known as MixedMediaArts. Tweet me sometime.

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Finally I'm able to list my handpainted sneakers in my Etsy shop. There are only 5 pairs left in a few different sizes. All are uniquely and individually handpainted. They are coated with 3 coats of varnish after then are painted. That means that if they get soiled you can sponge clean them and bring back their lovely bright colours.

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During my summer vacation I not only began the first few felted vessels (see below) I also turned the boathouse into a printing studio. Specifically I tried out some gelatin printing. This process is a mono print process where you pull unique, never duplicated individual prints from a plate made from gelatin. The gelatin does eventually degrade and break up but a creative artist can still pull

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What do artists do for vacation? Do they take a break? For me vacation time is the time I get to dedicate myself to my art. With a regular day job I don't get enough time to spend on my art so when I am on holiday, I bury myself in my art. I either, see art, do art or buy art.This summer I got to do all three:See: I did the Limberlost Studio Tour to see new artists in their studios.Do: I took

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Naturally this new painting, "Perfect Pair", is also for sale but it is destined this week to be hung in a Dental office. You may still purchase it but you'll have to wait for delivery. The curator of the dental office's art displays changes the work every 6 months to co-ordinate with patient 6 month appointment rotations.I was sceptical about hanging work in offices. Lets face it they are

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Today I joined a friend in her studio to paint together all day. It was a great chance to catch up with each other and share painting ideas. I tested out a new watercolour paper with a synthetic content. It was recommended to me by another mixed media artists. It can take lots of water without wrinkling an warping. There is no need to stretch it, making it a wonderful stock to work on quickly.

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This new series is intended for kid's rooms. Kids love colour. Frankly so do I, maybe I'm just a kid. The series will be five paintings in total. I have only 2 more to go to make it 5. This is the first one in the series. A single colourful tree, the next in the series is a forest of colourful trees. Number 3 is the ghost gums with bird at sunset. Planned is a colourful tree at night.... then for

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Sellers in the Etsy Community seem to love helping each other. I recently purchased some interesting glass pendants that open. I envisioned small works of art in these pendants. So I ordered 5, along with the ball chains to match. The seller who sold me the glass pendants asked if a link back to my Art Pendants could be added to TheGemSaloon site. I was thrilled to have this link added.Each of

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Thanks to the Blog "Erin Getting Married" you can read about Erin's ideas on suitable Wedding gifts and how paintings can be a great idea for a new couple getting married.

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Today I visited a Book Arts show. I was encouraged to come to the show by a friend who is a paper maker, book binder and paper jewelery artist. I was excited to see some of the finest book artists in the area and to get myself a new "goodie bag" of lovely fine papers, many of them hand made. I use these papers in some of my collage works. They add wonderful colour, texture and pattern to my

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One of the hardest things for an artist to do after a painting is finished is to give it a name. For this one I am completely stumped on what I should call it. So I am calling on all my followers and friends to help me name this piece. What would YOU call it. If you need help with what I have called my other paintings go to my Etsy shop or my website. If I select one of your titles I will send

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I promised you hand painted shoes in my Esty shop in late May but you will have to wait just a bit longer. The gallery in Huntsville, Ontario (cottage country north of Toronto, Canada) has decided to carry them a wee bit longer. Last summer they were quite popular so the gallery ower asked to keep them for another summer season. The tourists will be in town soon.HOWEVER, if you see a pair on my

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Another fulled and felted bowl. Like the first the basic bowl was crocheted in 100% wool then fulled in the washer and needle felted with colourful wool roving. It too is available in my Etsy shop. If you love both bowls and think that they should not be separated, just contact me via my Etsy shop contact button and tell me you want both and I will ship them together for the cost of shipping one.

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Thanks to the "Etsy Item of the Day" blog more people will be discovering my Father's Day Cards as well as many of my other Etsy shop items. Don't let another Father's Day go by without giving Dad another tie... but this time a unique tie card. Consider a Tie Painting too. I will list any Tie Painting you like on-demand on Etsy.NOTE: If you buy another item from my Etsy Shop and tell me it is a

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As Monty Python said: "And now for something completely different". I have just recently finished my first Felted Bowl embellished with multi-coloured wool roving. The roving is applied with needle felting. It felt very much like "painting" with a different medium on a 3D canvas.This fibre art bowl is now listed in my Etsy shop.

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The paint has hardly dried. I posted my small series of bird images in my Etsy Shop and only a few days later they were purchased. These small studies are a test run for a new palette that I will be working with in the next few months. They are all transparents so that overlay very well on each other and are ideal for highlighting my textured canvases.

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Getting to know you... article about me and my art.You WILL of course visit the author's Etsy shop too, yes?

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So many people have fallen in love with my Poppies in the Wind painting that I have created a print version. It is 20"x19", printed on high quality textured paper with achival inks guaranteed up to 100 years for colour fastness. I am offering it in my Etsy Shop in an unframed version. It will be shipped flat and can be taken to any professional framer for matting and framing to match your home

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Here is a sneak peek at what you will find in my Etsy Shop in late May. There are various patterns and various sizes. All individually hand painted. No two alike, even within the same pair! You will be directed from my Etsy Shop to a web site where you will see all the patterns and sizes. You can pick the pair you like best and convo me with your pick. Once I know your selection I will list it

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My lonely single ACEO is no longer lonely. Here are six more. All available in my Etsy shop. Have a look, pick your favourite and have it sent to a friend or keep it for your own collection.

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I have just posted my very first ACEO in my Etsy shop. I love these little pieces of original art. It gives you such a freedom to go wild on one little art work that is not going to take weeks to complete. Its sort of like making Artist's Candy.

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Botany 2 is now available in my Etsy shop. It is number two in a planned series of five similar mixed media collage paintings.

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Not long ago I posted this new painting on my Etsy shop page. I have discovered a Golden Green that I am quite enamoured with. Its a lovely stronge yellowy-green and really puts a spark in a painting. It amazingly can be combined with quite a number of other types of colours. I wasn't sure if the blue would partner well but I'm loving this now. I think it really worked and this combo may just

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This colourful painting is brand New in my Etsy shop just moments ago, in fact the paint is still drying so shipping can't happen for a week or so but I will be happy sell & ship when the paint is dry.It is number one of a series of 5 Botany paintings, the others are drying too but can't be photographed for another couple of hours until the medium goes clear.

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When spring arrives so will the street side garage and lawn sales. As a Mixed Media artist that means I'll be scouting for "new" found objects to add to my work. Last year I managed to discover in a box of old broken frames an lovely little oval frame with a bow on the top. It was perfect for my POST painting. If you want to see a few details just check it out on my Etsy page.

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On this official St. Patrick's day I have chosen to step out of line and post my favourite St. Valentine's day heart painting. 12 x12 and ready to hang and available on Etsy.

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Have you ever had one of those days? Well, if you have had one on moving day you will be able to identify with this painting of renovation day chaos. But notice the colourful bold statement of joy! My renovation ended in a wonderful flare of happiness which triggered this work. I hope your reno goes as well and you fall in love with this painting on Etsy.

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In addition to being able to buy my art world wide on Etsy, you can also see my work in person if you are in the Ottawa Canada area. Most recently I am showing 5 paintings at a new Art & Decor shop in a historic building in Stittsville. Its called St. Elmo's Fire and its as they describe it: a "Spirited Art and Decor, Food and Fashion Experience the old world infused with modern chic and be

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There are times when you just HAVE to have fun. My brother tells me that tennis players wear out Tennis balls. Go figure that I did not know that but for me they just look like spherical canvases. And they "need" to be painted. If you agree and "need" one go to my Esty site.

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OK its time now for me to begin introducing you to the items on my Etsy site.The first item is Gilded Sand Dunes. It is a 16x20 piece framed and ready to hang. Its an interesting painting in that it was painted on very thin tissue then applied permanently to the artist canvas and wrapped around to the back. The canvas is a staple free edge so that there are no staple dints in the edges. Mind you

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Before I introduce you to the "new direction" paintings (available on Etsy.com), allow me to remind you about my much loved Tie Series. There are now over 40 paintings in that series. In 2008 they were exhibited at the Mississippi Mills Textile Museum and most recently in the departure lounge at the Ottawa International Airport. If you were delayed at the Ottawa airport this past Christmas due

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I am taking new directions with my art in 2009 and expanding my work's availability by offering it for sale on the Etsy website. Etsy offers me an expanded network of possible purchasers. People whom I would not meet under normal circumstances. Taking my work to galleries and exhibitions is great but unless a customer is local to the location of the exhibition or gallery they will never see my

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