Behind the studio
Posted in Other Artist Work
This is one of the most beautiful videos I've seen. My mom and dad sent it to me and I wanted to share it with you. It is a 2.5 minute time lapse film of flowers blooming in all their spectacular glory. Enjoy!!
Life of flowers (Жизнь цветов) from VOROBYOFF PRODUCTION on Vimeo.
Posted in Other Artist Work
I've enjoyed our snow free – so far – winter. I don't like shoveling and being on the road with drivers who drive too fast in snow. So when I saw this fantastic photo of snowflakes, it reminded me of the part of snow I do like – it's so beautiful!
Photo was taken by Julian Colton via Flicker.
These snowflakes are just gorgeous! I love the close up look at all of the tiny details of each snowflake. And it does look like each one is different!
Posted in Organization, and Peeking Behind the Easel
I'm finishing up the yearly major clean up of my studio. It's always amazing what has been lost behind canvases, what has been misplaced, and what I forgot I have. I started the end of the year clean up when I was doing a large amount of custom painting for private clients. The push to finish orders from September into December always turned my workspace into a hot mess by the end of the holiday season.
I like having a clean, well organized workspace to start off the beginning of the year. It's a chance to do an inventory check for taxes as well. Everything in the studio gets cleaned, dusted, vacuumed, wiped down from top to bottom. Old paint brushes get donated to children art classes, almost empty paint containers get placed in front to be used up first, canvases and paper get sorted by sizes and placed in their labeled spaces. Photos and reference materials are an ongoing challenge but they at least get placed on their shelves and photo cards near the computer. It's a jump start on one of my new year resolutions and a great way to start the year.
Photo credit: allthingsstylish.tumblr.com via Lindsey at Pinterest
I'm excited to be picking up my paintbrushes and getting started on painting. I'll have new paintings to share starting next week!
There are so many wonderful shops on Etsy. While looking around today, I came across this amazing shop: La Petites by LaCharmour. It is a shop of incredible needle felted animals. Take a look:
Polly the Basset Hound, made of Corriedale and Merino wool.
Roxanne the German Shepard Shop owner JulieAnne makes each one upon order.
Baarbara the Sheep I love the sheep's curly wool. Lots more at La Petites by LaCharmour
Posted in Organization
Hope everyone had a wonderful holiday!
Photo credit: Squidoo via Amanda at Pinterest
As I have been doing the annual end-of- the-holiday-season-super-clean-up of my studio, I've been thinking about business resolutions or goals for the shiny, fresh, new year. Here's my modest list 2012 goals/resolutions:
1. Post on this blog more regularly.
2. Paint at least one new item a week. I love the daily painters, but alas, that's not realistic for me. I can finish one item or painting a week.
3. Continue to work on organization. …the bane of my existence. Reference photos, photos on the computer, the camera cards, tax paperwork, shipping material, pieces of paper with scrawled painting ideas that I jot down before I forget, time management, paints, brushes, canvases etc, etc, etc. It's an ongoing goal. : )
This adorable photo came from Etsy Shop Happy Town USA . How about you? What kind of resolutions have you chosen?