Author: Kathy

Hi Everyone!

Busy painting last minute paintings! Back next week with a new post!

Enjoy the warm up this weekend and take care!

UPDATE: coupon code no longer valid  (3-7-2011) More coupon codes to come in the future.

Hi Everyone! Caught up  in finishing customer orders! Etsy's been making some fun changes for shop owners and a much easier check out for customers.  The newest shop addition is a coupon code just in time for Black Friday sales. So let's try it out! For the rest of November, everything in my Etsy shop is 10% off if you add this coupon code at checkout: BLACKFRIDAY2010 I ship within 1 -2 days and offer free shipping ( reimbursed if through Etsy.com) for those who are local enough to arrange an in-person pick up.  Also if you are local, I have mini canvases at the Exton Mall gallery. The Mall gallery will be open 7 days a week starting Black Friday to New Years.  I saw some great artwork being dropped off last week when I was there. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Hi Everyone!

As many of you know I’ve been painting on glass for years. I am not a fan of the very transparent glass paint, although I’ve seen some beautiful glassware painted in this manner.  I like the idea of fine art painting using glass as the canvas.  In the past I was using an acrylic glass medium with acrylic paint. Last year I had a hard time finding the medium and it forced me to relook at what glass paint was out there. I found that glass paints have evolved and there are paints that are much more opaque and compatible with what I want to do with glass.  It took a bit of getting used to  the stickiness of the glass paints. I experimented on several old drinking glasses to get the hang of it. After a few comedic flying paintbrushes from too much pressure trying to move the paint around, I got the hang of it.

Heat setting really is the way to finish the glass, and I have to admit how scary it is to put a glass that I put a lot of time into, into the oven and turn on the heat. I always have visions of shattering glass exploding everywhere…. so far that is nothing but my imagination. : – )

So I’ve painted a   popular set of seashell wineglasses and posted them up on Etsy. I am currently working on poinsettias on wineglasses for the holiday season and will be posting them in a few days as well.

Take care and enjoy your day!

Hi Everyone!

Leaves are just starting to change colors.  It will be interesting to see how colorful the leaves are this fall after a very dry August/September and the flooding rains this past week.  I got to work with my paints and decided on a very colorful fall season.  : – )

My favorite leaves are maples, but my favorite leaves to  paint are oak leaves.  I like that they can be painted with a sense of movement and depth.  I’ve painted several fall leaves paintings over the years. This one is my new favorite and is matted and ready for framing. It’s posted up on Etsy.

Enjoy the cooler weather and take care!

Hi Everyone!

Car problems and post office mishaps slowed me down this week! Isn’t it always something?!

But I did get a chance to go into Philadelphia during the week and remembered to bring my camera. I have a night setting on it and haven’t thought to use it. It was the perfect place to try it out.  I am a big fan of the Canon Powershot digital cameras. Mine is the A1100IS.  I like the way it takes very close photos for my artwork, and is also easy to use for capturing family life.  There’s hardly ever a bad photo.  So I was interested to see how the night setting worked.   I think it work well – I’m pleased:

Here’s to a better week for all of us!  Take care!