Author: Kathy

Hi Everyone!

I swapped out mini canvases and placed new ones at the Exton Mall’s Chester County Art Assoc. Gallery.  All the artwork is swapping out this week, with artists bringing in lots of new art work.  There is some wonderful work up already, definitely worth your time to stop in and take a look.  They are open 11 am – 7 pm Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday.  Come November they will be open everyday for the holidays.

Here’s a photo of what I have there for the next weeks:

Enjoy the weekend! Take care!

Hi Everyone!

I’ve been painting fall themed mini canvases the last few weeks.  There are several posted on my Etsy shop.  Some will be going to the Exton shop this Thursday.  The little minis paint up quickly so I’ve concentrated on them this past week.  The larger paintings and the painted glass  take more time, so they will be posted as I finish them. I expect to have the first set of glasses up by the end of the week.

Enjoy the rest of your day! Take care!

Hi everyone!

Hope you are all enjoying the long weekend! A perfect day outside here in Pennsylvania! The deck is painted and looks terrific. Our college student is back at school and settled in.  And I have no more excuses for not getting to work.

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The Exton mall shop has increased it’s hours to 11am – 7pm Wed, Thurs, and Sat.  I’ll be swapping out new mini’s on Sept 16.  I’ll be adding some new beach/seascapes and fall themed minis.

I am still experimenting with new purses as well as painted and beaded sewn mittens. When they are finished, they will be up on my Etsy shop.  I am also working on painted wine glasses for the Etsy shop as well.

Enjoy the long weekend! Take care!

Hi Everyone!

I’m spending this week inside painting artwork and outside repainting a deck. Seems to be a paintbrush in my hands all day! It’s nice to have a reason to be outside on these last days of summer. I’ve had a chance to watch the monarchs and swallowtail butterflies hovering around the butterfly bushes and a hummingbird too!

My monarch butterfly wing painting  is in another treasury on Etsy.  Treasury is an ever-changing, member-curated shopping gallery comprised of lists of items. Lists contain 16 items. Members can feature their favorite items, items selected on a theme or whatever they like.   I’ve been included in a number them.  This one is really beautiful and I like everything shown.  Enjoy!

Monarch Treasury

Hi Everyone!

I am finding getting good clear photos of my miniature art work to be a challenge. It’s pretty easy to get great reference shots and clean shots of my larger work.  The mini canvases are requiring more effort and creativity.  Selling in person and in a physical shop allows you to see exactly how small they are and all of the detail. Online, the photos have to convey the same thing. It’s tricky to get a good photo that doesn’t treat it like a large painting. The charm of the miniature painting is how small it is with all the tiny detail. Photos that treat it like a large painting are not flattering at all to say the least!

My daughter had a terrific idea of photographing it on a  1 inch grid  to convey the size.  That seems to be working.  I have  rigged a make shift light box with white art paper to keep the background clean. Photographing them on a little plate stand also allows me to get a little distance but still show the details.  See what you think:

Make shift light box            Ready to shoot       Using grid to emphasize small size

Finished photo!

There’s still improvements to be made, so I’ll keep working on getting better photos.  But for now, I think this works.  I’ll be adding more minis and more art work to my Etsy shop this month and getting ready to add more minis to Mall gallery next month as well.  And if you are in West Chester,  be sure to take a peek at my two paintings hanging in the Starbuck’s this summer.

Stay cool and take care!