Behind the studio
Posted in Art Work, Sale, and Sewing: Finished Bags & Pouches
Etsy is holding their EARLY HOLIDAY EVENT22 until November 18. Both of my Etsy shops are participating! I rarely put both shops on sale, but this year I decided to go for it! So if you’ve had your eye on a bag or a painting, this is your chance to get a lower price. Happy shopping!
Posted in Art Work, and Peeking Behind the Easel
This lovely small painting of a pink tulip is my newest finished painting. It is a beautiful pink tulip surrounded by gentle curving tulip leaves. The painting is a 5 x 6 inches wrapped canvas. The painting wraps around the sides of the canvas.
I took the reference photo on a trip to Longwood Gardens. They have the most beautiful flowers in the world. Well worth a trip if you are headed for southeastern Pennsylvania.
This beautiful pink tulip stood out in a giant sea of light and dark pink tulips. It was an easy decision to decide what to paint after my trip and a phone full of flower photos. Look for this painting to be posted on my art shop in the next few days.
Posted in Art Work
These adorable small paintings come from a series of gnome sketches I was doing for a larger painting. They were so much fun to sketch! I thought they would be fun to paint as their own little portraits. And they were!
I may work on a whole series of little gnome portraits because you can never paint enough gnomes 🙂 I will post the larger painting when it is completed and ready to be listed on my shop.
The 1st painting is a January winter gnome who is ready for the cold & snow.
The 2nd painting is a Valentine gnome, ready for his big day next week.
I used acrylic paintings on 3 x 5 inches gallery wrapped canvases. Both are sealed with a coating of acrylic varnish. They have a little hook on the back for hanging or they can be set on a shelf or mantle. Both can be found on my SibStudio art shop on Etsy
Posted in Art Work
I painted this adorable mini jack o’lantern this week. I had some left over oranges and yellows from my previous painting, so I put them to use. Mini Jack is smiling on a 4 x 4 inches gallery wrapped canvas.
I used dark teal and black for the background to give it a dark night look. It gives the oranges and yellows of the pumpkin a bit of a pop & glow.
This little Mini Jack will fit into any Halloween decor. He is already listed on my SibStudio Etsy shop & ready for a new home. Enjoy!
Posted in Art Work, and Peeking Behind the Easel
“Pumpkin Family” painting is finished ! A family of pumpkins with an impish jack o’latern sandwiched between two parents pumpkins.
I started this fun painting several months ago. I even posted a blog post on it when I was first working on it. You can see the before photo below:
After being set aside for other projects, I pulled it out last week & finally finished it!
It is 8 x 16 inches gallery wrapped canvas. The canvas wraps around the sides of the painting so framing is not needed. I used layers of oranges, yellows, maroons, and browns for the pumpkins. Greens & yellows for the stems. The background is a periwinkle blue to help pop the oranges of the pumpkins.
You can find this adorable Halloween painting listed on my SibStudio Etsy shop. Enjoy!