Stylish Home Catalog

I just found out about a beautiful summer wedding issue from Stylish Home.  This eCatalog showcases Etsy sellers - you can see it here.  I'm excited that my custom bridal bouquet portraits are featured!

                                                   
                                  Custom Bridal Bouquet Portrait 8 x 10 $250 Buy this on Etsy


From the eCatalog: " Handmade and vintage are really an indispensible part of the modern day wedding.  As brides, grooms, their families, and friends work to make the day memorable and authentic, it invariably falls upon the unique accessories, gifts and displays of love and affection, to mark the day and event as special."

Pretty cool!  Thanks to the folks from Stylish Home!

To Watermark Or Not?

Ok, I decided yes.  I read a tutorial on Fox Hollow Cottage blog and it didn't seem very difficult.  I decided not to go back and put watermarks on all of my colored pencil paintings.  So, I'm starting with this one:

                                                        Old Courthouse, Old Glory 8 x 10 nfs

Not for sale, yet.  I'm entering it into the Midwest Color 2012 exhibition sponsored by the CPSA Chicago district Chapter.  This painting of the old courthouse in downtown St. Louis, MO. is a reflection in a nearby window. .

I've been taking photos all around the St. Louis area, for a series on local landmarks.  Here's my current work-in-progress:

I'm saving working on the Gateway Arch last - I want to make it stand out.  I fiddled with the watermark on this image, making it larger.  Do you use watermarks?

I'm In A Mood

It's been one of those weekends.  My husband and I have been talking about some business decisions and I'm exhausted.  You know how when you're in one of those moods you just think about the same thing over and over?  Anyway, this book that I ordered arrived!  I've already read most of it..  I'm starting to feel better!

 

I've been thinking (over and over) that while my colored pencil paintings are good they're lacking in emotion. Watercolor and mixed media artist Gerald Brommer gets right to the point:

An artist who makes pictures that look good but express nothing is like a writer whose words sound good but have no meaning.

Cheers to emotion!  Meanwhile, here's my latest work-in-progress:

Any thoughts about how to communicate through art?