Ink, wash, repeat.

My exploration into different media has lead me to ink and watercolor on paper. My first ink bottle is now empty – much of which was lost during a fatal spill on my carpet and bedspread. Luckily, I use Liquitex Acrylic Ink, which, unlike india ink, I was able to clean immediately leaving both surfaces clear of ink stains.

Below are some ink/wash paintings I’ve completed so far. A few of these are for sale on my Etsy store. Comment, so I know what you like!  Thanks!

Rate My Space!

I uploaded my bedroom makeover project on HGTV.com’s Rate My Space, an online community that allows you to post photos of your design project so others can rate it. I figured this would be fun and a good way to get the positive feedback and constructive criticism I need to keep improving my skills of interior design. Decorating and building things is just a hobby for me, but as with anything, I want to continue to grow in all areas.

If you want to join the fun, rate my space and upload some of your own projects!

DAG Annual Members’ Show 09-10

This year’s Annual Members’ Show 09-10 at the Durham Art Guild runs from July 7-August 4, 2009.  There will be over 130 pieces of art for sale ranging in media from photography to oil paintings and prices from $30 to $6000.  Thirty-percent of each piece sold goes towards the Durham Art Guild, “a non-profit, member-driven organization with the primary goal of operating a visual arts gallery that features the work regional artists.”

I am lucky to be one of the artists whose work is exhibited.  The piece in my previous post titled “Fuzzy Reflections”; will be for sale for $150.

The opening reception is Friday, July 17.  It is free and open to the public.  Wine and snacks will be served.  This is a great time to see the work and a perfect opportunity to meet the artists!  You don’t want to miss it.

Fuzzy Reflections

Here is a look at a painting I finished today! It will be on exhibit and sale at the Durham Art Guild’s Annual Members’ Show 09-10 from July 7-August 4, 2009.

Fuzzy Reflections
Acrylic, ink, watercolor, aerosol, coffee, twine, and Polaroid on paper
26×20″

Postcards Giveaway Winners!

Thanks to everyone who entered the Postcards Giveaway!

I used RANDOM.ORG to generate two numbers between one and seven, which was the number of participants.  Results: two and five.  The winners are Ashlee Kinser and Aik!  They each won four postcards with my paintings printed on them.  Here’s what they had to say about writing letters:

Ashlee asked her students to name various ways on communication.  They could only name cell phones for calling and texting!  Another student was working on improving his handwriting skills for his job and questioned when this would even be useful.  “Writing thank you notes!” she said.  Ashlee, thank you for reminding and encouraging your students to write.  Enjoy the postcards!

Ashlee is also a photographer based in Pensacola, FL.  Check out her site here.

Aik said, “I love receiving letters, it’s a sign of sincerity.  However, I feel lazy to send my replies. The post office is sssooo far away…”  Aik lives in Malaysia!  Thanks for entering Aik, and congrats!  Writing is a sincere act.  It takes a lot more time and effort to send something through the mail than over the internet.  Keep writing, Aik!

Aik is a blogger of arts, literature, music, and more. Check our her blog here.

Congratulations, Ashlee and Aik!

Ink Drawings

I discovered my new favorite medium: ink!  I have been drawing with ink, and then painting with watercolors over the sketches.  Fun stuff.  You can find several of these for sale on my Etsy store.

Here is a peak at one of them in progress…

tINK makes art Newsletter

Starting in July, I will be sending out an email newsletter every few months that will include updates of my life and art, upcoming exhibitions, tutorials, and more.  If you would like to be added to the list of recipients, please fill out a subscription form.

Thanks to everyone for your support!

New Etsy Store!

Guess what?  I have a store on Etsy.  Currently items for sale include my newest body of work of ink and watercolor paintings on paper.  Stop by and check it out!

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Oh, hello friend.

Since discovering the HUGE blog community online, I’ve been browsing several blogs each week and am surprised and encouraged by the endless finds of creativity, passion, and inspiration.  One great blog leads me to another and so on.

Today I came across oh, hello friend, a blog started by Danni Hong where you can find posts on design, crafts, and more.  In honor of oh, hello friend’s one year anniversary, Danni is hosting a giveway!  Sixteen shops donated lots of beautiful items, mostly handcrafted, totaling $275!  One very lucky person will win all of these items and two others will win runner up prizes.  She makes it easy to enter by having three entry options and even let’s you enter up to five times.  Click on the image below to see the prizes and find out how you can win them!  Good luck!

Postcard Giveaway!

One of the things I take time to do at least once a month is sit down, open my address book, grab some stationary, and write letters!  I love receiving snail mail (Doesn’t everybody?), but oddly, I think I love writing to my friends and family even more.  Maybe it’s the satisfaction that it will make them smile, feel encouraged and loved, or that it will arrive in their hands at just the right moment when they need it the most.  An email can be nice, even a phone call, but, to me, a personalized, hand-written note just says a little more.

In honor of my love for letter writing and to encourage you to get your pens moving, I am giving away two sets of four postcards to two lucky winners.  These postcards are no ordinary postcards.  They are prints of my art from the series Inspirations and Face||Story.  Winners will receive four postcards of mixed varieties.

To enter, comment on this post telling me anything you want in relation to letter writing, whether it’s a time when you received or wrote a letter, what you think about snail mail, or how annoyed you are that stamps keep getting more expensive.

Entries must be received by midnight on June 19th.
Winners will be contacted via email.

Thanks for reading…and writing!