temporary post for an etsy friend

Peaches Original Pastel Painting

This is the mat, it's reversed cut and raised so that there is a space between the mat and painting- if any bit of pastel dust falls, it just falls down between the mat and the painting:)
The mat is 18 x 14 (standard frame size. The opening is 9.5 x 6.5.

It is So dark here today, my photos are not registering true color well. No matter what the photo or screen "says", this mat definitely has a warm tone to it, lends itself more to a clay/red tone, than to a blue or cream. I put a piece of white paper in there as a guide.

Art Pendants!

My Art Pendants are finally ready and I've put a few of them
in my Etsy Shop. I LOVE jewelry and always wanted to find
a way to incorporate my art into something wearable. I had tried all sorts of ways to go about making pendants but never really liked the processor the end result until I made these:) Go to my Etsy shop for more info and closeups.

Inspired

threshold stance clear eye
peacock totem moonlit night
shadows wink with light

Alisa

Transparent Watercolor & Ink
12" x 15"

Star Gazer

Transparent Watercolor & Ink
15" x 22"
on Arches Cold Press 300lb

I painted this in 2007
entered it into Artist Network Magazine contest
this Spring,
my very first contest!
Should be hearing if I "got in" in November.

Peaches in Pastel

I decided I wanted some Blue in there:)

Last Saturday at the farmers market, I was next
to a woman selling peaches and nectarines.
I have never tasted fruit as good as the
sliced piece of nectarine she gave me.
Oh my Lord. it tasted like a juicy SweetTart!

Inspired by those gorgeous peaches and
nectarines, this was
painted from an online reference photo- I like to paint
directly from my monitor when using a photo,
it's better than looking at a flat image.
It's 10" x 7" Soft Pastel on Wallis sanded paper.

I have framed it to take to the market this Saturday. I
normally wouldn't take an original pastel, but it's framed, and
I think it's small enough that I can keep it from harm.

hope someone at the market falls in love with it,
it won't hurt if I am once again next to
the Peach Lady!

Cherry Blossoms

SOLD

I was a little unsure about the composition on this one,
but I do find it interesting to look at, it keeps
my attention. Not sure how to describe this, but I like
my paintings to have an Immediate center of interest,
and then a True center of interest-
an unexpected
place...
it isn't as obvious, but draws you back to it
over and over again. For me that place is the
two little buds to the left.

12 x 16 on Arches Cold Press 140 lb
M. Graham Watercolors.

Dave's Daisies

SOLD

This was painted on Arches cold press 140 lb,
with M. Grahamwatercolors. It's 17" or 16" x 12
(can't recall the width)
I am really liking the 140lb these days as opposed
to 300lb, I find the watercolors have more of a mind of their
own on 140, and I really like that rebel quality.

Sold this one the day after posting it on my facebook
art page, and it just DELIGHTS me that someone fell in
love so fast! The prints turned out really nice too,
which isn't always the case.

I have been so busy with making prints and other "stuff",
that I have been neglecting my painting a lot,
so I am trying hard to MAKE time to paint and
make it a priority, as it should be! Just started a painting
of cherry blossoms today, hope to post it soon!
Love, Alisa:)