New Miniatures

ACEO 2.5 x 3.5"
oil on canvas panel
 

I decided to create some ACEO size oil paintings, in addition to the colored pencil pieces. So fun to paint and they look so fun on a little easel.

2.5 x 3.5" colored pencil on artist trading card
          SOLD

2.5 x 3.5" colored pencil on artist trading card stock

For the holidays and who knows, maybe beyond, I am introducing a line of miniature/small paintings called ACEO's or Artist Trading Cards. They are colored pencil manipulated with solvents to look more like an oil painting.

The ACEO's are dated and signed on the back and sent in a protective sleeve.  They can be framed in small frames or displayed on an easel.  The lime is being auctioned on Ebay and the pear is available in my Etsy shop.  Click on the link under the image to take you to "the place."

Text is not part of the product and is being used on my Etsy store to easily identify them as an ACEO.

They make great Secret Santa gifts, or a gift for a special teacher, friend, or club member.

"Classic Pear"
5 x 7" colored pencil on Pastelbord
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A Few New Ones..

"Party Pear" 8 x 8" oil on canvas panel
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"Teacup" 8 x 10" oil on Gessobord panel
SOLD

You can also see a few more new pieces at my Etsy Shop, Cynthia Haase Fine Art.

I'm gradually painting larger, still doing a few small 4 x 4's in anticipation of the 23rd Annual Holiday Miniatures Show at Abend beginning the first of December. 

Art for Life at Abend Gallery

"Green Cup" a 6 x 6" oil on panel is a donation to the art auction at Abend Gallery next Friday, May 17th.  Here it is framed:

First Week of May



"About to be Peeled"
5 x 5 oil on Gessobord
SOLD

 

One of my artist friends on Facebook said she like my scratching when it was more in a "destroying mode" instead of the outline scratching I have been playing with.  So this was for her....exaggerated edges and a WHOLE lot of scratching and destroying.  It was soooo fun though.

 

 

"Purple Pansies"
6 x 6" oil on Gessobord
SOLD

I painted a similar "pose" of these pansies last year in pastel.  I wanted to see how I would do with oil and all the complex (for me) little shapes.  It sold in less than 24 hours and I'm happy.  It's off to North Carolina as soon as its dry.

We had yet another spring snowstorm this week.  The "pool guy" is starting to work on the swimming pool in our complex.  It was odd to see the turquoise of the painted pool, with patio furniture on the pool deck all with about 6" of snow. Ah....spring!

Two New Minis

"Red Plum"
4 x 4 oil on Gessobord
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"Lemon Light"
4 x 4 oil on Gessobord
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Pieces of April

"P-Eggy Sue"
5 x 5 oil on Gessobord
Sold
FASO Favorite 15% for March

 

"Green Cup and Strawberry"
6 x 6" oil on Gessobord
To be auctioned at Abend Gallery
on May 17, 2013 for
Art for Life Event
Benefit for Project Angel Heart

Is it April already?  Taxes done (ugh), new washing machine (long ugly story), lots of art business and painting accomplished.  I'm not a fan of April, so come on May!

I'm painting with an eye toward the holiday season as I've committed to having "bunches of paintings" ready for Abend Gallery here in Denver. 

The big summer convention and exhibition for CPSA (Colored Pencil Society of America) is also fast approaching - the last week of July.  This year will be in Brea, CA and should be a great time.

Thanks for listening!

Catching Up

Wow, time does get away from me! 

I was in Orlando, Florida March 8-12th for a Colored Pencil Society of America (CPSA) board meeting.  There are 13 people on our board from across the country and we all converged in Orlando for planning and brainstorming.

We also toured the Ormond Beach area, as the gallery for our 2014 exhibition will be held at the Ormond Beach Memorial Gallery and Museum.  It's going to be a great place to showcase colored pencil art...not to mention the beautiful tropical gardens that also surround the museum.

This was about an hour from Orlando, traveling on a late Sunday afternoon.  It was also Biker Week  in Ormond Beach....many, many motorcycles....and loud noise.  We tucked ourselves away in Lulu's a seafood restaurant about a block from the beach, and it was so delightful.

I loved Florida, but hated the travel.  Does this mean I'm getting old?  I used to think travel was so "glamorous".

Ormond Beach, FL (Atlantic Side)
From my recent trip to FL for the CPSA board meeting

I woke up this morning to an email from FASO (Fine Art Studios Online) notifying me that "Sunny Side" has been chosen as a Finalist in the February Bold Brush Competition.  I have been entering the competition each month for some time now, and I finally made the list of winners.  Super happy!

"Sunny Side"
4 x 4 oil on Gessobord
Finalist for February
Bold Brush Competition
YIPPEE!