Challenge Yourself to Keep Painting

I now have 22 ACEO cards listed in my Etsy Store

 http://www.etsy.com/shop/pennybiz?section_id=12103126

It helps me to keep challenges going, so I have joined "29 Faces in 29 Days" to keep me inspired.  There's still time to join if you want.  I just finished 30 paintings in 30 days, which is where most of my new cards came from.  I try to stay active on Ebay, Etsy, Facebook, Pinterest and my Blog, but this is the first time I have joined a team.  I am not sure exactly what I am supposed to be doing here, so let me know if I break any rules.  Thanks - Penny Stewart

Days 1, 2 and 3

"Big Lips"

"Puppet Head"

"A Handsome Man"

ACEO video

Hey there, I want to share the short video I made, of a portrait/caricature,  :o)



 Please rate if you have the chance!

Strawberry

Monarch Butterfly

My Third and Final Entry to the December ACEO Challenge ...

Outside of our kitchen garden window we have an arborvitae that stands at the east end of the window.  We also have a family of squirrels that nest in the tall blue spruce in our front yard.  The squirrels gather and bury nuts all over our yard, later they will dig up their little treasures and many a time I have been working in the kitchen and a motion will capture my attention outside of the window, I look up and I'll see a little squirrel happily munching on a tender nut morsel. 

This happened again today and inspired my third and final entry in The ACEO Challenge which I have titled "Garden Window Visitor"....

 Happy day all!

Karen Anne

Two New ACEO Challenge ACEO's....

Have you visited The ACEO Challenge Blog lately?  This month's challenge is ".....Out Your Window" ....  here are two views from two of my windows!

Merry Christmas ... and if you have a chance ... enter your view in this month's ACEO Challenge!

Karen Anne

new ACEOs available

Hello!

I have new ACEOs available in my Etsy shop! Click here to take a look.

Spooky?

Spectre Visit

Wandering the graveyard

2 little ghosts with a bluish glow

visitors or residents? 

Visit my ETSY shop

Listed these 2 little girls ready for Halloween!Click pictures to see listings.

Funny Paper Bag Costume

 

To see more visit my blog: http://ilove2paint.blogspot.com

"Sun and Moon" - Heartful Art ACEO by Raphaella Vaisseau

Ah, the Sun and the Moon, two of our beloved celestial objects. This is the fourth version I've painted of the Sun and Moon theme. This time as an original watercolor ACEO painting. See this and other ACEO originals in my Etsy shop.
If you like it, share it on Facebook, or comment below. In any case, enjoy it!
-Raphaella Vaisseau

Just listed

Click image to see listing

 Hey guys, I hope everyone had a better week than mine! I'm having very bratty technical issues, but I was ableto list a couple of things.Wish me luck!
More in my blog http://ilove2paint.blogspot.com

Helen Keller - Best and Most Beautiful - New ACEO by Raphaella Vaisseau

Here's a new mixed media ACEO I created yesterday with collage of scraps from my Heartful Art combined with original watercolor painting on Fabriano watercolor paper.

This and other original ACEOs can be found in the ACEO Original Art Cards section of my Etsy shop.

Some more Danny Boy ACEO's ...

This past week I have been going through my art work in preparation for a local show we will be participating in on August 6th (will let you know more about it a bit later) and I found two drawings of Danny Boy that I had not listed in My IrelandBrady Etsy Shop.   So I decided now was as good a time as any to list them and share them with you in this blog.

The first is "Danny Boy With His Chew"

 

the second is "Danny Boy Under Cover" 

Happy Day All!

New Undersea ACEO's!

These are two new illustrations I created for my new "Humming Belles" Etsy Shop, which features paper dolls that transform into fairies, mermaids, and mermairies!  You can learn more about them by visiting their Etsy Shop or by visiting and following their "Humming Belles" Blog.

The "Humming Belles" wanted an undersea scene added to their portfolio and requested I create a two part set to give them more space to play in.  In the first scene, a sunken fairy castle, a clown fish and a sea horse are featured; in the second scene we find an octopus, an angel fish, star fish, mussels and much more!  These illustrations are listed in the "Humming Belles" Etsy Shop in full color, as pages to be colored by you, and finally as full color ACEO/Trading cards.

"Undersea Scene Number One" ACEO 

"Undersea Scene Number Two" ACEO

May you always have

Love to share,

Health to spare,

 And friends who care!

Latest From My Dew Drop Series

Verzino Droplet

by Artist Rita Squier

Original Watercolor Painting

Size: 2.5 x 3.5 inches

ACEO Art Card

Just wanted to share one of my latest watercolors from my Dew Drop Series. The series is still going strong.

This one and more can be found in the Watercolor Dew Drop Section of my Squier Etsy Shop.

I love ACEOs!

"A Wee Bit O' Irish Cheer!"

St. Paddy's Day is just around the corner, may you be starting off right with a wee bit o' "Irish Cheer" in the charming company o' this spirited little leprechaun! 

"Irish Cheer"

Mounted on Celtic Knot Design Mount Mat

May the luck of the Irish be with you!

Karen Anne aka Ireland Brady

"Celtic Knot Shamrock"

St. Patrick's Day is on its way and I thought now would be a good time to try my hand at some Celtic Knot designs. My first attempt at this beautiful style of art is a piece I have titled "Celtic Knot Shamrock".   I have the original ACEO as well as Open Edition ACEO art prints now available in My Etsy Shop.

"Celtic Knot Shamrock"

I am going to try my hand at some more celtic knot designs and hope to be sharing them with you in the near future.  Wish me luck (of the Irish?) in my latest endeavors!

Your friend,

Karen Anne aka Ireland Brady

I'd like you to meet "My Chinese Mudmen"!  I have spent the past five days with them and incorporated many of the zentangle design techniques, I have learned over the past several months, in this latest illustration.  I am very pleased with the finished piece and proud to share it with you at this time.

If you'd like to see the 5 day progress of this illustration, check out my blog "IrelandBrady - Musings To Ponder".

Take care and God bless,

Karen Anne

"Zentangle Design for mounting a favorite ACEO"

I am always trying to find a unique and unusual way to showcase an ACEO.  When I began this latest design I thought it would be interesting to try my hand at a border and see where that would take me.  Over the days that I worked on this piece I became intrigued with the idea that it might serve to make a nice background on which to mount a favorite ACEO.  So, as the work progressed, that overall idea became my theme.

Once I had completed my objective, I scanned the art piece to my computer and printed out a copy to see how it would work.  It was printed on an 8.5"x11" sheet of acid free paper and the printed area measures 8"x10.25".  I took one of my "The Letter B" ACEO's (with white background), placed a piece of double-sided tape on the back of the ACEO centered it on the blank center of the print and affixed it to the top of the print.  I then trimmed off the edges of the print to fit an 8"x10" frame and the result is what you see in the example I photographed and included here as a sample.

I think it turned out rather well and plan to list it in My Etsy Shop.  I would really like to hear what you think about this idea.

"Zentangle Design for mounting a favorite ACEO"

"Framed example with ACEO affixed to the center"

"Another example with Basket Full Of Posies"

I am not sure what I should call this, do you have an idea or thought?  A mounting design for an ACEO?

Thanks!

Karen Anne

Leftovers From 2010

Happy New Year Everyone!

I am really trying to clean up anything 'unfinished' from 2010 and thought I should at least post a few of the most recent ACEO's I did in 2010. December was CRAZY for me (as I am sure it has been for many!!) so the one way I could make sure to always create was to carry my little kit with blank ACEO cards and my Micron ink pen...ready to use at any down-time away from my studio. Let's just say there was A LOT of pen-and-ink work in December! Not a bad thing though. I really love pen work and I love ACEO's, so it was a successful month, too.
Blessings to ALL!

' Thinking' 2.5"x3.5" Pen & Ink on 140# Watercolor Paper
Available here

' Treasure Found' 2.5"x3.5" Pen & Ink on 140# Watercolor Paper
Available here

' Peaceful' 2.5"x3.5" Pen & Ink on 140# Watercolor Paper
Available here