New ACEO's from Lorrie @ Divine Design Art Studio

Here are a few of my recent ACEO's. They are 2 layers, one pen and ink, the other is watercolor. The pen and ink is cut out with an x-acto knife and mounted on top of the watercolor. The edges of both are blackened with ink as well.

'Joyous Song' can be found here on Etsy

'Leaf and Berries' can be found here on Etsy

'Flower On Green' can be found here on Etsy
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Blessings to all, Lorrie

Think Spring, Maybe Things Will Warm Up

This original pen and ink bunny lives in grass created with colored pencil and on pink handmade paper with real flower petals imbedded into the paper.  He would just love to spend the Spring with you this year.  You may find him in my Etsy shop JE Johnson Portraits

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
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' Treasure Found' 2.5"x3.5" Pen & Ink on 140# Watercolor Paper
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' Peaceful' 2.5"x3.5" Pen & Ink on 140# Watercolor Paper
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Halloween Is Coming!

I have been getting into the Halloween mode lately with my ACEO's and it has been great fun!

Click here....'Spooky Pumpkin' ACEO Original in my Etsy Shop

It all started when I participated in the ACEO Etsy Street Team Swap, subject: Halloween! I started out making 2 of the Pumpkin, one for the swap and one for Etsy.

Click here....'Spooky Ghost' ACEO Original in my Etsy Shop

Then I thought a ghost would be fun...and it was! Cutting out the eyes wasn't the most fun though, especially the little ghost!!

Click here....'Scary Skull' ACEO Original in my Etsy Shop

Then onto a bit of a scary skull, kind of the 'Day of the Dead' type skull. Halloween is always lots of fun to create from and I look forward to the many ideas still 'lurking' to be created.

Inspired By ACEO

I just love ACEOs because no matter how busy life is, you can always find time in the midst of our day to work on these little pieces, to try a new technique or inspire us into something bigger. Well, this is what happened for me. This is the 2-layer technique I spoke about here. First, I finished this ACEO....

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(c) Lorrie Bennett 2010 'Leaf 1'

then I finished this ACEO....

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(c) Lorrie Bennett 2010 'Flower 1'

which in turn inspired me to do this piece....

(c) Lorrie Bennett 2010 'Morning Song'

It's an 8x10 so I plan on taking this and reformatting it for an open edition ACEO print, perhaps with a quote at the bottom. Haven't finished that part yet but will be in my Etsy Shop soon. I just love ACEO's and all their little...ur...big potentials!

August SWAP - Mermaids

I have been waiting to be able to post this for about a week or so now, and finally, I get to! The August SWAP recently took place and the subject matter for the swap was Mermaids. I had just joined the group and thought, what the heck, I'm gonna jump right in and join in on the swap! Really glad I did. It was great fun! My first ACEO (ATC) swap actually.

(c) Lorrie Bennett 2010 'Mermaid'

This is the mermaid that I did and swapped out, which was done with pen and india ink and watercolors. I knew I was on the right track when my 5 year old, Nathaniel, came to my drawing table and said "Wow Mom...that Mermaid painting is really good". When your kids like what you do...nothing else matters! LOL.
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2 Layered ACEO's

I have had such a blast with these new ACEO's. Each ACEO is actually 2 paintings each, where one painting is cut out and mounted onto the other. I have really enjoyed these and there are many more in the making.

(c) Lorrie Bennett 2010 'Swim - 1st in Series'

(c) Lorrie Bennett 2010 'Shine'

You can see the layers a bit in this image. It looks very cool in person!
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Original Rabbit Pen and Ink

This ACEO is an original pen and ink created on light pink handmade textured paper and is also embellished with artist colored pencils.  It has a lovely natural and earthy feel to it.  The paper has flower petals embedded into it.  It may be found in my shop  WindandHoney Creations.