Scruffie!

We have been having a blast making ACEOs of out doggy, her name is Scruffie. My 12 y/o has been drawing Scruffie for a while so I told her to make her designs to list and this is the result!

Click on them to visit the shop. More to come! :o)

Zentangles

(c) Melanie Pruitt 2010 "Peacock"

I've recently discovered a type of drawing/doodle called "Zentangle" or "Zendoodle". Whatever you call it, it's quite relaxing and fun!

I've chosen to do mine over a background of watercolor which is less traditional, but it fits "me". Then, you do a basic single line that travels all around. From there, the doodle begins to take on a life of it's own!

My first one reminded me an abstract Peacock so that's what I titled it.

(c) Melanie Pruitt 2010 "Fish"

This second one had the look of a fish - and I even added an eye shape, so I titled it "Fish".

These are quickly becoming one of my favorite types of ACEO's to create!

The are both available in my shop The Creators Palette

Search "ACETSY" for a huge variety of ACEO's on Etsy!

"The Merry Monarch"

This morning I awoke thinking of butterflies, Monarch butterflies to be precise.  Then an idea came to me, why not combine 2 ovals and a butterfly to create a unique design?!  Thus was born "The Merry Monarch"!

"The Merry Monarch"

What a great day to be alive!

Karen Anne

The ACEO Challenge for August 2010

Hi All!  For August TheACEOChallenge is "Balloon".  I had a lot of fun creating my three entries and thought I'd take the time to share ....

"Doodle Balloons"

"Dragon Fly In A Balloon"

"The Girl In The Heart Shaped Balloon"

Put on your "Creative Caps" and enter your ACEO in this month's challenge!

IrelandBrady - Musings To Ponder

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.

Road Trip

ACEO - "Road Trip"

acrylic on 140# watercolor paper

click here for listing

I am getting ready for yet another road trip and couldn't resist making an ACEO on that theme!

"The Honey Bear Series"

Good Day All!  This is my newest ACEO Original series.  The inspiration for this series came from one of my granddaughters and is call "The Honey Bear Series".  They were a lot of fun to create and I hope you enjoy them!

"Me and My Honey"

"Honey Bee Mine!"

"It's A Bear-y Berry Good Day!"

"Here's Looking At You!"

IrelandBrady.Etsy.com

IrelandBrady - Musings To Ponder

Thanks for looking!

Cute Art World's Summer Sale Event!

Cute Art World's Summer sale!

All sale will be ending soon only one more month!

My Etsy Shop

http://anitrabear.etsy.com/

So get your Aceo collection started now while they are still only $1.99 each plus as always you get a free bundle of goodies with each Aceo purchased! All 5x7's and 8x10's are on sale as well. If you need a larger format in any design please contact me for pricing!

Scruffie Doggy ACEO

Those who visit my blog know who Scruffie is. For those that don't know, click on the label "dog" in my blog and you'll see our crazy journey: from rescuing ONE puppy, into ending up with 6... she was expecting and we didn't know.
So anyway, here's one "Scruffie" ACEO my daughter and I made together, will be listed this afternoon

Last Three Frogs of My New Set

Here are the last three frogs in my latest set of six ACEO's for you to view ....

"Well, Hello There!"

"Out On A Limb"

"Contented Frog"

I will putting all six up for sale in My Etsy Shop shortly ....

Thank you for looking!

Three Frog ACEO's

I was recently inspired to create this set after reading The ACEO Challenge Blog, which is the creative site hosted by Pam of AlwaysArtistic.  Pam issues a challenge and asks artists to participate in a fun and lively contest.  The current challenge is "Long Legs" and so far there are seven entries.  It is delightful to see the variety of ideas and artworks this challenge has inspired.  I invite you all to take out a few minutes to visit The ACEO Challenge Blog.

The following are my entries (limit of 3 per contest) in the "Long Legs" Challenge ....

"Tree Frog"

"Frog Sitting On A Tree Stump"

"Frog On A Cattail"

Why not take out some time and come up with your own entries in this fun venture?

IrelandBrady.Etsy.com

Currently in my shop

I have 3 mermaids here, part of my Christmas in July sale!

Click on the picture to go to my shop :o)

Inspired by the News

Droplets on Oil Spill

by Artist Rita Squier

Original Watercolor Painting

ACEO Art Card

Size: 2.5 x 3.5 inches

I was inspired by the latest news of the oil spill in the Gulf. I do find inspiration from all around me and the events in my life. But rarely has the news inspired me to create art until this piece.

My dew drop series meets the oil spill.

More of my dew drop series and ACEOs can be found in my Squier Etsy Shop.

Work In Progress: Beaded Aligators ACEO

Summer Buddies by alwaysartistic

I started out by taping the edges of my Strathmore 140 lb cold press paper down on all 4 sides to my plastic utility table. I then used scraps of paper and watercolor paints to stamp the back ground in various places. And I let it sit until it was completely dry, and then removed the tape and cut to ACEO size - 2.5 inches x 3.5 inches.

Next I cut 2 slits in the background to start my 1st alligator. I tied a few knots at the back to make sure it doesn't come undone, and started beading.

I added the legs, I fastened down 1 top leg and 1 bottom leg leaving the other 2 alone.

Then I started the next one.

Added the eyes and continued...

Here they are finished.

A close up!

More images that will be included when I list it.

Here I tried it in one of my plastic ACEO frames without the glass.

Heat Wave!

Yes, it is HOT here on the east coast of the US - so I couldn't resist the temptation to channel the sunshine into my work. Here is little Mrs. Sunshine:



the listing is here:
http://www.etsy.com/listing/51293930/aceo-original-drawing-mrs-sunshine

Flight of Fancy - watercolor with ink ACEO by Raphaella Vaisseau

Since the flower in this ACEO seems to embody a butterfly, dragonfly or other flying things, I call it "Flight of Fancy."

You can visit my Etsy shop here, this listing here, and my blog here.

Enjoy!

-Raphaella Vaisseau, Artist

Hello!!!

My first post for this blog!

This is an ACEO I listed today. I have been obsessed with patterns lately, doing a lot of Mandala-type designs. For this ACEO I went a little more whimsical. Enjoy!

Listing here:

http://www.etsy.com/listing/51088321/aceo-original-drawing-whimsical-pattern

A Wispy Summer Flower

Cosmos 2

by Artist Rita Squier

Original Watercolor Painting

ACEO

Art Card

Size: 2.5x 3.5 inches

I love this wispy little summer wildflower. The pinks will brighten any summer day. I have seeds for yellow and orange cosmos, I need some pink ones to add to my gardens.

Work In Progress: Jet ACEO

It has been quite a while since I did an iris folding ACEO. So today I decided to print off some patterns. So far I have only done 1, I started with a Jet. Some patterns you have to shrink a bit if you are making a ACEO, as they are more the size for cards.

First I chose my papers, then with my exacto knife I cut the pattern out. And taped the patten down to the table, my table is a hard plastic utility table so the tape is really easy to get off. Do not tape to a good kitchen table.



Next I cut out triangle corners from hard card stock and taped them and the pattern down where I wanted them.



Then I started following the pattern using my 4 colors, light brown, darker green brown, dark green and orange.



I kept going until every piece of the pattern was done.



Here is the finished back. I use scotch double sided tape, it is sometimes hard to find but I find it works nicely.



Here is the finished front before I cut it down to ACEO size.



After cutting it down I added more tape around the sides and areas that were not taped to make it a bit more even. Then I added glue, I used API's Crafter's Pick Memory Mount. I then wiped off the excess glue and stuck it under a pile of pop can boxes.



This is the finished ACEO. I noticed that some glue leaked out right in the center and tried to gently take it off, but you can still see it unfortunately. But oh well it was fun to make!



Here it is having some pressure on 3 parts that were thicker, making sure it doesn't come apart!

You can visit my blog here and my Etsy shop here.

A Few New ACEO's

I would like to share a couple recent ACEO listings in My Etsy Store .....

"Happy Day!"

"Green Dragon Fly"

Thank You!