Art with Heart....

Since it's almost Valentine's Day, I thought I'd post a small piece featuring a collection of art on Etsy with the focus being on "Heart"  Enjoy!

Dream Chasing by David Robinson

Sixteen Hearts by Angie of Artangel

In My Heart by Rachelle Baum

Heartsong by Diahn Ott

l'amour du cafe by Mille Art

Heart No 20 by Acarrdian Designs

New Treasury Featuring my original tulip painting, "Moonlight Sonata"

Angie of Art Angel (one of my favorite Etsy shops!) was sweet enough to include me and some of my Inspiration Avenue friends in her new treasury.  It's up till Monday morning, so take a look if you get a chance.
In the meantime, here is some of Artangel's fabulous work!

This is an example of a custom order piece Angie has available.  The canvas is painted with acrylic paints, and each heart is each individually cut by hand from various collaged papers- often from her old artwork and sketch book pages.  I LOVE this piece, for more information, click HERE.

This is "Little Bird", one of Angie's original paintings, I really enjoy the way the patterns run through the entire composition; lovely! 

I really like the title of this one, "Ebb and Flow" here's a bit from the listing description: "An original, contemporary mixed media painting on canvas. This is an abstract painting inspired by the ebb and flow of the tides, and the natural forms of the pebbles and stones washed up by the sea."

A Little Christmas Magic for you.....

I LOVE Christmas, and have been perusing the offerings in Etsy for art that really invokes the *spirit* of Christmas and the feeling of magic that it inspires.
Hope you enjoy these selections!

Angie of Artangel has a lovely selection of affordable art including some wonderful wooden Christmas ornaments that remind me of Jan Brett's work.

Renie Britenbucher creates whimisical pieces chock full of humor, light-heartedness and charm. You can see more of her work HERE.

Elizabeth Graf has a wonderful collection of work inspired by life and nature and flavored with gorgeous color and a Caribbean feel.  Check out the rest of her work HERE.

Luthien of Pimp & Paint has a shop full of magical creations!  "Lor-Arda", my favorite,  is made essentially in silver and white color scheme to give it a sense of frost, of elves, of light, of purity and of everything magical!

Tammy of Designs4U, has a beautiful selection in her shop ranging from jewelry and altered works including some lovely art journals to this fun little sparkly snowman.  I just love her work!

Robin Maria Pedrero creates glorious paintings full of color and movement.  She has also done a series of holiday paintings like this beautiful partridge in his pear tree.  To see more of her work, click HERE.

Felicia Kramer is one of my favorite people on Etsy.  And not only is her shop fabulous to bgin with, she has an enormous collection of Christmas goodies.  These vintage style ACEOs are only one example of all she has to offer.  To see more of her work, click HERE.

Anitra of Anitra's Cute Art World has an incredible collection of art miniatures mostly in the format of ACEO cards.  The detail and charm of her work are wonderful to behold. 

So, here ends my foray into some of the offerings of Christmas magic available at Etsy.  Hope you enjoyed looking at my selectons!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

Flight of the Butterfly

As an artist and a gardener, I find butterflies to be amazing creatures, adding an extra element of beauty to their surroundings.  Every year, in the fall and the spring, Monarchs, the "king" of butterflies, make an amazing migrational journey.

Here is an excerpt from a great article I found titled; "Migration of the Monarch Butterfly "
      "Monarch butterflies are not able to survive the cold winters of most of the United States so they migrate south and west each autumn to escape the cold weather. The monarch migration usually starts in about October of each year, but can start earlier if the weather turns cold sooner than that......"                                
if you're interested in reading more, you can find the entire article HERE.

On Etsy, there are any number of artists who are also fascinated enough by Monarchs as well as other types of butterflies to feature them in their work.

Here are a handful of MY favorites!

Angie of the Artangel shop on Etsy

 created a beautiful painting

 featuring the flight of butterflies title,

"If nothing ever changed, there would be no butterflies"

To see her on line shop, click HERE.

MDaisleyMoffitt's homage to butterflies

is a lovely representation of

the abstracted natural forms of butterflies. 

To see her entire collection of work, visit her Etsy shop.

Kenneth Rougeau featured butterflies

 among other things in his ACEO (Artist Trading Cards) titled,

 "Returning" 

You can visit him and his work at his Etsy shop.

Eva Juliet created a wonderful piece

emmulating the flight of butterflies titled,

"It's never too late to be what you want to be! 

For more information, check out her Etsy shop!

Six Sisters on Etsy,

has featured butterflies

 in several of her pantings,

 you can see her entire store HERE.

This is a piece by

Lois Reynolds Mead representing a Monarch butterfly in the format of collage. 

You may see more of her work in their Etsy shop.

Interested in more cool butterfly stuff? Check out this fascinating VIDEO featuring the FLURRIES of Monarchs as they pass through on their way home.  Notice how business-like they are, there's very little ditzy fluttering from one plant to the next; it's just flying, food, rest and more flying......I think they are incredible!