This beautiful white swan floats serenely through the mist covered, lavender haze pond. Available for purchase in my Etsy shop HERE TITLE: Misty Swan SIZE: 6×6 inches SFA – small format art (no larger than 14″ in any one direction. MEDIA: Artist Grade Acrylics Winsor & Newton, Golden Fluid. SURFACE: 3/8th thick Gessoed hardboard panel (masonite), these are sturdy, long lasting. FRAME: 7×7 outside dimensions, 6×6 opening. Small sawtooth picture hanger on back, ready to hang on wall. Natural wood painted with pearlescent white paint. SHIPPING: Provided with COA (Certificate of Authenticity). I ship INSURED priority mail 2 day...
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The truck broke down again. It can never choose a nice day lol, it’s always the 112 record heat wave or this past winter 10 below zero weather days. Bill Jr. came over and checked it out while his Dad was at work. He the master cylinder hose had a huge hole causing a vacuum leak, soooo he duct taped it (yes, he really did lol) and still when you started the truck the engine just screamed like 6000 rpm’s. Bill Sr. got under the hood and after buying one part and that didn’t help finally found the problem....
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Ok, promise not to laugh.  I mean it really lol.  Using a sketchbook is so different than spending hours on one piece of artwork.  You fix mistakes, you perfect it.  The sketchbook well it’s exactly that, a sketchbook.  It’s taken me 2 years to finally break down and do this.  Why? It shouldn’t have been difficult I used to love to journal years ago.  The answer is, committment.   Committment to journal in art on a daily basis and a committment to sketch, not spend hours.  To show flaws, ink runs the whole bit. Now I look at my...
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For sale in my Etsy Shop HERE ACEO Painting: 2.5 x 3.5 inch miniature watercolor and Ink painting on 140lb Canson Watercolor Paper. Signed,dated & titled on the back. These small works of original art are wonderful additions to current collections or as gifts that can be framed, displayed in a photo album or trading card album sleeves. ACEOs are: Art Card Editions and Originals. Tiny works of art in a standard trading card size: 2.5”x3.5” . NOTE: Colors and texture may vary from original due to scanning process, different monitor settings and lighting. If you have any questions...
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How to properly care for your acrylic painting. So you’ve just received a fabulous acrylic painting or already have one, and want it to last forever. Here are some guidelines on the proper handling, cleaning and even transporting of acrylic paintings. How long until it’s dry? Acrylic paint is widely used because of it’s quick drying time (minutes) as compared to oils (months to years). Acrylic paints dry “to the touch” in minutes, however it can take days to months before the water has completely moved out of the paint layers. The thicker the paint the longer it will...
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