Flower 1

Spring Forest in acrylics

Spring Forest measures 6 x 6 inches and is painted on Ampersand Gessobord Panel.

Cottage Garden ACEO in acrylics

 

I am really pleased with how this one turned out.  Everything just seemed to fall into place.

Cottage Garden measures 2.5 x 3.5 inches and is painted on 300gsm smooth Arches watercolour paper.

Many thanks to John Warren for the reference photo.

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An art sale like no other (SFA) ...

SALE: Like never before. This is a 5 day auction with starting price of $25 - which includes shipping in the USA. Or pay shipping if out of USA. Super, super low price on this framed art that is one of my favorites. Please read description, this painting has hung in galleries previously. I need to clear out my closets! www.ebay.com/itm/291348344614 6x6" SFA canvas "Perfection in Pink".

Pink Rose ACEO in acrylics

Pink Rose measures 2.5 x 3.5 inches and is painted on 300gsm smooth Arches watercolour paper.

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10th in an art series - ACEO (SFA) "gardens" Birdhouses. Pen & wash.

Original painting - ACEO (2.5x3.5") - SFA - Small Format Art (Any artwork not over 14"). "Birdy Condo"

"Original unique artwork. I love and collect old papers, but there are so many wonderful things to do with them. This is a genuine 1887 handwritten ledger page, backed with acid-free cardstock. Some of the original handwriting appears on the vintage paper.

On top I've done some pen and wash paintings/sketches from my photos of gardens and other delights.

A weathered birdhouse condominium-style by the Oregon coast. A scattering of pink roses trailing over the sides of it. I don't know if birds like to live condo-style, but it sure looks great in the garden with salt-weathered wood.

I've used white gesso under some of the painting - as this helps to make the colors 'pop' a little more. This is the same type of sketching used in art journals, urban sketches, and travel diaries.

P.S. For locals that may like to guess. This is in Charleston, OR.
Hope you enjoy these as much as I have in discovering these wonderful gardens, and creating these little paintings."


Listed on eBay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/291281745511

A new ACEO (SFA) - a new series - gardens and flowers, unique original painting.

A new ACEO from me. (3.5x2.5") SFA. Original watercolor painting. Pen & wash journal-style garden arbor with Chinese lantern on a handwritten ledger paper from 1887. Beautiful back-lit garden.

Now on eBay - find it here ...  http://tinyurl.com/lg8bpkl - Jillian Crider 'artistjillian' - Thank you for looking. Look for some more - I'm doing a 'series'.

SFA - miniature artwork - roses, framed, suitable for dollhouses.

Many of my paintings are miniature, and, as such, they can go 'missing' easily. This one, a watercolor, "North Adelaide Roses" has been out of sight and out of mind for quite some years.
I'm now offering it for sale on eBay:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/291219887420?
It would fit nicely into any dollhouse or miniature room box setting.
1:12 scale, sold framed, size of art is approximately 1.75 x 1.5". There are lots of tiny details in this work.

The stories behind my art - Page 3 - #021 - 030 'dollhouse' 1:12 scale miniature original paintings.

Some initial glitches but now up and running in correct place. This is Page 3 - where I am starting to put up inventory and stories behind my artworks.
This is page 3 of my 1:12 scale dollhouse miniature paintings.
http://www.artistjillian.com/miniature-art-dh03
Again, you can see where my heart is - garden/old things, beach/ocean/sunsets, the art of the human body studies, and patriotic American studies for a 4th July special exhibition.

"Mouse with Flowers" (colored pencil, matboard)

Mom had some scraps of mat board she was getting rid of, so I thought I'd try my hand at a technique I've seen Jessica Douglas [link] do some time ago. (Go see her very fabulous art, even though there's nothing quite like this in her gallery right now.)

So. Colored pencil on mat board.

Very fun! Because of the darkness of the mat, and because of the thickness/strength of the board, I had to push my nervousness with applying color with a heavier hand. Very good for me!
I don't have a mat cutter, so the other experiment was trimming away some of the red with an X-acto knife. Feh. I like it OK in the original (better than a smooth edge), but not in the digital versions, go figure.

Also, there's clearly some dust on my scanner. Whoops. Nor am I at all sure that you are seeing the colors I am, and on my laptop's LCD screen, the colors are darker and slightly more muted than in the original.

The original is about 6cm by 6 cm. Yeah, tiny! ANd that's why this image is so small—sure, I scanned it at 600dpi (the scanner whined about 1200, silly thing, though that was before I rebooted it), so I could print it bigger, but ... I probably shouldn't! (Might anyway...)

This picture sold at our local Community Art Show in May. Huzzah!

Happy Spring!

Men's Outhouse

These two prints are available at my Etsy shop!

Women's Outhouse

Red poppies

This is a lovely floral watercolor painting on acid free 100lbs thick paper , by Maria Kitano.
The painting is original and unique ,signed and dated, comes with a letter of authenticity.
Size: 10x15cm / 4x6 inch
For sale only 15 USD



Listed on Ebay here









More of my art on my website
Thanks for looking!

Bellflowers

Fiddling again with that cool technique of Linda Kemp's -- the negative space, front-to-back stuff. Plus colored pencil. Working on this while waiting for other stuff to dry. Didn't turn out as I'd thought I was planning, but that's OK.

Original is 3"x7" on cold press paper of some kind, watercolors and colored pencil.

Prints can be available, of course. Original is also for sale (very occasionally something sells and I don't get the image page updated soon enough); email me!

valentines

Watercolour on paper 10x15cm , Valentines day theme by Maria Kitano
price: 50 USD
For more information contact me or check my website www.tweeart.net

Original Painting, Lilac Forest 9x12 YUPO

Lilac Forest is in celebration of spring. This forest is ablaze with lilac, pinks, whites and purples. The background is done with irridescent paints in pinks, purples and lilacs. The sand was mixed into the paint to give a soft glow to the background. The trees are heavily textured and were painted with a palette knife. This is a 9x12 painting. The gallery quality acrylic paint I use floats on top of the paper and aren't absorbed into it. The colors are amazingly vibrant and since I use lots of texture, have a 3D appearance. YUPO is resistant to creasing, tearing or warping in anyway. It will always lay perfectly flat. This painting is mounted on archival treated masonite and is ready to frame, although the frame is NOT included. No need to use a mat or glass. View auction here: Lilac Forest

My Website: www.wandawonders.com