Classic Art.. on a crushed can!

A couple of silly pieces I did, cartoony styled old master copies... on crushed cans LOL

Davinci's Mona Lisa (sort of) on a crushed soda can


Van Gogh's Stary Night on a crushed soda can


They both come mounted in the frame and available on my etsy shop and currently on SALE! :)

one of those days...

Good news, the painting, New Beginnings was accepted into the show at the JAG gallery so I am pretty excited. When the show is over and if it hasn't sold it will be listed on 1km. (really hoping it sells). I'll post more details on the show when i have them.

Have you ever had one of those days? Days when you should probably have never gotten out of bed? Sunday was that day for me. Without going into a long drawn out depiction of the day, i scalded my hand with boiling water (it is mostly ok, ran cold water over it immediately), got a flat tire, while with someone else that day her car's battery died, and then to top it off, while carrying a 70lb air compressor down a set of stairs i missed a step and fell down the stairs. Banged up a bit but otherwise ok... what a day! Kind of afraid to paint now... i might poke an eye out with a brush or drink some turps! LOL

New Beginnings Oil on canvas 24"x12"

Finished the painting and tonight will submit it to the show and see what happens from there. I named it New Beginnings because I started it during the presidential inauguration, a new age in America was beginning. The sunrise, a new beginning on a new day, and the tattered old flag kind of spoke to me about where we are now as Americans. Is this the new dawn of a bright future, or is it a beginning of the end? Only time will tell. It was fun working in oils again and with as much paint is left on the palette i think i will do one or two small paintings in oil in the next day or two. Right now though.. i have a date with a washing machine.

possible piece for an upcoming show

I have been working on a piece that I am going to try entering into a local show. The theme is Americana, ironic or iconic, it has to be done in oils so I figured I could whip something up. I decided to redo a painting I have done before, since it was the most interesting flag reference I have. I did a more wide angle view and grabbed part of the sky from a different photo from the same shoot in hopes to add more interest. It isnt finsihed yet, but hope to finish it tomorrow. Submission is due by Friday, so I figure i will know in a few days if it is excepted since the drop off for the show is a week later. SO anyway, here are the WIPs so far. Tomorrow I will post the finished piece.

Brrrr... its cold out there! Good day to stay in and paint!

I have been in a bit of an artistic funk lately and I think I miht be breaking out of it finally. It is bitterly cold here and yesterday we ot a bit of snow, around sunset I saw these awesome clouds over the beach and new despite it being 19 degrees out I had to go to the beach and shoot some photos. I got some nice shots and today I painted one of them, although i am not sure i am very happy with it.

After the Storm
9'x12"
Pastel

new shop at 1000markets!

I just opened my new shop at 1000markets.com. Initially I was skeptical, thinking it was just another crafty site like etsy but I see they have alot of fine art as well so I am excited about that! I'll see what kind of traffic I get over there and may start movin more of my artwork there. Anyway I have spent the whole day on the computer working on promoting my shops and updating my site so I should get back to the easel!

Check out the shop at http://www.artbyjoni.1000markets.com

crushed can art

a bit of a diversion from the norm, I decided to try something a little different. I came across a a guy painting soda cans and thought it was pretty neat so decided to try some and see if they sell on etsy. Here is a few samples :)




So I crush the can as flat as I can, of course cleaning them out first, and then paint the side to be painted with gesso. The I paint the imae with acrylic paints and sprays it with a clear enamel to protect the painting. I then glue the can to a piece of acid free mat board and place it in the frame.

So will give it a try and see if any sell.. the electric company is calling so I sure hope they do!! LOL

The waiting begins in the jurying process

This weekend was a complete washout at work with the snowstorm that almost was but i did take 4 of my paintings in to be juried for the Monmouth Festival of Arts show in April. I should hear back by the end of the week if any paintings got accepted. These are the paintings I submitted, I think the sunset is the weakest.

new website design is up

No art today but a bunch of art marketing, one thing I spent a great deal of time on is redoing my website so feel free to take a peak and let me know if you have any suggestions or if anything is not working :) It is i think alot simpler and not as busy as the old site was.

http://www.serendipityartist.com
Have a wonderful day!

Morning Sail

Morning Sail 9"x12"
Available Here

Finished this one up today, enjoyed painting it. The reference I used was from a photo I took on my trip this fall to Cap Cod. Feel free to leave comments or critiques.

New WIP

Finally got back to painting today, started a new piece but havent finished it yet. It is from a photo I took while in Cape Cod this past September. Here is the WIP as it stands now. I hope to have it finished by Wednesday.

Summer Carousel in Oils

Happy New Year... glad to see '08 in the rear view mirror! The last few days I have been working on a piece in oils, first time i pulled the oils out in over a year. It was fun and I am glad to work in oils once again.


Summer Carousel 12"x16" oil
Available for sale here

I look forward to a prolific new year and hope to advance my art marketing skills for 2009, do a few shows, sell a few paintings :)

Happy New Years!