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Friday, October 16, 2009

Oct. 16th An Artist's Day Notes

I AM GRATEFUL

for snow on the mountains

I CAN SEE

sunshine filtering through the trees

I AM HEARING

the hum of the space heater at my feet

I AM WEARING

light green and brown

I AM CREATING

a big painting

I AM MISSING

hot soup

I AM HOPING

to send some postcards

I AM PLANNING

a Halloween Party

PAINTING TO INSPIRE

"Angel Guide the Way"
by me, Lindy Gruger Hanson

Friday, September 18, 2009

Etsy Treasury and Hearting

My original painting titled Cosmic Garden II is featured in an Etsy Treasury today by LaughingFridge who has really cute Fridge Art Magnets in their Shop. For those who don't know, a Treasury is a listing of 12 hand-picked items from an Etsy member. The Treasury is short lived and the various Treasuries will change so one can see new items all the time. If a member is able to get a time slot for a Treasury, they can choose whoever they want, they can pick items by color, or a theme or type. The Treasury is not intended for self-promotion, but instead to acknowledge and share cool and beautiful things for sale on Etsy.

The person who included my item had a theme of having items from people that had hearted their shop. Hearting means one adds an item or member's shop to a list of their favorites. I like Hearting shops so I can easily get back to them and possibly buy something from a shop I like. Below is what a Treasury looks like.

Monday, August 31, 2009

Some Titles for My New Paintings

Whimsical Womb II
Acrylic on Wood
Framed 27" x 35"

I'm putting final touches on my paintings today because my show Opens this Friday and I'm supposed to bring all my paintings down to the gallery tomorrow by 3. I've also been titling my paintings over the last few weeks as I completed them. I thought I would share with you some of the titles and here is a link to the images on the Tumalo Art Co. website>

1. Twilight Garden
2. Red Sky Rains Gifts II
3. We Traveled in a Whirlwind
4. Fly with Joy
5. Day and Night, My Loves Delight
6. The Night was like Jeweled Magic
7. I Promise You'll See the Sun Again
8. Follow Me into the Night
9. Sheltering Deep Roots
10. My Tree has a Dream Window
11. My Treehouse has a Magic Carpet
and a Window to the Stars
12. Swing and Dream
13. Peace in Jeweled Skies
14. I Love the Seasons
15. Dream Toucher
16. Whimsical Womb II
17. My Family Plays with Color
18. Some Learned to Fly
19. One Played While the Others Flew
20. Basking in Moonlight
21. One Raven Looked to Another

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

"Jeweled Sky" Mini Acrylic Paintings for Sale

Left: "Follow Me Into the Night";
Center: "The Night Was Like Jeweled Magic"
Right: "Twilight Garden"

I've been working on a series of 5" x 5" mini paintings I call my "Jeweled Sky" series. I've been playing with dots and connecting them to other shapes. I like this idea of connectivity. When I put the dots and shapes on a black background it reminds me of strands of jewels in the night sky so that is why I call it my "Jeweled Sky" series. The painting runs onto the sides of the canvas so they don't need to be framed.

I will have some of them for sale in my show opening at the Tumalo Art Co. gallery in Bend, OR on Sept. 4th. After I finish a painting, I will scan it so I can make a print of it and then I spray it with a coat or two of gloss acrylic coating to protect it. Below are the paintings which are drying after getting their first coat of spray. Check my Etsy shop in a few days and I will have these images available as prints.