Floating Acrylic on Canvas

Floating
Acrylic on Canvas
24" x 36"
$260

To purchase this piece, please visit my Etsy Store.

Rolling Waves Acrylic on Canvas

Acrylic on Canvas
18" x 24"
$130

To purchase this work, please visit my Etsy Store.

Clearing Fog

Clearing Fog
36" x 36"

To purchase this work, please visit my Etsy Store.

I finished this piece yesterday afternoon, and just got it up on Etsy. I had a lot of fun really trying to work in some different colors, like the coral hues, and the neutral greens. I really think this piece has some beautiful colors in it.

First Saturday was a lot of fun. I talked to the manager, and I will be able to have a booth for White Linen Nights on August 2nd. Come look for me there!

Waxed

I am... exhausted... working a double yesterday totally killed me, and now I'm getting ready for another one today...

Would much rather be home, but unfortunately I can't just not show up. So close to being able to paint full-time :) I can't wait!

I just sold OCEAN DREAMS (below) one of my favorite ones that I've done recently. What can I say, they're my colors!
Ocean Dreams
24" x 60"
Acrylic on Canvas
SOLD

I'm working on two paintings right now that I think are going to just be amazing. Can't wait to get back into the studio to work on them!

Ack! Time Flies when you're having Fun

Whew! It has been almost two months since my last post - Bad Shelby.

The review board from www.dailypainters.com contacted me, and gave me a good slap on the wrist regarding not posting in two months. Very much my oops.

I have been focusing so much on building my business on Etsy and networking there, as well as my gallery work that I have no paid as much attention to this blog. I have viewed it as a pleasure to write rather than its very important second aspect: another tool as an artist to build my business and a following. Now that I have been reminded that a blog is part of the business aspect of all of this, I will definitely be more disciplined in updating. And I truly feel that if I were to be a part of the community on dailypainters, this blog would very much become a business, and I would be as disciplined as I have been on Etsy. I do paint for the pure joy of it all, but we have to make a living somehow!

But, on the good side, only two months out of the gate at Etsy, and I have sold 12 paintings! So much more incredible than I could have ever imagined.

Also to come this fall: I'm starting to work festivals and art markets!

So to recap, here is what I have been doing the past two months:

As of April 7th, started a fun company on Etsy: BS Art Studio
May 5th-25th: Two weeks in Spain and Italy - pictures to come!
Now: Catching up from two weeks away, getting ready for the wedding on June 27th!

I have no excuses, as I have been posting my Etsy listings every day, I should definitely be also posting here. Well, needless to say, here is one of my newest works, and I hope to join the daily painters community despite my short respite from this all:

Ripples
20" x 40"
Acrylic on Canvas
$ 200

Available here on Etsy.

Urban Dreams II

Acrylic on Canvas
54" x 24" (HUGE)
This piece can be purchased at my Etsy store

Whew! Life just keeps slipping away!

I'm back in town now, so back to creating, gotta love it!

Urban Dreams

Acrylic on Canvas
(3) 18" x 24"
SOLD

Um... WOW. I posted this piece at my site on Esty at 4:15pm today. By 4:45 it had SOLD. Ridiculous, but completely exciting. I am trying some different things as far as pricing and materials. Really trying to figure out how to sell work and capture a profit. I think this is going to be a wild ride, but I'll like it