Abstract Digital Painting "On The Line"

Honestly, other then saying that this is indeed an abstract digital painting of a line, I really don't have any comments. Oh and that this is inspired by real people I've met.

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The Painted Sky and Nancy Jean's Painting

Paintings of birds, nests, farmhouses, all so lovely and bring so many memories to mind. In The Painted Sky I found many of them, all so charming and all painted very well and skillfully. These charming paintings are done in acrylic, which I personally love. Many artists don't like working with it because they think it's not as good and oils, but I personally like acrylic a lot better. First of all, they aren't as toxic (though I wouldn't try eating them). Vapors from oil paint are very harmful, which is why many artists who work with them get sick from it. Acrylic also dries a lot faster, which means it will not be all sticky when you will get it. So, there you go, these paintings are non harmful and are easy to handle. They will not smudge, stick to packaging, the dust will not stick to it.

Now a short personal story about birds. When I was little, we lived in this apartment with a bird nest over our door. For some reason these birds figured that it's a perfect place to raise a family, don't know why. As a result, our door was constantly covered in... bird waste products. We didn't want to harm them, but everything humane we tried to do to get them to move was rather unsuccessful. In the end, we were the once who moved. I wonder if these birds are still living there.

And going back to The Painted Sky. This shop has 100%positive feedback and it's not surprising. Besides the fact that these paintings are absolutely adorable, this seller is also very pleasant and has everything in place to make your shopping experience better. The shop policies are all in place and are perfectly reasonable, so if you like her work, you can buy it with confidence.

Horror Art at it's Best

Horror art is hated by some and loved by others. It's a whole other universe of art and imagination. And yes, I also wanted to write about my husband.

Vincent Volya is indeed my favorite horror artist, and him being my husband might or might not have something to do with it. He rates quality of his work by people's reaction. This includes people saying how good his work is and people who are absolutely disgusted by it. Some of the best feedback he got included "I love horror books, but this I can't even look at." "You are possessed by demons." "You are on the wrong side of the fence." "Is that a face on his crotch?" As well as some snarling facial expressions. The snarl being the funniest of all the reactions.

Horror isn't the only thing Vincent draws and paints, he has fantasy, comic books, portraits and much much more. I personally love when he combines all these. His horror portraits for example are great, or how about a personalized horror comic strip? If he hasn't working on a comic book right now I would be bugging him about drawing a comic strip with me as a main character, but there will be time for that. I got my fantasy portrait already, so for now it's enough. Do you want one? Portrait or your own comic strip starring you as a main character?

I have two portraits already and some sketches. There is also a comic book starring me as a main character that is in the development. Once I fund the time to actually write everything down, he will start drawing it. 

Jessica M. Lopez and the Fairytale World

Jessica M. Lopez is an artist who found her passion in fairytales and the painting of such. I often see watercolor paintings that don't look quite finished, another layer or two, more shadows and it would've been an incredible painting, but no such luck, they leave it as is and move on. As soon as I saw Jessica's work I saw that she takes her paintings to the end. They look sharp, finished, bright.

After looking at countless illustrations for children's books you get to expect certain characteristics, overall look and feel to the painting. Jessica Lopez managed to have her own very different style mixed into it. The overall dreamy feel of a fairytale illustration is there, it seems as if your usual illustration, and yet it is so different. The wolf for example on the painting shown here doesn't look like the one you would usually see, the trees aren't your usual trees either, turning and twisting like ropes, so unique, so different and yet so fairytale like. I feel like if a fairytale land existed, there would be a place like this. Although the painting is clearly a product of artists imagination, the quality of work makes it feel almost real.

Jessica M. Lopez uses watercolor with ink, which is a great combination, the two complement each other well. Another medium she uses is acrylic paint. For those unfamiliar with the medium, it can be a pain if you don't know how to use it. I've seen artists with beautiful oil paintings do a nightmarish job with acrylic paint. Jessica doesn't have a problem of this sort. She has even change in color throughout her acrylic paintings which is exactly the part that many artists can nail.

This wonderful dreamy shop has a 100% customer satisfaction, so you are in good hands with her. Policies are clean cut and very reasonable. Seller is opened to custom orders, so don't hesitate to ask. All in all a great shop to buy some prints for the kids room as well as the rest of the house.