great gift idea: one of a kind - and published!

i created these 5, 60's girl ads shabby chic dish towels for the publication somerset studio home, 2009. i have decided to sell them. the towels (signed) are $30.00 each or all 5 for $140.00, plus s & h, tax. the (autographed) publication is also for sale. $14.99 (same price as anywhere), s & h.
at my etsy store. www.pimpmyart.etsy.com

just added.

bob dylan and friends...

all along the watchtower....this pic of a painting that sold in 2006 is posted for my new follower lille diane-- who is a woodstock hippy.
ah, too bad it doesn't show up better than this. sorry the painting was created from one of the images found in this video - it had dylan, mcclure and ginsberg together.

enjoy.

automatic painting workshop.....only $30...

i will be conducting a workshop on automatic painting this coming wednesday, nov. 11, noon to 3 at the stamp addict, 7151 el cajon blvd., suite k, san diego, CA 92115. (619) 667-5060. www.thestampaddict.com i will also have the current Somerset Studio magazines with me to autograph.

for this class we will prepare the brown paper bags with a dark color, i used burnt umber for mine. while these dry i will demonstrate my method. once they papers are dry i will try to get the participants in a somewhat relaxed and meditative state ( i will have props like chocolate, wine and soft music). the participants will have many tries at creating these images. once dried again, we look for "beings" to embellish or to use as a background for journaling pages, or just hanging on a studio wall.

here's my daughter rosie....

she is standing in front of my tiny garden. yeah, i am pitiful as a gardener. not even a gardener at all, actually.

but rosie is growing up nicely. her birthday is coming up on the 19th. she will be 15. she says she doesn't want a party - but she would like a sweet sixteen party next year. i'm not sure what that would be. i'm sure she will let me know.

rosie's news: she got a 3 foot tall trophy at her swim team awards banquet on sunday night for being the team's top competitor. she was not surprised. she came near getting it twice before her coach said. and i know that is true. she also got an award for being the most serious swimmer on the team. she wasn't sure she liked that - she wondered if it meant she was always frowning or what. i think he only meant she is serious about competing.

she is very happy with her team members - the little team community. it is a small swim team, only about 30 swimmers - most of them little kids. but the teenagers, for the most part have grown up together. its such a good and wholesome sport. she works out 2 hours a day, 5 days a week with only a handful of days off a year. she has been swimming on the team since she was 6 years old. that's impressive, i think.

her coach has made quite an imprint on her. he also coached my older kids, but for many reasons they didn't stay at it as long as rosie. my daughter brooke didn't stay swimming because i couldn't take her after my husband died -i was working overload, so it was not her fault. she still likes to swim and loves to exercise. brooke runs everyday and works out lifting weights. she looks spectacular. as for my son who now lives in buffalo, NY. i doubt he sees the inside of a pool there. i will ask him just for the heck of it.

announcement: my new website

http://www.lisabebi.com. the live link is to the right in the sidebar. over time i will be adding more of my larger canvases - my fine art, for sell there.

it's a lot of work getting a website up plus the etsy shop. i have so much to share, its just a matter of organizing. ugh! something i was born without - the organization link. it my missing link. fortunately, i have very patient people helping me.

my old website www.lisabebiart.com is still up, but it is only a display or vanity website. my new website has a shopping cart. eventually i will streamline things so that i won't have a ton of URLs attached to my name.

meanwhile, i have been suffering with the stomach flu - yeah, i did have my seasonal flu shot - a couple of weeks ago. maybe its not the flu - it could be a bad gut from being on too many antibiotics lately. that's possible. so i am on an aggressive yogurt diet. ugh!

at home i have been putting together more fodder boxes for sale. i am really enjoying this. putting together little surprise boxes full of beloved bits from my studio, stuff i wanted to finish but ran out of time, etc. all good stuff; stuff i overbought. er, lots of stuff i shouldn't have bought but did anyway. couldn't resist. lots of vintage papers, books, stamps, stickers, random fabric bits, buttons, findings, beads, canvases, craft making stuff, fun elements, embellishments, scrap book matching papers, handmade papers, ATCs.

i need the room in my studio to work. christmas is coming up. time to make gifts.

also, i have plenty of half finished paintings, i am selling them for cheap, encouraging the buyer to finish them and calling it a collaborative with me. i will sign it before i mail it out. the owner has the option of using it as a collab with me or using it for their own purposes like put it in a journal or whatever, they can photocopy it and practice paintovers.

on etsy i also have for sell some pieces i call "quick paintover"s. that's what they are; one of a kind paintovers on magazine paper, ready to be scanned or framed, again, whatever. i sell them for just $2o.00 each. i think that's a great buy for original art. or you can buy the half finished one for only $2.20.

i am going to be selling things that have appeared in my articles for somerset studios too. i will start to place them up on the site by the end of the week.

i realize it has been a while since i have written about something other than my various art enterprises. my next blog entry will be about my family - i promise.

just added to etsy....

autographed magazines---various somerset studio magazines - that feature my work and articles. this image here is from my very first article and featured interview by jana holstein. it was my debut.

sept./oct, 2006 issue.

now i am a frequent contributor to these magazines and also an Artist-on-Call.

as a contributor i usually write about techniques and processes; as an artist-on-call i am given specific assignments.

for instance right now i am creating fun cards using the new jenny doh stamp line - and it is fun!

to see the line of stamps www.stampington.com.

my etsy shop: www.pimpmyart.etsy.com

sorry, but i just have to repeat this announcement

it's that good!

only 4 spots left.......
ladies only! there is still time - but call today!

nov.13, 14 and 15th, camp stevens (fresh new lodge, Wolterstorff),

in beautiful Julian

(yumm, julian apples).

the price includes:

all meals - all organic

3 days, 2 nights

all workshops

workshops are*:

encaustic technique workshop with jamie liverly - a wonderful teacher;

portrait painting with judith burnett; and relaxing-while-wine-sipping-after-dinner "paintover" demo and studio time with me!

this retreat is put on by the san diego chapter of the national organization Women's Caucus for Art ( founder is internationally famous fiber artist Faith Ringgold). this is an important art organization and i am proud to be part of it.

so come be part and enjoy a weekend with like minded women artists. you will learn and expand your creative powers not only by the workshops, but by your fellow artists. brand newbie artist welcome!!!

this is a tax deductable retreat - only 4 spots left.

prices:

$135 (members)*

$155 non members (great price for an artist retreat!)

$180 retreat plus years membership bonus price

out of towners - there are women prepared to pick you and and take you back to the san diego airport. don't be shy, join us.

* might be a small materials charge.

contact: jen bottoms (619) 892-3429 and more details. bottomsjennie@yahoo.com

i just LOVE artists retreats. : )

stream of consciousness painting....

here are two more of these paintings - titled "seeking counsel" and "after dark, group of six". i wrote the article on these stream of consciousness paintings that have appeared in the current somerset studio magazine - which is at the news stands now - check it out at barnes and noble, etc. or emil www.stampington.com and click publications.

see previous blurb or read it here:

original stream of consciousness paintings as in my article in the latest Somerset Studio (nov dec 2009) magazine by the same name. these "spirits" in warm white came into being by themselves. i ran my brush filled iwth warm white across the paper and then i saw them. they are a delightful group of angels, or spirits, sometimes winged, sometimes in groups. very interesting. each one is obviously different. some names i have for them are: "two for one spirit" "after dark, group of six" (here) "seeking counsel" (here) "baby between" you could use it as a journal page and write on top of it, you could copy it and write or draw on it (please don't sell or give away the copies or license them as your own work), you could incorporate it into your own project and say that it was in collaboration with me or not, i could just be your "ghost" artist. they are painted on small brown paper bags, flatten and first painted in burnt umber - 5" x 81/2" $10.00 each

stream of consciousness painting....

here are 2 of 4 automatic paintings i just posted for sale at etsy. www.pimpmyart.etsy.com

my blurb: original stream of consciousness paintings as in my article in the latest Somerset Studio (nov dec 2009) magazine by the same name. these "spirits" in warm white came into being by themselves. i ran my brush filled with warm white acrylic across the paper and then i saw them. they are a delightful group of angels or spirits, sometimes winged, sometimes in groups. very interesting. each one is obviously different. some names i have for them are: two for one spirit" (here) "after dark, group of six" "seeking counsel" "baby between" (here) you could use it as a journal page and write on top of it, you could copy it and write or draw on it (please don't sell or give away the copies, or license them as your own work), you could incorporate it into your own project and say that it was in collaboration with me or not, i could just be your "ghost" artist. they are painted on small brown paper bags, flatten and first painted in burnt umber - sometimes collaged underneath. 5" x 81/2"

dark art....

3 dark art pieces now for sell on etsy....$30 each.

this dark art was created to appear in somerset studio magazine in 2006. it was a workshop article -where i wrote about how i created the background elements by using bleach on black paper and then tinting the bleached area slightly.

the bleach technique leaves the paper with nice warm cream colored "burn-out".

in the end, a different art piece out of my series was chosen to feature for that article.

only one was to be chosen.

this one is called "baby's guardian" - she (guardian) is a happy presence.

(i see the photo of this art piece is slightly crooked).