Ropin'  4" x 6" acrylic on vintage newsprint

 Magpies - 6" x 4" acrylic on vintage newsprint

I am hooked on painting on vintage newsprint.  I am using only the newspapers I have that are "ripped" already.  Ever since I painted the magpies on 100+ year old journal paper back February I've been fascinated with old paper.  I am torn between 5 x 7 or the postcard size 4 x 6 so I've decided on the postcard size....it's still small in nature (the size I like to paint) but can still be framed.

You will find these two listed on Ebay here

CHAPS.....6" X 4" ACRYLIC ON VINTAGE PAPER

  I am trying something new.....I have a ton of old newspapers for the 30's....I also have some old magazines from the 50's and older.  They are not in good shape so I can't really sell them as is, so I decided to paint on them.  This one is form the March 1936 Edition of the Nor-West Farmer...This newspaper was out of Calgary Alberta so what would be better to depict life in Alberta than a cowboy!!!  Makes you think of the Calgary Stampede doesn't it.

This like most of my pieces is listed on Ebay here.  I am hoping to do more of these in the coming days.

Ok, here goes....I'm so confused with this new format...and I haven't been blogging much lately so haven't had a chance to play with it. 

Dragon Storm.  2.5" x 3.5" acrylic

I'm still loving dragons...I think it's from my obsession with the books A song of Ice and Fire....I love everthing about the books....I'm on the last one...Book 5,  A Dance with Dragons......hard reading, but worth it.  Anyway, I have been painting dragons....this one is listed on Ebay...you will find it here

Tears of a Dragon Storm - aceo listed today

 aceo 2.5" x 3.5" acrylic

Tears of a Dragon Storm

Finally after a lengthy uninspired period, I've finally painted today.  It was a dark and gloomy day and I decided it was a perfect day to paint some lightning and a storm.  I like the term "eye of the storm" and have done a couple of "eyes"  This one is a dragon's eye.  You will find this painting listed on Ebay here

ACEO Theme Week Winners

I was fortunate to win two awards for the month of March at the ART CARD ORIGINALS AND EDITIONS Ebay group. (the original aceo group)

  Pussy Willows....Most Unique Interpretation

And I came in 2nd for the People's Choice Award so received honorable mention.

aceo March Theme Week

Spring Showers 2.5" x 3.5" acylic

 Spring Melt 2.5" x 3.5" acrylic

These are the other two entries for the March Theme week, Signs of Spring.  Around here, spring means lots and lots of slush and snow melting everywhere.  Kids come home soaked everyday from playing in all the water and muck.  Lots of fun.  As the snow finally fades away, we usually get a few good weeks of rain to wash all of winter's grime away.  You will find both of these listed on Ebay here

March Theme Week is "signs of Spring" Pussy Willows

Pussy Willows 2.5" x 3.5" acrylic/Ink

March Theme Week at the ACEO group on Ebay is "Signs of Spring".  I decided to go out of my comfort zone a bit and do something a little different from what I usually do.  Here is my rendtion of the first signs of Spring.  what else????  Pussy Willows of course :)  You will find this piece listed on Ebay here:  Pussy Willows

Magpies - painted on 146 year old ledger paper

 It all started out with a sheet of ledger paper that I was given......a perfect size for a 5" x 7" painting....No books were harmed with this painting.....I was given one random sheet from a store ledger.

 I did just a little background painting

 Then I added a tree......living or dead?

 Then came the Magpies.....

 Started with the black.......

 added some white.......

 then finished with some colour because I'm sure they aren't perfectly black and white...although the ones around here are so nervous you never really get a good look at them....



ACEO February Theme Week....Winter Wonderland.....paintings

Winter Shadows 3.5" x 2.5" acrylic

 Winter Snowglobe 2.5" x 3.5" acrylic

Winter Sunset 2.5" x 3.5" acrylic

The subject for Theme Week for February at the ACEO Group on Ebay is "Winter Wonderland".  I like painting winter"scapes" so submitted 3 this month.  All have been listed on Ebay here

ACEO snow angel acrylic with Northern Lights

Snow Angel 2.5" x 3.5" acrylic

It has turned bitterly cold here.....as in -40 with windchill this morning.  We don't have that much snow still, but with the onset of cold, it certainly makes it easier to get inspired to paint winter scenes.   This is my rendition of a snow angel, but she's all alone under the Northern Lights :)  As usual you will find my painting listed on Ebay here