12/31/2020 1:12:18 PM
As glasses are raised and fireworks explode into the sky, it’s important to recognize the special symbolism that the New Year brings. This is a time for reflections. A New Year is like a blank watercolour paper, and the brush is in your hands. It is your chance to paint a beautiful story for yourself.
In the past year, Brian (my husband) and I undertook some major renovations in the yard. The gardens are looking spectacular. I also transitioned to online watercolour teaching and have met some great people along the way. In addition, I took advantage of too many online sessions about travel and the art world.
In the past week, I painted some ribbons that I photographed a while ago in the Papery store on Bank Street. This was the original photo I used.
Going through this photo and numerous others, I searched for a section that was interesting to the eye, but not too busy. This process took weeks. Once I landed on a section that I was pleased with, I converted it to black and white.
Then the fun begun. Choosing what colours I should use where took a few more days.
It's been weeks in the making but here is my final painting. Now I need to come up with a title.
For 2021, I'm excited that my son and his fiancé are getting married in the garden in June. It will mean a busy winter growing new flowers and spring in the garden.
I also have workshops starting in less than 2 weeks.
Now I'm off to figure out my next painting.
Happy New Year.
Danielle
12/19/2020 9:21:47 AM
I'm happy to share that Herringbone Gallery from Port Williams, Nova Scotia will be representing me. I have a number of my watercolours of antiques online with them. When browsing their website, you'll note a few well known artists. I love that this gallery only represents Canadian artists.
This past week, I continued to work on my website. There is so much to learn in having a website from ensuring that file names are Google friendly and that certain pages have sufficient text and that the tags are adequate for Google to pick up one's website. This is no tedious task. Too many people just put up a website and don't know what is required for their website to be effective and give them the results they seek. Luckily I've been taking some classes with Art X Terra.
This past week, I spent much time working on my painting on wool. It's at the stage where I leave it on the easel for a while and let it speak to me about what needs to be done for the final tweaks. As you can see the top of the cabinet still needs work.
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| Title TBD - 19" X 26" |
Have a great week and Merry Christmas if you miss my upcoming holiday wishes.
Danielle
12/17/2020 12:21:06 PM
I am very excited to launch my new website, now with full ecommerce capabilities. There have been a number of learnings along the road, but it has paid off and I am thrilled to share it with you.
There are a number of features of the new website
- my art works are showcased in a new modern design;
- the integrated ecommerce means you no longer have to contact me to purchase artwork, you can purchase directly using PayPal;
- prices include frame and unframed options;
- you may subscribe to my newsletter and blog;
- you can check out my new workshops (I will continue to have these on Facebook);
- it's easy to see my latest artworks;
- you can learn more about me;
- should be easier to find on Google
That's what is offered so far. In the future, this new website will allow you to purchase prints of your favorite artworks.
Here is what I'm working on. It's a larger painting about 20" X 28".
There is still much work remaining on this one.
Have great day.
12/8/2020 3:10:15 PM
In the past week, I was fortunate that a few more of my small paintings and my cheese painting sold at Da Artisti Gallery. As a result, I've been painting day and night to get ahead - that's just part of my DNA - hahaha.
It's been such a rewarding feeling to be productive. I completed six new watercolours and am satisfied with all of them. In addition, I was accepted into two juried exhibit, one international (and I ranked amongst the top 10) and the other the Federation of Canadian Artists. Lastly, I was asked to partner with Art for Affect to teach watercolours and the trial class is filling up quickly. There is no denying that this past week has been extremely fulfilling.
Here are the six (6) new small watercolours that I painted this past week. Which one do you think I should bring next time if I have the privilege to replace a sold painting? Note that the red waterlilies are already in the Da Artisti Gallery.
These are either 12" X 10" or 12" X 12" and are available for $100 or $95 each. Feel free to contact me or Da Artist Gallery if interested.
This next week, I need to reconnect with my painting of wool. It's not an easy one and will certainly take a while to bring it to completion. Who doesn't love a good challenge,
Have a superb week.
Danielle
