Author: asheys3
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Soccer Field
I was recently asked to paint some concept artwork of the different uses of a soccer field. The images show the field being used by a soccer team, lacrosse players, and picnickers. I painted the field by itself using watercolors and painted the players and people separately. They were later digitally composited using Photoshop.
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Sunday Sketches
I had been struggling to find time to put time aside for art. Being a full-time mom as well as a painting instructor for Pinot’s Palette, it was a struggle finding time and motivation to work on art. In the spring, I read a book called Resisting Happiness by Matthew Kelly. I read a chapter a day…
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Getting Cinderella Ready For the Ball
It had been a long time since I had been able to create any new artwork, so I made it a priority in April to create a piece of artwork just for fun and all for me. My daughter loves Disney movies and we watch many together. It’s fun to re-watch many of the films…
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When you’re too busy to do art…
The last couple of months have been very busy months for me. November and December were filled with lots of holiday commissions for Christmas presents and weddings. Even though I didn’t have the time to work on getting my Etsy shop ready for the holidays and working on some holiday marketing and prep, I ended…
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Wedding Gift Portraits
It’s been awhile since I have posted, so I wanted to share some portraits that I painted as wedding gift commissions. Each is done in watercolor and gouache.
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New Colorado Jewelry
I’m excited to announce my new Colorado jewelry pieces! I now offer square pendant necklaces and beautiful quick release cuff bracelets featuring Colorado Columbines and our Colorado Flag. Simply click on a photo to be brought to the item in my Etsy shop: Need more Colorado love? There’s also Colorado greeting cards available in my…
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A Peek in the New Sketchbook
When I was in middle and high school, I used to draw in my sketchbook daily. My sketchbook went with me everywhere I went. It was a good icebreaker for meeting new friends, a good way to pass the time during class (don’t worry, I was a good student 98% of the time), and a…
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Pianos About Town – The Finished Results
I finished my piano for the Fort Collins Pianos About Town project last week. I put in a full day on Sunday, July 12th and wrapped up the small details on Monday, July 13th. The piano was approved and has since been moved to a new location. I’ve heard that it’s currently sitting at “Jazz…
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New Product Photography
I had been planning on doing new product photography for the greeting cards in my Etsy shop to bring them up to the next level. It’s taken a while to do because I’ve been busy working my other jobs, but I finally finished the first phase of pictures. Each greeting card was placed on a large piece…
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Pianos About Town – Week 2
I was excited to return back to work on my piano for the Pianos About Town project. Last weekend, I had blocked out all of the colors for the sky, grass and tree, painted all of the red and yellow stripes, and I had sketched out all of the animals (first in chalk and then…