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Art Work for Sale

•May 17, 2012 • 3 Comments

Had a facebook conversation the other day and apparently people don’t realize that I sell my paintings and artwork. I do. Not only that, but my husband would be incredibly grateful if I got some more of them out of the house.

Let me know if there is something here that you are interested in and we can work something out.

Water Babies 2011
Framed Water Soluble Oil on Canvas
$450

grrrr 2011
WaterSoluble Oils on stretched canvas
$160

Cage Free Dancin Goat 2011
Framed Oil on Canvas
$180

untitled Deer Hide Leather burning
* SOLD *

Cherub
Framed Water Soluble Oils on Canvas
$460

Angry Eye

Water Soluble Oils on Canvas 2008

$450

Fear of the Dark

Framed Water Soluble Oils on Canvas

$500

Figure Painting
Oil on Canvas 2012
Free to good home (or you could buy me a cup of Chai Tea)

Frankenstein’s Monster
Acrylic on Canvas 2011
$450

Painting Hand (yeah, my hand)
Oil on Canvas
$160

Head Study – this was done in class and there were places in the process where my instructor painted into it to demonstrate something to me. As such I don’t really consider it fully mine and did not sign it. If you would like it, I would give it to you.

Baby in a Jar
Acrylic on Canvas 2011
$200

Raven Brings the Sun
This Painting hung in my Grandma’s Room when she was in Saint Ann’s. Too much sentiment attached to sell it, but if you are interested in adopting it, let me know. I can’t let this one go to someone that I don’t know.

Tree of Life
Pencil drawing framed and matted
$200

Afflicted (or Self Inflicted)
Oil on Canvas Framed 2011
$600

Phoenix
Water Soluble Oils on Canvas Framed
There are days when I love this painting and days when I want to take it off of the wall and repaint it. So the amount that I would like for it varies widely. Make me offer – depending on the day I may take whatever you offer for it.

Elephant? What Elephant?
Oil on Canvas Framed
* SOLD *

The color representation on these isn’t terribly accurate; so if you would like to see any of these pieces in person to find out what they actually look like, just let me know.

Also if there are other pieces that I have done that you are interested in, let me know. Right now I am still mostly painting for fun, so I am not making commission paintings at this time.

Prices do not include shipping.

Posted in Art, Oil painting, painting

Monday Art Report

•May 14, 2012 • 1 Comment

After missing class last week because of Hell City – I tromped in today with all of my canvases from Wet Paint and the ones from before I left. Quite the stack all together like that.

and then spread out on the floor:

Steve had wanted me to look at them against a white background. I took notes on what I wanted to change on each of them and went off to paint:

Have figure drawing tonight also – I will try to post those tomorrow morning.

Posted in Uncategorized
Tags: birds, oil paint, painting, work in progress

Friend Tattoos

•May 12, 2012 • 1 Comment

I think that the best thing about getting to make Friend tattoos for people is getting to watch them together. People who are so comfortable with one another that they know one another’s deepest secrets and never need to worry about it.

Friendships like these last through the years and across the miles.

These are the people who are the true blessings in our lives. What better thing to commemorate with a tattoo? Or two?

Like the friends – similar, but different.

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Tags: bottle, friends, friendship, ship, ship in a bottle, tattoo

Hell City – Wet Paint Project – 2012

•May 8, 2012 • 4 Comments

The last Wet Paint Project that I was able to attend was at Mad Hatter Remains in February of 2011 the link for that one is HERE. Also the last tattoo convention that I tattooed at was Hell City the last time it was in Ohio. Hell City is as far as I know the best convention going in the States. All that being said, I had a pretty good idea what I was getting myself involved in and was super excited to attend.

We left Rochester in the middle of some weird butterfly event – that while feeling magical when we were home turned into the Great Butterfly Massacre once we were on the Highway. Fortunately it was not a bad Omen of things to come. We arrived at the Hotel on Thursday night and after snacks crashed out for the night.

Friday morning we went out exploring and checked out the North Market which Paul and I somehow missed the last time we were in Columbus. Great food and plenty of options for everyone.

Friday when we headed over to the convention area a few of the artists had already set up.

Holly and I picked out our spot and dove right in. Holly owns Always and Forever in Watertown, Mass Holly Azzara

Instead of bringing the paintings with me that I had started in this series (since I feel they needed too much corrections at this point) I just brought blank canvases and started them over again.

While most of us would be painting this weekend – Holly opted to work in another medium

More artist began arriving and starting on their chosen projects for the weekend:

I found this bunny and decided he should come live with me. $15 of happiness. Holly’s hand project finished up. Chloe Vanessa and Phil Young setting up. Chloe works at Off the Map in Massachusetts. CHLOE Phil works at Hope Gallery in New Haven, CT PHIL Some of Holly’s skulls. These were Holly’s “Wet Paint” for the weekend. This is Scott W Prior he is a “Painter of Stuff” and was at Hell City to paint Chet Zar working. I don’t know that Scott knew what he was getting himself into – but he fit right in and was a great addition to the project. Scott W Prior Bad things were happening to Barbies all weekend at Holly’s hands

A better shot of Holly’s hand Project which I was fortunate enough to be able to adopt and take home with me at the end of the weekend. Another shot of Scott painting next to Chet’s work in progress

That was it for Friday night. In looking at the photos on the camera back at the room, I decided that I wasn’t happy with the curve on the sternum and wanted to correct it first off in the morning (well, tattoo guy morning which is about 1:00 pm).

Toby Gehrlich form Stained Skin in Ohio was our neighbor for the weekend on one side. TOBY And Piew Choquette was on the other side. Piew tattoos at Tatouage Royal in Montreal. He works primarily as a Traditional Style Tattoo Artist, but chooses to paint in a more realistic manner. Scott W Prior’s painting of Chet Zar painting and another painting Scott made A couple of Chet Zar’s paintings Phil Young Chloe Vanessa Teresa Sharpe Toby This canvas was donated by Utrecht for all of us to paint on. Piew’s painting Painting in progress by Kimberly Reed KIMBERLY Caryl Cunningham from Eternal Tattoos in Detroit CARYL DeeDee Seruga DeeDee Eva Huber EVA Several pieces by Dan and Tim Plumley Morgan Haberle from Classic Tattoo in San Marcos Texas Classic Tattoo CanMan from Vision Tattoos in Massachusetts CanMan Damon Conklin from Super Genius Tattoos in Seattle DAMON Chris Dingwell – Our Host for the weekend and the originator of the Wet Paint Project. Also an amazing all around guy. None of this would have happened without Chris and Durb Morrison the Host of Hell City. Chris Dingwell Russ Abbott of Ink and Dagger RUSS Greg “Craola” Simkins CRAOLA

After a very full saturday – off to crash and fresh back at it on Sunday.

Holly working with birds also: My addition to the group canvas I didn’t catch this guy’s name – but he does very beautiful work Dee Dee again Caryl Cunningham Kimberly Reed Toby & Teresa Scott W Prior Ryan Thompson Josh Reynolds I’m actually not sure who did any of these: Eva Huber Dan & Tim Plumley Morgan Haberle Tim Pangburn Damon Conklin Can Man Craola Chris Dingwell Russ Aboott Tom Strom By this point I am wrapping things up. My palette is starting to dry out and I need to get cleaned up to go and tattoo Holly for a little bit tonight. This is what Holly has been working on hidden in the corner… Kimberly Reed Good thing the palette is disposable Caryl Cunningham Holly Azzara Holly added flowers near my bird Random photo of cotton wood fluff in the clover and grass. No reason. Just thought that it looked cool.

Stephan Lanphear (from Lefty’s World Famous) and I have been alternating working on Holly’s left arm. It was my turn and this is hat we worked on Sunday.

Goodbyes after weekends like this are hard. So many great people. It’s hard to say good bye and walk back into the real world day to day grind. Monday morning was much hugging and exchanging contact info. New friend requests on Facebook. New friends to follow on Twitter and Instagram and running around trying to catch everyone we might have missed.

Back on the road for a pretty uneventful trip home. Saw a small trailer fire and stayed well stocked up on Starbuck’s for the ride home:

Back to reality (or as close to it as I normally reside)

Here is a photo that was taken of the group painting after we left on Sunday

and a list of the artists that were supposed to be in attendance:

I am exceptionally grateful to have been given the opportunity to work with all of these amazing artists. Hoping to be able to attend future Wet Paint get togethers as well. Thank you to everyone in attendance and everyone I was able to visit with who was working on the Main Tattoo floor.

Much love and hugs,

TeeJay

Posted in Art, Oil painting, painting
Tags: Columbus, Hell City, Ohio, painting, tattoo, Wet Paint Project

Sarah’s Left Arm

•May 2, 2012 • Leave a Comment

This isn’t finished. But it’s a fun project, I have shown you progress on it in the past and Sarah is a great client.

So that’s it. Sarah’s left arm so far.

See y’all again when I return from Hell City!

Posted in tattoo
Tags: feminine, feminine tattoo, flowers, nymph tattoo, tattoo sleeve, woodland nymph

hmmm…

•May 1, 2012 • 1 Comment

Worked on these three paintings out of the series yesterday. There are some things that I am happy with and some things I am definitely not happy with.

As it sits right now, there is a pretty good chance that I am either going to completely revamp these and/or start completely over with a couple of them this weekend. I’ll let you know what happens when I get back.

I left figure drawing class early so I didn’t photograph the drawings that I did last night.

Posted in Art, Oil painting, painting
Tags: oil painting, painting

More Marked Bills

•April 30, 2012 • 11 Comments

Older posts explaining this better are at:

Stamps and Marks on Money

More Chops (Stamps and Marks on Currency)

This is probably the most marked bill that I have come across to date:

and some others that I have come across recently:

and an extra big thank you to the clients who are now collecting these to pay me with. It is completely awesome to me that I have people in my life who humor my quirks!

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Sent to me via email from Abilene Texas. Thank you!

Another that was emailled. I’m not sure where it came from geographically speaking.

another one that was emailed and made me laugh when I saw it.

Some others that were in a file on my computer. No idea at this point if I found them or someone sent them to me.

Posted in Currency "Art"
Tags: bills, chop marks, chops, currency, marks on bills, money, stamps, stamps on money

Cat Scan

•April 30, 2012 • Leave a Comment

Just Because….

Posted in Uncategorized
Tags: cat on scanner, cat scan

Mara, some Devil Cherubs and a more decorated Lotus

•April 28, 2012 • Leave a Comment

For your viewing pleasure…

Posted in tattoo
Tags: Buddah tattoo, devil cherubs tattoo, Lotus & Bamboo tattoo, lotus tattoo, Mara tattoo

Mermaid, lots of birds and a New Model

•April 24, 2012 • 1 Comment

The Female Tattoo Artist Group that I am involved in is doing an art exchange project. This time we are exchanging postcards. Every participant will get an original piece of art and a book with scans of all of the other postcards in it. The woman who organizes these is amazing. There is no way that on top of all of my other on-going projects I could scan in 50 pieces of artwork and have them printed. I will sing her praises here but leave out her name as I try to avoid talking about people online without their permission.

So what is the thing to do if you are submitting art to your peers? Well experiment with a new medium that you have never ever tried before. Of course! Well, actually only half true. I have used watercolors lots of times before…. but I have never used liquid watercolor and I have never used permanent watercolors. The colors are more vibrant and I have always wanted to try them… but never wanted to shell out the cash for them.
Fortunately I have wonderfully supportive family and my mom and my sister gifted me with a full set for Christmas. First step. Bust into the pretty color set:

While figuring out what to draw for the postcard. I’m unclear as to rather we are supposed to be just making pretty pictures or trying to make them look like something that would normally be on a postcard. I decide to cover my bases and make a postcard from Atlantis even if no one else gets it. (I’m not going to write “Greeting from Atlantis” on the art side, but I might write it on the back.)

Starting with the normal thumbnails and rough sketches progressing into color:

I still need to cut her out and probably bind it to another piece of cardstock to make it safe to mail…. but I think this side is probably finished (but not signed, which means I’m not completely committed to it be in its final stage). I love how bright these colors are – much better than normal watercolors. Would have been easier if I hadn’t left most of my watercolor brushes in Webster but it was a fun experiment and I would use them again for sure. I especially like that they came with a white – which helps a lot for blending pinks and skin tones.

Monday morning and back to paint class. I built a bracket to hold the paintings up straight while I am working on them. Much of this session was spent trying to make things upright that were “off” from the first go around. Looking at these photos while I was uploading them made me see that another one needs to be corrected more. Perspective is good : )

Much more to come on those. Hoping to have them mostly or all finished by Hell City so that I can start on the other paintings that will be in this series.

Monday night is figure drawing class as always. This Monday we had another brand new model. I forget in our discussion about light and shadows that these brave folks are coming and getting naked for us…. then holding poses for a ridiculously long time. You may think that it is not a big deal – but standing perfectly still for 20-25 minutes in an awkward twisting pose without even moving the position of your head is not that easy. On top of that this model stood for our long pose as well – so he spent the better part of two hours in exactly the same position under hot lights.

So for all of the figure drawing models out there – just wanted to remind you that you are appreciated. Thanks for helping us out – we couldn’t do it without you.