World Domination by ACEO

OK, not world domination, but I am hoping to make my tiny mark by offering ACEOs on eBay.  With any luck I will gain a few 'collectors'.  Who knows, but worth a try, right?

For those who are unfamiliar with the term, ACEO stands for "Art Cards Editions and Originals".  These are miniature works of art sized at 2.5 inches by 3.5 inches (about 6.5cm x 9cm).  They are very popular as collectors' items because it's an affordable way to buy original art.
I've made quite a few recently, so I thought I'd put some up for auction on eBay and see if I get any response.  

If you'd like to see what I've listed, 12 so far, you should be able to see them here .  If not, just go to ebay.co.uk and search "ACEO Webber"

New work - available now.

Trees Abstract

Box canvas 30"x20" (76cm x 51cm) [SOLD}

Trees Abstract 

New painting "Land of Oz"

1 square metre of odd.
On display at CircleReading, Kennet Island.
 

 

Land of Oz

Lakeside With Ducks
Framed

Waterperry Revelations

I have neglected the poor old blogosphere as a result of moving house and other trivia.  However, I'm back! (fanfare) and what's more, I have learned something new.
I went on a fantastic 4-day course in May, run by Sarah Holliday (wonderful artist) at Waterperry House in Oxfordshire.  The course was entitled "Developing The Artist Within" and I can thoroughly recommend it to anyone who has or might have an artist within. :)

The theme was development.  We had plenty of still life subjects as well as the stunning gardens of Waterperry House itself.

Here is what I produced, in the order I produced it.  Comments welcome.
I did make other sketches and things, but these are the more finished pieces of work.
 
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Blind contour drawing of a still life set-up.

Same still life in oil pastel with wash over.

Same still life in acrylics - trying to paint overlapping shapes separately - needed transparent media, really.

Starting to get somewhere identifying delineated, overlapped shapes as pattern.

Part of the set-up. Line contours, painting inside/up to lines.

Same idea - new colour palette.

Creating the lines by negative painting.

Imposing the lines by printing over painting - yellow irises in Waterperry Gardens

Creating the lines by negative painting - irises.  I used the negative of the monoprint as the base.

Lots of very quick sketches outside, interpreting views as patterns of lines.

Imposing the lines by mono-printing over painting, based on quick sketch.

Imposing the lines by mono-printing over painting, based on another sketch.

Creating the lines by negative painting, based on blind contour of the wisteria.

Creating the lines by negative painting - a different still life.

 

New PMP On-line Magazine Article

The new PMP magazine is out now and can be viewed and downloaded here: http://issuu.com/paintmyphoto/docs/newsletter_winter_2014/1
My article is all about making abstracts from photo reference, and starts on page 33.
I hope you enjoy it.

Wielding the knife

More palette knife...
This one is called "A Country Post" and is based on a small section of a lovely photo "A Post in The Country", shared by Steve Lyddon. 
You can see more landscapes under the "Land" tab on the menu bar above.