More Body painting session photos + new ink over acrylic paintings

So, in case you noticed i missed my blog update for last Friday i was in California visiting my family- so yee be warned this is a rather lengthy blog post since i am trying to catch up! I arrived back in Portland late night on Saturday and had Sunday to acclimate back into the groove of things. I was able to post 3 more photos from my most recent body painting shoot and i also took the time to document and list some new artwork for sale. Check it out:

Queen Omega -


(Body painting and photography by Chelsea Rose
Model: Deonte)


(Body painting and photography by Chelsea Rose
Model: Deonte)


(Body painting and photography by Chelsea Rose
Model: Deonte)

....And there is a lot more of these to come! In about an hour i shot about 400 photos- which has left me with a bunch to pick and choose from. it has taken me awhile to narrow the catch down to a chosen few but i am making progress.
I am looking forward to this weekend's shoot with a lovely elderly woman- she will add some mature beauty and wisdom to the project- widening the age range and body type spectrum. I know i have said it before... but its interesting to see the twists and turns this project has made. Its unfurled to be a lot grander then i had visioned and im interested to see where and how it grows next.

In other news i finished a commission for a lady whom i had met last month when Danny and I were vending at "the Craft in the Village" over in Vancouver Washington.
The commission was for my "Love thy Self" illustration done on a green acrylic painted canvas.
here is how it turned out:

Love Thy Self
green mermaid
8"x10"
ink over acrylic painted canvas
by Chelsea Rose
......I hope the lady likes her finished commission piece!

I made a duplicate of the Love thy Self mermaid ( of course since i make these by hand the second one differed from the first) in an odd shade of yellow:

Love Thy Self
yellow mermaid
8"x10"
hand drawn pen and ink illustration and acrylic painting on Masonite board
by Chelsea Rose
Finished with gloss varnish
Back made ready to hang
....and unlike her sister above- she is available for purchase!
Currently selling for $35 check out the online shop listing here

I also made a purple mermaid:

Lilac Ball Gown
6"x10"
hand drawn pen and ink illustration and acrylic painting on wood
by Chelsea Rose
Finished with gloss varnish
Back made ready to hang
She is available for $20...check out the listing here for more pics or to purchase.

...and a quick pick of the two of them together resting on my easel as their varnish dried:

I have been making these ink over acrylic art pieces for months now and i love them!

The process is fairly simple. I coat my canvas or pieces of wood with white gesso and then once it dries paint the background flat bright color. I then go in and use an India ink pen by Faber castell to do my line work. This allows for a lot of freedom and since the process is quick and fun it makes the artwork especially affordable and customizable. Feel free to place a custom order request - if you have a certain drawing of mine you want visited in this manner on a certain color. Id be happy to do such a commission!

In other news, while i was out of town danny held the fort by himself and set up a small booth of our art wares at the Last Thursday Artwalk on Alberta st fair:

The fair was swelling with people and vendors hanging out in the bright sunlight- i am so sorry to have missed it! But there is always next month now that the rain is pretty much backed off a bit.

I also have one more special something to share. Danny released a new podcast of music he has been working on under the name Bone and All.

check out his newly released music here. Its pretty trippy/psychedelic stuff and i make my first debut in his music in the 4th track where he used clips he recorded of me reading a poem of mine!
So yes...do have a listen to.

...and so its Monday and i have to get to work, so i better get going!

Best wishes to all and have a blessed week.
-Chelsea Rose