Too bad i was oblivious to this fact come Monday morning. I got up for work 10 mins after my alarm was to go off... so i threw on my clothes, grabbed a hard-boiled egg and ran out the door to get to my bus stop. Got there 2 mins early and waited....and waited...and waited and then thought to-myself " why have i only seen a few cars go bye? why is this Monday so eerily quiet?" And... then i looked across the street to a stores signboard that read " Happy Labor day!"
.... So i laughed at myself, went home, watched "Howls Moving Castle" for probably the 42nd time and did some drawing:
Original pen and ink drawing by Chelsea Rose
-this was drawn for a commission I am working on currently. A patron requested I do smaller somewhat more "approachable" version of my other tree maiden painting called Rainbow Roots Dread Goddess. Hopefully she likes this preliminary drawing and i will soon be painting her on canvas.
I like the drawing enough to be considering offering prints of her for sale. what do you think?
Saturday and Sunday were also project filled art days.
As you can see my art table got quite busy in the process which resulted in a few finished pieces that are now available for purchase:
Green River Spirit:
Green River Spirit
8"x 10"
pen and ink drawing over acrylic paint on Masonite board
by Chelsea Rose
Gloss varnished and ready to hang as is.
Just listed for $40. check out the listing here.
also in blue:
Blue River Spirit
8"x 10"
pen and ink drawing over acrylic paint on Masonite board
by Chelsea Rose
Gloss varnished and ready to hang as is.
also selling for $40. Check out listing for more details and photos here.
Also made one that i put on SALE :
8"x 10"
pen and ink drawing over acrylic paint on Masonite board
by Chelsea Rose
Gloss varnished and ready to hang as is.
(colors in picture may vary slightly from original art work)
* This is a SALE item due to a small defect in the gloss varnish that can be seen in the last photo of this listing.
On SALE for only $20. view this sale listing here.
And lastly here is my Yellow Gowned Fae:
9" x 7"
pen and ink drawing over acrylic paint on Masonite board
by Chelsea Rose
Gloss varnished and ready to hang as is.
Selling for $25. available for purchase here.
And if you are curious about how i make these here is the scoop:
First i start out by painting a canvas or board with a single color of acrylic paint. I am then using india ink pens to draw directly ontop of the acrylic color. Often i am by hand reproducing some of my original drawings this way and because of this hands on process each one comes out slightly different in lineweight and detail. I have found this process works really well in creating an elegant and original art piece that i can sell for a very affordable price.
I have many more available for purchase in my etsy shop.
Also, over the weekend i had fun matting and framing some of my recent 4" x 6" watercolor paintings:
Harpy in Moonlight.
Faery ah Glow
Fish of Perception
Conversation with a Pixie
......i found it really interesting how different the paintings looked when framed! Honestly its the first time i have nicely framed any of my work and i really enjoyed it. Too bad matting and framing can be so expensive because it can really make a huge difference presentation wise.
...Anyhow the ongoing list of projects continue. For this week's Friday blogpost i will be showing a step by step "work in progress" documentation involving silk screening and the drawing fluid method.
I also have a few body painting sessions coming up so stay tuned.
Best wishes,
-Chelsea Rose
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