New batch of ATCs

I whipped up a bunch of ATCs to give away/trade at my Journaling MeetUp group last weekend. The background is made of stenciled and stamped acrylic paint on cereal box cardboard. The birds are made of torn up magazine pages glued to another magazine page and then cut to shape. They are fairly quick to make and I can do several at a time which makes them great for giving away.

Songbirds

Songbirds

All the paintings I put up at Johnny's have sold. I'm completely gob-smacked, blown away, dazed and amazed. I haven't really been doing much art in the past couple years, so this was a real boost in my confidence and motivation. While we were snowed in most of the weekend, I whipped up this series of miniatures. My goal is to use up supplies I already have (of which I have plenty) and not buy any more art supplies. I had little frames left over from some project I had planned and never started. They are 3x3 inches. The paintings are done mostly in acrylic. It was fun. I hope to get them hung at Johnny's this week.

Mini Art Show

paintings by Anna

So, the leader of our journaling MeetUp group, Lana, was contacted by the owner of a coffee shop where we meet once a month. Apparently a scheduled artist pulled out and they needed some other artists to fill up the designated wall space. I had these guys left over from my days as a member of the Chapel Hill Art Gallery. They're mixed media acrylic, 6 x 8 inches and all priced to sell! I probably will end up giving them away, but that's okay because they aren't doing me any good stashed away in a closet. The coffee shop is Johnny's Gone Fishing in Carrboro. They serve an awesome coconut cake, by the way. The only art I'm doing at the moment are little ATCs (artist trading cards). I don't know anyone I can trade with, so I have been hiding them wherever I go. Kind of subversive like Banksy. I thought it might be fun for random people to find a little bit of original art. It's been fun for me. I firmly believe art should be accessible to everyone--not just rich people.