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Tuesday, October 24, 2017

NEW OWL PRINT AVAILABLE!!

Otus' Opus In Bloom
6x6, mixed media on canvas panel
©the enchanted easel 2017

Little Otus...with an ostentatious screech here and there, he manages to assemble quite the composition. So much so, it makes the flowers bloom...even at night. PRINTS are available and the ORIGINAL PAINTING IS ALSO AVAILABLE. Contact me if interested.

I worked on this little guy over the summer along with a baby fox (available next month in my etsy shop). Had such a blast making a couple of mixed media animals last summer, that I carved out some time to do a couple more this summer. These are so much fun and allow me to use the wide range of art supplies I have (and I still never manage to use them all-I mean one can NEVER have too many art supplies. just sayin'). Everything from my beloved acrylic paints to scrapbook papers, sheet music, oil pastels, palette knife, inks...and the list goes on. Looking forward to sharing the fox in November. Speaking of November....

it's one step closer to (wait for it, wait for it)...WINTER!! And oh how I have MAD LOVE for winter. I mean someone has to, right? Well, that someone is ME! :) On my easel right now is a winter themed painting featuring snowdrops (I so love the delicate beauty of those flowers). Here's a peek...

She's a beauty, if I do say so myself.

And, before I forget....NEW PENDANT NECKLACES coming next Thursday, November 2nd to my etsy shop. I redesigned them and added sweet little flower charms to further showcase the artwork. Super excited to share these just in time for the HOLDAY SHOPPING SEASON!! Stay tuned....

Wednesday, November 30, 2016

a sweet little duet....

autumn serenade
6x6, mixed media on canvas panel
©the enchanted easel 2016

between a cute little bird and a wide eyed baby bear...an "autumn serenade".

this is the second (but it sure won't be the last) piece i created this summer when i was trying my hand at mixed media. can i just tell you what a total blast it was creating this piece?! so much fun and a bit out of the box for me as i am a SUPER DUPER AWESOME planner. seriously. it's one of my finer traits....i think so, anyway. ;) this little creation was kind of spontaneous....kind of....

i knew i wanted to do a bear with an autumn color scheme. the rest just kind of happened the more i kept adding different layers, different supplies...and, being my absolute own worst critic well, i'm rather pleased with the way it turned out. i mean, c'mon..look at the face on the baby bear...you just gotta love him. :)

PRINTS available here. ORIGINAL PAINTING is FOR SALE. contact me here if interested.

also, here's a link to sweet ophelia...a colorful owl done in this same mixed media style.

perhaps 2017 will bring about some more of these little *experiments*....

Thursday, October 20, 2016

my first mixed media experiment....

ophelia's nocturne
6x6 mixed media on canvas panel
©the enchanted easel 2016

this summer i wanted to try my hand at some small mixed media pieces. i decided to start with a theme of sorts as far as a color palette went....i chose just a few to start with...red, orange, teal and brown. from there two little creatures were born. ophelia here is the first.

mixed media was kind of new for me. i have so many art supplies laying around my home that instead of looking at all of them, well i wanted to try to actually USE them. my paintings/commissions are acrylic on stretched canvas so i never really get to play with my oil pastels or my inks (OMG-can we say "obsessed" now?!) or my tons of scrapbook papers and supplies, etc.

one day i sat down in between commissions and said "what the heck...let's give it a shot!" and so i did...and had a blast doing so. i used everything from paper to water soluble graphite pencils to palette knives to my fingers for this piece. even got some old sheet music from my keyboard ("ophelia" from tori amos to be exact-hence the name of this little owl) and went to town with that. a total blast this was-from start to finish.

PRINTS are available here and the ORIGINAL painting is also AVAILABLE. contact me here if interested. hope you love her as much as i do...owls just say "fall" and "halloween" to me. one of my favorite times of the year!

Monday, December 21, 2015

DECEMBER DISCOUNT DAYS...DAY 21!

first things first...is it really only 4 days til Christmas?! wow. ok, i digress...

today's FEATURED PAINTING is this sweet little bluebird. reminiscent of spring? i'm sure. fitting, considering this Christmas will not be white (thanks, global warming. you stink). so, little Blue Rhapsody here is trying to make it easier on me...the warm temps in DECEMBER. :(

Tuesday, December 15, 2015

DECEMBER DISCOUNT DAYS...DAY 15!

day 15 featuring this guy....40% off this ORIGINAL PAINTING of the adorable little bow tie wearing penguin, Apsen.

Tuesday, December 8, 2015

DECEMBER DISCOUNT DAYS...DAY 8!

today's FEATURED PRINT....these two partners in crime. a terra cotta fox named Sherlock and his partner in sleuthing, a little bird by the name of Holmes (why, of course).

perfect for any forest theme nursery....

Sunday, December 6, 2015

DECEMBER DISCOUNT DAYS...DAY 6!

40% off a cheery little canary named Sunshine....on this sixth day of December!

TODAY ONLY!

Tuesday, December 1, 2015

DECEMBER DISCOUNT DAYS ARE HERE!!!

my MOST FAVORITE month of the year!!!

each day a piece of art will be offered at a DISCOUNTED price. ORIGINALS, 40% off. PRINTS, 30% off....for ONE DAY ONLY. my shop will host the FEATURED piece of the day with the DISCOUNT already added to the listing price (NO COUPONS NEEDED).

12 days of Christmas? nah. 25 ***DECEMBER DISCOUNT DAYS***, here we come! :)

kicking it off with this little lovely....

{told ya i LOVE DECEMBER...;)}

Monday, November 23, 2015

this sly guy...

sherlock
8x10 acrylic on canvas
©the enchanted easel 2015

Sherlock and his partner in sleuthing, Holmes (why of course ;) ).

{ORIGINAL PAINTING FOR SALE. CONTACT ME IF INTERESTED.}

PRINTS (AND OTHER PRODUCTS) AVAILABLE ALSO.

Wednesday, August 12, 2015

"Blue Rhapsody"...

"blue rhapsody"
6x6 acrylic on canvas
©the enchanted easel 2015

a beautiful little bluebird singing her sweet song composed mainly of floral notes, of course. ;)

ORIGINAL PAINTING FOR SALE HERE as well PRINTS AND OTHER GOODIES featuring this little sweetie can be found HERE.

{so, she may have a friend named Sunshine FOR SALE HERE!}

~HaPpY ShOpPiNg!~

Tuesday, July 14, 2015

just a couple things...

in the works....always sketching out new ideas. :)

Monday, July 6, 2015

"sitting pretty"....

on a Monday night! :)

this little sweetie goes by the name Sunshine (well, she is bright, cheery and yellow like the sun....) and is one in a small series of cute little birds.

ORIGINAL PAINTING FOR SALE HERE and PRINTS and other goodies FOR SALE HERE!

{an adorable little bluebird is up next....}

Tuesday, June 30, 2015

a little morsel of sunshine....

©the enchanted easel 2015

on a stormy tuesday night! :)

{and wow, have the last few tuesday nights been quite wet! maybe i should be painting an ark....is it winter yet?!}

ok, i digress. back to this little guy....i'm currently working on a few small square canvases (6'x6" to be exact) of adorable little birds. i'm thinking 3...maybe 4, max. the original paintings will be FOR SALE individually and listed as soon as each are complete.

had to start with the "yellow" bird first, of course.

{i swear Coldplay has nothing to do with this...;)}

©the enchanted easel 2015

Tuesday, December 16, 2014

little Aspen...

aspen penguin
©the enchanted easel 2014

bringing a bit of dapperness to the month of december! :)

this is my last official painting for the year 2014...and wow, what a year it has been! from my upgrade/evolution in painting style to the rebuilding of my site and opening some new (online) shops, well i like to think it's been a pretty productive year! now...BRING ON 2015 'cause this girl is READY!!!

ok, back to little Aspen here {sorry to steal your thunder there for a minute, little buddy...;)}. he is FOR SALE AS A PRINT at the shops found here:

theenchantedeasel.com

also...i am offering the ORIGINAL PAINTING FOR SALE as well! *EMAIL ME AT THE ADDY LISTED ON THE CONTACT PAGE OF MY WEBSITE IF INTERESTED*. he has a little girlfriend, named Alaska (pictured below)

alaska penguin
©the enchanted easel 2014

and she is also FOR SALE! if interested in the ORIGINAL PAINTINGS as a set, i would be more than happy to accommodate you at a discounted price for the both of them. just send me an email and we can make it happen!

i'll be posting some sketches and some finished drawings (which i will be offering up FOR SALE) for the rest of december! until then...

"LET IT SNOW! LET IT SNOW! LET IT SNOW!" :)

Friday, December 12, 2014

this little guy...

he's what's on the easel this week!

another penguin...coming soon! :)

{dapper little fella he is...}

Thursday, December 4, 2014

a fashion savvy little penguin...

truly a bird after my own heart!

meet little alaska, a sweet and stylish little penguin. from her striped scarf and her pink bow...well, let's just say i may have been her inspiration. i mean, i do LOVE me some bows and the color pink. 'nuff said! ;)

she is FOR SALE AS A PRINT FOUND THROUGH THE SHOP LINKS HERE:

www.theenchantedeasel.com

also, (wait for it...wait for it....) for the first time all year i am offering the ORIGINAL PAINTING FOR SALE! she is sized at an 8x8 (a perfect square-my favorite shape...just sayin') and is painted in brightly colored acrylics on a .75 gallery wrapped canvas. i made sure to seal her with a nice matte varnish to keep her happy and healthy through those long cold arctic winters. ;)

EMAIL ME AT enchantedeasel@yahoo.com IF INTERESTED IN PURCHASING THE ORIGNAL PAINTING! please be sure to put ALASKA in the subject line. please...and thank you.

up next...well her faithful and dapper little companion, aspen, of course! ;)