ok, so i love me a pink haired mermaid. enough said!
{today's FEATURED PRINT is this beauty...cute little turtle included.}
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Showing posts with label sea. Show all posts
Thursday, December 3, 2015
Monday, July 27, 2015
just a reminder....
summer is flying by....and so is this swimmingly sweet sale!
EVERYTHING MERMAID (from compact mirrors to original paintings)...20% off throughout the remainder of summer! so, float on over to my etsy shop and pick up something special for that little mermaid of yours! :)
Friday, June 19, 2015
nothing like a little shameless self promotion....
when carting around your sketchbook and pencils! ;)
{thanks, fine art america for a wonderful print job and super cute bag...minus the poor photography skills on my part, that is.}
Thursday, May 21, 2015
illustration friday~pet
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| slow and steady 11x14 acrylic on canvas ©the enchanted easel 2014 |
an adorable little sea turtle...the perfect pet for a beautiful pink haired mermaid.
{this piece, a commission for last year and one of my favorites to date. it's the pink hair...;)}
PRINTS (AND OTHER GOODIES) FOUND THROUGH THE SHOP LINKS HERE.
Monday, May 5, 2014
best part of my *job*....
there is nothing sweeter than seeing my work in a nursery. it literally moves me to tears.
and what makes it even more amazing is that moment you really connect with a client and they are kind enough to send you pictures such as these.
truly, nothing sweeter.
PRINTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR BOTH PIECES HERE:
couldn't help but share...like a proud momma, as my painting are my *babies*. :)
Monday, April 14, 2014
i think she's found her *sea*mate....
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| "seanmates" 11x14 acrylic on canvas |
meet the beautiful brunette mermaid, Gwen...and her adoring seahorse companion, Finn. it appears after all that *sea* searching, she's finally found her *sea*mate. ;)
this was a custom painting i finished up last week for a sweet baby girl named...Gwen. can't wait for her to receive it and hang it in her nursery! so, off to Illinois she went today.
however, PRINTS ARE AVAILABLE HERE:
*who wouldn't want to be loved by such a super cute little seahorse...;)*
Monday, April 7, 2014
nothing like a little seahorse love...
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| ©the enchanted easel 2014 |
on the easel this week, a custom painting in the works...for a mermaid loving little girl. :)
i "heart" custom work!
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| ©the enchanted easel 2014 |
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| ©the enchanted easel 2014 |
Wednesday, December 4, 2013
meet Crystal...
April's mermaid based on the gemstone, diamond and...THE FINAL MERMAID in my series of 12!!!
i've actually had this done for over a week and meant to post earlier, but the time got away from me. for all of you who know me personally, you know i began this series back in January. wasn't anticipating 11 months to paint 12 mermaids, but life threw me a curve ball in April and i wound up having a third c-spine/neck surgery. (AND GOD WILLING, THE LAST ONE!). well, the c-spine affects the nerves in the hand and arm, so finishing up these beauties after April certainly hasn't been easy. and while i'm not pain free (and may never be), well, these were truly a labor of love. i made a promise to myself that all 12 of them would get done, pain or no pain. and, well here i am..12 mermaids and 3 c-spine surgeries later!
looking forward to a much better year in 2014 as well as some new art and a bit of a upgrade in style. certainly not going to lose that "anime" feel my art has, just going to switch it up a wee little bit...;)
Crystal is available here as an ORIGINAL PAINTING~
and here as an optional personalized PRINT~
the rest of this month will be spent working on some new ideas/sketches for the upcoming new year!
CAN. NOT. WAIT.
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
do you think pantone would be proud...? ;)
introducing Esmerelda, May's emerald haired mermaid. emerald being the Pantone color of the year!
she is FOR SALE AS AN ORIGINAL HERE:
and as a PERSONALIZED PRINT HERE:
only one more little beauty left...Crystal, April's diamond studded mermaid.
sketch coming soon...:)
Friday, October 25, 2013
from the easel....
to the scanning bed.
a peek at an emerald haired mermaid named esmerelda.
full painting to be posted SOON and will be available FOR SALE as the ORIGINAL as well PRINTS!
Friday, October 18, 2013
jewel toned tresses of....
EMERALD!
that's what's on the easel this week(end)...may's lush emerald haired mermaid, esmerelda.
GOD I LOVE PAINT!!! :)
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
on the easel this week...
the pantone color of the year, emerald.
this is may's mermaid, little esmerelda.
10 mermaids down. 1 1/2 more to go. yay! :)
Monday, October 7, 2013
meet viola....
and her little octopus friend, ollie.
this amethyst haired beauty is the mermaid for the month of february. i'm so NOT a purple girl, but i think i have a new favorite...;)
april and may are the only two left to paint....yay!
viola can be found FOR SALE as an ORIGINAL PAINTING here:
and FOR SALE as an optional PERSONALIZED PRINT here:
love her.
Thursday, October 3, 2013
FINALLY got around....
to adding the birthstone mermaids to my etsy shop as PRINTS with OPTIONAL NAME!
take a peek here...
february, april and may COMING SOON! :)
Saturday, September 28, 2013
what's better than a hug...?
why an OCTOPUS hug, of course ;)
meet little Viola and her octopus bestest buddy, Ollie. she is February's amethyst haired mermaid. and, what's at the easel this week.
let it be known, i'm not a purple fan...BUT they are kinda cute ;)
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| ©the enchanted easel 2013 |
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| ©the enchanted easel 2013 |
Tuesday, September 24, 2013
a little peek
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| ©the enchanted easel 2013 |
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| ©the enchanted easel 2013 |
at February's amethyst haired mermaid, Viola and her little octopus friend, Ollie.
octopus hugs RULE! ;)
Wednesday, September 4, 2013
meet mysterious little Opal....
October's mermaid.
loving the way her hair turned out...and the cute little jellyfish, of course ;)
she is listed FOR SALE HERE:
go have a peek at the other mermaids in the series also listed for sale in my shop.
next up...little Esmerelda, May's mermaid, based on the gorgeous gemstone emerald. i'll be posting the sketch soon...:)
Sunday, September 1, 2013
WELCOME SEPTEMBER!!!
and September's sapphire haired beauty, Iris. she is available FOR SALE here:
i'll be posting little Opal (October's mermaid) in the next day or two. just have to scan her, as she's been done for a few days now.
September means FALL and wow, it can not come quick enough for me! this rain forest-like climate is a bit much. never liked summer. never will.
looking forward to all the smells of autumn (like pumpkins, apples, cinnamon...). speaking of pumpkins, i am already drooling at the anticipation of my first cup of pumpkin spice coffee from dunkin' donuts. OMG....SO YUMMY!!! and if that wasn't enough to excite me....
4 MORE DAYS TIL KICK OFF AND MY MAN PEYTON TAKING THE FIELD!!! SUPER STOKED!!!
Saturday, August 24, 2013
a peek into the process....
i always start by *inking* or outlining the image in a watered down version of a gray acrylic, after i've transferred the sketch to the canvas, that is. by laying down the gray outline on top of the pencil transfer, the image doesn't get lost once i begin to lay down the background layers of color.
i choose my color palette for the background (in this case pastels and different shades of white to mimic the gemstone Opal) and then i go crazy just laying down the color in various strokes. i don't blend the paint on the palette at this point, just on the canvas with the large brush so that it's a it more random...the placement of color. i usually will do 2 coats of the background before moving on to the next step....
once the background is complete, i start to lay down the underpainting of the flesh in the mermaids face and then i address all the other parts of the painting the same way....always underpainting and building from background to foreground.
for October's mermaid, Opal, i am slowly building watercolor-like washes with my acrylics. let me give some MAJOR LOVE right now to acrylics. they are my FAVORITE medium for numerous reasons. they are extremely versatile and the color pay off is fabulous! i love how they can be watered down to an almost watercolor-like consistency or they can be applied thick with a brush, palette knife or whatever you can get your hands to lay down the paint. they are build able and there is no crazy drying time like there is with oils (not that i don't love oils too....). can't say enough about them!
ok, back to Opal here....
i'm laying down washes of color first in stages so that i can go back over them with a light mix of dove gray, unbleached and bleached titanium paints to give it that opal like milky look. the trick here, as opposed to the other mermaids in the series, is that because the hair and the background are so similar, i have to make sure that Opal doesn't fade away, hence the deeper colors in the strands of hair.
afterward, it's time to move on to the jellyfish and the rest of the painting and then VOILA...the finished little masterpiece! :) hoping to have her listed FOR SALE by the end of this coming week.
speaking of, can't believe it's almost September already! THANK GOD!!! BRING ON FALL!!! and FOOTBALL!!! and for those of you who truly know me, you know what that means....PEYTON MANNING BACK ON MY TV SCREEN!!!
CAN. NOT. WAIT.
Monday, August 19, 2013
next on the easel.....
mysterious little Opal, October's mermaid.
and her jellyfish friends, of course :)
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