I have always loved drawing. Crayons, colored pencils, finger paints, oils, pastels, acrylics..you name it, I've dabbled in it. My favorites are colored pencils and acrylics. Colored pencils because they are so versatile and vibrant. Acrylics, for the same reasons, but also beacause they are paints and using them makes me feel like a real artist :) Also, they dry pretty fast making them a good choice for hectic lifestyles and impatient personalities!
So I have opened another Etsy shop, called Chameli Creations! Chameli is the Hindi word for that lovely flower, jasmine. The word "jasmine" is derived from the Persian word (also used as a a name), "yasmin," which means "gift from God." I am not a classically trained artist. That is to say, I have never had any formal training, other than those elemantary art classes, but I don't let that hinder me from trying. Flower, trees, nature in general is a great inspiration for me. I am not good at drawing life-life portraits and such. But I do like abstracts and strong, vivid colors. I use the world around me, our gift from God, to inspire me.
The ACEO pictured above is one of mine, entitled "Mountain Home." I have 3 more in my shop and I plan on drawing more. It's very exciting getting into a new art and learning all about it.
ACEO stands for Art Cards Editions and Originals. They have only one rule, and that it that it must measure 2.5 by 3.5, the size of a baseball cards. If it is any other size, it can not be called an ACEO. The size makes it easy and affordable for are collectors to collect a variety of art from all over the world and place them in card albums or shadow boxes, give as gifts....the possibilities are endless! I LOVE the idea of collecting mini masterpieces and I am looking foward to starting my own collection.
Here are some of my favorites that I found on Etsy.....
Happy Together ACEO by PaintingPrints
The Clamshell Mermaid by SusanRodio
Hope you enjoy these and are inspired to start your own art collection!
4 comments:
I can't wait to see more of what you do with these! Wouldn't it be neat to have an ACEO inspired by each piece of jewelry you make? That would be a fun little challenge.
Great picks!
Lisa, that is an amazing idea! Hmmm, I think I could draw a dragonfly..you should do Twilight, I can't draw people at all! You're a genuis :)
Thanks Galit!
I just started listing some of my photographs as ACEOs! I love little pretty things like that! :-)
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