Tuesday, May 31, 2016

Merging My Blog With Another

I decided to merge my Printables By The Sea blog with my Art By Mishelle blog to save a lot of time and frustration with trying to keep up with both of them as well as my shops. I'm also working on finding a e-commerce site for my paintings. So it's Spring clean-up at the Art By Mishelle blog.

I used to enjoy working on the internet but as I get older, I'm finding it more work than anything to me. I'm not saying I'm not grateful for the internet because it is really an amazing way for artists to get themselves out there in so many different platforms. With so many user friendly build your own websites. I've done some research and will continue too till I find the one that works for me. According to Forbes the winners they picked are Shopify and WooCommerce. If your a big company with a lot of product, clients and traffic, then they suggest Shopify as a safer choice because of the dedicated support. WooCommerce is good for the average and smaller stores that just need a store to sell a few things and sell them right according to Forbes. So stay tune and hope to see you again.



Wednesday, May 11, 2016

Grey Whale And Baby Large Fine Art Original Wall Painting With Sparkles



It's always fun to go out to the beach and look for whales in the distance. Whenever I see the spray of one coming up for air, its still exciting to me. I painted the grey whale and baby when the whale festival was here in March. I had a lot of fun playing with my new PearlEx powders produced by Jacquard that sparkle when applied. It gave the painting a bright energy that I love and have used this on a few other paintings too. This is a large watercolor on 140 lb arches cold press paper. This measure's 30 x 20 inches.