Finished

I finished my painting from the weekend workshop with Nancy Collins and learning her technique burnishing on hot press paper. This was a fun painting but I probably wouldn't want to do the burnishing very often. It can be tedious after a while. But, the colors really do pop on the 300 lb paper. So tell me what you think?

Hot One In The Family

In Between Website Shopping, I took a Workshop

Now that I'm working with watercolor, I decided to take a workshop here at the Mendocino Art Center with Nancy Collins. She's a very talented artist that knows alot about watercolors and color theory as well as the properties of the paints. We learned so much with a technique she taught us with burnishing on hot press paper. I'm just about done with it, but decided to post what I have now. It helps to see your artwork upside down, through a mirror and online.  Final piece will be done today and I'll get back to my dolphins.

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.

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.

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New Additions To My Store - A whimsical Side Of Me

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This is Cloud, our little girl that loves the camera and after many 

photos taken of her and her brother, she was losing interest.

This is a 8 x 10 high definition poster print on heavy matte photo stock paper. 

Original painting was created in watercolor. I would love for you 

                           to come visit my new store! I've been around since 2009 but really

                  haven't had much time to devote to my shop. But, I've found new inspiration! Hope 

            to see you there!

Humpback Whale and Baby Large Watercolor Painting Original

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The humpback whale and baby is painted on a 20 x 16 140 lb. arches watercolor paper. 

I enjoy watching the whales that come by our little town in Northern California. Right now it's the grey whale that's coming by soon followed by the humpback whales and blue whales in April through mid-December. You may even spot killer whales following the steam of family whales.  For a fun trip up to the northern california region,  you can attend the Mendocino Coast Whale Festival just north of San Francisco in early March. In the weeks following, there also is the Little River Whale Festival and Fort Bragg Whale Festival. Wine and microbrew tastings, gourmet food pairings, nature walks, photography lessons, cruises, art exhibits and kids' activities will be a part of the festivities. 

Horses On The Beach Greeting Card

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I painted this a while back and decided to take a look at it 

again. It was so watered down and there was a lack of definition in the people on the horses. 

So I made the colors a little richer and gave the people 

more definition and am now much happier with it. 

I had a chance to ride on the beach with my daughter and we both

had a lot of fun. My horse print is archival ink that keeps your print for 100-150 years.