feather painting and a tattoo

my daughter surprised me the other day....she got a tattoo of one of my feather paintings on
 her arm..

i don't think there could be a bigger compliment for an artist or a mom? i was so honored
that she wanted my art on her arm forever.  above the feather it says "love me for who i am" 
because i will always love her for who she is

i've been thinking about getting a tattoo or two for a while....

what do you think should i get a tattoo? do you have any tattoos if so what do they stand for? 

if and when i get a tattoo i'll share it here

my new muse

  i have a new muse.....it came about towards the end of last year.  when i bought a dslr camera.  don't get me wrong i've always love photography, but now i'm obsessed. i'm excited and seeing the world in a different way...don't you love the feeling of excitement when you find a new muse?.. i've decided to open another Etsy shop  for my photography art.  please check it out here and let me know what you think.

 i still love painting..and always will.  i started to doubt my abilities to paint so, i have been experimenting with different painting styles. what i found is i love them all LOL.....i wanted to find where my strength lie....well after weeks (months) of self doubt and questioning my abilities..i've decided to just listen to my instincts and do what i do...and not second guess if it is good enough, if it is "real art". instead i will continue to paint and to push myself to improve, to take chances with my paintings, to go after my dream and Love what i do... because when i think about it...i really love what i do..do you ever question your abilities, your talents? how do you get past self doubt?

                     
                      i encourage you to push past that doubt and keeping going after your dream..

what i've been up to..

i've been so inspired to create

so many ideas are in my head...only if there were more hours in the day

here's what i've been up to

resin art blocks available here

i love these!!

the resin really bright out the colors

so far i've made 4"x4" & 4"x3" blocks

they can sit on a shelf or table top

just so cute.

i plan on trying a 6"x7" block the first of the week

wish me luck..

studio time just jump in

i've had a lot of studio time this week...it feels so good

i finally try making a stamp

i bought the supplies months ago

so excited to get started

i just kept looking at them

so new & untouched

so new i didn't want to make a mistake

i just want to hold them, look at them

does this ever happen to you?

how many times has the fear of messes something up held me back ...

to many time to count.......

i had so much fun making this stamp

i don't know why it took me so long to jump in...

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i can't wait to make another one

i was so inspired by this

i was able to get a couple of paintings done

i'm obsessed with birds right now...

my dad likes all wildlife

he feeds the the deer, raccoon & of course the birds..

i love going to his house & watching all the different bird feed

i'm having so much painting them

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so just go for it...jump in with both feet or should i say hands..

see what you can accomplish

you will be amazed how good it feels to let go

everything is possible when you go for it

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3 birdies

new art print available here

girl with flower

i've been busy in my studio this week..

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available here



sneak peak

on my easel

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 a couple of paintings that i'm working on

what do you think?

And the winner is!!

And the winner is......

Nicole from Art Expression

congratulations..

please email me at dianeackers@aol.com

 with your address so i can send your ACEO card to you

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hearts desire

hi everyone, with valentine's day right around the corner

i decided to paint a series of heart paintings

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knowing only the very young have hearts that are perfect

i decide to paint hearts with marks on them

to show the scars we all have felt at times

but that our hearts are still beautiful & full of love....

they are available here

i've had a little break through....i decided not to worry so much about

what my style is & what i should be focusing on

illustrations? painting? mixed media?...

it can be very debilitating

i tend to to think about it sooo much i end up not doing anything

i decided to just go with what feels right at the moment

i think the only way to find your style

is to create & create & create & your style will show

how did you find your style?

how did you know this is it!!

or are you like me & always second guessing yourself?

maybe all artist feel this way at some point

but for now i plan on creating what ever my muse is for the moment

 &

not worry so much what everyone else thinks

easier said then done i know

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sneak peak at what is on my easel now

 it's not finished yet 

so far i like it

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i want to thank everyone for commenting here it means a lot to me

don't forget to leave a comment on my this post for a chance to win a ACEO card

have a wonderful weekend!!

Artful pinings

i'm so hooked on pinterest

it's pure eye candy like no other

amazing way to save inspirational & creative ideas

i tried to paste some of my boards here but i couldn't figure out how to..
oh well

are you on pinterest?

no your not? well check it out but beware you will be there a while it's very addicting...

if you are on pinterest check out my boards & follow me if you like what you see

i just listed some new art magnets

available here

illustration

what do you do when something you love so much starts consuming your life?
i will be listing this soon

To mat or not to mat

I have a question for you.

I'm thinking about getting mats for the prints I sell on Etsy.

These mats would be white and fit 5"x7" prints.

So that they can be framed in a 11"x14" frame.

If you were looking at art to buy

 would you like the idea of it being matted and ready to be framed.

I think it would give the art presense.

What do you think?

They would look something like this below.