A new kind of artwork!

This piece was done for a 'Green' show at the Rome Art and Community Center. I had such fun doing it! I painted the palette and the golden artist tube of paint as well as the background. I then added the items we artists often discard: flecks of dried paint, spent tubes, worn brush and some long forgotten ACEO's (Art cards, editions and originals). The canvas was a 25 cent find at a garage sale!

I used some really great glue for this called E-6000 - industrial strenght and dries clear. I love it! I can pick this canvas up by one of the paint tubes!

Artists are tasked to create a recylcled work of art as you interpret it.
To check out the show specifics go to: http://www.romeart.org/

My Art Plot

No, I am not preparing for my burial:)

This is a new idea in art promotion and sales. I was asked to join and write a review on my blog.

This is a site for art and crafters. Part social networking, part portfolio/sales. I like the simplicity of the site, both in presentation and use. This is a great site for beginners or those, like me, that don't want to spend time coding HTML.

This is the statement on the site itself 'This is MyArtPlot - one platform for all.
MAP is an essential part of any creative life. It brings together the art profession into one global point of contact and interaction. Social, professional, and commercial power thrive here. Everyday - artists, crafters, and supporters use MAP to interact with those around them and around the world. Most go by their real first and last names. MAP is functional to you as a paint brush is to a painter or a camera is to a photographer - it enables you. This is why people take ownership of their Plot (personal MAP page). '

The presentation is very clean and lets the art take center stage. It may be simple to use, but it does have some powerful features. I really like the automatic bi-weekly newsletters. Subscribers will receive automatic updates to your plot on a bi-weekly basis and you don't have to lift a finger.

A product called Banner is also available. Banner is a powerful marketing tool. When embedded across the internet, it becomes an ad for your Plot. When someone clicks on it, it will bring them to your Plot. The best thing is: Whenever you change your Plot's Banner, the change will automatically appear whereever the embedded code may sit! You can also track where your banners are embedded and see how many people have visited your Plot from there. To control, where your banner is embedded, you can disable or re-enable your banner from any of its location.

I can see this being a very powerful site if it can increase in popularity. The creators really seem to be behind it every step of the way. You can even talk to them personally via live chat using the Help feature.


The site is free with voluntary subscriptions available. There is a 5% commission on all sales that is mandatory of you don't have a subscription. I really see no reason not to give it a go at this early stage. You may be getting in on the ground floor of something revolutionary.


The down side is having one more place to keep current and update on a regular basis.

You can visit My plot here: http://lynnereichhart.myartplot.com/

It has been awhile!

I have been busy with Ebay and Etsy and Facebook and ....

I just added a bunch of new items to my Etsy shop http://artbylmr.etsy.com/. I ordered some of my work from CafePress to sell on Etsy. I also have a copy of 'Art on a Plate' the ACEO cookbook for sale. I have my scrumpcious caramel apple cake in there with an ACEO portrait that will make your mouth water. Are you hungry yet?

I also tried my hand at making some glass magnets. They turned out great and I have a set of 3 on sale for only $5.oo. I plan to make more. I just love the tiny reproductions of my artwork.

Work in Progress Done!

I know this took way to long. I had some other projects going on so I would sneek this in here and there. I still may do some tweeking, but it is essentially done. If you scroll down for previous posts you can see some 'in progress' photos. I also included the reference photo used to paint from.

I think I still may lighten up some flowers/leaves faceing the sun and adjust one of the window mouldings for perspective, but you can get the idea! I just noticed that I didn't finish the pumpkin stems - OOPS! So I still need to do that.

This one was a challenge! I had to darken the values of the entire piece from the photo so I could keep the magenta color without going too pink in the light. I also kept the hanging petunia looking more alive than the photo. Let's just pretend it is earlier in the fall when they were healthier.

Thanks for all your kind comments on this as I went along! I need to take a better photo too - the colors are so much better in the painting.

Artists from the Visual Artists Street Team (VAST) TRUNK show!

What is a TRUNK show you may ask? I was wondering the same thing. Now I am participating in one! Check out the explanation below courtesy of organizer Kristen Stein.

Artists from the Visual Artists Street Team (VAST) will participate in a TRUNK show using one of Etsy's dynamic virtual lab rooms. A variety of art styles and prices will be shown all with a 'Welcome Spring' focus. Many of the artists will be online "live" to interact with the viewers and the buyers. It's sure to be a fun event with both colorful commentary and art! Be sure to join us.

The event will take place in the etsy virtual lab rooms on February 18th at 7 p.m. EST http://www.etsy.com/virtual_labs.php

You can also check out the Facebook page for the event here: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=53479887413&ref=nf

I will be showing 3-4 items and having some great promotions and giveaways! So please check it out! This is a sneak peek at one of my featured items. 4 pansy postcards, perfect for Spring!

ACEO~Art Cards, Editions and Originals Playing Card Deck.

I am so excited to be a part of this project this time around!!!! The Ebay group' ACEO~Art Cards, Editions and Originals' did one of these decks last year and it turned out great!!!! This year they are doing a double deck to give more artists a chance to participate.

I am doing the 6 of spades. I need to figure out what to do soon - it is due March 1. Any ideas?

I am showing this card from last year's deck as an example. I hope mine will look just as nice:) This was done by Coloredpencilartist. He is organizing the project this year. A big shout out to him for his hard work!

The Hubcap is done!

Well, except for a couple coats of sealer. I wanted to show the ocean in bright and vibrant colors, almost as a fantasy world. The hubcap I received fit right in to that scenario by looking a bit like a port hole anyway. I played that up with gold paint. This was a fun project and I hope it will also do some good.

Since I was involved in this project, I did a bit of research and found that there is a section of the Pacific ocean known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch that is estimated to be double the size of Texas. The area contains more than 3 million tons of plastic. You can read more about it here: http://www.greatgarbagepatch.org/

Upcycling, repurposing, call it what you will. It is a great idea.