Saturday, April 9, 2011

Quiet Storm Inspo

"Whatever your turning point, it will help you look at your life in a different light"  Oprah


I took the "quiet storm" painting and made a print, added some inspo words and glued it to a prefinished block  for a nice block display.  I also added some collage elements on top of the print to enhance it.  This is just some of the little stuff I see other artist do on Etsy to make an affordable art piece.

Personally, I like the original better, but my girls really like these.  Sometimes they have a better handle of what appeals to the younger age groups (not that I'm old or anything!)

Also, there's a very nice giveaway over at my friend's blog, Rona Gregory Art .  Stop by for a chance to win her first blog giveaway!

9 comments:

  1. It's beautiful Diana! I saw some birds on the left sidebar that were amazing too!

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  2. You're work is always exceptional no matter what you do--you're such a natural.

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  3. I love all the unexpected pops of color in your paintings. The print on the block turned out great and I really like how you added the quote!

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  4. what a wonderful idea, diana. i too love originals the best, but i think appealing to all budgets is really where artists can find a way of selling more art.
    lovely!!

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  5. Love this idea! and thank you for the shout out for my giveaway! xoxo

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  6. This is such a good idea! I know what you mean about the originals, but using the block for the print + adding a few "original" elements does give the feel of original plus being affordable - and as Kelly said, another market to perhaps sell to!

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  7. Looks great Diana! Do you make your own prints?

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  8. What a beautiful piece Diana! Very soothing and calming. And I love the doggie in you sidebar! Is that a watercolor?
    Oh! totally loving SD...so much to do and not too hot yet...always a breeze over here. xxx

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