Personal Watercolor Pet Portrait Painting - Just send me a photo!

10x10" Watercolor

Pricing and Information HERE

I absolutely love working on pet portraits. I find it the most rewarding type painting to work on.  Most of these pets I have never had the pleasure of meeting in person, but I enjoy capturing their true personality...it's all in the eyes.

 

 Here is the original picture I was sent via email from my client.

The first steps in my Pet Paintings always look a little scary with no eyes!

14x14" Framed

Here he is all completed and professionally framed!

 Mat and Framing additional

Send questions or photo's  to kelliechasse@gmail.com

For more information head to Kellie Lynn Art Facebook Page

Selling on Facebook better than Etsy?

 Well, it's been a busy and exciting week!

It would seem that I've found a new medium to work on, hand painted Alcohol Inks on ceramic tiles. The theme of the week would be dragonfly's (one of my favorite subjects)! 

I love them because each one is so uniquely different., it's like they have their own little personalities!

Had a wonderful response to these cute little buggers - seems that I'm selling them faster than I can post them on etsy.

Decided to use my paypal account to invoice customers directly from facebook by using the clients email, it's been working wonderfully. This saves me a lot of money from listing on etsy especially when I have to turn around and remove the tile without it even showing that I made a sale. I'm beginning to think selling on facebook may be the way to go for me. 

Please drop by or better yet follow my Kellie Lynn Art Facebook Page
 I'll be posting more new tiles this week!

Art Glass Made Into Key Rings

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My latest creations with Alcohol Inks are these adorable Key Chain Rings. I hand painted the 1" glass cabochon then sealed them with a coat of varnish and then a coat of UV spray.

They are attached on the back with a glued on bail and then I added them to Lobster Clasp Key Ring.

Cute huh! I've just listed them on my Etsy Store for $9.95!

Alcohol Ink Paintings On Ceramic Tiles

***UPDATE BELOW

Well well well, look what else I found to paint on with inks! These are just basic 6x6" white glazed tiles that I picked up in hopes of them working with inks! They have a glossy surface, so my thinking was ...yeah it should work!

It worked SUPER, and I was really surprised to see that it was as easy to work with as using Yupo paper, which is very expensive. You do have to seal these first with a varnish and then a high gloss UV protection finish.

I opted to leave the backs plain for now...but added little felt circles on the back to prevent them from scratching any surface. Another AI Artist suggested that I try cork backings or frames. Thought that was a great idea, so I ordered some sample wooden tile frames this week - I have a feeling I'm really going to like them. I'll post a picture when they come in!

Original Hand Painted Ceramic Tiles

***8/17 Update: Check out my newest blog post, I've started using RESIN, Seals, protects from water, can use hot cups 120F,  Has built in UV protection. Testing it now and the results so far have been FAB!

More colors available

ART SHOWS AT THE NEW Plant Memorial Home, Bath Maine

I am really excited to share some news to start of 2014! I've been asked to hang my work up at the New Plant Memorial Home in Bath, Maine! Big thanks to my dear friend Sam for letting them know about my work! 

Update: SOLD!!

Here's a look at the new building that will be started this spring! It's going to be gorgeous!

The Plant Home Facebook Page:

"Kellie Chasse is our second artist we have partnered with for our 50,000 square foot expansion. I fell in love with her blue lobster and am looking forward to it hanging in our new Assisted Living Home. Check out her work (but don't buy the blue lobster just yet!)
http://planthome.org/art-shows" To all my local artist friends they are looking for more Artist's - here is the link to contact Don Capoldo!

FMI Email:  dcapoldo@planthome.org

Heard A Saying That Struck A Chord

"Fear is only temporary but Regret will last forever".  

I Heard this saying and it really struck a chord with me.... it must be the Alcohol ink paintings that brought back some old fears in me.

As artist's that first step is a hard one. Thoughts bombard you.... Is it good enough, will people like it, should I show anyone? These are all questions that go through our mind.

Three years ago, in December of 2011 I decided to take a leap of faith with my Art and listed my first piece on Ebay. It seems sad to say that it was easier to put my work out there to strangers rather than my friends for fear of being rejected.

To my pleasant surprise the first piece sold...and then another...and another.  I added my work to Daily Paint Works  in 2012, and decided to have some prints made online at Society6 and Fine Art America.

In early 2013 I got up the nerve to Exhibit my work at Starbucks, Cooks Lobster House and The Highlands. Then in October I added items to my etsy store and started to explore Alcohol Inks and began having cards made by a local printers so that I could attend my first craft fair.

During December we lost our 16 year old lab so working on Pet Portraits  this past holiday season was very special to me. They really took off once I posted my first one on facebook! I ended up painting seven of them in less than 2 weeks!


So not meaning sound like I'm tooting my horn, but I guess it made me think....that over all it's been quite the scary yet a super fun journey over the past 2 years...Thinking back, I can't imagine if I had let fear win!