Halloween ACEOs, 100 Artomat posies, PPF

Zombie Doll ACEO: for ACEO TW Oct on Ebay

I only did one this time. The monsters theme is not my fave. But there are some really cute ones in there and some really scary ones, too!

I finished 100 Posies in Pots for Artomat this week.

These are 2" x 3" wooden blocks that are dispensed from refurbished cigarette machines. I have done hundreds of them in the past couple of years. 

Artomat Blocks, 100 ready to ship, PPF

Painted Posies and Painted People for Artomat 

100 Blocks done.  Painted with acrylic, varnished, wrapped in cellophane and ready to ship.

This week I finished 100 Artomat Blocks. They are only 2x3 inches, even smaller than ACEO cards. The 50 Posies in Pots are done and I just finished 50 Painted People.  I then attached them to wooden blocks, glued on my business card, wrapped them in cellophane and will ship them off to Clark this week. Since I have been doing these over the last couple of years, I paint faster and more confidently. Such fun! They will be sold in Artomat Refurbished Cigarette Machines all over the US and AU. I have done several hundred so far, and look forward to doing many more.

50 Painted People, The Process:

First I basecoat the wooden pieces with gesso. People have whitebackgrounds and posies have black backgrounds, for the most part. Depends. Then I sketch out the figures, put clothes on them and add liner work with permanent pen and sometimes some white ink. They evolve as I am painting them. They all have a story to tell, and hopefully the person who gets each one out of the Artomat.org machines will be able to relate to the figures and their narrative.  I don't write the stories.  I just paint the pictures.  The purchaser has to be the storyteller.

50 Painted Posies, Flowers in Pots.

Painted People, The Process and the results, Artomat Blocks

50 Painted People, The Process

First I basecoat the wooden pieces with gesso. People have white and posies have black backgrounds, for the most part. Depends. Then I sketch out the figures, put clothes on them and add liner work with permanent pen and sometimes some white ink. They evolve as I am painting them. They all have a story to tell, and hopefully the person who gets each one out of the Artomat.org machines will be able to relate to the figures and their narrative.  I don't write the stories.  I just paint the pictures.  The purchaser has to be the storyteller.

Zen Doodling: Meditation Art Series 1000: Artomat

My first set of 50 pieces of art for the Artomat machines - Zendoodles Meditation Art:  2 x 3 inches - Art-o-mat® machines are retired cigarette vending machines that have been converted to vend art.

I will make a slide show of the series soon.

Series 2000: Watercolor Painted People, 50

Art-o-mat® machines are retired cigarette vending machines that have been converted to vend art.  I have just completed my 2nd series of 50 watercolor and pen art pieces for www.artomat.org and I made a slide show of the whole set for you to view.

http://www.flickr.com//photos/50096819@N06/sets/72157632936708696/show/

Illustration Fridays and Zen Doodles for Artomat

I just finished this 2 x 3 inch Zendoodle - But it's not for sale . . . yet.

It will be in an Art-o-mat machine someplace in the US or Australia in the near future.  I still have 19 more to draw to complete my 50, then box and ship them back to Artists In Cellophane.  

I believe in TWOFERS, so this is also my submission to Illustration Fridays theme of the week:  "Wings" which is the title of this one.  

Mabe Threefers, if there is such a thing!  This is my entry for Paint Party
Fridays as well.  

Art-O-Mat submissions

Remember when cigarettes used to be dispensed from a machine?  Well, now it's art.  Go to http://www.artomat.org for more information.

My Prototype has been officially approved and I have already created 25 zendoodles for my "project."  I need 50, so I just keep on doodling!  I already have ideas for 2 more series, one of sketch cards like my Mardi Gras ones, only 2 x 3 inches, smaller than ATC cards.  The other is a series of flower paintings in acrylic on the little blocks they send you.  Love this idea.  When I heard of it, I knew I just HAD to have my art popping out of a cigarette machine. There are hundreds of machines in the US and even Australia, and over 400 artists participate.  My art is going around the world!

What's a zendoodle you may ask?  To me it's a meditation and mindless drawing that takes you away from your head noise.  Here's the first one, the prototype, and I will post the whole lot of them when I finish the task.