It's a little fishy - part 2

It's a little fishy!!

Latest artwork with colorful eclectic fishes. Enjoy!

Bridges

Second art print from the Bridges collection is out for sale. It's the beautiful Gateshead millennium bridge in UK with a cute little birdie!

2010 Calendar from ArtOcrat is here!!

Our 8.5" x 11" Calendar filled with cute and colorful birds is now available for only $11.95, plus shipping. You can order online by clicking here.







It can be a fun, lovely, and economical gift for family and friends’ birthdays and especially for Christmas.

Bridges

The first print from the Bridges series is out in my shop. This one has the elegant Erasmus Bridge from Netherlands.


Keep checking out for prints.

Calender time!

Can't believe it's time to start thinking about calendars already?
:) I have been working on this years (and my first!) Calender and it will be on sale soon.

A sneak preview of what to expect. Enjoy!

and keep an eye out!!

Thanks

Popping my head out to say thanks to Anne Marie of Whopple for posting a little interview with me (read it here)...

Soon to come - Bridges

I have been working on a few special pieces for the last few weeks. They are based on my fascination with bridges. :D

I love them big, small or tiny, traditional architecture or modern, made of brick or steel...
Of course there are birds in the print too :p




Will post a sneak peak tomorrow.

For the love of bags

A post celebrating my love for handbags and purses!! I wish I could have at least one bag from all of these gorgeous bag makers from Etsy. Might you be a bag lover too?

I LOVE the colors in Arnont & Toanoi's shop (husband and wife duo) . The greens, reds, oranges and yellows are bright and breezy and just right for a Spring/Summer feel(my weakness for color is showing!). All bags are hand cut and painted with technic drawing on leather by hot steel or pyrography technic on leather.

You must check out their shop RN & TN studio for some really colorful wallets, purses, key chains and ipod cases.


Don't you love the photography? What beautiful images!! and notice the subtle and very aesthetic use of logo cum watermark! Can any one make watermark look any hotter? RARAMODO has bags that are one of a kind and mostly appears in a limited editions. Sleek, sassy with a touch of class best describes these bags.



Meg from TsuruBride is behind these wildly cute purses. This collection is named Orwell clutches, after the author of "Animal Farm"! How cute!! She also does veggie purses from pleather. So all my veggie friends convo her!


Found these fabulous bags on LaTouchables's shop. Love the casual and Fall-ish feel of these beautiful bags. I can see myself carrying the all white bag 9-to-5, on a plane or on a train. She also has a wonderful blog that you can check out here.

I hope you found something wonderful! Enjoy!

Woolly reverie

Remember Mrs Van Hom the leggy realtor from the last post? This series of 11 x 14 prints are about her.

How the story goes - From a time when her day was filled with of 100's of phone calls, e-mails and home viewings , her life has changed now. Business is slow, not many houses are coming up in the market and the market is showing no signs of picking up either.

These days, in the sunny mornings Mrs. Van Hom, having taken her accustomed bath, drifts around in her sun filled home, from sunrise till noon, rapt in woolly reverie.

This series explores her daydreams with shapes, colors and sometimes words.

Woolly reverie # 1

Woolly reverie # 2

Woolly reverie # 3

Starting today will start listing these up for sale on etsy. I'm still working on a couple of more prints in this series so keep an eye out for them.

I'm experimenting with abstraction in this series. What do you think? Can you connect with it?

Front Page Feature on Etsy!

Its getting really late but, before I forget here is some exciting news. We had a front page feature again today! yay! It was super thrilling (as it should be) This time it was Monday Morning Blues (last time it was this)


Mrs. Van Hom prints are almost ready. They have come out pretty nice actually (hubby loves them!) Will post a glimpse tomorrow.

Good night folks. Sweet dreams :)

This and that

Ah, every time I open my corel, I lose track of time! Well, for anyone who was wondering what I have been up to the past few days, this is a sneak peek of a fun project I’m working on at the moment: enjoy!

Any thoughts on what Mrs Van Hom may be up to?

Here is introducing Mr. Crat

Mr Crat is a friendly and jovial critic in the land of Zoop. His reviews often make or break an artist. He leads a successful and a happy life as an investor in a prestigious art shop called Art O Crat, that features new and upcoming artists.

So long, thanks for visiting.

Front Page Feature on Etsy!

My holiday just flew by! But, I'm happy to be back :D.

Vegas was super fun! We ate wonderful food, stayed up till the wee hours in the morning, walked a lot, wore slick clothes and tried to visit as many casinos as possible. In short it was a perfect vacation!! Pictures here.

Another existing news to share. Secret rendezvous got featured on the Front page today early morning. YAY!! I've been doing my happy dance ever since I found out.


I have a feeling that the week is going to be filled with sunshine and warmth!!

Birdscape of the day - Pledora's Mommy

Pledora's mommy is inspired from a mysterious old woman who is always in my dreams. Some times she is just a mute spectator in some happenings and at others she is the one who is making them happen. Haven't thought of a appropriate name for her. So, for now we will go with Pledora's mommy.

Narration - Pledora has gone to visit psychic Migxo and her mommy is nervously pacing around. Usually the fluttering of clothes on a line calms her down but not today. Mommy has been worried about their dying crops. If they don't save the crops they will starve in the winters.

First gift guide feature!

Blue bird in snow has been featured in "Shades of Sapphire" gift guide!! This week has been already so good to me and now the Gift Guide feature.. :D... I'm doing my happy dance!!

Birdscape of the day - Aura Reading

Migxo the psychic (loosely based on a colorful character back home) is in a session with Pledora (the yellow one).

Pledora is an old friend who has come back often to get psychic help from Migxo. These sessions have shown her the path before and Pledora is looking forward to finding a solution to her current dilemma.

Aura Reading

All prints can be purchased from ArtOcrat.

Fab Finds From Etsy

Its been a wonderful week! With hubby making my birthday so special, I'm still enveloped in the wooly euphoria. (Check FB for the pictures).

Some more things that make me happy...

Love these wooden toys from WeeWoodNatural. Lovely things for both kids and grown-ups!!


I'm a sucker for bags in all forms and sizes. Love these clever ones from QuietDoing .


I must have been living under a rock as I am clearly late in discovering the amazing work of PigeonToeCeramics. Simple and beautiful!!

This has got to be the coolest hair accessories ever! I'll take one of each please. From yellowcherry.

Tomorrow I'm off to Las Vegas for the long weekend :) See ya!

Birdscape of the day - After a long day

Narration - Empress Spadona had a busy day in the parliament house today. Earlier today there was massive flooding in some of the western towns. Evacuation attempts were successful and temporary shelters were being established in the neighboring towns.

The plans for the royal couple to visit the affected towns are underway.