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Deer Calligram

Typogram, Typography, or Calligram?

March 24, 2017 Ellen24fps art, artist tips, artwork, Uncategorized

I’m making a series of animal illustrations by using only words and letters, and I was really confused as to what to call the genre.  So far,

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3 Important Tips For Showing Your Paintings In A Gallery

March 21, 2016 ellen@actsofpaint.com art, artist tips, gallery showing, Gallery Tips, painting how to, painting tips, restaurant gallery, showing in gallery, showing paintings, showing work, Uncategorized

If you’ll be showing your work at business establishments (restaurants, galleries, community centers…etc.), here are a few things to keep in mind: 1 – Secure your

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Looking Down

the latest projects

August 26, 2013 ellen@actsofpaint.com art, Blue Cat Groove, Blues, cat, Cd cover, design, illustration, music, paint, painting, Rhythem, Soul, Uncategorized

For those of you who’ve been wondering: I’m not dead, between projects and other things, I just haven’t had much time to blog. While diving

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The Burro and the American Burro

August 1, 2012 ellen@actsofpaint.com art, burro, donkey, immigration, immigration art, Latino, Latino Art, Mexican, Mexican Art, Mexican Burro, Mexico, mexico wall, mule, oil on canvas, trump wall, Uncategorized

Oil on canvas – 11×14″ I used to understand the difference between a donkey (burro) and a mule, but, the subject rarely comes up, and

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The RSS Fish

February 24, 2012 ellen@actsofpaint.com Acrylic, art, art garage, artwork, fishing, geek, geekery, internet, KD Mernin, orange fish, painting, RSS, RSS feed, RSS Fish, surreal, Uncategorized, website, website fish, website management, worms

RSS Fish Acrylic on Canvas – 8″ x 6″ I recently fixed an old Gilbert clock from the 1920’s.  It’s one the most fascinating toys I’ve ever

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Hot, Hot, Hot

February 23, 2012 ellen@actsofpaint.com art, art garage, fish, hot legs, KD Mernin, sex, Sexy, sexy and I know it, sexy legs, swim, Uncategorized, water

SOLD: Sexy Legs Acrylic on Canvas 8″ x 6″ I’ve been attempting to produce 10 paintings by Friday.  This personal challenge began yesterday due to

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Those Funny-Bunny Comments

December 29, 2011 ellen@actsofpaint.com Acrylic, acrylic on canvas, art, Blogger, bunny, design, Disqus, double comments, funny bunny, painting, rabbit, see double, two boxes, two comment boxes, Uncategorized

Acrylic on Canvas – 8″ x 6″ I finally figured out how to incorporate a 3rd party comment section within my blog, and it only took

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Fish With Apple

December 11, 2011 ellen@actsofpaint.com abstract, Acrylic, apple, art, Art Feeds, barefoot, canvas, feet, fish, foot, holiday show, NAC, New Jersey, Philadelphia, restaurant, run, running, surreal, Uncategorized

SOLD: Acrylic on Canvas – 8″x 6″ This represents how I felt yesterday after installing my Art in a New Jersey restaurant.  However, after having

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Fantasy Island

December 7, 2011 ellen@actsofpaint.com art, construction, cook, cooking, design, drill, island, kitchen, Uncategorized, wood, Wood work

Last weekend, the time that I wasn’t playing video games was spent creating this much-needed kitchen Island.  That ugly white structure underneath is our dishwasher.

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Public Display

September 30, 2011 ellen@actsofpaint.com art, barefeet, barefoot, design, feet, foot, oil on canvas, oil painting, painting, toes, Uncategorized

  What you are looking at is the corner of a painting in its unfinished stage as it sits on a well-used easel. This painting

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