Adri's Art

I am back! and an award.

2008-07-23T21:11:00.001-07:00

We had a great vacation, so much fun! but I am ready to paint. I miss it so much.
I took paper and some watercolor pencils with me but we were gone all day so I didn't draw or paint anything. I finished my angel but it has been raining for 2 days so I couldn't take pictures.
I am so honored to receive this award from Vickie (Snow Days Art) it is the Brillante Weblog Premio Award. Thank you so much Vickie.
Here are seven other bloggers who deserve the award:
1 Anna's dreams by Lillian
2 Blueeyedduck Studio - Katey-D
3 Diane Duda
4 El Bolsillo de Celia (Celia's Pocket)
5 Gingham world - Michelle
6 Surprise Delight Jy - sUz
7 Little Glimpes - Mystele

The rules of accepting the award are as follows:
1) Put the logo on your blog.
2) Add a link to the person who awarded you.
3) Nominate at least 7 other blogs.
4) Add links to those blogs on yours.
5) Leave a message for your nominees on their blogs

I Understand if you are busy and can't post this award, I just want to let you know that your blog inspired me, helped me, supported me, made me smile, gave me a sense of belonging and I want you to know that.
I only have 7 but I admire so many more artists, they are on my side bar. I love you!

~This is a short video from my vacation, the flying carpets at Magic Kingdom~

New painting (not finished) and vacation time!!!!

2008-07-08T20:28:00.000-07:00

This is my big painting. I didn't finish yet I have to put some antiquing gel and it will be done.
It measures 15"x30" and I think I will call it "The Fruit of the Spirit Angel" I collage the fruits of the Spirit, love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, gentleness, faithfulness and self control. I needed a lot of this this week :)
I had a very busy week, with family visiting, the fraud problem and my citizenship paperwork but it was a good week.
I will be leaving on vacation this week! we really need one. We are going to Florida!!!! to Disney and Sea world. Yay.
I will be blogging on the minivan, I am sure.
We have like 12 hours of driving... I love it! and my husband have to have Internet just in case something goes wrong at the office so we have a wireless card.
I hope all is well with my wonderful blogger friends, have a great week!

Naughty hacker :(

2008-07-03T22:05:00.000-07:00

Hi everybody, I was a little absent from blogger world because someone hacked my bank account and took all the money from it so we were checking if the problem was in my computer. It was a big headache but everything will be fine.
The hacker sent us a "present" (we pay for it) an antivirus program, at least he has a sense of humor.
I am painting a big painting, that as soon as I finish I will post it.
I hope everybody have a safe and happy 4Th of July :D
L♥ve

"Too blessed to be stressed"

Zazzle Store

2008-06-27T10:13:00.000-07:00

I just updated my Zazzle store with new magnets, bags and cards. Go check it out :)
If you want a product with an image that is already uploaded to the store. please let me know and I will make it available.

buy unique gifts at Zazzle

Krissy, blocks of Art and Frida

2008-06-26T15:00:00.001-07:00

I am so excited! I received this ACEOs from Krissy. They are so beautiful! they are on my fridge.

I also added Tascha to my collection, she sent me some stickers and I put a magnet on the back.

I am working on wood now. I have this little blocks of wood and I decided to paint them all and add beeswax and other things. I didn't finish yet because I want to apply the beeswax to the blocks at the same time and I want also to make a video of the process.

Remember my last Frida? well, I have a little oops with the winner of the auction, not drama here just nothing at all... I hope she is doing good. Frida now is SOLD

Freedom and Holocaust project

2008-06-22T20:44:00.000-07:00

I finally finished my star for the Holocaust Project. I made it on canvas using acrylic and I glued the canvas to a heavy paper. I hope they like it.4th of July is coming and I am also studying for my citizenship so I wanted to create something with an American flag. I painted this painting on a 4x5 canvas using acrylics and crackle effect.
I LOVE USA, this country gives so many opportunities and freedom! I love living here. I know that some day God will lead us to another place but now I am enjoying here so much.
Freedom is now available on Ebay :)

Chihuahua!

2008-06-19T20:44:00.000-07:00

I love chihuahuas, so I made this 4"x6" painting of a girl holding a chihuahua. I finish the painting with an antique wash.
I am also almost done with my star for the holocaust project I will post the star as soon as I finish.
I didn't post about this but I was having a lot of pain in my wrist. It was my right hand so I coudn't paint or draw for a couple f days. Sometimes I have time and I do other things but when I can't paint, I just want to, he he.
Well, my girl and her chihuaha are on ebay now. I am going to finish the star now.
Good night :)

New Painting

2008-06-16T21:32:00.001-07:00

This is my new painting. I did it on a black canvas. it is a 9"x12".

I put crackle effect and I made the wings with an old hymn book. My mother in law really liked my "Girl and the Moon" painting so I decided to make another girl (or angel) with a long neck. This painting is now on ebay HERE

We had a great father's day, I talked to my dad (he is in Argentina) and the girls and I gave Eric, my husband, two presents that he wanted, and a card.

One of the presents was "The finger of God" DVD. we already watched and it is awesome!

The other present was "The Power Of A Praying Parent"

And this is the card that I made for him. I put 3 pictures of our 3 girls when they were 3 months old. I send the file to a company that print cards and when I received it I wrote inside "Because you are their daddy!" then he guess who is Ashley, Grace or Abby

I hope everybody had a great father's day! xoxo

ATC and a little project

2008-06-13T20:22:00.001-07:00

I am so happy, my daughter Ashley finished her school and she did great! She worked so hard!
This week I didn't do much. I was busy with school and I have a couple of headaches too :P
I have these white baby tights that my girl never used (I figured if they are uncomfortable for me it must be for her too, right?) so I remembered this little dolls that I learn to make using tights, ages ago in a show called "Utilisima" ("Very useful" in English?) in Argentina and I made some. I was going to sell them as brooches on Etsy but my girls REALLY liked them so I gave them to them.
One is missing (brown hair and blue dress) I think Grace is sleeping with her.
I finish my ATC swap and I am going to mail it on Monday (no Saturday mail here :() this one is for Krissy, mine is on it's way so I am very excited.
If somebody wants to trade cards just email me.
This one is called Create, I thought Krissy would enjoy something like this.Now I am going to paint, or draw... I don't know maybe I will create something this week after all.

Good night :)

Prints

2008-06-09T22:39:00.000-07:00

I finally found a place to make my prints in Houston!
Now I feel good. I went to 3 different places before this one and the employees didn’t know how to use the scanner to replace the gray background with a white one. I was disappointed and I was starting to think that I wasn’t going to be able to have copies of my work! For that reason I wasn’t offering new prints.
The manager in this place was SO good.
I am so happy I found this place, it is more expensive but the job is better.
Ahhhh... I am in print wonderland! I hope we don’t have to move again :s

I just add more prints to my Etsy shop, go and check it out :)

White Bunny

2008-06-08T21:57:00.000-07:00

I couldn't resist and I had to make the white bunny. Now Alice has some company.

Now is on ebay

Some people asked me how I find time to paint having 3 children and homeschooling. I have to let you know that it is not my organization skills or me being smart with time. I just don't sleep.
I have this ability to sleep 5 or 6 hours and feel fine. My husband wakes up at 5 am so he has to go to sleep early, I put my girls in bed and I go to the studio/playroom and I paint for 2 or 3 hours.
Some days I can stay until very late but when I feel I am overdoing it I go to sleep.
Some days I paint with them during the day.
Saturdays it's my favorite day because I can sleep until late and my husband prepares breakfast.
I am doing something that it is called TQ (Time Quotient) that helps you to succeed and take advantage of every minute of your life. I didn't finished the program yet but I will let you know.
Have a great week!

Alice

2008-06-04T21:35:00.001-07:00

I am going to buy this Alice in Wonderland pop up book that I fell in love with and I thought why not to paint an Alice. I did this one on a 4x6 canvas.
I also put a little key on her hands. I had this scrapbooking kit from Valentine's day that comes with hearts and keys, so I used one to finish the painting.

I wanted to share the book I want to buy. I think is awesome! maybe I will paint more characters.
Alice is for sale on ebay :)

*I did not make this video, i just found it in YouTube

Lakewood Church

2008-06-01T21:20:00.000-07:00

We are looking for a church here in Houston and this weekend we decided to try Lakewood church, the biggest congregation of the nation (very close to my house)
I though if I was wearing something comfy like my jeans capris and flip flops I was going to be comfortable and I could walk to get my daughters to all her classes and not be limping with my feet hurting. I told my husband “it is so huge that nobody will even notice us”
I was so wrong! We ask directions and an usher lead us everywhere, up to get my 8 year old, down to get my babies, to the sanctuary… all the sudden I see him talking to my husband, I couldn’t hear because the band was playing and Eric said, we are going to the front.
We were ushered to the front by different people (security), it was so surreal.
And there I was, on my everyday clothes surrounded by VERY well dress people and almost next to Joel and Victoria Osteen. Then my husband told me that I was on the screen for a long time while worshiping so next week you may see me on TV.
It was a surreal experience, but good. We liked it a lot.
I got a little footage with my cell phone.

Another Frida

2008-05-29T21:06:00.001-07:00

I receive many emails asking me to paint another Frida. I was so excited that people were asking me to paint more! I went to the art store and they had this 6x12 deep edge canvases and I got them, beautiful quality. The tension is different because is longer so I had to use the little wooden keys that comes with the canvas to make it tight.
I saw this picture of Frida with a bird and I loved it. I google the picture and I coudn't find it again later. With the image in my mind I painted this Frida.
I just LOVE this cute canvases.
Every time I sell a painting I receive and email saying that the painting is much better in person, I guess I am not doing a good job with the pictures, but I am happy :) it is better than receive the other way around he he.
My Frida now is on ebay waiting to be adopted.

Party in the moon

2008-05-25T21:34:00.000-07:00

OK, I paint another moon with another style, the story is the same.

Coming late, the girl has a party hat, she is a little tired and the moon is shinning (I put some glitter paint on the moon), just like in real life 18 years ago he he.

I just LOVE this deepedge canvases, the are so cute!
This painting doesn't have crackle or antiquing wash, I wanted to try something different.

I cannot capture the real color. In the picture the purple looks to blue but is not that blue.
Now I have this painting is on ebay.

I am receiving so many SWEET emails. I have to admit that sometimes I cry a little when I read them, they are so beautiful. I am happy to help, it brings joy to me.
I love art and I love people and if I can help, lead or encourage someone, with the little that I know, I feel so good.
I also wanted to share something with y'all. I became mono thematic, I am always talking about blogs and art. My husband it's so good with it, he can chat with me forever but the rest of the people mmmm I don't think so.
They want to talk about fashion, shopping, etc and I am dying to talk about art, supplies, ebay, blogs and youtube and when I do it they look confused or not into it. Does anybody has the same experience?

Black canvas

2008-05-22T20:25:00.000-07:00

I found these black canvases and I wanted to try painting from black to light. It was so much fun! I loved it.

When I was young I used to go to a dance place in Argentina called "StarLight" and the logo was a moon with a profile of a man. I saw it several times in my life done by different artist, well this is my version of the moon.

The girl has a long neck, it was inspired by Modigliani’s painting "Beatrice Hastings in front of a door" I love that painting.

I have more black canvases... fun! (the girl and the moon is now on ebay)

I won a giveaway

2008-05-21T13:16:00.000-07:00

Jennifer DeDonato had a giveaway on her blog colorfly studio and I won! I love magnets and I started to collect them so this is SO COOL!

This is my fridge. I have Diane Duda, Leanne (la la la illustration) I put a magnet on the back of Danita's business card, myself and now colorflystudio (Diane is holding my to do list)

I also sent a picture to Krissy of my studio for her giveaway. I made a wooden banner. I like to look at it and I think "yeah, I am an artist" he he.

Learning to Fly

2008-05-20T11:27:00.000-07:00

When I came to USA 7 years ago I didn't know the language, I didn't know how to drive, I couldn't work (while applying for residency you can't work), I didn't know the culture (I freaked out people trying to kiss them) it was frustrating because I was a very independent woman.

I have to learn so much, it was scary in the beginning but now I am enjoying freedom again (I learn how to drive, yay)

Today I am sharing something I made on my journal. It's a charcoal drawing that I sealed with fixatif and I paint with acrylics. I also use some pencil and print the words with my printer.

Learning to fly could be scary but when you do it it is so beautiful!

HTML issues and Frida

2008-05-18T21:11:00.000-07:00

This is my husband working on his computer.

I was using Auctivia to list my ebay auctions and I was having some problems with it.

I wanted to have a nice looking listing without spending a lot but my HTML skills are not that good so they were terrible.

Now my husband is a computer genius, web master, software engineer but I have problems asking for help and after spending hours working on my template I decided to ask.

He came and in 3 seconds solved the problem!! I guess I need to quit trying to do everything by myself.

Now I have my rendition of Frida Kahlo on ebay and I think the listing looks much better. (thanks to my husband)

Angel series

2008-05-15T20:07:00.000-07:00

I had 2 hard days. All my daughters got sick. I feel so sad when I see them sick, with fever and cranky. I try my best to make them feel good.
Now they are good, it just lasted a couple of days :)
I painted this angels holding my little Abby. Even though she was feeling bad we had a good time together.
I put some glitter on their wings. It is the first time I work with glitter and cracking effect and I love it! the effect cannot be show on a picture, but it is very nice.

This are a little longer, the measure 4"x6"

Now they are for sale on ebay.

My husband asked me to make some without the antique effect and use some beeswax. I have everything to do it so lets see how they turn out :D

Thank you so much for ALL your nice comments and emails, I couldn't answer all yet because I was caring for my little ones but I will.

Johanna, I received your thank you note, you made my day!

Love.

New painting with video

2008-05-13T21:41:00.000-07:00

This is a new painting and I also made a video.

I recieved emails asking about the crackle effect so I stopped the fast motion and I added some explanation. After watching the video I was like "what a strong accent!" well, I know you love me and won't laugh at me.

Now in for sale on ebay

Wishes

2008-05-10T21:07:00.001-07:00

Doll and pictures

2008-05-08T11:02:00.000-07:00

finish this doll a week ago but I haven't been able to take a decent picture so I am experimenting with different environments and light sources to see if I can achieve a good picture.

So I try with a sunny day, direct sun light.
Sunny day indirect light (shaded place

and my Macro home made photo studio

I will use the ones I took with the Macro studio, I think.
Now for sale at Etsy

Macro Photo Studio

2008-05-06T19:31:00.000-07:00

Today, after finishing my hair and going to the gym, I started working in a "macro photo studio" I have been criticized by the Simon Cowell version of Etsy that my pictures are grey and they don't look good. So I went to this blog to change that.

I made a new art doll. A little one and I want to take better pictures. Now is very late but tomorrow I will post some pictures of my little dollie (let's see if the box works)

Hair

2008-05-06T09:01:00.000-07:00

I am doing my hair right now. I am tired of being a blond (fake kinda blond) I hope nobody knocks my door now because it always happens.

Every time I am:

1- doing my hair

2- taking a shower

3- decided to sleep a little more

4- waxing

5-painting

Somebody knocks my door. But nobody comes when I finish cleaning the house and everything looks great.

My timer is bipping, time to rinse it, bye. oops! someone is knocking (ouch!)