I've finished up my Snow White painting. She's very moody, I must say! I don't believe that being a princess of any kind is all that it's cracked up to be, and I think this lady would share my sentiments, judging by her pose and the look on her face.
A little background on this piece: I started her on a whim; my homage to the beginning of autumn, raven-haired beauties all over the globe, to the random piles of apples I have been coming across in my daily life. No, really, there are at least three giant piles of apples in my back yard (and there is no apple tree there) and one up the street, ON the street, in fact...not to mention the tiny crab apples that rain down along the sidewalks and get squished into the soles of my sneakers every time I go for a walk. APPLES everywhere. Probably a lot of drunken squirrels, too!
The aspects of Snow White that I can appreciate the most are her work ethic and motivation to stay alive. She was banished for her beauty- something she cannot help, nor uses to her advantage. Her kind heart (though naive) and her fearlessness in asking for help are what get her through. She never expects anything from anyone. She works hard. She takes what is offered to her graciously. Even a poison apple. Even a whole bushel of them. She is a good girl, through and through.
However, even good girls get a little pissy sometimes. Here is "Ms. White" in one of those introspective moments, surrounded by the fruit that put her in a glass coffin. Perhaps she is coming to the realization that no matter which apple she chooses, it will have some sort of delicious poison inside...after all, the apple seed itself does contain trace amounts of cyanide ;)
She is a 10" x 8" acrylic painting, currently up for auction on eBay- click the picture above to see the listing, and perhaps even place a bid! Of course, I do have a song to go with this painting:
Yay! So, another new thing this week is the double sided ACEO prints of "Blue Dutchess"! These are printed in archival inks on glossy cardstock, initialed on the back. On the front is the image of the finished painting, and on the back is the original sketch art, along with the story blurb about this piece. They are very pretty!
You can get one on eBay right now (starting bid $3)-> "Blue Dutchess" ACEO on eBay
I will have them available through my website very soon...In the meantime, if you'd like one but don't want to deal with eBay, you can always send me an email with "Blue Dutchess ACEO request" in the subject line, or something to that effect. Affect? Gah! I never know. A small salute to my grammatical ignorance. Anyhoo, $4 for a Blue Dutchess ACEO, free shipping...that was my point :)
Perhaps some of you will be excited about this next tidbit of news- commissions are now officially open again! Yayayayayayay! It's a little bit different this time around...I've set things up as a menu, so you can pick and choose artistic options depending on your needs and price range! I'm hoping that this set up makes as much sense to you as it does to me...But you can always ask me a million questions about it, I'd be happy to answer them. That being said, why don't you take a peek at my updated and open for business Custom Art page: Have Em make you something special!
Mmmm, that's about everything for now. I will have "Ms. White" up on my website and available as prints and posters, etc, in a week or so. I hope. Decisions on the next painting will be made soon. I hope. I will get some comics drawn and inked for my Dorkling comic strip. I gosh-dern hope. Yes, so that's all. Talk soon!
xo!
Em
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