tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38322826153326644292024-03-13T16:07:09.314-07:00Sagittarius GalleryMusings brought to you by Aja, fine artist.Ajahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17528201977342810621noreply@blogger.comBlogger116125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832282615332664429.post-39197295727661726762013-03-12T13:40:00.002-07:002013-03-12T13:40:36.355-07:00Never Comes The Day - Progress shots from start to finish<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="userContent">Never Comes The Day<br /> 24x36" oil on canvas<br /> Original available here - <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/126232350/figure-painting-abstract-nude-oil-on" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.etsy.com/listing/126232350/figure-painting-abstract-nude-oil-on</a></span></div>
Ajahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17528201977342810621noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832282615332664429.post-59333006271402535522013-02-28T16:22:00.001-08:002013-02-28T16:22:36.808-08:00The Memory<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">"It Was So C<span style="font-size: xx-small;">old" 16x20" oil on canvas. Click image to purchase original!</span></span></div>
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Purchased a 30x40" canvas today and am getting ready to hunker down in the studio for the impending snow storm that is supposed to grace us with it's evil presence starting tonight. Yes. I am entirely over winter. I know as a NYer I am supposed to be impervious to long, nasty winters with back to back storms for months on end...perhaps I am a Floridian at heart? Who knows. All I really know is the only way I can really make it through all of these snow storms is a lot of canvas and even more tubes of paint.</div>
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As an aside, I am talking with a few companies about offering Android cases with my work printed on them for purchase. We shall see how it all goes. </div>
Ajahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17528201977342810621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832282615332664429.post-71295126732933423742013-02-23T12:30:00.000-08:002013-02-23T12:30:05.455-08:00Grumpy Cat pillow!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">"Why So Grumpy?"</span> <span style="font-size: xx-small;">16x16 or 18x18 pillow. Click photo to purchase!</span></div>
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Hope everyone is enjoying their weekend! It's gloomy and dark here...working on some more florals (one has a black light responsive background that is bright neon in the light of day!) Trying desperately to brighten up a dreary winter day.</div>
Ajahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17528201977342810621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832282615332664429.post-29013595626057797512013-02-22T13:38:00.001-08:002013-02-22T13:38:20.307-08:00Two new florals<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Extremely tired of winter. I plan to paint more of these - they would look fantastic all hung together! </div>
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Some of you might know, but I have partnered with <a href="http://society6.com/SagittariusGallery" target="_blank">Society6</a> and am now offering IPhone cases, IPhone and IPod skins, stationary cards, and even throw pillows.</div>
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There are also prints on fine art paper as well as canvas over there, so check it out when you have a chance.</div>
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Ajahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17528201977342810621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832282615332664429.post-89165463672248600412013-02-21T08:08:00.000-08:002013-02-21T08:28:55.170-08:00Artist Crush: Hikari Shimoda<div style="text-align: center;">
I come across a lot of art through my travels along these tubes better known as the interwebz. Instead of bookmarking and then losing them (because let's face it, I am the destroyer of technology having blitzed through an endless stream of operating systems...hard drives...ah hell, entire computers,) I have decided to post them here instead. Mostly so I can oggle them in the hopes of one day owning an original.</div>
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<br />Ajahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17528201977342810621noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832282615332664429.post-78973128152191224702012-09-05T06:57:00.001-07:002012-09-05T06:57:43.806-07:00Fire Starter<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Title - Fire Starter<br />Dimensions - 22x30 inches<br />Media - Oil<br />Support - .75 inch thick gallery wrapped canvas, staples on the reverse.<br />Date - 6/2012</div>
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Title - Abbaye Notre-Dame de Sénanque<br />Dimensions - 11x14 inches<br />Media - Oil<br />Support - .75 inch thick gallery wrapped canvas, staples on the reverse. Sides painted black.<br />Date - 8/2012</div>
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Ajahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17528201977342810621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832282615332664429.post-82558908114174102292012-04-04T12:56:00.005-07:002012-04-04T13:23:38.600-07:00To write or not to writeAnother year...another blog entry. Interesting personal commentary in the fact that it's always the first few months of the year when I remember, "Oh hey, I have that blog thingie..." and get typing, only to forget about it again a few weeks later for another year :P<div><br /></div><div>I used to write. A lot. It's admittedly been replaced by painting, running a business, being a single mom, living life outside of the interwebz... but I will say the biggest reason I don't write as much anymore is because I feel like writing should be shared. Ideas disseminated. I had a diary when I was like, 12. I had a myspace blog for a while and waxed philosophical about goings on until I realized I was offering a bit too much up in the way of personal gossip and tabled the whole thing. Then I took up penning veiled commentary in the form of prose and realized I sounded like a pretentious d-bag and scrapped that, too. I've read blogs. Cooking, parenting, pets, random b.s (oooh, this is the new place I went and here's a pic of me making a funny face at that restaurant in -insert foreign locale here- <insert foreign="" locale="" here="">zomg we had just the bestest time evar and you missed it but thank goodness for you that I took a gazillion carefully staged "snap shots" of my epic adventure!!! winkie face eleventyone!) but I just can't get into it. </insert></div><div><br /></div><div>Not that I am saying there is anything wrong with that. Heh. To each their own.</div><div><br /></div><div>When I write (with the exception of now, and even to a certain extent I suppose not....) I need it to matter. And when I think about what I feel matters, I realize it falls in the realm of rather debatable topics, and then further realize discussing such topics is a slippery slope. Trolling not withstanding I just am not up for a pissing match via the net. At least after I carefully craft a point and take the time out of my day to sign into blogger. Ha. And then one starts to consider what exactly does matter then, if it doesn't matter enough to debate...or even return to? </div><div><br /></div><div>And then one might realize, like I just did, that one has taken an obscene amount of time to contemplate a small novella on why one doesn't write. </div><div><br /></div><div>Fail. </div><div><br /></div><div>Maybe I should go find a picture of myself at a restaurant and post that instead. :P</div>Ajahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17528201977342810621noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832282615332664429.post-86032369868098126442011-03-14T16:47:00.000-07:002011-03-14T18:51:29.598-07:00Listed today<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6R2GWaee_wbpzGKAc7WTVh8X3joQBpz8-v_9FurVo13qK_u97cP81xbk0riBGmw7lvbtaME2Sb2yaTapBwNs7MKSqFespoWM-RFCQwFZE2VUywWwm_goVJ3ieWrcIc86EcA_yr3ym9nMJ/s1600/sparks.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 335px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQPW0WTHGBp-2bQz1vnVMzQjzYJxuzvZOYCAyoIICOjRN8y0_KPPr14b3FK2iSp67eoDaXvaPwquw3jNRbqI7bx_kGC0zQA8zBYWAphdqDOBGX6BHE6ANrK0GhyFXDa9upo28VPBYtWJXT/s400/rapture.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580570483857753554" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">20x24" oil on canvas </div><div style="text-align: center;">Available for purchase <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/69290418/rapture-20x24-romantic-nude-lovers">here</a></div>Ajahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17528201977342810621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832282615332664429.post-18306916913311680762011-02-25T05:57:00.000-08:002011-02-25T06:56:12.153-08:00My art wishlist<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiys2hpsXHQPHeDekWs2daDoSsrPaJrFsIEO2c7YL3Dxb224Zv7sN35MYdkYHxNvT230V4STN5EPqYNZU8oxI-Qh-8WtKpU2EGdfgMFnhcvlqRhMb2VJYLfvXS4AGhwuPo9SRTvs3J74S2c/s1600/synthesis_yellena.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 396px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiys2hpsXHQPHeDekWs2daDoSsrPaJrFsIEO2c7YL3Dxb224Zv7sN35MYdkYHxNvT230V4STN5EPqYNZU8oxI-Qh-8WtKpU2EGdfgMFnhcvlqRhMb2VJYLfvXS4AGhwuPo9SRTvs3J74S2c/s400/synthesis_yellena.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577635118135045346" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">"Synthesis" by Yellena James</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipFWOeq21z968-iawQD5D7p7klQkbOPFPpkC2tCAbI5RpGE116jxcfjqX5nKg72srwIojhfYYLlwjSmsY4bfEXb3CiNBj5ISuSU71kseGSOX_dFzmVFLTSqAcq7x5XiGT5SBG7pabVMhIV/s1600/il_fullxfull.221614500.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipFWOeq21z968-iawQD5D7p7klQkbOPFPpkC2tCAbI5RpGE116jxcfjqX5nKg72srwIojhfYYLlwjSmsY4bfEXb3CiNBj5ISuSU71kseGSOX_dFzmVFLTSqAcq7x5XiGT5SBG7pabVMhIV/s400/il_fullxfull.221614500.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577635002922794802" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">"Molecules" by Nicole Line</div><div><br /></div><div><br />What would I hang in my house, you ask? These pieces are at the top of my list of paintings I hope to acquire in the future....</div></div><div><br /></div><div>What's at the top of your art wish list?</div>Ajahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17528201977342810621noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832282615332664429.post-62775634367661713132011-02-25T05:48:00.000-08:002011-02-25T05:56:44.719-08:00Collection of 5x7 nudes<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT08KPKI0qfYHHasOFOvXo2onmqqRnxj9tgaj7f3doHPNWSDQn0l53jrnP6QO_HiYFSxHgsINfP_W21PqVjIQ87lWZSKibZWs5qIn73ia2RLPk3KewZQNPcApT_JDHmIbmnkp1SCM5DFuv/s1600/femme81.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 293px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT08KPKI0qfYHHasOFOvXo2onmqqRnxj9tgaj7f3doHPNWSDQn0l53jrnP6QO_HiYFSxHgsINfP_W21PqVjIQ87lWZSKibZWs5qIn73ia2RLPk3KewZQNPcApT_JDHmIbmnkp1SCM5DFuv/s400/femme81.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577624196984123826" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV4i4D8ZSLFfMZvf2bZTWkXjyNI2MhjJz9KF0KZ-ZUAnonnclCJoeO2OU7BBKJN3Iv2Z_swz9zgA3HG3OABUXZNX6zWGsLgMUSFuoCSWLxiuv06M-hhBuk3BlrLhmhv1viRbEslc0ZWlMZ/s1600/femme80.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 282px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV4i4D8ZSLFfMZvf2bZTWkXjyNI2MhjJz9KF0KZ-ZUAnonnclCJoeO2OU7BBKJN3Iv2Z_swz9zgA3HG3OABUXZNX6zWGsLgMUSFuoCSWLxiuv06M-hhBuk3BlrLhmhv1viRbEslc0ZWlMZ/s400/femme80.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577624099267141826" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx_ZNUsdXPjfSDRxJdfvEg0-9HmStP44YppDor59TfwO6z98Xl0ntchfq2P4p8yY0J9GiGcLpxomWt4GFBdZbTzWyoziqNbJZQ1hTXFzGw79CbUWBvzgL-xwChgTVGyEOTbxxX4Knox6B5/s1600/femme79.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 284px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx_ZNUsdXPjfSDRxJdfvEg0-9HmStP44YppDor59TfwO6z98Xl0ntchfq2P4p8yY0J9GiGcLpxomWt4GFBdZbTzWyoziqNbJZQ1hTXFzGw79CbUWBvzgL-xwChgTVGyEOTbxxX4Knox6B5/s400/femme79.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577624001603270082" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjROOS8C7pktwGtdqR-rneVGaCADPVha68-YRyJviNgV6tgQKvsJe31a07e1xY_GFwuCGdHwZZwZKCgm2diyiiaRiPkqxZVvFtoUzIt8UOfKsl4B8BntmVlwpIBGS1owbNKlowwYVHJGqxh/s1600/femme78.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 295px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjROOS8C7pktwGtdqR-rneVGaCADPVha68-YRyJviNgV6tgQKvsJe31a07e1xY_GFwuCGdHwZZwZKCgm2diyiiaRiPkqxZVvFtoUzIt8UOfKsl4B8BntmVlwpIBGS1owbNKlowwYVHJGqxh/s400/femme78.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577623906367303266" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKnq8ZxDmWi_KgCiZX6wZnnUNnGBP1zl2QHwsN59HdZ5BCAtlwGj1NzWGpG7Kk2P7lCESeBfk9wVgNr6N_PRAkxu-4RqjcecO6iij8tl_G-3iBWzlayPwDE0-wI6urCQRC8rD-iwBx5xv_/s1600/femme76.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 291px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKnq8ZxDmWi_KgCiZX6wZnnUNnGBP1zl2QHwsN59HdZ5BCAtlwGj1NzWGpG7Kk2P7lCESeBfk9wVgNr6N_PRAkxu-4RqjcecO6iij8tl_G-3iBWzlayPwDE0-wI6urCQRC8rD-iwBx5xv_/s400/femme76.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577623786092388738" /></a><br /><div>Around this time last year a good friend of mine convinced me to offer smaller, more affordable nudes to my collectors. After some trepidation, I decided to give it a go and since then have created over 80 of these tiny paintings. The majority of them are 5x7 (all images above are in this format) but there have been a few 4x5s, 4x6s, 5x6s, and 6x8s thrown into the mix. These pieces would look great all paired together on a wall as a few of my patrons have been doing :)</div><div><br /></div><div>5x7s go for between 52.00 and 58.00 and can be found <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/sagittariusgallery?section_id=5041842">here</a>. Enjoy!</div>Ajahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17528201977342810621noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832282615332664429.post-28726651870882072762011-02-17T13:14:00.001-08:002011-02-18T04:54:09.164-08:00My new car!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilD0XDjulOviCyXOrVaybnjGRqJQKbRZ7qnX45eKAAqSOBKlsL7Xmh1N2iUBLKAToQQIb9ggWXS-diQEz1AiFjT_3EgrQvEUkHg_KJ41kYxE2pCIvj_JeQEfeBSTxL-1Z1MHA41HumV6Cz/s1600/car1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilD0XDjulOviCyXOrVaybnjGRqJQKbRZ7qnX45eKAAqSOBKlsL7Xmh1N2iUBLKAToQQIb9ggWXS-diQEz1AiFjT_3EgrQvEUkHg_KJ41kYxE2pCIvj_JeQEfeBSTxL-1Z1MHA41HumV6Cz/s400/car1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575012042722387474" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi17VRi9yo_Cd2OgwbkpC9jMG5X4vkpz-ugvUYoyF1I2YKQrG5jSdEsksuf3Oxd5I7uarYxKZqWSGAybMxLXBvk4dAdTkpi7vkmSxJG8B2TLi-UIsV87Ji5ATftCl5JndlCbjYeUyt40ZQP/s1600/car3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi17VRi9yo_Cd2OgwbkpC9jMG5X4vkpz-ugvUYoyF1I2YKQrG5jSdEsksuf3Oxd5I7uarYxKZqWSGAybMxLXBvk4dAdTkpi7vkmSxJG8B2TLi-UIsV87Ji5ATftCl5JndlCbjYeUyt40ZQP/s400/car3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575011946818350754" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpI5jnC1rBQvIDncn3S0kQG6hOKRmQzDmwWtHNImwL3_2sK_TztFK5BL422u9zP7zuBlZM5Y5YmmQchvLgWwosrvZ-emCWDj6HipY851zLAgw_PELYdcLuxgi7pEv2lKtd_X2SYyDow3L7/s1600/car2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpI5jnC1rBQvIDncn3S0kQG6hOKRmQzDmwWtHNImwL3_2sK_TztFK5BL422u9zP7zuBlZM5Y5YmmQchvLgWwosrvZ-emCWDj6HipY851zLAgw_PELYdcLuxgi7pEv2lKtd_X2SYyDow3L7/s400/car2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575011880793300866" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><u><br /></u></span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-o274JCSDn_SSsaqgakyGDPqvMYeBnJJBQGle5nqm5Trm1WeLULFkMGXFFphPxUuuKy3XIJjUVApHpT5RXiV2kByLvDsvfL8CEoR4rwE7NuJAoXRROtl_yeM1KluGTIOFbZLun36YOOvN/s400/car4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574770119804517698" /><br /><div>Woo! Upgraded my sickly 1998 Plymouth Breeze 4 banger to this '07 Ford Fusion SEL 6 cyl from Fogg's Automotive in Glenville, NY. Can't fully express how thrilled I am...I set the goal in January that I was going to purchase a new vehicle and worked my tush off to make it happen. My tush has been rewarded with heated leather seats. </div><div><br /></div><div>My tush is, needless to say, pleased. As is the rest of me :)</div>Ajahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17528201977342810621noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832282615332664429.post-30678499392453824392011-02-17T12:20:00.000-08:002011-02-17T12:32:07.720-08:00Pics from "Introductions" art show, Manhattan<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW6qmXIrjBHJRnDuQI-zw0qCZX7TLKc7ItMXjvN5THmySRECXH364hNBQIi9cBCLUNtOdmj9UOjxgyKVtqd711Xf_BJSJMVPCnuP8S-ulfSr5CAbmA83kkj2bqINCzoV0o1Uw0E7Zvv5N9/s1600/GEDC3229.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574756475592327218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW6qmXIrjBHJRnDuQI-zw0qCZX7TLKc7ItMXjvN5THmySRECXH364hNBQIi9cBCLUNtOdmj9UOjxgyKVtqd711Xf_BJSJMVPCnuP8S-ulfSr5CAbmA83kkj2bqINCzoV0o1Uw0E7Zvv5N9/s400/GEDC3229.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaAJxeg12z5FZy37QwuvFHnL-UNcVhBsApL6nYDOCBT0OhIuDHqgRP9AO-Y9dI2g1PwSrtb7iahyphenhyphenPZPlQ5SC1HiRYwlUh6shTkCdz698hlewDSiKxwycW5Z4vaOp3QTEnCD27Ss5c1kbpi/s1600/GEDC3228.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574756426327995426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaAJxeg12z5FZy37QwuvFHnL-UNcVhBsApL6nYDOCBT0OhIuDHqgRP9AO-Y9dI2g1PwSrtb7iahyphenhyphenPZPlQ5SC1HiRYwlUh6shTkCdz698hlewDSiKxwycW5Z4vaOp3QTEnCD27Ss5c1kbpi/s400/GEDC3228.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2cwuwukCKbdSWAC40M9VJC8AFPcRiZYFFd5r15-Z35wCQqJi22EB61BdZMda_raY7qhcIKh3GO5CAlxCNhfDHazQGTWy_a65yLprJLMJy3jaQ4fbK7E1AWp9TCqV_XB11pijxyt7sCIs9/s1600/GEDC3226.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574756297915353570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2cwuwukCKbdSWAC40M9VJC8AFPcRiZYFFd5r15-Z35wCQqJi22EB61BdZMda_raY7qhcIKh3GO5CAlxCNhfDHazQGTWy_a65yLprJLMJy3jaQ4fbK7E1AWp9TCqV_XB11pijxyt7sCIs9/s400/GEDC3226.JPG" /></a><br /></div><div>These admittedly are insanely long overdue - Although the show was 1/10, it's still relevant ;)</div><div> </div><div><br /></div><div>The show was through Taylor Mackenzie at the World Monument Fund Gallery, Prince George Ballroom, in the Chelsea district of Manhattan. Great time had by all.</div><div><br /></div><div>Oh, and the fabulous model in the first photo is my little sis. I have a very supportive family!<br /><br /></div><div></div></div>Ajahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17528201977342810621noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832282615332664429.post-11816358327561931702009-12-03T09:50:00.000-08:002009-12-03T09:52:37.263-08:00Faces of the City LX<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=35906230"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 326px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqRONZdJnELvv4gT99bMZt60Q5QxU6OU1xhAmYxymMYwBp8xT4x9BQZG6AIj4LCGRzsDCx5PMrXMkgfTvqjws1dCX1vcgo5blbv2fM4pweJBPxSGkjyEQ1wBoAnDsjK90vfMOuff8bbhng/s400/facesofthecity60big.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411068792849963202" border="0" /></a>Faces of the City LX 20x24 oil on canvas 2009<br />Available on <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=35906230">Etsy</a><br /></div>Ajahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17528201977342810621noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832282615332664429.post-30136173473399358322009-12-01T10:48:00.001-08:002009-12-01T10:50:20.721-08:00Cornered<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7qIfSBGsIPIoHjAKcD_PuVQS50h4XGbRVHby0CpZ72N7EIbyEhN8oMMGayVgj2CkIJoEMeVhkhYd9yWKvRGlzfBn7bLdHSAgZ0rarfd4JjZGWUrlL26lVXmwIQC4yhR-tenjxhQ-BrOt5/s1600/corneredbig.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 319px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7qIfSBGsIPIoHjAKcD_PuVQS50h4XGbRVHby0CpZ72N7EIbyEhN8oMMGayVgj2CkIJoEMeVhkhYd9yWKvRGlzfBn7bLdHSAgZ0rarfd4JjZGWUrlL26lVXmwIQC4yhR-tenjxhQ-BrOt5/s400/corneredbig.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410341723748792434" border="0" /></a><br />"Cornered" 4x5' oil on canvas<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Another new piece for my upcoming exhibition :)<br /></div></div>Ajahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17528201977342810621noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832282615332664429.post-80129521294271702362009-11-30T14:14:00.001-08:002009-11-30T14:22:10.303-08:00New work on Etsy<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=35665789"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ0aZjJOQJCXiWdhQCNdEP4up2XTvGuPFnHRQwE5xB2GFb91L17fheOzHJDuzX-w0W6le6TJhkkL1JarzX9Ps3JtGhfhXQhI_PorzoQH6EwDXvDq6wrQkz4mcYSqcG9Asu1oRah65Vpxlp/s400/facesofthecity59big.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410023899862488786" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;">Faces of the City LIX<br /><br /></span></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=35662216"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6O1UPBL8-Cbj6tynFCOxd6NV_QZLd0D2tfGCfDHmJgnuq5Y4sa6jv5ptZDXEANVRzgkKdAx7pDXvYJEmL82iCaGTPK_KqG9vZWsIS58OrvEk1KbteQv1qKN42iTG_aHxp6vGlj-NBOeDR/s400/inthebaybig.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410023784711052338" border="0" /></a>In The Bay<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=35653816"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 303px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOVDRmdMFt5b4J_jvq6NbPtZJwDPQFkwNOUkvVrhAVu4wN6gSSJknBZ6J7QyEnykFPbkFyb84sxKav2oPO5B7XxfTuCWRnWCrh5chSyPTcX-OAnqvep7c5aDYgTaFKEGSGLuLcihaReDqu/s400/holdingonbig.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410023701633789298" border="0" /></a>Holding On<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=35652989"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 313px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0-JflCLp2jy2HsW8U07Dt3q4G3JAqOuciLjvpJ3gYKVIxRAMeLRcSfcFZQQDN3Gy0Fp2cH70t-Z1U4wzohfOs6D5flPmSTrBUant5s9gYgcWRWmG8fAY-bV4yS1bbhJ90jeXhcpPHGvvb/s400/storyofthetreeactXVIbig.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410023578723601330" border="0" /></a>Story Of The Tree Act XVI<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">4 new pieces listed in my Etsy storefront today with more to come. Also finished a fantastic 4x5 foot piece over the weekend in my kitchen (my husband loves when I create "mine fields" of paint in the kitchen, keeps him on his toes *wink*) and I hope to get pics of that up soon as well. As with the other larger pieces, it is going to be reserved for my upcoming show at Taylor & Mackenzie in NYC.<br /></div></div>Ajahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17528201977342810621noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832282615332664429.post-27270245701776716232009-11-26T20:55:00.000-08:002009-11-26T20:59:40.601-08:00Black Friday madness<h3 style="text-align: left; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal;" class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" ft="{"type":"msg"}"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="UIStory_Message">Having an impromtu Black Friday sale (after much deliberation) on my original paintings that's only available to my Facebook fans at my fan page. It's a big one. Just cause I feel like rolling like that. It might be the turkey. It might be the vodka. Either way, it's good for those who want one of my paintings at a slammin' price. Cheers.</span></span></h3><br />Become a fan <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sagittarius-Gallery/11570846630">here</a><br /><br />Shop your pants off <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/sagittariusgallery">here</a>Ajahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17528201977342810621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832282615332664429.post-70372235700653776652009-11-24T10:10:00.000-08:002009-11-24T10:15:37.400-08:00A peek at all 3 5x6' paintings together<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcQvoZU_BkQnqtlxX0_C-yCORxGyhHtay-4u_QFst-MRxtuIOeS1BZl5ITYdn-6ZdpHDAYcGQCgWivjPY2hCxJwNw2-9MJOu-3SojoeUMkOVDmiX5HNNwrm6uS2oqwrZWIzKO_ggQ4DczH/s1600/3paintingsforshow.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcQvoZU_BkQnqtlxX0_C-yCORxGyhHtay-4u_QFst-MRxtuIOeS1BZl5ITYdn-6ZdpHDAYcGQCgWivjPY2hCxJwNw2-9MJOu-3SojoeUMkOVDmiX5HNNwrm6uS2oqwrZWIzKO_ggQ4DczH/s400/3paintingsforshow.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407734446487370610" border="0" /></a><br />Not the best pic but you get the idea. I love working big. I want to go bigger.... Haha, I should take a pic of me standing next to all of them. That really gives you the full idea of how big these babies are. I have to stand on a chair to paint the tops. Looking forward to seeing them all on a wall :)Ajahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17528201977342810621noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832282615332664429.post-2077135218380063332009-11-24T09:50:00.001-08:002009-11-24T09:52:23.498-08:00The Flame<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPM4oQI0_PAJawly_BzlMDyXUsBrUHoZQnKXcXmVPfPQnf8GyLTYdXP2_pQh9TJ3g_KsUHbfywYWRiCg6XDgxe7nn5LISqJ21EEkti4DNUX0XD4ZoGxDDBKXyZvb57o8kOXktv_Ql6ZRAk/s1600/theflame.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 333px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPM4oQI0_PAJawly_BzlMDyXUsBrUHoZQnKXcXmVPfPQnf8GyLTYdXP2_pQh9TJ3g_KsUHbfywYWRiCg6XDgxe7nn5LISqJ21EEkti4DNUX0XD4ZoGxDDBKXyZvb57o8kOXktv_Ql6ZRAk/s400/theflame.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407729177464185570" border="0" /></a>5x6' oil on canvas, 11/2009<br /></div><br /><br /><br />Progress pics below....Ajahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17528201977342810621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3832282615332664429.post-39727472037432594782009-11-24T09:30:00.001-08:002009-11-24T09:36:09.751-08:00The Flame - 5x6 foot progress shots from start to finish<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlm8lRScCsKTCiH2n7kjWU0i03h9OAM3vwl5wsMguftLeES_7OBm5lskBSwaP3niDyY0T_1cKXmFYm8JNyPKJ1wJV6b7D_rqFZ8wKLEx55fwmfP_-1OPUhjvuV2vYsMnX_qkbUkfPCsMWd/s1600/GEDC3013.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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