Pretty Ewe

Today I finished my sheep doll. It is in a shadow box for display. I have it on auction now for ebay. Here is the link to my eBay store: http://stores.ebay.com/Pure-Art-Studio_W0QQsspagenameZMEQ3aFQ3aSTQQtZkm

The name of my doll is Pretty Ewe. She has a teal dress with little black crows on it. Her wool is tied up with a ribbon for a tiny pig tail... or should I say pony tail... probably sheep tail would be most appropriate.

Sheep Sheep Sheep - no wonder I sleep so well

Sheep are my livelyhood and maybe cows too.... no, I'm not a farmer, I sell them on ebay! Oh, I paint other things as well, but sheep are very steady sellers for me. This week I decided to try my hand at making a sheep doll. Totally original, created by me. It's taking me a couple of days now ( a lot of thinkin' and plannin') and so far I have a sheep head made of polymer clay and I've painted it... and today I sewed a naked sheep body without any arms or legs -correction - I guess they only have legs. If I can figure out how, I will post a picture of it. Yay! I did it!

Tomorrow I should be able to finish it and put it on ebay. There is still lots to do of course. I think I will probably make a dress for her. Tomorrow I will post picts of the finished sheepy. For now I'm off to bed. Counting sheep make me tired.

Oh, one more thing, I like to include scriptures from the bible on my sheep art now and then, and I find a lot of people who buy my art like that. So I thought I would share with you a real cool video I found today (it's Sunday after all) called Reflections of Christ. http://www.reflectionsofchrist.org/

Check out the Angels... can you guess how they made them fly?

A Painting a Day - Autumn Kittens

Today I entered my painting of the day in the Nibblefest contest. If you want to know what that is, there is a description on my auction.
This painting is titled "Autumn Kittens"
Thanks!
Catherine

A Painting a Day - Some Bunny's Pumkin

Another day another painting. Today's daily painting is "Some Bunny's Pumpkin.

It is 5" x 7".

Here is the ebay auction link:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=014&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&viewitem=&item=330041159975&rd=1&rd=1

Thanks!

Catherine

A Painting a Day - Vintage Girl

I am a little later than I would like posting this but... at least it is still October 18th.
This painting is titled "Vintage Girl" and is acrylic on paper. It comes framed with glass and is wired ready to hang.

You can check this auction out on ebay...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=014&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&viewitem=&item=330040677482&rd=1&rd=1

A Painting a Day - It's My Birthday!

October 17th and yup, it's my birthday! Before I get busy with all the celebration I thought I better post my 'painting a day' um... painting.

You can see the auction on ebay and maybe even bid on it :-) It is titled "Nostalgia".

I am donating a portion of the sale of this painting to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.


Here is the ebay link:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330040137444

Thanks for looking!

Catherine

It's Official! A Painting a Day!

Hi Everyone!

I am finally venturing into the world of blogging. If I knew it was so easy, I probably would have started much sooner.

My name is Catherine Darling Hostetter, and I am a full time artist from Salt Lake City, UT. I have been selling my art on ebay since September of 2001. I am a power seller and have been painting a painting a day nearly every day since that time. Selling art is an addiction to me as much as it is to paint it. I love it when someone enjoys my art enough to buy it!

Can I brag? I pretty much am a quiet-mind-my-own business artist, but recently I had a painting featured in Smart Money - the Wall Street Journal Magazine. It's in this month's October Issue! It was a small abstract 11" x 14" called "Summer Storm". My painting was chosen to represent the artist online group EBSQ.

What can I say but YIPPEE-SKIPPEE!

The article is called Art.Com. It doesn't say anything about me but my credit is in very itsy bitsy small print in the fold of the magazine.

As a result of this publicity, I was chosen to be one of two featured artists for EBSQ. Here's a link if you'd like to check it out... http://www.ebsqart.com/
I am a featured artist for the month of October 2006 so if you are reading this later and missed it you can look back at the archives. Or just look up my name Catherine Darling Hostetter. I hope you will read that and my profile as well as look at my portfolio there.

Now for the painting a day.
This one is titled "White Blossoms". It is framed, so I had to start this auction at a higher price. It is a little larger ( 8" x 10") than I plan to paint for my daily painting that I will feature here on this blog. Normally my daily painting won't be framed.

Here's a link to the auction now on ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330039794652

If you chance to look at the other paintings in my ebay store, don't let it throw you... my bread and butter paintings so far have been folk style art. However I have a love for painting realism and hope to feature those types of paintings for my daily painting. You never know though... a folk art cow or sheep may pop up now and then too!