Acorn and Oak Leaf Watercolor ACEO original by Rusty Harden

Acorns and Oak Leaf

Watercolor

2 1/2"  x 3 1/2"

Rusty Harden

$20.00

This painting was created for the "Oxymoron"  Challenge

I chose-Living Dead

Seed Pods look dead but they carry the life of the forest in them.

Sometimes I just like to work on small pieces

"Trillium" ACEO original watercolor painting by Rusty Harden

"Trillium"

ACEO  2 1/2  x 3 1/2

Watercolor

Rusty Harden

$20.00

With this warm weather it won't be long before the trillium are in bloom.  Last Spring my Wednesday morning art group met at Studio 14 Gallery's owner, Evelyn Staub's home.  Behind her lovely home is a woodland area which was thick with blooming trillium.  Fellow artist, Sonnie, even spotted a knodding trillium.  Even though I captured several wonderful references for painting on my camera, I find myself in great anticpation at returning again this year.  I had time to sketch some studies last year.  Perhaps my schedule will allow me to actually paint them "plien aire". 

When I painted this one on Sunday afternoon,  my mind went back to that day.  I think that is one of the wonderful reasons to go out and experience the nature we strive to capture in our art.  Did I mention the flowers that led to my life of crime??  Well, that's another post. 

Handpainted Butterfly Pendent with ACEO

Butterfly Pendent with Matching Art Card

Pendent is 1 1/2" x 1"

16" black satin cord included

Magenta and Shades of Purple

Rusty Harden

$12.00 (includes s/h)

Pendents are made from high fired clay and painted with a ceramic paint.

The piece is waterproof, scratch resistant and uv protected.

What is an ACEO?

ACEO stands for “Art Cards, Editions and Originals” …a specific “size”

of artwork measuring 2.5 x 3.5 inches

in either Portrait or Landscape orientation …based on

the Artist Trading Cards and other collectable cards.

ACEO and pendent will be shipped in a protective sleeve.

To Purchase: Contact Rusty (Buy Now Button Temperarily Not Available)

Naming Abstract ACEOs

"Quixotic" ACEO

A romance of impractical ideas

Naming pieces of artwork of any type has always been a challenge for me. Unless there some extraordinary connection to a piece I often resorted to some gratuitous name. I found that names come easier if I have determined the story or purpose for the paintings early on in the creative process.

As for non-object or abstract paintings the story comes when the piece is finished. Now I live with the artwork. Whether a large painting or a miniature ACEO, I notice my emotional response to see the piece. I take pictures of them and view them in a slideshow, hang them on my wall, and sometimes carry it in my DayRunner. Recently, I have been enjoying having my friend, Linda, look at the ACEOs with me. One of us will start a thought and then we volley it between us. Each time the idea comes clearer and often profound . As in the title, Quixotic.

Quixotic comes from Don Quixote, the hero of Cervantes's novel. He was inpsire by lofty even chivalrous ideas but completely unrealizable.

The ACEO was full of colors that reminded us of romantic or idealistic notions. The color is right for it. Maybe it was our mood but we weren't having it.

I see figures walking away from one another, what do you see?

A preying mantess?

What is an ACEO?

What is an ACEO?

ACEO stands for “Art Cards, Editions and Originals” …a specific “size” of artwork measuring 2.5 x 3.5 inches in either Portrait or Landscape orientation …based on the Artist Trading Cards and other collectable cards.