Yes, I've boarded the Black Friday/Cyber Monday train, and beginning Friday, November 27, 2009, in my Etsy Shop, I am offering my limited-edition Christmas Tree Ornaments at a discounted price.
In addition, all orders placed between now and December 15th, will include a FREE Holiday Card, as a special Thank you!
I wish you a Very Merry Christmas and Holiday Season!
Deborah
Etsy shop: http://debjeffrey.etsy.com/
Friday, November 27, 2009
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Inexpensive holiday gift idea...
I don't know about you, but I absolutely love to give and receive gifts of art.
In an attempt to help keep holiday gift giving costs low, I have just posted a number of greeting cards in my Etsy shop (http://debjeffrey.etsy.com/) ...
I know what you are thinking...cards, so what! BUT, did you know that my cards are the same quality Giclee fine art prints as my larger prints, and that they are printed with archival quality inks, on archival quality fine art paper designed to last 100-200 years, when stored and/or framed properly?
So, if you are looking for an inexpensive gift, please consider purchasing a card ($3.15 ea), or cards ($16.00 for six) and frame it/them in either a 4x6 or 5x7 frame and gift someone with a very nice piece of artwork at an economical price!
In an attempt to help keep holiday gift giving costs low, I have just posted a number of greeting cards in my Etsy shop (http://debjeffrey.etsy.com/) ...
I know what you are thinking...cards, so what! BUT, did you know that my cards are the same quality Giclee fine art prints as my larger prints, and that they are printed with archival quality inks, on archival quality fine art paper designed to last 100-200 years, when stored and/or framed properly?
So, if you are looking for an inexpensive gift, please consider purchasing a card ($3.15 ea), or cards ($16.00 for six) and frame it/them in either a 4x6 or 5x7 frame and gift someone with a very nice piece of artwork at an economical price!
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Time Tells All...
Or so they say = )
Two weeks ago I started the Zoe-Chronicles: A Dog Blog (http://zoe-chronicles.blogspot.com/). What I have learned is that people would much rather read about a dog than about art! My blog has been on-line for several months, and has hosted a-l-m-o-s-t 500 visitors. Zoe's blog has been on-line for 2 weeks and she has has had almost 300 visitors to her blog. And so, during this holiday season, rather than trying to update two blogs...and do the artwork and make the jewelry to support my art blog entries, I am going to focus on Zoe's blog for the remainder of the year.
I will still offer some art items for sale through my Etsy shop (http://debjeffrey.etsy.com/), so please feel free to stop by and see what is new. And if you would like to keep up with Zoe and her antics, please check in often, to see what our little girl is up to.
If you would like me to contact you once I start updating my blog again, after the first of the year, please email me at djPortraitArtist@aol.com and let me know. Until my next post -- be blessed!
Deborah
Two weeks ago I started the Zoe-Chronicles: A Dog Blog (http://zoe-chronicles.blogspot.com/). What I have learned is that people would much rather read about a dog than about art! My blog has been on-line for several months, and has hosted a-l-m-o-s-t 500 visitors. Zoe's blog has been on-line for 2 weeks and she has has had almost 300 visitors to her blog. And so, during this holiday season, rather than trying to update two blogs...and do the artwork and make the jewelry to support my art blog entries, I am going to focus on Zoe's blog for the remainder of the year.
I will still offer some art items for sale through my Etsy shop (http://debjeffrey.etsy.com/), so please feel free to stop by and see what is new. And if you would like to keep up with Zoe and her antics, please check in often, to see what our little girl is up to.
If you would like me to contact you once I start updating my blog again, after the first of the year, please email me at djPortraitArtist@aol.com and let me know. Until my next post -- be blessed!
Deborah
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Introducing the Zoe Chronicles -- A Dog Blog
What's on my Easel...
My easel is currently filled with whimsical, dog and animal art work.
Why, you ask? Well, it seems lately my husband and I have been hearing about dogs, horses, animals (and people) who are struggling and in need of assistance. My husband and I decided that through a collaborative effort, we could help support animal (and human) rescue. So, we've come up with a new "dog blog" featuring our dog Zoe. It is called, "Zoe-Chronicles" and in it, we will share stories about Zoe's life (from her perspective of course), provide training tips, links to animal related sites, and offer Zoe's PAW PRINT ART for sale -- with 30% of all sales profits being donated to animal (and human) rescue.
Together we can make a difference!
Today's Quote...
"How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world." ~Anne Frank
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
What's on My Easel...
With the Tribute to Francis painting completed, I decided to try my hand at an animal portrait, of sorts. This drawing is from a photograph I took in the Cal Poly Canyon. The painting is being painted in Corel Painter XI, using the Artists/Impressionist brushes for the underpainting, and Pastel brushes to finalize. The painting will be called, "A Little Bit Country".
Step 1 - the drawing... 
Step 2 - underpainting (Artist/Impressionist brushes) and beginning detail on the cow...
Step 2 - underpainting (Artist/Impressionist brushes) and beginning detail on the cow...
Step 3 - work out the colors and detail using Pastel brushes...
From the Jewelry Box...
The jewelry box is filling up fast -- following are a few of the latest designs...
Cover to Cover...
Work on the book continues. The text is divided among the pages and I am working on rough draft sketches. I've been drawing the sketches into a sketchbook in random order and at this point they are just "gist" sketches. I now need to scan them and add them to the text pages to see how they look. Once I have a visual, I can see what sketches need to be "revised" to ensure that some images take up the whole page, some cover a spread of 2 pages, some have a margin around them, some are toned differently, etc. -- in other words, to ensure that they are not all the same. We want to make sure that each page is different and catches the reader by surprise.
Today's Quote...
"One should either be a work of art, or wear a work of art." ~ Oscar Wilde
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
A Tribute to Francis...painting completed!
What's on my Easel...
Let's start at the very beginning... I met Francis one year at my friend and mentor, Deb Festa's Open Studio Art Tour. Francis was out in Deb's courtyard, greeting everyone and making them feel welcome. I didn't know Francis well, but I know that he was a warm, generous man with a huge heart. Over time, I got to know him better, as Deb would share with me about her Dad. Francis was a very creative man -- he was a photographer, writer, gardener, and he loved making and improving upon things.
Francis is no longer with us on this earth, but his memory lives on today in a single flower -- an iris. Francis evidently had a love for irises, because he had a huge iris garden. After his death, his daughter Deb, dug up some of the irises from his home, and brough them to her home to plant. Deb in her typical generous way, shared some of the irises with my husband and I, and we planted a special iris garden in the front of our home. When the first iris bloomed, it was a beauty. It's funny how a simple flower can spark so much thought and emotion, but it did and I was prompted to paint a special tribute to Francis. I'm thankful for my friend Deb, for her open arms and open heart. I'm thankful for Deb's family -- they truly are an amazing family, and I'm thankful for Deb's Dad, Francis. I think of him and I feel lifted up. He lived fully, encouraged much and was so very warm and kind. This painting is my tribute to Francis...
It was painted on the computer using Corel Painter 11 and a Wacom tablet, following traditional painting methods. the painting started with a line drawing, followed by basic color choices for the finished painting...
Once I had the basic design and color choices made, I started on the background -- yellow, to allow a nice glow to the finished piece, followed by some random squiggles...
I then blended the squiggles, added more color, and blended again to make it look like undefined flowers and leaves in the background...
Then, I started sketching out and detailing the leaves...
With the background, leaves, yellow and purple irises painted, it was now time to tie it all together. I added some yellow to the purple iris, some purple to the yellow iris, color to the leaves where needed, and darkened the background just below the irises (to ground them).
Memorial paintings are quite an honor to paint, and it was certainly an honor to know Francis and paint this tribute to him.
From the Jewelry Box...
©2009 Deborah Jeffrey
Let's start at the very beginning... I met Francis one year at my friend and mentor, Deb Festa's Open Studio Art Tour. Francis was out in Deb's courtyard, greeting everyone and making them feel welcome. I didn't know Francis well, but I know that he was a warm, generous man with a huge heart. Over time, I got to know him better, as Deb would share with me about her Dad. Francis was a very creative man -- he was a photographer, writer, gardener, and he loved making and improving upon things.
Francis is no longer with us on this earth, but his memory lives on today in a single flower -- an iris. Francis evidently had a love for irises, because he had a huge iris garden. After his death, his daughter Deb, dug up some of the irises from his home, and brough them to her home to plant. Deb in her typical generous way, shared some of the irises with my husband and I, and we planted a special iris garden in the front of our home. When the first iris bloomed, it was a beauty. It's funny how a simple flower can spark so much thought and emotion, but it did and I was prompted to paint a special tribute to Francis. I'm thankful for my friend Deb, for her open arms and open heart. I'm thankful for Deb's family -- they truly are an amazing family, and I'm thankful for Deb's Dad, Francis. I think of him and I feel lifted up. He lived fully, encouraged much and was so very warm and kind. This painting is my tribute to Francis...
It was painted on the computer using Corel Painter 11 and a Wacom tablet, following traditional painting methods. the painting started with a line drawing, followed by basic color choices for the finished painting...
Once I had the basic design and color choices made, I started on the background -- yellow, to allow a nice glow to the finished piece, followed by some random squiggles...
I then blended the squiggles, added more color, and blended again to make it look like undefined flowers and leaves in the background...
Then, I started sketching out and detailing the leaves...
The next step was to block in the yellow iris and start detailing it out...
With the yellow iris in, I then blocked in the purple iris and started adding details...
With the background, leaves, yellow and purple irises painted, it was now time to tie it all together. I added some yellow to the purple iris, some purple to the yellow iris, color to the leaves where needed, and darkened the background just below the irises (to ground them).
The completed painting follows:
Memorial paintings are quite an honor to paint, and it was certainly an honor to know Francis and paint this tribute to him.From the Jewelry Box...
I had fun making this pair of earrings for Samantha, in honor of her 30th Birthday. I needed something special to package her earrings and painted this earring card with watercolor paints on 140# Arches watercolor paper, outlined the painting with a black waterproof marker, then punched two holes to hang the earrings. Happy 30th Samantha!
©2009 Deborah JeffreyToday's Quote...
"How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives." ~ Anne Dillard
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas...
I know, I know, Thanksgiving hasn't even been celebrated and I'm already planning for Christmas!
My family draws names for our family gift exchange, and then we purchase or make something for the individuals whose names we have drawn. We all start out with great intentions of buying or making our gifts early, but year after year SOME of us end up in a mad rush. I am so thankful that last year I followed through and got things done early. I was so relaxed and as we gathered together, I was truly able to celebrate the REASON for the season. I like that peace and joy that I was able to experience, and fully intend to get things done early this year also.
What's on my Easel...
I'm amazed at how many people collect snowman "things," but that knowledge helped me focus on this year's offering of handpainted ornaments and Christmas cards. Each ornament is an original, hand signed, miniature painting. Each original painting is framed in a hanging ornament frame, and comes with a certificate of authenticity. Following are some examples of the framed, miniature originals -- they will be added to my Etsy shop tonight, and more will be added throughout the holiday season.
Snowman Christmas Cards will also be offered individually and in sets...
From the Jewelry Box...
Today the jewelry box holds three new simple, but elegant earring sets. Each set is made with Sterling Silver ear wires and Sterling silver, glass, and Swarovski Crystal beads.
Cover to Cover...
The book printers have done an excellent job in providing all of the information we need to move forward. At this stage in the game, I am drawing rough sketches of each page. Once I have a few more done, they will be submitted to the author for comment/suggestions, etc. The rough sketches will then be refined a bit, and once we agree that they tell the story, they will be made into "formal" illustrations.
Today's Quote...
"Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there." ~ Will Rogers
My family draws names for our family gift exchange, and then we purchase or make something for the individuals whose names we have drawn. We all start out with great intentions of buying or making our gifts early, but year after year SOME of us end up in a mad rush. I am so thankful that last year I followed through and got things done early. I was so relaxed and as we gathered together, I was truly able to celebrate the REASON for the season. I like that peace and joy that I was able to experience, and fully intend to get things done early this year also.
What's on my Easel...
I'm amazed at how many people collect snowman "things," but that knowledge helped me focus on this year's offering of handpainted ornaments and Christmas cards. Each ornament is an original, hand signed, miniature painting. Each original painting is framed in a hanging ornament frame, and comes with a certificate of authenticity. Following are some examples of the framed, miniature originals -- they will be added to my Etsy shop tonight, and more will be added throughout the holiday season.
Snowman Christmas Cards will also be offered individually and in sets...
From the Jewelry Box...
Today the jewelry box holds three new simple, but elegant earring sets. Each set is made with Sterling Silver ear wires and Sterling silver, glass, and Swarovski Crystal beads.
Cover to Cover...
The book printers have done an excellent job in providing all of the information we need to move forward. At this stage in the game, I am drawing rough sketches of each page. Once I have a few more done, they will be submitted to the author for comment/suggestions, etc. The rough sketches will then be refined a bit, and once we agree that they tell the story, they will be made into "formal" illustrations.
Today's Quote...
"Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there." ~ Will Rogers
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