Sunday, September 28, 2008

Ghost Pumpkins - Original Pastel ACEO



Ghost Pumpkins - ACEO Card
2 1/2" x 3 1/2" (6.4cm x 8.9cm)
Pastel on Kitty Wallis
$45 plus $10 shipping and handling in the US
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Ghost Pumpkins is my version of Karin Jurick's miniature white pumpkins she posted for Different Strokes from Different Folks on Wednesday. Be sure to check out her blog - it is fun to see how different artists paint the same thing and even more fun to participate.

This is my first attempt at an ACEO (Art Cards, Editions and Originals) card. It's a lot smaller than what I'm used to working on 2 1/2" x 3 1/2". That's pretty small and I worked pretty loose - at least for me! It is also on Kitty Wallis paper, not my usual velour. It was quite a different feeling to work on. There is a lot of dust using the sanded paper but I do like some of the effects that you can't get on velour. I'm sure I'll try the paper again on something bigger.

To see more of my work please visit my website Karen Hargett Fine Art

Thursday, September 18, 2008

Sunday Morning Paper - Pastel

The is another of Karin Jurick's Different Strokes from Different Folks. I had a whole lot of fun painting this - hope you like it. Check out Karin's blog - you'll love seeing all the different interpretations of the same reference picture.


Sunday Morning Paper
8" x 10" (20.4cm x 25.4cm)
Pastel on Velour
$100 plus $10 shipping and handling in the US
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You can check out the rest of my art on my website at http://www.karenhargettfineart.com/

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Samantha - Original pastel

This is my sweet cat Samantha.

She came into my life about five or six years ago. Someone had dumped her out in the country near where I lived. She was only two months old when I found her during one extremely cold November living under my house.

I happen to be allergic to cats but couldn't resist her sweet face looking at me through my French doors. After all these years, she is still very shy of people but is gradually coming around. She follows me around the house everywhere, in fact right now she is asleep on the pillow at my feet.

Up until a few months ago she slept in the 2nd bathroom at night. In the beginning, that is where I used to keep her at night because she was so wild. It became such a habit though when it was time to go to bed she would meow and walk me to her bathroom and sit and wait for me to close the door. Now, however, she has finally stopped batting the blinds and running around like a crazy feline in the middle of the night and she sleeps quietly on my bed, between my legs.

She also has just recently has realized how nice it is to be petted and insists on being petted for a couple of minutes as soon as I sit down at the computer. I actually think it is because she doesn't have to compete with Sassy, my Cairn Terrier, at that time. Sassy occupies my lap most of the time when I'm just sitting on my love seat doesn't really give Samantha a chance to do the same. That never really bothered Sam before but I think she is learning she has been missing out on a few things from the looks I have been getting from her occasionally when Sassy is getting my attention. She is such a sweet cat and it is good to see her finally coming into her own.

Over the weekend Samantha let me take some photos of her and this pastel is a result of one of those poses she did for me.


Samantha
4" x 4" (10.2cm x 10.2cm)
Pastel on Velour
$100 plus $10 shipping and handling in the US
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To see more of my work please visit my website Karen Hargett Fine Art

Sunday, September 14, 2008

Yellowstone's Lower Falls - Original Pastel

As you may know, I went to Yellowstone in June and had a wonderful time sightseeing. One of the sights that was most spectacular was Yellowstone's Lower Falls. It was breathtaking! Here is my interpretation of the Lower Falls from one of the photos I took.
Yellowstone's Lower Falls Original Pastel
10" x 8" (25.4cm x 20.4cm)
Pastel on Velour
$300 plus $10 shipping and handling in the US
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This may also be purchased as a limited edition of 200 giclée print.

Yellowstone's Lower Falls Limited Edition Pastel
10" x 8" (25.4cm x 20.4cm)
Pastel on Giclée Print
$75 plus $10 shipping and handling in the US
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Saturday, September 13, 2008

Fly By on Rehoboth Beach

Fly By
10" x 8" (25.4cm x 20.4cm)
Pastel on Velour
$100 plus $10 shipping and handling in the US
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Karin Jurick has started this wonderful Different Strokes from Different Folks blog where she posts a reference picture each Wednesday and artists submit their interpretations of the reference to her and she posts them. It is a lot of fun and great to see how so many artist can paint from the same reference and come up with so many wonderfully different pieces. Thanks Karin - what a great idea!

To see more of my work please visit my website Karen Hargett Fine Art

Tuesday, September 9, 2008

All My Ducks in a Row - Pastel Giclée Print

All My Ducks in a Row
17" x 6" (43.2cm x 15.3cm)
Pastel on Giclée Print on Acid Free Paper
$35 plus $10 shipping and handling in the US
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I love these ducks. I believe they are Cinnamon Teals but not absolutely sure. It is one of my favorite pastels. The original sold almost immediately but beautiful giclée Open Edition prints are still available.

To see more of my work please visit my website Karen Hargett Fine Art

Saturday, September 6, 2008

Running Wild - Graphite Giclée Print


Running Wild
11 3/4" x 7 3/4" (29.9cm x 19.7cm)
Graphite on Giclée Print on Acid Free Paper
$35 plus $10 shipping and handling in the US
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This is a giclée print of an original graphite pencil I did of my horse Billy Bob. A couple of years ago I took this reference picture of him when I had just finished giving him a bath and he was feeling his oats. He often reminds me of a wild mustang in attitude and from time to time even in his looks. He is a bay Appaloosa but each year he has more and more white hair - he is 20 now. He definitely has that old west free spirit about him.

This is a beautiful piece and looks great framed with a nice simple white matte and black frame.

Monday, September 1, 2008

I Felt Crafty Today

I felt a little crafty today so decided to make a rain chain. Y'all know what a rain chain is right? Generally it goes on the eave of your roof where the rain ruins off and acts kind of like a down spout. I have this corner where the two pitches of my roof comes together and when it rains, since I don't have any gutters, it just really pours off there. I don't know how practical the rain chain is but I like the looks of it and the copper should patina nicely. I've seen some with little bells on it but I have a beautiful wind chime nearby and didn't really want to interfere with it.

So with this roll of copper tubing that I've had for a while I decide it was as good a time as any to make the rain chain. The plan was to make individual rings of copper of two different sizes but I didn't like the look of that so I did spirals and circles and hooked them together. I had a 2" PVC pipe and just started wrapping it around that to give it nice curves. Some I wrapped tighter than others. Then I used a pipe cutting tool to cut different lengths of links and pliers to hook the links together. It was harder to work with than I thought it would be but I kind of like it.

Since I have left over tubing I may make another one, only shorter, to hang out near my bird feeders just to be decorative and give the birds something else to perch on.


I'll let y'all know if it really works or if it is just a crazy piece of yard art.