tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19975455583624241152024-03-13T12:03:35.858-04:00Nitelvr's Nichefeaturing aceos, fine and digital art, photography, musings and more of Sandra GraySandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16637249553506111151noreply@blogger.comBlogger61125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1997545558362424115.post-74053332684221986282021-05-21T17:24:00.002-04:002021-05-21T18:02:00.892-04:00News and Nibblefest (NFAC) entry<p>Hi, folks. I know it's been a while, but I hope everyone is doing well. My family and I are fine. </p><p><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql lr9zc1uh a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" dir="auto">
In art news, I sold "Night Bird" on eBay in December! It was a 5x7 matted to 8x10 inches
watercolor that I entered in the SVWS show in September. Surprised me,
since I've only sold ACEOs on eBay before. I did not submit any entries in March for the VMRC show in May-June. I have been listing my art on eBay and Etsy.<br /></span></p><p>Here is my entry in this month's Nibblefest (NFAC) contest. It is an older piece but fits the category of <i>cosmic blues. </i>Bidding starts at 99 cents.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4DoEmgF1Fkk/YKgjMJ-F3hI/AAAAAAAAAyU/61-4MD0jzM8Wac3W6jFTS8q-0HpRHU-KQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1050/deepone1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1050" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4DoEmgF1Fkk/YKgjMJ-F3hI/AAAAAAAAAyU/61-4MD0jzM8Wac3W6jFTS8q-0HpRHU-KQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/deepone1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/154461077931">https://www.ebay.com/itm/154461077931</a></p><p style="text-align: left;">Click on the link for a larger view and click on the link if you want to bid. Thanks for looking.<br /></p>Sandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16637249553506111151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1997545558362424115.post-78889461949587110472020-11-27T00:08:00.004-05:002020-11-28T21:14:11.787-05:00Happy Thanksgiving, Art News and Cybersale<p><span style="font-family: arial;">Hi, folks,</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Hope everyone had a safe and Happy Thanksgiving! I spent mine at home with my husband and daughter.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I want to try to get back into posting to this blog. Art wise, since my last post, I entered one watercolor pencil painting and two watercolor paintings in the <a href="https://shenandoahvalleywatercolorsociety.org/index.html">Shenandoah Valley Watercolor Society</a> (SVWS) water media show, which ran from September 6th to November 7th at Virginia Mennonite Retirement Community (VMRC). Because of covid, the show was not open to the public at large and entries were limited to allow for hanging that would make for social distancing when residents viewed the art. The show was posted online at the SVWS website (go to the link above) for the public to view. A video about the show was also done by group leaders and posted to VMRC's video site on vimeo. Click <a href="https://vimeo.com/showcase/7200521/video/460530552">here</a> to view the video (my segment starts at 10:32). I didn't win any awards or sell any of my pieces, but you can view them on the SVWS website. They are titled "Mountain Summer," "Night Bird," and "Shadow Dragon." <br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I have sold some art on Etsy and eBay. I sold a 5x7 inch digital print in July on Etsy. I also sold one original aceo drawing and two aceo prints on eBay in October. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I posted "Mountain Summer," "Night Bird," and "Shadow Dragon" (which is an aceo) on Etsy and eBay. I am currently running a cybersale in both my shops. Click on the links in the "About Me" section of the sidebar if you want to view all the above art and other art I have for sale on both sites.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I hope by September of next year, we won't have to worry about covid anymore. So many things have been cancelled due to the virus. The next art show I may try to enter is one at VMRC in May-June. The deadline for entries is March 15th. It may or may not be run depending on the virus and vaccine situations. We shall see.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Well, that's it for now. Thanks for reading and stay safe.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span> <br /></p>Sandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16637249553506111151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1997545558362424115.post-53708149214376135362020-05-24T02:59:00.000-04:002020-05-24T03:02:34.247-04:00NFAC Contest Entry for May and AssortedLong time no post here. I hope everyone is well and not going too
crazy at the restrictions due to Covid-19. I and my family are well,
but the restrictions have been stressful. In news, I'm no longer
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entered some of my watercolors in some local art shows in the last year. I didn't win
any awards but sold a painting in the last SVWS show, which ran from
September 8 to November 2, 2019. I also entered three pieces in the
VECCA show in Woodstock which ran from November 15, 2019 to January 10,
2020. I didn't win any awards or sell anything there. I did win a
first and second place for art pieces at the Rockingham County Fair in
August 2019. I tried to get two artworks into the juried VMRC Art Show in
March 2019, but my art was not selected.<br />
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I also planned to enter my art in and attend the local Madicon science fiction convention March 13-15, 2020, but it was cancelled due to the coronavirus.<br />
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I have sold some ACEOs on eBay and Etsy.<br />
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Below is my entry in the Nibblefest Art Contest, a themed art contest
beginning on the 20th of each month. This month's theme is <i>Winged Creatures</i>. Please be sure to search NFAC for more great entries, each starting at just $.99.<br />
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I have a lot of my ACEOs and other art (and a lot of other stuff) up for sale on eBay too if you're interested.<br />
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This is my entry in the Nibblefest Art Contest on eBay, a themed art contest beginning on the 20th of each month. This month's theme is <i>Birds</i>. Please be sure to search NFAC for more great entries, each starting at just $.99.<br />
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Sandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16637249553506111151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1997545558362424115.post-28787421960217380452018-11-02T01:41:00.000-04:002018-11-02T02:02:22.479-04:00ACEO Theme Week Entry for NovemberHere is my entry for this month's ACEO theme week contest on eBay. It is an original drawing done on Bristol paper with Prismacolor colored pencils and Micron pen ink. This month's theme is <i> Cats / Monsters / Mythical Animals. </i>Click on the image for
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Sandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16637249553506111151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1997545558362424115.post-43236232877139825992018-09-06T01:08:00.000-04:002018-09-06T01:14:40.556-04:00ACEO Theme Week Entry for SeptemberHere is my entry for this month's ACEO theme week contest on eBay. This month's theme is <i>Fog / Fog Walking / Moon. </i>It's an older piece, but I thought it fit the theme. Click on the image for a larger view and click on the link below it to be taken to my eBay listing. I hope you like it.<br />
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<i></i>Sandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16637249553506111151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1997545558362424115.post-45790647537815037882018-08-01T20:26:00.003-04:002018-08-01T20:26:52.031-04:00My ACEO theme week entry for AugustHere is my entry for this month's ACEO theme week contest on eBay. This month's theme is <i>Wild Animals</i>. It's an older piece but it fits the theme. Click on the picture for a larger view or on the link underneath the picture to be taken to my eBay listing. I hope you like this photograph.<br />
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"Baby Squirrel"</div>
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<br />Sandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16637249553506111151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1997545558362424115.post-21778453956684281082018-07-23T02:25:00.000-04:002018-07-23T02:25:16.125-04:00This month's Nibblefest (NFAC) entryThis is my entry in the Nibblefest Art Contest on eBay, a themed art contest beginning on the 20th of each month. This month's theme is <i>Shadows</i>. Please be sure to search NFAC for more great entries, each starting at just $.99.<br />
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"Spring Tulips"</div>
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<br />Sandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16637249553506111151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1997545558362424115.post-9167626104264267642018-07-02T02:27:00.001-04:002018-07-23T02:29:54.829-04:00New art posted for ACEO theme week on eBayI finished a piece of art that I posted as a WIP for<a href="http://ilove2paint.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"> Ayala Art's</a> July 2012 heart art challenge. It took me forever to figure out what to do with the wings. Since my husband gave me a set of gel pens for Christmas, I decided to try using them for the wings and some other accents so that I could post this piece for this month's ACEO theme week challenge (which is fairies). It's up on eBay right now <a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/153083389104" target="_blank">here</a>. I hope you like it (click on the picture for a larger view).<br />
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"Fairy Princess"</div>
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BTW, I have a lot of my older aceo art up for sale on eBay too if you're interested.Sandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16637249553506111151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1997545558362424115.post-70068690604102062512018-04-17T00:01:00.002-04:002018-04-17T00:03:57.081-04:00Prayers and good thoughts needed and art saleI go in for surgery to remove a cataract in my right eye on Tuesday,
April 17th and one in my left eye on Tuesday, April 24th. I started eye
drops for the right eye on April 14th. Never having used drops, it has been a
challenge to get them in my eye. It's four
drops a day now and even more later. Anyway, I could use prayers and
good thoughts that the surgeries go well with no complications or eye
infections and my vision is improved. And that I'll get the drops in
right. Thanks.<br />
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On a happier note, I did sell a pencil drawing, "Modern Vampire," at Madicon on March 11th. Unfortunately, my job wouldn't give me the vacation time I requested for the con so I didn't get to attend. My daughter and husband entered my art in the art show. They both got to go. My thanks to them both, especially my daughter Amanda.Sandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16637249553506111151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1997545558362424115.post-54905242837364274172018-02-21T01:40:00.000-05:002018-02-21T02:39:48.986-05:00Nibblefest Entry for February 2018I decided I need to get back into writing on this blog. Here is my entry in this month's NFAC challenge on eBay: <br />
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Sandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16637249553506111151noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1997545558362424115.post-79663455625704132972013-09-30T00:59:00.000-04:002018-03-14T01:20:45.443-04:00Another FaceWell, folks, here is another face for the 29 Faces Sept. 2013 challenge (see the face at the right for more info or to view other entries). This face was one I hoped to finish during the last 29 Faces challenge in February 2013 and I posted the unfinished face as an entry then <a href="http://nitelvr.blogspot.com/2013/02/five-more-faces.html" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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I finally got around to finishing the piece earlier tonight. It is an ACEO (2.5 by 3.5 inches) done with Prismacolor Verithin colored pencils on 100 pound smooth Bristol board paper. I had to darken the original scan in Paint Shop Pro because my scanner had trouble picking up the blue (the face area is actually a very light blue) and still couldn't get a completely accurate representation. The lightest areas are the pure white of the Bristol paper.<br />
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Sandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16637249553506111151noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1997545558362424115.post-20531637127142429342013-09-29T16:58:00.000-04:002018-03-14T02:34:03.395-04:00Three More FacesI am woefully behind on the 29 Faces Challenge for September 2013 (click on the face at right for more info or to see other people's entries). I decided to do some more photo manipulations. First, I edited an ACEO sized (2.5 by 3.5 inches) piece from a photograph I took of a statue at our local <a href="http://www.jmu.edu/arboretum/" target="_blank">arboretum</a> in October 2009 and resized it from its original 480 dpi to 300 dpi. The result is below:<br />
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Sandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16637249553506111151noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1997545558362424115.post-69006025300856691872013-09-20T03:52:00.000-04:002018-02-21T03:04:55.884-05:00Two More FacesHere are the next two faces I've done for the 29 Faces Challenge run by <a href="http://ilove2paint.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Ayala Art</a> (click on the face in the upper right for more info and to view other entries in the challenge). The first is a doodle I did with black Micron ink on smooth Bristol board where I kept the pen on the paper (I did retrace over lines at times). It was an interesting experiment, although the results weren't stellar by any means. This piece is ACEO sized (2.5 x 3.5 inches) at its normal 300 dpi resolution. The version below is 100 dpi.<br />
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Sandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16637249553506111151noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1997545558362424115.post-28387254245151452512013-09-19T04:18:00.000-04:002018-03-14T02:34:49.147-04:00Faces 2 and 3My second entry in the face challenge (click on the face at the upper right for more details about the challenge) is an alteration of a portion of a photograph of me taken in 2010 at the <a href="http://www.frontiermuseum.org/" target="_blank">Frontier Culture Museum</a> by my daughter. First, I resized the photograph in Paint Shop Pro 8 to 2 by 3 inches at 300 dpi resolution. Then I ran Posterize on it at the 3 levels setting. Next I reduced the picture to two colors, with the red components selected, Stucki Error Diffusion and the Weighted palette chosen. Then I made the image Greyscale and adjusted the color balance by running Black and White Points Cool. I ran JPEG Artifact Removal, Low, with a crispness of 50 and followed that with Moire Pattern Removal at Fine Details 2. The result is below.<br />
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My third face is an old sketch originally done in black ink on tracing paper, which I decided to scan, resize, and alter a bit in Paint Shop Pro. The original piece is about 3 by 5 inches. I decided to resize it to fit an ACEO size (2.5 by 3.5 inches), clean it up a bit, and give it a beige background that I hope looks like aged paper. I altered the color of the ink to give a more aged appearance too.<br />
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Sandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16637249553506111151noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1997545558362424115.post-88749317311223062522013-09-09T00:00:00.000-04:002018-02-21T02:55:19.713-05:0029 Faces Challenge - Face 1<a href="http://ilove2paint.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Ayala Art</a> has issued another challenge to do 29 faces in 30 days in September. I participated in the last 29 Faces challenge in February and decided to give it another go. For my first face, I've reimagined and made some changes to a digital art piece from February 8th ("Pink Girl"). She's now out on the town for an evening of fun. Maybe she's going to a Mardi Gras party or maybe just a costume party. At any rate, she's now a "Party Girl."<br />
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I'm starting late so I don't know how many faces I'll be able to do. But do check out the link in the upper right of this post (29 Faces Sept. 2013) for info on how you can get involved or just to check out the other participants' entries.<br />
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<br />Sandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16637249553506111151noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1997545558362424115.post-55210053767701456682013-04-01T01:51:00.000-04:002018-03-14T02:14:40.564-04:00Third Challenge EntryHere is my third and final entry in <a href="http://theaceochallenge.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">the aceo challenge</a> #26, Think Spring.<br />
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Sandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16637249553506111151noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1997545558362424115.post-7005931630419396972013-04-01T00:55:00.000-04:002018-03-14T02:05:43.482-04:00Another Challenge EntryHere is another entry in <a href="http://theaceochallenge.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">the aceo challenge</a> #26, Think Spring. (I discovered I couldn't have both pictures in the same blog post.). Again, it is an ACEO sized portion of a picture I took with my digital camera at our local arboretum on April 1 of last year.<br />
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Madicon supports as its charity for the convention the <a href="http://wildlifecenter.org/" target="_blank">Wildlife Center of Virginia</a>, an animal hospital for healing and releasing back into the wild (if possible) native Virginia wild animals. Click on the name for more information. A representative of the center appears at the convention with usually three birds of prey and talks about the center's mission and answers questions. This year was no exception, except that I actually remembered to bring my camera and take pictures.<br />
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The birds that made their appearance this year were an American kestrel, a red-tailed hawk, and a barred owl. These birds for various reasons could not be released back into the wild and so are used to illustrate the center's mission at appearances at schools and other events.<br />
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Finally, "Redhead" was drawn with Prismacolor markers and Micron pen ink markers on 140 pound watercolor paper.<br />
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These works bring my face total to 24. Click on the images for larger views and I hope you like them.</div>
Sandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16637249553506111151noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1997545558362424115.post-64461931876435445402013-02-28T14:41:00.000-05:002018-03-14T02:40:32.182-04:00More FacesWell, today is the last day for the 29 Faces 2013 Challenge (see face at right for more info). I don't know if I'm going to make it to 29 faces, but I do have three more that I worked on yesterday to show you. These are all ACEO size (2.5" x 3.5") original mixed media works. They are a combination of watercolor and Micron pen ink on 140 lb. watercolor paper.<br />
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"Face of Pain"</div>
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"Straw Face"</div>
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As always, click on the pictures for larger views. Hope you like them.<br />
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I've enjoyed participating in this challenge. Check out the other participants awesome work. <br />
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Sandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16637249553506111151noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1997545558362424115.post-23837010951815321872013-02-24T20:37:00.001-05:002018-03-14T02:44:36.363-04:00Space FaceWell, I finished another face for the 29 Faces 2013 Challenge (click face at right for more info). This is a combination of original and digital art. I took the pen sketch of Spock I posted earlier and used Paint Shop Pro to color it, crop it, and create a background for it.<br />
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Again, this would be ACEO sized (2.5" x 3.5") if printed at 300 dpi. The version posted here is at 72 dpi. I hope you like this piece.</div>
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Sandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16637249553506111151noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1997545558362424115.post-73177170563344753352013-02-24T16:46:00.001-05:002018-03-14T02:49:08.442-04:00Three FacesTime for another entry in the 29 Faces 2013 Challenge (click on the face at right for more info or to participate or view other entries). This time I decided to take a portion of a photograph I took of <a href="http://www.co.augusta.va.us/Index.aspx?page=616" target="_blank">Natural Chimneys</a> in Mt. Solon, VA on June 25, 2011 and use Paint Shop Pro and a mouse to draw faces on the cliff face. I tried to follow natural face shapes in the rock, but I did take license and add a mouth to the central face that wasn't apparent in the rock itself and a nose on the face on the left. Anyway, the altered picture now contains three faces.<br />
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The size, if printed, would be ACEO size (2.5" x 3.5"). Click on the photo for a larger view and I hope you like it.</div>
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This entry puts my face total at fifteen. I'm still behind, but I hope to catch up.</div>
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