They're Back! Flippin' Flyin' FiSH!

Created with driftwood and wood slats -- a bit of wire and some paint whimsically applied... Oh What FUN!

HoTSPoTS ~ 27.5"

Green Meanie ~ 21"

FireCracker ~ 14.5"

Bubbles ~ 23.5"

Available at
BLUEYEDUCKSTUDIOS
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THey aRE sOme waCKy FiSh iNDeeD

"Chillin' in a Purple Sea"

Approx 8" x 5" ( 3/4" thick) reclaimed (mahoghany or cherry) hardwood

Sit it on a shelf or hang on the wall - (hanging hardware furnished upon request)

Check out the ADORABLE Painted edge - do not frame!

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"Google Eyed"Approx 7 1/8 " x 6 5/8" ( 3/4" thick) reclaimed (mahoghany or cherry) hardwood

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"Polka Dots & Plaid"

Approx 13" x 5 1/4" ( 3/4" thick) reclaimed (mahoghany or cherry) hardwood

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www.blueyeduckstudios.etsy.com

Stained Glass Paper Painting - huh?

("PLAY" as you visit) - True Colors/Phil Collins

King Solomon said there is nothing new under the sun - yet I keep trying to do my own thing. This week's brain-explosion involved water coloring sections of a painting to look like stained glass - with true dividers (fake leading) created from dimensional paint.

I better show you rather than tell you...

I decided that since this was a whole new adventure that I wanted to take I had better not get hung up on the design aspect and, therefore, by using art I already created (a recycled design kind of thing) - I would not get bogged down on that part - and could thusly (who talks like that - Frasier Crane?) focus on the technique or, in this case, the latest hair-brained scheme.

I took watercolor paper and drew my design onto it lightly - of course I should have measured and been more graphically centered and all that jazz, but I was racing myself to get the idea onto paper before I decided to do something completely different like make an altered doll out of a shoe and an old bone or something...

I next took dimensional paint (that wicked crafty stuff in a bottle that splatters, gets clogged, and at the worst possible moment "burps" and globs driblets where you don't want them; yes, that stuff) and went over my pencil marks. I hoped this would look like stained glass "leading" - kind of. What do you think?

I began to watercolor ... well - at first I grabbed some regular colored pencils that were mixed in with my watercolor pencils - ugh... then I got out my really nifty Holbein WC tubes and saved the day... As I pooled the water my hope was that the lighter areas would mimic light shining through the back of glass... maybe it worked a little?

Anyway - I'll hush now and let Phil sing... (True Colors) ... sing with me...

The final FINAL pictures will be from scans - all squared up nicely and will reflect the 'true colors' (wink) more accurately - I hope. The originals will be listed in my ETSY store soon and giclee reproductions will eventually follow.

~xo Katey

You with the sad eyes - don't be discouraged ! oh I realize it's hard to take courage in a world full of people - you can lose sight of it all and the darkness inside you can make you fell so small. But I see your true colors shining through. I see your true colors and that's why I love you, so don't be afraid to let them show - your true colors -- true colors are beautiful like a rainbow.

Show me a smile then - don't be unhappy. Can't remember when I last saw you laughing. If this world makes you crazy and you've taken all you can bear - you call me up because you know I'll be there. And I'll see your true colors shining through. I see your true colors and that's why I love you, so don't be afraid to let them show --

your true colors -- true colors are beautiful like a rainbow

(Cindy Lauper)

"Then Peter began to speak: "I now realize how true it is that God does not show favoritism but accepts men from every nation who fear him and do what is right." (Acts 10:34-35) 

 

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Snap Snap Snappy

I have used acrylic paints on an up cycled, reclaimed, repurposed piece of milled hardwood - otherwise destined for the fireplace!!! I also have other sizes and more seafood available - many varieties of fish & shellfish … each piece is signed and sealed after photography (to reduce any glare the camera may pick up in order for you to see as much color & detail as possible!!!)

Collected and salvaged by me - Hanging hardware supplied

ALL OF MY ORIGINAL FOLK ART IS FOR SALE IN MY SHOP ON ETSY - YOU CAN BUY FROM ME THERE OR click --> ((EMAIL ME DIRECTLY)) TO BUY RIGHT FROM THIS BLOG (PAYMENT ACCEPTED VIA PAYPAL FOR YOUR SECURITY AND MINE - you don't have to sign up, you just need to use a credit card). I will send you an invoice once you have made your choice(s) and have given you a total with shipping.

10" x 7" Original painting

on up cycled mahogany

Title:

Rosey Snapper
$25

click --> ((MY ETSY SHOP))

Shipping is based on weight/location calculated to the best of my ability - if it is more I will not charge you more. Each piece varies in weight (due to different densities of wood) and overall size. Let me know your location and I will give you a shipping rate.

Shipping for Rosey Snapper is United States $4.50 USD, Canada $7.00 USD, United Kingdom $7.00 USD, Everywhere Else $8.00 USD


 

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~ xo ~ katey~D

Shipping is based on weight/location calculated to the best of my ability - if it is more I will not charge you more. Each piece varies in weight (due to different densities of wood) and overall size.

I Timothy 1: 15 ~ "It is a trustworthy statement, deserving full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, among whom I am foremost of all."

FoLKy FiSHy TROuTy

BiG MaMa RAiNBoW TRoUT

S*U*P*E*R**S*I*Z*E*D*E*N*S*E*B*I*G*H*E*A*V*Y

26.5" x 9.75" Original painting on up cycled hardwood

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ORIGINAL Contemporary FOLK ART ~ Direct from the artist (me!)

I have used acrylic paints on an up cycled, reclaimed, repurposed piece of milled hardwood - otherwise destined for the fireplace!!! I also have other sizes and more seafood available - many varieties of fish & shellfish … each piece is signed and sealed after photography (to reduce any glare the camera may pick up in order for you to see as much color & detail as possible!!!)

Collected and salvaged by me - Hanging hardware supplied

ALL OF MY ORIGINAL FOLK ART IS FOR SALE IN MY SHOP ON ETSY - YOU CAN BUY FROM ME THERE OR click -->  ((EMAIL ME DIRECTLY)) TO BUY RIGHT FROM THIS BLOG (PAYMENT ACCEPTED VIA PAYPAL FOR YOUR SECURITY AND MINE - you don't have to sign up, you just need to use a credit card). I will send you an invoice once you have made your choice(s) and have given you a total with shipping.

click --> ((MY ETSY SHOP))

Shipping is based on weight/location calculated to the best of my ability - if it is more I will not charge you more. Each piece varies in weight (due to different densities of wood) and overall size. Let me know your location and I will give you a shipping rate.

.·:*:·..·:*:·..·:*:·.

~ xo ~ katey~D

I Timothy 1: 15 ~ "It is a trustworthy statement, deserving full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, among whom I am foremost of all."