Queen*B Studio

Hmmm....

2012-01-15T11:13:00.002-05:00

I've been playing around with the templates on Blogger. I'm not sure if I should keep this or remove the customization. What do you all think? Honestly, don't be afraid to say "I like it" or "It's crap, change it back" lol.

Ok I'm off to draw for now!

Frigid Ice

2012-01-02T14:20:00.003-05:00

Acrylic and Crackle Paste on Canvas
6" x 8"

New Year...

2011-12-29T17:02:00.004-05:00

Ok...I've been visiting some blogs and realize that I need to start sketching again! I've been distracted with painting so this is one of my goals for the new year lol. New sketches, new paintings, new scrabble tile charms, new greeting cards, new computer and new fitness goals!....Maybe I'll try to forward my greeting creations to card companies again. I tried that twice and gave up years ago.

I just have to figure out a schedule and stick with it!! >.< Wish me luck lol.

No more excuses...I need to stop using work as an excuse from being creative. I'll start a blog for my sketch work for you lovely followers to view. I've cheated by using old drawings for this post lol. Notice the dates on them :p This is what I'm talking about lol...I'm a bit behind on graphite creations.

I have a question for you all...What inspires you in your creations? How do you keep those creative juices flowing? What are your goals for 2012? :D Share! I'd love to hear your thoughts!

Happy New Years~Stay Safe.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

2011-12-17T09:00:00.003-05:00

Michael Cavanaugh-One of my brothers :)

2011-11-12T15:26:00.002-05:00

Untitled

2011-11-12T11:31:00.007-05:00

Acrylic on Canvas

8"x16"

Yes, another lonely tree lol. This should have been posted in September ;) click on the image twice for the full view of this painting. This is a cropped version.

Untitled Autumn

2011-07-30T09:37:00.004-04:00

Acrylic on Canvas

8"x16"

Colours are slightly off.

Fun fun fun!!!

2011-06-26T18:06:00.004-04:00

I love making these! Super cute and fun to wear. If you ever decide to make these scrabble tile pendants...put the screw eye in first before painting and finishing with epoxy. You might split your mini artworks, and that's very heart crushing when it happens. Especially if you ruin your favorites.

Stand Apart

2011-06-12T14:41:00.006-04:00

Acrylic on Canvas
16" x 32"

I redid the grass, it wasn't quite right but now I'm satisfied. Sorry about the glare in between the canvases, that's the varnish on my easel. LOL.

Heh heh....

2011-04-22T11:05:00.003-04:00

I'm actually ashamed that I haven't posted anything in months!! I've become a slacker in the art world :P . This weekend I am trying to get a piece done so I can share again. The latest piece I've been working on is on hold till I get myself to the art store lol!!! Need more paint!!! The weather is getting nice and inspiration is kicking in. Now its time to dust off my brushes and I hope to post some actual photos soon! Thanks for visiting!

Happy Painting!

My future getaway...

2010-10-18T18:42:00.006-04:00

Every artist should have an escape like these...Love them...

www.freespiritspheres.com

Art Show!!

2010-10-13T16:17:00.003-04:00

If anyone is looking for something to do in Portland this week, go see Jennifer Phillips
at the Local 14 Art Show & Sale! Whether you are looking for something big or small, Jennifer has it all. She will have her wonderful original oil paintings and beautiful scrabble tile pendants available for purchase!

Visit her blog for more details!

Scrabble Tile Pendants in the making...

2010-09-25T15:50:00.016-04:00

Oops...got my finger print on this one! Good thing it's hard cured, it polishes right off!! lol.

Now this is a fun hobby I picked up! I finally applied the epoxy resin to a few of my scrabble tile pendants. The first few were a mess (some ended up in the garbage lol), but I got the hang of the process eventually. It's best to do them in small batches of 8-10 in my opinion.

Apply the resin right away after mixing! Believe it or not the bigger bubbles are super easy to get rid of, if the mixture sits a bit you develop these micro bubbles that are hard to eliminate. I suggest wearing gloves to protect your hands from the mess and chemicals. You can wear saftey glasses too if your worried about somehow getting the resin in your eyes. I didn't wear eye protection, but I did manage to get it in my hair? LOL. I let them sit, covered, for 24 hours and they hard cured very well!

I mixed the resin and hardener for two minutes with a craft stick, switching to a fresh stick once it was time to apply the resin. Despite the instructions I did not shift the mixture to a new cup after the two minutes. It still worked wonderfully, although I would suggest you do what you want.

Follow the instructions or not in terms of switching over to a new container, however you must, must, must, ensure you use equal amounts of the resin and hardener to avoid sticky cures. Do not touch your pendants while they are curing till at least the 24 hour mark...you will leave permanent finger prints on the soft resin...Trust me I did it! ;)

I have fun painting my own work on the backs of these scrabble tiles, however you can use decorative paper images too. You just have to modge podge the front and back of the paper to avoid the resin from absorbing the inks. You can glue bails to the back of your pendants or drill a tiny hole at the top and use screw eyes instead. Est Voila, you have your very own pendant!

**Whatever you do, regardless of what the instructions say; Do not use a hair dryer to remove the bubbles!!!! Think about the physics of that scenario...tiny wooden wet blocks and strong hair dryer...not good. Again....I learned this the hard way! I'm smart but not always quick to think about these things first LOL! Gently blow on the surface of wet resin, a straw helps. The CO2 helps raise the bubbles to the top where they can pop!

:)

2010-09-20T11:54:00.002-04:00

I'm a little slow at times but I just realized I have 8 followers!!! Yay! Ok, ok, two are family and friends but I'm happy they took the time to visit and follow me. It doesn't take much to amuse me :) Thanks for taking an interest in my work!

I'm deciding what to paint next...should it be a fall or winter piece?

Seasoned Ontario

2010-08-29T18:45:00.005-04:00

Acrylic on Canvas

18"x24"

I have spent the past two years working on this piece. Mostly due to the fact I lose the ambition to work on it when summer or winter rolls in lol. I may add a few more details before the final finish is applied. The piece is my interpretation of the photography of Dorothy Bothwell. It was an autumn piece submitted to our newspaper a couple of years ago and I decided to challenge myself. It was fun to work on but I am ready to move on now that it is completed.

Summer Green

2010-08-29T18:43:00.002-04:00

Acrylic on Canvas

12"x16"

2010-07-31T09:24:00.001-04:00

Acrylic on Canvas
Colours are more vibrant in person.

18"x24"

2010-07-11T12:33:00.001-04:00

16"x16"

Acrylic on Canvas

Red Shadows

2010-07-03T09:25:00.004-04:00

Acrylic on Canvas

16"x20"

Whoa!!! Earthquake!!!

2010-06-23T20:08:00.003-04:00

I never thought in a million years we would EVER experience an earthquake here in Southern Ontario. That is not a normal thing that happens here. Our office building literally wobbled back and forth for 30 seconds...it took me a few of those seconds to realize it wasn't a transport truck driving by that was causing the vibration! Of course after that, work was out of mind LOL! Just goes to show you our planet is not doing well :(

Scrabble anyone?

2010-04-11T13:20:00.008-04:00

I found yet another hobby to keep me occupied! Painting scrabble tiles! Soon to be pendants once I seal them with epoxy resin and add the bail.

Here is another talented artist who has inspired me to go tiny with my work. Not only are her tiny works amazing, but she can paint big and beautiful too!

Jennifer Phillips

Winter Shadow's (NFS)

2010-04-11T12:41:00.006-04:00

Acrylic on Canvas

20"x16"x1"

HAPPY EASTER!!!

2010-04-02T13:45:00.002-04:00

1981

Have a great long weekend, hope the Easter bunny is good to all of you!...

PS: I fixed my painting lol!

The Cold Snap begins...

2010-03-24T16:47:00.003-04:00

Acrylic on Canvas

20"x16"

This is the best I could do with the image. My camera doesn't take well to light colours! I tried to adjust the colours as best I could, this will have to do.

New series Cold Snap

2010-02-16T21:52:00.000-05:00

Coming soon...its going to be a cold one...

Tis the Season...

2009-12-19T14:59:00.001-05:00

*Would you believe that I didn't realized I painted this image upside down till after it dried??? LOL!!! Makes for an interesting presentation to someone I guess!

All Greeting Cards are 5"x7"

Acrylic on Canvas Paper

Cape Breton SNOW!!!

2009-12-13T13:28:00.002-05:00

Frozen Apple Tree

Across the Field of Snow

St. Ann's Bay, Cape Breton N.S.
This is the view from my dad's front porch, across the road is Granny's house in Cape Breton.

*Photo's courtesy of Miss Molly Fletcher
aka: My other sister...

Christmas Time is Here...

2009-12-12T13:37:00.001-05:00

5"x7"
Acrylic on Canvas Paper

5"x7"
Acrylic on Canvas Paper

Christmas/Winter Greeting Cards

2009-12-05T15:25:00.001-05:00

5"x7" Acrylic on Canvas Paper (1" white border around painted scene)

What's New?

2009-10-15T22:08:00.000-04:00

Snow?? Can you believe they are already calling for that terrible white stuff??? Sure it looks pretty but I hate traveling to work in it when the wind is whipping it in my face! I can hear the treacherous winds outside right now...brrrr! I have been really caught up with work, which seems to be a common thing. Painting hasn't much happened over here with the exceptions of an hour or so over the last few weeks. I am just not feeling inspired!!! I think I need to have my chakras balanced LOL!!! With my gift card for the art store I'm hoping to spark a bit of the creative juices again. This time I think I might buy some oils...time for a change. Hope everyone else is doing ok, if I actually get it together and complete a piece I'll be sure to post it.

Dawn

Untitled

2009-09-05T14:54:00.000-04:00

Acrylic on Canvas

12" x 16"

Escape

2009-06-19T18:36:00.000-04:00

Acrylic on Canvas

Triptych 12"x16"

Below the Cabot Trail

2009-05-02T15:26:00.000-04:00

Acrylic on Canvas

11"x14"

*This piece is lighter than it appears here.

Weeping in the Breeze...

2009-03-01T15:26:00.000-05:00

16"x20"x1"
Acrylic on Canvas

Weeping Cherry Tree

Moon Kissed

2009-02-21T12:54:00.000-05:00

11"x14"x1"
Acrylic on Canvas

Stand Tall

2009-02-16T13:04:00.001-05:00

10"x30"x1"
Acrylic on Canvas

Skies the Limit...

2009-02-07T11:37:00.000-05:00

16"x20"x1"
Acrylic on Canvas

I have been told that I have Disney-ish qualities with some of my tree paintings, so I decided to embrace it with this piece. As someone once told me "Disney is good" then I guess I won't take offence to comments towards that direction. :) Gotta love Disney!

Untitled

2009-01-25T13:32:00.001-05:00

16"x20"x1"
Acrylic on Canvas

*sorry about the flash folks.

Evening Skies of Cape Breton

2009-01-11T10:17:00.000-05:00

16"x20"x1"
Acrylic on Canvas

*Everyone I know seems to enjoy "Evening Skies of Englishtown", so I decided to do another one just like it. The first was painting was created in 2005, this is my first edition to the 2009 work I have in store.

Blue Light SOLD

2008-12-27T22:40:00.000-05:00

15"x30"x1"
Acrylic on Canvas

Queen*B Studio

Hmmm....

Frigid Ice

New Year...

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

Michael Cavanaugh-One of my brothers :)

Untitled

Untitled Autumn

Fun fun fun!!!

Stand Apart

Heh heh....

My future getaway...

Art Show!!

Scrabble Tile Pendants in the making...

:)

Seasoned Ontario

Summer Green

Red Shadows

Whoa!!! Earthquake!!!

Scrabble anyone?

Winter Shadow's (NFS)

HAPPY EASTER!!!

The Cold Snap begins...

New series *Cold Snap*

Tis the Season...

Cape Breton SNOW!!!

Christmas Time is Here...

Christmas/Winter Greeting Cards

What's New?

Untitled

Escape

Below the Cabot Trail

Weeping in the Breeze...

Moon Kissed

Stand Tall

Skies the Limit...

Untitled

Evening Skies of Cape Breton

Blue Light *SOLD*

New series Cold Snap

Blue Light SOLD