and then there were 7

wow!  what a whirlwind couple of days since I put the elephant mini paintings up for sale!  thank you for all who participated in that flurry of activity.

out of the 20 elephants we decided to sell (of the 22 I painted), there are only 7 left!  is one calling to you?  I don't know how long they will last.

their sides are now painted black 

so they will look fabulous displayed on their easels.

photos don't do them justice, guys

the scanned images to get the color correct;

colorful bull

nebula

sunshine

out of the mist

on the savanna

the night wanderer

and

at the watering hole

the first batch all ready for their new homes!

I've since packaged more

I have several elephants being mailed around the United States.  using first class mail it's only been $3.50 for postage.  I add on just a little extra for the envelope and such for a handling charge.  for a small fee you get an original piece of artwork, something not commercially made, something unique.  

message me at jenny@heavenspiritcreations.com to buy one of these original 3"x3" mini elephant paintings from me.  they are only $15 each (including the easel) plus shipping, and tax if in Massachusetts.

it's incredibly exciting and humbling to know that the loving energy I added to these little guys will be enjoyed by people all over!  

until later,

Jenny

newest paintings are in the shop!

hi there.  just popping in to show you the new paintings that are up in the shop.  as always, click on the link below the photo to see which items are available for each painting.

first we have Side By Side;

art print

laptop sleeve

notebook

The Night Wanderer;

art print

wall clock

another fun men/women shirt

or long sleeved t-shirt

and, Calling the Dawn;

art print

notecards

tote

or just browse the store https://society6.com/heavenspiritcreations.  you'll find so much to look at!

until later,

Jenny

all together, now

hi guys, what a great response to my mini elephant paintings!  thank you all for the support and shares of my facebook posts about these little guys.  it's been a blessing!  it was a difficult decision to figure out which one for me to keep, and sweetie had a favorite, so I had to save that one for him, but I know the rest will have safe, happy lives in their new homes!

the herd all together, and on their easels

I've already sold several!  almost immediately after painting the last one I was getting private messages and comments saying they really wanted a painting.

I'm going to only show those that are available, as it's just easier for everyone that way, and when they are sold I will update the blog accordingly.

available paintings, in order of completion;

batch 1

#1, Playing in the Reeds;

(NOW SOLD)

#2, Out of the Mist;

#3, Peek-A-Blue (SOLD)

#4, Funny Ears (SOLD)

#5, Sarah Remembers (SOLD)

batch 2

#6, Colorful Bull;

#7, Fuzzy Baby (SOLD)

#8, Sunshine;

#9, Ellie in Blues;

(NOW SOLD)

#10, Nebula;

batch 3

#11, At the Watering Hole;

#12, The Grand Explorer (SOLD)

#13, Family Bond;

(NOW SOLD)

#14, Ahead of the herd, not shown (KEEPING)

#15, Ostara (SOLD)

#16, Fauna;

(NOW SOLD)

#17, Playtime, not shown (KEEPING)

batch 4

#18, A Quick Dip;

(NOW SOLD)

#19, On the Savanna;

#20, The Night Wanderer;

#21, Calling the Dawn;

(NOW SOLD)

#22, Side By Side (SOLD)

the support I had for this challenge was wonderful and helped keep me going the last couple of days when I needed that extra push.  you all are the best!

you can find all my elephants in my shop by clicking on the collections button, or message me to buy one of these original 3"x3" mini elephant paintings from me, they will be $15 each (including the easel) plus shipping, and tax if in Massachusetts.

until later,

Jenny

the last 3- challenge complete, and big news for me!

what an inspiring challenge this turned out to be!  I'm thrilled that I completed it and thrilled that I saw my skills improve thru the month.

here are the last three 3"x3" mini elephant paintings I did of the series of 22.

#20, "The Night Wanderer"

 color is not true

I chose to leave his tusks the underpainting color for 2 reasons.  firstly, they didn't need to be white to stand out with this color scheme.  more importantly it made a statement to me, my act of not painting them in, about the elephant being killed for their tusks.  

I had a busy day on Sunday so did not finish an elephant, but I got right back to painting before dawn on Monday.  and the painting came together synchronistically to become this beauty;

#21 "Calling in the Dawn"

and Tuesday I had crossed eyes again doing this duo;

#22, "Side By Side"

remember, these are 3" canvasses...

I started out with baby looking like a mushroom!

I will be scanning the paintings to show true colors and then posting them all here in order for you to see them in their best light.  there has been a lot of interest in buying the originals of these, so I will also be putting them up on facebook, in batches of 5 so as to not blow up anyones feed.  before they go to their new homes they will be varnished and the sides painted black to finish them for display.

sweetie will be adding these three to my shop this weekend, unless we get to it sooner, in which case I will be blogging the news.  you can find all my elephants in my shop by clicking on the collections button, or message me to buy an original 3"x3" mini elephant painting from me, they will be $15 each (including the easel) plus shipping, and tax if in Massachusetts.

and, huge news for me.  even though nothing has changed, it feels like everything has changed.  I'm officially a small business owner!  yes, I took the big step now that I've decided to go forward with selling and doing art fairs and the like.  sweetie and i went to the town clerks office Monday to do their maze of " just go to the office down the hall to fill out a form, then go to the treasurer to make sure you've paid all your taxes and bills, then choose door number three, follow the yellow brick road, then come back and pay us and you are done".  (it wasn't too terrible, all in one building, but we got our steps in!).  afterwards I opened my business account at the bank so I can pay for my art supplies with my own money, and we went to the store and I bought some workable fixative with my new card!  exciting first purchase.  to celebrate, sweetie took me out for a bite at a local diner.  he had taken the day off to help me with these tasks, and I had a day owed me because he was away on Saturday, doing his 'geek thing', so the timing worked out well.

here I am in the middle of our journey 

around the town hall

and, now I'm a proud small business owner!  (or is it a small proud business owner?)

until later,

Jenny

newest elephants in the shop

we were able to get the newest elephants in the shop yesterday, despite some tech issues on their end that they were working on.  it was frustrating working on uploading from our end while they were dealing with their problems, but we were stubborn and kept coming back to make sure changes were saved.  we think everything is all set, and will go back and check again today to make sure they didn't change back.  (it's still giving me issues today, though, if something looks funny to you, let me know and we'll see if we can get it fixed).  as always, click on the link below the photo to see which items are available for each painting.

we have 6 new elephants in the shop today!


here is "ostara"

art print

adorable iPhone skin that I may need for myself

comforter

"ahead of the herd"

art print

tapestry

back pack

all over print shirt looks cool, if not like an elephant
it's a subconscious elephant

"play time"

 art print

tote

wall clock

"on the savanna"

art print

note cards

tote

"fauna"

art print

notebook

throw pillow

shower curtain

"a quick dip"

art print

back pack

mens and women's shirts

there is so much more to see at my store https://society6.com/heavenspiritcreations. 

until later,

Jenny