Boxing Clever

by artfumbles on January 6, 2013

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I was asked to paint the winning Championship entries in an online photo show run by YourPicsOnline  I wanted to do more than just portrait paintings and so decided to make full use of painting digitally.  These were both painted in Corel Painter by hand using a Wacom tablet and pen. I printed them out on archival paper and cut them to shape – both ovals.   I then made frames out of polymer clay which was baked, varnished and affixed to the paintings. I then poured enough resin to cover each individual paintings and to create a type of raised bevel.  These were then attached to wooden boxes that I had stained and varnished.  I also included prints of the full size paintings.  I am very happy to say they were well received.

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Vector Logo

by artfumbles on January 6, 2013

Bee Safe logoA recent vector illustration for a client to be used as a magnetic sign on the side of a van.  I have also adapted it to be used as a business card, business header, advert etc.

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Kelsie

by artfumbles on December 11, 2011

Do not stand at my grave and weep
I am not there, I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow
I am the diamond glints on snow.
I am the sunlight on ripened grain
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you awaken in the morning’s hush,
I am the swift uplifting rush of quiet
birds in circled flight.
I am the soft stars that shine at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry,
I am not there; I did not die.

Mary Elizabeth Frye.

I needle felted this for my son using saved hair from his beloved dog.  She really was a beautiful dog and is missed very much.

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Vanity

by artfumbles on November 19, 2011

 

Painting of a vain woman.

Vanity doesn’t fade away.

My entry for Illustration Friday

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Happy Halloween

by artfumbles on November 1, 2011

hmfsHalloween

 

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A painting of a chicken, plucked and ready to wear.

by artfumbles on October 30, 2011

 

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Paul Grice’s Maxims – for the E301ers

07.10.2011

There once was a philosopher named Grice. Who might have been awfully nice. He said: ‘Say what you mean, keep it precise. Keep to the point, make it concise. Use my maxims: Quality, Quantitiy, Manner and Relation, And with all things considered plus implication, We should have an interesting conversation.’ ©Tina Harkin 2011 For fellow [...]

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The Mat that Roared

28.09.2011

Somehow I managed to come off worse when the mat and I had a difference of opinion – my toe is still poorly 3 weeks later. In relating the incident to various friends I found myself giving the mat a persona.  At first it was the baddie but  by the time I came to write [...]

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A cat or two

25.09.2011

  Two illustrations completed recently for a website I am designing and building using Thesis for WordPress.

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An Ensemble of Rosettes

25.09.2011

  A client wanted a collection of different coloured rosettes for a Facebook page.  I was prepared to paint them individually using Corel Painter but then found this wonderful tutorial for creating them in Illustrator on Vectortuts.  One happy me and one happy client.  They must have gone down well because somebody purloined one to [...]

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