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New Abstracts - 10/6/2008 11:58:01 AM   
espressojoe


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Status: offline 		OK, Everyone knows I started  collecting ACEO's. (which I have gotten WAY out of control! I am an IMEDIATE gratification guy, so when I order one and it takes more than 1 hour for shipping, I haven't gotten my "fix" so I keep ordering...)

Besides collecting though, I started making some!  Thats addictive too!! LOL

I got a scanner now, so here are my abstracts that I made over the weekend.


Elemental Abstract - Water (Acrylic on 140lb watercolor paper)


Tequilla Sunrise (Water Color Paints and Water Color Pencils on 140lb watercolor paper)


Gold Abstract (I LOVE metalic paints!!) (Acrylic on 140lb watercolor paper)
   

Gold Circles (Acrylic on 140lb watercolor paper)


Anyone Notice I like Circles? (Mixed Media/ Watercolor and Acrylic on 140lb watercolor paper)


How About Now? (Mixed Media/ Watercolor and Acrylic on 140lb watercolor paper)


Birth By Fire (Mixed Media/ Watercolor and Acrylic on 140lb watercolor paper)



Its funny, the last 3 were watercolor ones that DID NOT turn out, so I grabbed my Acrylics and decided to try to bring them back to life, expecting the attempt to be futile, and they are my 3 favs! I didn't think they were salvagable so I am very happy they came back to life!

(Other note, the 3 salvaged ones were also baddly warped by too much water in the watercolor. After adding the Acrylic on top of the dried, warped watercolrs, the cards bounced back to their original, flat shape. Maybee a clear coat of acrylic could salvage other warped watercolors, even a thin coat on the back of the piece...hmmmmmm)
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RE: New Abstracts - 10/6/2008 1:57:02 PM   
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Status: offline 		Way to go, Joe!  The last one is my favorite!

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RE: New Abstracts - 10/6/2008 2:17:31 PM   
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Status: offline 		Thanks Pat, thats my favorite one to! And to think, I didn't think it was salvagable at all! It was my first ACEO and my first attempt at watercolors and it was AWEFULL!! It then ended up accidently being tossed in the sink (stuck to my pallet when I took it to wash) and all the colors just really got messed up. After that, it sat there in the top of the office trash can for a week. Late at night, tired, wanting to be creative but not wanting to prep anymore paper /cut it to size, I dug it out and decided to see if I could resurect it. Well, it goes to show that even the worst acidents can be "fixed" with a fresh perspective (and a bit of lazieness).

I know I probably shouldn't admit ALL that, but its you guys, so I can LOL.  The problem is, I actually like it enough to want a large version in my hall, and I'm not sure if I can recreate the "accidents" that went into making it LOL!

Its amazing to me that the paper straigtened out after I got the acrylic on it, I mean it was totaly warped and now its perfectly flat!!

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RE: New Abstracts - 10/6/2008 2:24:58 PM   
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Status: offline 		Those are really cool!! Tequila Sunrise is my favorite!

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RE: New Abstracts - 10/6/2008 2:30:07 PM   
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quote:

Tequila Sunrise is my favorite!


Thanks Christina, I did 6 in that series, all on one large sheet, then cut it up into ACEO size. I'll post the others next week. I named it after my favorite Blenko Glass line, Tequila Sunrise, as the colors are simular.

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RE: New Abstracts - 10/6/2008 2:41:34 PM   
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Status: offline 		Tequila sunrise is my favorite as well.  Really great abstracts Joe!

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RE: New Abstracts - 10/6/2008 3:16:49 PM   
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Status: offline 		I like the last one best too, interesting history to it! To me it looks like something you might see in a microscope, it also reminds me a little bit of some of Max Ernst's work.

Good luck with them!

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RE: New Abstracts - 10/7/2008 8:13:13 AM   
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Status: offline 		Great Art Cards Joe!

I especially like the last one too 

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RE: New Abstracts - 10/7/2008 8:36:17 AM   
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Status: offline 		Very nice Joe.  I like them.  Now close Paypal, and get to work!  LOL

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RE: New Abstracts - 10/7/2008 11:19:04 AM   
espressojoe


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Status: offline 		Thanks for the replies everyone!! I'v started adding them to my Etsy account ( http://JofussGallery.etsy.com ) (when I can sneak the time at work LOL...

I'll do a lot more work on the account this weekend! :)

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RE: New Abstracts - 10/7/2008 12:18:12 PM   
toucanne


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quote:

the last 3 were watercolor ones that DID NOT turn out, so I grabbed my Acrylics and decided to try to bring them back to life, expecting the attempt to be futile, and they are my 3 favs!

Mine too! But they're all very cool. Keep going.

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RE: New Abstracts - 10/7/2008 7:57:54 PM   
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Way to go, Joe! The last one is my favorite!


me too!  I love the hot color in that!

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RE: New Abstracts - 10/7/2008 9:22:55 PM   
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Status: offline 		I love abstracts Joe!.. and I like the last one best too.. 

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RE: New Abstracts - 10/8/2008 6:10:43 PM   
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Status: offline 		I like the first one and the last one..they both have a sort of oriental feel in the colours and marks. Great!

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RE: New Abstracts - 10/9/2008 8:01:33 PM   
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Status: offline 		I like the last one best, though they all look great!

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RE: New Abstracts - 11/2/2008 1:55:46 AM   
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Really good job on all of the ACEOs...my two favorites are the first one and the last one!  I insert my ACEOs into the hard plastic sleeves, which helps keep them nice and flat.

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RE: New Abstracts - 11/2/2008 8:24:10 AM   
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Status: offline 		Joe, I love Gold Circles......Really nice group of ACEOs.......and don't say you had accidents, call it experimentation....you meant to do that! 

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RE: New Abstracts - 11/2/2008 6:53:47 PM   
espressojoe


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Status: offline 		Thanks everyone for the comments and/or suggestions!

quote:

and don't say you had accidents, call it experimentation..


LOL.... I do a lot of, um "Experimentation"......

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