Bell P 59 Fighter ~

My  BellP 59 is Finished.... .  Decided to go with a soft vintage look.
Should have it in my Online Galleries, with in a couple of weeks.

The original is done on hot press paper, with Watercolor pencil and Ink.

As with all my Art it is Not part of public Domain and is copyrighted.

The Fee's, taxes and what not, in this State.....

Friday afternoon, I get a bill in the mail.
Carolina country will charge me $40.00 every 6 months for me using my Camera, computer and scanner...

At the rate they are going with the fees... they will put me out of business. 
Add the $75.00 permit I just had to pay, to be able to create Art in my house....
This is beyond stupid.

Just just do not make enough to Pay an extra $155.00 a year in fees, just for being an Artist in Caroline county, VA.
Almost scared to find out if there are other fees, taxes or permits I will need to pay.

Right now, if  I close one of my Online Art galleries, will be able to afford all their fees and taxes.
However, next year, if my Sales do not pick up.... this County in VA, will effectively  put me out of business as long as I live in this State.

Now I understand why I do not see Cottage industries or Artist's in this county.
No way we can afford to stay in business.
Maybe if I sold Art in DC, I would do better, but I am not physically able to do so. 

Right now, my Art sales are online, if taxes for this state are required, the online Galleries deal with it.  Though none are in this State.
I sell just enough to cover my Website, online Art Galleries, advertise in the Icelandic Horse Magazine and once in awhile, on the largest Miniature Horse forum and a few basic Art supplies.
(I badly need a new camera and other things like that, but have not made enough to afford it at this point. Nor can I afford to advertise like I need to, to make bigger sales)

I have never lived in any State, where they tax a person so heavily, nor all the extra fees and permits.  sigh ~~
Goodness, how I miss Oregon.

Not much I can do about it but wait and see.

Miniature Horse jumping out of a Story Book ~~

This is what I have been working on for awhile..... 
Still a lot more work to do be done, before I will offer it for sale in my Galleries.
Combo of Bryce, another 3D modeling program and Photoshop.

As with all my Art, it is NOT part of Public Domain and is CopyRighted.

Buying samples from my Online Art Galleries...

The above photograph was taken in the forest of my old Farm in Oregon. Decided to order a couple of samples from Fine Art America. 

My camera can not do this piece justice, it is just stunning.  It is printed on Acrylic.

This one is from Red Bubble and is very well done traditional print.  Again, my camera can not do this piece justice and there is a bit of glare.

So if you are looking for some very nice Art, please check out these online galleries.

Dyfra in the snow....Galdrastafir

I originally painted Dyfra as a unicorn... but not many people seemed that interested.
So I removed her horn, did some adjusting..... now you have an Icelandic running in the snow.
Think I will call this piece.... Galdrastafir


It was originally done in, ink, watercolor pencil washes and acrylic. 

Shogun Castle WIP 1

Long time ago in a land far, far away,  my Husband went to Japan.  While there, took some photos of the majestic Castles.
Back when I lived in NW Oregon, I decided to give this a try. However, the move interrupted my endeavors.

Had the background... basics of a background started but nothing else. It still needs work, but will wait until I Ink in the castle.

The cats are adjusting to my DS going back to college and would not let me work in my little
studio to finish up the Bell P 59.  
So I decided to drag this out and put some ink to paper. 
That tiny bit of ink work above, took an hour. Detail is hard to see at this scale but in future WIP's, I will add a close up of the detail.

Bell P59 WIP 10

Very slowly moving along with this painting. Worked on the bottom stripes of the flag, with shadowing and some of the fine detail of this Fighter's underbelly.
Still have the wings to finish up and need to tone down the the lower red stripes.

I know with the size of the photos I put up, it is hard to see all the fine detail.
Sadly, as you know in previous posts, many people have taken to stealing my Art.
Once it is completed and up in my Fine Art Galleries, you will be able to see a larger copy of it.

Bell P59 WIP 9

Nice cool, rainy morning, perfect time to work on my Bell Fighter. 
At this point, I am adding more shading to the under-body and added the top color to the lower stripes of the flag.
The stripes look a bit darker than the upper stripes, however, they were still wet when I took this photo.
As they dry, the color will calm down. 

Hopeful Mug from Cafe Press

I bought two large mugs from Cafe Press, for long term testing. 
 The print quality on "Hopeful" above and Urban Jungle are beautifully done. 

The roundness of the mug and where I placed my Art of Hopeful, makes
it stand out. 

If you are interesting in purchasing a use-able work of Art with Hopeful on it, please 
check out...

CAFE PRESS

Icarus

Have been working on this piece for awhile. Is a major challenge to make spaceships and other things on Bryce.
But here is my latest creation, Icarus.  
Exploring a planet in some other universe.

Shapero's Flower ~ Surreal Sci-Fi

A Sci-Fi Surreal like, Bryce piece I have been working on for awhile, incorporating one of my Fractals.
Shapero's Flower, is on another planet or possibly a unique Star System, maybe some place very alien.....

And as always, my work in NOT part of public domain and is copyrighted.
The CR mark will not be on the work of Art, when purchased.

Abstract Fractal.....

This is an Fractal Abstract I did last year... could not figure a name, so I haven't put it in my shops yet.
Still do not have a name for it....  maybe one of these days.

More Theft of Art...

Looks like other people are stealing my miniature Horse Art...

Feel like I am spending more time telling people not to steal from me, than getting any Art done. 


And these Jackasses... are using, me driving Maggie!!!

I still have that ugly hat... this is me, driving Maggie, which I painted from the photo
DS took of me.

 Going to start black listing thieves...

http://americanindianoriginals.com/mini-horse-shirts.html

My black silhouette...

http://spoileddog.weebly.com/

Dancer ~ An Art Deco Miniature Horse

This Art Deco Miniature Horse, is the one I made a silhouette of, and was stolen a number of times.
I no longer publicly offer the silhouettes.

So I decided to finish up the Original Art Deco Palomino miniature Mare, based off one of my photos of Maggie.

As with all my Art, it is NOT public domain and is copy righted!
(seriously hate having to state this, but sadly, to many people think it is ok to steal)

Bell P59 WIP 8

Very slowly continue to work on the Bell 59.  Worked on the flag more, adding under color to the lower stripes.
Adding more color and shading to the underside of the fighter and adding the many, many rivets.

Normally I can work on my Art, more than I have been able to, lately.
But the place we bought in VA, has grass,,, lots and lots of grass.  Keep it cut so I don't have to deal with ticks around the house. Have also had a very wet spring... too much water and the grass gets out of hand.

If I could afford to advertise more, sure I would sell more Art.... maybe some day, I can dream of hiring someone to mow. That way I can spend more time with my Art.