Happy New Year and Looking Toward Spring

Hello my Creative Comrades!

I know you must be creative and artsy in one form or another or you probably wouldn’t even be dropping by so hence the greeting. 🙂

As usually happens, right when Christmas ends, my thoughts start turning toward spring and what types of art and designs I can create for that time of year. I wonder why that is? I mean, winter has only begun by a little bit. I do enjoy this time of year much more than summer. Perhaps I’ll create a few more snowmen pieces before it starts to warm.

I just finished a new painting of some daffodils with my new watercolor paint set I got for my birthday a few weeks before Christmas. It’s the Sakura Koi Travel watercolor set that I’ve had my eye on for some time now. You can see it here – Sakura XNCW-24N 24-Piece Koi Assorted Water Colors Field Sketch Set with Brush.

The set comes with a water brush that you add water to the handle which makes it convenient for painting outdoors. Just fill the handle and go. I’m really enjoying the vibrant colors and practicing my watercolor painting with it and the set.

Painting with watercolors is a whole new adventure for me. I’ve dabbled with it a bit in times past but not very much. I plan on practicing a lot more and hopefully I will be sharing more of my watercolor paintings with you here.

I titled this painting, ‘Rise and Shine’. It seemed appropriate given the sunny disposition of the daffodils in the painting. Here it is as an art print on Zazzle.com.

Watercolor Painting, Yellow Flowers Art, Daffodils Posters by Itayasdesigns
View other Abstract art Posters

Did you get any art supplies for Christmas this year? Or any tools that will help you to be more creative and focused in your creative process? I would love to hear from you in the comments section. If you’ve posted about your creative Christmas gifts, be sure and share a link in your comments so we can visit and read all about it.

Happy New Year and Blessings to One and All!!

Itaya

Consider Using Crated.com for Your Art Prints

Hello Lovely Artsy People!

Until recently, I had not heard of the popular site Crated.com. An artist friend has many of her lovely pieces featured there and I thought I would check further into the site. It turns out, I love this site!

Once you have your personal page setup, you are good to go. It is easy to upload your art and photography to the site. After that, all that’s left is to let the world know about your art there.

I love that it is free to list your artwork and people from all over the world can order prints from your art. You set how much you want to mark up each piece and then you get a percentage for your compensation. Easy peasy!

It’s fun to check out the other artists on the site and be inspired by them. Another fun feature of Crated is that you can have your very own collection of art by liking and saving your favorite artworks. Sometimes the folks at Crated will feature individual collections on the home page.

Another unique option is that you don’t have to list your own creations to have an account at Crated. You can have your own Art Collection just by opening an account and then start collecting and sharing if you like!

Here are a few of my art pieces that I’ve uploaded thus far – 

An art print from an original painting by Itaya titled ‘Just the Three of Us’. This was a commissioned painting.

Art print from an original painting by Itaya titled ‘Burning Promise’.

An art print from an original painting by Itaya titled ‘She Used to be a Good Girl!’

An art print from an original painting by Itaya titled ‘As Beautiful as the Day is Long’.

You can see more of my artwork by visiting my Crated store Itaya’s Designs. This link will take you to the Galleries view of my artwork. You can also view all my pieces at once by clicking on that option once there.

Of course you don’t have to buy the art prints framed, but I love the way it shows off each piece above. You can even see what the piece you are interested in will look like on a wall! They also offer prints on raised canvas if you want your art piece to look even more like a painting. 

Pay Crated.com a visit today and see what catches your creative fancy there!

If you have a Crated store with artwork listed, please let me know in the comments below. I’d love to visit you there as I’m sure others would.  🙂

My Art and Designs on Zazzle.com

Hello My Arty and Creative Friends!

I thought I would share a few of my creations from Zazzle with you today. If you haven’t visited Zazzle before, check out the front page to my store here – Itaya’s Designs on Zazzle.com. Read on as I share how you can get some money-saving coupons as well.

Zazzle has expanded the items that I can place my artwork and designs on by the dozens! When I started with Zazzle in 2009 there were over 200 products then. Since then, Zazzle has added so many more products that I can’t keep up with them all!

Here are a few examples of their awesome products that I can place my artwork and designs on –

 

Rapture Abstract Landscape Tree Art Painting Gallery Wrapped Canvas by Itayasdesigns
Create photo to canvas prints

My Best Friend, Baby Rabbit, Baby Owl Abstract Art Greeting Card by Itayasdesigns
Look at other Abstract art Cards at zazzle.com

Dreamscape Abstract Art Pink Orange Aqua Painting Barely There iPhone 6 Case by Itayasdesigns
Look at Abstract painting Casemate Cases online at Zazzle.com

 

If getting designs made from original works of art aren’t your thing, how about these Graphic Art Illustration and Mixed Media designs that I’ve recently created –

Corporate Robot Loves Coffee, Retro Vintage Robot T Shirts by Itayasdesigns
View other Robot T-Shirts at Zazzle.com

Retro Vintage Corporate Robot Working for Man Tshirts by Itayasdesigns
Get the best custom tshirtsfrom Zazzle.com

Just Keep Calm Vintage Abstract Art Grunge Design Pillow by Itayasdesigns
See another pillow at Zazzle

Female Robot Cute Hottie Retro Vintage Design Tshirts by Itayasdesigns
Design unique picture t shirts from Zazzle.

Vintage Art Vintage Woman Ad She Longs For The Day Print by Itayasdesigns
See other Vintage Posters

I hope I’ve enticed you to check out my Zazzle.com store as well as the thousand’s of other items and stores by visiting the Zazzle Home Page. If you can visualize it, you can probably find it there!

If you have some Christmas or Birthday shopping to do, Check out the coupons that are going on right now! Zazzle.com/coupons Sign up for their email and get even MORE coupons to your email box!

I would love to hear from you so please leave your comments below. If you have a Zazzle store or another creative site, let me know as I’d love to visit!  🙂