16/12/2012 The 365 ACEOs project / Projet : 365 jours avec un ACEO

Hello there!

Today I give you what somebody called a "Tree of life".
I started in 2012 to paint some new topics such as flowers and trees so I couldn't miss this in my 365 ACEOs project. Trees have just a so big, powerfull and endless meaning that makes me impossible not to feel the urge to paint them.
This one is the first but won't be the last! In fact is the "Four season Tree of life : Autumn" , I'll let you guess which one will be the next shortly ;-)
You can find this ACEO and others trees on my etsy shop, meanwhile enjoy these warm, fantastic colors I think autumn is my favourite season because all these reds,yellows and so on...


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Hello!

Aujourd’hui je vous donne celui qui quelqu’un a baptise  "Arbre de la vie" 'Tree of life)
J'ai commence en 2012 à peindre des nouveaux thèmes comme les arbres et les fleurs , donc je ne pouvais pas me passer de l'inclure dans mon 365 365 ACEOs project.
Les arbres sont juste si grands en terme de signification, si puissantes et ils sont des interprétations tellement sans fin que très frequemment je sens le besoin de ne peindre un ;-)
Celui-ci c'est le premier dans la série ACEO mais il ne sera pas le dernier car s'agit du   "Four season Tree of life : Autumn" (Quatre saisons Arbre de la vie ; Automne) . Je vous laisse donc imaginer le quel sera le prochain en trés peu de temps ;-)
Vous pouvez trouver ce ACEO aussi bien que d'autres arbres sur ma boutique etsy .
Entre temps profitez de ces couleurs chaudes et magnifiques. Je crois bien que pour moi l’automne c'est ma saison préférée car j'adore tous ces rouges,jaunes, oranges...  

Four Seasons Tree of Life : Autumn

Today's ACEO for the Newtown's victims in Connecticut - ACEO d'aujourd'hui pour les victimes en Connecticut

As a person, as an artist and above all as a mum I cannot avoid feeling sorry and grieving for the elementary school's victims of Newtown city in Connecticut.
As an artist I put in my work what I feels which in can be related to my own life and sometimes (and this time unfortunatly) from other's.

The today's aceo is in honor of the victims....
Is still part of the 365 ACEOs project but it won't be for sale.
If someone from Connecticut may come ove here reading this and would be so keen to contact me I would like for this to be sent over and put at the school maybe with others people's presents in honor of the victims.

I'm sure I'm not an original saying this, but what will take again to STOP selling common-sense arms?
How many childrens? How many people? Of course in any part of the world not just USA people may be so mental ill and start attacking others, but sorry, over there it's just SO easy!.....

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Comme personne, artiste et maman je ne peux pas éviter de me sentir très touchée par la tuerie d'hier à l’école de Newtown city en Connecticut.
Autant qu'artiste je met dans mes images ce qui arrive dans ma vie et des fois dans la vie des autres....
L'ACEO d’aujourd’hui c'est en honneur  des victimes.
Il ne sera pas en vente sur ma boutique même si il fais parti de mon projet 365 ACEOs project 
Si quelqu'un du Connecticut lis ceci et il est dispo j'aimerais qui me contacte car ce que je voudrais c'est envoyer ce petit tableau là bas. Comme d'autres portent des fleurs, des cartes j'aimerais qui puisse y être aussi.

D'autre part....je suis sure de ne pas être très originale en disant ceci mais je me demande ce qui il faut encore aux USA pour arrêter une fois pour toutes de vendre des armes à n'importe qui....Combien encore d’enfants? Combien des personnes? Car si évidemment personne nulle part n’est pas à l'abri des actes d'un folle ou plusieurs fous reste le fait que aux États Unis soit vraiment trop facile de commettre des actes de ce type...

14/12/2012 The 365 ACEOs project / Projet : 365 jours avec un ACEO

Hi again!

Today I double post (didn't write much this week, the 365 ACEOs project kept me really on the edge).
I wanted introduce you the today's ACEO for 14/12/2012 which is called "The hearth lollypops bouquet"
I like the many possibility and colors that flowers and trees can offer which is way they became one of my topic this year.
This ACEO can be define an impasto technique which consists in very thick paint (acrylic in this case) that gaves a relief on the paper. Of course because the size and the support i didn't treat the same as if it was a canvans, I could add much more! ;-)
I just came painting flowers without a previous draws I didn't really planned that, I prepared the background and just paint over once it was dryed (acrylic are greeat if you wanna work fast!).
These are kind of fantasy flowers that reminds me lollypops which I already painted in bigger as you can check on my etsy shop, and the hearth is one of my theme as well, I really like this figure standing alone, I never used yet included in a painting with another subject.
Enjoy!


Hello à nouveau! Je double le post car cette semaine je n'ai pas écrit beaucoup, démarrer mon projet 365 jours avec un ACEO m'a tenu bien occupée!
Je voudrais vous présenter l'ACEO d’aujourd’hui dont le titre c'est "The hearth lollypops bouquet" (le cœur des soucettes bouquet ....traduit ça fais toute de suite un peu plus bizarre! ;-)  )
J'aime les possibilités sans fin qui offrent des sujets comme les fleurs et les arbres en terme de couleurs par exemple, je crois c'est une des raisons pour la quelle cette année j'ai commencée aussi a peindre ces sujets.
Ce ACEO est fait avec la technique de "l'mpasto" en gros les effet sont crée avec une couche de peinture plutôt épaisse dans ce cas en utilisant un pinceau. Comme le support c'est du papier et vu la taille je suis allée mollo avec les couches, sur une toile on peut faire beaucoup plus ! ;-)
J'ai juste peinte mes fleurs sans un dessin une fois le fond prêt, les acrylique sont super fort pour ça!
Ce types de fleurs sucettes et de bouquet bizarre je n'ai d'autres versions sur ma boutique etsy ,
au plaisir! ;-)

Friday {this moment} (soulemama) - {un moment} un rituel du vendredi

{this #moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.

If you're inspired to do the same, leave a link to your 'moment' in the comments for all to find and see. Inspired by Soulemama.

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{Un moment} - Un rituel du vendredi .Une photo - pas de mots - pour capturer un moment de la semaine. Un moment simple, spéciale, extraordinaire, un moment que je veux fixer , savourer et garder en souvenir.

Si vous êtes inspiré pour faire pareille laissez un commentaire avec le lien à votre "moment" et partagez avec les autres. Inspiré par Soulemama.

Friday {this moment} (soulemama)

{this #moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.

If you're inspired to do the same, leave a link to your 'moment' in the comments for all to find and see. Inspired by Soulemama.

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{Un moment} - Un rituel du vendredi .Une photo - pas de mots - pour capturer un moment de la semaine. Un moment simple, spéciale, extraordinaire, un moment que je veux fixer , savourer et garder en souvenir.

Si vous êtes inspiré pour faire pareille laissez un commentaire avec le lien à votre "moment" et partagez avec les autres. Inspiré par Soulemama.

 

#Twitterartexhibit LA 2013 a great project

My postcards paintings "#Loving family of four" and "#Nighttime breastfeeding" are arrived safely in Los Angeles for the third #Twitter Art Exhibition 2013 and I honestly couldn't be more happier, I hate when my artworks travel even if I do my best for them to get safe to wherever destination, still....

Loving Family of four - 2012

Nighttime breastfeeding - 2012

This exhibition is the result of some wonderful idea and lots of work from artist David Sandum (@DavidSandumArt), from Moss in Norway and others artist (and not just) that joined him in this project.
In the Organizing Board and on #twitter you'll find also Robin Maria Pedrero (@robinpedrero) , Christian Karlsson (@svorsk), Ryan Seslow (@ryanseslow) and Nat George (@natgeorgela)

The exhibition's goal: help charities and not for profit organizations around the world.
2013 will be the third edition and I must say I'm really proud to be part of it!
I truly admire the idea of course but also the huge amount of work that this rapresents.
I did years of volunteer in my past and I kind of know what does it means....congratulations guys!

Artists on twitter are sending postcard size paintings with diverse subjects and styles to the exhibition from all around the world.  
All these artworks will be on a wall at EU Gallery in Chinatown's Arts District in Los Angeles and sold for charity. 
The money raised will go to EU Art Division helping underserved youths 18-25.
For what I can see on the official web site there is a lot of high quality art for a hig quality project.
I wish I could be able to go there personally but maybe another year.

If you're an artist and still want take part to this project read the call for artist page.
Submission deadline is Friday, January 4, 2013. Don’t miss the deadline due to holiday postal delays!


Enjoy the art!
xxxGioia

More freedom with three child !

Ok, I admit I'm beeing a bit provocative here ;-) but even so I'm not completly crazy yet!

As a mama artist with 3 young child every time that during the day I'm sitting to the PC one of them (sometimes two, sometimes all three) is in the urgent need of something that goes from breastfeeding to "............." (fill the blank with wherever it comes to your mind)
It easily gets worse if I'm on the phone. Never mind painting during the day.....

Which is why usually I'm working at night and for the moment I'm really faaaaaaaaaaaaaaar away to get all I want to do actually done (still talking art, not cleaning house or others funny stuff like that....)

BUT.......

Between the many fantastic things about being a mum there is one which I really wanted mention.
To resume it would be "how we get more relaxed from the first to the third child".
Don't get me wrong, I've got my really bad moments and I also fighted depression, but still I growed so much thanks to them and because of them. My first daughter even pushed me back to paint!

With the first child (girl) I falled in love as soon as she was on my belly. It was a strong feeling, overwhelming and powerfull. AT that precise moment I became a MOTHER. And this is unique!
She absorbed me completely and I enjoyed that but I was soooooooo stressed about routine, sleeping (she was really hard to put to sleep), I was soooooooooooo concerned about "what people says" on :
sleeping, breastfeeding, baby wearing etc etc etc that I was stressed and it toke me a while to really do what I wanted to do. I use to say that the first child gets maybe more complete attention from both parents...but also all the aspectations and the stress of parenthood learning poor thing!

Then my second child (a boy) came. Never mind pregnancy, I was busy with the first two years old.
So busy with her that he was almost born in the cab going to the hospital....
Because this birth was so peculiar it toke me few hours to have the real bound, I suppose that in some way I had to digest what did happend but then it was once again love.
But I enjoyed sooooooooooooo much not be stressed or concerned about what I was doing.
This was a kind of big surprise for me and it did definitly help through some tough moments we had that year.
And is still true today, the experience helps, even if they're all different child and that's a main fact, of course!

We are now at the third one (girl again)....I almost feel, sometimes, a "lack" of stress which is quite funny for me I must say.
Don't get me wrong, she's mothered, and growing up and she's getting "education" accordingwith her age....but for a lots of thing she just follows the flow and sometimes I found myself just letting things go and it feels so right that I miss not having did the same with my first one.

I suppose that's life.It does feel nice. In some way I more free my self, free to be just a mum and not worring so much all the time.

I'm curious to know others mum's experience about it, don't be shy, the more childs the more to say!

xxx Gioia