Hallo,

I'm the maintainer for the LJ Community 52 Crafts - A community with a goal in mind, to complete 52 crafts in 2009.

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Come check out my blog: http://paintgyrl.blogspot.com

Life is sometimes hard.
Life is sometimes easy.
Yesterday I had a glorious day of walking in the woods, meditating, making journal pages, taking photos, fresh healthy food from Whole Earth co-op, reading a book about Shamanism while sitting in the sun on my deck.
Yes, there were also errands and chores.
and even some bloodwork, ouch--needles.
But the hours I had to do my art work fed my soul enough so I had a song for the other times as well.
Make sure you nurture your spirit. Feed the muse, so she stays near.
That's the secret.

Name : The disappearing summer 2008
Media : Acrylic on canvas
Size : 82 cm x 82 cm or 32” x 32”
Priсe : US $70 (roll up shipping included)

lj : http://v-zelinski.livejournal.com/
Official website : http://vitalizelinski.page.tl/

Name : Violently 2008
Media : Acrylic on canvas
Size : 86 cm x 82,5 cm or 34” x 32.8”

+68 paintings available in my lj - http://v-zelinski.livejournal.com/33520.html#cutid1
or you can visit my website, everybody welcome - http://vitalizelinski.page.tl


Name : Elements 10 2008
Media : Acrylic on canvas
Size : 66 cm x 56 cm or 26" x 22"
Price : US $65

For all paintings roll up shipping included :

Local : up to 7 days
US : up to 10 days
International : up to 2-4 weeks

All paintings featured can be purchased via PayPal. Send a regarding alternative payment methods or if you would prefer to pick up the painting locally.
If you would like to request a painting by commission, please provide an image that you would like replicated as a full-sized painting. Contact for further discussion.

Name : Abstract 18 2008
Media : Oil on canvas
Size : 56 cm x 56 cm
22" x 22"
Priсe : US 70$

Roll up shipping included :

Local : up to 7 days
US : up to 10 days
Internetional : up to 2-4 weeks
If you want discuss another payment available or pick up picture yourself write to e-mail : vitalizelinski()yahoo.ca

laughing_anima/Leann.
(http://laughing-anima.livejournal.com)

Leann writes comics about the things that happen to her. She often compiles zines which you can buy for a very reasonable price - you can find a back catalogue of them here.





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Name : The Future 2008
Media : Acrylic on canvas
Size : 100 cm x 61 cm
39.6" x 24"
Reproduction
Private collection

Dear Addmyartjournal readers,

I apologize for taking too long to get the incredibly offensive post taken down. I was under the impression that neptunenobody was taking care of the moderating duties in this community. I don't know how long the entry was up and I didn't read anymore than I had to of it. Thank you sadeyedartist for alerting me to this.

If anyone else has any problems, please message me and I'll take a look.

Jami

Name : Infinity 2008
Media : Acrylic on canvas
Size : 83 cm x 49 cm
32.8" x 19.4”
Private collection

Name : abstract 5 2008
Media : Fluorescent Acrylic on canvas, under UV light
Size : 66 cm x 66 cm
26"x 26"
Priсe : US $150
Roll up shipping included :

Local : up to 7 days
US : up to 10 days
Internetional : up to 2-4 weeks
If you want discuss another payment available or pick up picture yourself write to e-mail : vitali_zelinski()yahoo.ca

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Hi everyone!

neptunenobody and I have decided to change things up a bit. addmyartjournal will revert back to it's original plan of posting art by artists here on livejournal. I will be posting interviews, tutorials, articles, news pieces, etc on CarmineMag.com.

I am not abandoning livejournal though! I just created carminemagazine this morning. It will be the new livejournal community dedicated to all things carminemag. It will be like addmyartjournal was back in March/April of this year with content from CarmineMag's official site.

Feel free to keep the RSS feed (carminemag) on your friend's page, if you'd like. It isn't exactly friends' list friendly though, this is another reason I created the other livejournal community.

As far as me posting to addmyartjournal I will do so once in a while. Once a week or so with a list of links to posts that have been made on Carmine. If you were one of the people that I gave posting access to for this community and you're still interested in posting, please contact neptunenobody about that.

It's been a great ride,
Jami

Nicole Cardiff
Official Site: artofnicolecardiff.com
DA: thegryph.deviantart.com

Here's a sample of the kind of work I do - for more, visit my website.





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Okay, I am a bit (a lot) behind on these interviews. I apologize, I ended up taking an impromptu and unplanned two week hiatus from posting to Carmine and an even longer one from posting to here.

On with business!


There was an interview with Amanda Wong (windwoodrose) on June 27, 2008.


There was also an interview with Julie Dillon (jdillon) on June 29, 2008.


Earlier today I wrote up an article talking about my love for Batman (the comics, television shows and movies) and put up a bunch of links to blogs that have written Suggested Reading posts in celebration of The Dark Knight. Here


Just now I posted an interview with Jinx in the Sky with Diamnonds (theirea).

Here are 2 new Nanamation artworks that I finished a few weeks ago.  They should be up on my store for purchase sometime next week. On the left I call it "Pixie". It's a different style I have been drawing and playing with.  I think I like it.  The other one is "Peacock Geisha".  I always loved peacocks so had to incorporate it in my drawing. 

venacava

What drives you to create? Also, what inspires you and your work?
Zoetica Ebb: I tend to answer the same to this question, so I hope this isn’t too redundant: it’s just who I am. Drawing is something I’ve always done, it’s never been an option so much as part of me. In recent busy times it’s more vital that ever to continue with it. That aside, my biggest motivator is the understanding of life’s brevity. With such a small amount of time allotted to each of us I fell compelled to produce as much as I can. Tick tock.

Were you formally trained in art or self taught? Do you think it has helped you or hindered you?
ZE: I graduated from the LA County High School for the Arts and spent a short amount of time at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Being in such an environment - the environment of an Art Institution - is incredibly inspiring and simultaneously disheartening. Being surrounded by creativity is fantastic, while understanding how much artistic success is governed by one’s ability to sell themselves is a kick to the aspiring artist’s groin. It’s a double edged sword, but I will say I loved and miss having unlimited access to the museum while at SAIC.

What mediums do you work in the most? Do you have a particular brand that you love working with?
ZE: For my drawings I use Micron pens and I paint with Windsor & Newton oils. I stopped using mediums for the most part, save for thinner.
(Read the rest of the interview here on CarmineMag.com)

fishbite

What drives you to create? Also, what inspires you and your work?
Dapperfish: I’m not sure what drives me exactly, I just can’t imagine my life without it. I am constantly thinking of things I want to do whenever something new inspires me. Those things come at random, it might be a song and a pretty picture, but it can also be waking up really early in the morning and going to town for breakfast.

Were you formally trained in art or self taught? Do you think it has helped you or hindered you?
D: I always have tried to learn by myself everything I took an interest in, and I have been drawing and painting ever since I can remember. So, in many ways, I consider myself self taught. The courses I decided to take are just an extension. I started studying oil painting at fourteen, and have continued to do so for six years. Art was my main subject in highschool, and on the side I took many other art courses and workshops. During that period I also taught myself graphic and web design and was very enthusiastic about it. Afterwards I went to the local Theatre & Cinema college to study Stage & Costume design. It’s a subject I love very much, learned a lot of wonderful things, but personal issues made me quit after three years. Although I think it was a good experience, I lost a lot of the freedom and confidence I had, and stopped all extra curricular activities. I felt I wasn’t good enough and that nothing I did was worth it. So it was kind of a bad period, and for over a year after I quit college I was unable to start a painting. But I still think art college is a good thing, it gives you discipline and experience, even if it didn’t work out for me. I never want to stop being a student! So in the meantime I got myself a diploma in make up, and occasionally work as a make up artist. Next year, I plan to take a three year course on Illustration and Comics.

What mediums do you work in the most? Do you have a particular brand that you love working with? Why do you use them?
D: I used to be very fond of working with oil and pastels, and would like to get back to using them. But lately I can’t live without my 0.28mm uniball pens, they’re great for very thin lines, dry really fast and are a lot cheaper than most other brands. I’ve been working a lot with them, watercolours and my lovely Faber-Castell Pitt Artist Pens (more like markers, really). I don’t really know why, they’re just perfect for the kind of pictures I like to do these days. Working with pastels and oil is more about feeling their texture, and that’s what I miss about them so much. Actually getting dirty.

At what point did you realize that creating was going to be a large part of your life?
D: I don’t remember not realising it. I never wanted to be anything else but an artist, if I can’t do that I’m ruined. I suck at everything else.
(Read the rest of the interview and see more artwork here on Carminemag.com)

(This is tomorrow's interview, I posted it today because of scheduling conflicts.)