Welcome to the latest version of my website, complete with integrated blog! Whoo hoo. I am so cool. What? Huh? Wordpress isn’t new, and my site isn’t even that cool? Oh, nice. Way to pop my bubble, you tech-savvy meany-pants! 😛 Ah well. I’m happy, anyway. I still have to go through my vast library … Read More “Moving around is also an art!”
Progress of a portrait: Tuckacrylic on canvas© Xan Blackburn 2012 I recently sent out a Commission Alert, letting my list members know that I had some openings on my Commission List. Thanks to the feedback I’ve received, I’ve done a little tweaking on my policies and prices. That always means I go flying all over … Read More “Let’s talk Commissions”
See a difference around here?I just finished my web re-design. Tell me what you think! Go take a look at my website and give me some feedback, okay? Okay, now I can work on Petey some more! Reminder! Make sure you’re ready to bid on the SEVEN ARTIST Pet Portrait Artist Auction starting on April … Read More “Keeping it fresh!”
Jean has decided she’d prefer to have her dog Petey’s portrait done, so the large painting of Niccolo and MaeBella will go back on the shelf. We’re still negotiating the PERFECT choice for reference, so in the mean time, I’m working on my website, which is due for a major overhaul. Yeah, it looks okay, … Read More “Okay, Petey instead!”
Fluffy, Work in progress. 8″ x 10″ acrylic on panel. ©Xan Blackburn 2011 Fluffy’s portrait is coming along nicely. As usual, I was a little afraid of messing it up. Again. But just pushed on forward. The background is looking intriguingly like leather, somehow. I didn’t mean it to, exactly, but I like it. Fluffy … Read More “Busy Day!”
Whew! Well, it took some jiggering and figgering, but I worked out how to make my cards into truly neat little perfect-bound blank books! I wanted to expand what I could do with my eco-friendly greeting cards, and expand my line at Stroke of Green. I brain-stormed for months, and finally hit on these little … Read More “Hand-made blank books”
Life is change, so they say. Well then, Xan’s Art is alive and kickin’! I’ve spent the last several days, and a good part of the nights, getting my site re-worked. It needed some freshening up anyway, and I never had gotten around to filling up some of my portfolio pages, but the catalyst for … Read More “Holy Moley!”
