Posted by Nancy Tobin on Dec 31, 2009 in
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Peek III ©2009
I recently finished a new painting; Peek III. It’s 24 inches by 24 inches.
This painting — like the others in the Peek series — is one I’m especially fond of. I think there is something so magical about “the peek”; that moment when you pull back the curtain, the branches, the seaweed … to discover a world that’s new and wonderful.
For the moment, Peek III is happily residing at a very special gallery in New York: Elisa Tucci.
I wanted to take the image a bit further, so I created a limited-edition artwork featuring a snippet of the painting, titled Peace Walk 2009. I thought the new year was the perfect time to introduce the painting and the edition! If you’re interested in the painting, contact Lisa Cooper at Elisa Tucci. If you’re interested in the edition, good news: You can find it on sale at my Etsy shop!
Here’s more info on Peace Walk 2009:
Peace Walk 2009
Limited-Edition Mixed-Media Print
Peace Walk 2009 is an edition limited to 100.
The process behind this print combines many of the
techniques I use in my painting.
The first layer is an archival inkjet print that is laminated
to a panel. Several layers of acrylic medium are added to enhance the surface.
Every print is then silk-screened in two different colors,
each separated by several layers of medium. Hand painting is added to give each piece another layer of detail and additional depth.
A final coat of medium, a signature and date complete each work.
Peace Walk 2009 - Limited Edition Artwork
Each artwork in the edition comes with a black, Shaker-style easel for display.
Tags: Elisa Tucci, Etsy, Lisa Cooper, New Year, Peace Walk 2009, Peek III
Nice Dream ©2009
To celebrate the season (and the fact that I am finishing all sorts of work and clearing all sorts of space in my studio!), I’m having a Two-for-One Print Sale!
When you buy one print at regular price, you get another print of the same or less value for FREE!
My shop is bursting with art to warm every cockle (what’s a cockle*?)
When you order one print, just tell me which one you’d like free in the “message to the seller” section.
To whet your appetite, I’ve just posted these brand-new darlings for your viewing pleasure; Nice Dream, Waiting Room and Little Knell.
Stop by the shop, and have a cup of cheer!
*According to Wikipedia, “the phrase warm the cockles of one’s heart may refer to the similarity in shape of the heart valves to the cockle mollusk”.
Waiting Pool ©2009
Little Knell ©2009
Tags: Etsy, Little Knell, Nice Dream, Waiting Pool, wikipedia
Calcifer, mixed media on panel, 10 x 10 inches ©2009
I really have been up to things, while ignoring my beloved blog. Painting, jewelry making, painting, shows, painting, sales, painting and painting.
So, as proof of the “painting” part — I present these three little gems; Calcifer, Glowlightly and Razz.
These brand-spanking-new paintings are available as prints in my Etsy shop, just in time to warm up your holidays!
Glowlightly, mixed media on panel, 12 x 12 inches ©2009
Razz, mixed media on panel, 12 x 12 inches ©2009
Tags: Calcifer, Etsy, Glowlightly, Holidays, painting, Razz
Posted by Nancy Tobin on Oct 28, 2009 in
New In the Shop,
Shop Talk 
Pink Isotopes — like a cotton-candy sugar high!
I won’t even begin to give all the excuses for not posting — it would be lame. Instead, I plan to “sugar over” everything, with this sweet pair; Pink Isotopes and Splat.
They’re both brand-spankin’-new in the shop, and arrive just in time to complement all the sugary goodness that will be consumed this Saturday.
Mention this post when you buy both, and I’ll refund the price of one of them (two for one!)
Check it out — it’s a treat!
Splat — a confectionery concoction!
Tags: Etsy, Halloween, Pink Isotopes, Splat
Posted by Nancy Tobin on Nov 18, 2008 in
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Ta Da! It was a wet & watery weekend. My beloved family and I took the train into New York on Saturday afternoon to go see a much anticipated Little Mermaid. It rained. No, I take that back. It poured. Not the whole time, mind you, just for the time it took us to walk from Nintendo World to the theater. Of course, the whole of New York was out, rushing to get to their respective theaters as well. All with pointy, dripping umbrellas.
We were happy to get to our show and felt right at home with Ariel under the water. Disney did its usual magic on each of us, and we were transformed into people who weren’t nearly as grumpy as we were a half-hour before.
Water is a theme for me in my work lately, too. Going back eight or nine years, you can spot the bubbles coming to the surface in my paintings. But I feel my work is going deeper and deeper into someplace deep underwater. Maybe I’m drawn to the quiet stillness.
Down Here I ©Tobin
This little 5 x 5 Inch painting titled Down Here I was posted just this morning on my Etsy Shop. I think this one looks more like a lake that an ocean or a sea. What do you think?
