Back To The F.U.T.U.R.E….Again

Tags

art, art for sale, Artist, babies, baby, beach, beach house, big, biology, buy art, canvas, canvas art, canvas prints, Children, colorful, colorful turtle, Fine Art, framed art, framed prints, herpetology, huge, kids, large, nursery, ocean, painted turtles, paintings, primary colors, prints, ready to hang, reptile, reptiles, sea, sea turtle, seaturtle, sharon cummings, tropical, tropical decor, turtle, turtle art, turtle paintings, turtles, wall decor, wall hangings

“Colorful Sea Turtle”

New Art Mixed Media

Sharon Cummings

2014

I decided to give my 25 year old turtle drawing some real color.  There is nothing wrong with trying to mimic nature in art, but I always find it a little boring.  There is no cure for this color junkie. 😉  While I will use the following:  graciously donated photos, public domain work or vintage images from time to time, I much prefer to work with my own photography and graphics.  This little guy posed a real challenge to recreate him in my new “Color Fusion” series, but I think he can swim away now into the colorful sea!

.

.

.

.

.

.

Sticking My Neck Out…

Tags

affirmations, animals, art, art for sale, Artist, artwork, buy art, faabest, monet, nature, paintings, ponds, prints, self improvement, selling art, sharon cummings, turtle, turtles

 

When I first started selling my art, I remember being very insecure.  It felt so vulnerable and raw to list a painting for sale.  The fear of rejection was high.  The thought of complete failure was ever present.  But I decided it was worthwhile to pursue my dreams even if no one ever bought a single piece.  Fortunately for me I got my art online when it was all new to everyone.  There wasn’t a whole lot of competition and sales came easily.  That was a relief!  But what I found was that each and every listing still felt dicey.  I was always “sticking my neck out”.  You would think that with 10 plus solid years of consistent sales that those feelings would fade.  That as an artist I would have complete confidence in my work.  That every piece would feel like a winner.  It isn’t so.  To this day, every time I list new work I am waiting to exhale….

You can help me breath here:

 http://fineartamerica.com/featured/colorful-turtle-by-sharon-cummings-sharon-cummings.html