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If you read yesterday's post Best of 2012, you already know that I had the honor of painting 9 bridal bouquets in 2012! I love painting these so I feel so blessed that I've painted so many so far, and several more has been booked for this year! Woo hoo!! And we already discussed the icing on the cake from last year - having my bridal bouquets mentioned in the Martha Stewart Weddings magazine! Wow. Bridal bouquet paintings [...]
{Click on the image to read the full blog post} I sat down with my friend, Rev. Laura C. Cannon (an amazing wedding officiant and energy healer) to discuss my bridal bouquet paintings. She is an amazing wedding officiant and the coolest person. It was really nice of her to include our conversation on her blog. I absolutely loved her introduction to our Q&A. I especially love "#1 it's not the same as the original rose in all [...]
I finally have a great photo of Pure Sunlight, thanks to the Mr. He also took new photos of all the newly framed paintings that are now showing at the Veranda Fine Arts and Gift Gallery in New Jersey, and some others that I've been struggling to get just right. I really like how the wood frame brought out the beach feel in Single Tulip. Really really love this painting. White Twist was previously framed in a black floater, [...]
MY TOP SECRET LIST OF ACRYLIC ART SUPPLIES BY ERICA ERIKSDOTTER Have you dreamed of painting acrylic to sell or for your own joy but not sure where to start? Is the thought of browsing thousands and thousands of art supplies overwhelming you into indecision? Maybe you’ve got unfinished painting ideas ready to be birthed or just a deep desire to create something. When I started to paint as a child, we had one art store in [...]
Happy June 1st! Summer is officially here and I am so excited to share this preview of the painting I've been working on lately. I really wanted to finalize it this weekend but I've been working on a couple of commissions as well so time ran out. Oh well. It's not completely finished, I still have details to add to enhance it and seal it with glossy varnish which will make the colors pop even more...but I'm too [...]
{Welcome home! The entry in LiveLikeYou.com's newest personality, Aloha Chic.} LiveLikeYou.com recently introduced another interior design personality on its site. This one is a combination of retro island chic with Hawaiian inspired prints and old world flair. I love all the entry ways that Jill designs. I mean, how happy would you be when the first time you see every time you come home is a pink chair and a green parrot? To be honest, I kinda want [...]
{This new promo photo was included in the SwedishScene.com write-up about my bridal bouquet paintings} Susanna for SwedishScene.com interviewed me recently and the article is now out on their site, "Swedish Washington-based artist Erica Eriksdotter successful with her wedding bouquet paintings." Being a Swede living in the US, it always feels good to make the Swedish community here and over there proud. The feature included this new promo photo that Casey took a few weeks ago. It's not [...]
REFERENCE PHOTOS These are your two reference photos of our beloved Charlie that we're using to paint Charlie in our free challenge. 1. One photo of the finished painting in scale 8x10 inches. 2. One photo of Charlie with Grid in scale 8x10 to use for when you transfer the sketch onto your canvas (see Prep Work for the steps). Feel free to download (right-click on the photo and click save image as) or [...]
The first show for 2010 is coming up: “Arts in the Park” in Richmond, Va. on May 1-2! The show is recognized as one of the top art shows in the country and is nationally-rated and juried (each application was reviewed by a group of people and only a selection was picked). I’m very excited! This is the first show since House of Sweden in December and what I’ve been working towards in the last few months. If [...]
{Bubba, The Force - original acrylic on 8x10 inches gallery wrapped canvas} "It's soooo good!! It looks just like him. We all absolutely love it." - J.S. of Virginia Oh my, I can't get over his adorable teeth sticking out. Bubba is definitely a force to be reckoned with, don't be fooled by this sweet little under bite. ;) Sometimes we want to give something very special but the timing isn't always right. My client wanted to give [...]
