A Fantasy Abstract Painting with a brown background & GLOSSY TOP COLORS: NEON* BLUE – PINK – YELLOW on Traditional Gallery Wrapped Canvas.

This is what is known as my Celebration Art. Holidays are coming and we all need some PARTY ART for our walls. I have many panels that I change out for each season and have a storage of wall art for my crib. It makes a huge difference when you have guests over and makes a nice change to your home decor! These 3 panels are from my Party Art Series. Great for New Years Eve too.

(Some of my past clients have used my Party Art Series to decorate their children’s rooms and teenager spaces.)

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A Fantasy Abstract Painting with a WHITE background & GLOSSY TOP COLORS: NEON* BLUE – PINK – YELLOW on Traditional Gallery Wrapped Canvas. Signature on back

This is what is known as my Celebration Art. Holidays are coming and we all need some PARTY ART for our walls. I have many panels that I change out for each season and have a storage of wall art for my crib. It makes a huge difference when you have guests over and makes a nice change to your home decor! These 3 panels are from my Party Art Series. Great for New Years Eve too.

(Some of my past clients have used my Party Art Series to decorate their children’s rooms and teenager spaces.)

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A Fantasy Abstract Painting with a reddish brown background & GLOSSY TOP COLORS: BLACK & WHITE on Traditional Gallery Wrapped Canvas. This Abstract Art has a HIGH GLOSS top design for Home or Office Decor. Ships from Artist’s Studio Ready to Hang! BUY NOW or Find Out More

A Fantasy Abstract Painting with a raw black background & METALLIC COLORS: GOLD, SILVER and BRONZE on Traditional Gallery Wrapped Canvas. This Abstract Art has a HIGH GLOSS top design for Home or Office Decor. Ships from Artist’s Studio Ready to Hang! View it in a Room or Buy

Reposted from  Newser
By Evann Gastaldo

Once scary, now stylish, skulls are trendy—and not just at Halloween

Skulls, once seen as sinister symbols, are now used on everything from children’s shirts to underwear. Sara Dickerman of Slate takes a look at how the trend developed:

In the 16th century, artists like Albrecht Dürer were still using skulls to remind people of their mortality.

French Pirate Emanuel Wynn was the first to use the skull-and-crossbones logo on his ship’s flag.

As skulls came to symbolize bravado, fighters—from US special operations to the Nazi SS—used them on uniforms.

Mourning jewelry was fashionable in the 19th century, and the “look” lived on thanks to bands like the Grateful Dead and Loree Rodkin, who launched a line of Goth jewelry in 1989.

Mexican art of smiling, dancing skulls, used to celebrate Dia de los Muertos, helped skulls become more widely accepted.

The skull became an icon in 1970s London counterculture, where Malcolm McLaren and Vivienne Westwood launched a series of skull-inspired punk gear.

Skulls became truly fashionable thanks to Alexander McQueen, whose scarves have been spotted on Kate Moss and the Olsen twins.

I believe in licensing my art with as many reputable companies as I can. I think it is one of the best ways to become known as an artist. Exposure is the key to success and getting your name out in the public eye is worth it’s weight in gold!

I started selling my fine art prints approximately 6 years ago on Art.Com. This was my first try at getting noticed and within 2 years, a scout from All Posters spotted my dog portraits and signed me up to license my art with their company. My original paintings are still selling today on AllPosters.com as Giclees and Poster Prints.

After realizing that exposure gets you noticed, I started joining every free art site I had time for and eventually moved on to On line Galleries, Graphic Design Companies, Social Art Networking Sites and started my own Blog. Imagekind was next on my list and I uploaded my original paintings, digital art and graphic designs. About one year later I was contacted by a well known photographer and book author, Kim Carlsberg. She asked if she could print one of my digital works in her new book. I felt honored and very lucky that she somehow found my work on line. Kim is the Author of a book entitled “Beyond My Wildest Dreams” subtitle “Diary Of A UFO Abductee. Her new book is a compilation of other peoples experiences with alien abduction and UFO’s and she is showcasing my art piece titled ”SHAPESHIFTER” in this book. Prints of my work are available from $16.49 in my Imagekind STORE

The Most important and greatest licensing opportunity that came my way was Icon Shoes. A scout found my painting entitled “Pug Dog” in one of my on line gallery portfolios. Icon Shoes contacted me via email. They wanted to use my artwork for their handbags, golf shoes, belts, purses and accessories. I quickly researched their company and found out that Icon had become a leader in the luxury, casual-comfort category of shoes and a trend setter in handbags and small leather goods. Icon takes pride in producing beautiful, wearable works of art expressing a woman’s individuality with both function and style. If you are interested in seeing my new products please check out my “Pug Dog” at the ICON SHOES website and look for them in stores near you starting November 2009. More Icon Pug Merchandise coming out in 2010.

I am always looking for new licensing opportunities with reputable companies. My Original Paintings, Figurative Art, Animal Portraits and Graphic Designs can be used for puzzles, book covers, greeting cards, baby apparel, 3D figurines, fashion accessories & more. Please contact me directly if you are interested in licensing my art: wardogmastiff@netzero.net

I’m not sure how scouts go about finding the work of artists but I do know that having your work available to view on many sites will help them to find your art. The other on line galleries, graphic design stores and art shops I use are Etsy, Boundless Gallery, Absolute Arts, Yessy, D’ART, Fine Art America, Artflock, 1000 Markets, Cafepress, Printfection, Artist Rising, Imagekind and more.

In conclusion, licensing has become my way of surviving as an artist and a great way to become known. My advice to other artists would be to join many internet art sites, start a blog and include pictures of your work, make friends with social networking and try to get your art in the public eye as much as you can! One day someone will notice and if it is what they are looking for, you may become licensed with a reputable company that will send you monthly checks and contribute to your income. ~Good Luck

Fine Artist Laura Barbosa a.k.a barbosaart

I use to own another business many moons ago called Doll Kennel LLC. This company was my first foot forward into the world of selling art on a professional level. It mainly consisted of mixed media figurative sculptures within the dog breed themes.

I sold about 100 dolls my first year and even took a trip to the UK to deliver 5 Neapolitan Mastiff Sculptures to a well known breeder of the Mastino. A great adventure to say the least.

I am still looking through my millions of photos so I can start posting my dog breed dolls.  They are all one-of-a-kind and handmade by me. Some are still in my studio and could possibly be for sale someday, that is - if I can part with them! 

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My city paintings have become very popular and usually sell out quickly. This Genuine Art was created with acrylics and ink on gallery wrapped canvas to give the viewer the feeling of being in a city atmosphere with a touch of grafitti . I used muted blue, red and brown and topped it off with vibrant colors straight from the tube! This is intended to be decorative city art. A modern approach to raw city life.

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I need your votes friends!! *Please *vote for me* to win the contest for Tim Burton’s ‘9′ CLICK ON “BARBOSAART” ~Voting ends today – October 25 – at 11:59 PM PST. Prize is a $30 gift certificate to Blick Art Supplies :0))) THANKX!!

My ENTRY:

To Watch Out For Us

#10 - The Scout the others send out first to survey an area and watch out for danger. He rides his wheel like a skateboard. Getting faster and faster with every push of his right foot until he is riding his wheel and balancing on tiny beams while he sways and leans with the wind. Spinning and Agile, he watches out for them in their dangerous world. His wheel enables him to travel to places the others can’t go! He reports back to them with speed and vigilance. His right hand has the ability to spin really fast clockwise or counterclockwise for maybe turning a wheel. He stutters in speech but he is quick witted and alert. He can see a bomb coming from miles away. His senses are enhanced to make for a better watcher. His one eye can zoom in and out like a telescope. The scientist took his right eye off so he could bewilder his opponent and play dead.

I have more 9 characters in my sketchbook and my ideas are NEVER ENDING. If I don’t write them down I will lose them, so I carry my sketchbook everywhere I go.

Artist for Hire for creating characters. If you would like to view my sold and recent work: please visit my Boundless Gallery Portfolio

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