Resting and Reflecting on 2010



Pen and Ink Commission
Beth S Macre© 2010

Well its been awhile since I posted in my blog. Its been a very hectic 2010, but especially leading up to Christmas.  I was commissioned to do several pen and ink home portraits for Christmas.  Although I love doing them, the added pressure of getting them all done in time for Christmas on top of working full time, was stressful to say the least!  I hope to do more in the future, just not all right before Christmas! 
2010 has been a busy one and I will be happy to say goodbye to 2010 and hope for a less stress filled 2011.  I'm trying to keep a positive attitude and hoping the economy will keep getting better and better!

I hope everyone has a great New Year and stay safe and close to your loved ones. 
Beth 

The Corvette...

...is parked in the carport. My latest tile was done for a friend. She wanted her house and her car included. So I managed to finally finish this between all the other little houses that I've been working on. I'll post some pictures of the paintings and little houses that I've been working on soon.

New Clay Tiles are Ready!

Heart Home Neighbors Clay Tile
♥Beth S. Macre © 2009♥
5 5/8" x 5 5/8"
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I've been loving playing with my clay this year. I've been creating these one of a kind heart home tiles and have really enjoyed thinking of new ideas for them. I only wish I had more time to do more. School will be out in a few weeks and I'm excited about the summer. I plan to work with my clay and colored pencils alot! But for now I am slowly adding new things to my new Etsy shop. Today I added this large tile that was inspired by good neighbors. Good neighbors can really make your house seem more like home.

A few days ago, I added this Mini Tile with a mini heart home. Its only 3 1/4" x 3 1/4", but its cute, coloreful, and fun.

Mini Yellow Heart Home Clay Tile
♥Beth S. Macre © 2009♥
3 1/4" x 3 1/4"
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~Home is where the heart is...don't you agree?

♥Beth

New Clay Tile

Last week I posted a picture of this tile before it went into the kiln. This is how it turned out. This little cottage garden was inspired this summer when I was in France. As we were driving through the country and the villages, I noticed that many of the homes had flower boxes and pretty gardens, and they all had shutters on the windows. I have always been interested in architecture and I had plenty to look at in France. I have many reference pictures that I hope to use for future drawings and possibly more tiles. It is now in my Etsy Shop.

Garden House Tile

Beth S. Macre

© 2008

SOLD

Latest Pen and Ink Portrait

Home Portrait

Pen and Ink

18" x 8"

As I mentioned earlier, I had two pen and ink home commissions to finish before Christmas. Well I finished Wednesday and delivered them Thursday. I had to get them delivered Thursday, as I was going out of town this weekend. This one also had to be framed, so I ordered a frame online, so the frame was delivered and ready to put the drawing into it. I ordered the frame from pictureframes.com and was very pleased with the results. All I had to do was put in the size of the drawing, pick out a frame, pick out a mat color, choose the backing material, and order. That is great for when you are in a rush. The frame was delivered within a week.

Now all of the pre holiday rush is almost over, I hope to work on some colored pencils pieces soon. I need something to enter into the CPSA competition, so I need to get busy with the colored pencils.