THIS WEEKEND: FORD ARTS, BEATS, EATS 2016
Come visit the SHEEP INCOGNITO on 7th Street, in Downtown Royal Oak this weekend! New sheep, new smiles await ewe!
THIS WEEKEND: FORD ARTS, BEATS, EATS 2016
Come visit the SHEEP INCOGNITO on 7th Street, in Downtown Royal Oak this weekend! New sheep, new smiles await ewe!
Art is never permanent…so even some of my “finished” paintings sometimes aquire new life.
This is an older landscape I painted, that needs some fresh air and paint.
It’s 24″ x 48″, oils on canvas – quite a large piece.
BEFORE:
I am adding more trees with color, more texture on the tree, and will be changing the sky to something happier…
CURRENTLY:
The also needs to be some meadow happening…
As always, comments and shares are appreciated!
New on my website today: Custom Pet Portraits by Conni Togel
Pet owners usually have a close connection to their little home-owners – whether cat, dog, chicken, pig, snake, or possum, all have a special place in the hearts of the family they live with.
What could be better than having them displayed peacefully, and colorful as a piece of art in your home. Less smelly, more smiley!
Once You’ve place your order, send me some images of your critter, and I’ll get to work creating a painting you can treasure forever…
Custom Pet Portraits on the Charisma Art Gallery Website
Example of Custom Pet Portrait
Snag your 2016 Sheep Incognito Wall Calendar, before we run out… we only have about 100 of 1000 left.
Trying Out New Things In The Studio
“Our heads are round, so our mind can change directions….”
That is my mantra lately – some call it “squirrely”, others call it “uncommitted”, still others call it “creativity”. Whatever it is that makes us think around the corner, it is what hit me recently.
Sheep have happened. and, I love pInting them – they make me smile. But why stop there?
So I’ve started to add new critters, new media, and new techniques to my studio.
Most recently, my easel has been my ipad, with a nice painting app, to explore the process of digital paainting. It seems a much more portable and forgiving media – not to mention, that the juried fine art shows offer a digital media category that needs some smiles as well.
So here are my first endeavors with the new roadmap I am following for a bit:
TITLE:”Cowllamaty”
And this is one in progress, that I have been working on this morning a title to be determined….
Let me know what you think – I always love feedback!
Oh, and, of course we will offer these as prints on paper and as hand-embellished giclée eproductions on canvas soon!
Keep an eye on my website: Charisma Art Gallery Website
HAPPY NEW YEAR AHEAD!
The year has already shown itself to be going in a good direction – a few days off between shows, is always a very good thing, seeing that I am usually on the road more than I am at home.
We took several weeks off to be home with family, celebrate Christmas, hang out in PJ’s at home, and just not do much of anything.
Christmas was fun, filled with laughter, good people, marvelous cookies, food, hot chocolate, and I think I might be fluffier than any of my sheep ever are, now.
New Year’s Eve was more of a “Retirement Home Excitement” evening – just hanging out, not doing much of anything, except watching movies with my daughters. Just the right speed after the hectic of the Fall show season…
Then, of course, there was the issue of our trailer going missing from the driveway, and being found in the woods about half an hour away, with all the artwork, panels, prints, and originals being tossed about rather roughly. And, our backup inventory of prints, some tools, and some parts from the trailer gone missing. Fortunately, we are working with a fantastic Insurance company to help us recoup and regroup, hopefully in time for the big show frenzy of Spring arriving.
On the upside of that: the thieves were apparently dumb enough to leave the original paintings on the panels, and to actually steal signed prints, that are very much identify-able. If you see anything pop up in your neck of the woods, or online, by all means, please let me know.
I would post pictures, but something here isn’t working – technical issues are persisting, and, quite frankly, my life is too short to spend hours on trying to sort all that out…I’d rather be painting and re-creating what was damaged in that event.
Not being technically savvy is problematic – but, I do have enough skills to add new discount coupons! And, I love supplying the world with sheepish smiles and happy thoughts!
So to help your year start off with smiles as well, here is a coupon code you can use on my website to “fluffify” your world for the new year:
Enter code “FLUFFY” on the cart at checkout at the Sheep Incognito website to get 15% off your entire purchase!
If you run into any kind of trouble – please drop me a line at the studio through the webform on my website…it’s the only way to ensure that I actually get the mail.
So here’s to a year
Filled with fun – do something silly that makes you giggle, every day.
Filled with peace – don’t sweat the small stuff, and forgive stupidity.
Filled with happiness – focus on good memories. good people. good things. good people.
And, filled with just a touch of sheepish outlook on life: sleep alot. eat as much as you need. hang out with peaceful friends. Bounce when happy. Burp so you don’t explode. Look beautiful in a sunset. Be wary of weird things. Explore new pastures. Eat lots of healthy greens. And most of all: make someone else smile. It’ s what makes everybody’s world better!
FRESH OFF THE EASEL:
There’s a New Frog Painting of Sheep Incognito in Town!
Fresh off the easel, and new in the Sheep Incognito online store, is another knitting painting, titled “Frog It All”.
The Original Painting was done in oils on a fat, gallery wrapped, square canvas.
Have a look:
TITLE: FROG IT ALL
SIZE: 24″ x 24″ x 3″
PRICE: $2,200.00
It is available for purchase by clicking on this link
We also offer prints on paper in double mats and hand-embellished giclée reproductions on canvas in standard frame sizes on the website – just hop on over to visit the Sheep Incognito flock of prints to start your own flock of the fun, sweet, and whimsical Sheep Incognito by Conni Togel.
Of course, you can always contact us at the studio – we love hearing from ewe!
You can keep up with studio happenings by visiting the artist’s Facebook page and clicking the like/follow buttons.
New shows are being added continuously – check out the EVENT CALENDAR for upcoming shows, festivals, and exhibits with Sheep Incognito coming to your area.
COMING TO WEST FRIENDSHIP MD THIS WEEKEND: The Sheep Incognito by Conni Tögel flock of fun and funny sheep paintings, such as the best-seller, DANCES WITH WOOLS
Also available as prints on paper and canvas in various sizes on the http://charisma-art.com website