Bizarre Post Office Trip

Yesterday was a strange day. The wind was incredible blowing trashcans and even a deck umbrella around my neighborhood. Then when I went to make a trip to the post office to ship off a bunch of Etsy orders things got even more bizarre. I pulled into an extremely full parking lot and noticed a large crowd outside. A lady stopped me from going in, saying " you DON'T want to go in there." Apparently a young buck had been hit by a car on a nearby busy road. The buck then managed to wander the distance and entered a set of glass doors to the lobby and then proceeded into the next set of glass doors to the customer service area. The woman said the lobby was crazy and there was blood everywhere. The event ended up being on the local news. Sadly the deer had to be euthanized due to the severity of his injuries. Image taken from Ch.12 News Website. Poor buck!!!
"Snacktime" 2"x3" watercolor and ink aceo
On a lighter note, I have managed to list a few new aceo's in my Artwork shop. This one will be listed today or tomorrow.

Custom People Portraits ACEO's now available

I have decided to start offering custom portraits in the miniature size - ACEO's! Now available in my Etsy Store at: www.artworkbyandrea.etsy.com
"Girl in Straw Hat" 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches in acrylic
"Boy in Cap" 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches in acrylic
Portraits can be done in either acrylic or color pencil (there are several examples in my shop)

For those of you wondering, what is an ACEO?
For those of you unfamiliar with ACEOs, it stands for Art Cards Editions and Originals, similar to ATCs or Artist Trading Cards with one small difference: ACEO's are meant to give just about anyone the opportunity to own and collect original art at an affordable price, whereas ATCs are meant to be traded within the art community. They are approximately the same size as your average baseball card (2.5"x3.5") and can be displayed in a variety of ways: in a trading card binder/book, small frames for wallet-size photos, or professionally arranged and matted to display rows & columns in a larger frame.

Mother's Day ACEO

Made this little aceo in honor of Mother's Day on Mother's Day morning while talking on the phone to both my mom and my grandmother. The title is "Precious Moments" for . . .
what is more precious than. . . the smell of a newborn, the sound of a heartbeat, or getting a few precious moments of much needed sleep?
I listed it on Etsy during the middle of the day and it sold within an hour of listing! And it sold to someone in the Netherlands! It was very exciting!


Precious Moments ACEO 2 1/2" x 3 1/2"

ACEO's

"Eye of the Tiger" acrylic
They are the latest craze in the art world and so addictive to make. Mini-art, so much fun!!!
For those of you wondering what is an ACEO? . . .
it stands for Art Cards Editions and Originals, similar to ATCs or Artist Trading Cards with one small difference: ACEO's are meant to give just about anyone the opportunity to own and collect original art at an affordable price, whereas ATCs are meant to be traded within the art community. They are approximately the same size as your average baseball card (2.5"x3.5") and can be displayed in a variety of ways: in a trading card binder/book, small frames for wallet-size photos, or professionally arranged and matted to display rows & columns in a larger frame.


"Here's Looking at You" acrylic