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Ceramic Columbus Head

Sasha — Thu, 17 Jan 2019 01:14:03 +0000

Acrylic Painting Lessons

Sasha — Sat, 24 Nov 2018 23:44:43 +0000

Columbus head sculpting

Sasha — Thu, 11 Oct 2018 21:14:56 +0000

Be Aware of Art Scam

Sasha — Tue, 22 May 2018 02:57:57 +0000

From time to time I receiving such messages and this is scam, if you artist and receive something like that remember it is SCAM:

“I was on the website and i had seen three paintings that i selected and I must tell you I intend to give my wife a surprise with the immediate purchase of the piece (Yard Sale , 12 by 36 Acrylic on canvas, $250. Man near the mirror 24×48 $500. Raccoon at Night 20 x20 140). If you’d like to know, I’m relocating to the Philippines soon and our wedding anniversary is fast approaching. So I’m trying to gather some good stuff to make this event a surprise. Kindly email me the asking price asap.

As regarding payment, I would like to inform you, that my wife handles the family credit card/bank and Paypal transaction. So i would authorize a check to you for the payment as soon as i have your full name and contact address (preferably for FedEx delivery no P.O box). Also, as soon as you receive the check and it clears your bank, my shipping agent who is also moving my personal effect will contact you to arrange shipping/pick up of the piece from you (this is to avoid my wife receiving it, if been shipped directly to my address which would ruin the surprise for this event). You both have to sign a proof of pick up at the most.

I would have handled this much differently if I’d been at home but i am actually going offshore and won’t be back for another couple of weeks, and do not have access to a lot of cash over here to expedite this transaction… trying to kill two birds with a stone.

Have a Positive Day!

Brent.

PS: In the meantime, kindly get back to me with your cell phone no. so i can try and call you later as the phones may be working better when this storm passes through.”

REMEMBER THIS IS SCAM!!

And recently I got another one: ”

terrysky87@gmail.com
Message	i am interested in your artwork,i will prefer any original works that are available,I will want any attachment of your recent or available art work so i can choose one best work for me and i will need it along with there prices.Will await your message and if you can provide me with your website i will be glad. thanks.

“and another one! my collection of scammers grow up! in this situation scammer using a name of areal person and part of her official work email address, he mimicked her email address so it looks like real karen.gephart.ic.cdom.org@gmail.com

Karen Gephart (most likely that scammer steal credentials of that person from public website )

REMEMBER THIS IS SCAM!!

Flower Painting

Sasha — Tue, 21 Feb 2017 01:38:09 +0000

Painting from photograph

That was a nice day and I started painting of a flower as watercolor, the sun moved and and for a few minutes there was perfect light on the flower.

I took a picture and decided to paint with acrylic on canvas at home.

First I applied all muted and darker colors, and I used acrylic satin glazing for transparency of overlapping layers.

After all I applied lighter tones for highlights.

Mountain Laurel

Sasha — Thu, 16 Feb 2017 22:45:35 +0000

Dogs

Sasha — Tue, 07 Feb 2017 03:01:26 +0000

Dog, Cats and other Pets I have painted for my customers.

[See image gallery at www.alexa-design.us]

Flower

Sasha — Fri, 20 Jan 2017 21:09:58 +0000

Here is a painting that I started several month ago. And something was missing and not balanced well. At the beginning I was thinking that dark blue background on the left is a good idea and will hold composition, instead it appeared to be boring space. Later I was going to prime it and paint something new over. And suddenly the idea of a flag struck me, first idea was to paint a Texas flag , but big blue field was just a right size to place stars and the light field on the right was for stripes. Now I am thinking it balanced and got some sense.

Fruits!

Sasha — Sat, 07 Jan 2017 03:17:00 +0000

FRUITS

Painting 12 by 36 inches, acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas. Here are several images of a painting in progress, I started with wet on wet surface and enjoyed mixing colors right on the canvas. Then I mixed paint with acrylic glazing and shaped objects and the next layer I applied a pure paint without a glaze.

[See image gallery at www.alexa-design.us]

This painting was inspired by many fruits that I got at one time after a party.

I made a still life on the porch stairs because I wanted to show cascade of a fruits.

This is another painting of a same still life, 24 by 48 inches. Acrylic on canvas.

Then I took several photo shoots with different type of lenses and angles. It was hard to choose just one to paint and I made several different sizes of paintings.

[See image gallery at www.alexa-design.us]

At the Ocho restaurant

Sasha — Fri, 06 Jan 2017 01:15:01 +0000

This is first painting of 2017, I visited restaurant on the last day of 2016 and was impressed by light and chandeliers there, I took picture and painted it next day, my impressions was fresh that is why I was in a hurry to transform it into a painting.