Diane Clancy’s Art Blog

SO … here it goes … drum roll please …. drums banging away!!! And the WINNER IS …. Kate of HeronKate. HeronKate (known to me as Kate) is a fantastic artist that I know through may of my online ventures. Kate is a very lovely woman and a great artist.  I hope you will check out her work .. and perhaps buy something.  Kate’s Etsy Shop is here.

Congratulations, Kate!!

This is one of my very, very favorites!! I have featured it in many of my treasuries at Etsy.

Kate’s Lotus & Fish, Acrylic © HeronKate

And this is a fairly new WILD one I love!!

Kate’s Pearl Diver, Assemblage © HeronKate

The prize is one 6 pack of these cards. The size is 4.25 x 6″ and they are professionally printed. These are my cards - I am thrilled so many of you wanted to win these cards … I will have all the different images up so you can see them again. Near the top and at the bottom of the post there is an opportunity for you to purchase the cards (identical button) at a discount if you really want to take them home with you, but didn’t win.

Conundrum I, Collage © Diane Clancy

Reflections in Blue I, Pastel © Diane Clancy

Reflections in Blue II, Pastel © Diane Clancy

Mother Watching All, Oil © Diane Clancy

Sight, Collage © Diane Clancy

Anticipation, Collage © Diane Clancy

To thank you for your interest and participation in the give-away of these cards, I am giving you a sale price of $12.99 which includes shipping and handling for these 6 cards. If you would like to purchase this pack of 6 cards (4.25 x 6), please use this PayPal button. PayPal accepts lots of credit cards - you do not have to have a PayPal account to purchase. Anyone can buy - you didn’t have to participate - you just got lucky!! ~ Thank you!!

~ Diane Clancy

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Happy Valentine’s Day, Everyone!!

This is part of the One World, One Heart give-way. The prize is one 6 pack of these cards. The size is 4.25 x 6″ and they are professionally printed. These are my cards - I am thrilled so many of you wanted to win these cards … I will have all the different images up so you can see them again. Near the top and at the bottom of the post there is an opportunity for you to purchase the cards (identical button) at a discount if you really want to take them home with you, but didn’t win. SO … here it goes … drum roll please …. drums banging away!!! And the WINNER IS …. Melissa of Altered Faireys. Congratulations, Melissa!!

Conundrum I, Collage © Diane Clancy

Reflections in Blue I, Pastel © Diane Clancy

Reflections in Blue II, Pastel © Diane Clancy

Mother Watching All, Oil © Diane Clancy

Sight, Collage © Diane Clancy

Anticipation, Collage © Diane Clancy

To thank you for your interest and participation in the give-away of these cards, I am giving you a sale price of $12.99 which includes shipping and handling for these 6 cards. If you would like to purchase this pack of 6 cards (4.25 x 6), please use this PayPal button. PayPal accepts lots of credit cards - you do not have to have a PayPal account to purchase. Anyone can buy - you didn’t have to participate - you just got lucky!! ~ Thank you!!

Late update … I found myself in a Valentine Treasury … here is the post in my other blog that showcases this Treasury.

~ Diane Clancy

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First of all, Chris O’Byrne and I have a project we have been working on .. he wrote a post about it today … I hope you will read his post and check out our new project!!

Kara Jones of Mother Henna had a post a few days ago about the One World, One Heart GiveAway. I had never heard of it … I think thi sis the second year. Lisa Oceandreamer OWOH has a blog here which lists all the blogs involved and gives the details.

Conundrum I, Collage © Diane Clancy

Lots and lots of blogs are giving away items - to show love and build the blogosphere. So once I knew, how can I resist? My give-away will be one set of the cards that I had been telling you about in the marketing story - and we will get back to it.

Reflections in Blue I, Pastel © Diane Clancy

You have until February 13 (at least at most blogs) to leave your name and join in each blog’s give-away. If you want to win the give-away, leave enough information for me in a comment to this post so I can get a hold of you.

Reflections in Blue II, Pastel © Diane Clancy

Make sure your email address is a valid one and not one of the no-reply ones. Please do not leave sensitive info like your address or phone .. I can get your address when you win!

Mother Watching All, Oil © Diane Clancy

I will accept all entries until 9 pm eastern time on February 13and then the winner will be announced on February 14 … and then your gift will be coming your way!

Sight, Collage © Diane Clancy

Here are more details if you would like to participate. There are tons of blogs participating … so gone on over and check them out! I know I plan to!!

Anticipation, Collage © Diane Clancy

The prize is one 6 pack of these cards. The size is 4.25 x 6″ and they are professionally printed. I look forward to seeing who wins!!

~ Diane Clancy

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I want to pass along the Nice Matters Award that I received. I am passing it along to Neda Doany at Papiers Collés Blog. Neda is a fantastic artist and an incredible writer. She also writes very thought provoking posts and is insightful and inspiring. But Neda also treats everyone well and with respect … and that is why I am giving her this well-deserved award. I do believe she has a few other awards (like Thoughtful Blogger) that she has not put up yet.

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When I first started thinking about how to get my paintings out into the Universe (without parting with the originals), not surprisingly I thought about cards. I still want to get my work licensed for two big reasons. #1 is I think that is an important way that my work can be enjoyed by many in an affordable way - many people like my artwork and licensing is a way that can be very accessible.

Mother Watching All, Oil © Diane Clancy

#2 is that licensing is a way that (potentially) I can kept receiving income from work that I have already created. It could be an important income stream for me as an artist. With licensing, I could get residual income for a long time. Now there is not necessarily much money from each item sold (the percentage is usually fairly low), but sell a lot and it adds up.

I actually did quite a lot of research several years ago … and I know this field (like most of them) are constantly changing. But one of the things I did find out was they like to photograph the original painting themselves. I had been saving my originals to have them available for licensing … so it made me feel really good about that choice. I had been listening to my intuition and I kept hearing to keep most of the originals .. I am glad I followed the guidance.

Since I want to license my work, it is helpful to show I have a track record of people’s liking and purchasing my images. That is how I came to cards. More tomorrow or the day after.

~ Diane Clancy

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