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My New Post Card & 2 Things Challenge

Saturday, October 2nd, 2010

I like to enter the 2 Things Challenge each week. This week is Post / Card. These are my vibrant, colorful paintings of Post & Card. I have been wanting to share with you the design of my new postcard – so when Post & Card came up – it was too too perfect! Here is my chance to share some of my new advertising materials!!  Thank you for this challenge! Here are the entries for the other week’s Chain / Game. Anyone can join in, and I hope you give it a try!! We would love more people playing with us!

Post & Card

Post & Card, Diane’s New Postcard (front) © Diane Clancy

And here is the back or second version for this challenge of Post & Card.  For the back I decided that I didn’t really need it for sending and if I did – it would still work.  As you can see, I am marketing both Susan and my work under my business.

Post & Card

Post & Card, Diane’s New Postcard (back) © Diane Clancy

Thank YOU for stopping by and reading my blog.

~ Diane Clancy

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Two Things Challenge – Stars & Stripes

Saturday, March 7th, 2009

I like to enter the 2 Things Challenge each week. This week is Stripes / Stars. This is my second entry for Stripes & Stars – I call it Stars & Stripes.  I had to get past the idea of the flag (US) to make this one. I hope you like it!!  This is one of my vibrant, colorful paintings – sort of in traditional Easter colors – you can see more at my Etsy Shop.  Here are the entries for last week’s Shadows / Patterns. Anyone can join in, and I hope you give it a try!! We would love more people playing with us!  Poems, photos, paintings, writing, songs are all welcome!!  Details are at this link above.

Stars & Stripes

Stars & Stripes, Digital © Diane Clancy

Sometimes I get very insecure about what I am creating when I am switching modes of HOW I am working.  This was created in Illustrator … and it was giving me a lot of problems.  Tools wouldn’t switch from one variation to another.  I wasn’t being able to have the control I have had in the past.  And when I haven’t worked in a particular style for awhile, I am sure that what I am creating is junk.  Do you go through similar angst?

I would love to hear how you are doing. Thanks for coming by!

~ Diane Clancy

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How About This Image?

Friday, February 27th, 2009

How about this vibrant, colorful painting ..  what does this say to you?  There are fantastic comments from yesterday’s painting ..  I haven’t been able decide the name for yesterday’s painting yet … but I would LOVE to hear what you say about this one!  Today I was also very busy and not able to write very much today … but I will sometime soon.  Thank you for sharing your thoughts with me!!

How About This One?

How About This One?, Digital © Diane Clancy

Thank you for stopping by!  I would love to hear about you!!

~ Diane Clancy

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FTP is Not Working

Tuesday, November 11th, 2008

I have written a post but I cannot upload the images … even via web ftp … it has been partly broken since the problem a few weeks ago … and it has totally tanked now … so I am just saying hi!!

Fantasy in Orang

Fantasy in Orange, Digital © Diane Clancy

Thanks for coming by!

~ Diane Clancy

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Technical Problems

Tuesday, October 28th, 2008

I am at work on getting this site and blog and email all fixed up. My host had emergency surgery today and my work was moved to another server. These technical problems have been consuming trying to get it all cleared up. I made you a new digital image for today, but I can’t get it be recognized by the site … so here is one that some of you have seen before. 

Abstract Design II

Abstract Design II, Digital © Diane Clancy

Last night we had a wonderful reunion for our Business Class for Artists.  It is great to connect with other artists who are serious about both creating and marketing.  I at least wanted to say Hi and Thanks for stopping by!!

~ Diane Clancy

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Fun Image for a Holiday

Saturday, May 24th, 2008

This is a fun image for the holiday!! Hope you enjoy!!  You will hear more tomorrow and hopefully have an image for 2 Things Challenge!  Marcella, thank you for asking what program I used for these images.  Studio Artist is a wicked fun program that swirls things all around very easily … and sometimes it feels out of control.  But it is lots of fun!  Here is a post with a demo of how it works if you are interested.  Thank you!

Purple Eyes

Purple Eyes, Digital © Diane Clancy

~ Diane Clancy

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Textile Looking Digital Painting

Friday, May 23rd, 2008

Sometimes I have so much fun making new creations – this is one of those times … This again looks like a pattern for fabric or something … very lovely to me! This is using Studio Artists on an image that I have usage rights to (one of the so-called royalty-free images).  I worked with an image and then changed the hue in Photoshop.  It does definitely look textile to me.  What do you think?  What so you see?

Berry Delight

Berry Delight, Digital © Diane Clancy

I am safely back from delivering the Snowy Owl tiles to my Dad’s house … it was a great trip!! Now for more catchup!!  Thanks for stopping by!!

~ Diane Clancy

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Spring Flowers for You!

Saturday, May 17th, 2008

Spring is seriously here even though it wasn’t that warm today. But these flowers are enough to cheer up anyone’s day.  One of my friends last night said she loved these flowers … I am so delighted!!  They are in honor of her.

Flowers

Flowers XIV, Digital © Diane Clancy

On a more serious note, I often copy and paste the image from a pervious post so I can just change the name of the image (and the title and alt tags).  Html talk if that sounds confusing.  I am very disturbed that there was hacking in the text of the image .. some dishonest person – you don’t talk like that from me very often – has put junk into my post.  WordPress keeps making updates to stay ahead of these spammers … but it is hard work.  

Thank you for visiting … I hope to have my 2 Things Challenge in the morning – I have a client coming at 9:30 am so we shall see.  Please tell me how you are!!

~ Diane Clancy

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Inspiring Bloggers!

Friday, May 16th, 2008

It is so inspiring to have so many bloggers yesterday participate in Bloggers Unite for Human Rights Day.  There are so so many issues that need attention and I am grateful to all who participated.  If I had more time to read, I am sure that I would have learned about many more issues!  Frances, yes, that was a bubblescape created in Bryce with the electricity thanks to a Photoshop filter – KTP Lightning.  Nora, I am very very disappointed to hear that the Netherlands went back to private health care with your “pay(ing) three times the insurance fee for less coverage.”  Very disappointing!

Orange Spring

Orange Spring, Digital © Diane Clancy

You can see that my feedreader problem is now fixed. Whew! One problem off the plate. It had been going on for quite awhile before I even caught it. Thank you again for stopping by and commenting.  

Hope you are all doing well today!! This is my hospital day when I go and get Remicade for the Crohns.   I plan to spend some time thinking about priorities and how I really need to spend my time. Since I feel on a treadmill, clearly something needs to change.  I can’t work on the computer or paint there, so it is a good time to think.  Thank you again!

~ Diane Clancy

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Printing Issues & Puppets

Sunday, April 6th, 2008

This is the image that I have spent a day and half printing this little ACEO (2.5 x 3.5″) ..do you believe it? Wild huh? But lines kept coming out in different places that didn’t belong there. I got it printed correctly on the 7th … yes, you heard me, try. But I have lots of little seconds now that I can give away when someone buys one of my ACEOs.

Creation I

Creation I, Digital © Diane Clancy

I created this in Illustrator .. sometime I will explain the difference between Photoshop and Illustrator. One is vector and the other is bitmap .. when I feel better I will explain it .. it is a fun explanation. But I tricked all the programs and at last it is gorgeous!! The print quality is so so much better that it is worth all the work. But I got it ..

Right now I am missing a Greening Greenfield show that we worked on for months. I did the program for the show and it should be so much fun. There are people there in corn, carrot, apple, and 2 other fruit and vegie costumes. Sunny Green, a solar puppet, is there and there are 16 foot high puppets that are doing the show. The foyer is going to be a show in itself before and after the performance!! What fun I hope everyone has!!

I hope you are well!! I appreciate so much that you are still commenting when I am so behind. I am hoping to catch up … thank you!! And I am so glad you are in my life.

~ Diane Clancy

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