Abstract Design IX
This abstract design is full of fun and life and asks … “what’s going to happen next?” I know I would love to get a present with this wrapping paper. (I would like to get a present anyway, but even more so with this paper.)
Abstract Design IX, Digital © Diane Clancy
I am still looking into licensing these designs for wrapping paper or fabric. If you would like to read more about this process for the abstract designs, please read the post Abstract Design XI.
I think the movement and energy of this digital painting is fun – the movement is horizontal, vertical and diagonal. The composition of a painting is important. One wants to keep the eye of the viewer in the image and to keep the person looking around at different parts of the picture. I think this works in this painting.
Does anyone know of ArtFlock, http://www.artflock.com ? I have heard of Etsy, http://www.etsy.com/, these last few weeks. I am glad to find other artists have been satisfied at Etsy. Does anyone know if ArtFlock treats their artists well also? Thank you for any help you can be!
~ Diane Clancy
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Hi Diane,
My birthday is the end of August. I’d love to have my birthday present wrapped in this paper! That palette is so alive and celebratory!
I had not heard of ArtFlock before yesterday. I took a look at it, but need to spend more time there. On the surface, it seems to have a bit of flexibility in their payment arrangements. It would be interesting to do a compare and contrast of it with Etsy. I hope you can find some good information about it. I tried to find reviews of it, but came up short.
~Sue O’Kieffe
http://sacred-circle-mandalas.blogspot.com
My name is Ed and I look after ArtFlock.com, I hope I can answer some of your questions. ArtFlock.com launched a few days ago (23rd April 07) so you probably won’t find many reviews of the site yet. We do differ from etsy in a few ways. ArtFlock.com doesn’t charge to list work and you don’t have to sell all the artwork you list so it’s ideal for promoting you and your work – not just selling it. Etsy is also for ‘hand made’ goods, where as ArtFlock.com is focused only on fine art and craft.
ArtFlock.com aims to cover every aspect of promoting artists and makers so you can list your events and exhibitions too as well as featuring lots of previous work.
In terms of sales we’re more like a traditional gallery, we take a commission on each sale (see the website for commission rates as they may vary). There’s no reason not to have an ArtFlock.com account as well as an etsy account! You can try an ArtFlock.com account and add your work completely free so it’s probably best to try it out – and drop me an email if you need a hand.
Hi Sue and Ed –
Sue, we’ll have to see about getting this paper ready for your birthday!
Ed, thank you so much for responding and letting us know about this new site. I wrote more in the post Outer Flow XV.
Thank you both!
~ Diane Clancy
Very interesting site!
That would be fantastic wrapping paper…better still, with texture.
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