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Dreaming in a Flowers & Butterflies Bedroom

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Polyvore Bedroom

My friends and I have been creating sets over at Polyvore (https://dianeclancy.polyvore.com/).  This is a place where people find and share lots of goodies from different places on the web.  Then once they are on Polyvore, one can play with them and create little rooms, scenes and outfits (plus more).

Building a Bedroom

This bedroom, and my other ones so far, have been built around a Duvet Cover that one of my friends or I made.  We make duvet covers, curtains, rugs and lots more over at CafePress (http://cafepress.com/DianeClancy).  When I saw these flowers on this duvet cover, my heart melted and I couldn’t wait to create a room around them!!  You can find links below to these great items we produced by clicking on the images below or the words next to them.  That takes you to Polyvore and the actual link is there.  Another time I will add the direct links to make it even easier.

The Bedroom Team

Zandiepants (http://zandiepants.polyvore.com), Circus-Valley (http://circus-valley.polyvore.com) and I have been working very hard to figure out how to get some of the beautiful work that is available so that you can find it more easily.  So you can expect some more fun ideas as we play and work together.  Thank you very much!! ~ Diane Clancy

 

Flowers & Butterflies Bedroom

Flowers & Butterflies Bedroom by dianeclancy

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Two Things Challenge – Pair and Balance Entry

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Two Things Challenge – Pair and Balance Entry

I like to enter the Two Things Challenge each week. This week is Pair and Balance. This is my vibrant, colorful painting of Two Things Challenge – Pair and Balance. This certainly two – a Pair … and they seem in balance to me!  … so I think this works!!

True Name for this Image

The true name of this painting is clearly needed – it is not Pair and Balance.  I have no idea if it would be good on products at Zazzle and CafePress.  Do you have any suggestions of names?  What do you think about this on products?  Some people like texture.  Thank you!!

I hope you enjoy it!! Thank you for this challenge! Here are the entries for the other week’s Crown and Forehead. Anyone can join in, and I hope you give it a try!! We would love more people playing with us!

I hope you are all well!! Thank you and I hope you enjoy your day!! ~ Diane Clancy

Entry for Two Things Challenge

Two Things Challenge - Pair and Balance Entry

Two Things Challenge – Pair and Balance Entry
Pair and Balance, Digital © Diane Clancy

 

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Running in Circles and Dancing Deva Needs a Name

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Running in Circles

I am Running in Circles.  I am pretty sick today so I am taking time to check in with you. I am working very hard to make my work accessible to everything throw putting my vibrant, colorful painting on different items for people to have in their lives. This has been my focus and desire since I started my business in the late 1990s.  I want to inspire and uplift people in their every day lives.

I work hard creating images, naming them, describing them, tagging them.  Then I put them onto items in my different shops – making sure they look good and are adjusted as needed.  I then take the descriptions and all and connect them to the merchandise.  Where I think I am not doing enough is promoting them.  I do use different tools, but I am disappointed that I am not getting more visits to my shops … which may then translate into sales.  But I also think the visits to my shops, even without sales, helps make my work more visible in the “Market Places.”   This is where visitors shop who have come to look for a certain thing rather than go to a specific shop.

If you were so inclined, I would love you to even go and check out a couple of my shops .. say my Fractals shop (http://bit.ly/yyMGlL) where you can see many different types of fractals … a lot of fun to check out.  Also, many of you enjoy my Bubblescapes … would you consider checking out my Bubblescapes shop? http://bit.ly/P78RuM

There is an image below that is looking for a True Name … any ideas?

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This is an image that I have been saving for a special time.  I totally love this and would love to hear what you think.  Do you have any ideas?  Are you inspired like I am?  Please share any feedback.  Thank you and I hope you enjoy your day!! ~ Diane Clancy

This is my Deva who Needs a Name

Dancing Deva Needs a Name

Dancing Deva Needs a Name,  Digital © Diane Clancy

 

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Follow-up on Hitched Painting

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On Facebook, I asked people if this vibrant, colorful painting below worked for them in terms of color – clearly I wasn’t sure if it did for me … but I fooled with it for a long time and wasn’t very satisfied with anything I did.  So I asked for opinions and help.  A few people spoke to the color contrast not really working for them – thank you for that feedback!!

So I decided to play around some more and invite you into my process and hopefully get some more feedback.  I basically like the structure of the image! That can be seen in #2 below in the grayscale.  Then I decided to work on just the blacks first and change them into a softer violet … what do you think … is that progress?  After that, this time I decided to leave the whites alone and work just on the neutrals.  The “neutrals” would be the grays that are part way between black and white. I made them into a color that is softer and also feels more “related” to the newer violet.

Do you think this works now?  In my assessment, leaving the white alone helped give a resting spot to the image rather than cranking it up more and I think that makes it more pleasant for many to look at.  I also think that having the neutrals color closer to the background makes it more peaceful.  this is my current analysis anyway.

Which is your favorite?  Why?  Thank you so very much for playing with me!! ~ Diane Clancy!

Hitched

Hitched, Digital © Diane Clancy

Hitched

Hitched #2, in the original grayscale, Digital © Diane Clancy

Hitched

Hitched #3, changing the blacks to a more neutral violet, Digital © Diane Clancy

Hitched

Hitched #4, then adding a softer contrast, Digital © Diane Clancy

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What does Success Mean to You?

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One of my friend on Facebook is I A the Muse.  She is incredibly creative and also a writer.  A magical, mythological sort of being. Check out her Facebook page to learn more about I Am the Muse.

Awhile ago I am the Muse asked a questions on Facebook and it really made me think.  I am sharing I Am the Muse’s question here, along with my own (long and winding answers – it kept me thinking and I would write more). You may find out a lot more about what has been going on for me than you knew.  Please SHARE YOUR OWN ANSWERS HERE!!  Thank you for whatever you share … This question touched my heart and I hope it touches yours too!

I just found the original post.

 I am The Muse
If you could open the door to “success”
~ what would your “success” actually be? ~

Diane’s answers:   I am here thinking about this – the last few years have been rough taking care of family through surgeries, my Dad’s death and my own doctor’s appts … I am sitting here reevaluating – thank you for this opportunity – I will let you know as I know ~ Diane Clancy

A little later:  I used to be very clear where I was going and very focused until the last several years (see above) … so now – once I am clear about what success is, then that needs to guide my actions. I have accomplished some things important to me that are very successful – like in the relationship realm.

I have been an activist for environment, social justice, health and such for over 40 years – but I don’t have the same drive anymore to take the leadership and make things happen.

This has been a very helpful question to me – so that leaves Art and Creativity (and as much health as possible to support them)

I used to have a focus on getting my art out to the world so that my art can inspire others in their daily life (I wanted my work on mugs and such and now that is true (that is, it is already happening)). Especially given that people aren’t buying in droves … my focus has shifted – and I didn’t realize it until this question.

I want to be creating art – painting, digital, it doesn’t matter – but art that stretches me and allows me to be in that play where I love creating and playing and sometimes feels like I am jumping off a cliff. Success to me means that I am doing that.

Thank you, Muse and thank you to all the others who replied who inspired me to truly figure this out!! ~ Diane Clancy

An Update: I had a pretty serious setback with painful walking, but things are getting better.  I am truly enjoying setting up Zazzle shops now that I have made a whole lot of decisions and learned a lot more in the last several weeks.  I feel I am more back on track than I have since my life felt derailed several years ago.  Thinking about success helped me get my vision back.

Thank you very much for reading my blog and reading about my journey!!  I am eager to hear your thoughts!!  ~ Diane

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Featured by Dragonfly about Bubble Art

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Stephanie Mealor Corder of Dragonfly Design Studios featured me and one of my vibrant colorful paintings on the Dragonfly Design Studios Blog – along with 3 other “Bubble” Artists. Stephanie has a lovely blog with many interesting articles.  I am thrilled to be included in this post on “The Art of Bubbles”!! There are some other incredible bubbles too!  Thank you!  Stephanie also has a link to a fantastic article on bubbles – part art and part science. Some of the photographs are stunning!! Make sure you go all the way to the end to see the 2 short videos about dolphins and bubbles … well worth watching!  Thank you, Stephanie!

Featured by Dragonfly

Featured by Stephanie Mealor Corder on her Dragonfly Design Studios Blog

There is a free giveaway and I encourage you to join in and see if you can win!! The Giveaway is through October 20 – so join in today!! Here are the details about the giveaway on the Design Style Blog. You know my art – I encourage to go join in the giveaway. Here are my shops Diane’s Etsy shop and Diane’s 1000 Markets Shop and Diane’s ArtFire Shop. This is a great opportunity and let’s hope one of you wins!

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Two Things Challenge – Stars & Stripes

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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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Art Blog Award

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I am delighted and amazed to receive the Art Blog Award from Teresa of Tresses Art Blog who has some very lovely artwork! She has a lovely blog Tresses Art Blog and here is the post with all the details that go with this award. I am thrilled!! Thank you! Tresses is Teresa’s muse – very cool!!

Art Blog Award

Art Blog Award

Winners of this Art Blog Award are asked to name 7 things I love and pass on the honors to 7 other bloggers:

Ok, first 7 things about me:

1. Sunlight dappling on the leaves and walls

2. My partner, daughter, family and friends

3. The vibrant orange & yellow of autumn leaves against the piercing blue sky

4. Watching a movie that transports me to a different reality

5. Chocolate in many forms and also pizza

6. Roses and other flowers where the colors blend and the patterns make my soul leap

7. Sudoku

Here are my nominees … all very fine and hard to choose with so many great blogs!! Know that I considered YOU!! Thank you!

1. Neda Doany of Papiers Coll̩s Рshe is an incredible & insightful artist and writer

2. Jean Hood of Jean Levert Hood – Texas Hill Country Painter and my co-moderator of VAST

3. Sue O’Kieffee of Sacred Circle Mandalas – a very gifted mandala artist & good friend

4. Susan Elkin of Susan Elkin Photography – photographer extraordinaire and my best friend ever

5. Irene of The Finely Tuned Woman – courageous, strong, insightful and enjoyable woman and my most faithful commenter

6. Staci Rose of Staci Rose Designs – creative artist and read about the Holocaust Butterfly Project

7. Kate of Heronkate’s Art – a bright, creative painter who makes floor cloths among other things

This was fun to honor all these lovely artistic, creative people! Thanks for coming by!

~ Diane Clancy

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Been Working in the Studio

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I am thrilled to report that I have been working in the studio … using real, non-digital, art materials.  This is one of the results.  I have created 15 ACEOs that I like … and by the end of doing them, I was getting back in the groove again of how I use pastels.  I have never tried to draw so small before – not in any serious way.  Some of you know I have been trying to get back in there (the studio) to create with traditional mediums … so this is quite a success for me!

Sunrise Bouquet

Sunrise Bouquet, Pastel © Diane Clancy

On the last several ACEOs, I was tackling them as if I actually knew what I was doing .. it  was a great feeling!  I love working digitally and it has been wonderful for me to be able to … especially when I often didn’t feel well enough to be in the real physical studio.  But it was also miraculous for me to be able go into the studio … where there is no UNDO button … and start to feel good about creating this tiny little cards (2 1/5″ x 3 1/2″) …. it started to be a whole lot of fun!  Even though it is cold in the studio – the temperature is 63 degrees.

I hope you like this vibrant,  colorful painting! I know I do … I use pastels in a way unlike most people … but I use them the way that feels right to me … Delighted to be sharing this with you!  Thank you … I would love to hear about your own process in creating.

Susan Elkin and I have been working quite hard on her business and she has made incredible progress.   By the way, Susan has posted today!!  Thank you for stopping by!

~ Diane Clancy

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Viewpoint & Illustration Friday – Pretend

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Illustration Friday has a challenge every week. I so much enjoy doing this challenge. This week is Pretend. I was getting ready to continue writing about yesterday’s topic of organizing things in my life …  I made an image for today (as part of Creativity Every Day) and WOW – this image I created screams Pretend to me so I am mostly doing Illustration Friday today – But look to the end of the post with a realization about organizing!  Also I talk some about art and how I see this image. Illustration Friday is a great way to showcase your work and a wonderful opportunity to meet lots of interesting people! I encourage you to check it out! Lots of fun people and paintings! Thank you for stopping by!

Pretend

Pretend, Digital © Diane Clancy

Have you ever seen the image with the woman’s face and the vase?  Look one way at the image and you see 2 women looking at each other – look another way and you see a vase pop out. This is about foreground and background.  Look at it one way and the vase is the foreground. Shift your focus slightly and the faces are in the foreground and the vase becomes the background.  I have always been fascinated by such things! Those 3D books that came out several years ago are related too … look straight on, and you see an image, shift your perspective and it becomes 3D.

When I first looked at this digital painting I had created, I saw the yellow center as the foreground – I thought that was what the image was about.  Then immediately my focus shifted and the brilliant blues became the foreground with the yellow band behind the 2 fields of blue.  WOW!  I created one of those images was my immediate thought – I have always wanted to.  I love looking at it from one viewpoint and then shifting to the other viewpoint.  This will not surprise people who understand how much I like reflections and seeing life and the world in various ways.

Now on to the organizing part. In thinking over both comments to that post a few days ago, I realized that there were a couple of core issues … One is what I am calling organizing – that is for sure – and tomorrow I am going to share some of what I mean.  Of course,  the second is how I am spending my time.  But the third relates to how I present myself (both to myself and others).  Ultimately, this one is probably the most important long term. I am off to start tomorrow’s post – I hope you are having as much fun as I am in exploring this. I welcome your comments! Thanks for stopping by!

~ Diane Clancy

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Progress on Organizing

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I have made incredible progress at organizing these past 3 days … it is such a relief. I think I deserve a vacation in an Aztec Garden. I have taken care of so so many things that had piled up … and it was pretty overwhelming.  But I tackled it like I tackle paintings … it is my creative process.  Just a little bit at a time .. telling myself all I have to do it a tiny bit … what a relief!! And then I am able to really make a lot of progress as long as I am not pushing too hard. My studio table is even clear … on Facebook several artists commented how great it was that I could see my table – since they couldn’t – that made me feel better.  But WHEW!! How good when tackling such a big thing and it starting to come together.  I find I need to have a fine balance … putting things off doesn’t work .. but neither does forcing it. When the timing is right, it flows. Thanks for stopping by!! Aztec Garden, Digital © Diane Clancy ~ Diane Clancy Technorati Tags: organizing, creative process, Facebook … [CLICK TO READ MORE]

Layers of Meaning

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This looks like a Goddess Mandala to me.  It looks mythical and deep with layers of meaning. It looks like a scared symbol of an earth culture. For me it is a sacred symbol – I see a goddess created from ancient, significant symbols. There is a human aspect and also a nature deva facet. And of course, the colors have profound spiritual implications. Absolutely amazing the way the unconscious speaks in art!! Life Mandala, Digital © Diane Clancy I have a give-away to celebrate my 500th post. You can still enter to win!! Here are the details. It is FREE to enter! Thank you for stopping by! ~ Diane Clancy Technorati Tags: Goddess, Mandala, scared symbol, deva, spiritual, unconscious, give-away, FREE … [CLICK TO READ MORE]

Still Joy

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I love this painting … the colors and the stillness uplift me … hence the name. My affirmation for the day is “still joy” … that is what I want to foster in me and in the world. Still Joy, Digital © Diane Clancy Many times of my life I have been filled with still joy even if I have been way too busy … I want to reclaim that still center of myself where I am centered and joyful, even when way too busy … time to get back in alignment!! The quiet sun today is an early spring sun – this actually enhances the process I think. I wish still joy for all of you too! I am thrilled you preferred the second image yesterday … The first one took a long time to find a car and get it all set up … but the colors and formatting came pretty easily once I got the car in the 3D painting. I was concerned it was too close to “Theory” so I worked and worked and worked to get a painting I at least sort of liked that was different and felt fairly harmonious. So you liked the painting (in general anyway) that flew out of me. The creative process was in the flow and just moving right along. The other took much longer and never flowed how I wanted .. I think, so often, it is the creative projects that flow that are more effective. Certainly there … [CLICK TO READ MORE]

Two Things Challenge – Plain/Peanut

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I like to enter the 2 Things Challenge each week. This week is Peanut and Plain. I was trying and trying to figure out what to do. I would say these are both more conceptual … to whatever degree they work (not sure they do). I would like to be able to create more conceptually – because I think the vision of seeing an idea is very important. I hope you like my entries. Peanut and Plain, Digital © Diane Clancy Here is another version (sorry, Neda – she is on a slow, slow computer/phone system right now). But I thought this might actually do better at showing contrast. So I went looking for the right bubblescape to work with and this jumped out as me as plain and peanut – hope you agree! Plain and Peanut, Digital © Diane Clancy I have lots of bubblescapes done up that you haven’t seen yet. I put one on Flickr tonight to show my piece for Create Every Day (this is the blog). Some of you may want to join in! There is a message on her sidebar on the right that tells about it and lists all the participants. You can also see the Flickr Group where many people post their images. To update you – I did some design work for someone as I had mentioned. I had felt very hopeful but it did not work out. The communication did not flow at all and we had a mutual parting … [CLICK TO READ MORE]

Fanciful Animal Images

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Here is an example of the before and after picture of Miss Chi Chi as she is all ready to go out on the town. Chi Chi loves getting dressed up in hats!! Chi Chi is so delighted to be featured on this blog!! She loves the attention!! Chi Chi in Flowers, Digital © Diane Clancy This gives you a sense of what I do for my Fanciful Animal Images. My friend and client gave me several photos of Chi Chi so I could choose which I thought would be most successful. I chose this one and you can see the results! Chi Chi Before, Photography Let me know if you have special friends that you want to create a special heirloom image in honor of. My rates are reasonable and people are delighted at the transformation of their buddy! ~ Diane Clancy Technorati Tags: Fanciful Animal Images, heirloom image … [CLICK TO READ MORE]

Creative Fueling

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One of the things we artists, and everyone else, needs to remember is to rest and rejuvenate. To allow ourselves the luxury of filling up with spiritual sustenance and spilling it over into our lives. This is actually not a luxury at all – it is as necessary for creative life as breathing. So often in this busy culture we drive ourselves to be busy and think that is what will move us ahead. Flights of Fancy, Digital © Diane Clancy Many of us are very busy fulfilling our dreams in life. Many of us artists now know we need to market besides create. I know for me there is no way that I will ever do what I think I need to do to be able to get my artwork out to you as I would like to. I know I need to take the time to reconnect with the ease of spirit and joy – this is what truly fuels my creativity. Come join me in this “Flight of Fancy.” ~ Diane Clancy Technorati Tags: rejuvenate, spiritual sustenance, creative life … [CLICK TO READ MORE]