NEW! SFA watercolor - Horses, people on beach at dawn.

I just finished this original SFA watercolor last night. SFA = Small Format Art - nothing over 14".

This is 6x6" square.

I've wanted to paint this for a long time, so I can't help but wonder where these people are now. No doubt the 'little' girl is at least a teenager. Dawn at one of Adelaide, South Australia's beaches (Semaphore). Where horses are allowed to exercise on the beach and in the surf up until 8am. At one stage this was along all the beaches, and a great many were exercised at Grange, where I lived, and was lucky enough to be let ride sometimes, as a child.

I've done several paintings from this location. Love this with the Mum, child, big and little horses (Shetland pony), and Jack Russell Terrier running alongside.

"Starting The Day With A Gallop" - currently listed on eBay for a week at a very low starting price (along with 7 other SFA watercolors). http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=291060359629

ACEO original collage using vintage buttons - scottie dog, shoes, and goose.

On eBay: http://www.ebay.com/sch/merchant/artistjillian

Some more 'playing' with vintage buttons - use them to design original ACEO (2.5x3.5") collages around. A fun task.

Another Scottie dog - turning back time to another era when Scotties were 'the' dog to have.

Mother Goose transparency transfer, vintage paper and a colorful garland and spotted washi tape set off a button of a goose with a hat.

Finally - Kick up your heels with these CanCan twins. Ah... Gay Paree (Paris), altered vintage images, with rubber stamps and a bit of bling!

More to come soon. These are currently listed on my eBay account.

ACEO + miniature painting all in one - Savannah Swamp

Original art. 1.2" x 2.35" (approx.) miniature gouache (transparent watercolor) painting on illustration board mounted onto an ACEO (2.5 x 3.5") with transparent photo corners. The ACEO has the swamp landscape continued onto the ACEO using ink.

ACEO (Art Cards, Editions & Originals), always 2.5x3.5"!
SFA - Small Format Art (nothing over 14")

"An experiment with ACEO creation. I combined a miniature dollhouse painting with an ACEO. The image is of one of the swamps found in my travels around Georgia. It was close to Savannah, Georgia - coastal. A fun work, and quite unique." By Jillian Crider.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/291053756475 

 

ACEO featuring a vintage Scottie dog button - French.

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"At one stage 'Scotties' were 'the' dog to have. This button is just SO cute and from that era. So kept a really simple composition. I tied it on using yellow and white bakers' string. Creating my own French theme using an image from an old vintage book.

This would be great as a collectible ACEO, or as part of a journal or larger collage."

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"Another 'found vintage button' - yellow gloves. I immediately thought of sexy black lace. I hunted and found a favorite vintage Victorian image of the lady with wonderful gloves. I composed all together on a yellow ACEO - real lace, image, embossed black circle shape, and button. Then added a black scroll brad with just a touch of glitter.

All up, a seductive mix, I think. This would be great as a collectible ACEO, or as part of a journal or larger collage."

Found objects - incorporated into collaged ACEO art.

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Original collaged ACEO. "I found some 'interesting' buttons in a stash of vintage buttons, they weren't stunners but certainly too amazing to be hidden away amongst others. The black padlock may be a button, or not. It was amongst the mix. I was terribly 'lucky' to find the vintage Victorian image of the lady on a padlock (maybe it's to represent having the key to her heart?), so I used that image on top of metallic silver fabric/paper, together with old handwritten ledger paper from 1916. The woman's image was repeated in smaller size, and added to the button. It seemed appropriate to add the filigree heart. A bit of whimsy was added using a black scroll brad with a touch of glitter.

All up, I think it is a pretty and interesting mix. This would be great as a collectible ACEO, or as part of a journal or larger collage."

Vintage buttons gain new life - as collaged ACEO art - Parrot button.

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A new series of original collaged ACEOs. 

"I found some 'interesting' buttons in a stash of vintage buttons, they weren't stunners but certainly too amazing to be hidden away amongst others. This red parrot button was fastened onto a Victorian ephemera image of a beautiful corseted lady, who did indeed have a parrot perched on her fingers. I added a real red feather to add a whimsical tail and decided to find some brilliant gold foil coins for a pirate and/or cigar box feel. This would be great as a collectible ACEO, or as part of a journal or larger collage."