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Perception – Deck of 34 Original Drawings

I drew each card with Faber Castell Pitt Artist Pens (India Ink), Pilot pen (Opaque white ink) and Prismacolor Colored pencil on antique & vintage wallpapers that I salvaged when renovating my house last year.
An ACEO stands for Art Cards, Editions and Originals. They can be created with any medium on any surface but [...]

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Spring Magnolias – Series of 5 New Ink Drawings

Each miniature original was drawn with india ink, pilot pens and opaque white ink on various acid free card stock and are available in the Original Art/Aceo Section of the shop.
Keep an eye out for much larger 10 to 19 inch prints in the shop. They ARE coming soon! Because my miniatures are very [...]

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Pussy Willows – 7 New Drawings

I love Spring. Life in general seems easier. No more snow to shovel. It’s finally melting by the way. Trees begin to blossom and flourish giving birth to new ideas, adventures and it all just makes me happy.

Each original Pussy Willow drawing was created with india ink, sepia hued ink and opaque white ink on [...]

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Rolling Roses (down the highway of life)

For a while there… nothing was coming together; ink lines, paper cuts, pens with caps off, all were left wandering aimlessly in the studio with unfinished lines, scraps of paper and ideas yet to bear fruit. That kind of sums up the last few months of my life.

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I’m Making Art Boxes – Specifically ACEO Art Boxes and a PDF tutorial on how you can make them to

As an ACEO creator and collector it was quickly becoming apparent that there needed to be a standard sized box that people could begin placing there ACEO Collections into.

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George deserves a proper introduction

This is George.

He was created with ink on flecked grey and taupe Ingris paper. The original drawing measures 5×7 inches / 17,7cm by 12,6cm.
He’s the pretty fish who swims the sea’s with Milton, spotted Eddie, Francis, Annabelle and Emily.
And he’s got a great tail!

George is available in three sizes:
• Mini George ACEO Limited Edition [...]

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Harmony

Original Artwork Size – 3.5 by 2.5 inches / 8,8cm by 6,3cm
Date of creation – October 2008
Medium – Prismacolor lightfast Verithin colored pencils, Windsor & Newton watercolor and Pilot H-tec C pens on Arches Watercolor paper
The original is for sale here
Harmony is also available in two print sizes.
5×7 inch / 12,7cm by 17,8cm – here
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Annabelle, isn’t she dreamy…

Meet Annabelle, the newest member of the Fish family.
Annabelle came into being a few days ago. She was created with Faber Castell india ink, Windsor and Newton watercolour and Prismacolor Verithin colored pencils. She is an ACEO which stands for Art, Cards, Editions and Originals. The original measures 3.5 by 2.5 inches.
Reproductive prints in larger [...]

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Tree Line

Calm homage to the beauty and subtlety of autumn;
an unusual break from swirls and detail
to that of straightened lines and softened hues.
*ACEO Size – 3.5″ by 2.5″ or 89mm by 64mm
Medium – sepia india ink and lightfast coloured pencil on flower petal textured paper
The original is available here. If you are interested in a print [...]

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Lost at Sea – Series of four fab abstract fish

Lost at Sea… no.1

Lost at Sea… no.2

Lost at Sea… no.3

Lost at Sea… no.4

Each was created using a combination of Pilot Hi-tec C pens, Windsor and Newton Watercolour, Faber Castell India ink and/or gold flec ink on either Arches watercolour paper, flower petal textured paper or cream coloured heavy cardstock.
Size of each original illustration is 3.5 [...]

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Look What Popped Up from the Ground

Medium – Windsor & Newton Watercolour and Pilot Hi-tec C pens on heavy cream coloured textured card stock
Size – 3.5 by 2.5 inches (8,7cm by 6,4cm)
Look What Popped Up from the Ground made the front page of Etsy not once but twice. Wow… thank you! It is an ACEO which stands for Art Cards, Editions [...]

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Spotted Eddie – yes, he’s a cutie of a fish

Finished this little cutie the other day. He measures a robust 3.5 by 3.5 inches and is sports the latest in ACEO fashion of having rounded corners. Both the original ACEO and limited Edition ACEO mini prints are available in my shop for purchase.
He was created with india ink, acrylic and pilot pen on heavy [...]

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Meet Emily the Fish (Milton’s Little Sister), learn about treasuries and Etsy front page appearances

I created Emily with india ink, watercolour and pilot pens on acid free card stock. The original measures 3.5 by 2.5 inches and is for sale at the Klausen Gallery. Prints are available in my shop from mini print size up to 11 by 8.5 inch size.
And this is Emily’s big brother, Milton the fish. [...]

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We Grow

Series – We Series of 3 illustrations
Title – We Grow
Medium – sepia india ink, watercolour and coloured pencil on watercolour paper
Size – 3.5×2.5 inches (*ACEO size)
I’ve been experimenting through scanning my miniature illustrations at extremely high resolutions, 1200 dpi to be exact, and printing them out at 8.5×11 inch size. They look wonderful. We Grow [...]

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Milton the Fish

He’s cute eh!
I created prints of Milton. They look identical to the original and are available in three different sizes for in my shop. He’s one of my best sellers!

I took a chance and submitted Milton to a flick group called Cutable. This was the first creation I submitted to that group. He made [...]

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Growing Beautiful in the Garden of Eden

Drawn with professional Pilot pens and painted with Windsor and Newton Watercolor on very thick acid free textured cream colored stock. It is an ACEO which stands for Art Cards, Editions and Originals.
Size – 2.5 by 3.5 inches
Update – The original has sold. Prints are available in 5×7 inch and ACEO mini print size in [...]

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Good Morning Sunshine!

Created on a lime light yellow rounded corner acid free card stock. I drew on this stock with professional Pilot Pens. Good Morning Sunshine is dated, titled and signed on the back in pencil. This is an original and not a print.
Yes, it is an ACEO. An ACEO stands for Art Cards, Editions and Originals. [...]

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Francis the Fish Swimming in the Sea

This deco fish named Francis was drawn with professional quality Pilot pens on cotton acid free Canson paper.
Size – 3.5″ by 2.5″ which is standard *ACEO size
If you would like to see Francis up close and personal simply become my flickr contact and you can swim with him at 1000 pixels wide rather than the [...]

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Violet the Vulva

She is a petite 2.5 by 3.5 inches.
She’s a popular *ACEO and
she’ll fit right into your pocket
to to carry with you
wherever you go.
She’s discreet.
She’s pretty
and pink.
She is
Violet the Vulva.
I created her using lightfast Prismacolor Verithin Colored Pencils and one Archival Micron Pen on acid free heavyweight paper.
Yes, you can have her to.
*ACEO – Art Cards, [...]

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Hope

I drew this as a test to see if a miniature drawing could hold up being printed at a 5″ by 7″ or even larger as an 8″ by 10″. This original measures 2.5″ by 3.5″. And guess what it held up beautifully for printing after scanning it at the obscene resolution of 900dpi.
I drew [...]

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