Finding a Home & News

Finding a Home, 5x4in. Oil on linen/board. $90

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Finding a Home

"Layers of pink carnations, find a home in a flea market treasure."

Debbie Lamey-MacDonald ©

My mom bought this little bottle when she was at a flea market recently. She often keeps an eye out for little treasures she thinks I might like to use in my still life. Great mom eh?!

I really loved this little bottle and felt it would be a perfect subject for my miniature paintings. I decided to dress it up with ribbon and a bow, as well as pink carnations. This little one would make a perfect Valentine Gift for someone special! 

In Progress 

The size of the board I used was new for me. It is 5x4 inches and I have to say, I really enjoyed this size. I can see more miniatures being painted on this size in the future. 

News

Miniatures and Cards/Magnets on display in the China Cupboard

I am happy to share the news that a collection of my miniature paintings will now be available in the China Cupboard & Gifts Ltd.. It is a lovely local gift shop which offers many unique gift items. They will also be carrying a collection of cards and magnets of my work. If you are local, I am sure they would love to hear your feedback. Many thanks to Rick Goodman for providing a beautiful space to group my miniatures and for all his help! Next time you're in town pop into the China Cupboard and browse around their charming shop! Cheers!

Facebook Art Challenge

I recently participated in the facebook art challenge. The objective of the challenge is to post 3 pieces of work for 5 days and nominate a new artist each day to participate. It was fun to participate and I appreciated being nominated by a fellow artist Susan Schaefer. If you are interested you can view the work I posted on my facebook timeline, if you missed it. Thanks!

Hope your week is rolling along smoothly!

Warmly,

Debbie

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Special News!

 Magic, 4x4in. Oil on linen/board
Available at the China Cupboard & Gift Shop

I am happy to share that I now have a selection of miniature paintings available at a local gift shop the "China Cupboard & Giftware Ltd."!  They are also offering a variety of note cards and magnets of my work as well. It is a lovely shop which offers many beautiful and unique gift items. It is one of the shops I like to visit when I am looking for a special gift. 

They selected a lovely well lit shelf to display my miniatures in a grouping. I greatly appreciated having a nice bright shelf available for my works! Each miniature is displayed on its own tiny easel with its accompanying written reflection sitting below. Copies of these reflections are also laminated and taped to the backside of each painting.

Here are a few photos of my miniatures on the China Cupboards' Shelf.

It was a pleasure setting up my display with the owner Rick Goodman! He is a lovely man, who appreciates artisans and their creative offerings. Cheers to new beginnings! 

I have also added a special section to my website where you can see what miniatures are available through the China Cupboard. Please feel free to contact them if you see any miniatures in their shop that you would love to purchase! They are super friendly and helpful! 

Warmly,

Debbie

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Happy New Year and News!

Iris Harmony, 6x6in. Oil on Sretch Canvas

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Taking a moment to wish you a Very Happy New Year!! It is such a great time of year to take stock of where we are and the direction we would like to be going in various areas of our life--career, personal etc. One of the more common practices this time of year is to write New Year's Resolutions. I think they are a good idea in some respects because they help focus our dreams and desires.

Christine Kane's Word of the Year Booklet

Another technique I have used over the last couple of years is to pick a word of the year that is in line with your goals for the future. I got this idea from Christine Kane. She also has a great little workbook you can print off to get you started on picking your word. You can find her workbook here. I like to type my word and post it around the house, in my studio etc. Thought you might like to give it a try! Good Luck!

News:

On another note I have published a new Blog. I loved my old one, but the framework on my old website and blog needed to be totally reconstructed due to it being quite an old template. It would have taken way too much time for my son. So I found a great platform called Weebly, that I used myself to build my New Online Shop and I  linked my Blogspot Blog with it as well. Sooooo everything is new as I begin 2013! It feels like is it is going to be a great year ahead!

A nice surprise also occurred recently. Annie Strack a super artist who is very supportive of her fellow artists included me in a lovely post highlighting several wonderful artists. I was both honored and humbled to be included with these artists. You can read the post here.

Hoping 2013 brings you much Joy!

Warmly,

Debbie

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