Treasury

I just got a treasury spot on Etsy. Click here to get a closer view at any of these beautiful photographs.

Work in Progress

Here is an image of a work in progress- a large-scale digital landscape painting. When printed out at full size, this will be 20x36". This is the first digital piece that I've attempted on this big of a scale. My husband and I are buying our first house this summer, and I hope this turns out well, so I can showcase it on our new livingroom wall!

Etsy Treasury

Thanks to RozzyToz for including one of my photos in this treasury, with so many other beautiful items.Click here to visit and look closer at any of the included items. Click here to visit RozzyToz's Etsy shop and view her lovely beaded jewelry and appetizer picks.

Puppy Love

I just started taking a socialization class with one of my dogs, Toby (the wonderful model for this portrait). I am really enjoying the class so far, and Toby is responding really well. Anyway, it inspired me to post some great dog art I found on Etsy.

This boxer by Chet Phillips of ChetArt.etsy.com even looks quite a bit like Toby :) I love the way it reminds me of a woodblock print even though it is digital art.

I also found these fantastic paper mache dog sculptures by Papier Dog at PapierDog.etsy.com - I love the way she uses color in her sculptures.

Cleo

Olive

Both these artists have many other items in their stores, so follow the links to see more!

*images used by permission*

To Italy

I just want to post a short note of empathy for those affected by the earthquake in Italy. My heart goes out to you.

Time flys by

Well, once again it's been a while since I've posted. I spent some time working with my husband and my friend, updating the webpage for our photography business, Thole Imagery. Its all together now, and we have a studio to shoot in, which is great! We are located in south Minneapolis, so it is convenient for most people in the Twin Cities metro area. We are also offering several new services this year, such as the old-fashioned hand colored look. Look for this service available for your own photos in the Thole Imagery Etsy shop next week!I also offer my digital portrait paintings through Thole Imagery as well- if you don't have a good picture to work from, come have a portrait session first!

I'm starting to add more things to my sarahthole.etsy.com shop also... I finally added the layered drawings that I blogged about here months ago! It's about time! I have tons more art ready to be listed. I have a ton of little abstract pieces I was hoping to frame first, but I might have to work on getting images of lots of them this weekend.

A Snippet

I've been working a normal 9-5ish job for about 6 weeks now. I haven't made nearly as much progress with my art as I was before that time. I also haven't been keeping up with my online sites very well, like this blog, and my Etsy shops. I feel like getting back to it and accomplishing something, but I don't feel like being on my computer as much either. I am working on cleaning out my home office/studio, and I think today I will work on a couple of drawings. Lets hope I'm able to accomplish something.

Today, we stopped by the Walker and visited the Multiples Mall: A Bookish Fair. It was great to see a lot of people there. We stopped by the booth of my friends from the Good Minnesotan and picked up some of their comics. They are very original, with great artwork. Find out more about them at goodminnesotan.blogspot.com