“If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day, so I never have to live without you.” ~ A.A. Milne, Winnie the Pooh See in-progress pictures of this painting here.
You and Me Original ID # A-6-17 - Signed 8 x 10", Matted Alcohol Ink on Yupo Paper • Sold See In progress shots and instruction on how this piece was made on my other blog, SandySandyArt.com here.
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"A portion of your soul has been entwined with mine A gentle kind of togetherness, while separately we stand. As two trees deeply rooted in separate plots of ground, Our branches come together, Forming a miracle of lace against the heavens.” ~ Janet Mills This painting was so much FUN to do! See in-progress shots of this piece here. I Love You
Original ID # A-5-17 - Signed 10 x 8", Matted Alcohol Ink on Yupo Paper “I keep painting the trees - I'm still learning how to see them; I'm still discovering how to render their forms. I will spend a lifetime doing that. Maybe someday I'll get it right.” ~ Alan Lee I taught a watercolor class today and this was my demo (another version of day 1). Some of my students are having a hard time loving Yupo paper and the alcohol inks, so I usually do a wet-in-wet demo in watercolor on traditional watercolor paper for them. After painting in watercolor on cotton rag for over 40 years, I can usually pull it off, even though I'm a little rusty. See some of my other 30 paintings in 30 days in-progress shots, more about my techniques and thoughts about doing a series, later today, right here. Like I always say; "Repetition is the key to mastery.", so It is never time wasted, to redo and repaint something again. Someday, I'll Get It Right Original ID # A-3b-17 - Signed 10 x 8" Matted Watercolor on Arches 140lb Cold Press Paper Since the above painting was not in alcohol ink, I added another for this day. Here is Day 4's official entry.
Winter Wind • Sold Original ID #A-4-17- Signed - 7 x 5" Matted Alcohol Ink Painting on Yupo Paper "Trees are much like human beings and enjoy each other's company. Only a few love to be alone." ~ Jens Jensen The Loner
Original ID # A-3-17 - Signed 8 x 10" Matted Alcohol Ink on Yupo Paper "Of winter's lifeless world each tree Now seems a perfect part; Yet each one holds summer's secret Deep down within it's heart." ~ Charles G. Stater Deep Down Within Its Heart
Original ID # A-2-17 - Signed 6 x 8" Alcohol Ink on Ceramic Tile With Black Wooden Display Easel or Framed to 8 x 10" "The future lies before you, like paths of pure white snow. Be careful how you tread it, for every step will show." Here we go again! Let's make the most of the days ahead. The Future Lies Before Us
Original ID # A-1-17 - Signed 10 x 8" Matted Alcohol Ink on Yupo Paper Please Note: It's very beneficial to study and reproduce another artist's work to learn techniques, but copying their work and presenting it as your own is a copyright violation. When you follow an example from a class or tutorial, look at the piece as a learning exercise, rather than your own art. Please DO share it and give credit to the teacher wherever possible, ie: "Your Name, After Sandy Sandy, - date". Online, a link to the artist where more information can be found should be included. Your name and "After Sandy Sandy" should also be written on the back of the physical copy. This helps the teacher's sales and directs others to the tutorial or resource. It is not morally or legally correct to physically show or sell this as your own work, unless the copyright owner gives you specific permission to do so. If the copyright holder gives permission, there may be specific requirements set forth. I was excited to view the alcohol ink paintings at a local art show, but was disappointed to find that the painting that had won an award was not entirely original. I studied that same video years ago myself and have seen that recognizable scene reproduced countless times online. I have also seen others teaching the very same techniques and composition based on that image! Needless to say, corresponding with the original artist, she was not happy about it either. Looking further, there were also a couple of copies done from my own online step by step tutorials. And in another show, I saw a painting done from my exact design and step by step lesson in one of my live classes. I was saddened, because I thought my students knew better. Below, I have tried to educate people on the difference between the right and wrong way to go about copying and learning. A technique or an idea can't be copyrighted, however if an artist makes her living teaching the technique, it would be very nice to give credit to them. This is kind and thoughtful, but not legally required. Study the technique and follow along with the project. Just don't enter a live class assignment or online tutorial painting in an art show, reteach someone's same lesson, (especially using their materials), sell it without the teacher's permission or claim it as your own. Once the technique has been practiced and grasped, your own idiosyncrasies will emerge. If the work is a derivative of someone else's creative work, yet has changed or evolved over time and is totallly unrecognizable, you then hold the copyright and have the legal right to determine who uses it and how. Bottom line - Follow along with tutorials as practice. Learn the techniques and perfect them, but give credit where it is due. Practice, practice, then practice some more. Throw in your own unique twists. Share your new ideas and discoveries. Make the art your own. Using, sharing or teaching the same TECHNIQUE learned in a class or tutorial by another person is okay, as long as you change the subject matter, vary the approach and use your own design, examples or projects. Simply reproducing, re-painting or re-teaching someone else's work is not acceptable. ABOUT USING PHOTOGRAPHS ... If you are using someone else's photo for reference, make sure it is specified that it is "copyright free, in the public domain with complete use granted". Even if it is on a site like Pixabay, it is kind and good spirituality to give credit and link back to the exact place you got the image. If you copy that image, with very little change in design, focus, composition, colors, feel, etc., or without using multiple reference materials; thus producing a near identical photographic rendering, you cannot claim copyright. If an image is purchased, the copyright cannot transfer to anyone but the original purchaser. When reposting online, only share photos with clear identification on the image and/or a link to the photographer's page, website or portfolio where the image was originally found. When you copy and do a painting or drawing from one reference photo only, or even just get your main inspiration from a really awesome fine art photo, you are literally dipping your brush into someone else's soul. You are seeing life through their eyes and perspective, tapping into their skill and unique point of view. So be grateful for their gift and honor it as you would want someone else to honor your own. This is why I prefer to use (at least) several reference photos, along with sketches, my previous paintings and imagination for any one piece. With time, practice and patience, anyone can do the same. My Personal Policy: I certainly don't mind if pieces done in class are gifted. I actually prefer that to selling, of course. But I also know people like to buy from their friends and after a while, things start to pile up. And it might be nice to get some money back, for more classes and art supplies. So we need to set some guidelines. All pieces done in my live or online classes from my step by step tutorials, must be signed with Your Name, then "After Sandy Sandy" and explained that it was done from my work, in a class. If posting online, linking to me is required and using the hashtag #LearnLoveCreate is appreciated. These works, because they are actually still my designs, cannot be entered in art shows. Contact me for permission to sell. If consent is given, the work cannot be sold for less than mine. Current prices will be quoted upon request. Recap: It's good to study another artist's work to learn techniques, but copying their work and presenting it as your own is a copyright violation. See links to more of my free videos here.
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Get The 12 Tips For Painting in Watercolor on Yupo which was created several years ago to give out at demos and classes. Here's a copy of them for anyone interested in watercolor on Yupo paper. See 12 Tips for Working in Alcohol Ink on Yupo here. Feel free to download these free pdf files for your artistic enrichment! Feel free to make copies, share and distribute these sheets. Thanks For Your Friendship and Happy Creating, xo Sandy See 12 Tips for Working in Alcohol Ink on Yupo here.
The top files are for two full 8.5 x 11" sheets. I've also provided a one sheet option below, which is workable, but the full sheets are better quality, so I'll let you decide.
SandySandy.com is now over twenty years old! I created it in 1996 and have maintained it since then. There were only a handful of web"pages" online back then and artists' websites in the young online world were very few and far between. The first online artists were pioneers of sorts, as most of our kind resisted as long as they could. But like attracts like, and the isolated few connected like a tight knit tribe from all corners of the continent! It was then that I met two of my most influential art mentors, Monte Guynes and Robert Genn. They have both passed now and I am very grateful and happy to say that I took a leap of faith and on two separate occasions, flew to the west coast and spent time taking workshops, traveling with them and getting to know them in person. I am getting a little off track here, but after looking at my "Spirit Art" work on YouTube from one decade ago, I just wanted to acknowledge their influence on me, my writing and my art journey. Trouble with the web, is that technology changes so rapidly and you really have to stay on top of those changes. It's sink or swim, in the now densely populated, fast paced, online world. Have a great day! Hugs, Sandy “We can't be afraid of change. You may feel very secure in the pond that you are in, but if you never venture out of it, you will never know that there is such a thing as a river or an ocean. Holding onto something that is good for you now, may be the very reason why you don't have something better.” ~ C. Joy Bell
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