green frogs in the summer

happy august

good morning to you :)

I have been busy making niches for my art and music adventures and setting up new shows.

Here is my new painting subject with my art at The Ring's Island Artisan's in the Open show (every August).

pat.rota

, originally uploaded by pat.rota.

pat put this painting up on flickr. i had forgotten about it. i did it back when he and my sons were all busy playing a type of metal music. it was really something exciting to have all the musicians about playing.


this is one of my blogs, my new blog is on www.teckian.com

friend

friend, originally uploaded by Tobin Art.

so much is happening below the surface of things it is barely noticeable yet i am ready to burst, the summer activity is so exuberant.

i have 8 tadpole frogs on my porch and a baby canary almost two weeks old in my kitchen. Out fiddling three times this week!

hampstead fiddle jam and contest this saturday coming up at noon, center of town. look for the tents.

beanforest

beanforest, originally uploaded by Tobin Art.

the real title is "giraffe on a sailboat in a bird tea cup near the green bean forest"

soon to be available on my www.tobinart.etsy.com/ shop after i take a better photograph of it!

Practicing Art

The late Kurt Vonnegut wrote, "Practicing an art, no matter how well, is a way to make your soul grow."

I include music as an art.
Someone else said "art is something that comes out of refining the creative process and making a more finished type thing." i would call that 'professional' art, the kind one makes a living at!

the 'process of art' tho' is a healing journey. a purposeful one,

anyone can make a life a healing journey, tho' not everyone may have the clarity of mind to choose a life as that.

I know more of who i am because i have a chosen a life of art and a life of purpose.

2chickens

2chickens, originally uploaded by Tobin Art.

two of my ole gals, butterscotch and helga. i miss my chicken girls. I had an original brood for 9 years, Silver was the last to go at 10 years. tHERE IS NOTHING like having your friends walking around picking at bugs and sun bathing while working on the farm.

blackbirdoverchainlinkbridge

blackbirdoverchainlinkbridge, originally uploaded by Tobin Art.

the chain link bridge is my most favorite bridge in the world. Whenever it closes due to a barge or something running into it i miss it. and the time lost due to driving to route 1 and crossing the merrimac at the port of newburyport.

I feel included

Thanks InvisableFountain for including me in your etsy treasury!

http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=66757

foxpendantfun

foxpendantfun, originally uploaded by Tobin Art.

while painting, inbetween the drying stages i amuze myself and somewhats aggravate too by making small wearable things from my original paintings. here is one of a red fox i painted last fall now a print on some plaster over re used cardboard.

i just listed it on etsy www.tobinart.etsy.com/

teaparty

teaparty, originally uploaded by Tobin Art.

Thanks Rose. was fun watching baby hummingbirds and baltimore orioles, ...tea chat.

sitting

sitting, originally uploaded by Tobin Art.

new painting. i went bigger than usual 3 by 5 feet.

on sale on my etsy shop www.tobinart.etsy.com for now, unless i get it into ....somewhere else.

little magnet i made today

little magnet i made today, originally uploaded by Tobin Art.

i did finish a HUmongous painting today too but too dim to take outside and photograph..so it will be coming soon.

i am being very brave, making stuff everyday even if it seems like a huge failure (alot of my experiments seem that way and then i have to do huge release for all the failures so that i can be grateful i can even be experimenting, and sending stuff to galleries and waiting to see whether they want my stuff or not....have to lift it out softly, i re discovered yesterday when i did this. and it really lifted! i felt so much better).

Singingland in the Summer

sl, originally uploaded by Tobin Art.

The greening has happened. Now things will continue to get more beautiful. It is damp and grey today. Tomorrow maybe i will plant zinneas, cosmos, butternut squash and beans.

tiles9 ( versa tiles)

tiles9, originally uploaded by Tobin Art.

here are some new tiles i made using old floppy's my theater friend gave me. they have multiple magnets on the back and a hanging thread too so they are very versatile. versa tile.

catsoft

catsoft, originally uploaded by Tobin Art.

One little hand painted soft cat.

redfoxredo

redfoxredo, originally uploaded by Tobin Art.

GOOD MORNING! this painting has undergone many repaints as well! hopefully it will be brought into chameleon gallery tomorrow.

re do of watchtower and bunny on chair

re do of watchtower and bunny on chair, originally uploaded by Tobin Art.

getting ready to bring three new paintings over to chameleon gallery in a couple days. this painting has been through 3 re-paintings.

redfoxpainting

redfoxpainting, originally uploaded by Tobin Art.

my newest painting. i like it! who knew a red fox was going to show up. It wasn't in the initial sketch at all.

taking it over to Chameleon gallery this saturday.

sheep

sheep, originally uploaded by Tobin Art.

Happy Sunday folks.

little tiny art.

second paint 'watching the watchtower"

second paint 'watching the watchtower", originally uploaded by Tobin Art.

I just reposted this and put up on Etsy today

In the original sketch and into the first painting there were some walls from newburyport, i thought this building was the firehouse! only come to find out i think it is somewhere near Sarasota, Fla.

long story.

a coastal painting.

As usual, payment plans are available

18 x24 inches $375

my dog

my dog, originally uploaded by Tobin Art.

after years of messing about with plaster i came back to making small plaster frames for my small works (usually watercolor and/or acrylics on heavy paper and heavy varnish to hang without glass).

I have been in the studio more than not lately, feels so great to be on painting track again after what seemed like endless experimentation and showing (7 shows since last october).... The shows promote more manic experimentation which has happened whenever i put out my work in a big way.

today i sold a portrait commission off of my etsy site. yay!

i have held off twittering, it was getting to my nerves.

Anyway, i think the cost for this is $100 measures 8 x 8

per usual payment plans are available as little as $20 a month (or even smaller if necessary).

"Watching the WatchTower"

payment plans always available. email me for talkie. teckian@tiac.net
ww, originally uploaded by Tobin Art.

New Painting!

18 x 24 acrylic on canvas. Painted during Sarasota KS gathering.

Happy DOGBEAR in a box

chocolate chihuahua ~ portrait commissions

chocochihuahua, originally uploaded by Tobin Art.

I happily got a call from an old collector friend of mine who commissioned me to do a dog friend portrait. What a great thing to be doing them again.

In case you or a friend you know is interested here is the break down:

(working from one or more photos -easily emailed in any kind of resolution)

5 x 7 $65
8 x 10 $100
9 x 12 $160

Acrylic on 400lb watercolor paper and varnished
($35 for handmade plaster frame)

16 x 20 on hand stretched canvas $325

18 x 24 on hand stretched canvas $375

Thursday & Chocolate Bunnies

I Love the Color of Candy, the yellow of jellies, jellybeans that are spicy, ....

just thinking out loud about the baskets i will make soon.

bird and it's cat box

birdincatbox3, originally uploaded by Tobin Art.

the cat box is designed to hang on the wall by it's ears. this is a special little safe house for the needle felted bird to hang out when not out exploring kitchen tables and art shows.

have a good weekend!

podprint

podprint, originally uploaded by Tobin Art.

this is a new handworked tiny art print from an older mixed media painting. It WAS listed on Etsy until my friend saw it and said it was her favorite of everything i have done so far (that is a number in the thousands) so how I could NOT send it to her in trade for a huge box of wool roving she sent me up from Maryland in total trust of getting something back she liked?

The red fox is also going to traveling down to be with her tomorrow as well.

happy April 1

Where the Blue Whale Sings

bluewhalesings, originally uploaded by Tobin Art.

how come our scientists do not know where the blue whale breeds or lives? Is it possible they translocate themselves? i wonder.

bunnycatbox

bunnycatbox, originally uploaded by Tobin Art.

bunny hopping in hangable cat box shelf going to the table at the carry out show tomorrow that is 'for this night only' offerings, since i ran out of wall space and am bringing in my newest 24 x 24 inch painting, two cat boxes, a horse, 2 rabbits and a wired bear (magnets, handworked art prints) and a bird.

table

table, originally uploaded by Tobin Art.

As the week progresses towards the Carry Out Cafe spring art show this friday the air becomes electric with excitement. wool projects are strewn around, the first success of a wire armature waiting for its wings by friday. my first batch of dyed wool on the left ready to make a red fox, a pile of wool to go to newburyport this eve inside my frame drum to accompany my music students with. Life is a joyful thing. There is joy even when there is sadness, chaos, confusion and death. I have to believe there is always joy found in the all oneness of the all of life.

tinyart garden

tinyartvggarden, originally uploaded by Tobin Art.

my Van gogh O ish rendition of my garden ~ being given away from loves notes written on - http://www.thematernallens.blogspot.com/

drawing will be next week!

thanks bluelime for the interview.

how much i love etsy

bunnykar, originally uploaded by Tobin Art.

IF i had a ka zillion dollars i would buy a little house in newburyport and fill it full of the many wondrous things that people make on the etsy shops. then i would post flyers around towns when i was going to open the doors and let people of all ages come and gets some of the art and crafts and honey, and wool, waxes, soaps, handmade rugs, dolls, paintings....

THEN, i would do it all over again.

felthorse

felthorse, originally uploaded by Tobin Art.

new feltie a sheltie, a shetland pony with llama alpaca fur. 9 x 7 inches. In Etsy shop www.tobinart.etsy.com/ and then the show at Carry Out March 27th just for the evening and maybe into Chameleon Gallery.

happy Irish day!

new tiny art

new tiny art, originally uploaded by Tobin Art.

I've started doing hand worked prints again. Available on my
www.tobinart.etsy.com/ a fun thing to make and offer inexpensive pieces of work extended from recent original paintings.

lilbun2

lilbun2, originally uploaded by Tobin Art.

lil bunny reserved for dee

dancing cardinal

dancingcardinal, originally uploaded by Tobin Art.

20 x 30 inches acrylic on 3/4 birch panel

Fern

Fuzz, originally uploaded by Tobin Art.

Yes, I know. I am adorable. It just happened that way. Tobee kept needle felting along determined to make something of me and here I am, in my glory, ready for Springtime, maybe for Laurie or to the Etsy shop I go!

squirrelpin

squirrelpin, originally uploaded by Tobin Art.

i sent this pin onto my two young friends i hope to see again sometime soon!
+++++++

interview with a pin:

ME: Hi Pin! You are so cute. What can you tell us about yourself?
Squirrel Pin: Well, first off thanks for the interview. Second, I am so cute I can hardly get over myself. Third, great going on how you used recycled cereal box cardboard using your kewl colored pencil techniques and glazing so I am like a piece of stained glass when propped next to a window.
Me: You are so welcome! Thank YOU.

Music lessons - i teach piano, guitar and fiddle

The music I teach is really based on expressive arts therapy – rather than focusing on an issue, we are focusing on moving energy, expressing our true nature and developing confidence. I love my music students - and building relationships of mutual respect.

My studio is in newburyport ~ i teach piano, guitar and fiddle and use a looper recording device to burn cds right there - especially when a student is ready to write something on the spot or put down a piece they have been working on for weeks or months or a year.

My studio hours run Tues - Saturday.

interior_eckian

interior_eckian, originally uploaded by 3 Graces Gallery.

A shot from 3 graces gallery in portsmouth Teeny Tiny Art Show IV Feb 09

fluff

fluff, originally uploaded by Tobin Art.

caution, if you let your fluff be over fluffly and out of control you might pick up some dust you are not happy with. better to keep your fluff in fluffly awareness and walk intentionally with joy.

Excited about Next Show

Weeellll, getting down to last week before hanging the carry out cafe show with Dan. Sure is fun working with him getting our guest list together and finishing details of the show. It would be nice to show every year with him!

Chameleon gallery is having their first ever flea market yard sale this March 20-22 so if you are in area of Newburyport on Liberty st around then, might be some really good deals to be found ~ artists that show here can bring up to 10 pieces, marked way down in boxes on the floor - i am still picking out what i might bring there tho' i am thinking about:

an oil painting of my boston terrier - 36 x 48 inches

a painting on Morgan's old kitchen cabinet cover of a bunny with ball

a 16 x 20 painting of the llama and tractor from Tendercrop Farm!

teacup

teacup, originally uploaded by Tobin Art.

i am loving the way my work has been coming together for me. finally i am making sense of all the sketches that come to me and then how to combine them in a way with paint on a specially treated secret wood surface...chugging along.

mighty and windows

mighty and windows, originally uploaded by Tobin Art.

these were my very first brood of chickens. i put in an order for 12 and got a great mixed batch; rhode islands red, a black chicken, a bunch of whites, some black and white and a beautiful rooster.
i kept them in the dining room that fall and winter, first in a big aquarium and then in a refrigerator wooden crate i fixed up with a hinged door so they could sit on the edge during the day. Once they were big enough i kept them on the enclosed front porch and they would look at me through the window.
1996.

crinkpin

crinkpin, originally uploaded by Tobin Art.

another new art pin made from recycled materials! crink with pineapple near easter island and my kitchen table!

for sale on my etsy shop:

www.tobinart.etsy.com/

catdogpin

catdogpin, originally uploaded by Tobin Art.

a new little line of tiny miniscule art using recycled materials which includes recyling my images!!!

2 x 3 inches offered on my www.tobinart.etsy.com/ store where i also have my new needle felt creatures and other things i made.

xo tobie

landscapebunnycar

landscapebunnycar, originally uploaded by Tobin Art.

newest painting, acrylic on baltic birch 5/8's thick. will be at the party march 27th carry out cafe state st. newburyport 7-9

also for sale on my New York A r t E x c h a n g e

www.nyaxe.com/teckian

happy monday.

xo tobie

blabbing on my blog

well, i have moved my 'art for sale' to my Etsy shop mostly www.tobinart.etsy.com/
my work can also be seen in person at my studio shop in Newburyport, mass and some work (right now 'Skipperke' is in the window) at The Chameleon Gallery on Liberty St. nbpt.

now, i am free to blah blah blah whatever here on my precious blog and not use it entirely for my online portfolio which is what i was doing but was jealous of all the folks that didnt. they just posted pictures and whatever else they felt like. now i get to be one of them. hooray!!!!

here is a cute picture of my cat playing with newest needle felt creature: Oh. the photos load on top of the page after i already typed.

Flickr

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