Getting my mojo going... New Etsy store and a website....

I have been away a bit from blogging because I've been using my free time to a. create new work and b. build a website and start an Etsy store. The above images are all in stock and available to ship today, with more on the way. You can visit my flickr page and let me know if there is a specific print you would like to see next in my store at http://www.flickr.com/photos/patricedeavila/ and I will announce the url for my website very soon.

PLEASE remember that a portion of every sell from my etsy shop goes to help rescue and animals in need.

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Chaos in the world brings uneasiness, but it also allows the opportunity for creativity and growth.
Tom Barrett

Prints of my work for sale...

I am really excited to announce that I've got giclee prints available of my work. They run $28 and free shipping for approximately 8x10 inch on archival paper. I'm really delighted with the quality of the print and you can truly see the pigment strokes so clearly that it looks like the pastel would come off on your fingers! Please email me at patrice.deavila@gmail for questions comments or orders and if you look at my flickr galleryhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/patricedeavila/ you can see other images that are available as prints (same size same price).

Wait! There's more, when I hit 100 followers to my blog, the 100th follower and 4 other followers randomly drawn from the previous 99 followers get a giclee of my work.

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Main Entry:	giclée
Part of Speech:	n
Definition:	a printmaking method using an ink-jet printer for photographic images of paintings to produce high-quality reproductions; also written giclee
Example:	In giclee, the ink is sprayed on to your choice of media in millions of colors utilizing continuous tone technology, retaining all the fine detail of the original.
Etymology:	French 'sprayed ink'

Expanding my 100th follower contest...

I have such great followers that I am expanding my 100th follower contest... Yes, my 100th follower gets a signed giclee print of my work AND 4 other people from the 1st ninety-nine followers will be entered to also win a giclee from a random drawing.

I really wanted to also show my appreciation the everyone who's been with me since the beginning while celebrating hitting the 100th follower mark. Thank you... and tell your art loving, blog following friends.

Here is a link to my flickr gallery to see current and past works available... http://www.flickr.com/photos/patricedeavila/

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“May good luck be your friend in whatever you do and may trouble be always a stranger to you.” Irish Blessings

Giclee for you and me...

The above is the short version of what all the phoofahrah about Giclees' and the following wiki link is the long version http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giclee.

What I can say is that with the right printer, having your work printed in Giclee is absolutely AMAZING. Bold, crisp, vibrant and you can see the medium or brush strokes in the print. If you have been toying with the idea of getting prints of your work done, I highly recommend this medium and a shout out to my printer who is located in the metro Portand area, Durland Digital http://www.durlanddigital.com/ArtPrinting.htm

To see a gallery of my work available in giclee please go here http://www.flickr.com/photos/patricedeavila/sets/72157621422816519/

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We are simply a conduit for creativity. - unknown

You know you want one...

The 100th follower of my blog

will get a signed 8x10" giclee of any

one of my works (their choice) from . . .

http://www.flickr.com/photos/patricedeavila/

Tell a friend.

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The true work of art is but a shadow of the divine perfection.
::: Michelangelo :::