tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12412175580157313472024-02-07T13:41:33.617-08:00amanda blake's oil painting blogwelcome to the blog of amanda blake, featuring my original fine art oil paintings, prints, and drawings and the ideas behind themamanda blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04087224653340385065noreply@blogger.comBlogger211125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1241217558015731347.post-30979496884381391922014-05-05T14:29:00.003-07:002014-05-05T14:29:32.330-07:00nigel and lily embrace as the storm passes by<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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nigel and lily embrace as the storm passes by<br />
original oil painting on wood<br />
10 inches square<br />
<a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/188291899/nigel-and-lily-embrace-as-the-storm?ref=shop_home_active_2">$800</a><br />
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the continuing <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/amandablakeart/sets/72157608546790675/">series</a> of nigel and lily<br />
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I've been terrible about updating my blog for quite some time, preferring much quicker forms of communication these days. You can find me on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/thisisalliknow">Facebook</a> and <a href="http://instagram.com/thisisalliknow">instagram</a>.<br />
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Thanks for reading. Take care,<br />
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<br />amanda blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04087224653340385065noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1241217558015731347.post-59704361385132578812014-02-04T08:45:00.002-08:002014-02-04T08:45:43.423-08:00allison wished on every star<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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allison wished on every star<br />
8 inch square original oil on wood<br />
<a href="http://sebastianfoster.com/allisonwishedoneverystaroriginalpaintingbyamandablake.aspx">$600 through sebastian foster gallery</a><br />
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Because really why just wish on one?<br />
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I have four new originals available through Sebastian Foster - see them all <a href="http://sebastianfoster.com/amandablake.aspx">here</a>.<br />
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I also just sent off some work the 15th Enormous Tiny Art show. Most of the pieces have already sold but you can still get a couple of them <a href="http://www.enormoustinyart.com/Artists/a-c/Blake,-Amanda.aspx">here</a>.<br />
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As always there are a few new prints and little portrait blocks in my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/thisisalliknow">shop</a>.<br />
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thanks and take care!amanda blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04087224653340385065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1241217558015731347.post-79579993095119427312013-12-05T15:21:00.003-08:002013-12-05T15:21:40.542-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I've added some new small super limited edition prints to my shop - only five of each available. They are each 5 by 7 inches including a small white border with title, number and signature on the front. $25 each. You can see them all <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/thisisalliknow/search?search_query=five&order=date_desc&view_type=gallery&ref=shop_search">here</a>.<br />
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Happy to be part of the frankie magazine calendar again this year. My image "<a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/113569046/she-whispered-her-secrets-to-the-moon?ref=shop_home_active">she whispered her secret to the moon</a>" is the december image.<br />
http://www.frankiepress.com.au/shop/frankie/frankie-calendar-2014<br />
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For international shipping of Christmas orders please order by the 8th of December. For US orders please order by the 18th.<br />
<a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/thisisalliknow">https://www.etsy.com/shop/thisisalliknow</a><br />
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<br />amanda blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04087224653340385065noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1241217558015731347.post-42464884621904272782013-10-01T20:29:00.002-07:002013-10-01T20:30:21.210-07:00the forest kept her safe<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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original oil on wood<br />
6 inches square<br />
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It's been awhile - I almost forgot I had a blog. This is my latest new piece and in the many months since I've been here I've added quite a few other new originals and prints to my shop. There are <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/150587128/floral-no-11-original-oil-painting?ref=shop_home_active">little florals</a>, <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/124574280/the-stars-were-hers-limited-edition?ref=shop_home_active">new prints</a>, <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/130219267/trudy-original-oil-painting?ref=related-6">portrait blocks</a>, and even a <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/109706965/there-was-always-light-large-giclee-fine?ref=shop_home_active">large original</a>.<br />
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I also have new work on the <a href="http://www.enormoustinyart.com/Artists/a-c/Blake,-Amanda.aspx">enormous tiny site</a> - though they did sell quickly and there is only one left. The next new series will be there in early February.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;">printed on 330 gsm weight cotton rag paper</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;">image size 20 inches square</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;">paper size 22 inches square</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A gold coin, a book, a cup of tea, a secret, a sibling...15 people with the thing (or person) that makes them who they are. Available in my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/125411006/15-people-holding-on-to-that-which-will?">shop</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm still not great at it but I've been getting better at updating <a href="http://www.facebook.com/thisisalliknow">my facebook page</a> and with the new baby keeping me busy I'm always looking for the easiest way to do things and right now facebook is it. Keep up with any new work or shows by following me <a href="http://www.facebook.com/thisisalliknow">here</a>.</span><br />
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josephina<br />
4 inches square<br />
acrylic on wood<br />
<a href="http://www.enormoustinyart.com/Artists/a-c/Blake,-Amanda.aspx" target="_blank">$150.</a><br />
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I've been a bit busy with <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amandablakeart/8429788441/in/photostream" target="_blank">other little cute things</a> but I managed to get some tiny paintings done for the 13th enormous tiny art show. I went with a circus theme this time. See them all (along with a few pieces from earlier enormous tiny art shows) <a href="http://www.enormoustinyart.com/Artists/a-c/Blake,-Amanda.aspx" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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Lots of new prints in my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/thisisalliknow?ref=si_shop" target="_blank">shop</a> along with one 6 inch square original titled "<a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/117565116/she-kept-them-safe-original-oil-painting" target="_blank">she kept them safe</a>."<br />
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A belated happy new year to you all.<br />
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<br />amanda blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04087224653340385065noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1241217558015731347.post-41131219791365997682012-12-07T09:51:00.001-08:002012-12-07T09:51:19.758-08:00three girls with crowns<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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original oil painting on wood panel<br />
six inches square <br />
<a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/117271020/three-girls-with-crowns-original-oil" target="_blank">$400.</a><br />
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I've been working on a <a href="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151269766837482&set=a.10150343013007482.368448.77239287481&type=1&theater" target="_blank">larger piece</a> that will be available soon through <a href="http://sebastianfoster.com/amandablake.aspx" target="_blank">Sebastian Foster gallery</a> and was inspired to revisit some other themes in my work that I hadn't painted in some time. Not sure what it is exactly about a trio of girls but it's an image I've returned to <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amandablakeart/sets/72157632180617590/with/8249000225/" target="_blank">again and again</a> and <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amandablakeart/sets/72157632180481902/with/8249000225/" target="_blank">crowns</a> just always make everything better.<br />
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I recently decided to switch my online shops around and have moved almost everything back to <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/thisisalliknow?ref=si_shop" target="_blank">etsy</a>. This makes it easier for me - managing just one shop. And I hope works great for everyone else - two of the immediate improvements are you can check out with or without paypal and I can accept <a href="http://www.etsy.com/giftcards?ref=si_giftcards" target="_blank">etsy gift cards.</a><br />
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If you are in the Seattle area I have three paintings in the <a href="http://popupartsnight.wix.com/pacificcrest" target="_blank">POP UP arts night at the Bright gallery</a> on December 8th - a fundraiser in support of Pacific Crest school.<br />
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I'm still adding <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/thisisalliknow?ref=si_shop" target="_blank">new prints in my shop</a> - limited and open edition. Many in sizes that are ready for standard frames - prices range from $20 - $95. If there is an painting you had been hoping I'd make a print of <a href="mailto:amandablakeart@gmail.com" target="_blank">let me know</a> and I just might be able to add it to the shop.<br />
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<br />amanda blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04087224653340385065noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1241217558015731347.post-85186182491011582072012-11-06T10:15:00.000-08:002013-10-01T20:31:18.369-07:00she looked to the moon for answers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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"she looked to the moon for answers"<br />
original oil painting on wood<br />
eight inches square<br />
$600 through <a href="http://sebastianfoster.com/amandablake.aspx" target="_blank">Sebastian Foster Gallery</a><br />
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Like so many of my paintings this piece is about the search for meaning and a need to understand. And like all the people in my paintings I think she gets the answer she's looking for.<br />
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This is one of several new pieces available through Sebastian Foster. <br />
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I also have four new prints available through both of <a href="http://www.thisisalliknow.bigcartel.com/" target="_blank">my</a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/thisisalliknow?ref=si_shop" target="_blank">shops</a>. They are all open edition and printed on standard size paper, ready to frame in store bought frames. Priced at $25 to $30. I'll be adding a few more available images over the week.<br />
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Hope all my readers affected by Sandy are doing well. My thoughts have been with you.<br />
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<br />amanda blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04087224653340385065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1241217558015731347.post-75823044098128340972012-10-03T07:34:00.002-07:002012-11-06T10:16:53.564-08:00memories followed her<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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memories followed her<br />
original oil painting on wood<br />
8 inches square<br />
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One of three new pieces on the <a href="http://sebastianfoster.com/amandablake.aspx" target="_blank">Sebastian Foster</a> site.<br />
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As always there are a few new items in my <a href="http://www.thisisalliknow.bigcartel.com/" target="_blank">shop</a>. <br />
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there was always light<br />
oil on wood panel <br />
24 by 20 inches <br />
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My first larger piece in awhile - bioluminescence of all sort, Northern lights, night blooming flowers and a mysterious ray of light. <br />
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This piece along with several others are part of the August group show at Nahcotta gallery - you can read about it <a href="http://www.nahcotta.com/Exhibits.aspx" target="_blank">here</a>. The show features myself and three artists whose work I adore - <a href="http://www.jenniferdavisart.com/" target="_blank">Jennifer Davis</a>, <a href="http://www.ohmycavalier.com/" target="_blank">Julianna Swaney</a>, and <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/arkdesignstudio" target="_blank">Amanda Kavanagh</a>. All pieces from the show are available to purchase <a href="http://www.nahcotta.com/Exhibits/Past-Shows/Summer-Group-Show.aspx" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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As always there are a few new small portraits in my <a href="http://www.thisisalliknow.bigcartel.com/" target="_blank">shop</a>.<br />
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carter - original oil on wood<br />
3.5" by 5"<br />
<a href="http://www.thisisalliknow.bigcartel.com/product/carter">$120 </a><br />
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It's been awhile but I am still here. I've updated my <a href="http://www.thisisalliknow.bigcartel.com/">shop</a> so the navigation is easier - easier to find my work by the category you're interested in. Along with Carter up above there are a few other new little portrait blocks available. And I'm putting all the finishing touches on quite a few new larger pieces for a group show at the <a href="http://www.nahcotta.com/">Nahcotta</a> gallery this August - I'll be sharing my pieces here as soon as I can.amanda blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04087224653340385065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1241217558015731347.post-70285872198353815112012-04-04T12:51:00.004-07:002012-11-06T10:16:34.663-08:00abigail decided it was time to try<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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original oil painting on birch panel<br />
6 inches square<br />
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Over the years I've painted quite a few images with <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amandablakeart/sets/72157608761955098/with/6897041296/">abigail</a> - that link shows just a sampling - I thought it was time for her life to change a bit. Somewhere out there is a painting titled "abigail never learned to fly" but when I started this one I thought maybe she just never tried. And what better place than the white cliffs of Dover.<br />
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I'm almost finished with a new larger piece - bioluminescence, northern lights, nocturnal animals, and night blooming flowers. I do love it. I'll share it here as soon as it's done.<br />
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Oops. Forgot to add - I've now made it easier to purchase work on a payment plan through my shop - <a href="http://www.thisisalliknow.bigcartel.com/payment-plans">this will tell you all about it</a>. This only works in my big cartel shop.<br />
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thanks.amanda blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04087224653340385065noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1241217558015731347.post-4096739605158472062012-03-22T12:39:00.000-07:002012-11-06T10:17:21.657-08:00In her dreams even the night sky was the color of the sunrise<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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original oil painting on birch panel<br />
8 inches square<br />
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I once had a teacher criticize me (in a not at all constructive or polite way) in front of class for using too much pink in my paintings. I don't think his critique had the result he was hoping for.<br />
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i've started a new series of florals. these paintings are painted on small blocks of poplar just like my <a href="http://thisisalliknow.bigcartel.com/category/little-portrait-blocks">little portrait blocks</a>. the first three are in my shop and i expect them to be the first of many little pieces that will give a me a break from painting people all the time.<br />
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While I am not yet a convert to facebook, it's just too much for me to keep up with, I have given in to the fact that people love it and realized it's really not that hard to update my page pretty regularly and respond to people semi-regularly, so if you're into facebook here's the link:<br />
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original oil painting on birch panel<br />
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I'm often asked about what happens next in my paintings - <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amandablakeart/4049481945/in/set-72157620748198335">do the wings hold them</a>, <a href="http://thisisalliknow.bigcartel.com/product/every-night-she-sent-out-messages-and-waited-for-an-answer-print">does she get the answer she waits for</a>, <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amandablakeart/2999325765/in/set-72157610903420689">is he going to be okay</a> - and the answer is always the same, yes. I'm interested in the beauty and mystery found in these often solitary and dark moments of searching and so I paint this same theme again and again. So many of my paintings portray the moment of darkness where things could go either way for the characters in them and while in a way I don't really care about what happens in the end (I couldn't count how many films and books I've left unfinished because the end just doesn't interest me) in my mind they always go well. Natalie does find the answers.<br />
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"Natalie searched the waters depths for answers" is one of four new six inch pieces I have available through <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amandablakeart/2999325765/in/set-72157610903420689">Sebastian Foster gallery</a>.<br />
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My prints are now available locally here in Madison, Wisconsin at the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/hatcharthouse?v=wall">Hatch Art House</a>. A charming shop featuring only art, crafts and jewelry handmade in Wisconsin.<br />
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As always there are a few <a href="http://thisisalliknow.bigcartel.com/">new portrait blocks in my shop</a> but as always they sell fast so if you want to make sure you know about them right away sign up for <a href="http://eepurl.com/cuqBX">my mailing list</a> to get emails when new work is added to my shop.amanda blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04087224653340385065noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1241217558015731347.post-35512231021547976462012-02-01T12:36:00.000-08:002012-02-01T12:36:50.816-08:00enormous tiny art 11 and other news<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I'm happy to again be part of Enormous Tiny Art at Nahcotta gallery in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. It's a wonderful group show of original art all under 10 inches square and all pieces are available on their <a href="http://enormoustinyart.com/The-Artists.aspx">website</a>.<br />
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February 1944, Anita and me - Verna<br />
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For the show I did a series based on some of the vintage photos I've collected from estate sales and ebay over the years. I chose to work only with images that were written on and used that writing as the titles. The six pieces in the series (along with a few of my little portrait blocks) are available on my page of the Enormous Tiny website - <a href="http://enormoustinyart.com/Artists/a-c/Blake,-Amanda.aspx">here</a>.<br />
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After many requests the Sebastian Foster gallery and I have printed a second edition of "rebecca wore a dress of wildflowers." This version is slightly smaller - the size of the orginal piece and is an edition of 250. You can buy it <a href="http://thisisalliknow.bigcartel.com/">here</a> in my store or through the <a href="http://sebastianfoster.com/amandablake.aspx">Sebastian Foster</a> gallery.<br />
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I'm thrilled to be the featured artist in the absolutely beautiful Australian magazine Frankie. There's a lot of beautifully printed images, an interview (that I've been too nervous to reread in all it's printed glory so I hope it's good) and even a poster. You can read about the magazine <a href="http://www.frankie.com.au/current-issue">here</a>.amanda blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04087224653340385065noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1241217558015731347.post-89459350126445306922011-11-28T13:33:00.001-08:002012-11-06T10:18:02.580-08:00she carried with her the sea<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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8 by 10 inch original oil painting on one inch deep birch panel.
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The problem with the format of my blog - post a painting and something about how it was done or what it's all about - and the order in which I post all my work on line - <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amandablakeart/">flickr</a>, <a href="http://www.thisisalliknow.bigcartel.com/">my shop</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/#%21/thisisalliknow">twitter</a>, very occasionally on my neglected <a href="http://www.facebook.com/thisisalliknow">facebook</a> page and then eventually here - is that when I finish a piece if I don't come up with something to say about it fairly quickly it often sells and then I've moved on to the next piece without ever getting around to showing it here. So while I currently can not think of anything to write about this piece I'm just going to go ahead and share it anyway so that I get a chance to and so that I get something posted here at least once a month, which is nowhere near as often as I'd like to post but at least it's something.<br />
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I have <a href="http://thisisalliknow.bigcartel.com/new-arrivals">new paintings, block portraits and prints</a> in my shop as well as new paintings available through <a href="http://sebastianfoster.com/originalpaintingsbyAmandaBlake.aspx">Sebastian Foster</a>. <br />
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If you are in the San Francisco area I now have some of my prints available at <a href="http://pressworksonpaper.com/">press: works on paper</a>.<br />
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"they took with them all that mattered and lit fires to remember their way home"<br />
original oil painting on birch panel<br />
14 by 18 inches<br />
<a href="http://thisisalliknow.bigcartel.com/product/they-took-with-them-all-that-mattered-and-lit-fires-to-remember-their-way-home">$1800. </a><br />
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I don't usually have quite as clear of a final painting in mind when starting paintings of this size and larger so it's not really the best example of how I work, generally quite a bit more things come and go in the composition, but I still thought it would be fun to share.<br />
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she always saw beauty <br />
signed limited edition print of original oil painting<br />
image size 8 inches square with a one inch border<br />
<a href="http://thisisalliknow.bigcartel.com/product/she-always-saw-beauty-print">$45. </a><br />
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I've added two new prints to my shops, the image above and "<a href="http://thisisalliknow.bigcartel.com/product/the-flowers-she-carried-reminded-her-of-the-places-she-d-left-behind">the flowers she carried reminder her of the places she'd left behind</a>".<br />
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After way too long I've updated my <a href="http://amandablakeart.blogspot.com/p/commissions.html">website</a> with new images and a page about <a href="http://amandablakeart.blogspot.com/p/commissions.html">commissioning a custom piece.</a><br />
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<br />original oil painting on wood<br />
eleven by fourteen inches<br />
<a href="http://thisisalliknow.bigcartel.com/product/she-taught-her-children-the-language-of-the-seas-and-the-skies-the-animals-and-the-flowers">$1600.</a><br />
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Just realized I never posted this painting that I finished a few months ago.<br />
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I've added custom blocks back to both my shops.<br />
<a href="http://thisisalliknow.bigcartel.com/category/custom-paintings">http://thisisalliknow.bigcartel.com/category/custom-paintings</a><br />
<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/thisisalliknow?section_id=6728943">http://www.etsy.com/shop/thisisalliknow?section_id=6728943</a><br />
As always if you are interested in larger custom work just send me an <a href="mailto:amandablakeart@gmail.com">email</a> and I'd be happy to fill you in on how it works.amanda blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04087224653340385065noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1241217558015731347.post-72108547592079271282011-09-08T13:47:00.000-07:002011-09-16T09:36:52.723-07:00they built a life out of hope and flowers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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original oil painting on birch panel<br />
14 inches square<br />
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I've been playing with idea of <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amandablakeart/sets/72157627500011087/">how to paint thoughts and time</a> for a bit now and suddenly it seems to be my main theme when I look around my studio at the work I have in process. This painting started with a <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amandablakeart/sets/72157623131637166/with/4290108244/">drawing from my (too big for me to complete) project I tried last year</a> and with many many sketches and tossed out ideas came to this image. The people are wearing clothes of light, air, life, water and earth (there's a very small fifth figure in the garden). If just felt right that anyone who could build a home of hope would wear clothes of made much more that just cloth.<br />
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As I have been for some time now I'm one of the artists participating in the wonderful Enormous Tiny Art Show at the Nahcotta Gallery in Portsmouth, New Hampshire and as always my work for the show is available <a href="https://www.enormoustinyart.com/Artists/a-c/Blake,-Amanda.aspx">online</a>.<br />
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original oil painting on wood block<br />
approximately 4.5 by 3.5 inches<br />
<a href="http://thisisalliknow.bigcartel.com/category/little-portrait-blocks">$120.</a><br />
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After a lot of time spent packing, <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amandablakeart/sets/72157627583119666/">a wonderful cross country drive</a> and a bit of time to settle in I've made it to my new home in Madison, Wisconsin and back to work. I'm starting my jump back in to business with adding a selection of ten <a href="http://thisisalliknow.bigcartel.com/">new portrait blocks to my shop</a>. If you'd like email updates when new items are added to my shop just click <a href="http://eepurl.com/cuqBX">here</a>, thanks.<br />
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original oil painting on birch panel<br />
10 inches square<br />
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The last in my series of superstition paintings (for right now). Hair knit into clothing will make a stronger connection between the knitter and the wearer and for sailors the hair will remind them of home.<br />
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I've been a bit behind when it comes to some things as of late. I'm busy preparing for <a href="http://amandablakeart.blogspot.com/2011/05/ivy-and-parker-drifted-through-black.html">summer shows</a> and I still have Frances at home with my full time and now I'm packing up for a huge move. This August my family and I will be leaving our beloved Portland, Oregon for Madison, Wisconsin. My husband will be returning to school and we're all pretty excited about the move - although I do fear the cold.<br />
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I've had quite a few people ask about commissions lately - I removed them from my shop because I just don't the time right now but will be adding them back as soon as I'm able - at the earliest October. I'll be sure to post here when I have the time to work on them again.amanda blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04087224653340385065noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1241217558015731347.post-57271793863393248602011-05-31T11:13:00.000-07:002011-05-31T11:13:03.389-07:00Ivy and Parker drifted through black seas with only candlelight to guide them<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuOOqAjconqGiY4CyREiCWsOIkDG5PFKGTvwAa_CxVnbJ62T2_1Temv_0nmsg5IGBkqIgxym7XXn_9dtFVsJjDB5ApXy2_I3Vl8tqvSeOX6zczjNv1cQI9sLSCkU3M6U7mZUeAvCwBpQfB/s1600/blacksea.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuOOqAjconqGiY4CyREiCWsOIkDG5PFKGTvwAa_CxVnbJ62T2_1Temv_0nmsg5IGBkqIgxym7XXn_9dtFVsJjDB5ApXy2_I3Vl8tqvSeOX6zczjNv1cQI9sLSCkU3M6U7mZUeAvCwBpQfB/s320/blacksea.jpg" width="316" /></a></div>original oil painting on wood<br />
six inches square<br />
<a href="http://sebastianfoster.com/originalpaintingsbyAmandaBlake.aspx">$400.</a><br />
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This piece is one of several new smaller originals available through <a href="http://sebastianfoster.com/originalpaintingsbyAmandaBlake.aspx">Sebastian Foster gallery</a>. <br />
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Since I last posted I have quite a few new original oils, acrylics and portrait blocks in my <a href="http://thisisalliknow.bigcartel.com/">shop</a>. <br />
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I'm currently preparing for July shows:<br />
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<a href="http://www.cherryarts.org/">Cherry Creek Arts Festival</a><br />
Denver, CO<br />
July 2, 3 and 4<br />
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<a href="http://aff2011.salemart.org/">Salem Art Fair and Festival</a><br />
Salem, OR<br />
July 15, 16 and 17<br />
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<a href="http://www.bellevuearts.org/fair/">Bellevue Arts Museum Arts Fair</a><br />
Bellevue, WA<br />
July 29, 30 and 31amanda blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04087224653340385065noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1241217558015731347.post-70395024029822551672011-03-24T14:30:00.000-07:002011-07-02T21:27:42.960-07:00in hope of changing their fate<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioVPfFT1eqExofJfSnt0c48_XSJ8dN7vO-ZF5PbDUMGBAT-pjteRNkGhUfd9tj3gCNmJqrNKRSL0Oco1kWIQ0o717mfdoAs32eLFeexizuQOmG0srcLWp8iQDNa0TPMEeZsyqifIMClqLs/s1600/Seashore.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioVPfFT1eqExofJfSnt0c48_XSJ8dN7vO-ZF5PbDUMGBAT-pjteRNkGhUfd9tj3gCNmJqrNKRSL0Oco1kWIQ0o717mfdoAs32eLFeexizuQOmG0srcLWp8iQDNa0TPMEeZsyqifIMClqLs/s320/Seashore.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>original oil painting on wood<br />
36 inches square<br />
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sometimes it's rather difficult to decide what to say about a painting when i post it here, how to sum it up in a few sentences. i could easily provide a list of the meaning of every detail but i don't want to kill the mystery. i worked on this piece off and on for two years - the lists of possible characters and stacks of books with marked pages can all finally be put away - and last night i decided on the title and now it's all done and just explaining it all away seems rather anticlimactic. so i'll say this - often the most difficult part of painting is knowing when to stop but then there's also the moment when it all suddenly comes together and you know one brush stroke more would be too much and that's what happened here and that moment is wonderful and i hope that feeling comes through in the finished piece.<br />
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i added another original to the shop (i'll feature it here later) "<a href="http://thisisalliknow.bigcartel.com/product/she-taught-her-children-the-language-of-the-seas-and-the-skies-the-animals-and-the-flowers">she taught her children the language of the seas and the skies, the animals and the flowers</a>" it's another piece i worked on for a year before it finally came together and i'm pretty in love with it.<br />
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i have several new <a href="http://thisisalliknow.bigcartel.com/category/prints">prints</a> in my shop and one more to come - tomorrow maybe?<br />
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and one last bit of news - i'll be at the <a href="http://www.nwartalliance.com/">best of the northwest show</a> at magnuson park, seattle. do stop by and say hi if you're in the area.amanda blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04087224653340385065noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1241217558015731347.post-88590305876366348582011-03-11T15:33:00.000-08:002011-07-02T21:28:58.125-07:00she longed for visions of love<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGN0U0h6zquG5hW3pptQ41HgtcL_mF95Qbg4MsAt29NddsnPPwIBvWizauHrS8iX_qaU1hMlOArpZ2bpFPEAc_OMFpxngeY0kuR6kKO7tFrk4fGf3NHCxvm6Bh2XmUrPduksR6AEnhdFiz/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGN0U0h6zquG5hW3pptQ41HgtcL_mF95Qbg4MsAt29NddsnPPwIBvWizauHrS8iX_qaU1hMlOArpZ2bpFPEAc_OMFpxngeY0kuR6kKO7tFrk4fGf3NHCxvm6Bh2XmUrPduksR6AEnhdFiz/s320/1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>8 inches square<br />
original oil painting on birch panel<br />
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burning letters to see visions of her true love in the smoke<br />
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i have one new print in my shop - <a href="http://thisisalliknow.bigcartel.com/product/every-night-she-sent-out-messages-and-waited-for-an-answer-print">every night she sent out messages and waited for an answer</a><br />
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i have a few more<a href="http://thisisalliknow.bigcartel.com/category/little-portrait-blocks"> little block paintings</a> in my shop. you can read a little bit about some of them in a recent feature on the <a href="http://myloveforyou.typepad.com/my_love_for_you/2011/02/this-is-all-i-know-helena-bonham-carter-portraits.html">my love for you...</a> blog<br />
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to my readers in japan - i hope you and your families are safe, take care.amanda blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04087224653340385065noreply@blogger.com4