Thursday, April 28, 2011

Wedding Season

With all of the frenzy surrounding the royal wedding, this week's theme is on art that would make a wonderful gift as a wedding present.










Leave a comment with your art links that would make for great wedding presents and congratulations to any of our readers that are looking forward to their own "royal" wedding this year!

Friday, April 22, 2011

Art For Mom Part Two

This Mother's Day, how about purchasing some artwork for your beloved mom to show how much you care? There's something for every taste to be found on Etsy.

For the flower lover...

Tumbling Tulips by Brandi Solomon

Funky, soulful moms...

Tomorrow Never Knows by Marina Taliera

Aviator moms... 

Electra 10A by Robert Karr

For inspired chefs...

Four Red Pears by Diana Jahns


For the jewelry lover...

Peachy Lines Hand Painted Pendant by Leslie DeRose

Be sure to share YOUR art links in the comments section. You don't have to sell on Etsy, any art online that can be purchased is welcome! 

Thursday, April 14, 2011

Art for Mom Part One - Fine Art Friday - April 15, 2011

Flock (one of two) original paintings by Leslie DeRose









Looking for something special to buy for Mother's Day this year? How about the gift of art! These fine selections were discovered searching through the members of the Fine Art Friday team on Etsy. This is just a small sampling of the huge variety of unique art you can find on Etsy.com.

Please post your art links in the comments section that you think would make for a great Mother's Day gift. All artists from around the globe are welcome to post and you don't have to sell on Etsy to share. If you've got art available online, we want to see it!

Fine Art Friday

What is it?
Fine Art Friday is a grassroots movement to promote fine artists online.

How can I participate?
Anyone can participate and here's how!

Twitter
Every Friday share links to your favorite fine art (or your own for that matter) with the hashtag #FineArtFriday. This creates a search-able keyword to click on and view other participating Twitter posts. You can also share links to your special Fine Art Friday blog posts or Fine Art Friday Etsy treasuries. We have created a Fine Art Friday Twitter account so we can retweet our favorites and keep a weekly history of this movement. Follow us at http://twitter.com/FineArtFriday.

Flickr
Join our Flickr group where you can share your Fine Art and meet and greet fellow artists! This is a public group so we ask that you be conscientious of our intentions and add appropriate images to the pool. Anything that is considered Fine Art is welcome - including painting, sculpture, printmaking, photography and mixed media. (If I'm missing something here, let me know). You can upload up to 3 images a day to the pool and we may tweet your image on Fridays on Twitter. Join the group here - http://www.flickr.com/groups/fineartfriday/.

Etsy
All of the Etsy community is welcome and encouraged to join in on the Fine Art Friday fun! You can create all art treasuries on Thursday or Friday and tag them FineArtFriday (no spaces) so we can search through everyone's curated collections. Join the Etsy Fine Art Friday team here - everyone is welcome to join!

Blogs
You can do special Fine Art Friday blog posts about anything under the Fine Art sun that interests you. Perhaps it's a feature of an artist you admire or an artist interview, maybe it's about what art means to you, what art moves you, or what you love about a particular medium or style. It's up to you! Share the blog on Twitter with the #FineArtFriday hashtag, in the Etsy promo thread, post the link on the Fine Art Friday Facebook Page or anywhere else you'd like to share news of the Fine Art Friday movement. We would appreciate you including a link to this blog or our Twitter account if you do make a Fine Art Friday blog post so you can help spread the word!


Facebook 
Come share your favorite art with us at the Fine Art Friday Facebook Page. Feel free to add links to your online portfolio, shop, flickr photos…anywhere you share your art can be added to the wall.