A.C.E.O. Cards (Artist's Cards, Editions or Original)

A few more A.C.E.O. Cards.... While battling Discouragement Demons, I have been drawing on a small scale again. They become a fine escape from reality as I concentrate totally on creating shapes and creating color compositions in the lines.... filling in the entire shape.
The cards are almost the same size as shown here. Each is an original, one of a kind drawing made using Metallic and Colored Ballpoint pens on cards 2.5 x 3.5 inches.
I would love to hear your suggestions for titles. I am wondering about making paintings in the same manner.... Any suggestions? I'd love to hear your ideas!

Newest Art Cards

Trading Cards Again...

Trading Card #5

Colored and Metallic Ballpoint Pen & Ink 2.5"x3.5" $35 Trading Card #5, (Reverse) Colored and Metallic Ballpoint Pen & Ink 3.5"x2.5"

A lovely Saturday afternoon, I have been sitting, listening to the Opera and other wonderful music on my computer and doodling away carried off from any concerns by beautiful music and colors in flowing shapes. At the moment Beethoven's Fifth Symphony is on the air! As soon as it is finished, I must go back to the reality of cleaning house.... Perhaps I will post the two paintings I did in the studio this week....

Trading Cards...Trading Cards????

Card 1

Colored and Black Ballpoint Pen & Ink 3.5"x2.5" nfs

Card 1.5

Colored and Metallic Ballpoint Pen & Ink 2.5"x3.5" nfs Card 2 Colored and Metallic Ballpoint Pen & Ink 3.5"x2.5" nfs Card 2.5

Colored and Metallic Ballpoint Pen & Ink 2.5"x3.5" nfs

I have seen Baseball Trading Cards all my life.... And I have read about artists Trading Cards and thought that it would be an enchanting thing to try, but have never bothered to purchase any of the cards.

A few days ago an invitation to join the Idaho Watercolor Society came with a pack of cards to trade at the next Meeting/Painting Session! So I have been playing with them. I would like to try some regular paintings on them too, but so far, I have loved doodling with pen & ink on them while listening to Charlie Rose or "Artists Helping Artists", an Art Program on Blogtalk Radio.

This time of year it is nice to be able to work on something small, intricate, and somewhat frivolous... these are just right! They are tiny. Shown about actual size... It is wonderful to pour my whole concentration onto a small piece of paper and let color and lines just flow with no predetermination.

They are such fun, I decided to do the backs also... so Card 1 and Card 1.5 are the same piece of paper, one front, one verso. Whoever gets them can decide which is which....

More Trading Cards!

Card 3

Colored and Metallic Ballpoint Pen & Ink 3.5"xx2.5" nfs

Card 3.5

Colored and Metalic Ballpoint Pen & Ink 3.5"x2.5" nfs

Card 4

Colored and Metallic Ballpoint Pen & Ink 2.5"x3.5" nfs

Card4.5

Colored and Metallic Ballpoint Pen & Ink on Card 3.5"x2.5" nfs