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Ela Steel: Art Blog. This is the integrated blog for elasteel.com. Make sure to check out the main site to see more artwork. |


I did an interview at Etsy Cafe a while ago- check it out!

This is the latest in my series of small portraits. It’s approximately 8.5″ x 11″ - mixed media on hardboard.
If you’re interested in modeling for this series make sure you get in touch with me! You don’t have to be a professional model and I welcome all shapes and sizes.
Kristen paints some pretty great stuff herself. You should swing by her website and take a look.
She also posted a video up on YouTube when she received her portrait in the mail. Check it out below:

This chick has the coolest shop. She makes paper goods out of recycled junk mail and embeds seeds in them. You can give someone a birthday card, they can water it and have a flower. Yay!

So I haven’t made any new original ACEOs or ATCs for quite a while, but it’s definitely something I enjoy. Recently someone on Etsy requested that I make some of my paintings into ACEO sized prints. She was even kind enough to give me a bit of a review in her blog.
It reminded me of how much I like to do the quick little tradable art. It lets me work quickly through ideas and still have a really good end result. It also gives people who can’t necessarily afford larger pieces the opportunity to own original art. It’s a pretty good deal all around.
I painted that little girlie today, and I pre-cut a bunch more blank cards so that I can grab one and paint something whenever the inclination strikes. If you’re interested in taking Little Brat home, she’s available in my shop.

A new pendant that I made from a vintage optical lens and one of my paintings. Check out my Etsy Shop for this and more!

