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sue clancy – artist

sue clancy – artist

  • what about chip monk beer art

    April 27, 2017

    Five years ago I’d done an original artwork, inspired by beers here in the Pacific Northwest, titled “Chip Monk”.  Well, the original sold about 10 minutes after it was hung on the gallery wall. Fast forward 5 years and I’m still getting comments about and requests for that particular image. Some even asked me multiple times “Will you please make a print…

    A Creative Life, animals in art, Art Licensing, artistic inspirations, small things, Sustainable creativity
    art, art print, beer, beer glass, beer mug, chipmunk, design, illustration, product design, society 6
  • what the sheet music became

    April 27, 2017

    In my last post I told a bit about using sheet music in my fine art – you can see more about that and a photo of work-in-progress here: https://atomic-temporary-81644525.wpcomstaging.com/2017/04/27/sheet-music-in-fine-art/ While I worked I thought of the music and musicians that I’m honored to know personally – those I get to hear in small places, like cafe’s and homes…

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  • sheet music in fine art

    April 27, 2017

    I’ve been creating fine art towards a one-woman exhibit in June at Burnt Bridge Cellars, a winery in Vancouver WA.  I’ve also been going to music events and cafe’s when I can. These kinds of events have been inspiring lots of the artwork I’ll have at the exhibit.  You can see some of my sketch-work towards my exhibit…

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    art, art exhibit, Burnt Bridge Cellars, collage, cut paper, fine art, fine art exhibits, music, music instruments, musician
  • what café art became

    April 25, 2017

    I blogged earlier about my café inspired pattern design in the process of being created – https://atomic-temporary-81644525.wpcomstaging.com/2017/04/25/cafe-art-you-and-me/ The rest of that story is that I’ve turned the “café you and me” design into a scarf and a clutch bag for my signature art apparel collection on VIDA https://shopvida.com/collections/sue-clancy Now I need more coffee…

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    art, Art Apparel, art inspiration, bag, cafe, coffee, pattern design, scarf, VIDA
  • café art you and me

    April 25, 2017

    I’ve been inspired by all the coffee here in the Pacific Northwest and enjoying going to the cafe’s and coffee shops with my sweetie. And yes, we’ve been buying coffee beans from local roasters and “trying it at home”. Here’s a café inspired pattern design that I’m in the process of creating using a brush and…

    A Creative Life, Art Licensing, art techniques, drawing as thinking, pattern design
    art, cafe, coffee cups, coffee shop, pattern creation, pattern design, tea, tea cups
  • soothing the green dragons

    April 24, 2017

    One of my favorite leisure activities is to get a book out and settle in to my “lair”. Reading soothes the savage imaginary beast! So I’m creating some clocks, tote bags and other fun stuff with this image that I’ve titled “Dragon A Book Out”. https://society6.com/sue clancy  And of course there are other art images of…

    A Creative Life, Art Licensing, artistic inspirations
    art, Art Licensing, green dragons, product design, society 6, surface design
  • art of songbirds on blooms

    April 20, 2017

    Early one morning I was standing outside waiting on Rusty, my dachshund, to “do his business” and saw several song birds singing in my blooming Camilla bush. I doodled an idea in my sketchbook using a ball-point pen. (Yes, I keep a pen and sketchbook in the pocket of my bathrobe) By the time Rusty had finished up “business” I’d finished my sketchbook…

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    birds, blooms, clutch, design, paper collage, paper patterns, pattern creation, pattern design, scarf, shopVIDA, songbirds, tote bag, VIDA
  • designing a creative life 3 ways

    April 18, 2017

    “Art cannot be separated from life. It is the expression of the greatest need of which life is capable. And we value art not because of the skilled product, but because of its revelation of a life’s experience.” – Robert Henri (American painter).   I’ve been thinking of that quote today – and thinking of…

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  • cephalopods and the art of small things

    April 14, 2017

    Yesterday I read an article titled “Cephalopods Adapt By Editing Their Genes” and that reminded me of the value in periodically examining our own assumptions, our own stories, our own worldview and being willing to rearrange our own mental furniture. Perhaps adapting or editing the stories you tell yourself is the human equivalent of editing…

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    art, artistic practice, cephalopods, creative thinking, Dr Bobs Emotional Repair Program First Aid Kit, mental health, small questions, small things, stories
  • art of quick coffee

    April 12, 2017

    I’ve been very busy with art commissions and upcoming art exhibit work lately – but thank goodness for my practice of making a creative appointment with myself. When I do this I set aside 5 to 15 minutes to do a “quick study” on one of my regular themes…. it’s a way to take a breather, meditate/think on…

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