HAPPY HALLOWEEN everyone!

I decided to host my first giveaway over at my Facebook Fan Page.

I am giving away 2, 5 x 7 inch prints of my paintings "Goddess Of Moon & Stars" & "Wood Spirit"

If you would like to enter just read my latest update on the Fan Page, its really easy to enter. You just have to join if you haven't already and then leave a ( Read more... )

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I'm very excited to announce that one of my paintings "Fairy Gathering" has been selected for inclusion in 
THE MAGICAL FAERIE CALENDAR for 2010, put together by Magical Festivals UK.

It is very exciting to be part of the calendar which includes internationally known artists who's work I admire greatly, such as Josephine Wall, Judy Mastrangelo and ( Read more... )

Just a quick update. I have just added some new 5 x 7 prints of Goddess Of Moon & Stars, Mermaids Sunset & Clamshell Mermaid to my ETSY store. http://SusanRodio.etsy.com

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A fun little interview/feature

One of my lovely ETSY customers asked me to do a mini/quirky interview on her blog. It sounded like a bit of fun and so of course I said yes.

To read the interview visit Alyssa's blog here

Title: Goddess Of Moon & Stars
Medium: Acrylic Paint on canvas panel
Size: 16 x 20 inches

About the artwork:  She represents the idea that we are not merely of the earth but the moon and the stars, in other words the belief that our souls are connected to so much more than the everyday experience of life. I feel with this painting it is also more of ( Read more... )

 Just a quick post. I painted for the second day in a row today for another 5 hours on my latest painting and have now finished it. I had forgotten how exhausting a larger size canvas can be.

I'm too tired to photograph her today, but I will post her tomorrow. I'm not feeling too well disposed towards her today, I think it was all the detail in her ( Read more... )

 Hi Everyone,

It feels like its been way too long since I have posted. A lot has been going on and I have been busy working away on lots of things, but still needing to make that space to start a new painting. I will get there, hopefully very soon.

In the meantime it took a fair bit of work to get this one together, a couple of times my computer was ( Read more... )

 Where have I been? I have been wondering to myself of late.

After the last few weeks of almost full time hours at my office job having some time off for more than a week feels like pure joy & freedom!

I'm hoping the next 10 days will be a combination of major relaxation time and painting!  I'm looking forward to catching up on all  things art ( Read more... )

Finally got her finished, I think the detail in the water and other bits mean't this one took a bit longer to complete - I think it took about 3 - 4
hours longer than my usual time.

"Mermaid Sunset"
Acrylic paint on canvas panel

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