I got the idea of doing tiny paintings as Christmas ornaments from Chris Mallaband-Brown who did many lovely ones to sell at a craft show. Her’s are far more sophisticated than mine. They’re very tiny — 2 x 3 inches (in metric more-or-less 4 cm x 6 cm) so there’s not a lot of space for, you know, a story painting.
I shared them on Facebook and an artist friend said, “You should sell them at the museum” so I contacted the museum and they said, “Absolutely!” So now I’m a famous painter. They all have a bit of glitter but it doesn’t show in the photos. The trees are the biggest hit so far (which is why there are so many — two of them are already sold).
I hope to have 12 I can take on Friday with some kind of display that I have yet to figure out. Ideas welcome. It has to be cheap, simple and homemade. I thought of getting a tumbleweed and sticking it in some clay and hanging them from the “branches.”
Then this one, which isn’t for sale…
A neat idea and yours are very cute!! If you had a pegboard that was cut into a silhouette of a Christmas tree you could just hang them on…
That would be nice — but not likely. I’m thinking of a fence board I have that I could easily pound nails into. It wouldn’t be shaped like a Christmas tree, but it would fit the space… I could paint it to look like a, uh, fence with snow on the top.
Love these! Love your style. If I decorated for the holidays, I’d be placing an order, especially if you did custom dog scenes like the one of your dogs 🙂 You should consider setting up an Etsy page, just for the season; I’m sure you’d sell as many as you have the desire and energy to paint.
Hmmm… I’ll see how this goes. Maybe next year! They’re fun to paint. If I had a year to paint them, an Etsy store would be fun.
But but but I WANT the dawgz!
Nooooo chance. 🙂
these are awesome……….a writer and a painter! you are blessed with talent.
Oh, the dog painting is my favorite one! I was thinking a small Charlie Brown tree with these little paintings on it would be sweet. Or make a 12 days of Christmas tree with these…. These are really cute, Martha. For someone who wants some Christmas but not too much. Heck! I’d leave the tree paintings out all year!
The tumbleweed would qualify as a Charlie Brown Tree. I think Thanksgiving Bear and I will take our annual Ramble of Thanks and I’ll see what I can find. 🙂
Martha, I don’t like them, I LOVE them! Great to hear they are doing well. If you ever have time send me a copy of the Dawgs..! xxxx
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I glue thin ribbon off the back in a loop so they can hang off a tree xxx
That’s a good idea!
The painting of Bear and Teddy is priceless.
Thank you. ❤ 🙂
You’re welcome.
I love this idea, your tiny paintings are charming
Thank you! 🙂
Oh Martha, they’re so lovely! I’d have them all – and the dogs if only they were for sale… who could resist them? 🙂
They’re fun!
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Wire hangers painted green or white and re-shaped into a tree-like figure — it could be a modern, abstract-ish sculpture adorned with your paintings. 🙂
The two dogs are perfect!
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