A second DIY Art Book Project?

yes, i am thinking about that since i finished my first DIY ArtBookProject in 2009 (very limited edition,not available anymore) when i collaborated with the great Julie M. Tate of Gossip [&] the Devil www.devilgossip.com .

now it´s time to start the second Natascha*Artworx DIY ArtBookProject, a new collaboration with new art and new poems. same concept (art from me,poems from a writer), new writer...more info soon :)

♥ nat

support independent art

if you like to support independent artists and know kickstarter, did you know that only USA residents can start a kickstarter campaign? i know now,because i tryed to make one and i live in germany. that sucks. so i was thinking, how to do a fundraise for my new projects...and i found an app at my homepage .

i am asking for a little help to get an idea out of my head on some canvas. i am planning to create one or some series of  paintings for a real exhibition and so i need canvas, brushes, paint...ect...i am working hard but my budget is small and since i found out that kickstarter is only for people who have an adress in the USA, i am trying to make my own. i will update my creating process on twitter and facebook almost in realtime with a lot of photos of the work in progress. every donation is very much appreciated and will be used only to buy canvas, brushes, paint,etc...

the ideas i have are

1. "the abusive fairy tales"  

2."sunflowerdaggerdreams" 

and 3. "internuts"

but it very much depends on you how many of my ideas will become "real".

 every peanut counts!


if you want and can support me ,please go to my webside and use the pay pal button,
if you want but can´t i just ask you to share this post with as many friends as you can.
i thank you very much

and here is what i did so far, the ideas and the work in progress of this fundraised project:

the sunflowerdaggerdreams idea

the internuts idea

the abusive fairy tales idea...

thank you very much
♥
natascha

AUTOGRAPH!!!

this is a print of a paiting i made for jason webley ...read the why and how and where here:

http://tcabam.wordpress.com/2011/09/26/jason-webley-and-the-cost-of-living-in-hamburg-a-review/

#twitterauction review

hi, i´ve been a lazy writer, i know i know, so now i will write a bit about my last weekend on twitter:

first of all, it was january 8 and i was thinking: damn it, i gotta pay those bills, what do i do to get rid of some artworx for some cents...every cent counts (yes, and if you think:huh? that bad? i´d say: no worse).

so i tweeted that i´d make a spontanious auction of some prints and originals on twitpic from saturday night until sunday night.

it was a test, to see if something like that works. and guess what? it works.

[click on the pictures, it´s  twitpic]

i posted this two hours before i started my ninja twitter auction and posted the rules using #twitterauction

and got rid of some three little prints and one original painting. not for a lot of money, but that is unimportant. the fact is, that i spread my artworx over this planet...as far and wide it gets...maybe one of them will survive the time...if you know what i mean...

ok, i´m drifting away, back to the twitterauction-action: so, because of this personal success i decided to make it REAL with a better preparing and better photos and i posted an event on facebook.

then i uploaded 10 photos and  asked the facebook people to vote for the pictures (with the LIKE button). the 5 photos with the most response where the chosen ones...

this was the shout out:

and these are the artworks that have a new home now:

 ORIGINAL PAINTING 

"blue virgin"

40cm x 50cm

canvas & acrylic paint

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ORIGINAL PAINTING 

"satur9"

40cm x 50cm

canvas & acrylic paint

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POSTER PRINT 

"frantic romantic"

60cm x 50cm 

high quality poster print

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PRINT 

"i put a spell on you" 

17cm x 27cm 

high quality photo print

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ORIGINAL PAINTING 

"hold on to your dreams"

30cm x40cm

acrylics & canvas

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ORIGINAL PAINTING 

18 cm x 24 cm 

acrylic & canvas #new 

...colors like coffee and cream...

so, i posted 6 pieces and 6 pieces go out, that´s great. i thank you all for beeing a part of this , your support  means a lot to me. i am all excited about creating and painting new stuff now...totally motivated ...thank you so much.

♥

news! the girl of my life is almost done

i am going to work hard this weekend to finish it. it´s time!
last night i painted 3 hours straight to get over that stadium of painting where i was afraid of because there is so much that can go wrong. but it went well and i´m pretty happy with it. from now on it´ll be fun ...

hold on to your dreams- new gift cards + prints

i made some new items for my shop.

this design is actually an acrylic painting on canvas. see the work in progress here:

 http://natascha-blankpage.blogspot.com/2010/08/my-blog-is-my-sketch-bookwork-in.html .

you can go to my website and 

purchase them now :) 

http://natascha-artworx.webs.com/shop.htm

thigh and belly

WorkInProgress AcrylicPainting 

"painting more skin to kittys belly and legs..."

*in this painting Jaded Kitty Kimiko

and btw: i designed the header (kitty added the text) for her website

my blog is my sketch book//work in progress

this is how far i got...work in progress...my blog is my sketch book...now i have to decide on more or other colors...

new "relax" piece

i used an old sketch i made for a postcard i send to a friend almost two years ago. really? two years? time goes by so fast...not sure about the text on the painting...well...this one is for relaxed painting and practise while i still work on "the girl of my life"

work in progress/the girl of my life

she really is the girl of my life...this painting is so big...will be a real challenge to ship this...oh my

i changed the backround colour from brounish-grey-white to greenish-grey-white and a tiny bit of blue.

the effect is that it seems like the backround colour changes in the different lights of the day...i am very happy about how this turns out.

now i´m adding the text ...by hand...real work...bought new brushes...and i so enjoy that kind of work.

i´ll give the girl a complete make-over...one more layer and then fine parts.

i´ll need more time to paint her skin than for anything else...skin is so difficult and i have so high standarts to myself...gonna be a challenge  i am looking forward to .

i´ll keep you updated.

and don´t forget to follow this blog via your twitter or facebook account. just one click, show your support.
i really appreciate it!!!

♥ natascha

awesome threesome

hi artlover ♥

on friday i bought some canvas, 30cm x 40cm and started three acrylic paintings

when the paint on the one dries i paint the other one and so on...very productive

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some of you know, 

i like to feed my inspiration thru the web 

i picked three photos of awesome girls who inspire me

and created three absolutely different pieces

like i said,they are not finished yet ...

my three girls (session 2)

(session 3)

(session 1)

(session 2)

(session 1)

(session 3)

session means night- because i only have time to paint at night...

they only come out at night ...hehehe
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2010 Natascha*Artworx

Amanda Floral Palmer

i found a twitpic photo of amanda palmer and it inspired me to paint.

i tryed something new, i painted it "ala prima".

learned on the web, that it means to finish a painting in one session.

so i did and it. took me 4 hours.
then i scanned the painting and emailed it to amanda palmer .

she then posted it to her twitpic account!

this is super cool and makes me very happy :)

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