Poppies and Cat

Been a while since I blogged...!  SO I'm pursuing the jewellery  and oh so want to do enamelling again. Also I've  really put effort into offering Custom Pet Portraits in acrylic. Some of the pets have ended up in my own work as print for sale onto canvas or paper. http://www.saz.imagekind.com/
Just spent the last hour looking at most beautiful enamelling work..I  love this medium !. Incorporates design,pattern,theme,composition and making..right up my street;).
Also been great to get going on painting again, I'm bit partial to the square canvas.  There's new website to this portrait idea. http://www.mutleyandcoportraiture.com/ .  Really trying to keep things simple by separating it off the main site. Had to become a marketing feind to get this going..lol..

Next I'm going to pick on my own budgies for the next painting..named "Millie and Blue"  It's all 'Blue" fault that I have these two.. He turned up  ( from nowhere;) after few weeks, no sign of owner. Felt sorry for him ...decided he needed a friend. $11.99 later we have 'Millie" ..right little couple these two have become. Actually really sweet, so affection little peps:).....

Paris,Las Vegas ,NV

Paris,Las Vegas ,NV, originally uploaded by sazmadsenart.

Iowa

Iowaweb, originally uploaded by sazmadsenart.

The Beads turn out irresistable and I ended up happily designing.

"Silver Droplets" Earrings

 Hand Forged Sterling Silver Earrings. Took time over the links soldering each one and filing, polishing. No melting or fusing together  so that was good;) Idea to have these 18ct and Oxidized (Blackened) Silver.

'A Knife and a Fork and a Bottle and a Cork" Children's book finally here:)

Titled "A Knife and a Fork and a Bottle and a Cork."

This Children's Book written by Howard Schrager..Illustrations by Sarah Madsen.

Howard has written an educational children's book using Riddle Rhymes to let u guess the 50 States.

This is a Trilogy. BTW Book 2 is nearly done ready to go to press (based upon Cities.)

Amazing to get it back in a physical book sense, this for me was an wonderful opportunity to work with Howard and his ideas on these Riddle Rhymes. Took me a while to get an idea of what kind of "style" to develop for these Riddles. (now think I've got it ::)))
Book 2 is called "Chicken in the Car and the Car Can't Go"
 If you'd like to order this first book, let me know Priced $12.95. can be through my paypal account.

One of my Illustrations from the 2nd book "Chicken in the Car and the Car Can't Go" written by Howard Schrager. Based upon riddle rhymes. Howard has writtten a fun educational trilogy to enable children to learn & guess the States, Cities and Capitals of the U.S.A.

Atlanta

One of the Illustrations I've done for the 2nd children's book titled "Chicken in the Car and the Car Can't Go" written by Howard Schrager. Howard wanted to create educational fun guessing rhymes for children to guess cities with in the U.S.A.
Some times u kinda miss the small details like it was originally quoted as "He flew to the moon before the cat landed"  HE??
Darn!!I drawn a cow instead of a bull!
Course I suggested he to be a she. The lovely Author agreed:).....Atlanta

Not the best file in term of colour. But his little rascal got me in the Mall galleries ....Oh many moons ago. Love watercolor...got get around to more. Just saw an amazing blog ..Emmanuel.( think that the right spell, I've linked to his blog) Inspirational beautiful sketches. Yikes I have alot to catch up.

Espresso lady mugs from Zazzle.com

Espresso lady mugs from Zazzle.com

Espresso lady mugs from Zazzle.com

Espresso lady mugs from Zazzle.com

Espresso lady orig pattern copy

Espresso lady orig pattern copy, originally uploaded by sazmadsenart.

Hopeless blogger I know...life .But here a quick update. Eventually after much time a style or interest begins to emerge. I don't have enough time to study portraiture in oil painting ...so instead......I've always liked pattern & design. Love line...so here's is many elements combined. The leaves floating around on the dress came from a watercolor study I did long ...long time ago. The figure itself was a quick life study of a women in a coffee shop ( originally in biro on plain white paper.) The rest is Imagination in Corel Painter and trying out pattern making in photoshop.

found sketch

I find these loose drawings done on any scrap paper... usually forgotten that I've done them. This is Dan at one of my coffee shop haunts here in Vegas. Done in biro pen, i just love biro for some reason..think it picks up even the faintest lines that I want draw.

Think I might later digitally paint this, loose watercolor and chalk are favorite brushes. Digital has an image problem. Some folk think the computer does the work:(

Moss Landing,CA

Moss Landing,CA, originally uploaded by sazmadsenart.

Plein air drawing in pen of "Moss Landing" in CA

Portrait life drawing of Sarah (2001)

This was a pencil study of Sarah back in 2001 playing in a local park in Ca.

Red Smitten Kitten

Red Smitten Kitten....print available on canvas.

Last year I sold a load of Digital Hearts Paintings onto Canvas.With added Hand painted Gold outlines.

Than I remembered this little Acrylic painting. The original "Red Smitten Kitten"sold but good news is Giclee Prints onto canvas and edges hand painted available:) 5" x 5" $50...

8"x 8" $75

*shipping approx $10 extra

Oh! they come without that nasty necessary watermark!

Lynx Ship,Monterey Harbour,CA

Lynx Ship,Monterey Harbour,CA, originally uploaded by sazmadsenart.

This is a sketch of "The Lynx" as she first arrived last year in Monterey harbour. Several sketch were made ..The first one was when she was sailing in... a tiny scribble on the back of my bank's Overdraft statement!! The ship's captain of the Lynxs bought It!!!

Little Jewels Collection..."The Heart"

Tenderness

Tenderness, originally uploaded by sazmadsenart.

Client Commission,later digitally illustration developed