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Big 'Ah Ha' to Affordable Art

10/11/2019

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Mini Pet Portraits on canvas board & easel. SCaron (c) 2019, $20.00 each. (+shipping) (For custom art contact artist.)
Big 'AH HA' to Affordable Art
Susie E Caron (c) 10/11/19

An Art Experiment leads to an Ah Ha Moment.
What began as an experiment grew into a bigger, well smaller, but creative idea to serve more pet people.
 I want to know what you think about this.
 
The Situation
I engage in a lively pet art business, and regularly sell 2 or more 8x10 custom pet portraits a month.  Because I enjoy serving pet people this way, I wanted a way to make a portion of my pet portrait art  affordable to a larger pet owning and loving population. Cruising the Blick art catalog I discovered 5 x 7 unpainted easels along with 4 x 4 canvas boards. Those seemed to suffice. This was an experiment, so  I ordered just 4 of each.
 
I picked out my subjects, sketched them and completed each one with acrylic paints and added a healthy spray satin varnish when dry. They were fun to paint and looked so cute sitting on their tiny easels. (Don't you think so? See 3 above.) Then I remembered something.
 
 
First A Little History
Years ago, after receiving my first acrylics, I’d painted some of each family members’ favorite things on wooden squares. I covered them in gesso, acrylic paints, and finished with satin varnish. This made them durable and waterproof coasters.  Each family received several for Christmas. I even made some for us. We've used ours daily to protect our furniture from our coffee cups and cold drink glasses. The coasters are easy to wipe off and don't watermark or stain because of the waterproof materials.
 
The Solution to Create Affordable Art for Pet People.
I combined the two ideas. Hand painted-art-coasters plus little easels could indeed fill my desire to make pet portraits more affordable to pet people. I could sell them at reasonable prices. Customers can buy them for themselves, or for gifts, or possibly order a custom coaster of a pet or animal of their own choosing. What could be better than affordable pet art perched on a tiny easel that also doubles as a useful household item – a coaster? What do you think?

I really enjoy creating memorable art portraits for people who love their pets. Please feel free to contact me when you want me to paint one for you.
 
Write to me by commenting here or susiecaron@tweeart.studio.
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Pet Portrait Art on Wood Coasters with easel. SCaron (c2019) $25.00 each. (+shipping) For custom art contact artist.
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