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Speed painting video – Moon with Prussian Blue
Here is my latest speed painting video. I have become obsessed with prussian blue. Last year, I bought a tube of prussian blue for my first commissioned painting and now I use it all of the time. Is there a particular subject that you would...
read moreEtsy coupon for free shipping and shop update
This month, I've been revamping my Etsy shop. |I have a new Etsy coupon, a new product, I've restocked a favourite, and updated my product photos. The new product is a postcard from my Runaway Bridesmaid in a Field of Poppies painting. I restocked one of...
read moreField of poppies – painted from a tutorial
Runaway Bridesmaid in a Field of Poppies Maybe you can relate to my position. I've been ignited with a passion for painting. There are some things that come very naturally for me. And then I look around and see what other painters are doing and I see how...
read moreBig Blue Moon – speed painting video
I like watching speed painting videos on YouTube. It's interesting to watch the artwork emerge, and it's educational to see how each artist works. So it seemed natural for me to try it too. I have learned that I don't need to buy a video camera or an...
read moreNew painting – Mountains, meadow, sheep
My first mountains painting This is one of those paintings that ended up different than what I had "planned". I'm learning that I need to plan more - sketch out the layout, for example. If I don't plan my composition, I end up with a space that I don't...
read moreEtsy postcard sale – free shipping for “Green Pack”
Now on Etsy - a package featuring bestselling postcards, with free shipping in Canada. This special "green" package has ten postcards. Five of a meandering pathway through green trees, photographed in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The other five are of a glass...
read moreRebirth of an artist
"What's new with you?" Always a loaded question to me. How do I answer? How honest should I be?" "Got another parking ticket!" "My new cat is a tiny bully!" And then there was that period in 2009 when the answer was "I just found out that I have a sister!"...
read moreCanada flag and flowers
Still life with primary colours. #flag #flowers #bottle #sunny #canada150 A post shared by Angela Boyko (@angela_boyko_art) on Jun 27, 2017 at 6:58pm...
read moreInstagram photos, week of February 14
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read moreI made a YouTube video
Hello YouTube! I thought I would try something different with my photographs. I created a video slideshow and found a bouncy upbeat song as the background. I've been extensively exploring YouTube lately. Searching for covers of my favourite songs, touring Japanese...
read moreContemplation
This photo was taken on June 3, 2014. Deep in contemplation. I was technically on vacation. I was actually using up vacation time before my employment was terminated in a mass layoff. I had hopes and ideas for future jobs - none of which came true. It would take...
read moreBlast from the past – marketing with bookmarks
This post is about a couple of bookmarks, from my past. Way back in 1988, I did something that a lot of people told me not to. I mean, a lot. I quit university to go to a community college. Why? Well for one thing, I had lost interest in my Bachelor of...
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