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Happy new year!

I hope you all had a wonderful, warm, happy, and memorable holiday season!  I know I sure did!  We stayed in Greenville for Christmas and had a wonderful time with family from as far away as Hawaii!  Then, for new years, we traveled to northern Ohio to visit my family.  That was such a blast.  The ironic part of our Christmas season was that it was snowy and white here in sunny South Carolina, and completely green in northern Ohio!

We're back home now, eagerly awaiting the birth of our sweet baby girl, Madelyn Ansley Jeffords.  She's due one month from today: Feb 12.  We can't wait to meet her!

Now, onto the good stuff...

I am offering a special discount on my shop!  But, there's a catch!  You have to become a fan of my Facebook page to get the coupon code.  Sneaky right? 

So, log into Facebook and do a search for Painting365, become a fan, and, voila! 25% off!

Prints!

Exciting news!  I am now offering fine art limited edition reproductions on my shop! 

Check out the new prints that are being offered at an amazing price!  These were four of the most popular paintings from my Painting365 project. 

This print is a Fine Art Limited Edition Print on fine silk paper with the highest quality inks. I painted the original paintings in oil on wooden blocks. The smooth texture of the wood makes these painting ideal for a fine art reproduction.

Each print is signed in the lower right hand corner and is surrounded with a white border, ready to be matted and framed!

A20

I just love this clothing shop on the west side of down town Greenville, named Augusta 20 (hence the title A20). It's so stylish and modern... and, as always, I love shop windows! They always hold a feast of shadows, lights, shiny things, colors, and abstract shapes.

This particular watercolor is so warm and watery. The reflections are very implied and suggested with the beautiful watercolor effects. I just love painting in watercolors...

This painting is painted on heavy, hot-press paper (my favorite) with the finest quality watercolor paints. It measures 10x15 inches.

It is available on my shop for a great price! And, like every painting in my shop, will arive on your doorstep, beautifully packaged and wrapped! 

Guess which one they'll open first...?

The perfect Christmas gift for pretty much anyone on your list is, of course, artwork!

There are several paintings listed on my shop, as well as prints, photographs, and greeting cards (what a classy hostess gift idea!) 

If you would like to receive your painting before Christmas, be sure to order within the next week!  I am offering expedited shipping so you will be sure to receive it by Christmas.  AND, it will be wrapped beautifully, all ready to place under the tree!

Check out my shop!  EmilyJeffords.etsy.com

If you live in Greenville area, be sure to send me a message about meeting and I'll drop the shipping altogether!

Two recent commissions I completed for a globe trotting gal in Ohio...

Commissions... just perfect for Christmas!

 

You've spent the whole year going to new places, seeing amazing sites, spending time with loved ones, and enjoying priceless moments.  Now the year is coming to a close, but there is no reason why you should put those precious memories in a shoe box and close the lid.  No way!  

Instead, I will create a beautiful piece of artwork to be matted, framed, hung on your wall, and cherished for years to come.  Pick your photograph, pick the size, and send me an email or buy the "commission" listing on my shop.

If you would like your painting completed by Christmas, hurry!  I only have a eleven spots left!

A painting is by far the very best gift you could give a loved one (in my humble opinion of course...)

Also, if you would prefer an oil painting, send me an email and we can talk about the details.

theartist.emily@gmail.com

Holiday Market

A few photos from the Holiday Market I took part in today.  The weather was beautiful, the people were friendly, and the artwork and cards looked pretty good on display!  I had fun putting this display together (rather last moment, I must admit...).  My dear husband helped me stitch and tie the little treads on each handmade card.  He's a saint.  AND, now he can better understand just how much work goes into these little beauties!  Always a good thing.
I know most of you were not able to make it to the Holiday Market, but feel free to stop by the online market at both my handmade card shop and fine art shop.

NOTE!  Many of the paintings on my fine art shop are going to be deeply discounted beginning Monday (the 18th)!  Be sure to stop by and begin your holiday shopping!

Tuesday!

I feel like I've been cutting circles out all day!  It's not the most exciting day job in the world (I think being a food and travel critic would be...) but it is most defiantly NOT the worst, or even the most boring.  I actually rather enjoy it!  I have a nice large table to work on, in a lovely room, with a sweet toddler at my side (well actually, she's usually crawling around the living room and sneaking upstairs at alarming speeds).  I'm trying to get my stock of BeautifulHello cards ready for the Holiday rush and for the quickly approaching Holiday Market sponsored by the Greenville Classical Academy. 

If you have any recommendations for my online "presence" or a local shop that you think these cards and tags would fit it, please let me know! 

About the stunning photos...  I recently stumbled across the Etsy Shop Walking to Jericho.  The photography is so artistic and dynamic, and they are having a BOGO! Just thought I'd share...  These three photos are just perfect for this time of year!
The weather felt so autumnesque (new word) and crisp lately that my husband and I actually made a mini Thanksgiving dinner on Sunday.  It was fun to cook together.  He's so wonderful.

Baby, You've Got What it Takes

This was just to beautiful to not share with you... and they included the L.O.V.E card from my new BeautifulHello shop!
To learn more about each item shown (and to see a couple more!) check out "Baby, You've Got What it Takes" for yourself!  It's a lovely collection of beautiful things.

 Happy Saturday to you!  Here is one of the paintings I've completed lately.  I've been working on several, completely different pieces this week.  One is green, almost abstract, and nature-inspired, the other is dark, rainy, and red, and this one is simple sweet, and girly. 

I love these flower; Camellias.  They are so delicate looking, yet grow in the harshest conditions of mid-winter (well, harsh by South Carolina's standards).  A couple foolish little blooms have shown their faces a little bit too early, so I captured their short lives in paint as quickly.  I know there is no snow yet, and won't be for a while (if ever around here!) But I'm calling this little painting "Snow Flowers" as a tribute to this winter bloom.  This painting is 5x7 and can be found in my shop for a steal!  I think this would be a fantastic Christmas gift for that hard-to-by-for, super-classy person. 

This is one of the last oil paintings I'll be doing for a while (that makes me very sad!) My husband, baby, and I are moving out of our home in a couple weeks, and I want to make sure that all the paintings I do will be dry in time.  Watercolors, acrylics, and pen-ink washes to come as well as many, many Christmas cards as I continue to launch my new line!  Check out BeautifulHello!