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Treat Yo Self

26 Monday Nov 2018

Posted by emilypageart in art, Uncategorized

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art merchandise, discounts, Fine Art America, holiday sales, holiday shopping

Just a heads up for anyone interested in buying prints of my art or merchandise with my art on it, Fine Art America is scheduled to run the following sales:
 
November 29th
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25% Off Tote Bags, Weekender Tote Bags, and Zip Pouches
 
 
December 3rd
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25% Off Wall Art (Canvas Prints, Framed Prints, Posters, Wood Prints, Metal Prints, Acrylic Prints, and Tapestries)
 
 
December 5th
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25% Off Home Decor (Throw Pillows, Duvet Covers, Shower Curtains, Bath Towels, Coffee Mugs, and Fleece Blankets)
 
 
December 7th
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25% Off Phone Cases
 
You can find my work here: https://fineartamerica.com/profiles/1-emily-page.html
Happy shopping!

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Help Me Name My Paintings

21 Wednesday Feb 2018

Posted by emilypageart in art, painting, Uncategorized

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abstract painting, Emily Page Art, Emily Page artist, Fine Art America, how to name your painting, name that painting, oil painting, redbubble

I need help. I mean, obviously. But we’re not going to go there. I realized that I really would like some better names for the last few paintings I posted. So it’s time to play “Name That Painting.” I’m going to post them below and I’m asking for your help in naming them. Keep it PG, because I’ll be uploading them onto sites like FineAmerica and RedBubble and I don’t want to get flagged. But other than that, go wild. Bonus points if the name includes a pun. Just be sure to let me know which painting (they’ll be numbered below) you’re proposing a name for when you comment here or on Facebook.

1.

Abstract I

 

2.Abstract II

3.

Abstract Cityscape I

 

4.Abstract Cityscape in Blue

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Thingsies I Want To Wear

11 Wednesday Oct 2017

Posted by emilypageart in art, culture, humor, painting, Uncategorized

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art, art merchandise, art on clothing, artist, Emily Page Art, Emily Page artist, Fine Art America, merchandise, painter, Raleigh artist, redbubble, swag, VIDA, wearable art

Y’all. There are women who make matching outfits for themselves and their kids. There are kids who make matching outfits for themselves and their dolls. And then there’s me. I want to dress like my paintings all the time. Allsies. For my birthday, I splurged and got one of my paintings printed onto a dress. I’d been coveting this thing for months. I’m a serious coveter. If there was a gold medal in coveting clothes that look like your paintings, I’d win that shit. Here is me, in my painting.

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Where’d Emily go? Can’t find her. Oh wait, there she is, blending in with her painting!!

I even wore my art to an art opening that celebrated last year’s grant winners from the United Arts Council. Because I’m cool like that. And then I stood next to one of my paintings holding my book that I won the grant for. And every time someone complimented me on my dress, I opened up my book to this painting and awkwardly showed them how “awesome” I am. Because, again, I’m cool like that. And also because I’m totally terrified in situations like that and forget that I know how to speak English (not the best thing when you supposedly wrote a book in English).

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Who’s obsessed with elephants? I swear, it’s not me.

Luckily (or unfortunately, depending on your perspective), there are sites for such obsessions as putting your artwork on all sorts of merchandis-y crap (I’ve already shared several examples of my art on swag with you here and here). And probably support groups. And I discovered a new site. And now I want all the thingsies. There’s just one sliiiiiight glitch. I don’t have all the monies. But if I did, holy shit. I’d dress only in my own artwork. Fuck LuLaRoe. This is LuLaEm.

I’m totally addicted to VIDA design now. A few examples of the schtuffs that I want:

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Release Sleeveless Top

 

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Evening Poppies Sheer Wrap

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Swirlie Tree Tank Top

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Drippings Pendant

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Remember Me Tote

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Drippings Wrap

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Elementally, He Is Love Scarf

And yes, I’m just getting started. Now that I’ve discovered this site, I can’t stop. I can’t actually buy any of the things I’m making, but a girl can dream. Someday, when I’m rich and hopefully not too famous (a girl does like to be able to run to the grocery store without getting all dolled up for the paparazzi), I will match every painting I’ve ever made. Yaaaaaaaaasssssss, bitchez. You can check in and see what’s included in my collection so far on VIDA here.

Now, quick! Buy all my thingsies and make me jealous (and rich so I can buy them myself)!

 

 

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Mother’s Day Gifties

30 Sunday Apr 2017

Posted by emilypageart in art, humor, painting, Uncategorized

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art, art merchandise, Cafe Press, cafepress, Emily Page Art, Fine Art America, fineartamerica, merchandise, Mother's Day, mother's day gift, painting, pixels, Raleigh artist, redbubble

Mother’s Day is fast approaching, which means you’re now scrambling to figure out a gift to give to your mom or the mother of your children. Much like you or your father, she doesn’t really want a neck tie. What she really wants  is art. Glorious, wonderful art. Or art on awesome shit, courtesy of yours truly. Need some ideas? Ask, and ye shall receive.

On FineArtAmerica.com, Pixels.com, Redbubble.com, and CafePress.com, you can find most of my art available on a boat load of swag – not that you need a boat load. You don’t even have a boat. Or maybe you do, in which case, can I go on a boat ride? Here’s a small sampling:

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Is original art more her thing? Well I just so happen to, you know, make art. I also just so happen to, on occasion, sell art. You can purchase said original art through my website. And if you purchase from my store between now and May 3rd, you can get 10% off your order! Just use coupon code ILOVEMOM when you check out. Here are a few paintings to choose from:

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And finally, give her a hug from me and tell her she’s kicking ass at this whole life-of-a-mom thing, ’cause that shit’s no joke, y’all.

 

 

 

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Merchandised Art

02 Friday Dec 2016

Posted by emilypageart in painting, Uncategorized

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apparel, art merchandise, butterfly, christmas, dandelion seeds, elephant, elephant art, Fine Art America, floral, flowers, holiday, hootie, mug, notebook, onesie, owl, portable battery charger, presents, redbubble, shower curtain, sketchbook, stocking stuffer, t-shirt, toddler t-shirt, travel mug, tulips, violin

So, as you’ve no doubt seen, I’ve been showing what my artwork looks like on various merchandise. You’ve seen tote bags, throw pillows, and greeting cards. But there is, of course, more. So much more. I’ve got hundreds of images on hundreds of products. Check out my RedBubble profile, my Pixels profile, and my Fine Art America profile for all of your merchandising options:

sketch-book-1

Happy Elephant Singing Spiral Notebook

travel-mug-1

Violin Head Travel Mug

t-shirt

Stained Glass Butterfly T-shirt

mug

Spring Has Sprung Mug

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Wishes Toddler T-Shirt

elephant dreams onesie.jpg

Elephant Dreams Onesie

shower-curtain-1

Tulips in the Sun Shower Curtain

 

phone-case-2

Floating iPhone case

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Hootie Portable Battery Charger

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Why Am I Always Begging?

29 Friday Jul 2016

Posted by emilypageart in art, gratitude, kindness, painting, Uncategorized

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art, artist, Emily Page, Emily Page Art, Fine Art America, paint, painting, prints, Raleigh artist, reproductions

Here I go again. I’ve recently uploaded a bunch of art to Fine Art America so that people who can’t afford my original paintings can buy prints (or shower curtains or pillows or beach towels or phone cases or bags, etc.). But in order for my images to show up and reach new audiences, they have to be viewed and “liked.” Ugh. I hate these games, but that’s how it works. So, pretty please, when you’re bored and sitting in front of the TV with your laptop or phone or iPad in your hand, or while your coworker is droning on during a conference call, would you take a moment to flip through my offerings and “like” them? And maybe share this post with your friends so they’ll do the same?

Here’s the link:

http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/1-emily-page.html

You know I love you, right? Right?! I’m going to re-post this a couple times over the coming week in hopes of reaching more people, but I’ll title it the same way so that you can just skip over it if you’ve already done it.

Seriously, I love you. You’re the bestestest.

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Why Am I Always Begging?

27 Wednesday Jul 2016

Posted by emilypageart in art, gratitude, kindness, painting, Uncategorized

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art, artist, Emily Page, Emily Page Art, Fine Art America, paint, painting, prints, Raleigh artist, reproductions

Here I go again. I’ve recently uploaded a bunch of art to Fine Art America so that people who can’t afford my original paintings can buy prints (or shower curtains or pillows or beach towels or phone cases or bags, etc.). But in order for my images to show up and reach new audiences, they have to be viewed and “liked.” Ugh. I hate these games, but that’s how it works. So, pretty please, when you’re bored and sitting in front of the TV with your laptop or phone or iPad in your hand, or while your coworker is droning on during a conference call, would you take a moment to flip through my offerings and “like” them? And maybe share this post with your friends so they’ll do the same?

Here’s the link:

http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/1-emily-page.html

You know I love you, right? Right?! I’m going to re-post this a couple times over the coming week in hopes of reaching more people, but I’ll title it the same way so that you can just skip over it if you’ve already done it.

Seriously, I love you. You’re the bestestest.

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Photoshopping Your Photograph

26 Tuesday Jul 2016

Posted by emilypageart in art, culture, painting, Uncategorized

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art, art cheats, artist, filters, Fine Art America, paint, painting, photography, Photoshop

As I work to increase my online presence for my art, I’ve joined some groups on Fine Art America, and, scrolling through the images people have submitted, I’m discouraged by the number of people who simply take a photo and apply a Photoshop filter to it and call it “art.”

Taking a photo like this:

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And adding a filter like this…

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Or this…

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…doesn’t make it a better photo or worthy of being called art. It takes no real skill. Yes, it’s fun and easy to do to make your personal photos kinda neat, but that’s where it should end. Don’t try to sell it. And certainly don’t try to claim that it’s a painting. There are a few people I’ve stumbled across who post these kind of images and say that they’re “paintings” when they’re very clearly just Photoshopped pictures. It literally took me 30 seconds to create, save and post both images. To create one of my photo-realist paintings takes hours, days, and sometimes weeks, not seconds. It takes skill and patience. It takes thought.

Sorry, but this shit just drives me crazy. I love photography. Generally, it’s what I buy because I know I’ll never be in that exact place in that exact circumstance to recapture that exact image. Good photography doesn’t need to be heavily edited. Edited some, yes, absolutely, but edited with thought and to the least amount necessary to create a good composition.

So “yes yes yes” to photography, but keep it natural and label it properly as such, or if you’re going to edit it heavily, do something other than slapping a quick filter on it and calling it a day. Really push it – add some layers, at least. Okay, sorry, end of rant. Please resume your regularly scheduled programming.

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Why Am I Always Begging?

25 Monday Jul 2016

Posted by emilypageart in art, kindness, painting, Uncategorized

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art, artist, Emily Page, Emily Page Art, Fine Art America, paint, painting, prints, Raleigh artist, reproduction

Here I go again. I’ve recently uploaded a bunch of art to Fine Art America so that people who can’t afford my original paintings can buy prints (or shower curtains or pillows or beach towels or phone cases or bags, etc.). But in order for my images to show up and reach new audiences, they have to be viewed and “liked.” Ugh. I hate these games, but that’s how it works. So, pretty please, when you’re bored and sitting in front of the TV with your laptop or phone or iPad in your hand, or while your coworker is droning on during a conference call, would you take a moment to flip through my offerings and “like” them? And maybe share this post with your friends so they’ll do the same?

Here’s the link:

http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/1-emily-page.html

You know I love you, right? Right?! I’m going to re-post this a couple times over the coming week in hopes of reaching more people, but I’ll title it the same way so that you can just skip over it if you’ve already done it.

Seriously, I love you. You’re the bestestest.

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Why Am I Always Begging?

23 Saturday Jul 2016

Posted by emilypageart in art, blog, culture, gratitude, kindness, painting, Uncategorized

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art, artist, beach bag, beach towel, Emily Page, Emily Page Art, Fine Art America, hand bag, paint, painting, phone case, pillow, pillow art, print, prints, Raleigh artist, reproductions, shower curtain, shower curtain art

Here I go again. I’ve recently uploaded a bunch of art to Fine Art America so that people who can’t afford my original paintings can buy prints (or shower curtains or pillows or beach towels or phone cases or bags, etc.). But in order for my images to show up and reach new audiences, they have to be viewed and “liked.” Ugh. I hate these games, but that’s how it works. So, pretty please, when you’re bored and sitting in front of the TV with your laptop or phone or iPad in your hand, or while your coworker is droning on during a conference call, would you take a moment to flip through my offerings and “like” them? And maybe share this post with your friends so they’ll do the same?

Here’s the link:

http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/1-emily-page.html

You know I love you, right? Right?! I’m going to re-post this a couple times over the coming week in hopes of reaching more people, but I’ll title it the same way so that you can just skip over it if you’ve already done it.

Seriously, I love you. You’re the bestestest.

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