Hen and Chicks by Margie Whittington

This is a 6" x 6" mini of a Hen with her baby chicks. This series has a number of roosters so I figured we needed a hen in the chicken coop!

For more minis and paintings by Canvas by Canvas painters check out our web site http://www.canvasbycanvas.com/ Check out each CBC artist's blogs and personal pages to view their paintings. For more paintings and murals by Margie go to http://mwmuralsandmore@blogspot.com

and http://www.margiewhittington.com/

During this month through the first part of November our paintings are on view at the Petroleum Club in downtown Fort Worth.

We will also have a booth at the Arlington Convention Center in the Holiday Magic show and sale on Novemer 30 and December 1 and 2. Don't miss this Christmas show and sale!!!!

Mr. Rooster Tail ~ BlogRush Update ~ Word Verify ~ Blogger

$40.00
6”x 6” acrylic mini painting on gallery wrapped canvas
Mr. Rooster Tail is available on our CBC's web site. He was painted on the same Port Bolivar trip as Pigasus.
Did I mention we've sold all of our lures? But we can paint more for Christmas gifts. Orders are available through the Canvas by Canvas site or to inquire about placing an order email canvasbycanvas@gmail.com.

For some reason the Google spam robots thought my Nancy Standlee Art Blog was spam and began making me put in word verification at each post and it prevented me from saving a draft. If this happens to you and you've noticed you have to start putting in LETTERS before you can post, but not when you make a comment, then click on the little question mark that appears by the letters and a human will look at your blog, apologize and you'll be back in business. This is the letter I received from the Blogger team and the problem is usually corrected within 24 hours. Thanks, Blogger Team.

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I continue to invite friends to BlogRush even though I've never seen one of my posts appear in the widget; however, I've seen other recognizable blogs several times. This truly is a mystery to me. If you're thinking about joining, read here, http://blogrush.com/faq, for some frequently asked questions, before joining. To join and give more traffic to the mentioned blogs, click on the BlogRush.com tab at the bottom of the widget on the Nancy Standlee Art Blog, CanvasbyCanvas Art Blog, or Artist Food Network. Wait, hold the presses! I just viewed on my site on the BlogRush widget, a blog entry "Card Sharks" from my good friend and fellow CBC painter, Mitchell-Taylor and her blog, Do You Blog Before Breakfast. Congrats, BT, you've conquered the BlogRush widget.

Other blogs where I post:

· http://artistfoodnetwork.blogspot.com
· http://canvasbycanvas.blogspot.com
· http://myspace.com/nancystandlee
· TO VIEW MORE PAINTINGS OR PURCHASE: Go to Paypal on http://nancystandlee.blogspot.com
· Eat Well ~ Paint Your Food ~ Laugh Often

Gracie the Cat ~ Canvas by Canvas Mini ~ Acrylic Cat Painting

$40.00
6" x 6" Acrylic on canvas
I painted Monday, 9/17/07, with some other Canvas by Canvas collaborative painters at the Upstairs Gallery. This is my contribution to the cat mini series and can be purchased through the Canvas by Canvas web site. I think this will prove to be a popular series and we found ourselves talking to these canvas cats today as we painted them. We are preparing the minis for a special show at the Front Street Festival in Arlington.
More information about the Front Street Festival can be found HERE.
We will also show the minis in the Holiday Magic Show.
Other blogs where I post.

· http://artistfoodnetwork.blogspot.com

· http://canvasbycanvas.blogspot.com

· http://myspace.com/nancystandlee

· TO VIEW MORE PAINTINGS OR PURCHASE: Go to Paypal on http://nancystandlee.blogspot.com

· Eat Well ~ Paint Your Food ~ Laugh Often

Catch Me If You Can by Connie Michael

Canvas by Canvas has unveiled a mini-series with those who love to fish in mind. These little flies are bound to tease whatever (or whomever!) you're trying to catch, right onto the hook!

Perfect holiday gifts, at $40 each for these spectacular little original acrylics painted on gallery wrapped canvas, this will likely be the least expensive fishing trip you've ever taken!

Angel at Rest ~ CBC Mini Paintings ~ by Nancy Standlee

$40.00
6" x 6" acrylic on canvas
Purchase through Canvas by Canvas.com
Angels are referred to as Watchers, Holy Ones, Host of Heaven, Spirits, Messengers, Guardians and our Champions. They are commonly depicted as having halos and wings and in Christian iconography they are shown as a winged human form and are powerful and are used to execute God's will. This angel is an imaginary angel at rest and as a former librarian, I gave her a book to read but even though she is supposed to be on a "rest break" she still looks down guarding her charges. I used some Pearlescent paint on the wings. Wikipedia has a long article on angels.
Canvas by Canvas has been painting some mini paintings for their upcoming shows and we have done, fish lures and flys, high heels, cupcakes, and now angels. I am one of the 11 members of CBC.
This was first posted on Nancy Standlee Art Blog.
Other blogs where I post:
http://artistfoodnetwork.blogspot.com/
http://canvasbycanvas.blogspot.com/
http://myspace.com/nancystandlee
TO PURCHASE PAINTINGS: Go to Paypal on http://nancystandlee.blogspot.com/
Eat Well ~ Paint Your Food ~ Laugh Often

SOLD - Catch the Big One - Connie Michael

Are you looking for a holiday surprise for the fisherman or fisherwoman in your family? Check out our new mini series, painted especially for those who love both the excitement and the peace of fishing. In the spirit of "something for everyone" we've painted the most colorful lures and flies and they are just beautiful! Come on over to the banks of Canvas by Canvas and test the waters. You'd better hurry, though. We unveiled them only 3 days ago and they are already selling like crazy!

6x6 original, acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas - Specially priced at $40!

SOLD ~ Pigasus ~ Port Bolivar Vacation ~ by Nancy Standlee

SOLD
$40.00
6" x 6"
This little piggy was sold this week but more pigs will be forthcoming through the Canvas by Canvas web site.
He was painted by CBC member Nancy Standlee at the southern part of Texas on the gulf, Port Bolivar, one of the first ports established in Texas. Some of the Canvas by Canvas art group, packed up their bathing suits and painting supplies and headed to this rented vacation home on the gulf side overlooking the beach at Grand Pelican - Sandy Shores. Even before our week's stay was over we were planning a second trip. I had never visited this area and since we went after Labor Day, on September 6 - 11, 2007, we had the beach to ourselves much of the time. We did take lots of photos that we will paint later. Morning coffee on the deck overlooking the ocean with thoughts of a day of painting is indeed a vacation. Throw in a new restaurant search for the evening and maybe a trip to the dollar store for beach chairs makes it complete.

Other blogs where I post:

http://nancystandlee.blogspot.com

http://artistfoodnetwork.blogspot.com

http://canvasbycanvas.blogspot.com

http://myspace.com/nancystandlee

Buddies

These two lures together were too cute not to paint. "Buddies" are for sale on Canvas by Canvas' website. There you can view the full range of lures and flies, along with our shoes, cupcakes, angels. These small originals by CBC are a uniquely perfect gifts for that hard to buy for person or for yourself. Sure to be collector items, start your collection today. Christmas is right around the corner!





"Buddies" 6x6 acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas by Cindy Campbell

FANCY FLY - by Cindy Yandell

I painted this fanciful fishing fly in honor of the lone peacock that lives up in the trees in my neighborhood. Nothing is more beautiful than the plumage of this unusual resident. The design of this fly quite possibly is just as attractive to the unwary fish who make a grab for it! The painting is included in the series of mini-paintings Canvas by Canvas is preparing for display and for sale at the Front Street Festival in Arlington, TX, as well as at Holiday Magic in early December.The price of this 6"x 6" acrylic painting done on gallery-wrapped canvas is $40.00. It may be purchased at www.canvasbycanvas.com.

Renegade Fishing Fly by Margie Whittington

Here is another fishing fly to add to your fly and lure collection. This fly is called "Renegade".

Be sure and look at the other mini collections on the Canvas by Canvas web site, www.canvasbycanvas.com These would make terrific Christmas gifts for the fisherman in your life. There are angels for friends and family, sassy shoes for the young and young at heart and cup cakes with no, nada, zelch calories!!!!!! Take a look at CBC's large paintings too. There is a colorful variety to choose from.

Take a moment and look at our artists' blogs and the food blog with delicious recipes and paintings of appetizing delights.

Come back often to see what's happening in CBC World!

GALVESTON

Five artists from Canvas by Canvas were able to get away for a few days to the sunny beaches of Galveston, Texas where we worked on some of our mini paintings in preparation for 2 upcoming shows: Front Street Festival in Arlington, Texas on September 29 and Holiday Magic the first weekend in December. We have lots of great gift ideas for under $50: For the hard to please lady in your life: high heeled shoes. For that special celebration: cupcakes. And for gentlemen: fishing lures and flies. We've also started little piglets and roosters/chickens to delight everyone. I hope you enjoy some of our photos from Galveston and visit our website to see our mini paintings. More will be added in the coming weeks so check back often.

Royal Coachman Dry Fly

One of the best known fishing flies is the Royal Coachman dry fly. This fly is bound to catch a big one and make for a whopper of a fish story! Keep checking in for more canvas by canvas minis, all priced at $40.00 for a gallery wrapped 6x6 canvas. Each canvas can be framed alone or in groupings with our special made frames or hung unframed. B. G. Hackney

Green Highlander (Hairwing) Fishing Fly ~ by Nancy Standlee

$40.00
6" x 6"
This acrylic canvas can be purchased at Canvas by Canvas. The Green Highlander is one of the classic fly patterns that is still going strong in all parts of the "salar-world" (Atlantic salmon). Canvas by Canvas may need to have a fishing road trip now that SOME of us are learning there is a difference in flies and lures. Next week some of the group are taking a road trip to Galveston so we may come back with photos to paint of fishermen to go along with the minis. Definitely stay tuned. More infomation on fly fishing can be found at Wikipedia.
Be sure and save this date, Nov 30 - Dec 2, 2007 for the Junior Leagues' 25th annual Holiday Magic show at the Arlington, TX. convention center.
Nancy Standlee posts on these blogs:

• http://artistfoodnetwork.blogspot.com
• http://canvasbycanvas.blogspot.com
• http://myspace.com/nancystandlee
• TO VIEW MORE PAINTINGS by NS OR PURCHASE: Go to Paypal on http://nancystandlee.blogspot.com
• Eat Well ~ Paint Your Food ~ Laugh Often

Tiny Crazy Crawler

Next in the Canvas by Canvas fishing lure series is an antique Tiny Crazy Crawler made by Heddon. I love fishing with this little guy, he makes a splish splash sound as he swims across the top of the water, what fish could resist? Don't resist this purchase for $40.00, paypal available. More lures and flys on the way, keep checking in and check out our Artist food blog for great ways to fix those fish when you catch them. B.G. Hackney

WATER VIBE by Mitchell-Taylor

$40

6" x 6"

Acrylic on Gallery Wrapped Canvas

This green and red Water Vibe fishing lure looks like it's swimming and has probably caught a fish or two in its time. With the holidays in only 4 short months a lot of resourceful people are doing their shopping early. Canvas by Canvas will be selling these colorful paintings in their booth at the Front Street Festival in Arlington, Texas on September 29, 2007. For more information visit the website of the Arlington Historical Society. Affordable and compact, these paintings will make the ideal gift for the man who has everything. They can be hung by themselves or placed into one of our custom-made wooden frames.

Heddon Musky Night ~ Radiant Charmer Lure ~ by Nancy Standlee

$40.00
6" x 6"
For purchases go to Canvas by Canvas.
This is an antique fishing lure and I've discovered these can sell for thousands of dollars. When we began this project, I was fishing fly and lure information deficient. I had no idea what paraphernalia a fishing enthusiast might use since my last fishing experience involved a cork and a cane pole or maybe a small red and white plastic bobble cork. Now I think I can tell the difference between a fly and a lure but that is about all with the exception these are fun to paint. I hope they will be fun to purchase.
More information on fishing lures can be found at Wikepedia.
Be sure and save this date, Nov 30 - Dec 2, 2007 for the Junior Leagues' 25th annual Holiday Magic show at the Arlington, TX. convention center.

Other blogs where I post:

• http://artistfoodnetwork.blogspot.com
• http://canvasbycanvas.blogspot.com
• http://myspace.com/nancystandlee
• TO VIEW MORE PAINTINGS by Nancy Standlee OR PURCHASE: Go to Paypal on http://nancystandlee.blogspot.com
• Eat Well ~ Paint Your Food ~ Laugh Often

Jim Dandy Fishing Lure by Margie Whittington

This is another addition to our new mini paintings of fishing lures and flies. This one is called a Jim Dandy. I painted it to look old and cracked. Maybe this lure has caught a lot of fish in its lifetime. If you or someone in your family enjoys fishing and collecting fishing items, these 6 X 6 mini paintings would make great gifts. There are custom frames available for one, two or as many as you want. Don't miss our booth at The Front Street Art Show and Sale in Arlington and we will also have a booth at Holiday Magic this coming November. Stayed tuned for more fishing fun!!!!!
To view more of Margie's art work www.margiewhittington.com and Margie's blog http://mwmuralsandmore.blogspot.com/

JOINTED DARTER LURE by Cindy Yandell

This is a rendering of an antique Jointed Darter fishing lure that was manufactured by
Bender and Flynn ca. 1945. For pricing and viewing of other lures and flies, go to www.canvasbycanvas.com. Also check out our Artist Food Network blog at artistfoodnetwork@blogspot.com.

FLYING RED ANT by Pat Salazar

If you are a fly fisherman, you know that you need to match the hatch when stream fishing. If there are red ants flying around, this particular fly which I have painted and named Freddie, will be your best friend. It is a Flying Red Ant. One of our CbC members, Margie, who has just returned from Cuchara, New Mexico, used this fly to catch a great number of fish. I hope to have the privilege of not only fishing with this one, but taking more lessons from my guide, Andy Kim, and using other flies that he has tied for me and my favorite fisherman, Frank! Check out our web page at CanvasbyCanvas.com for details about our paintings of flies, lures along with other interesting R3 minis!

CASPER THE PUNKINHEAD SPOOK by Pat Salazar

I have had several painting assignments for Canvas by Canvas to complete before we leave on a trip as we have several important shows coming up in the near future. One of the exciting things that we will be participating in is Holiday Magic. Every year since 1982, more than 10,000 North Texans flock to Holiday Magic, a holiday gift market with the unique gifts from more than 100 exclusive vendors and attend the highly anticipated Ladies Style Show and Luncheon. This year Holiday Magic also includes a Tween Style Show and Children’s Party. It is sponsored by the Junior League of Arlington. Check out their web site at http://jlarlington.org/holidayMagic.asp If you happen to be in the area, be sure to join us for the fun and great shopping! We will be showing many of our paintings for sale there, among which will be our new whimsical minis which consist of lures and flies for the ladies and gentlemen in your family who enjoy the wonderful sport of fishing. To be perfectly honest, I was NOT looking forward to painting these funny little creatures, but once I got into it, I became very excited and they actually started to take on a personality all their own! I have named this one "Casper" as the lure is called a Punkinhead Spook. I think that Casper has a personality all his own, in fact I find him to be very "alluring" ;-) Casper makes great bait for shad if that is your fish of choice.These little jewels are each 6x6 on gallery wrapped canvas and are the perfect original gift for that outdoor person in your life. Check out our web site at http://www.canvasbycanvas.com/ for more details. I had such fun painting him and I hope that you enjoy seeing our work and hopefully buying one or two. Can't wait to paint more of them.

BULTOS AND BLESSINGS by Pat Salazar

We are starting a new series of Mini paintings to help get everyone in the mood for Christmas gifts and giving something special and original to those people in your lives who are important to you. This design for this particular painting originated from a Bulto that I have in my Southwest Folk Art collection. The name Bulto (Traditional) is a statue of Christ, a saint or the Blessed Virgin carved from cottonwood root, covered with gesso and painted. Sometimes the statue is clothed. Contemporary bultos can be found in bronze and other media, but the traditional ones are always hand carved and painted from local wood. They are very popular at Spanish Market in Santa Fe which is held in late July each year. Local artisans sell their "wares" if you will, and you can see all the colorful hand carved pieces as you stroll around the Plaza. Our new series consists of Angels and they would make wonderful stocking stuffers for that special someone. Each one is on a 6x6 gallery wrapped canvas and is hand painted by a different artist in the group. They are large enough to make a great impression and yet small enough to put on a free standing easel.

You can also start a collection of these miniatures and put them in one of our hand crafted custom made frames. We will also have some "surprise" paintings coming soon that will be terrific gifts for the man of your dreams. To get more information on all of our Minis, please visit our web page at http://www.canvasbycanvas.com/ Christmas is just around the corner and this is a very easy way to begin your shopping and avoid the crowds!

LEOPARD SPOTS by Margie Whittington

Don't put a Tiger in your tank, put a Leopard on your wall. You can feel the jungle under your feet as you look at this bright orange leopard skin shoe on your wall as a single painting or buy several of the Sassy Shoe paintings that are in Canvas by Canvas's mini series of Sassy Singles and have a grouping. For a very reasonable price these 6x6 paintings can't be beat for a fun birthday gift for a special friend or a girl's college dorm could be decorated around the shoe theme. Don't hesitate, buy one, two, three or more.

Be sure and view our Canvas by Canvas website, http://www.canvasbycanvas.com/ and the other blogs by the artists of Canvas by canvas listed on this blogspot.Hurry back to see what's coming up next by the creative artists of CBC!

LA DOLCE VITA by Mitchell-Taylor

La Dolce Vita - Sassy Shoe by Elizabeth Mitchell-Taylor
6" x 6" Acrylic on Canvas
$40
Click HERE for info

I'd like to share with you a painting I did for our mini series on shoes. There are dizzying array of shoe choices on websites such as Zappos. But why not purchase a pair or two of designer shoes from Canvas by Canvas to display in the powder room or bedroom of your home? Your feet will love you and you'll get a real "kick" out of seeing these elegant orange and gold brocade Dolce and Gabana shoes every day. These shoes are painted on gallery wrapped canvas and can be hung individually, or can be arranged in one of our custom made frames.

One of the joys of being a Canvas by Canvas painter is that, feeding off each other's enthusiasm, we all become more productive and better painters. In a recent newsletter by Robert Genn, the Painter's Keys, he talks about the benefits of a buddy system of painting and mentions these pointers for getting along.

1. Don't comment unless asked.
2. Give the gift of joyous approval.
3. Accept all comers for what they wish to become.
4. Understand and grant other styles and approaches.
5. Feature others rather than yourself.
6. Bask in the sunshine of others' success.
7. Treasure the miracle of friendship.

These are great tips for ANY social endeavor and with 11 members, Canvas by Canvas thinks they are especially valuable as we pursue our collaborative painting experiment.

"Slinky Slide" - Cindy Yandell

Put your little foot... right here in a Slinky Slide guaranteed not to rub blisters! This small 6 x 6 acrylic painting is the latest release in our High Heels mini-series. Wouldn't this gallery-wrapped canvas look terrific on the bedroom wall of your favorite fashionista girl? You can purchase it for $40.00 at Canvas by Canvas. Look, too, at the custom frames offered to spotlight your little shoes purchases.
Other paintings by Cindy Yandell are on the Canvas by Canvas web site.

PRETTY IN PLAID

"Pretty in Plaid" is the next single shoe in Canvas by Canvas's line of Mini Sassy Shoes. View the entire summer line of these adorable shoes and our Celebrity Cupcakes, not to mention our larger works HERE.



"Pretty in Plaid" ~ by Cindy Campbell ~ 6"x 6" ~ acrylic on canvas ~ $40

Mother Hubbard Never Had a Shoe Like This

Poor Mother Hubbard had to wear all those old clunky shoes because she had so many children. You can go to Canvas by Canvas and buy this cool shoe painting as a reminder of how lucky you are not to have to keep your children in your shoes!!! It is on sale for $40 including shipping.

My husband and I just got back from a Baltic Cruise on the Holland America Line "Veendam",. It was a wonderful trip that started and ended in Copenhagen, Denmark. We were walking one day near the popular Nyhavn Canal in Copenhagen and passed a shoe store. This shoe was sitting in the window and I just had to photograph and paint it...hope you like it...Maryann Stephens

Razzle Dazzle by Connie Michael

This elegant shoe is just what you need for a celebration.

Available for a mere $40, this shoe will get you the attention you're looking for. Wrap it up and give it as a gift to your best friend, mother, sister or daughter. Stand back and enjoy the smile. There's nothing like a surprise!

Visit our Canvas by Canvas website for a larger selection of shoes ... and more!

Sold!

Hotsy Dotsy by Elaine Schneider

This cute red slipper is part of our Canvas by Canvas mini-series. This $280 shoe is 6x6 acrylic, painted on gallery wrapped canvas and is available for a short while at the bargain price of $40. You'd better hurry while we still have it in your size! For purchasing information go to Canvas by Canvas.

PARTY ANIMAL by Pat Salazar

The first pair of shoes that I painted when I was in Santa Fe was entitled "Party Pumps", so what better name for this new little panting than "Party Animal". Of course, no party is complete without a glass or two of a good Sauvignon Blanc to go along with a great looking pair of shoes and that wonderful little black dress to set the mood for a fun evening.

I saw these particular shoes in a window in Santa Fe and there was a very high dollar price tag on them. I decided that it would be a much better investment to paint them rather than wear them. That way I could share them with others in a creative way.

The heels were almost as high as the price tag was and I was certain that I wouldn't be able to walk in them. I'd probably be turning my ankle rather than people's heads if I showed up at a party with them on my feet!

This little shoe is acrylic on a 6x6 gallery wrapped canvas. It is priced at $40. We are suggesting that you purchase several of our little gems that are in our mini series, either one at a time or several together and put them in one of our custom made frames. You can check these frames out on our web page. By doing this, you can build your own one of a kind original painting by adding another small painting as gift for a special occasion such as a birthday, anniversary ... it's rather like an add a pearl necklace and a great way to start an art collection. Oh ... and don't forget Christmas when you need to get something for that someone special. It will be here sooner than you think! Be sure and keep us in mind when you need something original for that special person in your life. Check out our web page at http://www.canvasbycanvas.com/ as we have updates on a regular basis.

Pcasso

Check out our Slide Show!

In honor of our month long July birthday celebration, we are posting a collage of all the cupcakes that we baked (er . . . painted) in honor of the event. We hope you'll visit our Canvas By Canvas website to see them up close and personal. They'd make a wonderful birthday present for anyone with a sweet tooth -- they can have their cake with ABSOLUTELY NO CALORIES!!!

Thanks to our Blogger expert, Nancy Standlee, for showing us how to prepare a little slide show for your enjoyment.

Single Shoes ~ New Mini Series ~ Canvas by Canvas

$40
6" x 6"
Acrylic on Gallery Wrapped Canvas
Painted by Nancy Standlee
Summer and shoes and Sashay - always exciting to dream about and Canvas by Canvas has been having a lot of fun selecting your new styles. You have seen our Pair of Shoes mini series and our Cupcake Celebrities mini series and now we'd like to share our Single Shoes mini series.
At CBC you will find your expected vivid colors, whimsical themes and great suggestions for decorating the boudoir, the vanity, or gifts for those special people on your list. Please, when you visit our site leave a comment below the post, sign up for our emails at the top right of the blog, and come back often. We love to have a visit and discuss sashaying in the summer in our new shoes.

See our other blog at Artist Food Network.
Posted by Nancy Standlee

BAKED WITH LOVE AND A CHERRY ON TOP by Pat Salazar

This will be my first entry in the Canvas by Canvas blog since we've been painting cupcakes. I have spent the entire morning working on this little painting that I started last night. It's wonderful to be able to get up early, enjoy some delicious flavored coffee, listen to the world wake up as our local Mockingbird chirps good morning to everyone just outside of our kitchen door, and paint until you finally accomplish what consider to be a "fun" painting. I found out that whipped cream is almost as hard to paint as it is for your system to digest it.(Maybe I'll paint Cool Whip next time ;-) Be sure and check out our web page at http://www.canvasbycanvas.com/ and see what else is there.
All of our little gems in our mini series are 0n 6x6 gallery wrapped canvases and can be framed alone or as a group. They are all priced at $40 each. I think they would look wonderful in either a kitchen or a child's room. We are all, after all, children at heart, and who doesn't like cupcakes! Since they're so small and not nearly as filling as a piece of cake, I'm sure that most of the calories have been removed. In fact, there are NO calories in our paintings. Bon Appetite!
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Cupcake Celebrities ~ I'm Coconuts About You ~ by Elaine Schneider

$40.00
6" x 6" Acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas

Elaine Schneider from Canvas by Canvas painted this Cupcake Celebrity to add to our birthday celebration Mini Series. If you'd like to purchase this painting or a combination of our Mix and Match series click HERE.

A new blog has been launched by CBC and it is all about food, recipes and painting, The Artist Food Network. We'd like for our artists friends to contribute a recipe and a photo of a painting. Email us and we'll tell you all about it artistrecipes@gmail.com or read about it on the blog. We welcome comments on any of our blog posts. Look below the post and you will find an area that might say 0 comments or it might say 4 comments. Click and add your comment and don't forget to subscribe to our blogs. Top Right or Left of the blog and it will say Subscribe Me and add you email and verify. Thanks from all of us at CBC.
Nancy Standlee

Taste of Sunshine

Barbara Hackney produced the next painting, "Taste of Sunshine", in the deliciously delightful Cupcake Series from Canvas by Canvas for our Birthday celebration. Why put a sunflower on a cupcake? Sunflowers make me smile! BG Hackney

BLUE VELVET - Cindy Campbell

Hopefully she didn't wear this "Blue Velvet" concoction. Another offering from the Canvas by Canvas artists for the Mini Series "Cupcakes". Painted by Cindy Campbell, also known as C2, is the author of this 6"x 6" acrylic on canvas concoction. Whether it's red velvet or blue velvet it's delicious. Buy yours now.

"Blue Velvet" ~ 6"x 6" ~ acrylic on canvas ~ $40

"CUPCAKE SUNDAE" by Cindy Yandell

Ice Cream Sundae?... or CUPCAKE?? A multi-tasking dessert? Actually, it is a birthday cupcake to commemorate our first year of collaboration painting together at Canvas by Canvas. If you’re interested in this 6 x 6 acrylic painting and other birthday celebration cupcake paintings, please go to our web site below.

“Cupcake Sundae” 6 x 6 Acrylic Painting $40.00 Click here to see your cupcake choices:


If you’d like to see more of Cindy Yandell’s paintings, check out our Canvas by Canvas site.

Guilt Free Chocolate! by Connie Michael

Close your eyes and imagine ... Hot and fresh from the oven ... rich, dark chocolate cake, topped with cool, silky whipped sweet cream, sprinkled with cinnamon, then crowned with a luscious, juicy red strawberry. m-mmm m-mmm! Can't you just taste it? The best news is that this cupcake is what every girl dreams of ... guilt free chocolate!

There's no need for dieting when it comes to these cupcakes for as Rachel Ray (http://www.rachelray.com/) would say, this recipe is figure friendly and the perfect treat for any celebration! And if chocolate's not your bag, head over to the party and choose your favorite flavor. We've got something for everyone, and at a "budget friendly" price. The party has already started and cupcakes are being served at www.canvasbycanvas.com. Head over for a quick bite and see what this party's all about. Come on ... indulge yourself!

6x6 acrylic on canvas

$40

optional custom frames available

Triple Rose Delight a cupcake painting by Margie Whittington

TRIPLE ROSE DELIGHT is my contribution to the CBC Cupcake mini series of visually delicious cupcakes. Because there is no weight gain involved, one can devour as many as one wants with not an ounce gained. You will loose even more when you empty your pockets to purchase one of these delectable delights. Pick the ones you like and have them framed in one of our custom frames that are very reasonably priced.
Click here to see your choices http://www.canvasbycanvas.com/CUPCAKE_CELEBRITIES.html

"Triple Rose Delight"

6" x 6" Acrylic on Canvas

Purchase for only $40

Don't miss the other mini series of "Sassy Shoes" and many other paintings on our website, http://www.canvasbycanvas.com/ and blog http://www.canvasbycanvas.blogspot.com/

If you would like to view more of Margie Whittington's work, view her website http://www.margiewhittington.com/ and blogspot http://mwmuralsandmore.blogspot.com/

Other CBC bloggers are:

Nancy Standlee http://nancystandlee.blogspot.com/

Connie Michael http://conniemichael.blogspot.com/

Betty Mitchell-Taylor http://conniemichael.blogspot.com/

Pat Salazar http://patticake313.blogspot.com/

Cindy Campbell http://www.gotyme4u.blogspot.com/

Cupcake Celebrities NEW MINI SERIES from Canvas by Canvas

I'm so embarrassed! This is my first contribution to the new mini series of Canvas by Canvas cupcakes, and my cat took a bite out of it. This Pink Cloud fluffy cupcake, however, IS AVAILABLE by itself or along with a few other items from the Canvas by Canvas bakery and you can view it HERE to see how it looked before the little rascal took a bite out of it.

This new mini series of delectible, delicious cupcakes from the artists of Canvas by Canvas is in honor of our JULY BIRTHDAY. All 11 artists are baking up a storm (or else scouting out the market) for their favorite cupcakes to paint in this new mini series. These mix and match CUPCAKES give you the opportunity to create your own Canvas by Canvas mini painting! Simply select your favorite(s) and have them delivered along with an optional, custom-made wood frame.

Elizabeth Mitchell Taylor

Pink Cloud , 6" x 6"

Acrylic on Canvas $40.00

SPECIAL OCCASION SHOES

The next pair of our Mini Series "Sassy Shoes" is Elaine Schneider's, "Special Occasion Shoes". This small painting is sure to be special for you any where you hang it. All of our Sassy Shoes are available for viewing on Canvas by Canvas' website. Be sure to subscribe to our blog (see box at top of this blog) so you can get our daily updates to our continuing Mini Series theme paintings. We're doing fishing flies next....and our lead fisher woman, Margie Whittington, will be heading that one up. Next up...CUPCAKES...and you'll want several of those to hang in your kitchen or by your computer. They are 100% fat and sugar free but would still be a sweet addition to your collections.

"Special Occasion Shoes" ~ 6"x 6" ~ acrylic on canvas ~ $40

Purchasing information available on our website, click here for details.

DENIM BLUES

These lovely blue denim shoes were painted by our own Connie Michael. Read more about Connie and her other art on her blog. See our whole line of Sassy Shoes plus a complete showing of our paintings on our website.

DENIM BLUE ~ 6"x 6" ~ acrylic on canvas ~ $40
for purchasing information plus go here or write to us at Canvasbycanvas@gmail.com

MAD FOR PLAID

"Mad for Plaid" ~ by Cindy Yandell ~ 6"x 6" ~ acrylic on canvas ~ $40
for purchasing information contact Canvas by Canvas here.

LET'S PARTY!!! by Pat Salazar

Step out on the town in these strappy blue shoes. Each of Canvas by Canvas' Sassy Shoes series is a collectors item. Buy one, or two or ten. Custom framing is available. Check our website for details.

"Party Pumps" ~ by Pat Salazar ~ 6"x 6" - acrylic on canvas ~ $40

"ZEBRA STRIPES"

Zebra Striped Designer High Heeled Shoes, what better to wear with your animal print designer outfits. Another pair of heels to add to the Canvas by Canvas mini series of Sassy Shoes.

6" x 6" wrapped canvas

Acrylic

$40 is a great price for a pair of Zebra Striped heels!

Painted by Canvas by Canvas Artist, Margie Whittington

CLEOPATRA'S

From Queen of Hearts to Queen of the Nile, "Cleopatra's" are another offering from Canvas by Canvas's new Mini Series of Sassy Shoes.

Cleopatra's by Cindy Campbell ~ 6"x 6" acrylic on canvas ~ $40

Canvas by Canvas LLC - Our First Birthday

A Birthday Celebration Cupcake ~ A TASTE OF SUNSHINE ~ by Barbara Hackney

Canvas by Canvas LLC is a group of eleven close friends and fellow Texans who paint collaboratively together. That is, all of our fine art pieces contain six to twelve canvases painted in acrylics, each created by a different artist. Simply put, we cut up our own photos into squares and blindly draw for the square we get to paint. The proposed subject matter is always voted upon as is the title of the piece, the frame is built by a carpenter husband, and the final assemblage usually calls for a group celebration; however, sometimes the celebration is delayed as an artist might tweak a bit to make her canvas integrate with the others as well as it can.

People who see our work for the first time usually ask "How do you all paint so much alike that it’s hard to tell one artist’s work from another’s?" The answer is... we don’t know! I suppose the fact that we’ve been painting together for years has to have an effect on our personal styles. But I think it’s more than that. This past year being a member of Canvas by Canvas (the corporation) is like suddenly having 10 new best friends. We are eager to share with one another every single thing in our lives, and that includes tips, techniques, photos, ideas, and advice. It is a delight to take a new workshop and come back home to "teach" the other 10 members what we learned!

It does take a lot of constant communication, however, to keep up with each other, as some are far more energetic--or shall I say--gung-ho than others. But here we are... middle-aged and more, having the time of our lives. College kids in a dormitory couldn’t have more fun than we do when we go off on painting retreats together. More often than that, though, are the bi and tri-weekly "events" we attend together, whether it’s a painting day at the local gallery where we can all "fit" in the studio with our individual tonnage of art supplies, or a new movie after lunch, or scouting around on photo shoots to get ideas for our paintings.

During the past 12 months, CBC artists have produced some 35 large paintings and the group has been highlighted in several publications including a full-page ad for Dick Blick in Artist’s Magazine. All four paintings entered in the Dallas PCPC Arts Festival juried show were accepted for display, one winning a First Place ribbon and cash prize. Creative Catalyst Productions awarded Canvas by Canvas a National Merit Award in the summer of 2006 for one of their pieces, and in May of 2007 another painting won the Juror’s Choice Award. A brand new television show called "The Art of Living" is featuring the artists in a TV segment to be broadcast worldwide in high definition during the fall of this year.

No wonder we’re so happy! Is something wrong with this picture? We just don’t see what it could be.

Happy Birthday to us!
CYandell for CBC

QUEEN OF HEARTS

Speaking of Valentine's Day, in our previous post about red hots and chocolate cupcakes, today's offering from our Sassy Shoes Mini Series is entitled "Queen of Hearts". It was painted by Barbara Hackney. She is OUR queen of hearts! Why not start your collection of our Sassy Shoes today!!

"Queen of Hearts" ~ by Barbara Hackney ~ 6"x 6" ~ $40