Minis Oh Yes!

If you know anything about me after following me for years, you know that I have always been obsessed with miniature art.  I collect it myself, and I love the challenge of creating miniature paintings, too!

I follow a few artists who do HUGE paintings of what is normally a small subject, like a hummingbird for example.  I thought...WHAT IF...what if I could take a HUGE SUBJECT, like my Big Skies, and create it in tiny format?  And that's exactly what I'm doing!

These miniature white box frames are custom crafted and were originally painted plain white.  The original paint had issues, however, so I have sanded these mini frames down and I am repainting them in my secret signature color slightly off white paint I love.  That's a job in itself!

The next challenge was creating one of my big sky scenes in soft pastel in such a tiny format!  I have many mini gesso boards here, but obviously pastel doesn't do well on those boards alone.  So....I have taken my Pastelmat paper, cut to fit the boards, mounted the paper, and then painted them. 

The super challenge came in when deciding what to do to protect these pastels.  Soft pastels have to be framed behind glass, normally.  But I have found an amazing product giving me the ability to coat these mini works of art with a matte finish which gives off the feel of a traditional painting, such as an oil painting would.  This finish protects the pastel, does not "gloss" it {which I absolutely hate glossy finishes on fine art}, and enables these to be displayed and handled all without the use of glass!

The completed painting is then permanently mounted into the handcrafted white box frame, and can effortlessly hang on a simple nail in the wall, or be displayed on a desk or tabletop.  I'm signing and dating each one on the back {because there's just no room on the front, and frankly I don't like some big signature taking away from the beauty of my scenes!}.  The first painting in this little mini series is titled "Turquoise Seas" and is available from my secure shop on my Daily Texture website by clicking the button below.   Shipping is free!  

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 Note:  These are NOT being made available as prints, only the originals of these are available.  I have another series I'm starting work on simultaneously with these, and they will be available as originals and prints.  Keep an eye on the original paintings page here on the website for more of these petite masterpieces!