EBSQ's Spotlight features a short commentary about my love of February and all things heart-shaped! If you haven't checked out EBSQ, they have a really cool blog as well as a place for artists to showcase their art:) I've been with them for 6 or 7 years now! XOXO!!




EBSQ Spotlight on Seasonal Art: Be My Valentine –
Misty Benson 28Feb10 -- CLICK HERE to read more!





You can also check out EBSQ's website by going to www.ebsqart.com!

XOXO!!

Good morning! I stayed up all night working projects, so I thought I'd start with an early morning post!  

I have 6 NEW ORIGINAL PAINTINGS listed on eBay! They are all candy-themed! 5 of them are painted directly on decorative wood pieces while the sixth is painted on a gallery wrapped canvas. All are ready to hang! I have a LOVE LOVE LOVE relationship with candy! I could eat it all of the time, but if I did that, I would HATE HATE HATE myself! LOL So I decided to paint some candy-themed paintings that show how I feel about it ranging from a sweet angel with a treat to a candy corn that likes to eat people! Ha ha!

    

    

"Divine Delivery" - 8x10 ORIGINAL PAINTING
"The Candy Shop" - 12x12 ORIGINAL PAINTING
"Candy Corn Food Chain" - 8x10 ORIGINAL PAINTING
"The Banana Bandit" - 8x10 ORIGINAL PAINTING
"The Great Escape" - 6x8 ORIGINAL PAINTING
"Oh Great Gummy" - 8x10 ORIGINAL PAINTING

I hope this kooky group of girls won't put you into sugar shock!!

Have a sweet sugary Sunday!

XOXO!!

~Misty*

Here is a new commission I just completed for a wonderful person, MaryAnne! I really thank her for sharing her love of her iguana Max (who is no longer with us) and continuing to educate people about iguanas in general! In his honor, I want everyone to meet Max, the skelly iguana! He has such a beautiful light!

"Max's Dandelion Daydream" -- 8"x10 Acrylic on Canvas



Meet Max! He is a skelly iguana that quite frankly doesn't know he's an iguana! He is family! Here he is after finding a patch of his favorite flowers -- dandelions! He is always up for a good cuddle and has a smile for everyone. Have you hugged your iguana today?

8x10 PRINT

I also threw in a few ACEOs! They end this Sunday night:)

2.5"x3.5" Canvas ACEOs



CLICK HERE -- to bid on "Roll Em" ACEO!
CLICK HERE -- to bid on the "Lucky Cat Skellies" ACEO!
CLICK HERE -- to bid on the "Kitty Love" ACEO!
CLICK HERE -- to bid on the "Blueberry Gothic" ACEO!

CLICK HERE -- to see all available ACEOs!!

"Morbidly Adorable Mementos" on Faezine.com



In case you missed yesterday's post about my new column on Faezine, you can read it by CLICKING HERE! To recap:

Column: Morbidly Adorable Mementos
Article: Daruma Doll Daydream
Author: Misty Benson
ISSUE: Vol. 4 Winter 2009

To read the articles, you will need to create a username and a password to access to the full article. It's totally FREE to do! Just sign in, and start swimming through the fairy dust!

Floating through a Japanese market in Seattle with my good friend and fellow artist Alexandria Sandlin, I stumbled upon the little red roly poly men.... Click here to read more...

If you have a profile on EnchantedFolk, please fee free to add me as a friend: members.enchantedfolk.com/gossamerfaery

Have a great weekend everyone!!!!

XOXO!!

I am sooooo excited to announce my new column for Faezine.com called "Morbidly Adorable Mementos"! Faezine is Enchanted Folk's FREE online community magazine. There is a whole wealth of articles on Faezine talking about all sorts of fantastical subjects! It has been going for a year! Woohoo! To read the articles, you will need to create a username and a password to access to the full article. It's totally FREE to do! Just sign in, and start swimming through the fairy dust!

I am truly honored to have been invited to write a quarterly column for this great community! I love moving words around as much as I love moving paint around! So I am grateful for the opportunity to explore my ideas in words as well:) This month, check out my article about Daruma Dolls! What else?! LOL I thought I'd round out all of my daruma doll art with an essay that takes a  little more care in  elaborating on what they are, what they mean to me, and why they will make me immortal! MWAHAAAHAAHAA HA HA! I also included a photograph of my own daruma dolls in the article, so check them out!

Daruma Doll Daydream

by Misty Benson

Floating through a Japanese market in Seattle with my good friend and fellow artist Alexandria Sandlin, I stumbled upon the little red roly poly men.... Click here to read more...

If you have a profile on EnchantedFolk, please fee free to add me as a friend: members.enchantedfolk.com/gossamerfaery

Enjoy the magick!!

XOXO!!

Here is the "Priestess" from The Morbidly Adorable Tarot! I finally had a chance to get her uploaded and all of that. She was the last of the cards from 2009! From here on out, the cards will all reflect 2010:)

THE PRIESTESS - from the Morbidly Adorable Tarot



Meet the Faery Priestess of Skullcoco. She has Rococo sensibilities with a skull flair. Dressed lavishly in her silvery garb, she perches on her pomegranate-colored couch divining the mysteries. The pomegranate color is a reminder of the fruit that allowed Persephone of Greek mythology to travel between two worlds -- the living and the dead, earth and the underworld. The Priestess sits between her two cats that represent the two pillars in tarot -- light and dark, life and afterlife. Cats are creatures generally associated with magic and mystery. The skelly cat sits atop the Priestess' book of knowledge while the crescent moon next to the black cat illuminates the mysteries. The Priestess' trance-like gaze is searching for knowledge as she decides how much and what she will reveal to the querent.

THE PRIESTESS - 8.5x11 Print
THE PRIESTESS - 13x19 Print


WORK IN PROGRESS - Sneak Preview of Temperance --

I know, Temperance always seems like she should be this beautiful angel of understanding, but that is not my style (at least not today!) I thought for a card that represents balance, harmony, and compromise, siamese twins are the best representation of that. If anyone has to get along, siamese twins would!




I also threw in some Mardi Gras-themed ACEOs with the current batch of Valentine ones!

2.5"x3.5" Canvas ACEOs



CLICK HERE -- to bid on "The Priestess - Morbidly Adorable Tarot" ACEO!
CLICK HERE -- to bid on the  "New Orleans Lament" ACEO!
CLICK HERE -- to bid on the  "Mardi Gras Beads" ACEO!
CLICK HERE -- to bid on the  "Mardi Gras Colors" ACEO!

CLICK HERE -- to see all available ACEOs!!

That's the news from here! Happy Imbolc and Happy Groundhog's Day! SPOLIER ALERT: It looks like it's going to be a short winter! (Sorry if that spoiled it for anyone! I hope I didn't ruin it for anyone that had to record it so they could watch it later! LOL) I did watch Groundhog's Day with Bill Murray over the weekend! I LOVE that show:)

XOXO!!