An Artist's Space~ The Art of Eva Barkman ~ Genesis Collectible Art Studio

Garden of Digital Delights Flower Show

2007-04-07T17:41:00.000-04:00

In my last post, I told you about a great new site to see a beautiful digital flower garden...well, KKC Bauder has done it again.....she's created a squidoo lens with great floral digital art by several members of WWAO. Please click on this link and take a cyber walk through an awesome digital garden of illuminated beauties.

http://www.squidoo.com/garden_of_digital_delights/

Garden of Delights

2007-04-05T19:59:00.000-04:00

If you want to see an awesome display of floral digital art by amazing women artists click on this link....

http://artandgoldgallery.com/garden_of_digital_delights/

KKC Bauder, a very talented artist and web page creator, has created this wonderful web page to display the digital delights of several women artists (of whom I am privileged to say I am a part of) who belong to WWAO Worldwide Women Artists. Please take time to view these. Click on each individual photo box to see each artists contributions.

I am such a clutze!!! Fractured ankle!!!

2007-03-25T14:27:00.000-04:00

Guess what I did Friday...fell down the stairs and fractured my ankle. I am one of those very clutze people and I finally really hurt myself this time. This was not a good time for this to happen either. I have an exhibit coming up in April and several pieces of artwork to get ready for a consignment deal that I'm working on. Oh, woe is me :-(

I am not one to sit still for any long amount of time either. I have ants in my pants. Guess that I'll be doing a lot of sit down painting now. But don't feel sorry for me...I shall overcome! I'll be able to work up my biceps and upper body strength using these dang crutches. lol

Twigs

2007-03-22T13:52:00.000-04:00

"Twigs" the newest addition to my digital artworks.

Striped Sunburst

2007-03-19T15:41:00.000-04:00

"Striped Sunburst"

A bright and sunny colored digital artwork

available on a variety of different papers

and different sizes

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=5528678

Hibiscus Series

2007-03-17T08:34:00.000-04:00

The series is out there....I've posted my four piece series of digital hibiscus....may make more....making them is habit forming :-) Tropical, colorful and tempting....

Please check them out here.....

http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=65038

Does This Make You Think of the Tropics?

2007-03-16T11:25:00.000-04:00

Ahhh, a warm beach, the cry of seagulls, the crashing of waves, the fragrance of tropical flowers in the air....

Boy, could I use this right now as I look out my window at the snow that is falling here.

This digital art is a photo of the first precious little blossom that my hibiscus plant managed to squeak out last week, a blessing from the Lord.

So, I took these photos and did several digital versions of it and decided that I would have a hibiscus series.

This one is the first in the series titled, "Hibiscus #1 - In the Pink." Click on the link below to see description and purchase info.....I can do any of these in different sizes and on different papers and am glad to accommodate you to satisfy your preference.

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=5564342

Above the Chimney in Winter

2007-03-15T15:57:00.000-04:00

copyright 2007

One of my newest digital artworks.

I love the colors in it, don't you?

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=5560340

Dabbling With Charcoal

2007-03-14T13:47:00.000-04:00

What a beautiful day it was yesterday....70 degrees here in northeast Ohio in the middle of March....sun shining. I had to sit outside on my deck and create. So I grabbed my charcoal pencils and bristol vellum and started sketching. This tree is the prominent subject in my backyard...so beautifully structural and several stories tall. You should see it when it's in full bloom with yellow and orange tulip flowers and broad green leaves. Gotta wait a couple of months for that.

Newest Creation

2007-03-12T09:43:00.000-04:00

Here is my newest creation. It is a mixed media painting using altered photography collage, acrylic paints, oil pastels and gel medium.

Exhibit Opening - Focus 2007 @ Fairmount Center

2007-03-10T12:15:00.000-05:00

See my digital art and the wonderful photography of many talented people at the opening of the Focus 2007 Photography Exhibit at the Fairmount Center for the Creative and Performing Arts in Novelty Ohio. The exhibit opens today, Saturday March 10th from 6-8 pm. Works that are exhibited are the judges choice out of the juried Focus 2007 Exhibit that was held March 2nd.
This exhibit and the other two exhibits at the Valley Art Center and the Solon Center for the Arts run through April 27th.

My piece that will be exhibited at the Fairmount is titled "Digital Rose."

My Digital Work Exhibited in Focus 2007

2007-03-07T13:49:00.000-05:00

When I entered 4 of my digital photos in Focus 2007, a juried photography exhibit, which benefits the arts of several northeastern Ohio towns around the Solon, Ohio area, I felt it would just be a good experience and figured that there were so many talented photographers out there that I would probably not be selected to go to the next level of the competition.

To my surprise, 3 out of my 4 entries were chosen to be exhibited in the next three exhibits. What an honor to be among the chosen photographers, who will represent their work to the communities starting this coming weekend, March 9th, 10th, and 11th. The exhibits will continue through April 27th. The participating exhibits will be held at Valley Art Center in Chagrin Falls; the Fairmount Center in Novelty; and the Solon Center for the Arts in Solon.

Wanna see the show?

2007-02-08T09:07:00.000-05:00

Here's the slideshow link for the WWAO exhibit "A Women's Work is Never Done," which is at the Progress Energy Gallery in New Port Richey Florida. To get more info., read my previous post. There is some awesome art exhibited here. The ladies did an awesome job!

http://showmarphoto.phanfare.com/album/204293/270580

Progress Energy Gallery - Worldwide Women Artists Charity Exhibit "A Womens Work is Never Done"

2007-02-02T14:35:00.000-05:00

I am proud to say that I am a part of this great group, Worldwide Women Artists Online (WWAO), who's works are on exhibit at the Greater New Port Richey Progress Energy Art Gallery in New Port Richey, Florida. Read about it in the press release below:

Art for Charities: Greater New Port Richey Main Street/Progress Energy Art GalleryThe Greater New Port Richey Main Street/Progress Energy Art Gallery, is hosting an exhibit featuring our members' artwork. The exhibit will run from February 2, 2007 through March 31.
Location: Progress Energy Art Gallery
6231 Grand Boulevard, New Port Richey, FL
When: Friday, February 2, 6:00pm
Phone: 727.848.6500
A WOMAN'S WORK IS NEVER DONE
Women Artists From Around the World Exhibit To Aid Czech Photographers
New Port Richey, FL The New Year is starting off with a definite global flavor at the Progress Art Gallery in downtown New Port Richey. During the months of February and March the Worldwide Women Artists members will be exhibiting artwork from local members as well as from members all across the globe in the show, A Woman's Work is Never Done. The exhibit opens Friday, February 2 at 6:00 p.m.
This dynamic group, led by artists Laura Milnor Iverson and Teresa Turner who created the group in May 2004, has a long history of using art to help nonprofit organizations and charities. Ms. Iverson has been a leader in the online art community, setting a fine example for other artists and encouraging artists to take on the role of philanthropist. She has been featured on the MissionFish.com website for her efforts.
The February exhibit is dedicated to the strength, passion and compassion of women and their impact on the world around us today. The art collection will be as diverse as the women who create it; with influences from all around the US and the world including the Netherlands,Canada, Greece & Brazil. Local members include Michelle Astuto Collins, Paula Showen, and Toni K. "This exhibit is going to be absolutely fantastic," says Exhibit Coordinator Michelle Astuto Collins. "It's something I've wanted to do for a long time and now to see all of this artwork from around the world here in our Gallery is just an amazing accomplishment. I know the public is going to love the diversity and quality of this exhibit."
The Gallery will be donating a percentage of all sales from this exhibit to raising funds for the following exhibit A Czech Dialogue: Images from the 7,65foto Club located in the Czech Republic town of Liberec. This exhibit will take place April through May 2007 and several of the artists will be in attendance to personally share in this exchange of cultures.
The artists from WWAO are also going to be hosting an online art sale during the month of March in which they will also be donating part of the proceeds to the Czech exhibit. The online sale will begin March 1 and go through March 15. Sale items may be found at the Gallery's website, www.nprgallery.com.
The Progress Energy Art Gallery is a community gallery which was opened by the not-for-profit organization, Greater New Port Richey Main Street with a grant from Progress Energy, to encourage the growth of art and culture in our downtown. All proceeds from sales go toward keeping this valuable asset to the community operational.

Another Exhibit Piece

2007-01-12T22:21:00.000-05:00

This piece titled "Centered in Blue" is my other exhibit piece for the "Blue Light Special" Exhibit at the True Art Gallery in Cleveland Ohio. See my previous post for the info. on the exhibit. It starts tomorrow Saturday Jan. 13th.

copyright 2007

"Blue Light Special" Art Exhibit

2007-01-10T16:22:00.000-05:00

This digital artwork is one of my entries in the "Blue Light Special" Art Exhibit at the True Art Gallery in Cleveland, Ohio. The exhibit opens 7pm on Saturday Jan. 13, 2007 thru Feb. 3, 2007. All artwork exhibited has something to do with a "blue" theme. Stop by and check it out.

Upcoming Exhibit in Cleveland

2006-11-30T08:41:00.000-05:00

This is my assemblage titled "Slinky and Puzzled" that will be in the "True Value Vintage Exhibit" at the Pop Shop Gallery in Cleveland Ohio from Dec. 2nd thru Dec. 30th 2006. The theme of the exhibit is childhood memories and vintage toys....so I did mine representing the slinky and puzzles, which were among my favorites. I've incorporated my digital art in this piece.

If you're around Cleveland this Saturday Dec. 2, drop in for the opening from 6-9 pm

Digital Snowflake

2006-11-29T16:00:00.000-05:00

This is my newest creation in my digital art...it is a frosty looking digital snowflake....I hear that we may be getting the real version of these in the next few days :)

This piece is my entry in the December Worldwide Women Artists Online (WWAO) online exhibit titled "Winter Slumber."

Be sure to check it out when December rolls around....hey, right now it's hard to believe that December is right around the corner...we have been having spring like weather the last few days here in northeast Ohio....but snow's in the forcast :0

Here's the link....have a great week!
http://www.worldwidewomenartists.com

New Art Tiles

2006-11-10T20:29:00.000-05:00

Here are my latest creations...digital photo art tiles. They are to be incorporated into an artwork that will hang in a New York City studio. This artwork is a fabulous collaboration of the artist group "VAST," Visual Artists Street Team from Etsy. Each artist involved creates one or more 4x4 works that will all be put together into one huge art piece.

http://www.finefolkartfrenzy.com/VAST

Fishing Days Gone By - New Digital Photo Art

2006-11-03T12:26:00.000-05:00

"Fishing Days Gone By"
This is my latest in digital art. It is a photo that I took at the docks in Erie, Pa. last summer. I added some digital magic...and vous la! (is that how you spell it?...two years of French got me nowhere, lol )
This picture is my entry for the next monthly WWAO online exhibit....
Check it out at:
WWAO - Worldwide Women Artists Online

Working on New Series of Altered Photography

2006-10-13T10:30:00.000-04:00

This is one in a series of digitally altered photos which are abstract in nature. If you look closely at this one, you can see the artists (my) eyes in one of the circles.

I will be adding the series to my website in the near future.
http://www.genesiscollectibleart.com

but you can see it in my portfolio now.
http://www.ebsqart.com/Artists/cmd_11127_profile_portfolio.htm

Worldwide Women Artists Online - WWAO Artist's Who Blog

2006-10-10T14:55:00.000-04:00

Do you ever wonder what goes on in the day of the life of an artist? Would you like to read through the journals of professional women artists from all over the globe? Well here's the link for you. Click on the title of this post to link to a site where the women artist's of WWAO have links to their blogs. The women of WWAO are a group of professional artists from all over the world who support and promote each other and show and sell our art online. Every art imaginable and every medium is covered by our group.

Drop by and check us out!

http://www.squidoo.com/wwaowhoblog

http://www.worldwidewomenartists.com

What I do for a living....well, I wish it were enough to live on!

2006-10-04T13:24:00.000-04:00

Did you ever ask yourself, "Gee I wonder what an artist/photographer does everyday to make a living?" Well, I can tell you what I do. Every creative person has their own ways of doing things and creating. Art is as diverse as the universe. To me, creativty and diversity go hand in hand. I can only speak for myself.
My creativity can be anything from painting, taking photographs, altering images on the computer or manually, writing these goofy blogs, marketing my art, sewing, crafting, decorating...the list goes on and on. Lately, I've been concentrating on my paintings and my digital art. My digital paintings are basically digital photography that is altered digitally with a software program. Alterations can be as simple as changing a photo from color to infrared or sepia, to as complicated as altering the pixels to make various color, subject, & textural differences. I can take a photo of say, a flower, and make it into something that looks like an abstract painting. Or I can take an abstract-like photo and turn it into something that may look like a flower garden. It's fun and challenging and I love the different effects that I can create. Another thing that I love to do is to incorporate these photos (usually pieces of them) into my acrylic and mixed media paintings or use them as the basis of the painting by actually painting on them. There is no limit to what can be created. My head is usually spinning with ideas.

Wonderful Exhibit...I Sold 4 Digital Paintings!

2006-09-26T13:43:00.000-04:00

The Geneva Grape Jamboree Art Exhibit was a success, especially for me. I sold all four of my digital paintings in the Orchid series. What a blessing!
Well now it's off to more creating! See more of my art at:
GenesisCollectibleArtStudio

Grape Vines in the Archway

2006-09-15T17:11:00.000-04:00

Well, it's finished. I did this painting for a local exhibit in Geneva, Ohio called the Grape Jamboree. It will be held Saturday and Sunday, September 23 & 24. I will have this painting entered along with a seascape painting "Coming into the Harbor" and 4 digital paintings from my Orchid Series including "Sepia Fantasy." You can see all of these works on my website GenesisCollectibleArtStudio. They will all be available for purchase at the exhibit and afterward online.
If you are a local Ohioan, I hope to see you there!

Next in Digital Orchid Series

2006-09-10T20:17:00.000-04:00

Next digital painting in my orchid series

I have been really getting into this series. Orchids are such lovely flowers.
http://genesiscollectibleart.com/

New Digital Painting - Sepia Fantasy

2006-09-05T11:24:00.000-04:00

New Digital Painting

I am currently working on a series of digital paintings for a local exhibit. I've entitled this series "Orchids." I have taken several photos of my moms beautiful orchid collection. She has a real knack at growing them.
I took the photos and altered them digitally using several methods. This one here, "Sepia Fantasy" was given a sepia technique and them I added several pastel colors and effects to it.

WWAO "Garden of Delights"

2006-09-03T19:50:00.000-04:00

"Altered Garden" in Worldwide Women Artists Exhibit

This painting is one of my recent works. It is a mixed media using my digitally altered photography and cut up pieces of my older photography, acrylic paints and gel and gloss mediums. It is somewhat textural in nature. I really enjoyed doing this one. It is called "Altered Garden."

You can view this painting and other wonderful art on Worldwide Women Artists Online's exhibit "Garden of Delights." They are a wonderful group of talented ladies from all over the globe. I am proud to be a member of this group. We are all artists with diverse talents. We exchange ideas and promote each other. Please check us out.

Worldwide Women Artists Online
http://www.worldwidewomenartists.com/index.html

Garden of Delights Exhibit
http://www.worldwidewomenartists.com/exhibition.html

My new website Genesis Collectible Art Studio is up and running!

2006-08-01T07:18:00.000-04:00

I have my new website up and have been updating and tweaking. I am one of those habitual tweakers. So you will see constant changes and additions of my artwork and photography. I hope to make it an enjoyable website and I will eventually be selling my artwork and photos on there. My plan is to add Paypal to it so that customers will be able to pay with that convenience, but I will also accept other payment methods. I'm flexible. I like to offer my customers different options. I plan to keep selling on Yessy, Etsy, and possibly ArtByUs, but I want to get the bulk of my work on my website. If anyone has any suggestions, ideas, or feedback, it would be greatly appreciated. Just click on the title of this post to see the site and let me know what you think.

New Etsy Store!

2006-07-31T08:44:00.000-04:00

I just opened my new etsy store. Etsy is a newer website for selling art and handmade items online. Please check it out by clicking on the title of this post. I have provided a link to my store. Their listing fees are so much better than ebay, which is getting ridiculus with their fees. Many artists cannot afford to list on ebay much anymore. As I had mentioned in a previous post, I had to give up my ebay store because it was getting too expensive to keep and the art sales on ebay do not justify the expense.

Worldwide Women Artists Online - WWAO

2006-07-31T08:28:00.000-04:00

I am now a proud member of Worldwide Women Artists, an international
collective of women artists showing and selling our work online. For
original work direct from the women who create it, search WWAO or click
on the link that I have provided.

This group is comprised of many talented women artists who work in various
mediums. Just click on the link and feast your eyes!

Newest Art

2006-07-10T07:08:00.000-04:00

My newest art on yessy!

"Glowing Light"

"Spring Evening"

"Cove" This is the wood art that I mentioned in a previous post.

New Gallery!

2006-06-21T09:44:00.000-04:00

Hello all! I was recently invited to place my art on Saatchi Gallery. I placed a few of my more contemporary pieces on there. Check it out when you can.

Today, I will be working on my previously mentioned wood art piece and I'm also beginning a new painting.

Come on guys....start posting....wanna hear from you!

Have a blessed day!

all art copyright 2006

Goodbye Ebay Store...Hello Yessy!!!

2006-06-19T07:37:00.000-04:00

This is Eva with on update on things. I closed my eBay store as may other people have done. Because of the change that eBay made on their searches, the stores don't get enough traffic anymore. So it doesn't pay to keep the store. I will still probably post auctions there though. But, I have just started up my gallery on Yessy.com. Please check it out on this link..... http://www.yessy.com/evabarkman

Besides my usual artwork, I am working on something new and different with machine carving and painting. I create a layout of a picture and then cut out wood pieces on a scroll saw and sand these pieces in different ways to add depth. Then I assemble the pieces and paint. I will post my work when it is done. But, just thought I'd mention what I'm currently working on. I love to create and try new things.

"Calvary"

2006-06-19T07:11:00.000-04:00

"Calvary" is my newest painting.

I have it listed on ArtbyUs.com. Here is the link.

http://www.artbyus.com/auctions.php?a=2&b=72341

Recent Paintings

2006-06-13T08:16:00.000-04:00

Here are two of my more recents paintings for sale online at Artbyus.com and Yessy. Both are inspirational pieces.

"Light out of Darkness"

"Growing in the Son"

http://www.artbyus.com/auctions.php?a=6&b=3653

http://www.yessy.com/evabarkman

New at Blogging.....Oh No!!!

2006-06-06T11:24:00.000-04:00

I'm new to this blogging thing, but I figured that it would be a good way to show some of my artwork and tell about what I am working on. I currently have paintings for sale on Artbyus.com and Yessy. I will be posting some of my photos soon. You can check out my portfolio on the EBSQ web site. I will list some of my links. Please check them out and feel free to email me or post a message. Will be updating soon!

http://www.ebsqart.com/Artists/cmd_11127_profile.htm

http://www.artbyus.com/auctions.php?a=6&b=3653

http://www.yessy.com/evabarkman

http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/yourgallery/artist/details.php?id=4678

http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?MfcISAPICommand=GetResult&ht=1&shortcut=0&from=R41&query=e.barkman&category0=&Submit=Search