Vintage Disneyland Flickr Set

So this is one of my favorite Flickr sets yet. And look at the color schemes found in these photos! So dreamy and nostalgic. I'm going to start using these colors for my paintings. And it's Disneyland. I'm a sucker for anything that has to do with Disneyland.

Naomi

Sand Animation Brings Audience to Tears

Wow this really brought tears to my eyes. From the Ukraine's Got Talent, a story of the Nazi takeover during WWII.

Etsy has fixed my problem and also sent a link to this article about scammers.

The Storque always has some great articles about etsy for sellers. One that was sent to me in an email telling me that fake profile has been deleted, is about the specific scam that was attempted with me.

"This works because the check or money order (typically from an overseas bank) is a forgery. Your bank will allow you to deposit it, and then by the time the bank realizes it is a forgery, you have already sent back the over-payment to the scammer. Once the forgery is detected your bank will hold you liable for the amount, and now that the con artist has their money, you will not hear from them again." Click here to read more.

Happy selling etsyers, and be careful out there! It's a wild, wild, web!

Naomi

A Piece of My Mind Each Day. 01-19-10

More progress on this piece...

Naomi

Etsy Scammer Alert!

Hi everybody,

I just wanted to post this to prevent anyone else who may have been targeted for this scam. This has happened to me a few years ago. I didn't end up falling for it in the end, but it did come at a time when I really needed the money. The fact that these scammers are so heartless makes me so mad! This is a reply I got regarding the purchase of my original painting "The Blue Lady." Don't let anybody send a cashier's check with an "excess" amount. You will be stuck paying for the original price (As the cashier's check will be no good) as well as the excess amount, which they expect you to "transfer" to their "shipping method." Stick to your policies and your shipping methods and make sure that all checks clear before shipping out a product.

I have already reported this to etsy and hopefully they will crack down on this imposter.

Much regards to all of us out there just trying to make it doing what we love and not take advantage of anybody else!

Naomi

Fellow Artists Spotlight 01.19.10

I'm going to start spotlighting other talented artists out there, to help their exposure and also for my own inspiration. These posts will go up as frequently as possible for me to put them up, so stay tuned...

Here is the first go of the year!

Luc Normadin



Gary Stearly


Jenny Kim

A Piece of My Mind Each Day. 01-18-10

With so much going on lately, I'm posting some oldies but goodies today. These were the first painting steps when working on the commissioned painting here: http://beenznrice.blogspot.com/2010/01/taking-requests-for-commissioned.html

Found these today so I thought I'd share. This is one of my favorite steps in the process.

Naomi

A Piece of My Mind Each Day. 01-15-10

More progress on my self portrait for today's piece...Happy Friday!

Naomi

A Piece of My Mind Each Day. 01-14-10 (belated)

Sorry it's late, issues last night...but here it is! And I will have a brand new piece for today later on. HAPPY FRIDAY EVERYONE!

Naomi

A Piece of My Mind Each Day. 01-13-10

The piece of my mind for today is totally not able to create anything new or happy or anything else. Replacing A Piece of My Mind today will be information on how you can help the Red Cross with the disaster in Haiti.

"There has been an outpouring of support from the public. To help, people can make an unrestricted donation to the International Response Fund at www.redcross.org or by calling 1-800-REDCROSS (1-800-733-2767). The public can also help by texting “Haiti” to 90999 to send a $10 donation to the Red Cross, through an effort backed by the U.S. State Department. Funds will go to support American Red Cross relief efforts in Haiti. "