Diane Clancy's Art Blog

Two Things Challenge – Young & Old

Diane Clancy — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:25:27 +0000

I like to enter the 2 Things Challenge each week. This week is Young / Old. This vibrant, colorful painting is my Young & Old – I hope you like it!!…. the parents are watching over the Young, but the Old are watching over the parents – much needed! … Here are the entries for the other week’s Hot / Wheels. Anyone can join in, and I hope you give it a try!! We would love more people playing with us! Details are at this link above.

Young & Old, Digital © Diane Clancy

How are you? Thanks for coming by!

~ Diane Clancy

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Amanda and her Prize

Diane Clancy — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:16:56 +0000

The winner of the Design Style Guide Giveaway is Amanda Makepeace – she very kindly wrote a wonderful piece about me – you can read it here. I am so delighted that she – and her mother and daughter – all love the art she chose!! Amanda’s Etsy Shop is here …. Amanda is a very creative artist and very active in online activities. Plus she is kind and generous – a great combo! This is a photo of the art that Amanda chose as the Design Style Guide Giveaway.

Amanda Makepeace’s Blog

The Design Style Guide is a wonderful place that is bringing together thousands of items that are appropriate for Home Decor. Their main purpose is to promote the team and its members to Interior Designers (and like-minded consumers) through various promotions and advertising techniques. This is part of the move to promote handmade items instead of mass produced things. Their focus is on marketing and branding “Handmade Home Decor” to professional Interior Designers.

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~ Diane Clancy

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Illustration Friday – Skinny

Diane Clancy — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:21:21 +0000

Every week Illustration Friday has a challenge for a specific word. It is a great way to showcase your work and a wonderful opportunity to meet lots of wonderful people! Anyone can join in with their entry to Illustration Friday. I so much enjoy doing this challenge. This week is Skinny. This vibrant, colorful painting of Skinny seems pretty straightforward. Stay healthy! I encourage you to check Illustration Friday out! Lots of fun people and paintings! Thank you for stopping by!!

Skinny, Digital © Diane Clancy

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~ Diane Clancy

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Illustration Friday – Fast

Diane Clancy — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:49:15 +0000

Every week Illustration Friday has a challenge for a specific word. It is a great way to showcase your work and a wonderful opportunity to meet lots of wonderful people! Anyone can join in with their entry to Illustration Friday. I so much enjoy doing this challenge. This week is Fast. This vibrant, colorful painting of Fast seems pretty straightforward. Stay healthy! I encourage you to check Illustration Friday out! Lots of fun people and paintings! Thank you for stopping by!!

Fast, Digital © Diane Clancy

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~ Diane Clancy

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And the Winner Is …. Amanda

Diane Clancy — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 21:16:49 +0000

The winner of the Design Style Guide Giveaway is Amanda Makepeace. You can check out her pebble exchange right here … and from there, you can go check The Artist and other parts of this site. She also has a link to her regular website. Amanda’s Etsy Shop is here …. Amanda is a very creative artist and very active in online activities. Plus she is kind and generous – a great combo! Amanda choose as her winnings … Conundrum I – as an 8 x 10″ Fine Art Print … I can’t wait until she receives it!

Conundrum I, Collage © Diane Clancy

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I am adding new things every day to my shops – I am getting back in the flow – so keep checking to see which one YOU want to take home!! Thank you!

~ Diane Clancy

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I Won the ACEO Mini Bounty!

Diane Clancy — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:35:54 +0000

The ACEO Bounty Etsy group has contests where people can win Art Cards, ACEOs (2.5 x 2.5″ art). I am totall thrilled to be the big winner for this 2 month period – I have won 9 ACEOs and 1 ACEO mat!! Quite a variety of different artists and styles. The ACEO Bounty group at Etsy has a lovely blog with lots of information about Art Cards, ACEOs – The ACEO Bounty Blog. I am thrilled to be included in this post announcing the winners!! You can see one of the 9 – yes 9 Art cards I won for FREE!! Wow! Thank you!

The ACEO Bounty Blog

You could also participate and perhaps win another time. Here is the thread (a LONG conversation) at Etsy that I had commented in http://www.etsy.com/forums_thread.php?thread_id=5566696&page=1501. My comment from ages ago (one of many from me at certain times) was the one randomly chosen to receive the Art Cards so generously donated by others for that month!! There is sure a lot of kindness and generosity online – with no strings attached!! Thank you again!

~ Diane Clancy

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Etsy Giveaways Blog

Diane Clancy — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:29:44 +0000

There is a blog I have found that I want to share with you – a GIVEAWAY blog – all for Etsy items! Many days handmade goods are being posted that are part of giveaways that feature items from Etsy shops. It is amazing to me!! So you can go and shop each day … for free here .. and you just might win. I found out about this blog because the Design Style Guide Giveaway that featured me was featured on the Etsy Giveaway Blog!

Etsy Giveaway Blog – Featuring the Design Style Guide Giveaway

I was wrong yesterday – NOW there are only 24 hours left to enter the FREE giveaway – so make sure you go and check it out now – enter a comment in this post at this link and you are entered into the giveaway. All you need to do is comment with a favorite item of mine … or retweet!! Easy as pie … well I never found making pies easy, just eating them! Last time I will remind you – thanks for checking it out!

You can win a FREE $20 gift certificate to any of 3 of my shops … with FREE shipping and handling. For those who like my art, I hope you will take advantage of this free giveaway!! I am also willing to list another image if you win and your favorite isn’t there.

They are having a series of giveaways – the current one with Diane Clancy (yes, ME!!) at Etsy and 1000 Markets. This is a free giveaway and I encourage you to join in and see if you can win!! The Giveaway is through October 20 – so join in today!! Here are the details about the giveaway on the Design Style Blog. You know my art – I encourage to go join in the giveaway. Here are my shops Diane’s Etsy shop and Diane’s 1000 Markets Shop and Diane’s ArtFire Shop. This is a great opportunity and let’s hope one of you wins!

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I have been adding lots of new items to my shops. Thank you for stopping by!

~ Diane Clancy

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Last Chance – DSG Free GiveAway

Diane Clancy — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:12:54 +0000

Only 24 hours left to enter the FREE giveaway – so make sure you go and check it out now – enter a comment in this post at this link and you are entered into the giveaway. All you need to do is comment with a favorite item of mine … or retweet!! Easy as pie … well I never found making pies easy, just eating them! Last time I will remind you – thanks for checking it out!

This is fun – I found another blog post about this giveaway!! Here is the link at Etsy Giveaways! I never knew about this blog – looks good!! Lists all sorts of Etsy giveaways.

Design Style Guide Giveaway #5

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I am adding new things every day to my shops – I am getting back in the flow – so keep checking to see which one YOU want to take home!! Thank you!

~ Diane Clancy

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Featured by Dragonfly about Bubble Art

Diane Clancy — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 19:51:07 +0000

Stephanie Mealor Corder of Dragonfly Design Studios featured me and one of my vibrant colorful paintings on the Dragonfly Design Studios Blog – along with 3 other “Bubble” Artists. Stephanie has a lovely blog with many interesting articles. I am thrilled to be included in this post on “The Art of Bubbles”!! There are some other incredible bubbles too! Thank you! Stephanie also has a link to a fantastic article on bubbles – part art and part science. Some of the photographs are stunning!! Make sure you go all the way to the end to see the 2 short videos about dolphins and bubbles … well worth watching! Thank you, Stephanie!

Featured by Stephanie Mealor Corder on her Dragonfly Design Studios Blog

There is a free giveaway and I encourage you to join in and see if you can win!! The Giveaway is through October 20 – so join in today!! Here are the details about the giveaway on the Design Style Blog. You know my art – I encourage to go join in the giveaway. Here are my shops Diane’s Etsy shop and Diane’s 1000 Markets Shop and Diane’s ArtFire Shop. This is a great opportunity and let’s hope one of you wins!

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Thanks for stopping by!

~ Diane Clancy

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DSG FREE Giveaway – Featuring Me!

Diane Clancy — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:04:11 +0000

Design Style Guide Giveaway #5

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I am adding new things every day to my shops – I am getting back in the flow – so keep checking to see which one YOU want to take home!! Thank you!

~ Diane Clancy

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Blog Action Day 2009

Diane Clancy — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:45:18 +0000

Today is Blog Action Day 2009. October 15th is the annual day for bloggers all over the world to unite together to spread the word about this important issue – of CLIMATE CHANGE! Almost 10,000 bloggers from 150 countries have participated so far! Dealing with Climate Change is crucial to the survival of humankind.

Earth Day, Digital © Diane Clancy

This vibrant, colorful painting of Earth Day shows humankind taking the extraordinary leap that we need to take to make the changes we need. All the personal things so many of us are doing – driving more slowly, turning down the heat, eating locally – are all important and we need to each continue our efforts!

BUT war wrecks total havoc on the environment. Peace is much healthier for the earth – besides for “children and all other living things.” The environmental impact of war is terrible!! The fighter jets, bombs, wreckage of buildings, transporting many troops and supplies … all take a large toll on the earth. I KNOW it is terrible with the human cost – and I am so sorry for all of us who have been impacted with human loss by war (which includes most of us) … AND the toll of war on the earth is terrible also.

This is yet another reason we need to strive to create peace – for all of us and also the home we call earth!!

Thank you for stopping by!

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Illustration Friday – Flying

Diane Clancy — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:52:05 +0000

Every week Illustration Friday has a challenge for a specific word. It is a great way to showcase your work and a wonderful opportunity to meet lots of wonderful people! Anyone can join in with their entry to Illustration Friday. I so much enjoy doing this challenge. This week is Flying. This vibrant, colorful painting of Flying seems pretty straightforward. Stay healthy! I encourage you to check Illustration Friday out! Lots of fun people and paintings! Thank you for stopping by!!

Flying, Digital © Diane Clancy

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~ Diane Clancy

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Pam Featured Me and the DSG Giveaway

Diane Clancy — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 22:21:32 +0000

Pam Baker of Magdalene Jewels featured me in a post!! Pam is featuring me mainly to help promote the Design Style Guide Giveaway #5. In part Pam writes “Diane views her artwork as something to uplift and inspire other people For those familiar with her work know that her vision is to portray her artwork through her use of many vibrant colors.” She also kindly featured me another time with a long detailed, lovely post on her blog. Here is that post – called “An Artist with a Vision!” Pam is such an incredible supporter … but make sure you get your entry in too to give you a chance of winning my FREE art at DSG Giveaway #5!! (http://designstyleguide.blogspot.com/2009/10/giveaway-5-featuring-diane-clancy.html) Thank you, Pam!

Pam’s Blog, Magdalene Jewels

They are having a series of giveaways – the current one with Diane Clancy (yes, ME!!) at Etsy, 1000 Markets and ArtFire. This is a free giveaway and I encourage you to join in and see if you can win!! The Giveaway is through October 20 – so join in today!! Here are the details about the giveaway on the Design Style Blog. You know my art – I encourage to go join in the giveaway. Here are my shops Diane’s Etsy shop and Diane’s 1000 Markets Shop and Diane’s ArtFire Shop. This is a great opportunity and let’s hope one of you wins!

If you would like to join Design Style Guide, please click here:

Thanks for stopping by!

I am adding new things every day to my shops – I am getting back in the flow – so keep checking to see which one YOU want to take home!! Thank you!

~ Diane Clancy

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Illustration Friday – Germs

Diane Clancy — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:48:40 +0000

Every week Illustration Friday has a challenge for a specific word. It is a great way to showcase your work and a wonderful opportunity to meet lots of wonderful people! Anyone can join in with their entry to Illustration Friday. I so much enjoy doing this challenge. This week is Germs. This vibrant, colorful painting of Germs seems pretty straightforward – especially as we enter yet another flu season. Stay healthy! I encourage you to check Illustration Friday out! Lots of fun people and paintings! Thank you for stopping by!!

Germs, Digital © Diane Clancy

How are you doing? Thank you for stopping by!

~ Diane Clancy

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Design Style Guide Giveaway #5

Diane Clancy — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 21:12:42 +0000

Design Style Guide Giveaway #5

They are having a series of giveaways – the current one with Diane Clancy (yes, ME!!) at Etsy and 1000 Markets. This is a free giveaway and I encourage you to join in and see if you can win!! The Giveaway is through October 20 – so join in today!! Here are the details about the giveaway on the Design Style Blog. You know my art – I encourage to go join in the giveaway. Here are my shops Diane’s Etsy shop and Diane’s 1000 Markets Shop. This is a great opportunity and let’s hope one of you wins!

If you would like to join Design Style Guide, please click here:

Thanks for stopping by!

I am adding new things every day to my shops – I am getting back in the flow – so keep checking to see which one YOU want to take home!! Thank you!

~ Diane Clancy

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Two Things Challenge – Hot & Wheels

Diane Clancy — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:45:07 +0000

I like to enter the 2 Things Challenge each week. This week is Hot / Wheels. This is my entry for Hot & Wheels. I hope you like it!! This vibrant, colorful painting is my Hot & Wheels ….. This seems pretty self-evident … Here are the entries for the other week’s Apple / Eye. Anyone can join in, and I hope you give it a try!! We would love more people playing with us! Details are at this link above.

Hot & Wheels, Digital © Diane Clancy

How are you? Thanks for coming by!

~ Diane Clancy

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Two Things Challenge – Apple & Eye

Diane Clancy — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 02:47:43 +0000

I like to enter the 2 Things Challenge each week. This week is Apple / Eye. This is my entry for Apple & Eye. I hope you like it!! This vibrant, colorful painting is my Apple & Eye ….. This seems pretty self-evident … Here are the entries for the other week’s Road / Arch. Anyone can join in, and I hope you give it a try!! We would love more people playing with us! Details are at this link above.

Apple & Eye, Digital © Diane Clancy

How are you? Thanks for coming by!

~ Diane Clancy

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Illustration Friday – Strong

Diane Clancy — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 17:14:35 +0000

Every week Illustration Friday has a challenge for a specific word. It is a great way to showcase your work and a wonderful opportunity to meet lots of wonderful people! Anyone can join in with their entry to Illustration Friday. I so much enjoy doing this challenge. This week is Strong. This vibrant, colorful painting of Strong shows a very Strong bubble surrounded by soft spring meadows! I encourage you to check Illustration Friday out! Lots of fun people and paintings! Thank you for stopping by!!

How are you doing? Sorry to be missing so much! Thank you for stopping by!

~ Diane Clancy

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Two Things Challenge – Road & Arch

Diane Clancy — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 17:02:30 +0000

I like to enter the 2 Things Challenge each week. This week is Road / Arch. This is my entry for Road & Arch. I hope you like it!! This vibrant, colorful painting is my Road & Arch ….. This seems pretty self-evident … it is one of those old Roman roads, with an incredible arch, going straight through farmland. Here are the entries for the other week’s Cause / Effect. Anyone can join in, and I hope you give it a try!! We would love more people playing with us! Details are at this link above.

How are you? Thanks for coming by!

~ Diane Clancy

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Two Things Challenge – Cause & Effect

Diane Clancy — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 21:03:03 +0000

I like to enter the 2 Things Challenge each week. This week is Cause / Effect. This is my entry for Cause & Effect. I hope you like it!! This vibrant, colorful painting is my Cause & Effect ….. In case you don’t understand my concept here … the small bubble … which is very hard, speeds towards the bubble and makes a hole right through the center!! Not only that … the dark green of the ball interacts with the yellow green of the bubble to combine into a mid green. Here are the entries for last week’s Star / Appeal. Anyone can join in, and I hope you give it a try!! We would love more people playing with us! Details are at this link above.

How are you? Thanks for coming by!

~ Diane Clancy

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Design Style Guide Giveaway #4

Diane Clancy — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:59:39 +0000

Design Style Guide Giveaway #4

They are having a series of giveaways – the current one with Joan of TheGiftHutch at Etsy. This is a free giveaway and I encourage you to join in and see if you can win!! The deadline is September 2 – so join in today!! Here are the details about the giveaway on the Design Style Blog. Joan creates beautiful pillows, sachets and other gifts and I encourage to go join in the giveaway and also look at her Etsy shop. This is a great opportunity and let’s hope one of us wins!

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~ Diane Clancy

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Illustration Friday – Wrapped

Diane Clancy — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 01:20:03 +0000

Every week Illustration Friday has a challenge for a specific word. It is a great way to showcase your work and a wonderful opportunity to meet lots of wonderful people! Anyone can join in with their entry to Illustration Friday. I so much enjoy doing this challenge. This week is Wrapped. This vibrant, colorful painting of Wrapped shows this mountain being Wrapped by bubbles! I encourage you to check Illustration Friday out! Lots of fun people and paintings! Thank you for stopping by!!

How are you doing? Thank you for stopping by!

~ Diane Clancy

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Turtle Goddess

Diane Clancy — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 21:23:32 +0000

This vibrant, colorful painting of Turtle Goddess is another a window into the soul – a Soul Painting. It is too hot to do or write anything more … but I wanted to say HI to you!! What do you see, feel, experience with this painting? Thank you for stopping by!!

~ Diane Clancy

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Tribute to Woodstock 40 Years Later

Diane Clancy — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 02:17:36 +0000

It is hard to believe that Woodstock was already 40 years ago. I am one of the people who was really there – not just feeling like I was there from the movies. I still have my tickets … and the little ceramic animals someone threw from the stage. It was a wonderful experience … it was amazing as we drove toward the festival, the traffic just stopped … the whole highway was clogged by abandoned cars .. abandoned on the way to Woodstock. So we got out of the car with whatever we had … and started walking …

Much has been said about the Woodstock experience … each person had a different thread of being and yet we all wove together an incredible tapestry … the details of my own individual time seem so unimportant … it the beauty of the whole that truly matters .. and there are plenty of stories all around.

Woodstock is an important milestone on the journey of creating a better world. In my opinion the Civil Rights Movement, then the anti-Vietnam war (anti the war, NOT anti the soldiers – my friends and I was always very clear about that!) moved us toward Woodstock. Music has been such a vehicle to inspire and transform people (like art can be too) .. and there was already very powerful music from both of those movements.

To me, much of the explosion of movements for various social justice issues were supported by Woodstock. Woodstock was part of their foundation, just like the Civil Rights and anti-war movements were foundations of Woodstock. Of course, these are only snapshots of movements through history … lots happened before the lifetime of the Flower Children.

Clamshell Alliance brought together large groups of people, committed to a common purpose (supporting alternative energy that was good for the environment – now, of course, most people realize we need sustainable energy). Of course, there were no drugs or alcohol allowed there … and much of the good will and all working together were formalized into affinity groups where people knew they were responsible for and to each other. Every participant was trained in non-violence theory and practice and needed to make a commitment to non-violence – that was a continuation of Woodstock, among other influences (like Ghandi).

Many other groups came together in the 1970’s to create the world of peace, love and social justice. I do not see Woodstock as separate from this at all … but as part of a continuum. In the movie I watched last night - “Woodstock: Now and Then” – it suggested that Woodstock was an incredible stand alone phenomenon. (At least that was my understanding of what was said by some of the organizers.) There were lots of interviews including Michael Lang, Artie Cornfeld, Richie Havens, Graham Nash and others….

Wonderful as Woodstock was (as an idea even more than the actual experience …), it’s impact is multiplied by understanding it in the context of the history of the wondrous journey of people coming together to create a better world. Ghandi in India, union organizers in the US, the Freedom Train to help escaped slaves and the Suffrage Movement for women to get the vote – all these movements are part of the foundation that made Woodstock the fantastic time, memory and inspiration that it remains.

Thank you for listening to my thoughts and thank you for coming by!!

~ Diane Clancy

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Two Things Challenge – Star & Appeal

Diane Clancy — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 02:40:18 +0000

I like to enter the 2 Things Challenge each week. This week is Star / Appeal. This is my entry for Star & Appeal. I hope you like it!! This vibrant, colorful painting is a different kind of 2 Things Challenge – I hope it works ….. Here are the entries for last week’s Yellow / Brick. Anyone can join in, and I hope you give it a try!! We would love more people playing with us! Details are at this link above.

How are you? Thanks for coming by!

~ Diane Clancy

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