PET OF THE WEEK

My art is now available as note cards.  A wonderful hostess 

gift for the holiday season!  You can find them in the "STORE"

at the top of this page.

Over on my Facebook Studio Page I've invited my FB Art Studio fans to submit photos of their wonderful pets every Thursday.

Each week I will select a photo from a random number generator and send a set of 4 signed 4 X 6 Postcard Prints of my Hand Torn Paper Pet Portrait Art.

As a thank you to everyone that participated I am sending 1 signed 4 x 6 Hand Torn Paper pet portrait Postcard Print to each of you that entered.  
Email me your mailing address at robinpanzerart@hotmail.com to receive.

This weeks PET OF THE WEEK 

(randomly selected from the photo entries) is:

Karen Claudin and Rufus 

Karen, please email me at robinpanzerart@hotmail.com with your mailing address and I will send out your 4 signed 4 x 6 Hand Torn Paper Pet Portrait Postcard Prints.  Congratulations

Want to see the other great entries from this week.  You can find them on my FB studio page at this link:
Robin Panzer Art Studio 33

Thank you everyone for sharing your sweet furry family with us all!

Friday Artist Showcase and Paint Party Friday

I'm sharing for Friday Artist Showcase at the Smartest Artist and for Paint Party Friday.

I don't have new work to share this week since I'm still in planning stages for my next torn paper pet portrait commission, What I do have to share are a couple of great photos that came in from clients that have commissioned hand torn paper pet portraits from me.  It pleases me to no end to see them with their pets and my art!

Sasha sure has grown since her puppy portrait!

Sasha's portrait next to the photograph the  client sent

Nancy, Willow and Elliot 

Oliver is patiently waiting for his portrait scheduled for next year! 

Oh, oh and greeting card sets of my Hand Torn Paper Pet Portraits are here in time for the holidays...YAY!  They make a perfect hostess gift! 

Check them out, they come in a nice clear box and make a lovely hostess gift during the holidays, that she can use all year. Because really do any of us want more Christmas themed stuff to store away?

You can find them in my STORE tab at the top of this page. 

Thanks so much for stopping by for Friday Artist Showcase hosted by me at  The Smartest Artist (You can join this blog hop too) Paint Party Friday hosted by the wonderful Kristen and Eva.

If you're looking for great advice and a wonderful collaborative group to help you sell your art or craft please come join us over at The Smartest Artist, we'd love to see you!

If you haven't visited my other blog yet please stop by "The Smartest Artist"   After years of my artist friends asking for tips/tricks and suggestions as to how I sell and book my commissions a year to a year in a half in advance. I finally decided to share the sales and marketing techniques I use via this new blog.

Check out my newest post about Pricing 'YES, YOU NEED TO RAISE YOUR PRICES"

Here are links to  a few of my posts I hope you'll stop by for a visit! 

What is the Smartest Artist?

10 Art - I - Facts - How to "Be" an Artist

How To Write A Winning "About" Page  

Branded

If you are an artist or crafts person looking to increase your art sales, please come subscribe to the blog and join our group on Facebook  The Smartest Artist Collaborative Group  this group is a place for artist to collaborate and help each other succeed! This group is all about positive interaction and sharing ideas, thoughts suggestions toward becoming successful, selling artist! This is an open group invite your friends!

Artist Studio Day and WOYWW, Oct 9th, 2013

Hello lovely friends visiting for Artist Studio Day and WOYWW!

My desk is boring and empty today, the only thing on it is my fabulous new wireless keyboard and mouse (YAY!) just so I could type this quick blog post.  I am getting ready to start a new hand torn paper pet portrait commission this afternoon so I should have some delicious photos of a messy studio table next week!

What I do have to share are a couple of great photos that came in from clients that have commissioned hand torn paper pet portraits from me.  It pleases me to no end to see them with their pets and my art!

Sasha sure has grown since her puppy portrait!

Sasha's portrait next to the photograph the  client sent

Nancy, Willow and Elliot 

Oliver is patiently waiting for his portrait scheduled for next year! 

Thanks so much for stopping by for Artist Studio Day hosted by me at  The Smartest Artist (You can join this blog hop too!)  and WOYWW hosted by the lovely Julia Dunnit at Stamping Ground.

If you're looking for great advice and a wonderful collaborative group to help you sell your art or craft please come join us over at The Smartest Artist, we'd love to see you!

If you haven't visited my other blog yet please stop by "The Smartest Artist"   After years of my artist friends asking for tips/tricks and suggestions as to how I sell and book my commissions a year to a year in a half in advance. I finally decided to share the sales and marketing techniques I use via this new blog.

Check out my newest post about Pricing 'YES, YOU NEED TO RAISE YOUR PRICES"

Here are links to  a few of my posts I hope you'll stop by for a visit! 

What is the Smartest Artist?

10 Art - I - Facts - How to "Be" an Artist

How To Write A Winning "About" Page  

Branded

If you are an artist or crafts person looking to increase your art sales, please come subscribe to the blog and join our group on Facebook  The Smartest Artist Collaborative Group  this group is a place for artist to collaborate and help each other succeed! This group is all about positive interaction and sharing ideas, thoughts suggestions toward becoming successful, selling artist! This is an open group invite your friends!

Thanks so much for stopping by!   I can't wait to see what's going on in your studio space today!

Happy Clients

I love to see photos of my wonderful clients with their pets and the portraits I create.

Wow, the puppy has grown quite a bit but she still looks super cute next to her hand torn paper pet portrait!

PET OF THE WEEK

Over on my Facebook Studio Page I've invited my FB Art Studio fans to submit photos of their wonderful pets every Thursday.

Each week I will select a photo from a random number generator and send a set of 4 signed 4 X 6 Postcard Prints of my Hand Torn Paper Pet Portrait Art.

Willow created in Hand Torn Paper before going on her Canvas

This weeks PET OF THE WEEK 
(randomly selected from the photo entries) is:

Deana Landrum and Stormy and Penelope 
(mama and baby..awww.) 
Deana please email me at robinpanzerart@hotmail.com with your mailing address and I will send out your 4 signed 4 x 6 Hand Torn Paper Pet Portrait Postcard Prints.  Congratulations

As a thank you to everyone that participated I am sending signed 4 x 6 Hand Torn Paper pet portrait Postcard Print to each of you that entered.  Email me your mailing address at robinpanzerart@hotmail.com to receive.

Want to see the other great entries from this week.  You can find them on my FB studio page at this link:

Robin Panzer Art Studio 33

Thank you everyone for sharing your sweet furry family with us all!

Artist Studio Day and WOYWW

I'm posting for Artist Studio Day over at The Smartest Artist and for What's on Your Workdesk Wednesday (WOYWW) hosted by Julia Dunnit at Stamping Ground.

Welcome to my studio!

Postcards! Postcards! Postcards!
I have a table ful of 4 x 6 Postcard prints of my art that just arrived.  

Tomorrow is Pet of the Week on my Facebook Studio Page Robin Panzer Art Studio 33.  Stop on by and post a photo of your pet for all of us to see and I will send you a 4 X 6 Signed postcard print as a thank you for sharing. Each week I randomly select one pet photo posting to receive a set of 4 postcard prints, but everyone that shares gets one! 

On my Easel is my recently finished Hand Torn Paper Pet Portrait of Sasha next to the photo sent in by my client.

Sasha's Finished Hand Torn Paper Pet Portrait next to her photo 

Close Up of Sasha's Finished Hand Torn Paper Pet Portrait 

Sasha's Finished Hand Torn Paper Pet Portrait 

If you haven't visited my other blog yet please stop by "The Smartest Artist"   After years of my artist friends asking for tips/tricks and suggestions as to how I sell and book my commissions a year to a year in a half in advance. I finally decided to share the sales and marketing techniques I use via this new blog.

Check out my newest post about Pricing 'YES, YOU NEED TO RAISE YOUR PRICES"

Here are links to  a few of my posts I hope you'll stop by for a visit! 

What is the Smartest Artist?

10 Art - I - Facts - How to "Be" an Artist

How To Write A Winning "About" Page  

Branded

If you are an artist or crafts person looking to increase your art sales, please come subscribe to the blog and join our group on Facebook  The Smartest Artist Collaborative Group  this group is a place for artist to collaborate and help each other succeed! This group is all about positive interaction and sharing ideas, thoughts suggestions toward becoming successful, selling artist! This is an open group invite your friends!

Thanks so much for stopping by!   I can't wait to see what's going on in your studio space today!

PET OF THE WEEK

Over on my Facebook Studio Page I've invited my FB Art Studio fans to submit photos of their wonderful pets on Thursdays.

Each week I will select a photo from a random number generator and send a set of 4 signed 4 X 6 Postcard Prints of my Hand Torn Paper Pet Portrait Art.

Willow created in Hand Torn Paper before going on her Canvas

This weeks PET OF THE WEEK 
(randomly selected from the photo entries) is:

Jen Lorenzen Meyers and Ms. Sicily, cuteness overload!!! 
Jen please email me at robinpanzerart@hotmail.com with your mailing address and I will send out your prints.  Congratulations

As a thank you to everyone that participated I am sending 1 Signed Postcard print to each of you that entered.  Email me your mailing address at robinpanzerart@hotmail.com to receive.

Want to see the other great entries from this week.  You can find them on my FB studio page at this link:

Robin Panzer Art Studio 33

Thank you everyone for sharing your sweet furry family with us all!

Artist Studio Day and WOYWW

Welcome it's Artist Studio Day at The Smartest Artist and What's on your Work Desk Wednesday hosted by Julia Dunnit, two wonderful blog hops to share in what's happening in the studio or on the work surface!

My current Hand Torn Paper Pet Portrait commission is still under wraps as my client is giving it as a present and we can't risk the surprise being ruined, so you only get a tiny peek at one little corner of my desk :)

The jelly bellies have absolutely nothing to do with the hand torn paper portrait I am creating.  They are just my snack.  Why all pink you ask?, Because I ate all the white ones of course!  Yes, I adore white jelly bellies; toasted marshmallow, coconut, cream soda, and popcorn flavored....YUM!   What's left are cotton candy and bubble gum which I still like, after-all I did custom mix the bag,

Since I can't share my newest work with you yet, maybe you'd like to see a cover I created for my Facebook page displaying my hand torn paper pet portraits.

I've spent even more time on this week starting my newest blog "The Smartest Artist"   After years of my artist friends asking for tips/tricks and suggestions as to how I sell and book my comissions a year to a year in a half in advance. I finally decided to share the sales and marketing techniques I use via this new blog.

Here are links to  a few of my posts I hope you'll stop by for a visit! 

What is the Smartest Artist?
http://thesmartestartist.blogspot.com/2013/09/the-smartest-artist.html

10 Art - I - Facts - How to "Be" an Artist

http://thesmartestartist.blogspot.com/2013/08/10-art-i-facts-how-to-be-artist.html

How To Write A Winning "About" Page  
http://thesmartestartist.blogspot.com/2013/09/how-to-write-winning-about-page.html

Branded
http://thesmartestartist.blogspot.com/2013/09/branded.html

If you are an artist or crafts person looking to increase your art sales, please come subscribe to the blog and join our group on Facebook  The Smartest Artist Collaborative Group    this group is a place for artist to collaborate and help each other succeed! This group is all about positive interaction and sharing ideas, thoughts suggestions toward becoming successful, selling artist! This is an open group invite your friends!

Thanks so much for stopping by!   I can't wait to see what's going on in your studio space today!

Happy Sunday!

Happy Sunday Morning, well morning here in the Pacific Northwest of the U.S. anyway :)

Check out my new blog The Smartest Artist and take away great tips on how to gain confidence and sell your art work on your journey to become the Smartest Artist. 

Hope you are enjoying a wonderful day!  Here's a hand torn paper pet portrait from my archives.  Ollie and Sophie. 

Feeling It

Feeling It...

I've always been obsessed with texture and can often be seen running my hands along everything as I walk by. The love of texture might only be eclipsed by my love of paper. I can spend hours browsing, touching and even smelling paper. This fell in to a natural relationship with Chigirie -- creating art with hand torn, hand made, textured papers.

I am an avid supporter of rescue animals and often feel compelled to create portraits of dogs, cats, horses, owls etc. My very first hand torn paper piece was a dog portrait I created for a rescue fund raising event. This led to a steady commission base business of creating pet portraits from hand torn paper.

People are often excited when they see my work first hand as it has dimension and texture, they can not only see their pet, but feel their portrait too.

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you enjoy your time visiting my gallery of hand torn paper creations.

Caleb's Portrait in the Background and a photo of Zoe for the next portrait being created ......

Zoe in Hand Torn Paper

Jack in Hand Torn Paper

Sophie in hand torn paper

Ollie and Sophie in hand torn paper

Hello to my What's on your Workdesk Wednesday (WOYWW) and Paint Party Friday Visitors!

Here's what I'm working on this week :) A portrait of sweet little Maddie

WOYWW BLOG HOP Julia Dunnit over at Stamping Ground.
PPF PAINT PARTY FRIDAY BLOG HOP  Kristen and Eva Paint Party Friday

Torn Paper Maddie and Artist

My current hand torn paper Pet Portrait of sweet Little Maddie is a memorial, she is gone but not forgotten and her owners wanted a special portrait to remember her by.  Here she is out of torn paper, ready to go on a birch panel.

Just a Speck

Sometimes people ask me how small some of the pieces of torn paper are that I work with when creating my hand torn paper pet portraits ...here a pink speck of paper for the very corner/tear duct of this pup's eye.

Taaa Daaa Finished Piece!

Happy Paint Party Friday!  Another wonderful art walk (hop) through blog land.  I am not always able to comment because I'm hopping late at night and the clacking keys wake up my hubby but I do so love perusing through all of the beautiful art you create!  Thanks for stopping by, I love sharing my art and your comments always make my day!

I've had a wonderful week putting the final touches on this hand torn paper pet portrait commission of Elliot and Willow.

ELLIOT AND WILLOW created from hand torn paper 
All Finished and ready for their Momma in Ohio

Hand Torn Paper Elliot and Willow 
20 x20 on solid birch panel 

If you'd like to see more of my work you can find tabs for my portfolio albums above and also a tab to take you to information about the process and pricing for a commissioned custom pet portrait.

Pop Art Style 
Realistic Style


Thanks so much for stopping by Paint Party Friday hosted by the wonderful Eva and Kristen. 



Interested in your own custom, hand torn paper pet portrait?   Book by August 31st for your 2014 portrait (2013 is full) and still get 2013 prices. In September my prices will be increasing for next year. I only have 5 bookings left available for 2014. They book up quickly so please message me soon . 

I can't wait to see your sweet pup or kits photo! I also can create any favorite animals; owls, cows, goats, bears, tigers, giraffes, rhinos etc.....and yes people portraits too.

Artist and Current Work in Torn Paper

Artist Robin Panzer and Willow out of Torn Paper

Artist Robin Panzer and Elliot out of Torn Paper

Elliiot and Willow the Photograph  I worked from

Elliot and Willow created out of torn paper

Happy Paint Party Friday Thanks so much for stopping by and sharing my art.  I can't wait to see yours for this week.  Thanks Kristen and Eva for a fantastic blog hop Paint Party Friday

Color of the Day, Aug 2nd, 2013

COLOR OF THE DAY FRIDAY, AUGUST 2ND, 2013

Call it sea foam, moss, mint, leaf green, swamp grass, by any names it's gray green calms my soul today.   

Please Leave a comment with your name for this fabulous color.

Images come from the Flkr Creative Common

Photo Acknowledgements for 8-2-13

1) Trasparenza by Andrea D’alba
2) Primrose by Astrid Photography
3) Fingerffitiby David Bleasdale


Some of my work featuring #9ab493 Grayish Lime Green 

Caleb created from Torn Paper - by Artist Robin Panzer 

Color Description fo r #9ab493 Grayish Lime Green

In a RGB color space, hex #9ab493 is composed of 60.4% red, 70.6% green and 57.6% blue. Whereas in a CMYK color space, it is composed of 14.4% cyan, 0% magenta, 18.3% yellow and 29.4% black. It has a hue angle of 107.3 degrees, a saturation of 18% and a lightness of 64.1%. #9ab493 color hex could be obtained by blending #ffffff with #356927. Closest websafe color is: #99cc99. Source

Grayish Lime Green #9ab493