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!

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.

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

Paint Party Friday Friday August 2nd

Happy Paint Party Friday

I've had a lot going on this week so today I'll show you my workdesk and my Easel and my person too!


On my studio table is my current hand torn paper commission.  This is Willow and I am creating her brindle coat with Paper Wasp Nest pieces.  The industrious Paper Wasp makes  a nest that literally is paper.  It often has this delicious, stripey look that lends itself well for me to create a Brindle colored pup.

Willow -Commission work in process-Hand Torn Paper

and here is Willow's brother Elliot that I also created from hand torn paper

Elliot created from hand torn paper

and on my Easel is figure painting I just finished.

Solitude 12 X 18 Figurative Nude

Solitude= cropped close up 

Thanks for stopping by to see what I'm creating this week.  I can't wait to see what you're up to! Thank you to the incredible Kristin and Eva for another fabulous blog hop Paint Party Friday

Extra Extra **New exciting daily post on my blog, won't you become a follower (Bottom of Post to follow) and enjoy this daily infusion of color inspiration? Check it out :)

If you're looking for my Color of  the Day post you can find it HERE
New on my blog, Color of the day, 3 beautiful images of each day's chosen color to delight your senses, inspire your palette and palate, kick start your creative muse or just to enjoy. Hope you'll stop by#Color #Coloroftheday #creative #art #RobinPanzer

Color of the day August 1st, 2013

COLOR OF THE DAY THURSDAY, AUGUST 1ST, 2013

Call it Indigo, Iris, dusk, deep water, it's cool deep blues touch my soul today.

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

Images come from the Flkr Creative Common
Photo Acknowledgements for July 31, 2013

1) Untitled by Rosemary 
2) DSC 0158 By Earnest Chiang
3) Goodbye Blue Sky by Doozzle Marie M

Some of my work featuring #494e8f

Zoe- Robin Panzer Hand Torn Paper Pet Portrait 

Dark Moderate Blue -- In a RGB color space, hex #494e8f is composed of 28.6% red, 30.6% green and 56.1% blue. Whereas in a CMYK color space, it is composed of 49% cyan, 45.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.9% black. It has a hue angle of 235.7 degrees, a saturation of 32.4% and a lightness of 42.4%. #494e8f color hex could be obtained by blending #929cff with #00001f. Closest websafe color is: #336699. Source

#494e8f Dark Moderate Blue

Color of the Day July 31st, 2013

COLOR OF THE DAY WEDNESDAY, JULY 31ST 2013 

Call it curry, sunflower, sunset, brick orange, rust orange, paprika, golden rod roasted pumpkin....by any name this delicious, warm, mellow yellow orange calls to me today.  Leave a comment with your name for this fabulous color.

Images come from the Flkr Creative Common
Photo Acknowledgements for July 31, 2013
1) Spiral by Umair Mohsin
2) Woodgrain by Ian Beaty
3) Puesto De Sol by Samual Agudino
Some of my art featuring #f18828

Solitude -Robin Panzer 12 X 18 Acrylic

Color: #f18828- Bright Orange
In a RGB color space, hex #f18828 is composed of 94.5% red, 53.3% green and 15.7% blue. Whereas in a CMYK color space, it is composed of 0% cyan, 43.6% magenta, 83.4% yellow and 5.5% black. It has a hue angle of 28.7 degrees, a saturation of 87.8% and a lightness of 55.1%. #f18828 color hex could be obtained by blending #ffff50 with #e31100. Closest websafe color is: #ff9933. Source: