And this time, it's a 2 for 1. There'll be 1 winner who will receive 2 things. The first is a print of my
I put her on a 5 x 7 canvas and then framed her on an old frame that I had and collaged and embellished it.
And the next is this great book ( I'm trying to "downsize" my book collection--that's a laugh)
This is a wonderful read for any type of artist. It's by Rice Freeman-Zachery. She's interviews 15 different artists on how they go about creating in hopes to inspire you to create. A couple names that everyone will know are Claudine Hellmuth and Michael DeMeng. This is a very informative book and also great artwork inside too!
So all you have to do is leave a comment on this post, and if you're a follower, let me know, and I'll put your name in twice. You have until next Wednesday, the 26th.
This is my way of saying a big THANK YOU to all of you guys for encouraging me with your comments, and also for helping me do what I set out to when I started this blog--to learn and to grow!! Good luck everyone!
70 comments:
What a wonderful giveaway!! Your *Queen of Hearts* is gorgeous!! Love her!!
I will admit that I have that book and I've been doing the same thing as you. My collection is completely out of hand..lol!
Good luck to everyone!!
Love your Queen of hears--I would love to wind it and I am a follower. Do you the random generator ever picks these early numbers??? Did you watch the finale yet????
Oh! Oh! Mr. Cotter! Pick me! lol
....and the thought of winning handmade, personal artwork! i just love that.it's beautiful and I'd set it up in my studio as a reminder that artsy people just need to create and there is so much talent out here in blogland!!!!!!..that was what my last giveaway was all about! you know what they say about great minds!
This book was meant for me, it sounds completely inspirational....!!!! I would devour it in a heartbeat! i'm thrilled to be entered in your wonderful giveaway....
thanks so much!
Oh! Oh! Mr. Cotter! Pick me! lol
....and the thought of winning handmade, personal artwork! i just love that.it's beautiful and I'd set it up in my studio as a reminder that artsy people just need to create and there is so much talent out here in blogland!!!!!!..that was what my last giveaway was all about! you know what they say about great minds!
This book was meant for me, it sounds completely inspirational....!!!! I would devour it in a heartbeat! i'm thrilled to be entered in your wonderful giveaway....
thanks so much!
oh, and I forgot...i'm already a follower....so that gives me two chances.!!!!
yeah me!
ciao bella
have a great day!
creative carmelina
Yay, I love giveaways! Beautiful picture and I've heard that's a great book. I am a follower too!
Hope you're having a happy day Diane!
♥Jenny
Wow your queen's face !!! She's beautiful.
Good luck for this great give away but .... Please pick me, pick me ! lol
(I'm a follower too)
I'd love to win any of your art, Diane you know I'm a big fan and follower! Thanks again for your generous helpful tips. Take care-Shawn
I would love to have a print of your art!!
Your lovely Queen would be sooooo at home in my studio, Diane!!! Admittedly, the book is great, but your art is better! LOL! You know that I'm one of your loyal lurkers - ahem - I mean followers! Thanks for this great giveaway! Hugs, Terri xoxo
I love Queen of Hearts~! She would be beautiful in my newly painted bathroom~!
(of course the book would be great, too! that is one... I don't have yet.)
Thanks for the opportunity~!
(and I'm a follower...)
~Sandy
I can't believe you would offer this lovely Queen of Hearts print to us. That frame is gorgeous, too. You know how much I love your collage and paintings. And I always enjoy reading Rice Freeman-Zachery. She is so vocal, at least on her blog.
I would love to have your beautiful art!!! I do have the book though. I know about scaling down. I need to do that too!!!
So very generous of you!! What an amazing giveaway!!! I am a follower...and just absolutely love, love, love your Queen of Hearts!!!
What a fun idea Diane! I came over to visit on just the right day. "Living the Creative Life"-- I love the title of that book: doesn't it seem to apply to everything we do? Looking forward to seeing who the winners are!
Buona fortuna to all of us!
What a beautiful piece of art, and a wonderful inpiration. The book also looks terriffic. Thanks for the opportunity to win. I am also a follower. :-)
Diane, you are so generous! Your Queen of Hearts is breathtaking and I would LOVE to hang her in my studio- I'm rearranging right now and have a perfect spot. And I have heard of that book- it's very cool. Since I have only been in the States for just under two years, I don't have much of a book collection and that one would be a great addition!
I am a follower of your blog- and you of mine- thank YOU for all the kind words and encouragement you give me! xo
Diane, what a great giveaway. You are a very generous gal....
Thanks
I love this painting, so here's hoping I win! (i'm already a follower)
I love your Queen of Hearts, too! I'm crossing fingers, toes and eyes :)
I am already a follower.
Hi Diane, your Queen is so beautiful. You are so kind. I love the piece I won from you and will treasure it always. I wish all of your readers lots of good luck on winning your gorgeous piece and one of your books.
Hugs,
Debby
Hi Diane,
i have always loved The Queen of Hearts since I was little playing cards with my Grandmother and think of her when I see the Queen of Hearts. I wouid love to win your beautiful book!
I am following you as well!
Hugs and Happiness,
Susan
Hi Diane,
I have also posted your lovely Giveaway on my sidebar!!
Thank you so much for the chance to win!!
Hugs,
Susan
A most wonderful giveaway! Love your artwork! Thank you! LynnF
I love your Queen of Hearts art. I am a follower and enjoy seeing your beautiful art!
This is a great giveaway!
Your art is always beautifull!
hi Diane...your queen of hearts is Gorgeous.....would love to win her....and I am a follower...of course...lol....take care
What a great giveaway! You're so sweet and generous to give back to your readers. Hope you're having a great week.
Holly
Diane, this actually took my breath away. I'm at awe!
Oh, I love her and the frame and the book and ... everything. I'd love to win her. And yes, I am a follower!
thank you so much for a chance to win a piece of your artwork. I'm a follower and just love seeing what you've been creating. The book sounds interesting as well. Thanks again and fingers crossed :)
Hi Diane,how nice of you to do a giveaway,I'm excited! And I don't think I have that book but I do have alottttt of books and even more magazines.Well my fingers are crossed. Thanks for the chance.
Oh my goodness, what a beauty! Love the way you incorporated the papers from the Queen of Hearts into her frame (or was it the other way around?). Your art never fails to bring a smile to my face, ;), and thus I always enjoy seeing a new post from you, . . . and another opportunity to visit "your porch." Wishing you a restful week, Diane!
I love this piece and I've been thinking about getting the book. So I definitely think you should PICK ME!!! ;-)
Hi Diane,
Thanks so much for visiting and becoming a fan. I just checked your blog out and find it to be a place I want to visit often. Yes, Lake Erie was a place those of us from the Warren area gravitated to. I definitely remember practically living at Geneva on the Lake. It used to be a great hang out spot for teens, don't know if it still is.
(love your expression-Holy Moley-they don't use that down here in the south at all..I had even forgotten that one!
Hi Dianne such a beautiful giveaway I love how you did your frame to go with your print You have so many inspiring ideas. Have a great day Sincerely Jonny
Of course I am a follower!! And thank you Diane, this is soooo generous of you!
What a generous giveaway! Please enter me in your drawing. I would love to win this gorgeous book. Your "Queen of Hearts" is wonderful, Diane.
Thanks for the opportunity to win such lovely prizes! I'm a follower also;-)
You have great idea, it looks gorgeous:)
oh, beautiful!
Oh I love your "queen of Hearts". I have just the place for it. (grin)
I am now a follower also.
Thanks for the chance.
Hi,
I just stumbled across your blog in my wanderings of artist's blogs.
All I can say is that it is wonderful ~ so very inspirational for someone like myself just getting going. Thank you so much for sharing so much! ~ and I look forward to following along.
Barbara ~ Oakville, Canada
Wow, look at all those comments! I'd love to enter and you know I'm a follower already.
Thank you too Diane, your encouragement spurs me on and as for your art... Well, just one word - INSPIRATION!
Oh my, oh my, I wanna my name in the drawing. Love your Queen of Hearts! The book is lovely. AND, I am a follower - can I count Oliver as a follower too? I read your posts to him when he visits! Hugs,
What wonderful things, and not only beautful but I got to thinking about all tose frames I have, honestly I should not be thinking in these terms there is so much to do and I run around having a good time and blogging enjoying myself.
So of course to enjoy myself further it would be lovely to win someting. I love to come and visit you and see all the beauty.
So now off to do something or I won't have anything new to blog about and then to the garden.
Hi Diane,
Thank you so much for your wonderful comment ~ you have made my day. I couldn't figure out how to email you so I decided to leave another comment. I have to say I was totally taken by the images on your blog and your work is incredible and so very interesting. I have been a visual artist (but not as a full time career)for many years ... I have to say this is a whole new realm for me ~ I am totally intrigued and a bit overwhelmed by it. On a side, we have been to PA quite a few times and loved it.
Kindest regards, Barbara
You are so generous, Diane! Your print is beautiful and that book is one I have been intending to buy. Thanks for thinking of us!
I cannot believe you are giving away this exquisite painting! Thanks so much for the opportunity. :) I own a copy of that book, and it is just terrific. Thank you again! Theresa :)
What an absolutely fabulous giveaway! LOVE the Queen of Hearts. She is just too lovely!
I'm a follower & just feel lucky to have found your blog so that I can see your incredible work. :)
WOW, what a super giveaway, Diane! I love your 'Queen of hearts' and the book looks lovely and sounds interesting!
I LOOOOVED your post about the festival! And I'm glad you had such a great time!:)
Lots of love, Sanda xoxo
oh my goodness, i came over here to thank you and look what i discovered...imagine that...we are all so lucky as to how much you already share. and now a piece of you. i'm so eager i just became a follower even though i already was without signing up!!!
lovvved your last comment you left on my blog, diane. thank you!
Dear Diane, -again you gives away, so wonderfull gifts.
Your Queen of hearts is so beautifull, and special, I love it, and the book I`m sure ,great-
-Thanks to offer this oppertunity to get a chance to win,sweet.
I hope I can join,even from outside the USA.
Hugs from Denmark and Dorthe
Oh I`m a follower,too, Diane....
xoxo Dorthe
Hi Diane,
Thanks for stopping by my blog today and making such a wonderful comment. I love this Queen of Hearts Piece...She is gorgeous! I would love to win her!! I need to downsize my book and magazine collection too...but how? I just put them in a pile to go, then pick them back up again...I know that wasn't the plan...smiles
OMG I love your site! Cannot wait to come back again when I am feeling better.
I found you through sweet Susan over at Art of Mine!
Your giveaway is awesome and your picture is absolutely beautiful. How creative you are!
Please come by and sign up for my giveaway too. Not anything like yours though
Maggie
Oh and I have to follow you so I can come back again and again
This is beautiful!
Congrats on your win. Email me your snail mail and I'll get your Golden Fleur to you.
Beautiful "Queen of Hearts!!" and thanks for stopping by my blog and your kind words! I love your blog...am now a follower.
~Karen
Jackson Square Etc.
Great giveaway! I have that book, but I need to read it...I think i get distracted by the pretty pictures, lol....
Oh my goodness! Your "Queen of Hearts" is beautiful. I absolutely love it. Please enter me in the giveaway. I am also a follower.
Good luck to all!
Sonya
well I am sure your comment box will be overwhelmed because who wouldn't do a happy dance to win a piece of your inspiring art.... so please put me in the hat xxx
She is beautiful x
Oh I love the "Queen of Hearts" She has the most beautiful face and everything about her is stunning Diane!
(Follower too)
Wow just in time, beautiful piece! Glad I am a follower;o)
Count me in...and I'm a follower too! She is soooo pretty!
Hugs,
kelly
I so much admire altered art. Although I have not attempted it yet, perhaps someday I will try.
I have just become a follower.
Your piece is lovely.
Blessings,
Jo
Hello Diane, I am a follower having been attracted to your gor-jus button houses. They are such fun and so creative. Please put me in for your wonderful giveaways; the Queen is beautiful and I'm not yet ready to scale down on my books so I NEED (not want) that book!! Thank you, xxx
Great giveaways Diane. I am rarely lucky, but someone will love these.
Hi Diane, what a great giveaway! Can't believe I almost missed it!! Please count me in - your painting is just gorgeous!! Love, Silke
Oh yay for giveaways...your Queen of Hearts is divine!
Youre welcome and thankyou to you for being so inspirational, your blog is always such a pleasure to visit!
Please count me in and I'm a follower too :-))
Please count me in and I'm following your lovely blog too! One can never have too many books, LOL!
I hope I'm not too late....I would love to be included. Your artwork is stunning...I absolutely love it Diane! Of course...I'm a follower :-)
Hugs
Linda x
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