creepy clown art

 I have a story to tell you .... or ... actually ,,,,, really a question .... why are artists NUTS ???? why am I NUTS ???
Today .... I painted a clown face on MDF board { with acrylics and Inktense } ,[ which took me all day to paint ] ...... then I cut it out on my saw , took photos , put it on Etsy ..... the clown above is the clown I put on Etsy
So I looked at it all day , and decided I didn't like him
SO ...... after dinner , just now .... I took him off of Etsy , and then without even thinking ..... I grabbed him off the wall , and totally repainted him
this is the repainted clown .......

I like THIS one much more ...... He reminds me  of a guy in an old horror movie .... Carnival of Souls { movie STILL creeps me out } You have to see this movie , it's so good
anyway ... now I like THIS clown so much more that I don't want to sell him .... yet
OH
this is why artists have no money . when people wonder what I do all the time { where is SHE ? , does she EVER go out ? }
yes dear neighbors and friends ... this is what I do
and I DO think I am nuts ... a very weird , very odd ..... old cat lady artist

Cat Art Dolls ......by Sandy Mastroni

This cat with the stripe legs .... she is in my etsy shop

this large stripe cat in a vegetable print dress has sold ...... she is on her way to England

This black cat has sold .... she is on her way to England

dog art doll .......by Sandy Mastroni

today I made another dog art doll ........

another dog art doll

I made another one ...... yes I did

Two Italian Grandmas { cut outs } by Sandy Mastroni

I was asked to paint an Italian Grandma !!! ........ here is the sketch on wood { looks awful doesn't it ! }

Here she is ...... all done !

This is a close up of Grandma #1


and here is the second grandma that I painted .....................

 this is laying it out on mdf board .......

 ALL done

close up of Grandma #2
**** update .... Grandma #2 has sold *****


I really love making cut outs .  I paint on MDF board { usually } , sometimes luanne plywood , I use colored pencil , acrylics and OF COURSE ..... INKTENSE too !    then I go to the basement and cut out on my saw

I'm a cat girl

Oh .... I am 100% cat ...... I did have beagles when I was a kid , that was a long time ago , since then ,,,,, my whole adult life I've lived with cats .  I had a really nice lady ask me to make her bull terrier as a dog doll . This was my day ..... making this doll . If you are a DOG person , tell me what you think ....... hopefully my etsy customer will like this dog doll

Art dolls by Sandy Mastroni

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 sold...........

 sold............

This last doll , the one in the patchwork quilt dress is in my shop for sale ....



All I want to do is make dolls ....... and eat ..... and sleep ..... and watch old episodes of Superman with Michael .

We want to live in California

All of us dolls here ........ we want to live in California with Denise
Do you want us Denise ?
UPDATE >>> two have sold , the clown guy in dark blue is for sale in my etsy shop...Update .....all have sold

Doll Wall collection and works in progress

 I have a wonderful customer , Her name is Gail .... she has bought many of my dolls .....

This is her cat ....... don't you LOVE her cat ! ....... His name is Morty

 And this is how Gail displayed all the dolls in her house
Make sure you click on the photos to see them Larger !

And these are some new dolls I'm working on now

Punch and Judy , Humpty Dumpty and Fancy Cat

 My Painting of Punch and Judy is going to Maxine in Australia !

 Closer look at Judy and the Baby

 Pleased as Punch !

 and my painting of Humpty Dumpty is still on my studio wall

but Fancy Cat painting is in my shop ...... button embellished frame
I painted this cat on LINOLEUM .... the back of linoleum is fantastic to paint on ...... I love Painting on it  !........... The ONLY thing I don't like to paint on is stretched canvas !
Oh I forgot to say that I painted Humpty and Punch and Judy on linoleum TOO
try it ... buy a big roll of linoleum at Home Depot , you can cut it with regular scissors ..... wonderful to paint on !  A big roll costs about $28.00
write and tell me if you try it , and if you like it ! ....... I'd love to see what you paint on it !

Cat doll and Humpty Dumpty doll

 a corner at my desk ...... three of my dolls ...... the cat is in my shop

so  this Humpty Dumpty AND the cat doll .... AND a creepier Humpty { see last post } .... the three dolls are in my shop
I'm TIRED ... it is 4 p.m. .... spent the day doing taxes and then pack up some orders , list some dolls on Etsy and Flickr and facebook , I was hoping to start a doll today , but I think I'm beat .

Humpty Dumpty Land ...... art dolls

 this is Humpty Dumpty # one { above }

 This is Humpty Dumpty # two { above }
***** Update ***** # 2 has sold

Together

I've been away ........ In Humty Dumpty Land
These two are for Gail ..... Gail ...... do you like either of these ?
**** update >>>> Gail wants second Humpty Dumpty .  He is sold . Thank you Gail *****

and
I will be back to blogging soon .  I stayed away too long , and I lost my momentum , overwhelmed with work , but also Face book , and Pinterest and Fickr ............ It's so much time on the computer !
so I'm trying to think about my time doing all this , and work too { not to even mention ... when do I clean the house or read or cook } ah ....... But I do miss blogging
so
Happy New Year to EVERYONE ......... !