Tuesday, May 12, 2020

Monday, May 11, 2020

Updated Settee...

I updated this wonderful settee with 100% white linen, took away the arms, added trim, darken the legs and added a lovely left printed graphic pillow filled with sand to give a realistic look.

Beautiful White Linen Settee in 1:12th Scale

Tuesday, May 5, 2020

My House...

This one has an interesting story. I saved a bunch of drawings my daughter created with she was in preschool. I thought they were interesting, and maybe I could incorporate them into one of my "yearly" paintings. That super cool, crazy figure is her contribution to the painting. I thought the end result was whimsical and fun. The original now hangs in her room, find the mini version in my shop, fabulouslyflawedmini.

"My House", original artwork by Anita Smiley
find it in mini in my Etsy shop

Monday, May 4, 2020

Undressing...

My secret big dream has always been to be a famous painter, but making one painting a year is just not going to make it happen. So I make miniatures (which I love).

I enjoy taking my "one painting a year" paintings and turning them into miniatures. Sometimes, I play around with Photoshop to change the colors and get different looks. Below is a piece I completed many years ago. The original is red, but playing around in the program, I settled on this wonderful Khaki color.
This one is called, "Undressing". Find it in my Etsy shop.