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Mon Aug 1, 2011, 4:58 PM
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I'm from the London Art College forum =D
Tue Jun 14, 2011, 3:48 PM
*frodo-lives:iconfrodo-lives:
Hey look, I DON'T WANT TO SHARE MY BIRTHDAY and I don't care if no one gives me cake. I just want to see my messages. Please??? :heavy in-your-face-marketing allergy:
Sat Aug 7, 2010, 6:17 AM
*frodo-lives:iconfrodo-lives:
oh my gosh, a shout in May and I only hear it right now! What was the formula for the speed of sound again? :O
Thu Jul 29, 2010, 5:27 AM
*LG-Young:iconlg-young:
Shouting! Can you hear me down there.....? ;)
Mon May 17, 2010, 4:36 PM
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Ah yes! My website. [link] *

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So yeah, I need cash. Who doesn't? Still, I am now staring down the barrel of the fact that I have just finished my last paid-for web design project, and a replacement has not turned up -- and nor have I a day job, or a well earning husband, or significant income from capital investment. So my projected income for the next month is something like $60 (that's NZ $$) - unless I can at least manage to sell some of my stuff. By *stuff*, read: artwork, prints, music cds, sheet music, and I have also put one of my harps on the market, though this may be less interesting to the lot of you. More details here: [link]

What I do have, is stacks upon stacks of artwork: sketches and watercolours mostly, many of them done as a way of improving, but a lot of them of perfectly sellable quality. SO what I plan to do is is that from now on, each month I will select a few items from that stack, and put them up on Ebay. Here: [link]

The artworks will only be available for one month, after that I will change the selection. If they don't sell, they will go on another stack, which I haven't quite decided what to do with yet, perhaps I will list them again eventually once I have gone through everything, but that is likely to take a while. I have, I mean, STACKS. So if you are keen on any particular piece, do not hesitate, grab it while it is available. The prices will be in the affordable range.

I also continue to improve myself by continuing to create things in that vein. Just last week, I've busied myself painting some flowers from my garden (my beautiful organic backyard veggie garden cum future orchard - so I am saving the planet at the same time, and *you can own a piece of it* while at the same time enabling me to continue doing what I do):



They're A5 size, on good quality Canson Montval (that *is* good quality) watercolour paper, done with my new Schmincke watercolours which I brought over from Germany. So they'll last a bit. The pieces will be mounted on matte board, but not framed. The starting price I have listed them for is US$ 19.99, there is a Buy Now for US$24.99. Shipping is $5. So for the price you might otherwise pay for a print, you can own a full fledged one-of-a-kind original!

Happy bidding, and see you next month!

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  • Drinking: Hot chocolate!

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*frodo-lives
Asni: Multimedia Art & Design
Artist | Professional | Varied
New Zealand
I am a professional artist working with both traditional and digital media. My special interest is illustration. Favourite topics are science fiction and fantasy related themes, imaginary worlds and characters which I find in books, songs, or in my own brain.

I am available for commissioned work - please contact me through my website, [link]

I also enjoy life drawing and painting still lives, and currently have some works on display and for sale in a couple of local galleries in the Wairarapa. Limited edition prints of some of my work are for sale on my website: [link]

As a day job, I run a web and multimedia design business specializing in developing websites for artists, musicians, and other creative people. Please don't hesitate to contact me if you are in need of a quality website! I am most happy to work with artists in any part of the world. More information about web design: [link]

In a former life, I was a professional musician, and I enjoy playing around with sound software and creating my own music tracks once in a while. More info: [link]

Qualifications: Diploma of Multimedia, Natcoll Design Technology Wellington
Currently completing a certfificate in Sci-Fi and Fantasy Art at London Art College (correspondence course)

Traditional media: oils, watercolours, pencils, pen & ink.
Software: Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, AfterEffects, Lightwave 3D, Dreamweaver, Flash, Premiere Pro, Soundtrack Pro.
Coding & programming skills: HTML, CSS, PHP, some Flash Actionscript.
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*jedgraph May 3, 2013  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Thx, for the fave :)
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:icontikirussy:
Cheers for the favourite things and good luck selling your prints :)
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*p-e-a-k Apr 21, 2013   Traditional Artist
Many thanks for the :+fav:! :)
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:iconorangecrystalplz: Many thanks for faving again! :iconorangeheart-plz:
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:iconlvplz::iconcuteearthplz: Thanks for faving!
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*p-e-a-k Mar 19, 2013   Traditional Artist
Many thanks for the :+fav:! :D
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~blitz-it Mar 4, 2013  Hobbyist General Artist
Happy birthday!!!! :squee:
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*frodo-lives Mar 7, 2013  Professional General Artist
:headbang:
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Mood: Big Grin ~thaOman Mar 4, 2013  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Thank you so much for the :+fav:; and how i see it is your birthday here is a :cake:
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*frodo-lives Mar 7, 2013  Professional General Artist
:party:
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