Pay it Forward

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A lovely Twitter/Facebook Fibro friend posted a status update about 'Pay it Forward 2012'
Were there 5 people who wanted to receive a handmade gift from her? On condition that they in turn would give 5 gifts.
I responded, and received a lovely hand knitted hat (which I'm in awe of, even when my hands worked that well I didn't have the patience for knitting.)

Two of these ACEO sized paintings have been 'Paid Forward' to folks who accepted the challenge. Which means...I have 3 left to give...

Let me know if you want an original painting from me.
They're not scanned when finished - you'll own the only version, besides photos like those above.
I mean, who knows - when I'm dead they may be worth something ;) Especially as my hands and I aren't well enough to paint very often...

But you have to pay the kindness forward to 5 people.
Are you prepared to take that challenge?

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Jonah Lehrer on How Creativity Works

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Why The Picnik Photo Editing Site Is Shutting Down, And Alternatives

Check out the useful list of alternatives at the end of the article.

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Should Your Email Marketing Campaign Be More Interactive?

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Help...

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I'm designing some business cards for a photographer friend and would like some help choosing images to go on one side of them.
I'd be super grateful if you could choose your favourite three,
and then let me know via whatever method's easiest for you, (comment/twitter/FB...)
Thanks oodles :)

The photographs are by Malcolm C Mentha LRPS.

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How Backlinks Can Boost Traffic to Your Website

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10 reasons to buy art from @Swarez...

I'm working my way through Skinny Artist's '21 artists to watch in 2012.' (Which I'm on!!! Wow...) and I'm attempting to do a pinboard with examples of all the art. I'm up to Swarez, and I'm super impressed with his website. Take a peek;

http://www.swarez.co.uk/buying-swarez-art/

Hopefully I'll come back and add links to Drew's list and the pinboard when it's done. (I'm on my phone, in bed but awake, which is pretty much my usual routine...)

Second Twitter Art Exhibit 2012

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Here's my contribution for the second Twitter Art Exhibit in Moss, Norway.

David Sandum is organising it again and this time it's to raise money for a local shelter for Battered women and children. For further information see his blog entry here;
http://davidsandumart.posterous.com/call-for-artists-2nd-twitter-art-exhibit-...

Doodle drawn with a black sharpie, first layer is Caran D'Ache water soluble pencils, (I need a pencil grip because my hands find it hard to grip and I can only use them for short period of times.)
Second layer is iridescent water colour paint.
The outline is 3D glossy paint.

Decim8 play...

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These were created before the recent update.

Decim8 update

Sorry for the sudden influx of blog posts, I can't sleep so am working through some email... ...Decim8 has had a major update, here's a link to Marty's review at Life in LoFi;
http://lifeinlofi.com/2012/02/28/decim8-updated-to-version-3-0/

An iPA member has put together a guide to the 'old' effects and is currently updating after the new versions release. It's a Studio Talk thread. I'll come back and add a link when I'm on a pc.

Just how awesome is Camera Awesome? » Life in LoFi

Life in LoFi's detailed review of the 'Camera Awesome' app,

http://lifeinlofi.com/2012/02/29/iphone-photo-app-review-camera-awesome/

iPA members are also helping to update the app critiques on the site, so head on over there for the artist's view of some of the photography and art apps available.
(I did the Filterstorm review, but don't hold that against them...)

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