What every artist wants to hear ...

This picture, that I call "Inherent 2," has sold numerous times over the years. I'm so proud of it because it is totally unique to me. Someone else would have a tough time figuring it out and replicating it.

That's irrelevant right now, however, because of what a recent buyer wrote to me. She said:

Good afternoon!  

I just received this gorgeous piece of modern, Southwest art you created (Fine Art America did a good job of reproducing your work) and I am so grateful to have you in my home. The colors and design take my breath away every time I look at it. 

I rarely write emails of this kind, but wanted you to know how much I appreciate your talent and execution. You fit beautifully in my natural, modern living room and I will look for your work often in the future.  Thank you again for offering your work to the public.  You make me very happy.

I was stunned. Isn't this what every artist wants to hear? I'm happy my work makes her happy and am happy that she wrote me to say how happy she was!

Here's a link to the picture on Fine Art America if you'd like to see the details up close:
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/inherent-number-2-carol-leigh.htmlhttps://fineartamerica.com/featured/inherent-number-2-carol-leigh.html

Image copyright ©2019 Carol Leigh

Sold earlier this year . . . "Cactus and Yellow Wall"

This picture has been a good seller for me over the years, so it took me aback when I saw someone had ordered it as a throw pillow.

I never would have thought it would look this good.

Shows what I know!

Here's a link to the full-resolution image at Fine Art America/Pixels:

https://carol-leigh.pixels.com/featured/cactus-and-yellow-wall-carol-leigh.html

All images copyright ©2019 Carol Leigh.

Sold earlier this year . . .

I created this image in late 2016 and it's sold numerous times as a print. But when someone ordered the picture as a throw pillow this past March, it took me aback. It looked great as a pillow! Just great.

It's fun to see one's art presented in a different manner. So unexpected. Such a surprise.

To see the details of this picture, here's the link:
https://carol-leigh.pixels.com/art/standing+ground?searchType=title

All images copyright ©Carol Leigh 2019

Turtle Mosaic . . .

Although I’m known for my photomontage/collage work, I take a lot of “regular” pictures as well.

I was pleased to see that my photo of a mosaic turtle, taken in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, sold earlier this year. And here you see it as the customer ordered it -- matted and framed. It would probably look equally good as a metal print. Or even as a tote bag.

Here’s a link to the picture at Fine Art America: https://fineartamerica.com/featured/turtle-mosaic-carol-leigh.html

All photos Copyright ©2019 by Carol Leigh.

Pleasantly surprised . . .

Most of my work sells as prints (framed or un-framed, printed on metal, more popularly as canvas wraps, etc.), so when I saw these two pictures that sold as tote bags, I did a double-take. They look great as totes! Not every picture works on a tote bag, and if I think it won’t, I don’t offer it. But these do!

I’ve purchased tote bags from Fine Art America for myself and to give as presents. The bags are well made, the fabric feels and looks like canvas, and the artwork appears on both sides of the bag. I’m proud to give them as gifts.

To see these two images at Fine Art America, here are the links:

https://fineartamerica.com/featured/motel-and-pool-sign-route-66-carol-leigh.html

https://fineartamerica.com/featured/southwestern-bear-mosaic-carol-leigh.html

All images Copyright ©2019 Carol Leigh.