Artist email, shantmarie@aol.com and all about me
Contact email Shantmarie@aol.com …Please drop me an email for all inquiries or purchase information.
Hi I’m a South Carolina artist who made a one year commitment to paint every day and to post those paintings on my blogs. The first year came and went so fast I decided to go for another year…..So I painted a painting every day for the next year. Now, I’ll just paint!
A painting a day” My name is Shanti Marie. I make my living selling my art. As you can see (by my paintings) I live in a beautiful place not far from Lake Wylie South Carolina.. I paint small sized works of art everyday. If you’d like to find out more, and see a collection of paintings you can see my blogs at http://shantimarie.wordpress.com or http://shant-shantimarie.blogspot.com/ .
For a peek at my larger paintings or commissions go to http://h20color.wordpress.com
My biography and history of my art career can be found on my main website: www.shantimarie.com.
I’m very happy to say I have over 400 people visiting this blog each day. It didn’t start out that way and the first few days (August 2006) after I posted my entries, I would check and recheck the stats. I wanted to see how many folks were showing up at my blog and looking at my small works of art. I was so surprised that 50 or 60 people were looking at it each day I was jumping for joy. When it hit a 100 I was amazed, now I occasionally see 500 + and yes I’m still really shocked. Thank you for stopping by, without you I could not have grown as an artist. I paint everyday but now don’t always post everyday… Knowing you may stop by to see what’s new keeps me posting. This has encouraged me when I was down or unmotivated to paint. All artists needs an audience. I have met many other artists and have also cultivated a following. Another thing… Thank you if you have made comments or asked questions because this gives me valuable insight and feed back, both which have become precious to me. I think my work has improved by this daily ritual and it has made me more aware of my life and the passing of each day. Feel free to subscribe!
Visit again!
Oh yes check out my new blog Free art lessons.. http://freeartlessons.wordpress.com
September 13, 2006 at 8:15 pm |
Your paintings are pretty good!!!
September 23, 2006 at 11:11 am |
Hi,
I have tech. related website at http://www.freakitude.com . I liked your blog and want to link exchange. Please contact me if you are interested.
Regards,
Lovedeep Wadhwa.
October 12, 2006 at 12:29 pm |
Thanks for leaving a comment on my blog
it’s a great blog you’ve got here, I’ve bookmarked it for a good read cos I’m sure I’ll learn a thing or two 
October 17, 2006 at 7:53 am |
Hi Shant,
Would you like to exchange link with me?
Please let me know OR leave a comment in my blog if you are interest..
Thanks.
Regards,
Michael Sync
October 17, 2006 at 2:18 pm |
Hi,
I would like to link exchange..
I have added ur link in my blogroll..
Could you please see my link in yours??
October 27, 2006 at 3:20 pm |
Hi
I like your paintings a lot but do not seem to be able to find sizes on them.
Trine
October 27, 2006 at 7:36 pm |
Your right, I started out listing each one with the size but somewhere along the line I guess I just stopped do it. Each one is a different size.
Many are 6 inches by 9 inches. The dog potraits are 11 by 15.
my email is shantmarie@aol.com if you need any more info.
November 2, 2006 at 11:20 am |
Hi,
I just bought domain upgrade for my blog..
Could you please change the link of mine as “http://michaelsync.net” in your blog?
Thanks.
January 5, 2007 at 8:11 pm |
Beautiful work within your site, … and good to see a South Carolina girl with vision!
January 7, 2007 at 2:03 am |
fantastic work!
February 5, 2007 at 8:23 pm |
I love your work!! I am a rank begginer with water colors–taking lessons at the Senior Center from Ginny Wall and Barbara Jernigan. You are one of the few watercolorists on the Daily Art page that I receive. I especially like when you describe your technique and colors that you used. Early Light is lovely!
February 28, 2007 at 12:17 pm |
I read the recent story about the Tega Cay
Art League in the newspaper. Is that a group that accepts men. If so how does one get involved.
Tim
March 31, 2007 at 3:25 pm |
TAG – you’re it!!
I love your blog and I thought you might get something out of doing this …
I’m tagging you to take part in an internet meme – a project to share your personal habits for your success.
If you have the time and inclination to participate that would be great. I for one would love to read what works for you
Read more about how this project works and what to do here -> http://todayisthatday.com/blog/simply-successful-secrets
And you can read my top ten secrets here -> http://rachelcreative.wordpress.com/2007/03/31/simply-successful-secrets/
April 11, 2007 at 12:22 pm |
Great artist should have good rewards
June 23, 2007 at 1:28 am |
i love your blog.
July 19, 2007 at 4:31 pm |
Your paintings are really sweet. I don’t usually describe paintings as sweet looking but on this occasion I can’t think of any other word to describe them.
July 25, 2007 at 1:17 pm |
You have an interesting blog
I would be glad to collaborate with you.
So here is a question for you: Can we carry out a link trade,
I mean your and my blog: http://cigmarlboromiles.blogspot.com/
I think it would be relevant for both of us.
It would be nice to receive the answer to my letter.
Good day.
Marlboro Miles
October 22, 2007 at 6:08 am |
I LOVE your artwork and your blog but I do not understand the SELLING of artist trading cards although many people now sell on E-Bay, blogs, etc. such as yours. As I said, I ADMIRE your artwork but if you aren’t trading them PLEASE just call them paintings 2 1/2″ x 3 1/2″.
The ORIGINAL idea created ten years ago in Zurich, Switzerland is to TRADE, not sell ATCs. That’s the whole point of ATCs. If you want to sell your artwork the same size as ATCs (2 1/2″ x 3 1/2 ” leave off “ATCs” and sell as paintings -size 2 1/2″ x 3 1/2.”
It is not that the size of 2 1/2″ x 3 1/2″ artwork has never been sold before – the size
has been used for centuries and centuries, however, as for ATCs, they main idea is to
TRADE with another artist – the idea of face to face trading although with the computer
era it was bound to get out of hand and become commercialized. And we all know sports cards are called trading cards and are purchased and traded ….. highly commercialized but the ATC idea is TRADE only. The majority of trading is done in the USA and it’s a shame that so many people are capitalizing on a brilliant idea of pure
trading – the idea of not-for-sale artwork is the UNIQUE part of ATCs. What is it that
people don’t understand about this concept! Mel
P.S. I was making books and small paintings in this size long before ATCs came about.
I would purchase one of your paintings 2 1/2″ x 3 /2″ but calling them ATCs is a turn off
because ATCs are TRADED -meaning exchanged.
November 24, 2007 at 1:20 am |
Now I have a site to visit that would feed my hunger for the art. Your artworks are inspiring.
I wish you well.
~ Jeques
January 24, 2008 at 7:51 pm |
Love your Art! would like to subscribe to your blog please.
Thanks!
January 30, 2008 at 6:57 pm |
i like ur paint.its very nice color combination.i am study in oriental art.
I would be glad to collaborate with you.
So here is a question for you: Can we carry out a link trade,
I mean your and my blog: http://korchol.blogspot.com/
I think it would be relevant for both of us.
It would be nice to receive the answer to my letter.
good day
January 30, 2008 at 7:37 pm |
u can exibhition ur art work in country.i think ur art work like our people
February 14, 2008 at 11:16 am |
Nice blog..one of the best that I have seen…
will be adding u on my blogroll.
May 16, 2008 at 10:03 am |
HI Shanti,
thanks for commenting on Guy’s work (http://blacksheepmuseum.wordpress.com). I am in touch with many artists, amongst others Jose, a Mexican painter who you might find interesting as he does similar work to yours. Check out my post http://expertmanagement.wordpress.com/2008/04/08/meeting-an-expert/ to get an idea.
He paints in brilliant bright colours. I am putting his paintings up shortly. Do you speak Spanish by any chance??
Anyway, I will set up the sites in the following weeks and will link your site. Because I like what you do!
Un saludo de Andalucia! Katja
July 6, 2008 at 4:08 pm |
Awhile I looked up your paintins to get some idea of how to do a Koi. I t really helped me and I did the painting. My teacher liked it as I take lesson at the senion center. I did art in school but was working until 2006 and have tried to do more as time and energy permit. I like all your work and am doing acylic mostly. Look up barry tate. He has some god info on Feng Sui and Koi painting. I took a colour course from him and he is great. Also my cousin is a great artist . Look up Hoddinott. Thanks and Good luck.
July 8, 2008 at 8:36 pm |
why don’t you set up an online shop where you can sell your paintings online and where people can pay for it online? You have some really nice paintings there. If you need some help with setting up the shop you can please contact me at anoopjohn at zyxware (dot) com
July 8, 2008 at 8:38 pm |
In any case buy your own domain and start using it in wordpress.com so that you can change to your own site if and when you want.
November 30, 2008 at 10:23 pm |
Hi Shanti:
I like your watercolors style. Yours works are wonderful !!!
March 21, 2009 at 12:16 pm |
Hi Shanti Marie – thanks for sharing your work and your painting a day project – I like you vibrant colours – Stephen
April 8, 2009 at 10:15 pm |
Thanks for sharing your art work..wonderful and inspiring…you are so right when you said an artist needs an audience! Seeing your work certainly motivates me to get busy and create myself!
doris