the blackbird sings

www.theblackbirdsings.etsy.com & www.natashacinnamon.etsy.com

Eye Candy + Ear Candy ;)

Hooray! After fiddling around in the studio for the past few weeks experimenting a little here and doodling a little there (while managing other projects and publicity too), I'm finally finishing a few pieces. :)

So much has been going on recently that I'm aware I haven't had the time to tell you about all of the exciting things that are happening. I'll be blogging about them little by little over the coming weeks. Before I show you a couple of the new pieces, I just wanted to tell you one recent piece of news: my voice has been recorded by Leon Milo and is being used as part of a sound installation in an exhibition at Slott Galerie in Paris! You can find out more about the gallery and the show here: http://exquisedesign.com

The show runs from 15th December 2009 - 12th February 2010, and I'm very excited that my voice is being used in this way - it's something totally new to me! The gallery is beautiful and I'm hoping to be able to get to Paris in time to see the show for myself before the exhibition closes. (Fingers crossed!)

Here are the pieces I've added to The Blackbird Sings shop:

They Decorated The Tree With Paper Lanterns

Ink and acrylic with collage and pin-prick detailing, on textured watercolour paper/card.
24x17cm

© Natasha Newton 2009

This piece has been used to illustrate the 'San Francisco Early Music Society' Christmas newsletter today, which goes out to more than 1400 people! (Big thanks to Harvey Malloy for that).

And this little chap is waiting for a good home:

Sebastian Found Exactly What He Needed

Original painting on linen canvas.
Image Size: 13x8cm/5x3"
Mount Size: 18x13cm/7x5"

© Natasha Newton 2009

Find both of these pieces here: www.theblackbirdsings.etsy.com

See you soon!

Special one-of-a-kind set of handmade postcards.

They're in the shop now and they're ideal for framing. To read more about them or to buy, please go here: www.theblackbirdsings.etsy.com

© Natasha Newton 2009

Shows for 2010 | 'Black Friday-Cyber Monday' Sale on Etsy!

Hello, firstly my apologies for being such a tardy blogger recently. I've been meaning to update the blog for days and then something else comes along and demands my attention! I have a lot of projects underway at the moment including a couple of very interesting business ventures which I'll be able to tell you about when they're all wrapped up.

Secondly, I have some really exciting news about two shows planned for next year. The first is a solo show of new work at The Cinema Gallery in Aldeburgh, Suffolk from 30th July - 5th August 2010. This will be an exhibition with a difference though - the Paris-based American composer Leon Milo will be providing sound installation/music for the show. As you may or may not know, Leon and I are currently working on The London Project together, but this will be a separate venture entirely and is an excellent opportunity for us to try out some of the technical and aesthetic ideas we may also eventually use for The London Project. We're really excited by this show and will keep you informed of our progress next year! The second show will be my first international show. I have been asked to take part in a joint exhibition with the artists Peter Klint and Franziska Steuer in October/November 2010, on the beautiful island of Sylt in Northern Germany. Again, another exciting opportunity!

 

The last piece of news I have for you is that I've now reopened my original Etsy shop natashacinnamon, where I will be selling my new collection of portrait paintings and postcards featuring imaginary girls in imaginary landscapes. natashacinnamon will run alongside The Blackbird Sings shop, where I will continue to sell my landscape, tree and bird paintings and illustrations. There are some new bird and landscape postcard packs as well as a new ink illustration in The Blackbird Sings this week, and at the moment there are some new postcard packs (see picture above) in natashacinnamon. Original paintings will be added soon!

{Black Friday | Cyber Monday Sale}

I will also be running a special event in The Blackbird Sings shop for this weekend's Black Friday - Cyber Monday sale on Etsy. This is an event that Etsy runs every year to kick-start the Christmas shopping season, and after the success of last year's event I am taking part again. I will be offering FREE WORLDWIDE SHIPPING on all pieces (no exceptions!) for sale in The Blackbird Sings, as well as 10% off everything. The sale will start at midnight GMT tonight and run for 4 days (27th - 30th November 2009), until the end of what is known as 'Cyber Monday'. Happy art-shopping!

Ava in the Snow | Albert Owl

Well, I have two new pieces to show you today, with plenty more in progress and on the way. The first piece is one of the new imaginary girls. I was going to add her to my soon-to-be-reopened Etsy shop natashacinnamon, but she sold to a collector of my work before I had the chance to do so! I am currently working on more portraits of girls in landscapes and will let you know when they're in the shop.

{Click on the image to view a larger version}

 

Ava in the Snow

Acrylic on deep-edge canvas. 8x8"

© Natasha Newton 2009

SOLD

And the second piece is a little owl illustration - the first owl for about two years! Albert Owl has been added to The Blackbird Sings shop and can be bought from there.

 

Albert Owl

Original ink & acrylic illustration on textured watercolour paper/card. 14.5x10.5cm

© Natasha Newton 2009

Available here: www.theblackbirdsings.etsy.com

I'll be back soon with more!

A new project...

Here's a sneaky little peek at a new project I'm currently working on (among many other things, some that have to be kept secret for now and some that don't!).

Please follow the link to find out more: www.natashacinnamon.etsy.com

Sorry for such a super-quick blog entry today - a lot is happening right now and my time is better spent painting rather than writing! But I'll be back very soon with some new work to show you. :)