Artist and Artisan Gift Guide on Etsy by JC Strong

One of the great features of having my own art blog is the ability to recognize the artistry of my fellow artists and artisans. The artists featured in this treasury "Wishing Everyone a Smooth Holiday" have made the Thanksgiving and Christmas Season a little easier with their beautiful art, jewelry and fashion accessories.

Wishing everyone a Happy Thanksgiving and a mellow holiday season.

Traveling the Highways and Impressionist Landscape by JC Strong

I spent some fun time traveling from California to Nevada and Arizona. It was a nice time visiting family and connecting with friends. I spent a lot of time taking reference photos of desert landscapes while traveling Old Route 66 and Highway 93. While traveling on Highway 93 to Wickenburg, Arizona the desert landscape is gorgeous. You can almost see Native Americans and frontiers’ men riding their horses at the turn of the century. The desert is beautiful this time of year.

This small format painting is a composite of scenery I enjoyed during this time. My landscapes are usually based on a combination of a real time and place plus imagination.

First Friday Art Walk and Finding Fine Art

I belong to wonderful online art groups. AWE TEAM (Art Walk Etsy Team) and Vast Teams (Visual Art Street Team) are two that I support. Also Etsy Shop owners also have a movement supporting “finding art” called Fine Art Friday. The members within these groups work tirelessly to promote fine art, artists, and their creations.

So this Friday if you’re looking for art for your home or a gift, please search Etsy Shops and use the tags’ firstfridayartwalk, ffaw, awe team, vast team and fineartfriday you’ll find unique and fun creations . . . The following Etsy Treasury is an example of what you might see.

'Share the Joy This Holiday Season' by jcstrong

Fine art, jewelry, photographs and fashion, come in a variety of textures, mediums, cultures and style, They all make for great gifts this holiday season. Have some fun, buy a unique gift and share the joy...

I love the mix of art, fashion and home decor in this particular selection.

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oekaki $100.00	eljayrae $20.00	ArtbyBuddy $250.00	OnTheHook $20.00
TouchOfSilver $43.00	modernmarks $18.00	LoveElycia $30.00	schemata $24.00
paintingwell $45.00	MoMuertos $15.00	pixestreasurec... $13.60	candythomasgou... $140.00
TheHighPlainsK... $45.00	SarahJohnAfana $24.00	litapsilverj $160.00	derekcollins $58.00

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