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mqmystic

Fine Arts,illustrations,music and crafting gives the world expresssion and beauty, Monique

About Me

WE ARE SPIRITUAL BEINGS GOING THROUGH A TEMPORARY HUMAN EXPERIENCE.
If there come the singers, dancers, artist and poets...buy of their gifts. For they bring, though fashioned of dreams, rainment and food for your soul.
For me inspiration is everywhere. I find it in the beauty of nature, landscapes, the people I meet and even in fantasy. I am influenced by the pain and joy in life.
I have no formal training in the arts, only a passion for doing art and over 30 years of practice.
I work with many mediums; oils, acrylics, pastels, charcoal, pen & ink, pencil, oil pastels, clay, and paper mache’. My works include portraits, landscapes, still life, floral, fantasy art, clay sculpture, graphic art and paper mache’ masks. My imagination is reflected by the use of strong color and content in my art.
I taught several small classes using the art techniques I learned. On occasion I do demonstrations of my art skills locally. I participate in art shows in the San Antonio area.
A sampling of my art:
I am redirecting my energy toward setting up my fine art business online...starting with a store called "Creative Illusions Art Market" at Cafe Press. Visit my store on CafePress! View and purchase my art printed on various items like clothing, accessories, housewares, calendars, note cards, etc...http://www.cafepress.com/mqmystic
Creative Illusions Art Market
I opened a store with pet and animal art at Cafepress:
Mqmystic Pet Art Market
http://www.cafepress.com/mqmysticpetart
come visit my store on cafepress!
Prints of some of my works are for sale at ImageKind. You have the choice of what type papers/canvas to print on and how you would like them framed. Shop my Imagekind store:
http://mqmysticenterprise.imagekind.com/CreativeIllusionArt
come visit my store at Imagekind!
If you have any questions about my works or need more information contact me.
My web pages;
http://www.TheArtistDomain.bravehost.com
http://360.yahoo.com/brazenartist
Visit Brazenartist at Yahoo360!

My Interests

I create fine art, portraits, jewelry, costumes, crafts, etc...
I do commission work with a 20% down, non-refundable restock fee.Examples of my jewelry:All items in my (pics) are for sale unless otherwise stated. Items can be shipped. Someone must sign for the item. When ordering from this site I accept money orders and paypal through email *USD only. PayPal is a safe way to pay for online items and accepts credit cards. I am sorry but I do not accept checks at this time.
I ship when I recieve the money order or confirmation email from PayPal. Shipping for items ordered from this site *US mainland only, is free as of 7/16/06. Thank you for your interest in my creations.

I'd like to meet:



I am a member of these groups:

San Antonio Visual Artists
http://www.savisualartists.org/
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San Antonio Bead & Ornament Society
http://sabostx.com/
Visit San Antonio Bead & Ornament Society!

San Antonio Art Meetup Group
www.art.meetup.com/272/

San Antonio Craft Mafia: * *SACRAFTMAFIA.COM**Visit the crafty ladies in other Craft Mafia by clicking the webring:Member of the Craft Mafia Ring

Powered by RingSurf Austin's crafty ladies began the Craft Mafia groups, visit them here:Austin Craft Mafia

Music:

Traditional blues,Rock & roll,Cajun music,50s mucic,Big band,Rock-a-billy,classical,bits of all genre.

Movies:

My favorite movies are Kung Fu, science fiction,animation (even the kid stuff),Spagetti westerns,comedy,black and white films(especially film noir)

Television:

"Thanks to art, instead of seeing a single world, our own, we see it multiply until we have before us as many worlds as there are original artists." Marcel Proust

Books:

Visit some of my friend's sites and storesBrandiSuz Labradors
Visit BandiSuz Labradors, some of the most beautiful dogs you could love to have in your family.
http://www.brandisuzlabradors.com/
Come visit my pups!
Cajun Art Market
Beautiful unusual art printed on housewares, tee shirts, stationary, etc...This store was created for a family in need. All profits go directly to the family in need.
http://www.cafepress.com/cajunartmarket
Come visit my store on Cafepress!
Ozzie's Art Symposium
Rock and Roll art and a bit of fantasy art printed on t-shirts, clocks, mugs, etc...This is another store that the proceeds go to a family in need.
http://www.cafepress.com/ozziesart
Come visit my store on Cafepress!
Jack's Billiard Lucky Balls-16 toy beanies style billiard balls commemorating heros in the sports field and other occupations.
Come visit my store!
http://www.geocities.com/billiardluckyballs/
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Heroes:

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My Blog

Call to Artists...etc

MyChucks Design Contest Posted: 14 May 2008 08:23 AM CDTConverse has teamed up with Eastbay and Utah Jazz Basketball star Kyle Korver to launch MyChucks, a contest inviting participants to design a Ch...
Posted by mqmystic on Thu, 15 May 2008 08:39:00 PST

Call to Artists

A Rose is A Rose  Lord and Taylor, has unveiled their new iconic rose design and the Fifth Avenue store is brimming with the fragrant floral blooms.Lord and Taylor now want to give indie artists ...
Posted by mqmystic on Sat, 03 May 2008 04:57:00 PST

Fine Art Photography call for Entries

The Center for Fine Art Photography call for entries for All Things Horses From Appaloosas to Zebras, country roaming to carousel rotating are welcome to this call for entry. Images of working horses,...
Posted by mqmystic on Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:16:00 PST

Make Your Own Fun Camera

Hello Guys and Dolls, I found a fun little project that some of you might have fun doing.  And it is free!!!  Visit http://pro.corbis.com/creative/readycam/ and create an interesting pi...
Posted by mqmystic on Thu, 17 Apr 2008 06:06:00 PST

Very Sad Times

Hello Guys and Dolls,The words are difficult at this time for me.  As some of you know I just lost my Mother-in-law.  She was a great mom-in-law to me and the loss is hard.   We ar...
Posted by mqmystic on Tue, 11 Mar 2008 09:56:00 PST

Painting With Acrylics

Hello Guys and Dolls, I have a few new Artists asking questions about painting with acrylics.  So I decide to blog with a few pointers.  Hope this helps you. Mq First-time painter's TIP: If ...
Posted by mqmystic on Wed, 20 Feb 2008 04:53:00 PST

Marketing Your Art

Here is a list of the Do's and Don'ts when marketing yourself: Do plan a marketing campaign time line. If you are just starting out, ask yourself what areas of advertising would best work for you. Are...
Posted by mqmystic on Tue, 22 Jan 2008 03:27:00 PST

Oatmeal (bean) Cookies

  1 heaping cup of cooked white beans (poor off most of liquid), pureed if desired1/2 c. brown sugar, packed1/4 c. white sugar1 egg 1/2 t. vanilla1/2 t. cinnamon1 1/4 c.  all-purpose flour 1...
Posted by mqmystic on Mon, 24 Dec 2007 07:13:00 PST

How to Approach Galleries

  An impeccably put together package that containes: - a heavyweight folder customized with one of your images and a label with your name - a clearly labeled cd, in a case - a checklist for the c...
Posted by mqmystic on Wed, 19 Dec 2007 07:58:00 PST

Artist Resume Information

Open Submission exhibitions I noted that many gallerists consider open submissions negatives on an artist bio, which led to a question about what makes for a good bio, and that led me t...
Posted by mqmystic on Wed, 19 Dec 2007 07:56:00 PST