Serenity Blue - New Image Offering

Serenity Blue - Digital Collage
© Copyright B.Y. Penman 2007
- All rights reserved.

This is the second image of the Serenity series I'm currently working on. It's a digital collage created from two original photographs that I've manipulated. I'm stuck in a visual phase at the moment so the word offerings have been few and far between, but I'm enjoying my art immensely. Expect the words will start flowing again soon.

Serenicon - New Image Offering

Serenicon - Digital Collage
© Copyright B.Y. Penman 2007
- All rights reserved.

This is a new piece I just finished last night. Serenicon is a digital collage created from two separate photographs that I've manipulated and worked together to create this iconic image. If you look closely you will see two serene profiles joined together by a third eye.

I had a lot of fun pushing pixels with this one and look forward to creating more digital collages with my photographs and abstractions. I chose a softer palette for this image, as opposed to my usual bold and vibrant colour choices in other pieces.

You can view a larger version of it in my imagekind gallery.

Spring Comes Alive With Digital Blossoms

Several members of Worldwide Women Artists Online, in response to an invitation from fellow member KKC Bauder, have joined together to display their digital creations in the Garden of Digital Delights. The virtual garden is alive with a selection of beautifully photographed, manipulated and artfully rendered blooms. Each artist has her own unique style, ranging from realism to abstract expression.

The garden is presented by Art and Gold Gallery in association with WWAO (Worldwide Women Artists Online) and features the artwork of the following artisans: Eva Barkman, , KKC Bauder, Lynda Lehmann, Sylvia Outlaw, B.Y. Penman, Sharon K. Shubert, Deborah Voizin, and Linda Watson.


Visit the Garden of Digital Delights Flower Show Squidoo lens to find out more & vote for your favorite blossom.

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Sanguine Splendor - Image Offering

A new digital blossom I've just recently finished working on. I love the warm rich hues of this piece and the mood it evokes. Along with Yen's Bloom, this is one of my favorite floral abstractions I've created to date.

Prints of this image are available for purchase at artwanted.com

Purpose - Word & Image Offering

Living through each day
As if the eye of the world
Was focused on us



© Copyright B.Y. Penman 2007 -  All rights reserved.

Quiescence - New Digital Abstraction

Completed Quiescence today & uploaded it into my ArtWanted gallery. Enjoyed playing with this one a lot as I pushed pixels and tinkered with the different layers. I love the depth & mood conveyed by this image.

Teacher Of Me - Word & Image Offering

Wise teachers of me
Like this unwelcome houseguest
Lessons taught with pain







Teacher Of Me - Digital Abstraction by B.Y. Penman


** Migraine Art - Writing & pushing pixels through a migraine **

© Copyright 2007 B.Y. Penman. All rights reserved.

Trudging Up the Steep Learning Curve of Self Representation Online

It’s been four months since I started promoting my poetry and artwork online. I’m still trudging my way up the steep learning curve of online self-representation. My Cafepress shop has paid for itself, in terms of covering the annual premium shop fees. From what I’ve read, it can take up to a full year for a shop to get going and be successful. So far, I’m off to a good start. I attribute it to the hours I’ve spent sizing images and writing product descriptions. The time spent up front pays off in the end. My shop is getting regular search engine traffic, and I’ve made good use of Froogle Beta thanks to a great online tool called café Toolbox.

Over the past few months, I’ve read as much as I could about SEO and learned how to tweak my keywords and maximize my Google AdWords ads. I’ve made good use of Squidoo and have a handful of lenses. They’re seeing regular traffic and are receiving good placement with Google. I’ve been networking with other self-representing women artists who sell their work online and have learned quite a bit from this creative group.

I continue to research and sign up for various free online artist gallery & print services like imagekind.com, printpop.com, artistrising.com, deviantArt.com, and artwanted.com. It’s this side of things I’m finding the most challenging to navigate. There are quite a few free gallery services and print services popping up on the Web these days. It’s tough to know which are trustworthy and will showcase my work most effectively.

I’ve set aside my domains, created a logo and continue to work on branding and visibility. When I started out, last fall, I didn’t realize how time-consuming setting things up would be. As a self-representing artist & poet, it’s not enough to just create and put my work out there. I’ve learned how important it is to research SEO, network with other self-representing artists & bloggers, and take what I’ve learned and put it into practice.

I look forward to seeing what the next few months bring, in terms of networking & business, now that things are slowly rolling forward.

P.S. My thanks to the person who purchased the Heartbeat & Moments Matter framed poem prints today. It’s also cool to think that somewhere out there one of my Moments Matter license plate frames is zooming about making my poetry mobile.

B.Y. Penman

Froogle Beta : http://www.google.com/base/help/sellongoogle.html

café Toolbox: http://cafetoolbox.com/

Cafepress: www.cafepress.com

Squidoo: www.squidoo.com

Worldwide Women Artists Online: http://www.worldwidewomenartists.com/

New Cavern Blossoms Series

Here is a look at two pieces from the new Cavern Blossoms series I recently completed. They are abstract digital paintings, as opposed to photomanipulations. I chose a vibrant, cheerful palette for this series, and I'm extremely pleased with the entire set of images.

To view the rest of the images and purchase prints please click on one of the pictures and it will take you over to my deviantArt gallery.

~ B.Y. Penman



Cavern Blossom 3 by ~Savvyology on deviantART

Cavern Blossom 5 by ~Savvyology on deviantART

New Poster Prints - Temperance Undone

Temperance Undone © BYP 2007

Here is the new digital abstraction, titled Temperance Undone, that I've added to my ArtistRising & Printpop galleries. It is a vibrant unbound exploration of form and colour.

Poster Sizes & Prices at PrintPop.com

Small	18"x24"	$19.99 USD
Medium	27"x36"	$24.99 USD
Large	33"x44"	$29.99 USD

Poster Sizes & Prices at ArtistRising.com They offer a choice of mat & frame options.

20" x 16" $19.99

10" x 8" $9.99