allison sommers art.

A reluctant, but desperate, plea for Ludwig.

 

 

 

My dearly, dearly beloved hedgehog Ludwig has a problem. A life-threatening one. We've exhausted our last pennies getting her diagnosed; the xrays show that her digestive system isn't moving because she has a mass pressing on it-- a tumor. 

In order to pay for the expensive surgery that will save her life, I come to you, hat in hand, to see whether you might like to buy some artwork. I can't describe how reluctant I am to resort to this, but in this short life of ours, saving Ludwig is better than dignity. And art is the only coin I have to trade.

To wit, I will be doing a twofold sale: one, of artworks currently in my possession, and two, of spots in the commission queue. I have three two one no spots in the queue left-- thank you!

 

The following works are available at lowered prices (click for larger):

A Good Death. 12 x 8.5 gouache on illustration board. Inquire

 

 

All Aboard! 7 x 5 gouache on illustration board. Sold; thank you!

 

 

In the Garden of Audrey. 7 x 7.5 gouache on illustration board. Sold; thank you!

 

 

My Time Among Them. 2.5 x 4.5 gouache on illustration board. Sold; thank you!

 

 

Reliquary. 8.5 x 9 gouache on illustration board. Sold, thank you!

 

 ///edit: I do have some prints over at etsy and society6 as well as my book.

 ///update: we reached our goal! THANK YOU!

I thank you from the bottom of my heart for any interest, RTs, and shares that this post can get. My husband and I are desperate to save Ludwig. Life won't be the same without her. 

Print in the shop!

I have a print of Jumping Jack available in my etsy shop-- check them out!

EIN ARBEITSLOSER WENIGER

I've made another tiny art-book.

This one is Ein Arbeitsloser Weniger, 1.5 x 2.5" paper and ink-jet print hand-made accordion-fold art book, filled with ten different soldiers from various imaginary wars, in various states of life or injury. The book fits neatly into its own tiny government-manila envelope, ready for convenient filing away...

Ein Arbeitsloser Weniger is one less man out of work.

Ein Arbeitsloser Weniger because the state has sent them to war.

Ein Arbeitsloser Weniger because they won't come home.

You can purchase Ein Arbeitsloser Weniger here.

FOR EVERY BOOK SOLD this month, I will donate $1 to Occupy Wall Street. You can find more information on their efforts here, or by searching #occupywallstreet on Twitter, and you can donate directly here.

Shop Update with the Kuiper Belt Series!

Here is the Kuiper Belt Series!

Tiny worlds with tiny denizens in tiny, tiny paintings: they're all gouache on paper, 2.5 inches square. Who said space was lonely?

They're all available in my shop!

 

Pigeon Trading Post.

Good news for the pigeons in your life: at long last, the by-pigeons, for-pigeons publication Pigeon Trading Post is available for purchase! It's being released through the human site Etsy in hopes of widening its audience beyond pigeonkind.

Inside:
Valuable pigeon coupons! Dance steps sure to nab that squab! Burning questions answered! Priceless pigeon-to-pigeon classified listings... AND MORE!

Pigeon Trading Post is 16 pages, b+w, 4.25" x 4.5", with a bright red cardstock cover.

Available right here!

Details:

P.S. I feel like I can't mention pigeons without mentioning this.

tenspot tinies: the revenge!

Blue Bok, Blue Team, Howdy, ma'am

Lady Rat, My Noisy Neighbor, Shiner Chicken

The Fez, Velvet Dog, Venus de Pug-lo

 

Here's another round of tenspot tinies!  I'm still down the rabbit hole with a few large pieces, so the least I can do is send a few friends out in the world while I'm bogged down in planets and pustules and all the other good things I'm working on.

They're all miniature gouache paintings on Mi-Teintes paper, only an inch square-- so very tiny! Click to see them bigger.

$10 gets you a tiny original painting, shipped carefully and as soon as they can come.  Call dibs in the comments and paypal me at allison dot sommers at gmail dot com! 

Strikethroughs are taken.  Thank you!

Furthermore, I have new stickers! If you'd like one, please add $1 to your tinies order ($1.50 for just a sticker).  They're 3", high quality die-cut vinyl and look smashing:

tenspot tinies!

 

Fatty bird, Fungus Home, Party Prawn

Party Rat, Peppermint Bird, Rat Bed

Ratty Snack, Yay! Crab, Happy Fish

These tiny friends have been keeping me company while I've been working on larger pieces. They're all miniature gouache paintings on Mi-Teintes paper, only an inch square-- so very tiny! Click to see them bigger.

$10 gets you a tiny original painting, shipped carefully and as soon as they can come.  Call dibs in the comments and paypal me at allison dot sommers at gmail dot com!

UPDATE: strikethroughs are taken!  Thank you!

Shop update and prints!

Judge and Jury.  5 x 4.75 gouache on Mi-Teintes paper.

 

I have a few more tiny original pieces in my etsy shop, including the fellow above-- check them out!  They'll come ready in neat-n-tidy little packages made from pretty wallpaper, with a few goodies thrown in for you to keep if you give them as gifts.

In addition, I now have three different prints available, finally, in my society6 shop!  They're gallery quality giclée prints on natural white, matte, ultra smooth, 100% cotton rag, acid- and lignin-free archival paper using Epson K3 archival inks. They're each custom trimmed with a 2" border.  You can check them out by clicking the image below!

shop update & commissions.

Brinkhoff.  3.25 x 4 gouache on watercolor paper.

 

I've updated my etsy shop with these cheerful little fellows.  They're on watercolor paper with scalloped edges and are so very tiny and so very sweet.  Check them out!  Also, until January, I'll include a postcard and a bookplate with every order, as a thank you to you-- I'm so very grateful for your business.

Also, I had a spot open up last minute in my commission queue-- if you are interested at all in getting a commissioned piece before the holidays, email me NOW!

For those interested, I'll be keeping an available art set on flickr.  I'll keep it updated with, well, the available pieces that I have on hand and ready to ship. :)

 

Update-- Sashi & Vanya and Brinkhoff are sold-- thank you!

Sashi & Vanya.  3.25 x 4.75 gouache on watercolor paper.

fatty prints!

I went ahead and pulled a few more prints of Fatty!  They're ink on Mi-Teintes paper in three different colors for a fivespot.  Check them out!