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please do not reproduce my original artwork in your
designs by hand or digitally)
update
July 2nd
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PERFECTLY POISED PUMPKINS *~
I
have been making pumpkins in one form or another for
several years, including painted fabric pumpkins and
block printed pumpkins. For this gallery hop, I thought
I’d do a painting using my stacked, cloth pumpkins as
inspiration. This pumpkin watercolor is influenced by
the fraktur artwork that I love, along with some
whimsical touches thrown in for good measure. The
painting is 10 ½” x 12 ½” total, including the
wood frame. The artwork itself is 8” x 10”. The back
is covered with brown paper and is ready to hang with
screw eyes and wire. It is signed and dated Lana Manis
2009.
$65
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Pumpkin Watercolor by email
or
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FRAKTUR FLOWERS TRIO *~
These
were made in 2008. Just brought home from a shop, did a
little re-do on them: painted the frames black and
distressed a bit. The watercolors were inspired by
frakturs and bookplates from the late 1700s to the early
1800s. They have been stained to look old. Signed and
dated, Lana Manis 2008. Artwork measures 2 1/2" x 3
1/2"; frame is 4" x 5"; easel back.
$45
for the set (plus shipping)
Purchase
Miniature Fraktur Flower Trio
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or
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THISTLES & TULIPS FRAKTUR *~
This
fraktur is painted with hand mixed artist watercolors in
shades of sepia and blue. The flowers were inspired by
those in an Ephrata Cloister Illumination from a 1750
manuscript choral book. Lots of detailing done by hand
with India ink. Signed and dated Lana Manis 2009. Sealed
with a watercolor sealant and preserved behind glass.
Black wood frame is 9 1/4" x 11 1/4" with
easel back.
$65
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Thistles & Tulips Fraktur by email
or
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SINGING BIRD *~
"I
love to hear the little bird sing"
Acrylic
painting on stretched canvas. Crackled background, tree,
and bird have been painted with several layers of hand
mixed acrylics and glazes. The little birds are cut from aged
parchment paper that I stained with a pale aqua
watercolor. The music is from antique sheet music. The
words are vintage school cards. If you notice, the word
LOVE is spelled with letter cards. I had painted the
bird, then placed the words where I wanted them. Before
I glued them down, I decided to dry the bird with the
hair dryer... and you guessed it... the words went
flying all over the place! I found all of them except
for LOVE, so I had to use the letters to spell it out. I
used aged parchment paper to make a scalloped border.
Everything is sealed with a matte spray. Measures
10" x 10" square; backed with brown paper;
ready to hang with screw eyes and wire.
...lots
of layers of color...
...lots
of texture..
$60
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Singing Bird by email
or
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I Love My Dolly *~
Large
mixed media collage on stretched canvas, measuring
11" x
14". Backed
with brown paper. Screw eyes and wire for hanging.
Signed
and dated Lana Manis 2009.
Components
include:
*Painted
background
*Stamped
scrolls on background
*Aged
parchment paper border
*Vintage
buttons
*Antique
mother of pearl buttons & buckle
*Vintage
word cards: "I love my dolly."
*Print
of vintage photograph: little girl & her dolly
*Print
of antique engraving: little girl & her dolly
*Crepe
paper / parchment paper flower with vintage chenille
stem
*Antique
lace
$68
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I Love My Dear Dolly by
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or
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Boy Angel with Flower *~
This
collage is done on a 10” x 10” stretched canvas.
Backed
with brown paper. Screw eyes and wire for hanging.
Signed
and dated Lana Manis 2009.
Components
include:
*Crackled
background
*Stamped
scrolls on background
*Antique
photo print, altered with pastels & charcoal
*Crepe
paper / parchment paper flower with vintage chenille
stem
*Copy
of 18th century letter about an indentured servant
*19th
century quote printed on parchment paper:
"Flowers
have spoken to me
more
than I can tell in written words.
They
are the hieroglyphics of angels,
loved
by all men for the beauty of the character,
though
few can decipher even fragments
of
their meaning." Lydia
M. Child
$48
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Boy Angel with Flower
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email
or
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A Bird in the Hand... *~
(urns)
I
used one of my favorite quotes as inspiration for this
watercolor: "A bird in the hand is worth two in the
bush."
This
piece is also currently listed at American
Folk Art. The
overall size, including frame, is 9” x 11”. The
vintage frame is a soft white, and is slightly shabby;
it has a few chips in the paint. The background (sky,
ground, urns, and bushes) is painted on 140lb cold press
watercolor paper. All three birds were painted on a
flyleaf page from a late 1800s book then cut out and
applied to the bushes and the hand. The hand is made of
aged, painted, and printed parchment paper. I wove the
bird and hand together in the same manner as the 19th
century style heart in hand pieces that I make. The
quote, “A bird in the hand is worth two in the
bush...” was printed on an 1800s flyleaf page, cut out
with a deckle edge, and attached to the top of the
painting. This original artwork is signed and dated Lana
Manis 2009. It is protected by glass, backed with brown
paper, and comes complete with screw eyes and wire and
is ready to hang. 
$65
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A Bird in the Hand (urns)
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A Bird in the Hand... *~
(heart
topiary)
I
used one of my favorite quotes as inspiration for this
watercolor: "A bird in the hand is worth two in the
bush."
The
overall size, including frame, is 8” x 9 1/2”. The
wooden frame is vintage, slightly shabby and scuffed,
and has a painted green trim on the inner edge which
coordinates with the green in the painting perfectly.
The background (sky, ground, moss covered urn, and heart
shaped topiary) is painted on 90lb cold press watercolor
paper. All of the birds were painted on aged parchment
paper then cut out and applied to the bush and the hand.
The hand is made of aged parchment paper and the cuff is
made from a pale blue flyleaf page from an old book. The
quote, “A bird in the hand is worth two in the
bush...” was printed on an 1800s flyleaf page, cut out
with a deckle edge, and attached to the bottom of the
painting. This original artwork is signed and dated Lana
Manis 2009. It is protected with glass, backed with
brown paper, and comes complete with screw eyes and wire
and is ready to hang. 
$65
Purchase
A Bird in the Hand (heart topiary)
by email
or
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BASKET TRIO *~
These original paintings are worked on aged parchment
paper. I mixed medium and dark aqua, celery green, and sepia brown watercolors and detailed with sepia
India ink. They were inspired by the fraktur work done in the mid to late
18th century. Artwork is 3 1/2" x 5" and the
overall frame size is 4 3/4" x 6 1/4". Each one is
framed behind glass in a solid oak wood frame, painted
black, distressed, and hand rubbed with a beeswax
finish. Each is backed
with brown paper, and is ready for hanging with screw
eyes and picture wire. All of my artwork is signed and dated Lana
Manis 2008. Click on each photo for a larger view.
SALE!
$45
/ set of 3
Purchase
Basket Trio Watercolor
by email
or
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All of the following have been SOLD and are in their new
homes *~
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And let the beauty of the Lord be upon us:
and
establish thou the work of our hands upon us;
yea,
the work of our hands establish thou it. ~
Psalms
90:17
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