New App Featuring Paintings by Karen Francis

Limited Edition Print on Sale until March 4

I'm offering a limited edition (10) of "Easter Island" this week by publisher fineartamerica.com. This print is 16 x 20 inch stretched on canvas. The sale only lasts until March 4, 2013. Visit www.fineartamerica.com/weeklypromotion.html?promotionid=108164 to see the work and the details. Some find the background pattern in Easter Island suggestive of the Eye of God, ojo de Dios. -- Karen Francis

Do You Collect Greeting Cards?

Here is a link Art Promotions is sponsoring on Fine Art America, the authorized publisher of my art prints.

art promotions greeting cards

This page  shows various artists' works as greeting cards, including mine.  You may order these cards one at a time, or by ten or a box of 25.  They may be printed custom with whatever words you like.  Some groups may wish to use these as fundraisers, or individuals may like them for invitations. 

To see the cards, click here.

In addition to the ones shown on this page, any of my paintings (and over 100 have been uploaded to Fine Art America) may be ordered as cards.   These cards are not printed until someone orders them.   I have ordered a couple myself and the printing is very high quality.  You may pay via pay pal or credit card. 

In case the links above don't work, here is the location:
http://fineartamerica.com/art/all/art+promotions/greeting+cards



--Karen Francis

Slide Show of Art

These works may be purchased with a big variety of framing options at fineartamerica,com
I hope you are able to view this on all browsers and various types of pcs, notebooks, iPads and mobile phone devices. The slide show usually rotates through several images. My home page on Fine Art America is http://karen-francis.fineartamerica.com

A Daylight Savings Time Offer

Just in time for Daylight Savings Time (and that happens this Saturday night March 10 --or at 2:00 am Sunday to be more precise -- when everyone moves their clocks forward an hour in the United States) comes a new time limited offer on the art work called Annapolis Time. See details at http://fineartamerica.com/weeklypromotion.html?promotionid=78917

St. Armands Circle Art Festival Jan 28, 29

The ninth annual St. Armands Circle Art Festival takes place in Sarasota, Florida on Lido Key January 28, and 29th from 10 to 5 pm.  This festival is free and open to the public.  Over 250 artists display their original works in their outdoor tented galleries.  This festival is rated as one of the top finest art shows in the country.  Artists are juried in and prizes awarded.  Sarasota Sands Resort, a garden style beach front timeshare, is an ideal place to stay to enjoy this event. 

My unit at the Sarasota Sands Resort, a one bedroom with den, which sleeps six, includes a kitchen and two baths.  It is available the week of the festival from Saturday Jan 28 until Saturday Feb 4.  The rate renting from me is $750.  Call me at 901 289-4939 to book.   Or call the Resort.

This image is Sarasota Sunset by me and is available as an authorized print through Fine Art America.  Click on http://karen-francis.fineartamerica.com/  and see the Florida Series folder to order as a stretched canvas, framed print on paper, or unframed print in a variety of sizes.  All print orders carry a 30 day money back guarantee from the publisher, Fine Art America. 

Churches in Art Today - a video

This video is under three minutes.  The public is invited to cast three votes online at fineartamerica.com for their favorite work in the Church Art contest until Sunday night at 11:26 PM EST.  Two hundred eighty artists have contributed over 400 images of chuches around the world in this online exhibition.

Public Invited to Vote in Church Art Contest on Fine Art America . com

(October 31, 2011) Memphis, TN FineArtAmerica.com, a major website featuring artwork by artists throughout the world, continuously hosts contests on various subjects as suggested by painters utilizing the site. Currently, a contest featuring photographs, paintings, and drawings of churches is underway. The public, as well as faa artists, are invited to vote for their three favorite works on the site. To enter your vote, go to this link location http://fineartamerica.com/contests/churches-.html?tab=artwork and view the over 400 entries of churches from many countries shared by 280 artists. Each person can click on a work to see it larger. Each person is allowed three votes. This particular contest is organized by Karen Francis of Memphis, TN, (Art Promotions) using the contest application supported by fineartamerica.com A video of some of the entries will be produced.  Vote today through November 6, at 11:26 pm E.S.T.  Free to participate. 

FineArtAmerica brings Scan Barcodes to Art

Hopefully, this link will take smart phone users to the scan barcode which contains info about a specific artwork. The scan is at the lower right hand corner of the page.  This scan is for the image "Stage" mentioned in the last blog entry. 
Would love to hear feedback on this.