www.merrellart.com - A web gallery of art by Penelope Merrell

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A recent venture for me is miniature paintings called ACEOs (art card editions and originals).  Initially ACEOs were traded among artists, but rapidly became a new art form sought by a wide range of collectors. ACEOs are 2.5"x3.5" (5.6x9cm) the same size as baseball cards. They are framed in groups or put in book files like baseball cards. These small originals make it easy to explore new images for the artist. They also are a great way for people to acquire original art at a small price.

I have shifted the purchase of my prints, ACEOs, and some paintings to the online sites listed below. These sites have order numbers and tracking, paypal, notification, etc. to professionally handle sales.

 

Purchase of Art work

My paintings are now displayed at M Modern Gallery, 2500 N Palm Canyon Rd, Palm Springs. Check "Vistual Space" mmodern.com

I am now selling in online galleries at merrellart.etsy.com, merrellart.1000markets.com, and Yessy.com

I have art work posted on flickr.com/photos/merrellart.

I also sell art work from my studio. Contact me by email from this site for studio purchases.

About Penelope Merrell & Merrellart.com:

Contact me about purchase of any original paintings. Some paintings may only be available through the galleries.

The artwork at this site is contemporary, surreal or perhaps fantastical.  My ideas may come from a word, a sight, or a movement that catches my imagination.

In addition to original work, I have many artprints. Artprints vary widely from numbered limited editions to potato stamps to digital reproduction which I use. Most importantly artprints provide the collector--and especially the new collector--an affordable way to have and to explore the world of art. The large majority of collectors are independant individuals who acquire artwork for their personal joy and enrichment.

My originals and art prints sell regionally. I reside in Palm Springs in southern California. I love the stark contrasts and strong light of the desert. In 2003 I was selected to paint one of the life-sized rams for the Bighorn Institute. This is a conservancy program to preserve habitat for our indigenous Peninsular Bighorn sheep. My ram, titled "Palm Springs Nights", is located in the lobby of the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway (1 Tramway Road).

The prints reflect the work of my recent past. The paintings now posted on this site are new territory for me. This art is detailed and narrative. The surreal work derives from the classic approaches of Dali and Magritte done more for my enjoyment. Cecily and Gwendolyn are my own creatures (their names are taken from Oscar Wilde) and their adventures continue. .The Hand of the Artist series is a visual pun on the old dictum, "The hand of the artist should be present in every painting." At present, I am concentrating on the two latter series