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The season of love is here

Feb 1

Posted by Nkolika in ACEO | 2 Comments

A Rose for you this Valentine

Oil pastel on matt board

2.5″ X 3.5″

© Nkolika Anyabolu

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The season of love is here. Romance is already in the air every where around here. Even if one is not into Valentine and all that go with it, you can’t help but admire the passion with which those that celebrate it go about doing their things when it approaches.

I am offering unique handmade butterfly cards at give away prices this season. And the amazing part of it all is that it comes with free worldwide shipping.

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Butterfly Series

Jan 26

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Butterfly No 1

2.5″ X 3.5″

© Nkolika Anyabolu

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I recently made a series of paintings of butterflies that caught my interest. They are part of the things that have kept my mind (and soul) busy. I have always been fascinated by the lightness and freedom of butterflies. They are so lightweight and yet very beautiful. I enjoyed highlighting the differences that existed in their patterns. I also made Butterfly cards which are good unique gifts to give a loved one this valentine.

Butterfly No 2

2.5″ X 3.5″

© Nkolika Anyabolu

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As time goes on I would be adding more of the butterflies here. Currently I am offering free shipping on all the items in my Etsy Shop there you would find different types of paintings made with different media and different sizes.

All the best.

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Acrylic ACEO painting of Tsodilo hill

Aug 11

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Acrylic ACEO painting of Tsodilo Hill

Tsodilo Hill

2.5″ x 3.5″

Acrylic on paper

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Tsodilo is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in northwestern Botswana.It was inscribed in 2001 due to its unique religious and spiritual significance to local peoples, as well as its unique record of human settlement over many millennia. Tsodilo is a site that has witnessed visits and settlement by successive human communities for many millennia.

It contains over 4,500 rock paintings in an area of approximately 10 km² within the Kalahari Desert. A recent discovery of 70,000-year-old artifacts and a python’s head carved of stone appears to represent the first known human rituals.

There are four chief hills. The highest is 1400 metres.  The four hills are commonly described as the “Male”, this is the highest, the “Female”, “Child” and an un-named knoll.These hills are of great cultural and spiritual significance to the San peoples of the Kalahari.

It is believed that the caves and caverns of the “Female” hill are the resting places of the deceased and various gods who rule the world from here. The most sacred place is near the top of the “Male” hill, where it is said that the First Spirit knelt and prayed after creating the world. The San believe that you may still see the impression of the First Spirits’ knees in the rock.

This is definitely one the places to visit  in Africa or while holidaying in Botswana. It encompasses a spiritual richness that is unmistakable.

Sources:

Unesco World Heritage
Wikipedia

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The joy of every webmaster

Jul 31

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Being a webmaster is not easy, especially when you are one who wishes to excel in whatever it is you are doing.

When I took up the challenge of creating my own website, I was very encouraged by the story of Lisa Irby the webmaster of 2 create a website.

One thing Lisa stresses is that the road to creating your own website is never easy and entails a lot of hard work. But she also affirms that the rewards are certain. And indeed they are!!!  I am an active member at her forum Website Babble where I still learn a lot. There is never an end to learning.

Going through my website statistics I noticed that I get a lot of traffic from Google search and one of the search terms was “Acrylic Sunset”. I was very elated when I discovered that my blog ranked 1st in Google for the search phrase “Acrylic Sunset” which features one of my acrylic paintings which is on sale at my Etsy shop.

Earlier on I talked about my article: Tips on how to use Acrylic paint in relation with Google search. Have you seen it? It is a must read for anyone who is learning to use Acrylic paint.

Such discoveries and achievements give me a lot of joy and encouragement to continue doing what I love and telling the world about it using a platform that is getting increasingly competitive and saturated. It feels good to know that my website and paintings are not swallowed up on the internet. And believe me, this is the joy of every webmaster.

Blogging is exciting. I always look forward to putting up a new post and talking about my latest work or about anything that fascinates me. What excites me the most is that not only is my art being seen by thousands of people but I also get the chance to show people how I create my art.

The level of exposure the internet gives is awesome and hard work is the key at all times because we all have to be on our toes in other to be seen.

I hope you would take out time to visit my Etsy shop and purchase a painting for yourself and/or for your loved one (s).

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How to use Acrylic paint

Jul 24

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I was ecstatic when I found out that my article Tips on how to use Acrylic paint was on the first page of Google search results for the keyword “How to use Acrylic Paint“. Having done a lot of study on website creation and SEO, I know it is  not very easy to have your website on the first page. I am very elated and feel very encouraged to keep writting about what I love and have a passion for……Art and Painting.

Be sure to check out the article Tips on how to use Acrylic paint. Stumble it and share it with with your friends. Also don’t forget to subscribe to this blog via email as more articles and paintings will definitely be added regularly. Enjoy your reading!!!

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