ACEO, Original, Abstract Landscape, Acrylic; M Goslen

ACEO -- Size: 2.5x3.5 inches - Horizontal

Title: "Arizona Valley"

Abstract Landscape Series

Miniature - Acrylic on Acid-Free Paper

Signed on back

Unframed

Original, One of a Kind Painting

Abstract landscape

Image size: 2 l/2 inches high by 3 1/2 inches wide.

ACEO/ATC means "Art Cards Editions and Originals"                     

Acrylic Painting

Acrylics thinned with water are applied to acid free paper.  Colors are laid on smooth textured paper in a series of washes, one on top of the other.  Paint is added or subtracted from the surface of the paper until the image is completed. The finished painting is sprayed with clear acrylic for protection from damage by fingerprints, dust, and moisture. Backed with acid-free black photo paper, the painting is signed and dated on the back by the artist.  

This ACEO comes to you in a soft clear plastic sleeve inserted in a rigid card protector.

Suitable for hanging in small spaces or group arrangements in apartments, homes, or office settings, this image is from the “Abstract Landscape Series.”

A Certificate of Authenticity and Biographical information about the artist are included with each miniature ACEO.

Information: Art Cards, Editions and Originals -- ACEO

 

Art Cards, Editions and Originals (ACEO) and Artist Trading Cards (ATC) are miniature pieces of art.

The size is the only rule which is 2-1/2 inches by 3-1/2 inches.  The image is usually signed on the back.

 

ACEO stands for Art Cards, Editions and Originals. ATC stands for Artist Trading Cards. The only real difference between the two is how they are exchanged. ACEO works are generally sold, while the ATC pieces are historically traded among artists. The ACEO style allows everyone to join in the fun of collecting, displaying, and enjoying these miniatures.  They are available to traders as well as sellers.

 

Affordable, collectible treasures, miniatures are an affordable way to collect original art. They can complement larger art on walls, fill in odd areas where a 'regular' larger piece of art won't fit, and can be displayed in many different ways. They make lovely gifts. They can also serve as previews of an artist's larger works. 

 

Care of ACEO/ATC

Handle any piece of fine art with care. Keep them out of strong sunlight and away from drinks that might be accidentally spilled on them.  If you frame them, make sure your framer uses 100% acid-free materials.  Never dry mount original art.

 

Display of  Miniatures:  Display options are only limited by your imagination. They can be matted, framed, hung on a wall or placed on mini-easels or stands. They fit in a trading card album. You can make your own album using readily available materials because they are a standard size. There are special frames available that will hold multiple cards. There are magnetic card holders available that stick to anything metal.  The refrigerator can serve as a gallery for displaying miniature artworks in magnetic frames.

 

Meaning of Art Terms

Original means that the art is created entirely by the hand of the artist, from the artist's mind and talents.

 

Series indicates that a number of artworks have been created on a particular theme or subject.

 

A Painting is a single, unique image created on paper, canvas, or other support by applying oil paints, acrylics, watercolors, or other media with brushes, palette knives, or other tools.

 

OOAK - Short for one of a kind.  Many artists use the "OOAK" to describe a unique piece of artwork. 

ABOUT THE ARTIST, Mary Goslen

Educated at University of North Carolina at Greensboro, School of Visual Arts in NYC, and Wake Forest University, Mary Goslen has received numerous awards for paintings and graphics, including First Place Award, 11th Semi-annual Watercolor Society of North Carolina Competition. An exhibiting printmaker of Piedmont Craftsmen, Inc. in Winston Salem, Mary Goslen is one of the original founding members. For twenty-five years, she was a demonstrator of printmaking at the Village of Yester-year, an educational feature of the North Carolina State Fair.

COLLECTIONS: An international exhibiting artist, the artwork of Mary Goslen is included in many private collections in the United States, Chile, South Africa, Italy, England, Germany, Sweden, Switzerland, and Israel.

Corporate collections include Wachovia Bank & Trust Company, University of NC-Greensboro, Arista Mills, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Winston Salem Journal-Sentinel, Wake Forest University Medical Center, Piedmont Federal Savings & Loan Association, Container Corporation of America, American Telegraph and Telephone Company, New York City Public Library, University of Minnesota and University of Georgia at Athens.

MUSEUM REPRESENTATION: Mary Goslen's artwork is also included in collections of the Hickory Art Museum and Statesville Arts & Science Museum. Guilford College Museum collection has her "Book of Job" (1965), a series of unbound, hand-pulled impressions from woodcuts (25 x l7 inches), a gift by Ruth and Ira Julian.

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