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The Tea Set

2012-01-16T05:44:00.000-08:00

Two Cups / Kaks tassi
15x15 cm

Cup And Pot / Tass ja kann
15x21cm

Spoon
15x10 cm

Creamer / Koorekann 10x15 cm
Cup / Tass 10x15 cm

White Nude

2012-01-06T05:05:00.000-08:00

White Nude (2011)
21x21cm
ink pen and acrylic paint on paper

The original drawing has left the building, but there will be soon available 10 printed copies. The price of one framed picture if you buy directly from me is 35EUR + shipping.

Still Life With the Bottle

2011-12-31T05:19:00.000-08:00

Apple And Wine
40x50cm
oil on canvas

Another year is about to end very soon... One can always hope that the next one will be brighter I guess. Would be sad indeed if not for the hope ;-)

My best wishes to You all out there!

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2011-09-30T03:11:00.000-07:00

Together / Koos 2011
21x30cm

two blue landscapes...

2011-09-17T00:57:00.000-07:00

Blue Landscape 1, 50x60cm, 2011 (oil) / Sinine maastik 1
+Blue Landscape 2, 50x60cm, 2011 (oil) / Sinine maastik 2

After a long while (the whole year!!!) and mixed feelings I have these two paintings to show. Feels like I have already forgotten how to paint. I do struggle. But then -- I have never thought painting is an easy task. The process itself is still enjoyable to me - even if I'm not that sure of the result...

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Pärast pikka vaikust maalimises näitan kahte mereteemalist õlimaali. Tegemist on tellimustööga. Nii hea, kui vahest miski tagant sunnib ja motiveerib tegelema mõne teemaga, mis muidu ju peaaegu, et unustusse vajunud

Sometimes...

2011-09-07T06:45:00.000-07:00

... all you really need is a chair...

The Chair / Tool
15x15cm
2011

And then - when you already have one chair you might start thinking about matching table and maybe another chair ;-)

The Table / Laud, 2011 (15x15cm)
+ Another Chair / Veel üks tool, 2011 (15x15cm)

These pictures got framed for my spring exhibition at Rakvere Art cafe.

PS - The whole set is also availble as printed copies! The proper web page where I plan to show more of my art for sale as prints is not ready yet, but I have already made a start with that!

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See pisike graafikaseeria on pühendatud argielu lihtsatele rõõmudele - vahel on tõepoolest hea, kui on Tool, millel istuda. Sealt edasi võib muidugi ka juba hakkata vaatama juurde sobivat lauda ja ehk veel mõnda tooli. Tasapisi - nagu me oma kodusidki jupp jupihaaval ehitame...

Need pildid said raamitud mu kevadise näituse tarvis Rakver Art Café's.

It is over!

2011-08-30T05:53:00.000-07:00

The last of my three exhibitions planned for this year:

08.07-31.08.11 "Pink Landscape with an Eye" (oil)
Castle Turret's Café, Kuressaare, Estonia

New CD design

2011-08-26T07:25:00.000-07:00

This one is standard jewel case format sleeve -- feels I haven't done one of those for ages. Two-color print again, and what more can I say apart from "Soon availabele in best stores!" ;-) ? When talking about design... I would think a picture does say more than any number of words... So jus sit back, relax and enjoy it!

Fool In Motion

2011-08-12T01:41:00.000-07:00

Fool In Motion (Narr liikumises)
2011, 15x15cm

I was asked recently: "What it is that you paint? Landscapes...? Or flowers?" I actually sometimes don't know what to answer to the all mighty question about what it is that I do - mainly because to most there are only limited number of boxes I don't really feel I fit in to. Why it is that I feel silly when I say that I paint (and draw) what I think - often of the things that I see? I should just stop feeling silly I suppose... I'm the one with the communication problem here afterall :D. And with that I "earn" one more "Fool".

This particular picture was one of my last minute choices for the "Journey" exhibition in Kirrimuir - and it will not come back it seems - found new home there. I had no idea that all the Fools are so wanted in Scotland :-)

Pärnu

2011-08-09T01:32:00.001-07:00

We had a bit of time off in Pärnu. The weather was not the nicest, but it could have been worse I guess. There was even one fine enough day for swimming (not when the picture was taken).

I wish I had taken more photos of the beautiful town that Pärnu is - it is almost like a little Palanga in fact...Only people speak mostly the same language as I... And of course there are less... And we didn't have to drive that far...

I have become to understand that taking time off and seeing other people around you doing nothing is actually healthy behavior.

Before the vacation I did some design work - a poster for Pärnu blues festival :

it is about time...

2011-07-11T02:56:00.000-07:00

... that I'd show something new in this blog. And here it is - one more fool! Looks like all those fools are going to be a true series one day. One bit for every time I'm fooled.

Only For Fools
15x15 cm
ink pen drawing on paper
2011

Also a new development in my "art business" is that I decided officially to sell copies of my ink drawings. The copies are limited to 10 signed prints and are available at the price 35EUR per piece. The price includes a simple black frame.

One day the info about this (with pictures and all) will be at least on the Roots Art website... But I try not to hurry too much with it now - this is supposed to be a summer vacation after all...

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Üle hulga aja blogin. Näitan üht selle aastanumbriga joonistust "Ainult narridele" (15x15cm). Ühtlasi annan teada, et ametlikult on saadaval ka kümme (raamitud) koopiat nii sellest kui ka mõnest teisest mu originaal tindi/tuššijoonistusest. Hinnaks 35EUR. Peagi teen miski mõistliku lehe ka selleteemalise infoga... Kunagi kui suvepuhkus läbi saab.

The Journey

2011-06-28T02:44:00.001-07:00

All my ink drawings are very far away from home now: the long-planned exhibition in Kirrimuir (Scotland) is finally there! The whole planning thing was an adventurous journey for me, too - although I guess it matters little to those viewing the pictures ;-) And it's better that way for sure.

All photos in this post are by Dave Arcari, and so is the following video clip - the background music is "Duck Soup" from Andres' "Roundabout" CD:

I really like the cozy gallery and I'm grateful for the opportunity to display my art there. A big thank you to eveybody who made this happen!

I am pretty...

2011-05-18T01:15:00.000-07:00

I am pretty... (Olen üsna...)
2011
ink pen on paper
21x21 cm

Here is to let those of you to know (who don't already) that I have created a facebook page that features my art. It should make it easier to view my works online and get the info about exhibitions and all that. I'm thinking it will not be a very social page - I only plan to post very serious news there (and my best works). If you only want to know what I ate for breakfast - no need to hit the "like" on that page. However - I am willing to make exceptions in case anyone cares to ask or share thoughts about my works - I will definitely respond to you if that is the case. But make sure that you'll leave the breakfast out of it!

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Teatan pidulikult, et tegin omale ka ühe kunsti-teemalise lehekülje facebook'i. Selle kaudu on võimalik ennast hoida kursis mu uusimate tööde ja parasjagu aktuaalsete näituste ja kunstiürituste koha pealt. Muud mõtet sel lehel polegi :-D. Eks kaege ise! Ja kui meeldib siis laikige!

tiny crochet brooches vol 2

2011-05-04T06:14:00.000-07:00

Since the one post where I showed my tiny crochet brooches seems to be quite popular -- I thought I show what more I have made so far with my old crochet needle.

All the brooches in this post are also quite small - about 5x5 cm. The yellow one is even smaller (4,5x4,5cm). All the glass bead mixes are actually from leftover tray. Yes - I did sort the beads out by color one day, and I found my home made mixes very inspirational. The brooches practically made themselves after looking at the beautiful beads all sorted and neat :)... Some of us of course have to be deeply inspired before they feel like cleaning and sorting out their desk, but I tell you - it pays off (Or did I just tell it to myself now?).

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Minu ehete teemalisi heietusi on võimalik jälgida ka minu eestikeelses ehteblogis.
Osta on võimalik neid prossikesi aga minu uhiuuest Disainimaja poest.

Ink drawings @ Rakvere Art Café

2011-04-07T04:30:00.000-07:00

Sometimes good things just seem to happen. For example - this year I'm going to have 3 exhibitions - and I didn't really do much anything to make them happen myself. People actually have started to ask me to come and hang my pictures to their galleries. And I most certainly do appreciate the invites!

The very first 2011 year exhibition is visible now at Rakvere Art Café - and it is going to stay open until May 20th. Here are some pictures I took, but I'm not showing you all there is now - something must be yet to discover when you go and see it yourself ;-)

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Minu sellele aastale planeeritud kolmest näitusest esimine on nüüd avatud - Rakveres Art Cafés. Seda saab vaadata kuni 20. maini.

who we are...?

2011-03-15T02:33:00.000-07:00

And who we would like to be?

Identity
2011
21x15 cm
ink drawing on paper

My ink drawings look very proper when framed like this - still the world around them keeps on being messy :)

landscape with the tree

2011-03-12T02:30:00.000-08:00

wonder-wonder...

2011-03-09T01:28:00.000-08:00

What's inside?

This is a very simple box - I think we all have learned to make these at kindergarden already. We used to call it a box-made-without-a-glue :-). I had no time to invent something (or no idea) more fancy - since I really needed these for my choker necklaces to keep them neatly:

I admire all the fabulous and beautiful creations people have made that makes the paper box world actually a very interesting place. Some links for future inspiration:

* a beautiful retro pattern box with instructions
* beautiful colours and design
* origami spiral lid box
* really cool Christmas box with paper flowers
* snow flake box - just gorgeous
* Yin and Yang box
* with floral pattern
* with leaf motif

let there be butterflies...

2011-02-14T04:54:00.000-08:00

St Valentine's Day
21x21cm
ink pen drawing on paper

square IV

2011-02-08T07:18:00.000-08:00

square IV
10,5x10,5cm
2011

A fresh square-drawing -- year 2011, and it is fourth in this subject. (The series started in 2009 with only two drawings - one of them is previously posted in this blog.)

At this point my newest ink drawings aren't available to buy, but I have organized the last years crop - you can see it in our very own web store: http://rootsart.eu. In time there will be more of course. I let the website grow bit by bit like this - since it is very hard to find the time to do the whole thing at once. Life, you know... keeps happening :)

I have kept my old website for now - I plan to abandon it soon, but till then you can see my older works here: http://www.artmajeur.com/siret. And if interested in buying something from there - do ask for better price! I am looking forward, and maybe move my stuff to a new studio on one fine day - so I'm in fact interested in having as less stuff to carry around as possible.

a clendar... for two next year :)

2011-01-20T03:02:00.000-08:00

Traditionally (I guess) the calendar of Estonian Literary Museum lasts for two years - which is why it was really big work for me and filled the December completely. I hardly had time to do anything else - but those busy times hopefully help us appreciate the true meaning of vacation :-D.

The calendar is 29,7x42cm - and illustrated with samples of old manuscripts and publications - colorful and all :). It was a fun work indeed - I wish we'd had more time for it though.

2011 is going to be colorful...

2010-12-22T03:50:00.000-08:00

Roundabout

2010-11-25T03:05:00.001-08:00

New CD "Roundabout" available now @ www.rootsart.eu!

The design is once more two-color, but this time we tried this new cardboard envelope for it seems our usual plastic case is not available in Estonia any more... Sad but true. Whenever you discover something good - they usually issue a new model or something like that.

I must say I don't always want to try new things. I often prefer things I know will work. At this point, though, I have to admit it has been interesting working on this type of case :-D

And I think the end result is quite nice :)

The CD features Eric Gebhardt (USA), Bottleneck John (SWE), Dave Arcari (UK), Black River Bluesman (FIN), Jantso Jokelin (FIN), Kalle Kindel, Uku Püttsepp, Ahti Bachblum, Raul Terep, Hanno Maadra & Bad Mood Hudson (FIN) .

It is very international :D

little book about guitar care... in Estonian

2010-11-23T03:44:00.000-08:00

http://www.guitarschool.ee/en.html

the Turtle

2010-11-13T05:05:00.000-08:00

The Turtle
15x15-cm
ink pen drawing on paper

communication

2010-10-30T04:01:00.000-07:00

Here's another scene from street I saw the other day...

Communication
10x10 cm
ink pen drawing on paper

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My previous street-drawing was... quite a while ago... See this nice gir l smoking.

tiny crochet brooches

2010-10-23T01:53:00.000-07:00

Sometimes there is not enough time for big projects... Such as jewelry set with necklace and earrings (lol). It is then where fun can be found from making little things. I have discovered making crochet brooches this year :D. And even though I don't see them as very succesful selling article - I still love making them.

This red-pink-beige (with a little bit of black) is one of my own all time favorite.

The black brooch with the red edge is one of the first I made together with the blue one above...

200 fans!

2010-10-19T03:18:00.001-07:00

Feels like a birthday!

if you got a job and you don't want it...

2010-10-16T04:14:00.000-07:00

And here it is - a new single by Andres Roots & Black River Bluesman. Listen to it here @ myspace. I have to warn you though - it is a catchy tune. You'll probably find yourself humming it later on while washing dishes or doing whatever you hate doing :D

I should probably say something about the design as well... I was told to make it look like garage... And I used old wallpapers back side to do so. Always happy to play with pink ;-)

ink drawing - bird

2010-10-10T05:37:00.000-07:00

11x11cm
ink on paper

The last one from the animal-fish-tree-series (so far).

the dilemma is solved

2010-09-22T03:29:00.000-07:00

a girl barefoot
65x66cm
acrylic on board

My dilemma between oils and acrylics is solved - thanks to greater powers now. Looks like they both are out of the question from now on... So I guess I don't have to worry about choosing either one anymore. Though truthfully - I don't get the acrylics anyway. I seriously admire those who paint with them even more now than I did before! I hope things will improve for me though - so that one day I can paint again. So far... there is still ink pen I guess.

Maybe it is supposed to be like this in life - sometimes one just has to do something else...? Maybe it is time to promote our products more now instead of creating and creating in secret... So please do check out our brand new Roots Art OÜ Facebook Page :)

Thank you!

something fishy

2010-08-24T03:17:00.000-07:00

45,5x31,5cm
acrylic on cardboard

ink drawing - animal

2010-07-29T03:40:00.000-07:00

ca 11x11cm like my previous two ink drawings - so they'd make a nice set :)

The previous two are:
fish drawing
tree drawing

new single

2010-07-26T02:59:00.000-07:00

You can hear the music here.

Thru The Valley is very different kind of blues - people have said :D

black crochet chocker

2010-07-24T04:44:00.000-07:00

... with a little bit of glass beads on it...

I know there is one photo missing - the one with model. I'm working on it. And waiting for the perfect weather also :D. (As if there is such a thing really.)

You can see more of my jewelry in my Jewelry 2010 Picasa Drawer - if you happen to be curious about the matter. I confess - I don't blog everything I create. The creating itself is more fun than to face the fact that blogging in English is... complicated :D

red & black

2010-07-14T05:09:00.000-07:00

It is just a little experiment... I haven't really used acrylic paints before. I'm not sure even I like them :). They are very different from oils... But I think I might try - few more times before I decide it is not my thing... Who knows - maybe I will learn to use them eventually. From what I have seen - people actually create great art with acrylics.

84,5x37cm
acrylic on cardboard

ink drawing - fish

2010-07-04T05:46:00.000-07:00

about 11x11cm - just like the previous one.

ink drawing - tree

2010-06-19T05:52:00.000-07:00

ca 11x11cm

the story of a coral necklace

2010-06-14T09:35:00.000-07:00

The Coral Necklace I
ink and watercolor on paper
21x15cm

The Coral Necklace II
ink and watercolor on paper
21x15cm

What more is there to say - it is almost like a comicstrip :-)

redecoration day

2010-05-26T05:20:00.000-07:00

Lets open the new season with a song :)

We still have to work with the kitchen ceiling... And maybe do something about the living room floor too...

logo-spring

2010-05-23T04:38:00.000-07:00

I have always been a bit skeptical about my logo designing skills. I feel logo is a very important thing - so it has to be perfect. The ideal version would be that it is perfect both - for the buyer and for the creator. The buyer of course comes first... And they never told us that at the art school... :D

Anyway here are the results of my good Logo Spring - as it seems that in the few months I have had to design logos more than in a past few years...

For the first here is a logo for a Finnish blues festival - Kaavi Blues. Looks like they have been active for some time now - and managed without an official logo. That is until today :).

And there is one more logo with the guitar shape now in the world...

Next logo belongs to the non profit organization who's goal is to strew the seeds of happiness all over the world. They organize lots of events for children and young people :).

Õnnemaa MTÜ's website.

This one is actually the result of the Twitter era rising - for this square logo is specially designed to be twitter thumbnail - and it represents The Estonian Folklore Archives. (It works in facebook too)

And here is the colorful logo of the Children's song festival:

Next - the Pärnu Bluesclub. It is a boat as you can see ;-).

And finally - Our very own young company's logo. And this one is quickie :P. The website isn't ready yet...

the book of blues

2010-05-22T01:00:00.000-07:00

Andres has put some of his blues songs lyrics into this little cute book. I made the illustrations :D.

Soon hopefully it is going to be available in our web store too.

going somewhere... or not...?

2010-05-18T03:58:00.000-07:00

On Stairs
ink on paper
21x15cm

I am aware* that ink drawings are usually nicer and more acceptable when they are darker and more detailed and have more power in them... But with my drawing... - not every piece wants to go there... The process of drawing is sort of like growing... And I usually stop when I feel nothing I do can improve things anymore. When it is said - then I guess it is said... The taste of the viewer comes in later and is totally different story all together :)

* People tell most interesting things sometimes - I like when they do really.

what do you see?

2010-05-13T04:08:00.000-07:00

Apple In The Sky And Earth
40x50cm
mixed media on canvas

I like the rough raw feeling this painting has... And this is the result of mixing two medias - oil and acrylic. I'm told that one shouldn't do that... But... Why not?

The worse case scenario is written down by Vonnegut in this Bluebeard novel I guess... Actually that would be pretty bad so I'm crossing my fingers now. And warn the buyers :P

home is where your...

2010-05-05T03:57:00.000-07:00

Home
ink on paper
21x15cm

landscape=stripes

2010-04-30T03:55:00.000-07:00

40x40 cm
oil on canvas

Here is the "toothpaste" again...

we're going to have some fun in May

2010-04-29T06:28:00.000-07:00

red sea...

2010-04-26T03:37:00.000-07:00

Sea Landscape
oil on cardboard
34x69 cm

I'm trying to think more abstract these days... But sometimes it seems I just can't leave the drama out. Good thing is that I believe painting is a very logical journey of ones mind. Therefor - if it is inside - you can't really do wrong by letting it out. Doesn't matter how immature it may seem to someone else. Personal things hardly are good subject for criticism anyway...

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Punane meremaastik. Papitükile maalitud ja kindlasti mitte lõplikult ammendatud teema...

good things in life

2010-04-20T03:29:00.000-07:00

My Desk
15x15cm
ink on paper

I'm very happy with my old 70 style desk ;-). And I'm happy to share it with a palm (I think it is Chamaedorea something... ). Do not take this little illustration to literally please - the desk is rarely that tidy... Ok well it is always very messy. But isn't art a good way to express ones dreams and wishful thinking among other ideals as well?

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Minu armas töölauake ja palm. Nii korras lauda võib näha ainult sellel pildil. Ausalt - laud on alati kaetud kas mingite poolikute joonistuste, värvipurkide või siis helmeste ja traadijuppidega. Aga ma võin ju seda salata... eksju...?

exhibition @ Rakvere

2010-04-16T05:41:00.000-07:00

We opened my paintings and ink drawings exhibition at a Rakvere library yesterday and it was a very lovely event, I must admit - even though I am generally terrified of public performances. I would like to thank everyone who came and of course the library team who made it possible!

Martin & Andres were kind enough to play some music at the opening :-)

And guess what is in that display case... - for the very first time, I show my jewelry along with my art.

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Eile avasime minu esimese näituse Rakveres (raamatukogus)... Sinnakanti polegi varem sattunud. Põhirõhk on näitusel mõistagi maalidel ja graafikal, kuid esmakordselt on võimalik huvilistel uudistada ka minu käsitööna valminud ehteid.

Aitäh kõigile külalistele, kes avamisele tulid, ja loomulikult tublile raamatukogu meeskonnale!

I give you a kiss!

2010-04-15T04:39:00.000-07:00

30x30 cm
oil on canvas
2009

Something from my pink series again... Another landscape :)

yellow painting with toothpaste stripes

2010-04-10T03:08:00.000-07:00

Girl On The Beach
2009
50x60cm
oil on canvas

And this will be last painting from last year - I promise! After now - there truly will be 2010 eventually. For some reason I had hidden this piece from myself - forgot to take photo and everything about it.

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Üks unustatud maal veel eelmisesta astast - "Tüdruk rannas". Tehnika - õli lõuendil ja strateegilised numbrid on 50x60 cm.

black and white mode

2010-04-05T01:16:00.000-07:00

One more of my polymer clay bracelets on memory wire. This time It is pure classic - black and white only :). Just thought leaving the colors out might give new angle all together. I think I will think this thought a bit more now...

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Eestikeelne blogipost mustvalge käevõru kohta.

a card for weddings

2010-03-27T07:28:00.000-07:00

21x11cm

It is a bit different from the ordinary greeting cards perhaps, but on the other hand - it is similar to my very own ink drawings style. I flatter myself with the thought that the happy couple who gets (or got already - I don't even know that sure) this piece - can frame it on their wall - if they want to :).

The card was a request. Sometimes I truly love my job. Especially when it is new and different each day :D. And dear people - please do ask me to draw cards for you in the future - I really did enjoy doing this one!

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Üks natukene teistmoodi õnnitluskaart pulmadeks. Spets-tellimus loomulikult. Igaljuhul peab mainima, et mulle meeldib mu "amet" - kuna iga päev on töö... noh... uus ja põnev :). Seda kaarti oli rõõm teha. Ja palju õnne noorpaarile!

fools & surprise

2010-03-25T04:37:00.000-07:00

fools
ink pen on paper
15x15 cm
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Finally I have something new to share with you. Yeah - I have been kind of lazy this year when it comes to showing my work. Sorry about that - I try to improve from now on...

As a surprise I found some digital prints of few of my art works today from my "to be scanned case". The copies of following drawings:

They are original size (21x15 and 15x15 cm) prints on high quality photo paper - which is why I probably forgot about them first place. They were a bit off from originals - the ordinary ink jet printer gave result more like I wanted - a bit gray and not so shiny with all the "flaws" hand drawing often has. The prints do look fine, it is just I wanted something different.

Anyway - why I'm telling all this is that I'm willing to give these particular prins away with the price EUR13 per piece (shipping included). If interested drop me a line - siret.roots@gmail.com. Please note that the prints are not framed!

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Üle hulga aja on mul ette näidata midagi värsket - tindipliiatsijoonistus paberil - pealkirjaks sai ta omale "narrid".

Ja lisaks sellele otsivad kodu paar üllatusesinejat, mis ma juhtumisi täna hommikul oma mapist leidsin. Ehk siis 3 digitaalset koopiat mõnest minu varasematest graafikateosest (need 3 alumist pilti). Koopiad on prinditud kvaliteetsele läikivale paberile ning näevad ise-enesest head välja. Kuid originaalidest nad erinesid liiga palju minumeelest, mis on ka ilmselt põhjus, miks ma nad oma mappi olin unustanud. Mina sain omale meelepärasema tulemuse tavalise kodutindiprinteriga joonistuspaberile printides :-).

Igaljuhul kui keegi soovib omale mõnda neist kodututest reprodest - võib mulle julgesti kirjutada (siret.roots@gmail.com). Eestisisene hind on 180 krooni - koos postikuluga. Ja pildid ei ole hetkel raamitud! Pildid on originaalsuuruses - vastavalt 21x15 ja 15x15 cm.

tiny felted flower brooches

2010-03-22T04:36:00.000-07:00

Just so you know - spring is coming! Soon!

two landscapes - pink & red

2010-02-23T04:12:00.000-08:00

I did not paint as much as I wanted (or needed) last year. There are probably about a million reasons why things turned out the way they did... And none of them aren't even that good :). Oh, no - I'm not complaining for I had plenty of time, means and inspiration do do all those ink drawings.

I do want to share two landscapes though. They are mainly painted last year, and finished... well... yesterday :)

Pink Landscape With An Eye
50x60 cm

Red Landscape With The Moon
50x60 cm

Bullfrog Brown T-shirt

2010-02-15T04:51:00.000-08:00

Finally the Bullfrog Brown T-shirts are here and hopefully our web-store will open soon. I plan to broaden the colour selection in the near future, too. For example, I'm getting a red T for myself ;-) With this technology, it is easy to add customized touches according to the customer's wishes - like putting an extra frog logo on the back or sleeve.

Also there is this black shopping bag available, and the same in white. If you can't wait for the store to open, just e-mail me your order!

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Lõpuks ometi on võimalik tellida omale Bullfrog Brown'i logoga T-särke :). Esialgu küll otse minuga meilitsi suheldes, kuid peagi avame ka oma väikse netipoe.

one more music related ink drawing

2010-01-21T02:48:00.000-08:00

Journey
15x15cm
2009

As you can see I have gone totally wild with this. Look at the explosion of the... blue :D. J/k. I just wanted to try different colors instead of my usual black and white ink drawing style. I may I have started very carefully with the colour experiment - but I promise that I'll try one or two more times in the future. Maybe the color will find me one day :D

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Väike katsetus kahevärvilise tindipliiatsijoonistuse teemadel. Arenguruumi vist veel on kui nüüd Värvidest ikka rääkida ;-)

Bullfrog Brown shopping bag

2010-01-20T02:39:00.000-08:00

There are not many things more satisfying than bringing your milk and potatoes home from the store in a bag that has the logo of your favorite blues band on it - I know - for I have tried it now. And you can be sure that the weight you carry is much lighter... And the potatoes a lot sweeter :D
Actually, when I came up with this bag idea, it was intended more like a gear bag for the band members... But when I got it, I liked it too much myself - therefore the potatoes.

This particular bag is made in India to be honest. Machine embroidery is made in Estonia - by my friend who has this embroidery-business going on. We are thinking about developing the product though... Maybe there is the way to get it all done locally as well. At the moment this was the quickest possible solution. The design is by yours truly of course. So I guess you can say the bag is two 2/3 Estonian.

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Bullfrog Brown'i poekott

Algselt küll plaanitud rohkem kola-kotiks bändiliikmetele, kuid sobib suurepäraselt ka poest toiduainete kojutarimiseks - nagu ma juba olen tõestanud.

Kott ise on küll tehtud Indias, kuid tikand on puha Eesti kohalik toodang. Samuti kujundus... Ehk siis 2/3 eestlast on selles kotis küll ;-)

Roots Music :P

2010-01-12T02:46:00.000-08:00

Solo
10x10cm
2009

Best Original Cover Art

2010-01-06T02:11:00.000-08:00

I'm happy to inform everybody that Blues Underground Network finds Bullfrog's CD cover design I made worthy to be Best Original Cover Art in their 2009 Year End Review.

It is not often that design gets even to be mentioned in reviews. I'm very much honoured! Thank You!

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Mul on rõõm teatada, et Kanada bluusiportaal Blues Underground Network leiab minu tehtud plaadikujunduse olemaks vääriline kandmaks tiitlit "parim plaadiümbrise kujundus aastal 2009". Olen meeldivalt üllatunud, et kujundust ka ikka tähele pannakse :).

Eestikeelses meedias on selle plaadi kujundust ära mainitud veel Õhtulehe plaadiarvustuses.

happy new year!

2010-01-04T02:40:00.000-08:00

As it did in fact came with the big bang so that my home computer crashed :). These things happen when you live in the old house but still want to use all this modern technology... Such as an electric stove, electric water heater... kettle to boil water... and also an electric radiator... :P

But enough about that. What I want to show for the first thing this year are coupple of necklaces I made already last year - I was quite busy at the end of the year - so I never got around to post them here:

I started to like this circle image so much - so I repeated it. I quess you could say - these two are related :-).

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Uus aasta tuli suure pauguga ja mu kodu-arvuti kõrbemisega. Eks sellised asjad ikka juhtuvad, kui vanas majas moodsa aja tehnkaimesid kasutatakse nii kergekäeliselt - ja mis peamine - kõiki korraga ikka :).

Aga eestikeelne ehteblogi on mul ka täiesti eraldi kujul olemas - mistõttu, ma viitan. Ehtehuvilistel on seal kindlasti lõbusam ;-)

last chance

2009-12-04T03:58:00.000-08:00

Central St.
15x15
2009

This is the illustration for the Bullfrog Brown's latest Album "Moon and Central". And for the people who are interested in seeing the original art work - the last chanche to do so would be immediately for it seems I have buyer for this piece. The artwork can be seen in Pärnu Endla Theatre Café where I have this tiny exhibition called "Roots". It will be open till 30.12.2009.

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Veel on viimane võimalus kõigil eestimaalastel näha selle Bullfrog Browni plaadi (Moon and Central) kaaneillustratsiooni originaal-joonistust - Pärnu Endla Teatrikohvikus, kus mul on pisike graafikanäitus pealkirjaga "Juured". Näitust on võimalik vaadata detsembri lõpuni. Nimelt on sellel pildil juba olemas potensiaalne ostja, mistõttu võib juhtuda, et peagi see teos rändab maalt välja sootuks...

another nude

2009-11-09T03:00:00.000-08:00

In The Nature
10x15 cm

And don't forget - there are plenty of art works for sale still at my tiny online gallery.

Feel free to contact me and ask about the prices - the e-mail address can be found on my official website.

polymer clay necklace

2009-10-15T06:51:00.000-07:00

Seems I haven't showed my jewelery much recently - here's, trying to fix that problem, a blue necklace with blue hand made polymer clay beads and white glass pearls. It is the kind of girly necklace - I would say. Yep - blame it all on the flower :D.

Another thing that haunts me these days is this button shape. It seems to appear everywhere possible - paintings, drawings, and now - as a pendant on necklace.

And finally - a red necklace. I just think this blog needs more red. It is gray outside when it is not dark. Not enough colors to be seen...

nude in the nature

2009-09-18T02:59:00.000-07:00

21x15 cm
2009

Bullfrog's UK tour

2009-09-18T02:54:00.000-07:00

Starts today :)

New Ink Drawings!

2009-09-06T03:22:00.000-07:00

Square I
15x15 cm
2009

Check out my newest ink drawings: www.artmajeur.com/siret. I appreciate Your feedback :-D.

Cockroach goes North this year

2009-08-28T02:21:00.000-07:00

We are about to see if I'm going to follow it... I mean - it is really really far this time!

Moon and Central

2009-08-13T02:13:00.000-07:00

Here is a Bullfrog Brown's new CD, titled "Moon and central". I mention it because as you maybe notice you can't really see the albums title and the name of the artist on the front cover. We thought it is about time to make our version of "Smell the Glove". Less radically though - the necessary information is still available on the edge and also big and clear on the back side.

The illustration is of course by yours truly. The purple color is a secret tribute to Deep Purple we all like so much :). And really - I might have preferred to use a photo instead of drawing (though this one really fits the music) - but it is almost impossible to get those three to be at one picture - all acting and looking normal. Last time I tried Al made some truly sour faces... So there you have it.

And yes - they are officially a trio now:

There are some songs from this CD available to listening in their myspace page.

something different...

2009-08-11T02:09:00.000-07:00

... from my usual style. Here is a poster I designed for a young peoples dance party.

truth is...

2009-07-25T02:56:00.000-07:00

... that good people often have bad habits. There are always some though who can't live with the fact and yet try and try to make this fine world of ours even Better Place.

Smoke
15x15 cm
2009

polymer clay adventures

2009-07-24T03:21:00.000-07:00

I have been so busy lately with all the other works, that I hardly have had time to make jewelry... It is sad... but I try to think that all busy times come to end eventually :).

Here is a little something I thought up - simple and gives a nice effect. And red'n'black are so my colors too.

The white bracelet is inspired of Marres white necklace.

another rainy day

2009-07-07T04:15:00.000-07:00

I'm compensating something for sure.

People have asked me before - is it not hard to give/sell a painting (or drawing) for me? And the answer has always been - no. I guess the process is the most important thing I get out of what I do. The result - yes it also matters, but it is obvious I can't hang all my pictures on my walls - even if I wanted to.

Besides I often think of it as letting go of my old thoughts and past in order to grow.

When something leaves my house and I do feel empty... It is usually inspiring - and I normally don't feel the loss - I may start with the old topic again, and put it in a new light.

It is a journey.

Another Rainy Day
2009
ink on paper 15x15 cm

PS - I saw this on my way to work one day. I see all kinds of things all the time. Some are weird, and some so very normal one hardly sees them...

Bullfrogs new poster

2009-07-01T04:46:00.000-07:00

The kind of shattered looking it is this time. I cant say that I'm 100% happy with the result, but... The deadlines - you know.

Photos by Kaarel Nurk.

impressionist watercolor... photos

2009-06-22T02:15:00.000-07:00

Taken from inside a car on a rainy day...

pink exhibition

2009-06-12T01:32:00.000-07:00

In Pink
50 x 60 cm
2009

I have this small exhibition in Endla Theatre Café in Pärnu. Only 9 of my oil paintings - but at least they are all more or less pink :P.

It is going to be open until 2th July.

ancestors

2009-06-11T04:31:00.001-07:00

I have never said that I paint or draw the world of our ancestors. These are only my personal emotions. I hope this is clear now.

Ancestors
15x15 cm
ink on paper
2009

bracelets on memory wire

2009-06-07T23:25:00.000-07:00

I have tried this material before, but never really figured it out. It seems so perfectly simple. Yet it was hard for me to make it work somehow. Maybe it is just too simple? Or maybe I myself am way to complicated?

Anyway now that I have found a way to make something pretty of memory wire - by adding some polymer clay beads and crocheted flowers - I have had lots of fun with it whenever I had a spare moment. (And I tell you that there weren't many of those moments - it is a really really busy summer for me it seems.)

adventures of the Black Crow

2009-05-21T00:40:00.000-07:00

Over The City
10x10 cm
2009

Night
10x10 cm
2009

beautiful Scotland

2009-05-15T01:34:00.000-07:00

Some of you already know that all pictures I had made in our trip to Scotland disappeared from my cameras memory card mysteriously few days before coming home... I could not get all back, but here are few we managed to restore.

Scotland is beautiful. But beauty is often hard to capture on a photo. And photos alter the memory in their own way... So maybe I'm fortunate even to be forced to let go :P.

I still miss the pictures I made in Wemyss Bay railway station - amazing place! I so wanted to share that... But then again - there is probably plenty of pictures of that place over the internet already... Noo - I'm not going to look for them - I stick to what I remember... And when memory starts to fade away... I guess I'll just have to go back there in person.

just another informational blog post :)

2009-05-13T00:11:00.000-07:00

the sign & a laughing moon...

2009-05-08T00:00:00.000-07:00

15x15 cm
2009

Signs play important role in all our lives. Sometimes they even beat the role of common sense it seems :). Here in Estonia at least :D.

I have more work coming soon in that subject. If Time is merciful. Yeah, lately I feel that days are indeed too short... It simply is not possible to do everything... Even now instead of painting - I had planned for days... - I have 3 posters to design instead.

Red polymer clay necklace...

2009-05-04T10:45:00.000-07:00

... and matching earrings...

The kind of retro looking pattern combined with some wire wrapping... I was quite happy with the result myself, and I have always thought it is good to create jewelery for a certain person. People do inspire :D.

fairy-mural

2009-04-15T08:17:00.000-07:00

Yep - I suddenly run out of good excuses not to paint some fairies on a child's room walls. And I'm glad that I did, because from what I have heard from people who have experience in the subject - it is a hard work and all. I don't know... Of course it was not that simple - yes. And I had to get used to new kind of paints, but apart from all that I was quite happy still with the opportunity to use the largest "canvas" so far :).

I have always feared that it is hard to paint what people ask you to - therefore I don't usually do that. In this case - it was not that hard even :). I realized that I really-really love painting itself. Hope the little girl enjoys her room like this :D.

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Lõpuks said mul otsa kõik vabandused mitte võtta vastu pakutud tööd - teha seinamaal lastetuppa. Ja tegelikult on see tore - kogemus ise oli tore ja tulemuski ei saanud minuarvates paha. Tuba kuulub väikesele tüdrukule - ja tema ema idee oli see, et võiks haldjaid teha. Minu haldjad on sellised lapselikud-sõbralikud tüübid. Umbes lapse suurused on nad ka :-)

exhibition in Tartu University Library

2009-04-02T01:47:00.000-07:00

Once again it is possible to see some of my ink drawings and paintings in Tartu. The exhibition is going to stay open till 26th :). No opening this time. And no closure either probably. Busy-busy-bee I am :).

Bullfrog Brown concert

2009-03-31T00:22:00.000-07:00

I saw spring last week

2009-03-23T03:17:00.000-07:00

1+1

2009-03-11T00:38:00.000-07:00

This really isn't the first time for me to put a picture into polymer clay pendant, but it is first time for me to succeed in using one of my own art pieces in such way. I used The Kiss - I think it is a nice message to wear - don't you?

tears

2009-03-11T00:34:00.000-07:00

Tears
2009

Unfortunately the original of this ink drawing got a bit damaged - so that it is no longer usable. This is why I'm thinking - maybe I will use this image for digital prints more... Some cards and such perhaps...

flower power earrings

2009-03-03T08:43:00.000-08:00

Made of polymer clay:

looks like...

2009-03-02T06:01:00.000-08:00

... winter is here to stay this year :).

white glass pearl neclace

2009-02-18T05:00:00.000-08:00

The white pearl necklace is "relative" with the copper wire and white pearl neclace. It was also where I first tried the messilooking wire wrapping - the idea there was to add colour. But here it is just because I kind of started to like it so much :).

The earrings do not mach the necklace really... I just wanted to show some other stuff too I have made out of the white pearls - I think I'm seriously beginning to like the pearls. Though I usually prefer things less glamorous and like more casual jewelery myself...

cold but pretty

2009-02-12T23:51:00.000-08:00

copper wire and pearl neclace

2009-02-07T01:14:00.000-08:00

This is my first try with copper wire, and the real reason for that would be - there was not much of a selection of silver plated wire I usually prefare to use in store... So I figured I will try this one instead. The problem of course will be when I decide I want to make matching earrings for this necklace... I don't think I have ever even seen this color earring hooks for sale around here... Ah - I'm just so tired of the fact that there simply isn't things I need in the stores... Like a seller told me - ain't it great - gives you a good reason to do things a little different than usual, and find a way around the lack of materials!

:-/

(It so reminds me of soviet times, when people did Everything out of Nothing all the time... It is possible.)

The white pearls came from Frogwill beads webstore.

the View

2009-01-29T01:05:00.000-08:00

As we have moved to a new place now - we also have this beautiful brand new view from our window...

Here is one photo made in sort of daytime (says the clock) - it was one of the darkish days really... Not much daylight to be seen...

And at night...

red, black, and silver

2009-01-29T00:54:00.000-08:00

Here is a little something I haven't showed in this blog before. It is a jewellery set also made before Christmas. A request it was :). I don't know how others feel, but for me it is somehow easier to create something for a certain person. It inspires in a way. Here I have used red and black pressed glass beads and silver plated wire.

I hope all the readers interested in jewellery haven't given up on this blog just yet - for my latest posts have been from different subject... More posts about jewelery will follow... (I hope :P.)

concert in Illegaard

2009-01-24T01:31:00.000-08:00

"Ordinary Women"

2009-01-22T02:14:00.000-08:00

Here are some photos of my humble exhibition in Tartu Town Library:

And the band played at the opening - Bullfrog Brown of course :).