I am one of the original painters that joined into the Painting A Day aka Daily Painting movement several years ago. The basic concept of this movement was based on creating one small work each day and then selling the painting on the web for $100. Most paintings from this era were 6″x6″ or 6″x8″ and most artists focused selling on eBay. Many of the original artists were realists who worked in oil. Art Calendar Magazine published an article about this movement and it caught on like a wildfire.

I was lucky enough to be picked up by the original Daily Painters website in  2006 which is now extremely hard to jury into and I was very faithful to this movement for a long time. Few painters from this movement still produce a small painting each and every day though if you are looking for the faithful the Daily Painters website is where you will find them. I used this movement as a way to provide my collectors with small affordable island paintings. In return I found myself exploring more subjects than normal and I also found that I love to paint both very large paintings and very small paintings.

Painting small is an art in itself. I still produce up to 100 small tropical island and tropical flower paintings each year. They serve as the studies for my large works and they also allow an additional outlet for me to explore my passion for painting. My collectors have loved these paintings dearly. I sell most of my Mini Master Island Vignette paintings through my art festivals.

Why do I no longer produce small paintings each and every day? As a working artist I find that it is difficult to stay true to this movement because most of my significant sales come from my large scale paintings and my reverse painted chandeliers. I love to create small island paintings and do so when I travel and when I am inspired. If you would like to see my original Mini Master Painting Blog, go here to see my small paintings dating back to 2006: http://www.jennyfloravita.blogspot.com