Posts Tagged ‘ACEO’

Pack Rat Life, New ACEO’s And Some 4×6’s

Working small as of late. Sometimes working small is great because it can make you feel more accomplished. Just the act of finishing something feels good. Especially, for art procrastinators like myself with a dozen or more unfinished paintings in the studio. Speaking of studio, have you seen where I’ve been working the last month?

Yeah, I don’t think I’ve mentioned it yet here on the blog, but Neal Breton and I were forced out of our Paso Robles studio by the sassy little cry baby bitches that run the joint. Anyway, I’ve been working at home in the garage, which has proved to be challenging. Somewhere in the back there is a little table that you can’t see in the photo and that’s been my work space for the past four weeks. That’s probably another reason I’ve been on this small painting kick. Anyway, for those concerned, we just signed a lease and paid rent for the new home of our Fiasco Gallery and we hope to open to the public in a couple of weeks. More on that later, including the addition of rock star artist Bret Brown to the roster. And speaking of rent…

Here are some new ACEO’s, which are business card sized paintings.


“Mini Owl”
$15, plus shipping
2.5″ x 3.5″ – watercolor and ink on paper.
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“Mini Fat Face”
$15, plus shipping
2.5″ x 3.5″ – watercolor and ink on paper.
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“Mini Bird”
$15, plus shipping
2.5″ x 3.5″ – watercolor and ink on paper.
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“Mini Octopi”
$15, plus shipping
2.5″ x 3.5″ – watercolor and ink on paper.
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“Mini King”
$15, plus shipping
2.5″ x 3.5″ – watercolor and ink on paper.
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If you purchase any of these ACEO paintings I found some nice frames for them at Michael’s. They were double matted and the opening was made for this size of art/photo. I’m sure Aaron’s Brothers and other similar stores all have at least one frame that would work for this size.

And here are three new 4″ x 6″ paintings done in the same style, just bigger. These are a much more common size and every place that sells frames will have a lot to choose from in this size.


“The Salesman”
$20, plus shipping
4″ x 6″ – watercolor and ink on paper.
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“Rebel Owl”
$20, plus shipping
4″ x 6″ – watercolor and ink on paper.
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“Francisco The Bunny”
$20, plus shipping
4″ x 6″ – watercolor and ink on paper.
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You can also see all my available original paintings right here.

As always, thanks for looking!
– Jeff

Six New ACEO Original Paintings By Jeff Claassen

Yesterday I painted six new ACEO‘s. These were all done with black acrylic ink over a spray painted background.

Attitude Owl
“Attitude Owl
$15, plus shipping – available online at http://www.etsy.com/listing/96815474/original-aceo-attitude-owl

Prince Octopi
“Prince Octopi”
$15, plus shipping – available online at http://www.etsy.com/listing/96816163/original-aceo-prince-octopi

I'm Healthy
“I’m Healthy”
$15, plus shipping – available online at http://www.etsy.com/listing/96815658/original-aceo-im-healthy

Small Squirrel
“Small Squirrel”
$15, plus shipping – available online at http://www.etsy.com/listing/96816720/original-aceo-small-squirrel

Ante Up
“Ante Up”
$15, plus shipping – available online at http://www.etsy.com/listing/96816843/original-aceo-ante-up

Another BIrd
“Another Bird”
$15, plus shipping – available online at http://www.etsy.com/listing/96816590/original-aceo-another-bird

By definition ACEO’s are small. They have to be 2.5″ x 3.5″ to qualify as a true ACEO. I think it’s super fun to make these small paintings. If you are looking for something larger you can see all of my available originals at http://www.etsy.com/shop/jeffclaassen?section_id=5058508.

Thanks for looking!
– Jeff

New Arts! Spray Paint And Ink On Paper, ACEO’s

This past weekend I was on this spray paint and ink on paper kick. I still have a bunch of spray painted pieces of paper I need to add ink to, but I thought I’d show you the first batch.

This post is dedicated to ACEO’s, which is something I’ve never done before. I’ve painted plenty of small things, but never in the ACEO format.

First up…

ACEO - little agnes
“Little Agnes”
2.5″ x 3.5″ – spray paint and ink on paper
$15, plus shipping
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ACEO - little odd bunny
“Little Odd Bunny”
2.5″ x 3.5″ – spray paint and ink on paper
$15, plus shipping
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ACEO - can't fly
“Can’t Fly”
2.5″ x 3.5″ – spray paint and ink on paper
$15, plus shipping
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ACEO - inky octopus
“Inky Octopus”
2.5″ x 3.5″ – spray paint and ink on paper
$15, plus shipping
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ACEO - standing around
“Standing Around”
2.5″ x 3.5″ – spray paint and ink on paper
$15, plus shipping
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Stay tuned for some similar pieces in larger sizes, 4″ x 6″, 5″ x 7″ and 8″ x 10″.

Thanks for looking!
– Jeff