"I hope to inspire, make people happy with my art and strive to make the viewer aware of and believe in the vibrancy of life. It's all about celebrating life with color and
hopefully bring joy to the room and the viewer."
Swedish-born artist, Erica Eriksdotter fell in love with art and painting at an early age. Inspired by her grandfather, she sold her first paintings at age ten. Painting has been a passion for Erika throughout her entire life, though it has come to have a different meaning for her as she has grown older. Painting “is letting go of the fear and allowing myself to trust my hands and my talent. Each painting is more than just paint on a canvas, it is a story and each layer forms that story for the viewer to enjoy.” Erica’s paintings are available through her Etsy shop. Erica would like to share her talents with readers of La Dolce Vita and is offering the winner of this giveaway their choice of one of three acrylic original paintings.
{Original Paintings by Erica}
{“Green Callas”, Acrylic on Paper}
{“Large Fringed Tulip”, Acrylic on Canvas}
{“Salmon Flower”, Acrylic on Paper}
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1. To enter the giveaway, simply visit http://www.StudioEriksdotter.com to check out Erica’s artwork and leave a comment on this post between today, Wednesday, July 28th, 2010 and Sunday, August 1st at Midnight CST telling me which piece is your favorite. A winner will be selected at random and will be announced next Monday.
2. To receive an additional entry, you can link to this post on your own blog (include the url to your blog post in your comment). It is up to you to return to this post to enter your second entry after blogging about the giveaway.
3. Post about this giveaway on Twitter with a link to this blog post for another entry (follow La Dolce Vita on twitter in order to show me your tweet). It is up to you to return to this post to enter your additional entry after tweeting about the giveaway.
4. Follow Studio Eriksdotter on Facebook for an additional entry.
5. Anonymous entries will be ignored, so please include your e-mail in your comment. Your e-mail address will never be used for anything other than to notify you if you are the winner.
103 comments:
I love so many its hard to choose. Ok, my favorite is Skyline II.
I love everything about Erica's "Closed Tulip III" -- It's just perfect! Amazing giveaway.
I posted about the giveaway on Twitter with a link to the blog post via @tiersofjoyblog (I'm already following you on Twitter, so you should be able to see my tweet). Thanks for the additional entry!
I love the Green Callas!
Following Studio Eriksdotter on Facebook! (Elizabeth Abbott Duan)
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Gosh, these works are beautiful!!! Love it... So, I am also having an entire week of giveaways over at my blog - so check it out!!!
XOXO
Kiki
I really like that Salmon Flower and think it would go well with my home decor! Thanks!
susanboat AT yahoo (dot) com !
Hello,
My absolute favorite of the 3 is the Large Fringed Tulip.
I love the slight opening of the flower; the brightness of the painting pulls you in to give you a sense of calmness, with a splash of excitement that something beautiful will emerge.
From afar it's a flower, but yet, also reminds me of the strength of a woman. To me, the texture of the painting looks soft like skin, and the curve of the petals is like that of a woman's waist. The tethered petals, are like reminders that not everyone is perfect, and has its flaws, and the opening is that of a new beginning.
Thank you for taking the time to read my post. I found this blog yesterday, and got stuck on it the whole day! I've become your newest fan! Thanks for sharing your ideas, quotes and interests! Have a fabulous day!
~Veronica
ronnieb83@gmail.com
Wow, they are all gorgeous! I would love one for our nursery!
katie@refreshdesignonline.com
i love the vivid colors of her acrylic paintings & flowers as the subject. i'm a big gardener so these are especially beautiful to me!
Very nice work.
The Salmon Flower is just wonderful though it was very hard to choose. I will be ordering this stationery very soon. Beautiful.
I really adore Skyline II. Something about the blue and pink is just stunning to me.
It has to be the large fringed tulip!! Absolutely beautiful! I really love this type of art! One painting can make a whole room light up! ReneeRyanDesign@gmail.com
I love Sunny Daisy. Her detail is amazing. I'm definitely following her on Facebook now :)
steffieberger@yahoo.com
how wonderful! this are so beautiful - thanks for sharing and for such a great giveaway!!!
I love them all...but "Petals in Gray Sky" is my favorite! Yellow and gray.
Such beautiful work! I loved 'Sunny Daisy' the most. I love the vibrant colors!
ridgeview1@msn.com
Hard to say.. Skyline II
Wonderful paintings! The colors are so fabulous! I would love any of them. Erica is very talented and very generous - what a great giveaway
I love the Splashes of Yellow! Beautiful work!
brianne115@hotmail.com
I love the Petals in gray sky. Erica is really talented w/ the flawless fluidity of her lines. They create a wonderful feeling and the large flowers are reminiscent of a Georgia O'Keefe, but truly her own original style!
I really like the Sunny Daisy - love the perspective! She is very talented and I enjoyed looking at all her art work! Thanks for sharing!
-Meredith
luxurylight.blogspot.com
I absolutely love SKYLINE II! A subtle hint of sexiness amidst the horizon ...
Wow! You have been on a roll with these great give aways! Thank you! I love the yellows and oranges in her work, so bright and cheery.
gmontaleone@gmail.com
The Large Fringed Tulip is gorgeous!
just tweeted about the giveaway
I absolutely love "Salmon Flower" and "Purple Glory"
Her use of color in these and all of her paintings are stunning!!! Great giveaway!
Love the Turquoise Closed Tulip!
I love the pink closed tulip. Her work is beautiful. Thanks for the giveaway! afabus@hotmail.com
Petals in Gray Sky is one of my favorite
julie
I became a follower in Facebook too.
the fringed tulip and the bridal bouquet are awesome!
i like the salmon flower very much!
kokkinouk@hotmail.com
I love the green callas, perfect for our bedroom!
What fresh, bright, gorgeous work! My favorite is Petals in Grey Sky.
i love love love Skyline and Skyline II!!!! amazing, she's just amazing!
katywils@gmail.com
Petals in Gray Sky is my favorite, I am in love with gray and yellow right now!
I love and desperately need the turquoise closed tulip painting. Gorgeous!
lmd5ff@gmail.com
I love the pansy stationery from her shop!
I love the yellow petals with gray background! She's an awesome artist!
Living on the shore, I am in love with her beach paintings. Beautiful work!
Love them all but my favorite is Orange callas, they are the perfect pop for any room, and feels like a ray of sunshine in a room!
Gorgeous! I love the Acrylic - Skyline
Great artist - thanks for the introduction! I love Closed Tulip II.
- Danielle
other-option AT hotmail DOT com
Beautiful work. Such talent
Closed Tulip II is my favorite piece. The vibrant color and perspective are beautiful.
My favorite painting is the acrylic "Hello Daisy" which seems to be someone else's favorite as it is sold!
I love the red closed to tulip. I love them all but I really like red!
Love all of them! I'd love to know some background about they artist though...and why she loves painting flowers!
I love the Grey Leaf. Simple but still stunning.
What an amazing artist! My favorite is "Petals on Gray Sky". The contrast is what I find appealing about it, yet the warm yellow petals make me feel good when I look at it.
The artist has a great ability of making the viewer FEEL HAPPY through colors and sensual petal shapes!
Whether I win or not. I appreciate being able to see it and admire it.
Thanks for sharing.
Misti Morningstar, misti@morningstardesign.com
Love the "Large Lion Sun"!
Tweeted and Facebooked and Blogged too. http://morningstardesignphoto.blogspot.com/
Thanks again for the opportunity.
Misti
misti@morningstardesign.com
Wow, what don't I like? Beautiful. I like the pansy and the lion sun and I like Beach 2. Absolutely gorgeous.
I love Skyline II. It is dark and mysterious and reminds me of walking through a quiet city.
I've been lusting after Eric'a work for a while - the large fringed tulip is lovely! Thanks for the giveaway! cncliving{@}gmail.com
I like her on Facebook. cncliving{@}gmail.com
love the brilliant colors!
mp
http://www.thepinkandblueblog.com/
looove large lion sun -- looking for a perfect piece to go over my couch and this would be it !
The Large Fringed Tulip is my favorite, but all of her work is wonderful. Great giveaway!
Love the acrylics... especially the pansy!
I escpecially loved the Sunny Daily, and the Petals in Gray Sky . They would be great in my massage room and or my sun sitting room Perhaps they would share the space.
dorcontest at gmail dot com
I tweeted:
http://twitter.com/DoreenRiopel/status/19806289806
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Follow Studio Eriksdotter on Facebook .
doreen riopel
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Amazing colors! I love them all.
The Petals in Golden Sky is so, so lovely! I enjoy Erica's art. A great talent find!
i love, love, love "Birds"!!
Erica's work is stunning. I really like her Sunny Daisy piece.
I love so many of these paintings - some of my favorites are Sunny Daisy, Beach 2, Golden Sunflower, Sunflower Rising.
Thank you for the goveaway.
Rali
ralisaggese@gmail.com
I think if I just had to choose a favorite it would be "Hello Daisy". The colors are spectacular...in a home it would be a daily escape into a field of daisies.
LaToi
latoi_tatum@sbcglobal.net
Sunny Daisy is gorgeous- and would be perfect for my new bedroom.
What a fabulous giveaway! hard to choose just one favourite! The Orange Callas really caught my eye-orange being one of my favourite colours! She is so very talented! Beautiful!!!
Michelle Zuniga
They are all so beautiful, but I think my favorite is the crocus. Such a great shade of purple.
jmajunkmail@yahoo.com
love everything in her shop! my fave is the green calla from the giveaway.
I love the pink closed tulip! jung.irene@gmail.com
"Texture" is my favorite--jumped right out at me. Love that it's modern but soft and the colors are beautiful.
pink closed tulip would be perfect for my loft.
I'm following Studio Eriksdotter on Facebook for an additional entry! I love 'Sunny Daisy'
Trish D
ridgeview1@msn.com
Love the large lion sun
poohsden at gmail dot com
So hard to pick! Salmon Flower has always been one of my favorites.
Erica is a great artist, and a great friend too!
The Large Fringed Tulip is my fave! So pretty!
Erica is a fantastically talented artist. Anyone of her painting would make you happy!!
how can i even decide? pink closed tulip is gorgeous, and would complement my husband's landscape photography in our living room. BUT, i also love petals in golden sky. so much talent!
So very talented - they all make me smile. Loving the Sunny Daisy and Purple Glory!!
just followed her on facebook!
mel_sutton@hotmail.com (forgot to leave my email on my last comment!)
I love all of them, but the purple pansy is my favorite! Too bad it is already sold. :(
suzannem80@hotmail.com
I love Skyline II ~ Beautiful colors! I can feel the breeze of the sunset and the approaching storm!
I love Skyline II ~ Beautiful colors and I can feel the breeze of the sunset and approaching storm! Thank you for the inspiration...
what beautiful work!!! Love it, especially the fire painting.
Oh my gosh I would love any of these, but my favorite is the fringed tulip.
I love the deail in the sunny daisy! Everything is stunning!
Really beautiful! I love the Lion Sun!
Fringed tulip most definitely! GORG!
rebekahh@intgroup.com
beautiful paintings! Petals in gray sky is my favorite
They're all so pretty! I really like Skyline II.
Hands down, salmon flower is so gorgeous!
I love them all! If I have to choose, it'd be "Sunny Daisy".
I love "Sunny Daisy" the most. It is wonderful and so vibrant!
Lynn D
tlynnd29651@msn.com
I love all the beautiful paintings! My favorite is "Sunny Daisy"
Craig H
acraigh29651@msn.com
I just tweeted about this great giveaway on Twitter and linked to this blog. I love "Sunny Daisy" the most of all the wonderful paintings.
Lynn D
tlynnd29651@msn.com
I tweeted about this wonderful giveaway and I'm following La Dolce Vita on twitter! I love it! My favorite is "Sunny Daisy" Thanks!!
Trish D
ridgeview1@msn.com
Ohhhhh so lovely. The golden sunflower is my favorite!!
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