New Web + new blog

Hello folks,

I will shut down this blog soon. You can find my new blog on my updated website >> www.benteschlick.com

Thanks & hope to see you over there,

Bente

P.S You might have to empty your cache to see the new website.

New Interview

Hello folks,

It's been a long time.

Here's a small interview I did with Lutinot, a French website that sells two of my puzzles. If you wanna check it out here's a link to the English version:


Click HERE

Thanks to Caroline!

Bente

good news, bad news

Hello folks!

I have some news for you. Actually some good news and some bad news.

The good news are:

Heaven and Earth Design licensed a few pictures of mine and you can already find some of the Cross Stitch Designs at heavenandearthdesigns.com (for a link to find my charts look up my website)

Also Reinders, a big German poster company (http://www.reindersposters.com) has licensed "Touch of Gold" as a poster now. Check out your local stores for it ;)

I also have a new painting for you titled "A Stranger Awaits", another attempt of diving into urban fantasy. I really like the outcome. Also I used oil painting surface as a texture :) So no fairies at the moment :)-
Life is just not a fairytale at the moment....which bring me to the bad news:

Working is going a little slower than I would like to. I few days back I was told that I've been running around with an eye defect for quite some time. I had some problems with my eyes before but it was usually just for a short time and then it got better again. But the last weeks were horrible for me as I had strong headaches and could barely work. I also notied that I couldn't read things from afar as well as I could before. Still I thought this was due to too much work. Well that was until I went to the doctor a few days back who told me I had an astigmatism on the right eye (the left eye is almost perfectly fine). So now I wait for my new glasses to get finished and until then will only be able to work half as much as before. For me that sucks cause I am a workaholic and I absolutely hate it not being able to work when I want so much.
Anyway the good thing is, it already got better due to the eyedrops I got and due to me relaxing a little and when I get these glasses I'll only need to wear them for work and not all day long .....still it came a bit unexpected.

But my glasses will rock haha XD

Cheers,

Bente

I hear Voices

....I really do. My cat's voices that are. Never thought such a little creature could make so many different sounds. If there ever was a glossary about what each of them means I would so buy it.
Speaking of my cat, it's her birthday today and no I didn't plan to upload my new piece of art exactly on this day. It just happened that I remembered it was her 3rd birthday (in my defence I have to say I only have her for 2 month now).

So yeah the most important thing is I am finally, finally finished with this new painting. Took me ages and in between I wanted to abandon it completely. I was aiming for a slightly different format here & as you see more than one protagonist.

Next thing I'm planning is to "recycle" some old paintings I never really finished (going throuh old files can be really surprising) and then I can't wait to start working on my working station (two big monitors) instead of my small laptop.
Ohhh and of course my website design. I do have an idea, just no IDEA when I'll have the time to work on it *sighs* and really everyone uses awesome flash stuff on their websites and I feel so oldschool so rely on CSS and html only haha XD. I guess I kind of missed the train.

Anyway, hope you're all well.
Sending all my hopes & prayers to the people in Japan!

Bente

Just a little update

Just a little update on new upcoming products to buy from me.
Please check my website under "shop" for more.

Bente Schlick - Fairies Collection 2011 - Clementoni


all 1000 pieces

"Scallop Pond" ,"Herald of Spring"



"Touch of Gold"  / "Spellbinder"





Educa

"Aurora" 1000 pieces / "Ivoire" 2000 pieces






Calendar 2012

Art&Image (TeNeues)




Apparel

The Mountain T-Shirts





Please check my facebook page to be always up to date.

Bente


P.S I really really want to resign my website. I hope to find some time soon.

snow snow snow

Just want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Here in Germany we have lots of snow and a very white Christmas and I'm home at my parents house enjoying the holiday.

I'll be back next year with lots of exciting news and hopefully some new art!

Take care,

Bente

Spectrum 17 Love

As promised here are some of my favorite artwork from Spectrum 17. I have to say that the majority of them definitely comes across better in print so this book is worth an investment.

I also would like to dedicate this entry to my best friend Julia who's studying far away in Oxford (well okay, techniqcally it's just a jump across the pond but you know sometimes it feels like she's far far away :( )and so unfortunately she can't take a look at it until maybe Christmas :).

Anyway I feel so honoured to be part of this book with my painting "Touch of Gold"!

Now onto the other great art:


Sam Weber "Absinthe Drinker" (http://sampaints.com/)




Petar Meseldzija "SPI Windows" (http://petarmeseldzijaart.freehostia.com/)



Ryohei Hase "Mary Musth" (http://ryoheihase.com/)




Sam Weber "Lord of the Flies" (http://sampaints.com/)



John Picacio "The 13th reality" (http://www.johnpicacio.com/)



Peter de Sève "Crocodile tears" (http://www.peterdeseve.com/)




Steven Tabbutt "The Incident" (http://www.steventabbutt.com/)



Brian Thompson "Confronted" (http://bthompsonart.blogspot.com/)

I only found this version with text. Looks better without it imho ;).



James Gurney "Titanoboa" (http://jamesgurney.com/)



Ciruelo "Rak Ruval and the Fairies" (http://www.dac-editions.com)



Ching Cia Ee "Fairies are as cruel as children" (http://ciaee-art.com/)



Bill Carman "Narwhal Rain" (http://billcarman.blogspot.com/)



Chris Beatrice "The Precise Dosage" (http://www.chrisbeatrice.com/)



Jean Baptiste Monge " Cluricaun" (http://www.jbmonge.com/)



Chris Buzelli "Skinny Dippers"(http://www.chrisbuzelli.com/)




Heather Theurer "Game of Chase" (http://www.heathertheurer.com/)



Richard Hescox "The hearts of Atlantis" (http://www.richardhescox.com/)




Stan Watts "Nocturne" (http://www.aareps.com/portfolios.aspx?id=0&aid=54)



Bobby Chiu "Beam me up Scotty" (http://www.imaginismstudios.com/)




Ian Hill "A message from the future" (http://ianhillart.blogspot.com)





Jeremy Geddes "Cafe" (http://jeremygeddesart.blogspot.com)



Todd Lockwood "In the Shadow"(http://www.tolo.biz/)



Jeffrey Chang "The leviathan" (http://forgottenpurpose.deviantart.com)




Raoul Vitale "Mountain Gargoyle" (http://www.raoulvitaleart.com)



Spectrum 17 can be purchased from all over the world-