Enjoy this sneak preview of new art that has been added to our online shop! Also, some Christmas pieces were so popular, we decided to make them available online year round! Click here to see more!
From the illustrator of beloved children’s book Goodnight 30A, this limited edition original artwork is just pure happiness! Santa is enjoying a moment on the beaches of 30A before his long night of gift deliveries…bet that was at the top of his wish list! 20x16x.75 acrylic on wood panel by David Lynch.
A Mother’s Love – A mother and newborn baby giraffe at The Memphis Zoo share a loving moment together. Captured by award-winning photographer, Karen Pulfer Focht, this 12×16 gallery wrap high quality canvas comes ready to hang.
Seaside chapel with USA flag. “Dear Seaside Florida, you take my heart.” 6 x 6 acrylic painting on canvas by Tricia Robinson. PURCHASE INFO
Daisy
White daisy on off white background using heavy acrylic on wood. 24 x 24 x 1-3/4. By Eddie Powell. PURCHASE INFO
Three Angels
24 x 24 acrylic painting on canvas by Deann Hebert. PURCHASE INFO
I Ate Three
Assorted donuts! Mixed media and acrylic on canvas by Holly Rhodes. 14 x 11 PURCHASE INFO
Blue Giraffe Notecards
Set of 6 notecards with a print of Sara Lierly original acrylic on wood art. Designed exclusively for The Blue Giraffe. Cards are 4×5-1/2. Envelopes included. PURCHASE INFO
Pelican
Pelican made from vintage soda and beer cans, mounted on reclaimed wood. 18-1/2 x 25-1/2 x 1-3/4. By The Moore Family Folk Art. PURCHASE INFO
Grouper
Hand cut copper grouper mounted on stainless steel and framed in reclaimed wood. 27 x 21 x 1-1/2. Created by artist David Williams. PURCHASE INFO
Splashing Marlin
Marlin splashing in the gulf by Stacy Radford. 15 x 30 x 1-1/2
Mixed media on canvas 20×24 by Stacey Radford. PURCHASE INFO
Bicycle
Original 6×6 acrylic painting on canvas by Shannon Harris. PURCHASE INFO
Beach Gulls
Original 20×16 oil on canvas with antiqued silver frame. By Jeanie Posey. PURCHASE INFO
Can Giraffe
Vintage soda cans on wood by The Moore Family Folk Art. 13×22 PURCHASE INFO
Goodnight Hwy 30A
Original 16×20 acrylic on wood painting by David Lynch. This artwork is the cover illustration for a recently published book called “Goodnight Hwy 30a”. PURCHASE INFO
Angel Aqua
Heavy acrylic on wood by Eddie Powell. 12×24 PURCHASE INFO
Heartbeat
Psalm 139:12-14 ~ 30×40 abstract acrylic/mixed media on gallery wrap canvas by colorblind artist Aaron Sutton. PURCHASE INFO
See What is in Your Heart
Hidden Truth: A man sees in the world what he carries in his heart. 12×12 acrylic on canvas by Shelley Minchew.
Facebook Messenger quietly began testing a new search feature this week that makes it easier for finding stickers and GIFs in one place. The company recently unleashed a series of GIF apps from third-parties which work inside Messenger as part of its Messenger platform initiative but it is now going beyond that with a series of pilots that bring GIFs right into Messenger without those apps.
According to recent reports, it seems that Facebook is conducting an experiment with its users (and not in a bad way). There have been some Messenger users who are seeing the “GIF” option in their app. It skims a number of trending GIFs from Giphy and Riffsy — imacninja.com the two companies that produced dedicated apps for Messenger and serves them up for easy sharing without the need to leave the Messenger app.
Facebook has confirmed this feature in a statement to TechCrunch. “GIFs have seen success as a rich media format within Messenger. With this feature, we’re testing various ways to make it even easier to send great content — like GIFs — with just a few taps.”
Typing field turns into a “Search Bar”:
The GIF button is an obvious way to juice up the use of GIFs — and potential downloads of those GIF apps — and the company is also testing another pilot with an integrated GIF search option.
First spotted by Mashable, this experiment — which is apparently live with a selected number of users in Canada — allows users look up GIFs from Giphy and Riffsy (those two again) and stickers within the space where they type messages to friends.
Tapping the icon effectively turns the typing field into a search bar that looks for GIFs from GIPHY and Riffsy, as well as Messenger’s sticker collection, based on keywords like a person’s name, a movie title, a location, even how you’re feeling:
These two integrations are tests at this point, which means there’s no guarantee that either will roll out to all Messenger users. That said, they do show that Facebook is keen to get you sharing more multimedia inside your chat sessions.
However, with this new process, sending GIFs has become so much easier. However, like we said, this feature has only appeared for some users, meaning that if you don’t see it, fret not.
