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This has me laughing out loud. Well done!!! Love your illustrations.

Being a bridesmaid is accepting public humiliation being seen in a pathetically ugly dress… Poor Bea.

Brilliant! Love it… I’m wondering what Mort is thinking about though…

Thanks, Shirley!

Jazz: Yeah…Heh! Poor Bea, indeed.

Mary: You think Mort’s swarmy smile is direted at Beatrice? Hmmm…

This is awesome. Great work, Paula.

I love it! Very much reminds me of the bears of my children’s yearly years!…very loved!
You know Paula, this might just be the perfect descriptor for me…’worn’!
Great job.

Very nice… He is so cute and haPPY. lOVE THE PASTEL COLORS. gIVES IT SORT OF A RETRO LOOK. gREAT WORK! pj

He looks very loved! Makes me think of the Velveteen Rabbit.

You’ve made the stuffing look really convincing! I did a bear with the stuffing coming out as part of my IF this week but didn’t really know how to do this! You make it look so easy when I know it’s not!x

You have a lovely loose style!

So adorable! Great illo!

I appreciate your comments, all. : )

Aw, this is really sweet. The stuffing is perfect!

Nice carrot rocket ship,simple and fun.

Great idea and beautifully illustrated!

Cute idea Paula!

Catch hold of that toolbox!

Learn to fly!

Ohhh no!!! poor bunny!
This is such a clever idea, and what a great style you have!

I’m worried for Spanky.
Will he make it back to the ship?
Nice art!

oooo nooo!!! can the other bunny hop out into to space and tie that off? “))

great illio, pj! love the yellow around the purple stars!

Thanks, everybody, for your comments! Yes, poor Spanky. What will he do?

Oh no! This was the last illustration I was going to look at before bed… how can I leave Spanky this way?! And where can I get my hands on a cool carrot rocket? Love it!

The fireflies are one of the things I miss most - that from the Midwest, where I grew up. But bits of my family lived around LA for quite a while and Topanga Canyon is part of my background.

Ay,ay,ay....como me gustaaaaaaa....es preciosa,que manitas tienes,les das a tus casitas un encanto especial....Saluditos.

Awesome Val! I agree about your MJ sentiment... I'm sure he's really moon walking now!

val, i feel differently about mj. i can't seem to overlook his proclivity for children...not that i don't bless him and bow to his talent, but jeez.

i love this house0--a little gloomier than most of yours, but yet again i'd know it anywhere.

xoxoxo!

Beautiful!

Tar, do you see MC in wonderland?

Hugs,

'peras'

Beautiful!

Tar, do you see MJ in wonderland?

Hugs,

'peras'

love your colors!

3x3???? wow. you can REALLY draw a house, vallie! this one's super...and we've gots of fireflies already...my favorite time of summer, when they show up! :)

I love the house, and the fireflies make it a perfect summer evening. We have to wait a long time up here in NH for them to show up, but when they do, they are HUGE and constantly beckon us outdoors to enjoy the night along with them.

More little houses where everyone wants to live.. and well, we have lost a big artist of the music world.. we hope he is still dancing and singing no matter where..

This is a great summer eve scene. Love it!

thank you very much for your visit, I also understand the English, now I'm using a translator, I do not know if the translation is buena.Me love your dream home and fantasía.Saludos.

Charming and so very kind.

Love this little illo. There is something so magical about fireflies.

Wow! Cool!
Worn house....but to me it's so lovely!
The glitters light of the fireflies around the house sparked interesting story:)

aw...how sweet!

hello valerie!! as always, your works are so pretty!!

Great Val! Love your kitty. Did he catch any of those lovely fireflies? Great cozy home. Love your style! Nice work...as usual...:O)

I love the sky on this, like a warm summer night. lovely stuff

What a charming place to be tuckered out! Lovely!

Adorable kitty, fireflies, and house! The accompanying MJ song was peaceful...I'd forgotten about this song by him. It used to be one of my favorites. He was strange, but he was an awesome musician. RIP ... BTW thanks for saying you smile when you see my "adorable" face at my blog! That made my day :)

Mind boggling that this is so small...it took me a second to realize the interesting back texture was from the canvas!!!

i like the lean of the posts and the angles of the house. It conveys all that a warm summer night should be. Looks like Tar is enjoying his rest.
michael dailey

Tar is very cute, and so is your house painting! :) Love the little door.

Yeah fireflies! Please imagine a sparkling christmas scene built up by the fireflies, that's the most wonderful experience I've ever had!

This is a beautiful piece, it's very kind of you to put a chair out there for the exhausted cat to rest!

As always, your illustrations are beautiful and whimsical. Thanks for stopping by!

So evocative of those long summer nights!

This is beautiful, Val! You amaze me!!

What a delightful illstration - your houses are magical! Like the pic of Tar too, like a little black panther, well camouflaged up there in the tree!

so lovely and summery and peaceful.
Finally all the fireflies came out a few weeks ago, I love those sweet gentle creatures!

delightful as always, love love love the black cat on the armchair!!!!

one thing is missing in it. me! he he. i really like this a lot.

and about mj, we have the same wish for him.

You did a great job of rendering the owl, Ginger. And I like the way you rendered the bark on the tree.

thanks for posting the finished product! this is really beautiful ginger!

Ginger,
It is wonderful. The texture on the owl, and the almost 3D appearance of the note is fantastic. It's intriguing.

This turned out lovely Ginger! Is that Hedwig perhaps, and little Harry Potter's hands??