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on 11/30/2016
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autumn serenade
6x6, mixed media on canvas panel
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between a cute little bird and a wide eyed baby bear...an "autumn serenade".
this is the second (but it sure won't be the last) piece i created this summer when i was trying my hand at mixed media. can i just tell you what a total blast it was creating this piece?! so much fun and a bit out of the box for me as i am a SUPER DUPER AWESOME planner. seriously. it's one of my finer traits....i think so, anyway. ;) this little creation was kind of spontaneous....kind of....
i knew i wanted to do a bear with an autumn color scheme. the rest just kind of happened the more i kept adding different layers, different supplies...and, being my absolute own worst critic well, i'm rather pleased with the way it turned out. i mean, c'mon..look at the face on the baby bear...you just gotta love him. :)
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also, here's a
link to sweet ophelia...a colorful owl done in this same mixed media style.
perhaps 2017 will bring about some more of these little *experiments*....
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on 11/9/2016
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sakura kokeshi
12x12, acrylic on canvas
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had a few requests for PRINTS of my most recent commission since posting her last week (she is kinda cute...). she in NOW AVAILABLE in my
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if you'd like something custom created for your little one, please
email me and i will surely do my best to accommodate you.
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on 11/3/2016
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kokeshi commission
12x12, acrylic on canvas
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a few weeks ago i had a commission request for a little kokeshi from the sweetest lady via
etsy. obsessed with all things japanese/kawaii since birth, well she didn't have to ask me twice. ;) her response to the finished painting made the rest of my year..
."That is the cutest thing I have ever seen!! Thank you so much - I am so excited about it. It is perfect colors, perfect sweet girl. Our grandma was Japanese so it means a lot to us to have something to remind us of her!"
{PRINTS AVAILABLE NEXT WEEK!!}
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on 10/20/2016
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ophelia's nocturne
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this summer i wanted to try my hand at some small mixed media pieces. i decided to start with a theme of sorts as far as a color palette went....i chose just a few to start with...red, orange, teal and brown. from there two little creatures were born. ophelia here is the first.
mixed media was kind of new for me. i have so many art supplies laying around my home that instead of looking at all of them, well i wanted to try to actually USE them. my paintings/commissions are acrylic on stretched canvas so i never really get to play with my oil pastels or my inks (OMG-can we say "obsessed" now?!) or my tons of scrapbook papers and supplies, etc.
one day i sat down in between commissions and said "what the heck...let's give it a shot!" and so i did...and had a blast doing so. i used everything from paper to water soluble graphite pencils to palette knives to my fingers for this piece. even got some old sheet music from my keyboard ("ophelia" from tori amos to be exact-hence the name of this little owl) and went to town with that. a total blast this was-from start to finish.
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on 4/11/2016
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"sweet serenity"
9x12 acrylic on canvas
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the name of this little beauty.
inspired by
pantone's "GORGOIS" (as my FAVORITE make up artist,
Mally Roncal would say-please, that's a whole different blog post....LOVE that woman...i digress!) palette of 2016, featuring the colors, rose quartz and serenity (hence her name)...and my favorite, lilac grey (ironic, considering i am not a big lover of anything purple).
i'm kind of loving little miss serenity right now and i will be featuring her on some great products in my
Society 6 shop a little later in the week. until then....
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{below are some parts of the painting...}
By:
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on 3/21/2016
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new season. new week. new SALE!
10 STRAIGHT DAYS...EVERYTHING IN MY SHOP...HALF OFF!!!
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click on over and help me clean up my studio a bit...}
By:
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on 3/14/2016
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another peek into my step by step creative process....this one for the painting entitled, "the lucky one". done to commentate 2016's year of the monkey, this little cutie was lots of fun to paint.
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album and explanation of the step by step process, take a click over to my
Facebook page and maybe give it a "like" if you already haven't...and would be so kind. :)
speaking of PRINTS, i'm in the middle of opening up a
S6 (Society 6) shop which will feature my paintings on cool products from tote bags to tapestries, clocks to (duvet) covers. i'll post the link as soon as i get around to finishing setting up shop. meanwhile, click on over to the
S6 homepage and check out some other really wonderful artists. always awesome to see hard working, talented people have their masterpieces transformed onto products we can buy for ourselves to give away as gifts.
By:
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on 2/19/2016
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got around to curating my first little treasury on
etsy late last night (yay me!)....inspired by one of my favorite flowers (and recent paintings), the delicate and graceful snowdrop.
click on over and take a look at the exquisite handmade items i found in my search. they are simply stunning in their own right.
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silence of the snowdrops
8x10 acrylic oncanvas
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the other inspiration for this lovely treasury, my painting entitled "silence of the snowdrops". prints
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on 2/15/2016
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i thought it would be interetsing and fun to take a look into the creative process of my paintings...from thumbnail to sketch to paint palette(s) to the finsihed piece. i know i absolutely geek out looking at other artists WIPs so i thought i'd create a new album after each painting of the step by step process i use (and have used for YEARS) and share it with everyone. i work traditonally...pencil, paper, paint, canvas. i have much respect for the digital artists of the world yet for me, the passion and love will ALWAYS be in the traditonal tube of paint. old school...and proud.
for a look at the full album and step by step instructions, please click on over to my Facebook page...and perhaps give it a "like", if you would be so kind! :)
PRINTS of this beauty here. ORIGINAL PAINTING is AVAILABLE. contact me, if interested.
By:
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on 2/10/2016
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i have yet to find another vendor who does as FABULOUS of a job as
FAA. in my on line travels, i have seen many vendors/POD (print on demand) companies that offer tote bags but with the image only sitting as a small rectangle/square in the center of the bag therefore leaving the rest of the bag as just bare canvas. what i love most about FAA's bags is that the image/painting encompasses the whole entire bag. they offer 3 different sizes~13x13, 16x16 and 18x18. the
bag above is 16x16. it's the perfect mid size bag for me to cart around my pencils and 9x12 and 11x14 sketchbooks. in the pic below, the
mermaid is the 13x13 size and the
fire goddess is 18x18. i have several of these bags and they are gorgeous...every single one of them. good quality canvas and excellent printing quality. clear and precise and the color is spot on.
so, click on over to my
shop at FAA and get one for your little girl or even for yourself. oh, and don't let my horrendous photography skills scare you away. i'm just a painter. :)
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on 2/8/2016
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"the lucky one"
6x6 acrylic on canvas
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here's to 2016 and the year of the monkey! this is beautiful little Mei Lin. she comes to bring good fortune with her
lucky mandarin orange.
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"the lucky one" is sized at 6x6, acrylic on canvas. what a lovely little addition she would make to your home, bringing good fortune and happiness along with her.
{hey, i was working on her when my man Peyton won the SB yesterday so she is lucky for sure! :)}
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on 1/31/2016
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silence of the snowdrops
8x10 acrylic on canvas
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winter, my favorite season. meet Eyra...."silence of the snowdrops".
this is my most favorite painting i have ever done. i am a winter lover through and through and nothing will ever change that. snow, icicles, cold air, snowdrops....i love all of it. tried a softer color palette for this piece to (hopefully) convey that frosty feel that winter brings and i also tried a bit of a new technique (which i am currently obsessing over)...
MULTIPLE coats of gesso on an already pre-primed canvas. i. am. smitten. i wanted something smoother, something that didn't *eat* the paint like the very lightly pre-primed canvas did. i tossed around painting on wood but then didn't want to have to go down the road of heavy shipping rates being that the wood is considerably heavier than canvas. plus, i love canvas....painted on it since i was a little girl when i got my hands on my first paintbrush so i kind of have a sentimental attachment to it (big surprise, what am i NOT sentimentally attached to?!). anyhoo...i have found that 6 coats (yes, 6) got me the texture (or lack of) that i was seeking. applied in alternate directions (one app-vertical, next app-horizontal...and so forth) with LIGHT sanding in between...paint applied like a dream. time to start buying gesso in buckets...:)
beautiful little Eyra is for sale as a PRINT
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see, winter can be beautiful...:)
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By:
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on 1/26/2016
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crazy couple of weeks (hence the lack of blogging-*hangs head in shame*) but i've been busy and that's a very good thing!
another good thing? i FINALLY got my SNOW!!! over 30"....not too shabby!
and what's the greatest thing that's happened to me in the last 2 weeks? wait for it, wait for it....PEYTON MANNING IS SUPER BOWL BOUND!!! (should have just done a whole separate post for this one....LOVE THIS MAN) i cried like a baby. EVERYONE who knows me personally knows how much respect and love i have for this man...and have (loyally) for almost TWO DECADES. never wavered once. knowing this may be his last rodeo, well i want him to go out BIG! no one is more deserving. prayers and fingers crossed for a SB WIN on 2/7/16....although this man will ALWAYS be a WINNER to me! love you, Peyton Manning.
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on 1/10/2016
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so sometime this winter, i'd really love to see some snow...until then, i'll have to paint myself a beautiful winter muse. and that's exactly what i've been working on....
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on 12/31/2015
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thanks for a very productive year and an even bigger THANK YOU to everyone who purchased my art, as i am constantly humbled each and every time.
looking forward to new paintings, drawings and just a super creative 2016! oh, and if i could get SNOW in there....;)
MANY BLESSINGS TO ALL FOR A VERY HAPPY AND HEALTHY NEW YEAR!
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on 12/25/2015
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{a little flashback friday....the Christmas edition}
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on 12/24/2015
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Merry Christmas Eve from this little fire starter! 30% off
Serafina all day long!
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on 12/23/2015
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2 days til the DECEMBER DISCOUNT DAYS come to an end. which means 2 days left til Christmas! how the heck did that happen?! wow! talk about time flying by like Santa and his reindeer....geez.
on that note, my tribute (for a lack of a better word) to my favorite musical maven,
Tori Amos is today's
FEATURED PRINT. it was inspired by one of my favorite songs of her entitled "ribbons undone" (same title as the print). Love Tori. Love red hair. Love bows. Love ribbons...(you get the point).
and now the song that inspired the painting...enjoy, friends!
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on 12/22/2015
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so, today is officially WINTER!!! well, i am ecstatic about that as it is and always will be my favorite season. however, i may have a bone or two to pick with Mr. December. this month has been more like spring than any December i can remember....and that bums me out. hopefully, at some point. Jack Frost will decide to pay me a visit. i miss him.
on a happier note....today is officially the first day of WINTER!!! and this beauty is today's
FEATURED DRAWING! the lovely and pristine, Crystal.
{on a side note, i'm wearing RAIN boots to the post office today instead of SNOW boots. can i just say how wrong that is?! :( }
***last year on this day, i was snapping pics with Jack Frost....my forever love.***
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on 12/21/2015
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first things first...is it really only 4 days til Christmas?! wow. ok, i digress...
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FEATURED PAINTING is this sweet little bluebird. reminiscent of spring? i'm sure. fitting, considering this Christmas will not be white (thanks, global warming. you stink). so, little Blue Rhapsody here is trying to make it easier on me...the warm temps in DECEMBER. :(
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on 12/20/2015
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a green eyed, lily loving beauty is this twentieth day of December's
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{"green eyes, yeah the spotlight shines upon you..."~Coldplay}
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on 12/19/2015
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today's
FEATURED PRINT...a little piece of Halloween in December. the sweet and shy Sally from Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas (my favorite).
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on 12/18/2015
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hard to believe we are already 18 days into December....and it's not feeling one teeny tiny little bit like winter here on the east coast (very upset about this). on that note, today's
FEATURED ORIGINAL DRAWING has more of a spring vibe to her (fitting for 65 degrees...in December). beautiful little Blossom is 40% off today.
{thinking winter thoughts....:)}
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{perhaps he's dreaming of SNOW. God knows i sure am....}
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on 12/16/2015
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today's
FEATURED PRINT...her royal highness, Cinderella. or, as the adorable little mice liked to call her, "Cinderelly Cinderelly". :)
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