fresh picked whimsy

Second in a Series entitled "We Go Together"

My fascination with adding faces to inanimate objects in my illustrations stems from my childhood.

I remember vividly waiting with great anticipation for my mom to pour the scrubbing bubbles into the bathtub one particular day.  I thought for sure the little scrubbers with eyes and foamy bubbles would be zooming all over the tub to get the job done.  Imagine my disappointment when i discovered the lackluster activity coming out of the bottle.  As a little kid, I was so bummed.  It was a let down that i still think about every time i see a scrubbing bubbles commercial.  As an adult, i see the genius in the marketing. As an artist, I get a kick out of giving a little personality to everyday objects. 

This is what greeted us this morning.  And yet...a snow day still eludes my weary schoolchildren!  We are so over winter.  Hit the road, Jack (Frost)...bring on the sun!

This little piggy

I love word play.  Whenever i hear a fun phrase or idiom, i write it down for a future illustration.  I usually get an image in my head as soon as i hear it.  My little guy, G, came up with this one at bedtime last week.  I had it waiting for him on the kitchen table when he game down for breakfast before school this morning.  He was so excited that i used his idea.  He was beaming.

Yellow Monday

It was a very busy weekend and there is a lot of work ahead for the week.  There have been a couple of requests for the picture of my yellow wedding.  Keep in mind this was almost 17 years ago and the year was 1991.  It was a big wedding, we had big hair and had big, big fun!!!!!!  It was a fabulous yellow day.

A Proud Moment in Parenting

The following is an actual conversation that G (my 7 year old) and I had after school yesterday when I found his less than stellar spelling test in his backpack:

Mom:  "G, you flunked your spelling test.  What happened?" 

G: "I know, Mom, I couldn't help it."

Mom:  "Really, why?"

G:  "I just kept dreaming about donuts (he was deadpan serious and quite distraught about it)"

Can you really blame him?

Happy Leap Day! TGIF!

Testing the Waters

Hooray!!!! I did it!  I posted a few of my canvases in my Etsy store.  See what's in store!  I will be adding lots of new things over the next few days and weeks.  I am so very excited and anxious at the same time.  I didn't sleep a wink last night.  Deep breath...and a smile.  Have a good day!

First in a Series entitled "We Go Together"

This is the very first in a new series that i am working on.  It is inspired by my husband, Mark.  I am one lucky girl.  Nahhhhh, luck's got nothing to do with it...I'm blessed.

I am currently working on having prints made of some of my work. That way, I can hang on to the originals and sell a limited quantity of prints through my etsy store. 

I have to admit, i feel a bit naked and vulnerable putting my work "out there".  It is so personal and has mostly been confined to my sketchbooks and occasionally, my family.  It's different than when i paint a mural or, because in that case, i'm painting what someone else wants me to paint.  It's a bit intimidating.  I am going to keep posting a few of these on my blog before they go up in my etsy store, just to kind of test the waters.  I am usually a rip-the-band-aid-right-off kinda girl, but even as i type this the butterflies are having a party in my belly.