Dream...

8 x 10 canvas

I created the butterflies with modeling paste, acrylic paint and stencils.

I'm not sure about the darkness of the piece. Any thoughts?

Have a wonderful day.

Enjoy!

It's about the simple things...

8 x 8 canvas
Oh, how true.
Enjoy!

Love is in the air...

Love is in the air

8 x 10 canvas

Love this color combination.
Enjoy!

You can never have too many Angels...

She enjoyed life

8 x 8 canvas

She's my third and favorite angel. Bought the butterfly paper to make my daughter's graduation card and saved every scrap, just love it.

Getting back into the swing of things, worked on a few pieces last night and have started a couple of new backgrounds this morning. September (art show) and October (exhibit) are just around the corner. Still working on my "numbers" photography art project, want to be able to begin to offer custom pieces by the first of September.

We are in for a week of rain so it's easier to stay indoors and create.

Have a great day.

Enjoy!

Life is good...

Yes, it is.
This is one of the pieces I just finished, totally loving it...

Life is good
8 x 8 Canvas panel
I continue to be inspired by the art of Christy Tomlinson.
Enjoy!

More backgrounds...

Lots of paint and stamping with various objects.

I adhered a piece of die cut paper to watercolor paper, added paints and oil pastels.

Love the dimension.

Hope you are having a great week.

Enjoy!

Backgrounds...

I've been working on backgrounds for future projects...

Layers of acrylics, oil pastels and ink using stamps, stencils and my fingers.

Enjoy!

Mixed Media...

Don't count the years, count the memories.

6x8 on watercolor paper

Our weather has been gorgeous and it's carried over into my art. I've been drawn to bright, cheery colors all week. This piece is a combination of acrylics, ink, rub ons and oil pastels.

Enjoy.,

Go...

Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart. -Confucius

10 x 8 on watercolor paper

One of my new pieces, very bright! My favorite process, layers and layers of paints, oil pastels and ink.

Hope you have a fantastic weekend!

Dream...

10 x 8 on watercolor paper

layers upon layers of paints, pastels and paper.

Hope you are having a great week...dream!

Art...

Light tomorrow with today.

5 x 7 on watercolor paper

Image courtesy of Dover Publishing

I've been lucky to have so much time the last week or so to spend in my studio, it's been quite productive. A few more hours this morning and then it's back to work, have a few orders for Photography Art. Here's to a great day, hope yours is fabulous!

Same products, different looks...

I still spend a lot of my time learning and experimenting. This is my most recent experiment using the same products on canvas to create different looks. These are 4 x 6 canvas panels to which I applied a thick layer of gesso and then used different items to create texture. I then applied color using 2 acrylics, 2 inks and 3 oil pastels using various methods. The only tools I used were a spray bottle, eye dropper and my fingers. I ended up with 3 very different pieces...

Bubble wrap was used to create texture on this one.

A comb was used on this one.

For this one I used a foam stamp, it's my favorite of the 3.
You are welcome to download these to use in your art.
Off to finish up another batch of Artist Trading Cards.
Have a great afternoon.

My favorite quote...

Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take but by the moments that take our breath away. Author Unknown
4 x 6 canvas panel
I have a collection of favorite quotes...this one is my very favorite.
Always searching for quotes to use in my work, if you have a favorite you would like to share, please do so.
Have a great week.

Settling back in...

The only bad part about vacation is that it comes to an end.
We had a fabulous week but it's time to get back to work.


Believe you can and you're halfway there. Theodore Roosevelt
10 x 8 on watercolor paper
Another fabulous quote!
Lots of catching up to do, have a great day!

A little time off...

Play - 8 x 10 canvas
Our vacation begins tomorrow and we plan to play! We have several days of day trips on our itinerary. Planning to visit Lexington, Charlottesville, Salem and Buchanan plus a few things to do locally. Maybe a bit of rest and relaxation while we are at it. 10 whole days...
Have a fantastic weekend and please be safe.

A favorite...

Not all who wander are lost. J.R.R. Tolkien
5 x 7 on watercolor paper

This is now one of my favorite pieces and I love the quote.
Happy Monday!

What a beautiful day...

The sun is shining, the birds are chirping, the air is cool, the simple things. Life is good.

learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow
6 x 8 on watercolor paper
acrylics, oil pastels, tissue paper, black pen, white gel pen, ink, stamps, stencils, gesso, vintage text
It took me several hours going through old books to find all the words for this piece, I think it was worth it, I love this quote.
Hope you have a beautiful day.

Dance...

To everything there is a season...and a time to dance. Ecclesiastes 3:1-8

6 x 8 on watercolor paper

acrylics, ink, vintage music, text and image, oil pastels, stencils, stamps

I cannot help but to think of Kevin Bacon, in Footloose, everytime I hear this verse. What a great movie, one I can watch over and over again.

Much to do today, off to get started.

Have a great day.

Friendship...

The language of friendship is not words but meanings. Henry David Thoreau
6 x 8 on watercolor paper
acrylics, oil pastels, rub ons, vintage image, gesso

I hope you have a great friend in your life. I lost my best friend 2 1/2 years ago and my life has never been the same. She was true and loyal friend, I miss her terribly. I dedicate this piece to her.
Have a great evening.

Confucius says...

Wherever you go, go with all your heart.
10 x 8 canvas
acrylics, gesso, stencils, stamps, oil pastel
This was a canvas that I had started and wasn't happy with so I applied a layer of gesso over the entire. The stenciling in black that I had done bled through the gesso. I applied several washes of acrylic and built on the textures left from the original piece.
Wherever you go, go with all your heart...have a great week!