just you & me, tree

The original of "just you & me, tree" is now available at my Etsy shop.

Original is sold.

Prints are also available.

Happy Monday!

More Exotic Hardwood Paintings

dotted tree on Sapele

flower on African Mahogany

dandy on African Mahogany

I've finished 3 more paintings on that gorgeous exotic hardwood. That's it for my hardwood supply. These are so gratifying to paint for me. So simple and clean.

I have also been furiously painting some new pieces just in time for the holidays. These are VERY different from my other stuff and I'm really excited about them. They will be released on or before this Thursday.

Hardwood paintings are available here.

Back to painting...

Holiday Note Cards

"just you and me, tree" (original is sold)

"snowed in"

"isn't it beautiful"

"thaw"

For the first time I am offering a holiday note card set. This set includes 2 of each of my 4 holiday cards. The cards included are "isn't it beautiful?", "snowed in", "thaw" and my new holiday image for this year "just you and me, tree". The original of "just you and me, tree" will be released tomorrow.

The set is $24 so you get 2 free cards in the set.

Click here to purchase note card set.

The holidays are coming up FAST! I'm going to be releasing a lot of new stuff this week so...stay tuned.

Visionary Living Feature

A couple of months ago I was asked to write an article for the beautifully designed Texas magazine Visionary Living. They wanted to know what keeps me motivated and inspired, what challenges I faced going out on my own, and if I could offer any words of wisdom for those wanting to make the leap to follow their passions. It seems that a lot of people out there really want to leave their jobs and follow their dreams. I get asked these questions a lot through emails. I think partly because of my bio page on my website and how miserable I was at my last 9-5 job. So, I hope I can help someone out there to make the leap. It has definitely been challenging (especially in this economy) but I have never for one second doubted my decision.

You can read the magazine online. Just keep clicking to see my page (shown above) if you want to read my article. I think it is the 29th page in.

Hope you're all having a nice weekend. It is FREEZING here and I have a terrible cold. Hoping tomorrow will be better.

HUGE Original Painting Sale!

"you'll never know"

To get the holiday season off to a nice start I am having a 30% off sale of all of my original paintings in my Etsy shop. Just write "30% off" in your message to seller and I will refund the discounted amount to you promptly.

The sale begins Tuesday, November 2nd and goes through Friday, November 5th.

Click here to purchase paintings.

Can't believe it's November already. I'm working on some new stuff and hope to release it in the next couple of weeks. Until then, enjoy the sale and have a good week.

p.s. calendars are going fast so please get one now if you were planning to.

2011Calendars are Here!

I finished with these a little early this year so I thought I'd go ahead and release them. This is a limited edition of only 60 calendars and they always sell out so get one while you can. They make great gifts.

Also, stay tuned...I will be having a huge pre-holiday sale on original paintings next week.

Purchase calendars here.

Have a good weekend.

The Dry Goods Shop

This is what the store front used to look like.

I am a bit late on this but wanted to post it anyway. My prints can now be found at The Dry Goods Shop in West Asheville (right down the street from where I live). When we moved here 2 years ago we would drive by this store front all the time and wonder about it. It was called Meadows Dry Goods & Shoes. There was stuff inside but it looked like no one had been there in years. Like one day someone just said "I've had it with this Dry Goods store," and up and left. But then Leigh Anne Hilbert fell in love with the building and opened up her own Dry Goods Shop which features indie designers. You can find great clothing, jewelry and art. Leigh Anne is now a friend of mine and it's great being able to pop in and say hi when I'm out walking with Sam. If you live in Asheville, please check it out.

Happy Friday everyone!! My mom is coming this weekend so we are in deep cleaning mode. The weather is gorgeous. Just a slight crispness to the air and I am loving it. I'm ready to put the shorts and Teva's away.