2012 Calendars 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 75 calendars and they always sell out so get one while you can. They make great gifts.

Also, stay tuned...mini paintings will be released in early November.

Purchase calendars here.

Have a good weekend.

New Painting for Halloween

"it's gonna be a long night"

My son Sam is REALLY into Halloween this year so I wanted to paint (for the first time) a painting for Halloween. I'm not really a fan of black and orange so I decided to go in a dark and spooky direction. I also really needed an image for the October page of my upcoming 2012 calendar.

Last year Sam was a knight in shining armor which included a sparkly cape that I attached myself (and that is pretty much the extent of my sewing skills). This year he is a zombie skeleton and the costume is pretty terrifying. What a difference a year makes!

And stay tuned...calendars and mini paintings/ornaments will be released in the next few weeks.

The painting is 12" x 12" and is titled "it's gonna be a long night" and is available here. Prints are also available here.

Happy Halloween!

Featured on Little Brown Rabbit Today

I am the featured artist on "Mummy Monday" today on the wonderful Little Brown Rabbit blog. I have "known" Emma for years and she is always so kind with comments and has even purchased an original painting from me. You can read about what an average day is like for me here.

Thank you so much to Emma for doing this. It was very difficult to find the time to paint once I had Sam but for all you new artist mom's out there that are struggling let me just say that it does get easier. The age 4 is a magical age and it comes with a lot of independence. Hang in there!

Thanks again, Emma!

First Day of Pre-School

Sam's first day of pre-school was today. Sniff, sniff. Last night I went into his room and he was sitting on the floor with his backpack. I asked him what he was doing and he said "Packing my backpack for school tomorrow." I looked in the backpack and he had 4 boxes of crayons and some Star Wars figures in there. So. Damn. Cute.

Ian and I both got teary-eyed dropping his off this morning but as soon as Sam got inside the school he turned to us with a big smile and said "Bye".

Picking him up was bittersweet. As soon as he saw us he ran to us with a look that I can only describe as "joyful". He was so happy and excited to tell us about his day. And then when he got close to us he fell and skinned his knee pretty badly. He cried all the way home but in between the tears he told us how much fun he had at school.

Ugh. It's going too fast. But I'm so proud of him.

New Originals

"stay"

"missing you"

"together in this crazy world"

"invisible"

"untroubled"

Five new originals and prints have just been listed on Etsy.

Click here to purchase paintings or prints.

New Originals on Exotic Hardwood

"ready?"

"waiting to fly"

"nothing better"

"solo mission"

I've pretty much taken the summer off. We had a huge landscaping project in our backyard and it took up ALL of my time and energy. But now that it's complete (I will post pics soon) I wanted to get a little painting in before I leave for vacation. Yay! We're going to Lake Champlain in Vermont. Can't wait to swim everyday and relax. Now I can feel good about doing nothing because I actually got some paintings finished.

I bought the wood for these pieces a few months ago. Walking into Cormack International is heaven for me. There are so many choices of gorgeous wood to choose from. But I fell in love with these.

Hope you are all having a great summer!

Click here to purchase originals.

New Original on Exotic Hardwood

"wild at heart"

I just couldn't resist going back to Cormack International to look at the beautiful hardwoods there. I found some really interesting blocks in wood that I haven't used before. So, needless to say I had to start painting on them. This first one is titled "wild at heart" and is on African Wenge which is a very hard wood used for floors and musical instruments. It is gorgeous. Very rich and almost black. Love! Hope you enjoy. There will be more...

Click here to purchase original.