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A painting for Families of Autistic Children of Tidewater's annual Fundraiser.
F.A.C.T.'s symbol is a puzzle piece so I decided to create my painting on top of a glued, backed and primed puzzle.
The inspiration for this piece, as seen on the left side of my painting, came from a beautiful image by Ali Harper Photography.
And the finished painting ready in time for Camp 4 Autism's Party Under the Stars event this weekend. Hoping it helps raise a bit of money for their event!
To all who are celebrating this holiday.
A new series of tiny paintings
I have recently been creating a new series of tiny, 4x4 inch paintings inspired by images posted on Instagram. Going for a lighter touch by using watercolors or a combination of watercolors and acrylics.
I send the finished painting as a small token of thanks to those whose work fueled my inspiration. The floral cup of tea painting was shipped to Hong Kong and I received the following sweet note in return:
"I received your cute little painting in the mail yesterday, thank you so
much! I've placed it on the shelf next to my computer so that I can
feel the refreshment just by turning my head. :)"
Thereby adding more fuel to my Instagram encouraged fire.
A small painting of Peonies in a Pitcher
That big ball of fur taking over the image and most of my lap is actually our cat Roxy, who decided to grace me with her presence as soon as I started sketching.
One of the lessons I learned while raising my two children was how to go with the flow, so with cat on lap I finished two sketches.
Inspiration for this painting came from a lovely image I spotted on Instagram. The Corner House, run by Clare and Claire, is a lovely little shop in Dorking, England
The finished painting was carefully packaged and shipped off to The Corner House in thanks for letting me use their beautiful image.
Yesterday morning, while finishing up my 1950s Kate Spade inspired illustration, I received an e-mail invitation to place some of my artwork in The Creative Wedge, a new shop that will feature handcrafted gifts, American farmstead cheese and sweet delicacies. The owners, Sloane and Barbara, have been busy remodeling, painting, building and gathering items in preparation for their April 27th grand opening.
Thrilled to be invited, I hopped on my bike and headed up the road to check out the space and chat with the owners. The day was gorgeous and it felt great to get out in the fresh spring air.
Sloane, Barbara and their husbands have done an amazing job fixing up the retail space. Their shop is full of color and will be an awesome place to showcase artwork. I will be dropping off some of my pieces today and look forward to working with and supporting these two creative women.
If you are in the area, please stop by to champion this new business and those who have worked so tirelessly to get it up and running.
Kudos Sloane and Barbara - wishing you all the best!
After a long, cold spring it's nice to be able to move my work space out onto the front porch.
So I took my own words of advice and went outside to paint. As adults we need to remind ourselves every now and then to take a break from work or our busy schedules and bring back the joyous nature of play.
Just do it and have a great day!
Created with pencil and pen while watching The Voice - because I cannot just sit still!
Now if I can just keep my body as active as my mind I'll be in good shape!
The ladies return for another delightful morning of art.
“It took me years to learn to sit at my desk for more than two
minutes at a time, to put up with the solitude and the terror of
failure, and the godawful silence and the blank canvas. And now that I
can take it . . . now that I can finally do it . . . I'm really raring
to go."
Erica Jong
Finally looking like we might actually be done with winter!
I've been dying to get back out on the front porch and enjoy my morning cup of coffee as neighborhood kids head off to the bus stop, moms gather for a quick hello, and dogs play amongst it all.
It's such a pleasure to get a bit of work done while basking in a warm spring breeze and sunshine.
Even our cat Roxy wants to escape from her indoor confines to enjoy the wonders of Spring. So happy to shake off our winter coats and at long last relish the change of temperature!
