In my Studio

Simply Busy

Absolutely and completely immersed in creating.

 Sketched, Painted, Fired and Shipped:

Two House Portrait Platters

 Six House Portrait Ornaments

One wedding portrait ornament

One baby portrait ornament

Eleven portrait ornaments sketched, painted and in the kiln

And more orders on my table...

Yup ~ engaged, swamped, up to my neck, busy as a bee, hard at work and loving it.  Tis the season!

Monday in the Studio

Paintings in Progress

 ANOTHER PEAK INTO MY MONDAY MORNING PAINTING CLASS

 

As the artists continue to work on their paintings.

In the studio

Saturday Paint Fest

 Christmas orders sketched, painted, outlined and now in my kiln for the firing process...

Packaged and Shipped

Custom ornaments that were kiln fired on Thursday, then packaged and shipped on Friday...

Time to Relax

A fire in our fire pit, a glass of wine, a plate of cheese and crackers and the company of my husband are my rewards for a full days work.

Cheers!

Custom Orders for Christmas

Personalized gift ideas

One thing I love about the holiday season are the unique requests I receive from those who want to give a meaningful keepsake gift.  Below are two recently created custom orders.

House portrait painting on 5x7 inch canvas

A simple rendition of a house sketched and painted with acrylic paints on a small canvas for a new home owner who loves purple and plans on painting the shutters and doors in her color of choice.   This was a custom request from a buyer who wanted a house portrait, rendered in my whimsical style, on a tiny/small canvas as a gift for a good friend. 

This ornament was created for my customer's friend who had published her first book this past year.  The ornament features the cover of her book, "Who's faster?" with the authors name and 2012 written on the back.  A fun keepsake gift from a very proud friend.

I voted!

From the studio

A few more custom portrait orders

Tropical Storm Sandy

Stirring up a little bit of water

at the beach

AS SEEN FROM THE SAFETY OF MY CAR

ON ATLANTIC AVENUE

ON THE BOARDWALK

IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD

STREETS UNDER WATER:

AND - CARS UNDER WATER

WHOOPS!

SAFELY BACK HOME

HUNKERED DOWN FOR THE REST OF THE STORM

Hoping all stay safe and away from high water on the roads.

An Artful Halloween Party

Every year this clever couple goes all out in decorating and preparing for their annual Halloween party much to the delight of their invited guests.  From the eerie ornamentation outside the front door, to the spine-chilling stairway, on up to the awe inspiring trimmings that cover almost every inch of their home.  As someone who appreciates this attention to detail I invite you to -

Enjoy the fruits of their labor...

The current event couple who should have won 1st prize in the costume contest due to originality and attention to detail - but we won't hold that against the judiciary for their controversial oversight.

A huge thank you to our host and hostess for a frightfully fun evening.