Thanks to some photoshop lessons from my sweet neighbor, Donna, I have been creating lately. This started with tiny purple dots, then a grunge layer of teal over that, then white grids, then white swirl, teal swirl, and one of my painted flowers, a calla lily. Then I added the words of persistence. It was so fun to do, I hope you like it. xoxo
This picture is part of my new redesign of all the products that I sell. I have sold this saying for many years. Today I painted the paper-white flowers and added the brush lettered “Serenity” word. You wouldn’t think that the leaves would be the hardest part but I had to paint those leaves several times. Maybe yesterday just wasn’t a leaf day!
I painted these leaves as a background for one of my calligraphic pieces. I thought I would share them with you. Thanks so much for looking at my blog! Have a great day!
Since my show season was SO bad, I decided to reinvent my artwork. I did that at the beginning of the 90′s so I guess it is time to do it again. Now starting that process. I think that will take most of the winter!
My new artwork will feature more illustration and smaller calligraphy. I started with redesigning my business card and these flowers will be used on my card. Stay ...
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Hi, this is one of my new flower vases. It also looks pretty with a little votive candle inside. My big, huge, artshow this weekend was an unmitigated disaster except I was able to spend the weekend with my precious daughter from California. On Saturday I thought I was going to throw all my work in the waste basket and hang it up. On Sunday I got excited about recreating myself. Who knows what ...
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As I turned my calendar page over for the month of November, I thought that this is one of my favorite butterflies. I think the watercolor was really a happy accident but I like the way the tips of wings are green and then turn yellow, then orange, just like leaves in this season. I also like the quote too. To me, the quote signifies that we are all interconnected. Have a ...
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This is a little saying that I put on a bookmark a long time ago. I love the quote, more love, we all could use more love!
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