Forgive me for my summer laziness around these parts. We’re in the last stretch of summer break and as much as I enjoy having the kids around, I’m looking forward to the daily routine of school. So next week I will finally (FINALLY) share all the pieces I worked on last spring and this summer. A small preview here, but they will all be up and for sale on September 1st. Have a wonderful weekend (here’s one of my personal favs)
see just a few here
I am planning a little studio redo this fall. Right now it has carpet. Carpet and painting don’t live well together. Case in point the huge red paint stain in the middle of the room (which my husband only recently came upon 
. So we will be putting in a new floor and while we have everything out, I am going to put a lot of thought into how it gets put back together. Here are some images I’m using as inspiration. (Though what I’d really, really like are high ceilings with huge skylights, sigh)
I am painting most of the space white except for the interiors of two closets that are spaced just as in the first image. The interiors are going to get a few coats of my very favorite paint, Farrow and Ball ‘off black‘. The opposite wall in my studio I am also painting with ‘off black’. I am also planning on white/grey floors and a long wood work surface in addition to the work table I already have. So hopefully in a few months time I will have a much more efficient work space that is a bit softer on the eyes!
Images: shiny squirrel, seen and said , anthro, aubrey road
Another busy day today, have a happy weekend!
(photo is what was left behind on my work suface after finishing up a project yesterday)
I first saw images of this on pinterest and was immediately intrigued. These are posters are for a new single by the band Dry the River in collaboration with Xavier Barrade of FOAM. So brilliant…
Here are some paintings I’ve completed recently. Prints to follow in my etsy store soon…
I used up the last of my gold spray paint the other day. We had some vases that I just didn’t use, so I thought, why not? Here’s the result. Have an awesome weekend!
So I was recently cleaning my studio (something way, WAY past due) and was replacing my work table surface with fresh canvas. I cover my big work table where I due most of my painting with canvas so I can just make a mess and not worry about it. I think the smudges and drips left behind from are quite pretty, so I took a couple of pieces and saved them. One section got stretched onto a 10″x10″ wood frame and a smaller 4″x4″ section got framed. I will be putting these up in my etsy shop later today if anyone is interested!
Here are some pics I took of a recent painting from beginning to end. It is a HUGE painting (acrylic on paper) roughly 3ft by 5ft.
The last few personal paintings I’ve completed have a common thread. I suppose it was only a matter of time before horses became a subject of my work….
For some reason, I find myself doing a lot of my painting on the floor recently. I’ve been doing some work on large paper and like being able to spread it out and see it all at once. Unfortunately, this also means our dining room has paints and brushes and all sorts of messy rags about. Ah well, such is life I suppose!
a few more
I should have the last few uploaded to share later today.
I am excited to FINALLY be able to share some new paintings I’ve been working on. I will have prints of these (and a few other newbies) as well as some new little paintings this Saturday at West Elm.
I spotted this on pinterest the other day and instantly decided this project was in my future. Lotta Jansdotter took some plain white tea cups and drew on them using porcelain pens. I see a summer activity in the future for the kids and I.
(photo via Lotta Jansdotter)
at another piece I hope to have completed soon. I feel like a bit of a tease, but I want to have more completed before I share this new project. (hopefully very soon!)
I hate to think how many times I’ve left the house with paint on my face. This time, at least, I caught it before stepping out.
(I briefly contemplated adding a matching slash and the other side for effect)
I saw this on pinterest and it made me laugh, thought I’d share.
I am in a happy place (thank you hot bath, glass of wine and a stack of magazines)
looking forward to hanging my show at Tilde tomorrow
loving working on work (portraits and other commissions)
happy to say I’d still say ‘I do’ 14! years later (and jealous of all the great resources out there for brides these days. I’d totally go for a dress by Elizabeth Dye if we were to do again)
living for my new project and sharing it with you (though a bit nervous as it is such a departure for me artistically. here’s another peek!)
I hope your Monday morning is treating you well! I wanted to share a quick little project I did this weekend. It started with of all things dragon wings for my daughter’s 5th grade play. I bought some gold spray paint to use as a base and had some left over. So, I took a cheap ikea plate (I think it was $2.99) and painted it. Warning, gold spray paint is incredibly addictive. I am now searching for something else to spray. I also painted a dish a matte black and left one white. I am going to use them as a jewelry catch for pieces I wear often.
