These little paintings have become my morning warm up. I can’t wait to get started and find it hard to put them aside and work on orders and portraits. Here’s another I recently did. I will have quite a few at little winter and several at the Crafty Wonderland pop up shop.
I suppose I am a true Northwesterner as I love when the rain comes and I can turn on lamps, light candles and put a fire on. The past few weeks we’ve been having a blue sky fall, which is quite nice also. Hopefully it will hold out for a trip to go pumpkin picking this weekend. (confession: I had pumpkin pie for breakfast, mmmm) Anyhow, here are a few more wee paintings that have a very winter feel. I’m off to go riding then some more painting. Have a wonderful weekend!
Yesterday I mentioned the new series of tiny paintings I have in the works to debut at little winter. What I didn’t share is, that I am addicted to these little guys! I think it’s because they are so different from the large paintings I have been working on that can take months to complete. It is a nice break to sit down and see a thought through to completion so quickly (they are 4″x4″). Oh, and they will all come framed. This is my new favorite of the ones I’ve completed so far.
A tiny peek at the tiny paintings that I will have at Little Winter!
more to come!
It was nice and foggy this morning when I walked the kids to school. I love a good foggy morning! These are some images of our front windows, I think they are so beautiful.
A new painting! I will have prints available soon. In the meantime, happy weekend!
from last night…
I just got in a new batch of postcards to include with orders etc. I love getting a new fresh box of postcards!
I will be at an event for Portland Fashion week tomorrow showing some paintings! If you’re going to be there, please stop by and say hi! It’s going to be a great mix of fashion, art and music. The opening night features:
Designers:
- Adam Andreas
- Idom
- R. A. W. by Rio Wrenn
- Dawn Sharp
- Laura Allcorn
- Sword & Fern
- Pinkham Millnery
- Filly
Artists: Jesse Reno, Isaac Bushkin, Michele Maule, Lisa Golightly
Bands: XOXO
for more info and tickets go here
These are a couple new paintings I’ve been working on for a bit. The first is quite large and still has a little more work to go. The second is quite small and just completed.
loving the patina of age and use on this easel that my dad gave me
feeling like bad mom of the year after absent mindedly giving my daughter a sunscreen stick (thinking it was a glue stick) for a homework assignment (note that at a quick glance they look very similar and actually works for approx. 12 hours after which time everything starts peeling off)
blushing (thank you Victoria!)
looking forward to a mom’s night out tonight at a restaurant I’ve been wanting to try
painting, drawing and printing like a mad woman while listening to this book for my book club (just started it but already insanely fascinating)
how’s your day?
exploring texture
A quick note to let you know that I have added a few new prints to my etsy shop. Also, I finally got around to putting some more originals in, as well.
or as I like to refer to it, crazy squirrel season. I will be so happy when I can go a day without trying to avoid a) a squirrel in crazy to bury as many nuts as he can mode, running in front of my car and then stopping b) one of his squirrel cousins that did that, and is no more. Anyhow, spring used to be my favorite season, but the last few years fall has been giving it a run for its money. I saw these photos over at la porte rouge and they pretty much sum up what I would consider the perfect fall day.
Toast, please stop. You are killing me. The clothes (yum) but also the little videos for each piece.
(thank you to Olivet for reminding me how amazing their stuff is)
We made our annual trip to see the Chapman swifts last night. Always magical. There was hardly anyone there, I’m assuming because of the threat of rain. It was perfect viewing until the last few dropped in and the downpour started. It actually made it more fun, we were all soaked to the bone and laughing.
I’ve really been enjoying letting myself play in the morning before getting down to it. Here are a couple examples.
Have a wonderful weekend, I think our skies will be looking suspiciously similar to the above paintings (which I secretly love)!
pssst! I have a giveaway happening today over at a cup of jo for a portrait sketch print!
Portlanders, have you seen Portland Bingo? Did you laugh as hard as I did? Seriously clever and funny, so not surprising it was put together by artists Amy Ruppel and Bishop Lennon. Some of my favorites are tall bike, bearded man, tiny horse and naked lady club (do you get to mark bonus points for a naked lady on a tall bike?). Speaking of Amy Ruppel, the small wax drawing I purchased came and it is so delicate and quiet, I love it.
