I have been SO BUSY this weekend, but not the complaining-about-the-laundry kind of busy; rather, the I-might-get-tendonitis-from-all-this-painting kind.
It seems everyone is doing their Christmas shopping (buy handmade!) and thanks to a couple of reviews and blog posts in the past couple of weeks, I have received a good number of orders for custom name paintings. [...]

Filed under: Art, Gifties, Name Paintings, Random, Watercolor on November 29th, 2009 | No Comments »

Days like these can go one of two ways. It’s not uncommon for me to yell, “Serenity now!” and plop down on the couch with a glass of wine but tonight, I’m embracing the chaos and pretending to be Superwoman. Also with a glass of wine.

Filed under: Random on November 24th, 2009 | No Comments »

Now I know that there are some hardcore Twilight fans out there and don’t get me wrong. It was a pretty entertaining read, but if I want smoldering, dark and brooding I need only look across the dinner table.

Filed under: Mad Mom, Not painting, Procrastination, Random on November 21st, 2009 | No Comments »

I have a couple of paintings in the queue right now, but I’m just not feeling it yet. That is to say,  my studio is a mess and I can’t concentrate on anything until I get rid of the kids artwork (sorry kids!) and the dust bunnies and everything else (old printer) that gets shoved [...]

Filed under: Art, In the studio, Mad Mom, Procrastination, Random on November 15th, 2009 | No Comments »

Sometimes I find inspiration in unexpected places. Like Mad Men.

Filed under: Random on November 9th, 2009 | No Comments »