I loved this photo that a client sent me of her two children at the beach. I was excited to paint it from the moment it showed up in my email box and I was not disappointed by the process.
The photos I receive from clients are all over the board as far as quality, lighting, [...]

Filed under: Art, Painting on Yupo, Portraits, Watercolor on March 21st, 2010 | 4 Comments »

It seems like forever since I’ve posted a finished painting, so here’s one now. The photo reference for this portrait was taken on the day Tinkerbelle (the cockapoo) came home from the animal shelter. Isn’t that sweet? Look how the dogs are “holding hands.” Ohmigosh.
 Completed: March 15, 2010
Soundtrack: Podcasts of “This American Life” from NPR
Beverage: [...]

Filed under: Art, Dogs, Painting on Yupo, Pet Portraits, Uncategorized, Watercolor on March 20th, 2010 | 3 Comments »

Wow. So yesterday The Pioneer Woman selected the winner of her cat photo contest and awarded one of my mini-portraits to the 14 runners-up! The winning cat photo will absolutely kill you, so take a look. Of course, I’m partial to “husky” felines.
So I’m going to be very busy, which is great. And also I [...]

Filed under: Art, Cats, On the web, Painting on Yupo, Pet Portraits, Watercolor on March 16th, 2010 | 6 Comments »

I’m working on my first ever commissioned illustration for a magazine, and I’m pretty excited about it. It’s a gardening publication, and the article is about getting children excited about gardening, with specific instructions on building a bean pole teepee.
Okay, so I’m a portrait artist. My entire artistic premise is to paint what I see [...]

Filed under: Art, In the studio, Mad Mom, Watercolor on March 15th, 2010 | 2 Comments »

When I’m not painting, I’m either at my real job, or busy being a mom-chauffeur-housekeeper-cook. My kids don’t differentiate weekdays and weekends, rather – school days, mommy days and family days.
Always working, always busy, always, always, always.
Saturday was a rare day when we were all at home, all day. We decided to use the annual pass that will [...]

Filed under: Beautiful Things, Mad Mom, Not painting on March 15th, 2010 | 2 Comments »