So anyone who follows me on Facebook or Twitter already knows a little something about this, but here is the whole story.
I’m going to Hollywood.
Okay, I’m not really sure if it’s Hollywood. But it is L.A. and it is for something Hollywood-related. The gift lounge for the MTV Movie Awards called and they want me [...]

Filed under: In the studio, MTV Gift Lounge, Mad Mom, Not painting, Random on May 25th, 2010 | 14 Comments »

It was a beautiful weekend. The sun was out (even though it is raining now!) the kids played outside with the neighbor kids all day, and my husband went for a long bike ride.
I had the house to myself.
So I did some painting.
Completed: May 9, 2010
Soundtrack: John Denver, Greatest Hits
Beverage: Diet Coke
Completed: May 9, 2010
Soundtrack: [...]

Filed under: Art, Dogs, In the studio, Painting on Yupo, Pet Portraits, Watercolor on May 10th, 2010 | 6 Comments »

Once upon a time I posted a photo of my studio in its cleanest state. Most of the time though, it looks a little more like this.
Oh look, there’s a meditation pillow that’s been used for pillow fights more often than meditation (never.) And a water dish that my studio cat Ron Weasley refuses to [...]

Filed under: Art, Beautiful Things, In the studio, Mad Mom, Not painting, Random on April 25th, 2010 | 2 Comments »

I’m sure I’ve been over this before, but it bears repeating. People have the best names for their pets.
There are many with “human” names – which is how we roll at the Rossman house.

Charlie (LOTS of Charlies)
Rhett
Bogart
Katie (LOTS of Katies)
Simon

I love freaking people out by talking about our cat Ron. “Ron’s in the hospital!” “Ron’s getting [...]

Filed under: Art, Cats, Dogs, In the studio, Painting on Yupo, Pet Portraits, Watercolor on April 24th, 2010 | 2 Comments »

When The Pioneer Woman awarded 14 of my mini portraits to contest winners on her site, I knew I was going to have to be organized about their production. Here’s how it went.
I started by taping up four pieces of Yupo because I’d decided to do  four paintings at a time. I kept dragging my sleeve [...]

Filed under: Art, Cats, In the studio, Painting on Yupo, Pet Portraits, Step-by-step, Watercolor on March 29th, 2010 | 32 Comments »