vaguely familiar...

01.22.07 14:27

 

 

Well, if this little painting looks familiar, that's because it is! I made something similar for the Santa Barbara art festival, and I decided to revisit it for the SCBWI conference. I think I'm going to work on it a bit more before I have it matted for the art display, but you get the idea.

 

I need to pick an image for my postcard for the conference, and I was wondering what you guys thought. I'm trying to decide between these three images...

 

 

a very busy Thursday..

01.25.07 15:25

"Secret Houses" available on etsy.

 

Hi Friends! I just posted a few paintings in the store.

 

Hope you are all having a nice Thursday. I'm off to the studio to paint a bit more for the Last Exit show.

 

Thanks to everyone for your SCBWI postcard suggestions! I think I'm going to go with "Stocking Up For Winter"...but I'm in the middle of a new painting that I think might work well too. I'll post it here tomorrow..

 

what's new monday

01.29.07 12:51

new mini paintings in the store!

 

Well it seems that I never posted the new illustration-y painting I've been working on.... It took a turn for the worst the other day, and hasn't recovered from it's fall from glory. Sadly, it's been banished to a dark corner of my studio until I can stop being mad at it. (.. a pretty good indicator that I could use some time away from the studio..)

 

Soon, I'm off to New York for a little creative re-charge time! Land of old friends, gigantico pizza slabs, cheap coffee, dog poo sidewalks, and painfully cold winter wind. Good thing I still have my jacket that looks and feels like a giant sleeping bag!

 

Here are some fun facts:

One year ago today we were getting ready to leave NYC to move to Oregon. (Wow, this year has gone crazy fast.)

Two years ago today, I was getting ready to launch this website!

 

On days like this where I feel nostaligic about time, I sometimes like to send emails to my future self ( Yes.. you really can send emails to your future self!) A pretty handy tool, if you want to make some psychic predictions, or just remind yourself to get a haircut.

 

Hope you are all having a fantastico Monday.