New Paintings!

I was in the creative zone the other morning! I only broke from my reverie when it was time for lunch and my husband forced me to stop for nourishment. I made five -- FIVE! -- paintings in total and I love -- like love LOVE! -- all of them.

Last Hurrah

Yeah, you know all that talk about being inspired by the colors of nature in my last post? Maybe you think I've gone bonkers because this definitely doesn't look like the typical hues of the approaching autumn season.

But...let me show you the immediate predecessors of this batch of paintings: 

That's 6AM on the left and 6PM on the right,

inspired by dawn and dusk respectively.

From those more muted tones of pink and blue, I made my way to these brighter and more vibrant hues. Notice the basic combination of pink and blue remains.

Here's the rest in the series!

My Love...

...Delirium...

...and Smile and Nod. :)

I hope you love them as much as I do!

August Freebie

I find it interesting how my palette naturally starts darkening when the seasons begin to change. It shows just how much I'm influenced by the colors of nature. All the pinks I'm so fond of darken into more subtle rose tones and I begin to incorporate much warmer hues.

You can see evidence of the changing seasons in this month's free print, Autumn Rise.

The Postcard Project: Anemones + Ranunculus

This week's postcard was inspired by some egg-doodling I did for Easter:

I meant to keep it simple.

I tried so hard to keep it simple.

I love the busy end result though.

If only I'd painted wooden eggs instead of real ones.

Next year.

The Postcard Project: Stargazer Lilies

Oops! I got a little behind on my weekly Postcard Project. I don't even remember what was taking up so much of my time. When I finally got back on track after a two-week hiatus, I had fresh lilies in the house.

March's Freebie is Here Will be Gone Soon!

Just so you know, I meant to post an announcement about March's free download waaaay back at the beginning of the month. I forgot and now here it is, seven days until April. So, instead of a notice, let's call this a reminder:

Don't forget to snag this month's FREE print before it disappears!

G E T    Y O U R S    H E R E.

I printed mine on both white and pink paper.

The Postcard Project: Study of Peaches

This week's addition to the postcard project is a pretty pile of plump peaches.

Click here to purchase Study of Peaches.

The Postcard Project: A Soothing Bunch

I hope you all had a lovely Valentine's Day weekend, even if all you did was lay around in sweats with your kids, like I did. :) 

However, I managed to get up and paint a little postcard for you. This week, I was inspired by a lovely bunch of blooms I found at Trader Joe's. 

I flip and I flop on which I like best: bouquets that are all one type of bloom, which are visually pleasing to look at, or assortments of flowers that offer a variety of color and texture (they're so much fun to play with!).

The Postcard Project: Tulips and Peonies

After all the hectic scrambling last week, I decided to start on a larger piece for my own personal pleasure. Of course, I gravitated to flowers again. They're so relaxing for me to paint -- I get in the zone and before I know it, a peony has emerged.

Valentines: A Roundabout Story

When I started thinking about Valentines way back in December, ideas about using candy conversation hearts immediately came to mind. By the way, it is a BEAR trying to find conversation hearts for inspiration's purpose in December.

I debated whether to photograph them, paint them, or draw them. Turns out the original brand of hearts are very shoddily print. 

These were the best of the bag. Eeps.

The Postcard Project: Roses

This week has been crazy busy -- between commissions, logo designs, and custom state and country orders, I've been painting up a storm! All that said to justify the fact that I only painted one postcard this week. But, it's a lovely one!

February Freebie!

This month's free printable art celebrates love -- for yourself!

The Postcard Project: Flamingos

I got on a flamingo kick this past weekend -- and it was all brought on by our trip to an orchid grower!