good morning, morning

this is how i would like to start my mornings!

tea, juice, crossiant w/jam and sparkling water

+

flowers galore 

=

:)

left side detail

center detail

right side detail

how it went down

pencil sketch and

primary colors get the party started

had to stop to think about the background

oh, what to do, what to do...

i added the finishing touches with my 

painting partners close by

note: i'm the one that ended up without a chair

you do what you gotta do, people

size, price, medium?

go here

Living with Kids

i'm seriously excited about this

scoot on over to Gabrielle's lovely blog, 

Design Mom

see more pics and read the interview

here

big, bumpy and green

this is what's in the works

it's big

it's bumpy

it's gonna be green

here's a shout-out to sadie and eli 

for playing so well together 

while i put a bunch

of gesso on this baby

holla s and e!

confetti

she loves a party

here's her story

she started as a quiet drawing 

with a washy background

then she wanted brighter colors

and insisted that i invite acrylics to the party

i did

acrylics can really get a party rockin'

she's jumping!

can you see?

a closer view

details?

head on over here

party on

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holla!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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happy december!!!

this is what i've been up to today

have you started decorating yet???

you better!

it is dec. 1st

afterall

Part of His Room

say what?

 introducing

Part of His Room

8 x 10 inches

yep, 

i've been craving abstracts

i know. it's not totally abstract, but

it's pretty abstract for me

this is how he started

i really like the floor. 

i had fun playing with the browns and yellows

guys need flowers in their rooms too, right?

um...this is not my snack. i promise

eli was snacking while sitting on my lap (for a brief time)

finished chair detail

who doesn't love a little shimmer in chair legs?

final flowers detail

pink, red, yellow with hints of orange and purple :)

i'll take 2 bouquets, please

black and white rug detail

pattern. check!

go here for his details

making of poppy chairs

Big Half of a Poppy Chair was first

pillows done

working on adding color and 

water to the flowers

they wanted their portrait taken together

big poppy is thinking about having a lighter background

...then

she changed her mind

see final image here

and, she is so excited to announce that 

she is on the way to her new home!

next

Half of a Purple Poppy started as a graphite sketch 

just like all of my paintings

then came reds, pinks and oranges

multiple colors start to appear

it's getting exciting!!!

there was no question, this one wanted to be purple

see final image here

wonder where will purple poppy end up

half of a poppy has multiplied

introducing

half of a purple poppy

detail

detail

and her dear friend

big half of a poppy chair

 detail

detail

and then there were three

go here and here for details!

collage as sketch

yanother idear for a paintin'

i'm really, really, really wantin' to add pattern to a paintin'

don't ask me why i'm writing like this. 

it's friday and the babysitter's almost here.

holla!!!!!

happy weekend, y'all

still sketching

today

getting inspiration for my black and white painting 

from gwyneth paltrow

this is what i'm thinking about now

large horizontal canvas with cropped 

black and gray chandelier

and, 

i can't stay away from color too long

here's a sketch for a large colorful chandelier with rug 

against an olive green background :) 

this one's going to be fun!

finally,

some ideas for smaller watercolor paintings on canvas

having fun brainstorming

thinking

about a large black, white and gray painting 

with chandelier and windows

it would be a challenge for me not to use color.

let's see if i can pull this off...

don't worry, 

the chandelier won't look like an 

upside down spider in the actual painting.

okay, maybe it will :)