UGallery: Artist in Focus

i'm honored to be the 

artist in focus 

today on

Ugallery.com

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getting ready to

start watercolor sketches on paper

for the next big one

thinking about  

attempting

a 

diptych

2 

48 x 48 inchers

yes,

that means the painting would be

96 x 48 inches

move over sofa, 

this painting's gonna be bigger than you

:)

change up

this morning

i walked into my studio and saw

circles, diamonds and paisley

on the easel

something wasn't quite right

too much green

so....

i added a bit of white and blue to the center flowers

see?

now, it's complete

u like?

Circles, Diamonds and Paisley

introducing

my latest

love

circles, diamonds and paisley

she's 24 x 24 inches

circles detail

diamonds detail

and there's the paisley

here's how she evolved

graphite sketch

blues

greens

and

pinks

gold and silver paint pens

and

yellows

changed my mind about the 2 center flowers

yep, they needed to be greenish

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:)

happy weekend

best of the web

very happy to be featured today on

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on my easel and living says goodbye

ahhhh, 

it feels so good to be back in the studio today

this is what's happening

here she is further along...

and, 

living left the studio this weekend

it was bittersweet to see this one go

for many reasons!

however, 

now 

i have the urge to paint a big one again

and

i'm thinking about going 

really

really

super

  big

new painting! summerscape

introducing

summerscape!

8 x 10 inches

i love nothing more than 

fresh flowers 

in a variety of containers

placed all around my house

detail

detail

for fun,

some in process shots

while I was working on summerscape,

i noticed that dots needed some more color...

so, i did just that

can you see the silvers, pinks and greens?

yummy

finally, 

this is what's hanging 

in my studio today

as always,

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and to purchase

:)

twinkle, twinkle backyard party

this image captures what i enjoy 

the most about summertime: 

outside fun full of good food and drink

and a good-looking tablescape with

fresh flowers and twinkle lights

now, take a little break to watch

how she was made

1484 photos came together to show you this

in case you were wondering,

this was my set-up

some detail snaps of twinkle, twinkle

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to see twinkle's details

what do you love the most about summertime?

design mom feature!

thank you 

gabrielle

for featuring our home on 

design mom (again)!

here's a peek

 twinkle lights in the back

little veggie patch in the front

of course, my labor of love

our painted steps

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happy times!