Crown of Stars

this should be going up on day 2 of Old Louisville Springfest.... again, please with me luck :)

and look at my beautiful little muse in this painting! I am so lucky to have her....

Flying Sparks

today is the first day of the Old Louisville Springfest.... and I'm not writing this today, I have no idea how to post to the blog from my phone. wish me luck anyways, the weather is supposed to be beautiful :)

and didn't this one turn out just gorgeous?

Naomi as Ophelia

headed up to Louisville! well, going to be spending the night in West Virginia.... anywho, love you guys! come and see me at the Old Louisville Springfest tomorrow and Saturday!

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No idea where this one is going, so I should probably cast it aside while I still have time, and worry about it after the show.... I doubt I can though :)

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I'm thinking.... "Naomi as Ophelia"

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just trying to get ready to head up to Louisville on Thursday!

another one just started!

just started this one!

trying to get ready for the Old Louisville Springfest, coming up next weekend.... my goodness, time flies by too fast!

Nest

18"x24"

Just having some fun with this one! Nests are a personal symbol or something, I guess- these things that keep popping up in my art without me planning for them :)

Summertime

9"x12"
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No explanation required :)

commissioned portrait...

and isn't it fun? This one was an interesting challenge, because I was working from a picture of her as a little boy... a friend of mine commissioned this for her wife, who has "transitioned" to being a woman- so thoughtful of her, and I'm glad I could be a part of it :)

Pollinate

16"x20"
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Bees are awesome.... I really want to get some! I've planted so many flowers I think they'd be happy here.

Constellation

12"x16"
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Cute little owl at night....

Round Red Door

16"x20"
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Happy, warm little hobbit house :)

Sheltered

16"x20"
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Dream Sketch

yay, it's May!

Doodling for Whimsical Women!

sorry I've been gone for a few days.... aren't these cute? they'll be at the Whimsical Women Art Festival in Chapel Hill NC at the Village Green at Souther Village on Saturday (the 4th), from 10 am to 3 pm.... come out and see me!

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for Whimsical Women in Chapel Hill.... a week from today. Geez, where does the time go? If I'm AWOL a lot over the next few weeks, please forgive me....

Tiny Sushi II

2"x6"
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.... so I did another one, to go with it. Aren't they so cute together?

Tiny Sushi

 2"x6"

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Look what I found while getting ready for Whimsical Women! Yay!

Glazed Monut

5"x7"
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Om nom nom!

And now.... off to bed! We got a lot of gardening type stuff done today, and are all tuckered out.

Swirled Donut

5"x7"
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Monuts strikes again! They had a much cooler name for it though, Zebra something or other.... oh, well. It was delicious :)

Garlic and Shadow

5"x7"
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And a proper daily again! I have missed doing these. And garlic is always so beautiful.

I just hope it warms back up again soon, I've been in a horrible mood ever since this cold front hit :-/

'nother lovely commission....

because you can never do too many nursing paintings.... <3 p="">

and the other one!

you know, because they're a diptych, or a set, depending.... sorry about not posting yesterday!

Almost-done commission!

Swimming Among the Dandelions

12"x16"
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There. A finished one! A goldfish swimming over a beautiful field of dandelions.... above, among.... ah, well, I'm a painter, definitely not a wordsmith!

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hm.... this pic came out decidedly weird. but I'm having fun doing all these paintings of Naomi, and the backlighting is especially delightful!

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all curled up.... I want to add bits of eggshell, like she just hatched, but I haven't figured out how to do that yet....

Rise

9"x12"
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I really do love goldfish! This one was a lot of fun to paint.

Today was a great day, too! I planted soooo much in the yard- a bunch of kinds of tomatoes, a couple kinds of peppers, poppies, bee balm, nicotiana, chives, french tarragon, artichokes, sweet marjoram, sweet mace, a couple kinds of sunflowers.... springtime is so wonderful!

Everything is covered in pollen, the whole world smells of wisteria, and I got to paint a goldfish :)

I don't know if she's done, or what to call her!

16"x20"

.... but I think she's amazing either way :)

Swimming Away

5"x7"
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Just keep swimming, just keep swimming, just keep swimming swimming swimming.....

Sungold

5"x7"
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Just a happy little tomato plant :)

Mermaid Thoughts

12"x16"
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My amazing, magical little girl again :)

Golden

9"x12"
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Just delicious :) I have a couple of amazing friends who do fairy hair, and they dress up like fairies... well, steampunk fairies..... anyways, I fell in love with the whole corset and bustle thing!

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The Golden Egg

12"x16"
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My amazing, beautiful little girl :) I think this is very much in my little "magical realism" genre, don't you? The hoodie is *actually* green, and actually belongs to my baby sister, but Naomi was borrowing it and just looked so adorable. The grey just made sense to me, but so did the golden egg, so obviously my judgement is a little warped....

Citronge Patron

5"x7"
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Booze! Really, though, it is just a beautiful bottle and caught my eye this afternoon. Had to bring that little painting I "saw" to life!

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My magical little girl :)

Dandelion VI

5"x7"
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And another one, all blown away....

Dandelion V

5"x7"
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Happy little Dandelion! Spring is finally here, I think.... or will be tomorrow :)

:)

9"x12"
isn't this a lovely little commission?

Wild Thing

11"x14"
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Kids are awesome. Especially when there's a motorcycle helmet and some goggles too :)

Transformation

12"x16"
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My lovely, amazing little muse, and a deer skull my mother found in the woods in Pennsylvania and brought back for me. I feel so blessed. And amazed by what all a painting can be! Something silly and playful but a little bit dark can also be about shamans and ancient history and growth all at the same time :)

Lovers

12"x16"
private collection

A commission I finished recently- I love how it came out! Especially with the slight halo around the figures :)

Coconut Dream

5"x7"
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Om nom nom nom..... a coconut dream donut from Monuts!

And Naomi and I just transplanted six dozen little seedlings into their little peat pots, and somehow we STILL have more to transplant- I think I may have overdone it! And for reals, Spring needs to get here already. The weekend should be beautiful, but then it's going to get cold again, and I'm so tired of winter.... sniffle sniffle sniffle..... *cue the crickets*

At the Fountain

16"x20"
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Where did this come from? I have no idea! Sometimes a painting comes into your mind and you have to just roll with it.... I do seem to be developing a bit of a *thing* for helmets, though, don't I? Interesting.

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sorry about missing yesterday, my sweet ones! I got to go and hang out with two wonderful, amazing artists- Jude Harzer and Tim Sheaffer. It was a wonderful day, but no painting happened at all. I take that back- Naomi did some lovely paintings while us grown-ups were talking (ack! am I a grown up? how did that happen?)

so, two works in progress for you, and more to come tomorrow :)