love you more

love 'ya, mean it!!

happy valentine's day, sweet bloggy friend!

xox

{supplies:  strathmore 400 series 140 lb. CP w/c paper,

daniel smith watercolor, .3 graphite pencil}

sign language

just when you're feeling your paint palette has

a little too much blah and too much blue....

i'm here to remind sweet, artful you.....

that you are a shining star, 

a-okay awesome, 

and majorly magnificent.....

and the signs are all around you to confirm it!

{p.s. and by-the-way.....you rock, fabulous art-girl!!} 

xox

{supplies:  walls notebook, faber-castell polychromos colored pencils,

micron pens, graphite pencil, white pastel pencil, uni posca white pen}

stand up eight

i've been on a path to better watercolor the past couple of years,

and that means practice, practice, practice.

but i've noticed that after all that practice, 

some days (actually many days!) it doesn't seem to look much better!

so i decided to switch gears and open my long-lost walls notebook.... 

....and remind myself of some really good advice:

if at first you don't succeed....

try, try again!

looks like it's time to get my paintbrush back out.....

but oh, how i love my walls notebook!!

 :))

you can see more entries in my walls notebook here

{supplies:  walls notebook, derwent w/c pencils, paintbrush,

micron pens, graphite pencils}

an artsy 2018 to you!

happy 2018!  

i've been thinking about some of the fun things that 

i'd like to accomplish this year.....

some of those things are related to art,

and some....well, not so much.

(but spoiling my sweet grandson sounds like so much fun,

even if it's not art related!  :))

but whatever i end up doing,

i'll always try to follow my heart.....

because when i follow my heart,

i always end up in the most wonderfully unexpected places!

❤️

i hope your artsy heart leads you 

to all kinds of fabulous, creative stuff

this beautiful new year!!

xox

{supplies:  canson moulin du roy w/c paper, 

daniel smith watercolors, .3 and .5 mechanical pencils}

love lives here

in my search to add a new twist to my artwork,
i decided to begin a new series that includes only the things i love to do.
i definitely love to draw, so i did lots of drawing....

and i love to paint, so i added some happy painting.

and i love to stitch, too, so why not add some stitching....on paper!
(it's not just for fabric anymore.... :))

and the result is a fun piece of artwork that includes all the
things that are near and dear to my heart!


here are some other pieces in this new series....

if you're looking for a way to add some creative zing to
your journal pages or art canvas,
think about the things you really love to do, and then add it to
your artwork.  you never know what you might discover!

xox


you can also see other artwork on instagram and FB!

{supplies:  strathmore 500 series 140 lb. CP paper,mechanical pencil,
daniel smith watercolors, DMC embroidery floss, needle}

inspiration rediscovered

i've recently discovered that

just when you think inspiration is your new BFF

and you're thrilled because it wants to hang out with you day and night,

it will turn around and go on vacation.....

a really loooong, extended vacation.

so long, in fact, that you start to worry a bit

and wonder if it's ever going to come back.

so while i was waiting.....and waiting.....for inspiration to return,

i decided to take my mind off of my long-lost friend

by diving into some of the stitchy-goodness

that i truly loved doing as a young kid.

and then i wondered what would happen if i mixed in 

some of the journal-goodness i love to do as an "older kid".

and as you can probably guess, by the time i was finished

with all of this kid-goodness i realized that

inspiration had slipped in through the back door 

and finally came home to my heart.

now it's time to follow it.

(you probably knew i was going to say that.... :))

{thank you, inspiration!}

{supplies:  design from a page in my art journal printed on kona cotton

at spoonflower, DMC embroidery floss, size 8 black perle cotton floss,

watercolor and batting for heart, 11/0 glass seed beads, 

colored pencil, embroidery hoop, needles, scissors}

flowers and a smile

here's to the days of giving our mom a big smile

and a handful of picked wildflowers as a kid....

and getting a big smile and a big mom-hug in return!

wishing you a very happy mother's day, sweet bloggy friends!

{p.s.  i love you, mom!  xoxox}

[supplies:  strathmore 500 series 140 lb CP paper, 

daniel smith watercolor, .3 mechanical pencil]

chocolate eggs

the chocolate way is always the best way...... :))

{supplies:  moleskine watercolor journal, daniel smith watercolors,

micron pens, 6B and 3B graphite pencils, white uni posca pen}

happy 2017!

wishing you an artful, chocolate-covered,

laughter-filled new year!

happy 2017 to you, 

my sweet bloggy friends!!

xoxox

{supplies:  canson moulin du roy w/c paper, micron pens,

watercolor, 5B graphite pencil, .3 mechanical pencil}

oh night divine

thank you SO much for all your heartfelt comments and holiday wishes!

i hope your Christmas is filled with love and sweet blessing,

and your 2017 overflows with creativity and inspiration.

big love,

xoxox

{supplies:  canson moulin du roy w/c paper, 

daniel smith watercolor, .3 and .5 mechanical pencils}

hear/how the bells

the vienna boys choir has been singing this in my head 

for the past week.  and then as i was writing this post,

i happen to see the lyrics and 

realized i've been singing it completely wrong my entire life!

(and now have the artwork to prove it!)

i guess the correct version is "hark how the bells...."

looks like i've been "hearing" it differently all along....hahaha!

ding-dong-ding-dong.....  :))

{supplies:  canson moulin du roy w/c paper,
daniel smith watercolor, .3 and .5 mechanical pencils}

frosty

frosty.....deconstructed.  :))

{supplies:  canson moulin du roy 140 lb. w/c paper, 

daniel smith watercolor,  .3 & .5 mechanical pencil}

lovely branches

pop some popcorn and pour the eggnog....

it's time to decorate the Christmas tree!  yay!

xox