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}

elliot lee

about two weeks ago, 

something happened to me 

that's never happened before.....

a sweet little blessing that weighs almost 9 pounds....

came into my life and has completely stolen my heart!

(and i'll let him keep it forever!)

meet Elliot Lee, my very first grandchild!!

(oh my gosh, he is SO precious!!)

xox

{supplies for announcement:  strathmore 500 series 140 lb. CP paper,

sennelier watercolor,  .3 mechanical pencil, embroidery floss, needle}

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}

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

hap-happy

celebrating the most wonderful time of the year

and the hap-happiest season of all!

xox

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

daniel smith watercolor,  .3 mechanical pencil}

inktober #23

inktober day twenty-three,  prompt:  "slow"

here's to seeing the beauty in life.....

one inch at a time.

xoxox

click here for more info about inktober!

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

pentel color brush pens, white gelly roll pen,  copic marker}

inktober #22

inktober day twenty-two,  prompt:  "little"

confetti is kind of like chocolate....

it goes with everything.

although,  it doesn't taste nearly as good.  :))

click here for more info about inktober!

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

pentel color brush pens, white gelly roll pen,  copic marker}

inktober #21

i'm shortening the distance between us

by sending you a big smile!

:))

click here for more info about inktober!

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

tombow markers, white gelly roll pen,  copic marker}

inktober #20

inktober day twenty,  prompt:  "squeeze"

i'm thanking you in a really big way for all your 

sweetness with my series of inktober artwork....

please consider yourself bear-hugged!

xox

click here for more info about inktober!

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

sakura brush markers, white gelly roll pen,  copic marker}

inktober #17

inktober day seventeen,  prompt:  "battle"

i will always strive to be carrot-healthy,

but choco-happy wins the battle every time!  

:))

{i'll be away from art desk for the next few days....

be back for more inktober soon!}

click here for more info about inktober!

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

pentel color brush,  ranger distress markers, copic marker}