Pink. Purple. Soft. Sweet. Perfect colors for a baby girl’s room. Or in this case, a wall hanging for a baby girl’s room. I was a little girl. Once. A very long time ago. And I don’t remember having a pink room. In fact, for my 8th birthday I was surprised with a bedroom makeover […]
Painting Harlequin Diamonds
Look, I know I talk a lot. I’ve been told that since I was a little girl and my two older brothers and two older sisters would whine, “Mom! puhleese make her shut up!” Writing a blog, nearly daily, should provide an outlet, a vehicle, for people like me who tend to go on and […]
How To Paint a Pumpkin Painting . . .
. . . on canvas. Or paper. Or wood. Here’s the issue – I like to title my blog posts so you know what to expect. You know, be a good blogger, not get too cute, and maybe get some good SEO and all that. But if you search online for “How to Paint a […]
A Scarecrow Painting
Before I painted this I had a brilliant idea. It seemed like a brilliant idea at the time. Like most of my ideas. They start out ‘brilliant’ . . . in theory. But the actual application of the idea? Not always so bright. I was pretty certain about this idea, though, because it involves multi-functions. […]
How To Paint Red Apples
You might be thinking, “Apples? What’s the big deal? Aren’t they just red round circles with a brown stem?” And you’d be right. Mostly. Except red round circles can also look like tomatoes. With a green stem. And we can’t have our apples mistaken for tomatoes. Not ‘round these parts. You see, while my hometown […]
How To Paint a Simple Oak Leaf
I just got back from a weekend trip at our cabin. While I had big plans to write up a slew of posts so I have a little stockpile to draw from when I’m seriously tired, like tonight, I painted instead. What a shock, huh? Oh, but it’s not what you think. More like a […]
Baby Girls Personalized Canvas–Color Options
How’re you doing today? I hope you’re safe and sound, particularly if you’re on the eastern seaboard. My thoughts and prayers are with you and yours. I’m taking a break from painting Fall leaves and Halloween projects for a couple of commissions. Yes, I actually do like to make money from my paintings. It may […]
12 Reasons Why You’ll Want These Fall Printables
They’re hand drawn so if your project doesn’t turn out perfectly, you can blame it on the printable. They don’t fall off the tree the very minute you’ve finished raking 5 bagfuls. You don’t have to rake them. Or bag them up. You don’t have to wait until Fall. You can download them now. And […]