getting personal...

The Autumn Street Fair has come and gone, and I have to say it was a very cold and windy day, but I drank alot of hot chocolate and enjoyed talking with all those that stopped by.

...It looks deceptively calm in those pictures.

Here are a few personalized orders, most are from the Autumn Street Fair...

I'm busy finishing more custom paintings, so if you ordered something from me you should be getting it soon! :)

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a forest abc's...

A is for acorn,

taken from a tree.

B is for bear,

cuddly as can be.

C is for caterpillar,

squirming towards the sky.

D is for deer,

who just stopped to say hi.

These little friendly abc paintings were done for Leanne Morrison, who just had a sweet baby boy.  They are for his nursery.  Thanks, Leanne :)

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always kiss me goodnight...

This is an 8x10 that I painted for my aunt, Teresa.

I love the quote...so cute. :)

Thanks, Teresa :)



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back to school...

Today was the first day back at school for our county and I can honestly say that I am exhausted.  It's 9:01, and I am so going to bed after I finish this post.  Today was such an exciting day for me...after 5 years teaching elementary art, today was my first day as a high school librarian.  I absolutely loved it...I'm so glad I get to put this degree that I've been working so hard on to work  (and it doesn't hurt that I'm surrounded by books all day- my dream job!) 

 I thought it would be appropriate to post a teacher canvas in honor of all those teachers and students who started school today as well.  I did this one for Tamra Newby; she said she liked pink and black and dots, but other than that she let me do what I wanted...

I hope you enjoy it, Tamra!

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for the laundry room...

This 12x24 canvas is the second painting I did for Tiffany Keeton.  She also wanted a definition quote for her laundry room. 

I tried to keep the font crisp and clean...you know, like laundry should be.

Maybe if I made one of these for myself I would be more inspired to do laundry....well, no, probably not. :)

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the definition of family...

Tiffany Keeton ordered this fairly ginormous canvas (24"x36", I think it was) for her family room. The definition is loosely taken from a small sign she already had, and I added the abstract paisley background just for fun.

The lighting was horrible on the day I took these pictures, it was cloudy and rainy all day, but you can at least see a bit of the detail in the lettering in this next photo.  I gave all the letters a bit of gold accenting.

I also just finished a canvas with the definition of "laundry" for Tiffany, and will have that one up on the blog soon.  Thanks, Tiffany! :)

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welcome to our nest 2

This is a 8x16 done for Lori Hollis; it's similar to this one I did a while back, just a different color scheme.

I love the design, and have been meaning to make myself one when I have time...maybe one day.

Totally unrelated, but today is a big day!  I'm on my way to a theater to experience some history...it's the end of an era...

Yay!!!

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an eiffel tower for kloey

It's been a while since I posted, so I've got a picture backlog going on...but just one for today.

I did this painting at the end of the school year for a student of mine.  She wanted a girly, pink, glittery Eiffel tower... 

I think this size was 16x20? It was a pretty good size anyways.  I added some faux sparkle with white paint, and then some real glitter paint as well.

You can see the glitter a bit better in this next close-up...

I have been doing a few more paintings this summer, some for orders and some to get ready for the Autumn Street Fair.  October 1st seems like a long time away, but I know it will be here before I know it, and I've already had a dream (nightmare) where I show up at the Autumn Street Fair and discover that I've only brought four paintings to sell...so I figure if I'm having stressed out dreams then I need to get busy.

At some point I also thought it would be a good idea to take three graduate classes this summer....it wasn't such a good idea, as it turns out.  Most of my time has been spent writing papers, researching, working on projects, participating in discussion boards, and reading...lots and lots of reading...

(this doesn't even include the books I downloaded to my Kindle)  I love to read more than anything, but sheesh...this is just for one class.

So, that's pretty much what I've been working on this summer...well, I have been working on something else as well. But more on that later :)

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glitter fish

This is another painting I did for Lorie Padgett for her classroom.  She wanted this one for the beginning of the year.

She has a glittery metal fish that she uses as part of her room decoration, and wanted this painting to match, glitter and all. 

 You can see the glitter a bit better in this picture...

Thanks, Lorie :)

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little red bird...

I did this canvas for Ashley Newport.  She requested a donation for a benefit she was a part of, and I'm always willing to help a good cause.  I did a little distressing on the canvas... I think it gives it kind of a country feel.

 I love red and teal together, and I've been seeing so many red birds in my yard lately, I was inspired to paint one ~ and I had to give him a little berry and twig nest :)

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welcome spring :)

Lorie Padgett ordered this welcome sign for her classroom door.  She requested daisies, but left the rest up to me.  I went with kind of "springy" colors, and threw in some pink (because I know she loves pink :).

Speaking of spring...

I was watering my plants today, and found what I thought was a spider's nest in one of the flower pots. I was about to freak out and run away, but then realized that it wasn't a spider's nest at all, but a caterpillar's cocoon (which isn't quite as scary to me). So this is my new "pet," Fluffy. I hope I get to see it turn into a butterfly. :)

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gift certificates now available...

I am now offering gift certificates.  These make great last minute gifts! To order one online, click over in the sidebar, choose your amount, pay by pay pal, and your gift certificate will be emailed to you- ready to print. :)

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matthew's owl

Susan Nokes was the winner of this owl painting I gave away on the Frostings blog a couple of weeks ago.  She requested that her son's name be added to it and a brown ribbon be added... I think it turned out pretty cute.

I hope you enjoy it, Susan :)

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