Looping together the long yarns, the fine threads, a story is woven full of fluid colors and clashing hues. Not every stitch is right, and sometimes the pattern is lost, but without the time and effo...
So I cant afford designer...But I can live vicariously through my paintings...And maybe throw in some fight to keep it saucy...Because thats how I roll...Oh, and Im still alive. Thanks for asking.Ori...
This simple, beautiful poem is by Mary Oliver and is from her collection of poems titled Thirst.
"Driving away the Monsters"5x7 watercolorI am a little out of practice on doing skin, but it will get better. It always does....
watercolor and pencil on coldpress paperbuy
Just follow any of these links and rate this design from 1-5.... 5 being the best, and what gets you the most karma points! Doing this completely makes up for you taking the last chocolate donut at w...
Those of you in the chilly northern hemisphere anyway....
But I still like her.Acrylic paint on wood, painted from a vintage photograph. No, she wasnt radiating crazy stripes in the photo, but she would have if she could have.And yes, she can be yours, just...
I am bringing good karma into my life and donating 60% of the selling price of any painting to the charity of your choice. Check out my shop for more details.Oh, and I am doing pretty good.
"When did it all get so complicated?"I did a couple of pieces for the 5x5 charity event at the Art Center of the Ozarks in Springdale, AR. It was a lot of fun. I used acrylic, which I dont us...
The more years that pass, the more I see the alarming similarities between myself and my mom. Of course, it started a long time ago. I have always had her smile, her laugh, a loud, unique sound that ...
Thank you all so much for your kind words. I have been so amazed that people I have never even seen, could not pick out of a crowd, could give me such encouraging words. Thank you.
Flip it off and kick it in the head, then cry and eat a couple of pints of chocolate chocolate chip ice cream...Then try to regroup and make some lemonade...This is really difficult for me to share, ...
A tour through my house begins with the drapes I made, turns to the throw pillows I whipped up, continues by the clothes I hand embroidered for my daughter, and ends with some artwork Ive done. Yes, ...
Thats just asking for trouble...print
Summer is almost over (here in the northern hemisphere, anyway). Im busy making my last swim dates of the year and gladly dealing with a plethora of tomatoes. The tilt of the light is different, and ...
The humble nerd. So colorful. So sugary. So odd.When I was a kid, I loved that they came in complimentary flavors that were in neat little compartments, complete with individual doors. There were usu...
I love everything about them but the fact that the tint makes it look like its about to storm all of the time... Whats a girl to do?
A colored pencil and ink illustration I did a couple of years ago. Ive always really loved this picture. Just thought Id share...
My own bed, freshly madeFaces, happy to see meA porch, perfect for sittingA garden, just right for enjoyingMy watercolors, waiting to be usedMy favorite brushes, clustered in a cupThe smell, just rig...
Tybee Island, GA, not on the gulf, is happily oil-free and lovely as always... except for the devil jellyfish, which are always poised and ready for me.Yesterday was perfect and clear.Perfect for lay...
I am obsessed with A&Es show "Hoarders", a program about people that compulsively keep objects to the point that their homes are nearly or totally unlivable. They push away friends, famil...
If my daughter had her way, our house would be pink...Other things she thinks would look great pink:MotorcyclesJeansBread and eggsWall paintDogsHorsesStarsGrassThing s we agree look great pink:Toenail...
In a different world, in a different life, I may have been a vegetarian. I love animals, and not necessarily in that I-love-lambs-and-puppies way (thought I do love lambs and puppies - I am a girl, a...
Guns shot hummingbirds instead of bulletsSnoring sounded like owl wingsCars emitted gummy bears instead of co2Tabloids werent so damnably addictiveI enjoyed Mozart half as much as I enjoy Naughty by ...
This illustration is based on a line from one of the submissions on the web site wouldhavesaid.com , a site dedicated to the things you should have said but didnt or couldnt. Some of the letters are ...
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