Inspire Me Thursday - Label

I love pears. I love to eat them. I love to paint them. I've painted several. This is the latest. I even love the word pear--so much so that I put a PEaR* label on this fun little painting.

Pear (AVAILABLE)

Inspire Me Thursday - Dark

Georgia and her Kitty, 12" x 9", acrylic on canvas

It may be dark outside sooner now with Daylight Savings, but Georgia is not about to give up her tank top and sun hat! It's her signature ensemble!

*SOLD

Inspire Me Thursday - Wings

Happy Girl, 5.25" x 4.75", Acrylics and Mixed Media on 1-1/2" wood (AVAILABLE)

She feels as if her heart has wings.

Inspire Me Thursday - Newspaper

Holly, 3.75" x 4", Acrylics and Mixed Media on 3/4" wood (SOLD)

The newspaper said it would be below zero outside, but Holly is ready in her brand new blue coat and blue striped hat and matching scarf!

Inspire Me Thursday - Open

Molly, 6.5" X 4", mixed media original block print painting on 1-1/2" Wood

Let yourself be open and life will be easier. A spoon of salt in a glass of water makes the water undrinkable. A spoon of salt in a lake is almost unnoticed.

---Buddah

(The theme this week for Inspire Me Thursday is Open, as in do whatever you want. I decided to take it a little more literally and used the word open in my theme.)

UPDATE: *SOLD

Inspire Me Thursday - Plaid

This little plaid butterfly is part of my folk art painting called "How Does Your Garden Grow?" She fits right in with the polka dot flowers and spotted grass...

How Does Your Garden Grow, 9" x 12", Acrylics and mixed media on canvas (Private Collection - aka my niece's bedroom)  :)

Inspire Me Thursday - In Good Company

This is Batty and who wouldn't want him in their belfry?

Batty, 3.5" x 4.75", Acrylics on 1/4" wood is currently available HERE.


UPDATE: *SOLD

Inspire Me Thursday - Pears

I LOVE pears. I love paintings of pear. I love to paint pears. I have a beautiful painting by Lisa Hartmann of a pear hanging in my living room. It's gorgeous and I get comments on it all the time.

Below are two paintings of pears I did. The first hangs in my sister's house and the second is in my mom's kitchen. (So I get to visit these painting whenever I see my family!) :)

Inspire Me Thursday - Cupcakes

Oh, how I love cupcakes. I just had 1 (or 2) last night for my son's birthday.

These little Cottage Cupcakes are painted on wood and can stand by them selves.

*SOLD

Inspire Me Thursday - Positivity

How Does Your Garden Grow?
9" x 12", acrylics and mixed media on canvas (Private Collection - aka my niece's bedroom)  :)

Inspire Me Thursday - Glasses

The theme this week for Inspire Me Thursday is Glasses. This is Violet and she looks pretty snazzy in her glasses.

Folk Art Lady - Inspired by My Daughter

Whenever my daughter draws girls she has them holding their little skirts out as if they are about to curtsy. (I know I'm biased, but she is gifted, right?)

Anyway, I think it's adorable and knew I had to do one of my Folk Art Ladies this way--with her little skirt just so. Here she is. This is Jane and she's rather charming waiting to be asked to dance.

Jane, 7.5" x 6", acrylics and mixed media on 1/2" MDF

She was my entry in the EBSQ Reinterpreting Children's Art Show and won "Member's Mention" in that show.

I love the side polka dots--so playful and sweet!

*SOLD

Inspire Me Thursday - Altered Ancestors

Last year I did this little set of cupcakes.

And these Cottage Cupcakes are my most recent paintings. They are sort of the altered ancestors of the first set of cupcakes. I think it's sort of interesting to see the way my work is evolving. My hope, as an artist and as an individual, it to always be growing, learning and changing.

Cottage Cupcakes, 3.5" x 3.5" x 1.5" each, mixed media on wood (SOLD)

It's Nibblefest Time!

Garbie, 6" x 4", acrylics and colored pencil on 1/2" MDF

This little guy has been through a lot. He's a tough little warrior though.

Now this is all pretty hush, hush, but at one time Barbie had a little "thing" with Oscar (that's right, THE grouch). Garbie here is their love child. This is the secret Barbie doesn't want anyone to know.

Poor Garbie--he's not welcome in the Dream House and he really doesn't fit in on the Street (Sesame, that is). Won't you give him a good home?

This is my entry for the Nibblefest Art Contest for May on e-bay. The theme this month is "The Secret Life of Toys". Shhhh, don't tell Barbie's dirty little secret. :)

*SOLD*

Inspire Me Thursday - Push

This could be poison. Are you feeling lucky? Wanna push your luck?

This is part of a larger piece, but I think it fits the theme for Inspire Me Thursday this week. The theme is push.

Inspire Me Thursday - Green

This is "Lewis" and he is my entry for Inspire Me Thursday this week. The theme is green.

Inspire Me Thursday - Spice

We Are All Unique, Mixed Media on Canvas, 20" x 24" (SOLD)

The title of this painting is "We Are All Unique" so I thought it fit quite nicely with the subject of Inspire Me Thursday this week which is Spice.

Variety is the spice of life, after all!

Inspire Me Thursday - Key

I am a little obsessed with door plates. I think they are just beautiful. These are all vintage. I put them on wood and now they are all over my house.

Inspire Me Thursday - Silver

The silver sequin dress may have cost all of Zoe's paycheck, but it was totally worth it!

This is my entry for Inspire Me Thursday this week. The theme is Silver.

Inspire Me Thursday - Fold

Fun to make, fun to send.