On My Drawing Table

Last year I did a tiny little watercolor and ink on a small square of wood.

I loved how this came out.

I started a larger one last week and there needs to be a series of these little butterflies.

The first layer of watercolor and white ink.

 

 

I then framed it in vintage dictionary pages.

 

 

All gets covered with a layer of beeswax and a gentle sprinkling of mica flakes.The pictures really aren't capturing the lovely sheen that the beeswax adds to it.

This one is currently listed in my Etsy Shop.

 

A Week of Flowers

My week started off with beautiful Mother's Day Flowers from my son. I wish he was able to come home but we had a nice phone chat.

My lilac bush that was planted two years ago had a few blooms and a gorgeous visitor this week.

The Mid Atlantic White Violet made it's appearance.

As did the Yellow Clover flower.

And ended with this lovely niece going to her senior prom.

I Am Having Too Much Fun Building Inventory!

 

 

Last year I started playing around with collage work. I used prints of my art that just weren't good enough on their own, but added in with vintage papers and embellishments, additional painting and some quotes from very clever people unique artwork is born.

 

Each one of these canvases are different works of art that

 

although seemingly mass produced,

 

are thoughtfully and delightfully created.

Bits of ephemera, fabric, prints of artwork all join together with acrylic paint.

Finished off with varnish and all set to hang!

A New Idea

My new Art Bevels!

Working in softer colors and getting back to my favorite watercolors and pen and ink.

These little pieces of art can fit just about anywhere!

They are now listed on ETSY with more to come.

My Wall at Cornell Street Studio, Kingston, NY
Not a very good picture of my wall, but none the less I am hanging!
Renee has done a fabulous job of curating this show to benefit a Butterfly sanctuary in Mexico. If you are in the Kingston or Hudson Valley area stop in for a look.



Butterfly Prints

This weekend I am working on listing prints of my new butterfly paintings.
The originals will be in a show at the Cornell Street Gallery in Kingston, NY opening on the 8th of October.
I love the colors in this painting! The original is on a vintage ledger book page.

Trip to Washington DC and the Butterfly Garden

It was a very hot time to be in DC but we made the best of it! On Tuesdays at the Museum of Natural History the Butterfly Garden is free. They love visitors and will hitch a ride with you through the garden. I am going to do an exhibit in the fall entitled 'Butterflies' and this gave me lots of inspiration!