Dance with Colors

 Today I painted really small. 6x8. I proved to me too small for me. I didn't have as much room to play, and I think it stunted my creative juices a bit. But I do like how this turned out. From a black and white reference. This is a barn up north in Alamosa, CO.

Hillside Drama!

 We painted from a black and white reference photo today, which gave me the freedom to make up my own colors. I enjoyed throwing some bright yellows in there! This is 11 x 14.

Poinsettia Promises

 

Hot off the press. This is the oil painting I did today. I love this flower. I love to enjoy it all winter long. It can be depressing to put away the Christmas decorations, but this flower keeps blooming and brings bright colors into what could be the drudgery of the big holiday passing. I believe this is 9 x 12.

Christmas Blizzard

 Here is an acrylic painting I did just before Christmas. It really fit the weather we were having that day. My kids built three snowman this day. How was your Christmas?

Back in the Business

 Hello Friends,

It has been a very long time! I took off a good long while to be a Momma--my greatest work of creation-- but I am now back in the painting business! I have been painting for the last year, and I am ready to start showing and selling some art. Currently, I am very into oil painting. I paint landscapes mostly, but I really enjoy still lifes as well. Come back weekly to see what I am working on.

Mixed Medium, Collage Work for Children

"Honor" 16 x 20, This artwork includes actual children's drawings in the backdrop!"Chantel" 16 x 20, Once again, this artwork includes actual children's drawings in the backdrop!"Flight" 10 x 20 "Richard III" 9 x 12"Magic" 16 x 20

Babies and Decorating

So, for the most part, my life is consumed with Babies and Decorating my house (for the 1st time : ). Thank you, Sarah for getting me going there! But below, I do have 2 new art things I have done, and when I have more time, I will upload pix of my newly decorated house!

Unnamed Elephant: Any ideas???

I recently painted this mural on Mariah's bedroom wall. The only problem is: No Name! Do you have any ideas? PS I still have some work to do on her, and I will post better pictures, but I wanted to post while I was in the mood. It has only been a few years : )

Remembering the Elee's

Some of you haven't seen my sweet Elee's in a long time, so here is a trip up Memory Lane:
Oh Susanna, oh don't you cry for her! She is sweet and talented, and check out that balance!Truman, the cute little guy! He just loves animals and pretending! Can you see what he is here?Penelope is my favorite, and Mariah's too, for that matter! She is a "Soul Sister". She has heart!Gymnastics is Harriet's thing. Don't let size define you!Oh Margaret, The Classic...She began it all with her sweet ballet!

Sophie Shouts Hallelujah!

I am still at it...I still LOVE elephants!This is my newest elephant, made for my inspirational Aunt, who is a REAL-TIME crafter! Check her stuff out on etsy. Her shop is called Heartrocks!Sophie is probably the prettiest elephant I have ever made. She is shouting Hallelujah, praising everything that is good!

Tiger Painting

I did this tiger painting for girls camp...Shelley volunteered me...how sweet!

Bows for Mariah

Here are a few bows I made for Mariah! On the blue one, I used Shelley's pattern! It's fun to get Mariah all dolled up every day!--way more fun than getting me dolled up!

Thisi s the playroom we painted and put together for Mariah's Birthday present. She doesn't quite like to play in there alone, but I think someday, she will like it!

Mariah's Birthday Gifts

Mariah's birthday is coming up! I have been hard at work for several months making her gifts. Here is two of them!


Hazel Ross is my neighbor, and she walked me through making this quilt for Mariah. It is called a "running fence" pattern. These are the colors I am doing in Mariah's room. I loved learning how to do the ruffle on this quilt. It isn't done by the traditional thread that you pull and it frequently breaks method! I'll show you how to do it sometime if you come visit!

This is a pillow I threw together with the extra material! Don't look too closely. Hazel wasn't looking over my shoulder on this one!

This is a drawing I did of Mariah. I loved the picture we have of her like this and thought it would look good in black and white contrasts! It wasn't exactly like I imagined, but they never are really!

I also put together a playroom for Mariah. I will post pictures soon!

iPhone Art

Heber and Lance let me do some art for their newest iPhone game they are working on. I will let them tell you about it!

I had a lot of fun doing them because it was totally low-key. They didn't want anything fancy! I love doing work like this.