A Lively Bunch

The other day I had a visitor to the studio who wanted to cheer up her living room with a little color and whimsy. So after talking we decided to take a painting I did for my baby's nursery and blow it up to a 24x24 square. This was so exciting for me because I get a lot of requests for crosses and flower baskets, which I love doing, but it was so nice to do something different and to have a challenge. The painting I was enlarging was a 10x10 and the flowers were tiny. I wasn't sure I could do them bigger, but I love how it turned out. And so did its new owner...which is all that really matters!!

little e

I had a special guest in the studio last week thanks to my sweet friend and photographer, MaryAlice Duncan. MaryAlice is an extremely talented and gifted artist herself; she's taken amazing pictures of our Sweet Sophie B since she was in my belly. She is also extremely generous. She came to take pictures of me painting away so that I can create some promotional materials.

She just happened to bring along a little somebody special. You might recognize him from his blockbuster Twilight films. The tousled hair, the glistening skin. Yeah, that's right...Edward Cullen, vampire AND artist...feel free to swoon! Too funny! Even if no one else gets a giggle, we sure did!!

For all you anti-Twilighters out there, don't worry! I'll post the real pictures of little e studio in action soon!

Emily

Hmmmmm....Let's See....

July has been the month of flowers and special orders, but I still found time to experiment a little. You gotta keep it fresh!

I always keep a blank canvas close by because I tend to mix way too much paint and I hate to waste it...which is how this little number came to be.

I was hesitant to put it out there in cyberspace but I've gotten good feedback so here it is!! Enjoy!!!

little e

Blooming

Someone is about to get something big, bright, beautiful and happy!! This huge 30x40 is off to a good home as soon as it is glossed!




Happy Day!!

What's in Store....

I've had lots of requests for pictures of current paintings for sale since most of the ones on my facebook fanpage are sold!

Woohoo!

Since crosses seem to be my biggest sellers, I tend to keep a lot on hand. I try to keep it fresh by experimenting with different color palettes. Sometimes, I actually can't sleep at night thinking about new and exciting color combos. I am also working on flowers of various sorts for custom orders and for fun. I'm trying to reserve some time to paint for me, to try new things, to stretch myself. Since I am mainly self-taught, I don't always know how to achieve the exact effect I want, so I am giving myself "permission to create" as my sweet friend and photographer Mary Alice reminded me recently. These experimenting sessions have already yielded some little jewels that I hope to share in the coming weeks...once I get my confidence up to put them out there in cyberspace.

But for now, here are some pictures of current available paintings. The first two pictures are paintings that need to be glossed in the next batch and the last three show paintings already glossed and ready to go.

Sizing info. The small flat panels are 4x6 or 5x8. Most of the ones pictured are 8x10. The big red square is 20x20. The huge green one is 24 x36. If you are interested in one, just send me an email! I can send you close ups or prices. Some closeups are on my facebook fan page or already on the blog. Have fun browsing!!

Oops...I did it again

Decision making has never been one of my strengths. That's why I love oops paint! Instead of a vast color wheel or a wall of tiny paint chips to choose from, I just go to the reject corner and see what strange and wonderful colors have been mixed incorrectly or did not live up to the customer's expectations. Every once in a while I stumble upon the perfect can of paint. A gallon of the perfect orange red or deep, glossy purple. Well, this month, I found a little gem. A quart of a Tiffany blue-turquoise in a satin finish for $2!! Well, it has completely pushed me into all sorts of crazy color combinations because it looks great with everything...orange, brown, apple green, golden yellow, red...somehow it works with them all! This painting was actually done before I got this fabulous quart of inspiration. It had a green background, but I decided to see what would happen if I added the blue and VOILA...love it! Hope you do, too!!!

12x12, thick canvas, mixed media, heavy gloss finish (pic taken before glossing).

Thank you all for a fabulous June. I sold 8 paintings plus 2 more to raise money for my friend Christy who has ALS. That equals 10 paintings in one month!!! I just may be on to something here!