Lovely Valentine's Day

Hello! I hope you are having a wonderful Valentine's Day today. I received this gorgeous vintage Valentine's Day postcard from my love this morning, as well as these perfect pink roses. He really is wonderful :)

This is the card I made for him. I have made it a tradition to make one for him every year.

We went to the Tucson Botanical Gardens earlier in the day, where they are having their Butterfly Magic event. For a few months out of the year they have butterflies from different parts of the world. This month they had butterflies from Asia. They were stunning!

If you look closely at this picture Daniel took of me, you can see a couple little butterfly friends :)

Then we got some lunch at our favorite Chinese restaurant and went to a little place called Cup Cakes to get...cupcakes of course! :)

Now its nap time, I'm tired out! :) We are making a yummy spaghetti dinner later. I will be back with new artwork soon, I have not been terribly productive this week due to some bad tooth pain. I hope you are having a fun-filled and delicious day, I will see you soon! :)

New Paintings and Out and About

Hello there! I wanted to show you a couple of new paintings I finished up this weekend. Above is "A Quiet Little Place". I have been in a very Jane Austen-y kind of mood lately and wanted to paint a little lady with an empire waist dress enjoying some tea and cookies. I added some vintage sheet music text, reading "I know a little place, A quiet little place". I often wish I lived in a Jane Austen book, life just seems so pleasant and calm for her characters :)

I also did a little Snow White. Her vintage text reads "She wants a cottage full of cute little things". I thought that was appropriate for her!

I also got out and about quite a bit this weekend. I had a lovely girl's day with my mom on Saturday and we had a lot of fun. She got me many fun treats, including some canvases, a couple new paint colors and the lovely new issue of Artful Blogging magazine. She is the best! :) She has always been very encouraging of my artwork. I also went downtown with Daniel yesterday, as he had the day off. One of our favorite places to get breakfast is at the Cup Cafe in the historic Hotel Congress, as a once in a while treat.

I got a yummy spinach, avocado and cheddar omelette. Mmm, I'm getting hungry again...

They also have a lovely dessert case, including a divine caramel cake, but alas I had to skip it this time.

We also like frequenting a little store called Pop Cycle, which makes lovely handmade artwork and goods from recycled materials. I love the sign, isn't it cute? I always leave feeling inspired.

Well I had better get back to work, I hope that you are having a lovely day and I will see you soon! :)

A Cupcake of A Day

Hello, happy Wednesday everyone! :) Just wanted to pop in and see what you think about a slightly different style I tried out yesterday. This little painting of a gal and her kitty is called "A Cupcake of A Day". I had SO much fun with it! I already paint silly little kitties and girls with big eyes, but I took it to a bit more of an extreme with this one. I call this my "bobblehead" painting :) So what do you think, should I do more? I think I might have to. I was thinking of doing a princess series: Snow White, Cinderella, etc. Any more suggestions? Well I hope you are having a lovely day! I am going to go back to watching Jane Austen movies and painting, I will see you soon!

Little Miss Cupcake and My Own Little Gallery

Hello there! I hope you are enjoying a lovely Saturday. We are having a very nice one here. Daniel usually only has Sundays off but has a two-day weekend, yay! I went to yoga this morning (the studio is a very convenient 5-minute walk away), we ran some errands and now we are just relaxing before going to a friend's birthday party tonight. I also finished my painting, "Little Miss Cupcake", which is available in my Etsy shop. I did a fun magenta scalloped edge on the sides :) I'm loving polks dots and desserts right now!

While I was at yoga, Daniel was lovely enough to hang up many of my paintings, so I have my own little mini-gallery next to my work desk! I was very excited, I think they look really fun hung up all together.

Hope you have a relaxing Saturday and I'll see you soon! :)

A Spot of Tea on a Rainy Day

Hello! I am enjoying a lovely rainy day today, which is quite a treat here in Tucson! The perfect day for a spot of peppermint tea in a special teacup, don't you think? :) My little bunny here (purchased from LittleElfsToyShop on Etsy) is even joining in with her pretty little teacup.

I've been staring out the window at the rain all morning...

What a wonderful day to do a little reading too! I've been looking through this Folk and Fairy Tales book my mom gave me from when she was little. I love the cover!

Its fun to flip through the pages and get inspiration from all the pretty illustrations :) I love all the princesses, carriages and castles!

However, I need to get to work on this piece I am working on! I started this yesterday, an acrylic painting of a little girl holding a cupcake. I am loving cupcakes right now! I have a lot of work to do on it still, but I thought I'd give you a little preview :)

Here are a couple of my new pieces also. This is a little belated since they've been in my shop a day or two already, but I'll show them to you anyway :) Here is a little MerPrincess Kitty...

And a little princess with her kitten, called The Best of Friends. Can you tell I have been in a polka dot mood? I just think they're so fun!

Oh no, Rosie finished off my tea while I was writing this! Better go get a refill :)

Thank you for stopping by, and I'll see you soon! :)

The Princess Among the Tulips

Hello there! The painting above is my latest, "The Princess Among the Tulips." It is on an 8"x10" stretched canvas and is available in my Etsy shop. I did a bit of a fancier background than normal, with all the flowers and stems. It seems like I haven't painted a princess in a little while (Besides Princess Kitty, of course), so I had a lot of fun with this one. Below is just a silly little sketch I did of a gal with a flower in her hair.

I also have some new colored pencils to play with, so that will be fun!

Hope your day is wonderful, see you soon!

Greeting Cards!

Hello! It is a lovely cloudy day today, and I am relaxing with my two little kitty girls :) I wanted to pop in and show you the latest things I have been working on! I got sudden inspiration yesterday to make a couple of handmade greeting cards, and I went for it. These two are what I came up with, and I like them :) These are both handpainted with acrylics. I put them in my etsy shop to sell, but I may also scan them so that I can make printed cards from them too. And I have a couple more ideas, so there are more to come!

The painting below is my favorite from my new paintings featuring Princess Kitty, a cute little gal I came up with :) I had to do one for Valentine's Day, so this one includes a Prince Kitty too. It is available in my shop. I am looking into making prints of my paintings soon, so keep your eyes peeled for that! Luckily I have a very talented photographer for a sister to help me out with that :)

Enjoy your day, and I will see you soon!