A Collection of Whimsy--Colored Pencil Drawings on 3.5" x 5" cards

So my husband and I were sitting on the couch last night watching some "futuristic" movie made in the late 1990's.  During the movie, my cat, and I emphasize "my", came and sat on his lap.  She never does this!  What was my husband's explanation?  "Well, obviously, she inexplicably attracted to khaki."  That statement about khaki made me think of doing a couple of monochromatic-ish colored pencil sketches before I went to bed..."said the little red hen, and she did."  :)  Here are the results:

 

 

I've also been working on a few preliminary sketches...stretching my pencils/paintbrushes as it were:

September--Custom Name Paintings II

Here is the painting for my niece, Natalie :)

September--Butterflies and Distracted by Color

 

 

 

September--Bright Spots--sometimes you have to make your own.

 

 The results of a late-night/early-morning painting session. :)

This is a close up of the painting on the right in the previous picture.

All three of these paintings are on re-purposed materials.  I love giving something new life!

Custom Name Paintings

I've been working on two custom name paintings for my nieces: Natalie and Elise. 

Here is the one for Elise :)

11" x 14" hand painted original acrylic painting on stretched canvas with custom colors and name.

Beautiful muted pinks, greens and warm yellows make a sweet and sophisticated background for your daughter or granddaughter's name or initials. These make excellent gifts for new mothers and mothers-to-be.

Each piece is original to your loved one and colors and lettering can be customized to fit your specific decor.

Pictured: 11" x 14" original acrylic painting--stretched canvas on wooden frame; comes equipped with a sawtooth--ready for hanging.

Available in the following sizes:
18" x 24" --$50.00
11" x 14" --$45.00
8" x 10" --$35.00

Designs for boys coming soon!

Hand-drawn cards for fall

At my sister, Bekah's advice, I've started working on some hand-drawn/hand-painted cards.  This is the beginning of my fall collection.  

Other designs will be available later this week.  I'm also working on a Christmas collection!  

3.5"x 5" cards

 

  

Set of 3 hand-drawn cards with envelopes:

$10.00  Reduced: $6.00  :)

Custom Name Sketches

So I'm working on these for my sister, Bekah, (who is, by the way, a very talented photographer www.rebeccatoddportraits.com).  These are simply preliminary colored pencil sketches of the paintings I'm going to do.  They will be 9"x12"  (These are actually 11" x 14") stretched canvas on wooden frame. :)

September--Geranium Custom Painting--COMPLETE!!

Hurray!  I finished my first ever custom painting!  I am really pleased, and I have such a great feeling of accomplishment!  Here are the results:

 

  

 

"Geraniums for Tabi"

"18x"24 Original Acrylic Painting on Stretched Canvas with Wooden Frame

Custom Price: $40.00 which includes shipping :)

September--Embellished Quilt Square

This is a scrap square from the lap quilt I just finished piecing yesterday.  I decided to embellish it with beading and put it in a frame.  I love how the gold tones in the fabrics match the elegant beading.  :)

This particular framed piece is available for $15.00.

September--Lemons in a Stark World

This is my first attempt at still life.  Yay for lemons!

This is a 9"x12" acrylic matted to 8"x10".  It comes framed.

$25.00