Studio Time

This new painting was inspired by the upcoming Mother's Day holiday. I will probably make a card from this image to add to my shop this week. I painted the images on watercolor paper with acrylic paints.

Treasure Box Tutorial

I painted a little paper mache box that I thought would make a great gift for Mother's Day or Teacher's gift. I wanted to share with you how I painted the box.

I applied purple and white Liquetex acrylic paint on the box. I made sure not to mix the colors together entirely, so you can see a little of the white to show through the purple. This gives it a sort of marbelized effect.

Next I applied the paint on the outside using angled brushstrokes.

Now it is all painted and ready to apply the image.

I glue the photo on and allow it to dry. The last step is to paint very carefully around the bird to cover the blue background. I apply a coat or two of varnish to seal in the paint.

New Painting

Just a few more finishing touches on my painting before it is complete.

Doodling Away

I am working on some new sketches and painting some new pieces on canvas. I will show you my progress in a future post. Have a great day!

Spring Treasury

One of my fellow team members from Etsypaper chose my treasure box and other beautiful spring themed items from our group to be in this Etsy treasury. Have a great first day of spring!

Packing Up an Order

I am packing up this order to go to the Netherlands in the mail today. It is such an honor to know someone appreciates my work and to think that a small part of what I created will be all the way across the Atlantic! Thanks Etsy for this global handmade community!

New magnets!

Here are some new magnets that I have available in my Etsy shop. Just in time for the spring season. Come spring come!