Pass the Biscuits

Now it is time for an English tea party! With plenty of cream, sugar and biscuits. This squirrel is the beginning of a series of paintings. The owl will be pouring tea, the skunk will be there and the badger might make an appearance. I am not sure if the chipmunks will be invited because they tend to be a little too cheeky for a proper tea party.

These paintings would be perfect for a round room. So if you live in the oval office, or a windmill, stay tuned.

Changing of the Guard

I met a family from England and now my paintings are coming out all English! I am quite excited to begin a series of English paintings, inspired by the Jay and Rosemary Nunn family.

Art at West Elm!

It was quite surreal to see my art in the West Elm catalog! Thank you Minted for such a fun experience! My Swift Fox has been popping up all over the nation in West Elm stores. My sister-in-law in Indianapolis texted me a pic from her store, and my sister and new brother-in-law texted me a picture from the Boston store where there were honeymooning.

While in Portland for my sister's wedding I visited the West Elm store down town, but, alas, my print had already sold out.

Chalk Stock 2013

I participated in A Piece of Work Inc.'s 4th annual Chalk Stock event in Spirit Lake this last weekend. I was honored to receive first place this year! We all worked away and as soon as the judging was over it rained and all washed away! How wonderful that it held off until we were all finished.

I chalked one of my watercolor illustrations, after slightly changing the composition in a sketch.

 

Here are my neighbor's pieces! My friend's abstract piece (She is currently featured at A Piece of Work and has really nice stuff, Jellyfish done on a very large scale, and the shadow of a bird with a surprising (and quite shocking) finish!

We all had a great time : )

Native American Girl

This one is my favorite so far. My friend helped me by posing her daughter for a reference picture. It was so nice to work from a strong reference. I dressed her in traditional Navajo attire and bound up her doll to resemble a cradle board. Petroglyphs are in the background.

 

African Boy

I can see progress in my ability to paint children, although this guy was pretty difficult as I used 4 different references and tried to put them all together. This is number 3 in my six international children that I am illustrating for a Sunday school curriculum.

Name Bearers

Have you heard of Minted.com? Its one of my favorite places to check out what designers are up to. Minted is currently holding a design challenge for Customizable Children's Art! I had quite a struggle entering, as I am unfamiliar with the language of adobe illustrator and other design tools, but everyone at Minted made me feel quite at home and cheerfully helped me through the submission process.

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