Unique watercolor portraits and pet portraits as seen on dooce.com, marthastewart.com and The Pioneer Woman. Commissions gladly accepted.
There is this show coming up at the end of the month that’s calling for art inspired by Dia de los Muertos. I had such luck painting my daughter as a two-headed girl a few weeks ago, that I thought I’d try my hand at painting her as a Catrina figure. Today we drove to my parents’ house
I love painting little kids. Their eyes are so big. They’re usually smiling. Or impish. They have tiny little Chiclet teeth. I remember when my kids were toddlers. Damn, they were cute. My son liked to pretend he was a T-Rex or a pterodactyl; very serious face, wings or tiny arms, and accompanying dinosaur sounds.
This arrived in my mailbox today. Remember the Sears Wishbook that used to come before Christmas? Well, this is my grown-up version of that. I love it. I pour over it. I mark things and dog-ear pages and make plans for imaginary remodels of my studio. I make lists. And then I turned to page
Thirteen years ago today, I got married. I was 24. We looked like babies. It was also the very day his hair started turning gray. We may not be exactly where we thought we’d be by now, but in most regards, it’s still a pretty good place.
Our neighbors have a husky and all my 8 y.o. son can talk about is getting one of his own. It’s not going to happen, kid. Completed: August 11, 2010 Soundtrack: Amanda Palmer Performs the Popular Hits of Radiohead on Her Magical Ukulele Beverage: Diet Coke