Let it be known that I really, really liked the cowboy theme in my son’s old nursery. But, apparently, mom’s opinion doesn’t matter that much. Even when she’s the one doing the painting. Because a two year-old knows exactly what he wants. And it ain’t no stinkin’ cowboys. It’s dinosaurs. We’re a little dino obsessed…
A few years ago, I did a unique set of paintings for little Judah’s Room. What tied those paintings together is the fact that his parents carefully chose artwork that would be symbolic of the meanings of the first and middle names they had selected for their baby. So when Baby Josiah came along (oh,…
Huck’s Room was decorated in greens and blues, and used the Madras Nursery Bedding from Pottery Barn Kids. We did a playful cow print with the baby’s name across the back to tie into the nursery’s farm animal theme.
In my ten years of marriage, I’ve learned more about sports than I ever dreamed possible. And I had a lot to learn. Before I met my husband, I actually thought bowl games like the Sugar Bowl, Rose Bowl and Orange Bowl were some sort of super tournament… the winners of which, of course, played…
I have done lots of paintings that involved animals, but my latest commission illustrates (excuse the pun) a really great way to tie in an animal theme that is truly customized to not only your nursery decor, but your child’s name. Judah’s parents contacted me about creating artwork that would be symbolic of the meanings…
The nursery is done… just awaiting the arrival of “Chip!” With our little guy due any day now, I was feeling the pressure to get the nursery finished. We converted my old office into the baby’s room. It actually worked out well that we were going to have a boy; my office was painted a…
Jack’s room was decorated in a dinosaur theme. His paintings were done to coordinate with the Pottery Barn Kids Super Saurus bedding. Coordinating ribbon trim
Ian’s nursery was done in a literary theme. The walls were painted a saffron yellow, with accent colors of navy, light blue, sage green, brown and gray. We decided on an excerpt from classic French book Le Petit Prince (The Little Prince). Loosely translated, it reads: “Grown-ups never understand anything on their own, and it’s…
