Usually, I work alone. Just me, my brushes and my easel, painting away after the kids have gone down for bed. But sometimes, I have a helper. A tiny, tiny helper. Who thinks it’s pretty cool that she gets to assist mom sometimes with her work. I did this painting for my new niece, Berkley, awhile back. My five year-old happened to be at home that...
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One of the best things about doing paintings for expectant parents? I get to find out the name of their little darlings before most people. The downside? I have to wait until the baby arrives to post pictures of their paintings. Good thing I love me a secret! Welcome to the world, baby Arianna!
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Okay, I dare you to say that five times fast. When Piper’s mom approached me with her ideas for a painting, I was intrigued. The palette was anything but traditional: deep rust orange with highlights of pink and white. Not necessarily your typical colors for a little girl’s room. But I love me a challenge. And I’m so glad I took this...
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The latest artwork, and the last in a line of several pink and brown paintings I have done recently, was this tree-inspired piece for baby Adalynn’s Room. Her room was decorated in the CoCaLo Mia Rose line, and was accented with pink and brown dots, flowers and butterflies. Pink and brown are definitely the colors for decorating little girl’s...
Read MoreI finally got around to doing a little spring housecleaning the other day. I know, it’s August, not spring. I’m a procrastinator. Anyway, when going through my painting supplies, I stumbled across these lovelies: I did these a few years ago because I absolutely love Le Petit Prince. I had intended to give these to some of my friends that...
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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 in the Superbowl. While I’m definitely still...
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