cupcake update

almost done!

Cupcakes in Progress

Tuesday nite, paint nite! Cupcakes in progress!

Flash

Flash was a well loved hunting dog. I had the privilege of painting a portrait in memory of him. He had quite a personality! Here are the final paintings.

What a sweet mother and daughter team! It was fun getting to paint pictures for this wonderful family!

Head shot of "sisters"

I was just looking through old pictures and thought I would post this one so you could see it. This was at the opening of the Heirloom Love show in Lansing. I'm not sure who took this photo, but it's a neat view of Cara's sculpture "Sisters".

New photos

I just had photos taken of some of my paintings. I think Steve did a great job with the photos! We set up in our garage, and there were a lot of shots to take- he was very patient. It was rainy, hot, and muggy... Jamie was there to help too. Thanks goodness! It was a lot of carrying paintings in and out of the house and attic.

This is 1 of 4 paintings that go together. I started the paintings in Destin Fl. I think I showed them at the beginning, but never showed any final product...

Vase with Pink Flowers

This is one of the paintings in my Summer Flower series. I have posted the paintings in another blog. See the link on the right. All paintings are for sale for $200 each. I love doing these paintings- I do them all in one sitting, and they are on unstretched, gessoed canvas. I use more of my drawing style. I use lots of thin layers of paint, and I draw over the top with "sharpies" and paint on my liner brush.

Perrysburg Show

If you are anywhere near Perrysburg, Ohio stop in to see my work at the Municipal Building!  We just hung the show and it looks great!  It's all farm scenes and flowers.  My Summer Flower series is in the hallways of a building next door.  The women from the Art Council were wonderful! Sandra and Robin were so helpful and gracious.  

Perrysburg is just south of Toledo.  The Art Council has a lot of things going on!  They are really promoting the arts in this town!  They have a great sculpture exhibit along the river right now. 

booth pictures

Here are a couple of pictures of my booth at A2 Summer Art Fair. Thanks to Jamie, Mary, Cara, and Jena for all the work setting up! and to Jamie, Mary and Ned for tearing down! I could never do this by myself!

I had a great time. I met so many interesting people, there were over 500,000 people at the art fair- from all over the world! I really appreciated my friends that came to see me at my booth, that meant a lot to me. There was a lot of interest in my work, and great comments... I was especially pleased to have so many painters stop in for a look. I enjoyed chatting with everyone. It was inspiring! You all made my first solo Art Fair a success!

A2 Art Fair

It has been a great experience to be in the Ann Arbor Art Fair! Everyone has been so helpful to me, from setting up, bringing me food and water, giving me advice, making sure I have everything I need. So many people have stopped in to see me, I am overwhelmed! I have had great feedback, and have loved meeting so many people. Tomorrow is the last day! It ends at 6, so I hope to meet a lot more people. I really love the location of my booth. I'm across from the Cupcake Station, which I am totally in love with! You have to have the banana pudding there! And I am near the ice cream store! and, for the last 2 nights there have been wonderful banjo and guitar players near my booth. I am soooo lucky! Maybe I'll see you tomorrow...

Ann Arbor Art Fair '09

Today we set up the tent in the backyard, and checked everything out to make sure I'm ready to show my paintings at the Ann Arbor Art Fair. Yesterday J helped me finish framing, C is helping me with printing, and J scanned my newest paintings for me. Tomorrow I have to set up! Wednesday is the first day of the show. It's a long show with long hours. 4 days, early in the morning until late in the evening. Hopefully I will do well! Wish me luck!