"Lady Mandala"

This is a 6" X 12" Pen and ink drawing on wood.

"Ana's Jewels" finished(O:

"Ana's Jewels" 11" X 14" Pen & Ink

"Ana's Jewels" a new piece in the works!

"Ana's Jewels" a new piece in the works!

"The Artist"

If I could I would probably draw all over my house like this. Instead, I draw an image of what I would do.

"Hat Lady"

Here she is "Hat Lady".

"Hat Lady" in progress

I have been working on a new piece. I found this image of a woman in a hat when I googled 1920's images of women. I was really drawn to the shadows on her face. With this piece I decided to shade her face with a stipple technique and then grid off the rest of the paper so I can fill each space with an assortment of patterns. This piece is named "Hat Lady", and these are a few photos of her in progress. I also found an old plastic frame to place the photo in while I work so she is easy to see. I don't want my illustration to look exactly like her but I do want the shadowing of her face to be similar.

"Daisy Ladies"

I've been Doodling Diva's again!!

Daisy Ladies

Daisy Ladies (up close and personal)

Spring has been quiet busy for me at home. I look forward to catching up with my blog friends soon!!

In the studio!

I'm in the studio today working on a few new designs. I'm glad to be drawing today after taking a few days to spring clean(O:

NEW "Lady MUG" designs!!

I hope everyone enjoyed their Mother's Day weekend!!

I have several NEW "Lady MUG" designs now available!

"Jezebel"

I'd like to introduce "Jezebel". She is a 16" X 20" Ink illustration on cradle board.

"Jezebel" is available in an 8.5" X 11" Print in my Etsy Shop!

Stage 1 "Jezebel"

These are a few new photos of my new piece "Jezebel" in progress. She's a 16" X 20" Pen & Ink on Cradle Board (I love those cradle boards(O:)

"Ophelia" is finished

I have had quite a busy week having my girls home for spring break but little by little I finished "Ophelia"!!

"Ophelia" is available now as an 8" X 10" Print in my Etsy Shop!!

I've named this piece "Ophelia"

"Ophelia" stage 2

She's coming along and I can't tell you how much I love this wooden canvas to work on!! I'm going back to Michael's to get some more of these today. I had never seen a wooden canvas before, I hope they continue to carry them.

Pen & Ink on a 16" X 20" wooden canvas

I am working on a new, slightly larger scaled piece than I've been working on lately. I found this 16" X 20" wooden canvas in Michaels that was already coated with a smooth coat of Gesso, The surface is wonderful for Fine tipped Sharpie pens. I found my other ink pens would smudge so I switched to Sharpie and it's working great! I used to only work of large pieces but I've been hooked on my Art Journals lately. My husband said to me the other day "when are you going to do some more larger pieces again?". It got me thinking and I got the urge so this is my progress so far.

"Angelic Lady"

This is "Angelic Lady"

Here's a closer look!

This illustration was inspired by this photo of my Grandma (my Mother's Mom).

She would have been 95 yesterday if she were still alive. Here's a little story she told me once when I took her to lunch. After we were seated she ordered a Root beer which I thought was just the cutest thing(O: Then she proceeded to tell me a story about herself and my Grandfather.

My Grandfather was the most amazing watercolor painter. He enjoyed painting landscapes mostly. They lived in Newcastle, England and would take long drives around the English countryside until my Grandfather saw the perfect subject for his next painting. They would literally pull the car over and he would set up his easel and paint for hours. While he was painting my Grandma would take long walks down the country roads and pick all the beautiful wild flowers she could find. She was an amazing gardener just like my Mum and had this passion for flowers of all kinds! Anyway, she would take these wild flowers home and put them in her flower press and then she would make the most beautiful cards with her pressed flowers. After she arranged them just right she placed a clear plastic film over them to protect them, they were gorgeous! I just love how she chose to spend her time while the love of her life would sit and create the most spectacular paintings.

I wish everyone a wonderful Easter weekend!! I'm driving down south to visit my family and friends for the weekend. I'll be back next week.

"Artsy Lady"

Julia inspired me to draw this lady with her head turned a bit. It makes it so much more interesting! Thanks Julia!!

I thought this would be a fun T-shirt or mug?! At the moment it's available in an 8.5" X 11" print in my Etsy Shop.

"Lady Paisley"

I love to sit and doodle and it seems that this subject of ladies never seems to get old for me. This was my weekend doodle "Lady Paisley".

"Lady Paisl

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