"Penny Lane Projects" Vibrant colors!!

I hope everyone is off to a good start for 2011. I haven't been blogging a whole lot lately only because I'm really trying to transform my house. I have painted a few more rooms. I'm not sure why but I just have to have vibrant colors surrounding me. It's really starting to feel cozy now!!

This is a little section of our tangerine bedroom!

This is the back corner of my avocado green and rich pink studio.

Here is a photo of the raspberry landing at the top of the stairs.

& then a little glimpse over the railing from my studio overlooking our purple family room.

This is the ground floor family room, I thought this purple would make my elephant painting pop. I never would have picked purple but I pulled it out of my paintings and thought I'd give it a whirl. I actually like(O: I may have gone a little nuts with color but it makes me so happy..............call me crazy! When I traveled to India a couple of years ago everything was vibrantly painted. They wouldn't think twice about painting their doorsteps turquoise. I guess their passion for color has rubbed off on me.

"Penny Lane Projects" stone wall

I just had to add a little funky to the corner of my kitchen. So here it is, my hand painted stone wall(O:

"You Can Brush My Hair For Me Anytime"

"Lovin Letter's"

"Having Fun With Lettering Today"

I'm having fun with some lettering today. Let's see where this lettering goes from here(O:

"Dreaming With Angels"

I'm not sure what it is but as much as I love color, I am really drawn to creating black and white images lately. I guess it helps me focus more on the composition of the piece rather than what color I'm going to use next. This is a two page spread I've been working on for the past few days.

I thought it would be interesting to blend my realistic and whimsical style images.

I love to crop images I create, it turns it into a totally different piece.

I thought this image was interesting once I cropped it so I decided to use it as my Blog Banner. What do you think? I hope everyone is having a lovely weekend!

"Mint Anyone?"

I was in the mood to embellish so I bought 20 tins of Altoids and gussied them up with paint, sequence and a very thick gloss! I think these will make pretty gifts for all the teachers at school. Once they are dry I will wrap them in cellophane and tie around a pretty red bow. I always like to carry mints in my purse so I may just have to keep one for myself(O: