A Far Away Place

This is a current commission piece I am working on. Its a conglomerate of the views and things to see off the coast of Washington. I hope to have it finished this next week when I finally get some time to breathe. 

Glowing Embers

This is my newest painting for my series "Simple Roots." My mother and father have a sizable garden and this was most of this years tomato crop. They make all kinds of things such as spaghetti sauce from the tomatoes and it always kept us fed all winter long when I was a child. (It still does, I just don't live there anymore.)
This painting will be included in my new book "Simple Roots" available from blurb.com this November. It will also be included in my show which I hope to have next spring....if it doesn't sell first :)

Pet Commission

Ta Da! Fluffy Kitty commission complete! I think it turned out well, personally. The owners of the painting seem to be excited. So I'm glad :).
Now...to start on the next one. I wish I had more studio space so I could have multiple big paintings going at once. Something to look forward to I guess. Also, I'll have more time to paint after the wedding next weekend. SOOOOO EXCITED!

Fluffy Cats

I've been doing commissions lately. LOTS of them. I'm happy to have the work, but goodness! There's still quite a few waiting to be painted. This is one I"m currently working on for a family in Ohio. Photoshop quit working mysteriously on my computer so it is unedited.

Have A Little Faith

Another of the Christmas cards that I've been getting ready for this year. I think the more of them I've been working on the more I change the rank of "favorite". This is the newest edition and therefore, currently my favorite. Its a different take than something you'd find in Hallmark. I guess I'll just keep going and see what else is churning around, hidden inside my brain.

A Little Bit Of Christmas

This is one of the Christmas cards I've been working on for this year. I call it "Ornamentation." Everyone has a story of some cat somewhere climbing the Christmas tree. This one happens to be my kitten Clio. She's quite the ball of energy with a never ending curiosity. I can't help but think that this year she'll make her own trek to the top of the tree. This is simply in anticipation of it. :)

Crazy Busy Life

Sorry I haven't been posting. My life has been in all different directions lately. I HAVE been painting though! I had a show in Traverse City last night that I felt went quite well. Met lots of interesting people.
I've been working on commission work which always seems to come in clusters. Never just a steady stream, more like absolutely nothing then BAM! tons of work.
I've also been working on Christmas cards which I plan to start selling in October.
And I'm getting married next month. Many things to do.
So thats my life right now....happy but hectic. I hope to get back to my art more seriously very soon.