New painting and 4 leaf clovers

So I used my photography lights and I am still convinced that photography is not my strength, BUT! they DID turn out better than my normal pictures, so I am still proud of the hours and hours I spent trying to get decent pictures. Here are 2 examples (above and below) of my 4 leaf clovers.

When I found these little guys, I was walking to my sister's annual Cinco De Mayo party. It was magic, I found a total of five 4-leaf clovers in ONE day.

Each leaf represents something different; faith, hope, love & luck!

The framed 4-leaf clovers are $15 each. I think the one above is 4" x 5" and the one below is 3.75" x 4.25"

I had to build a light box to get these photos. The fairy below is available on etsy for $8.

The next 4 paintings have been posted before, but I took better pictures of them. The 5th painting is brand new!

Leap Frog
10" x 10" oil on canvas
$55


Rainy Day Duck
12" x 12" oil on canvas
$65

Swinging Gnome
16" x 20" oil on canvas
$175



Fairy Tea Party
16" x 20" oil on canvas
$175

Turtle-ly
20" x 20" oil on canvas
$180

Mr. Mailbox Man Goes to Work

Here is the video of my 2nd children's book. J.R. and I wrote a song for it last night and recorded it on garage band. Enjoy!

Mr. Mailbox Man is finished!

39 pages of ink and watercolor. Over 2 years of sketching, drawing and painting, my book is finally finished! I was so excited last night that I did 3 victory laps around the house, yelling out "woo hoo, I did it!"

Here are 5 of the illustrations for you to preview. There are a very minimal amount of words in this book. It's a straight up picture book about a blue mailbox's day, from the moment he gets up and gets ready for work to the moment he is in bed reading himself to sleep. I based the neighborhood on my old neighborhood in East Atlanta Village, Atlanta.

Here Mr. Mailbox man has just awoke, performing his morning stretch:

Here he is feeding his cat:Here is grandpa and grandson paper grocery sacks, sending some mail:
Here are some construction workers waiting for the bus:

and here is Mr. Mailbox Man having dinner with his cat:

I have decided to dedicate this book to my niece, Piper. She works so hard everyday, without complaint and it reminds me of Mr. Mailbox Man getting up and doing his job, no matter what (rain or shine). I love you Pippy!

gnomes, fairies, monkeys, OH MY!

I had to edit this post because I thought the pictures were terrible, plus, I added a little more detail to the paintings. Anyway, here are my tiny new favorite things. gnomes! I love these little guys more than you can even know. J.R. and I hide them all over the house and I giggle every time I find one. They are so small you can hide them on picture frame ledges etc. I found one in my sugar jar the other day when I was making my coffee. I am selling them for $8 if you are interested!



Fairy Tea Party
oil on canvas
16x20
$175

detail:




Gnome swinging
oil on canvas
16x20
$175

detail:
detail:



A custom order to accompany the Mischievous Monkeys painting ordered for Carter.
http://snoodledoodle.blogspot.com/2010/03/mischievous-monkeys.html
This is for his baby brother who's on the way.
Monkey Brothers
oil on canvas
11x14




Wedding gift for friends, of their dog's, Abe and Penny.
Acrylic on Velvet
16x20




This is the tote I made to keep Piper's 3rd birthday present in: which is a felt board with shapes and characters for her to play with. I was thinking about about Henri Matisse' paper cutout pieces when creating the shapes for her to play with.
Following are examples of the type of art you can make;




Piper and two of my sister's playing with the new present.
http://www.reagansblob.com/

doodle bugs and moons

Doodle Bug SOLD
oil on canvas
16" x 20"
$100

(displayed at Pigtails & Crewcuts in Buckhead
3208 Paces Ferry Place)

detail:

Cow Jumping over the Moon SOLD
12" x 12"
$65
(displayed at Pigtails & Crewcuts in Buckhead
3208 Paces Ferry Place)

Just Beyond My Front Door

These are a few images from my children's book. I always talk about it, but never show anything so here is proof that it actually exists. They are drawings on watercolor paper, painted with water color (and oil on some of them).



"I can stroll around the neighborhood and never notice a thing, but if I look, I mean REALLY look, I will notice EVERYTHING.

'It's all just beyond my front door. Do you want to see?"