Be Mused Art

Well here we have my next project. I really like the framing of the image. I used to do the hand drawn and painted frames a lot during my college days and I return to the idea from time to time. I like how it makes this whimsical little piece of art [...]

This happy little Buddha was inspired by Toile de Jouy fabric. The original drawing is available on etsy, just click the image and it will take you there.
But he is also a fun little fabric on spoonflower. I hope to be able to make him available for sale to the public soon.

This is how I spent my Thanksgiving. While relatives talked around me, I sketched and inked the borders of this this drawing. Next is of course paint.

Well here is my latest concept. I sketched this directly onto the watercolor paper without any preliminary sketches. You can see where I have lightly sketched in where the border design will be. Now to decide what the border design will be.

Yesterday I went to Generator Coffee, hung some art and then finished up 2 different watercolor paintings – shown here. James is home on his vacation and had dental surgery and I have found it hard to work with him here. I suspect that if he ever retires I might have to rent [...]

My other creative endeavor is making my daughter fun lunches. I though I would share her special Halloween Lunch with you all.
First is the Green Hairy Monster. I made a layer of cauliflower and topped that with brocolini and then nested 2 small chocolate eyeballs in it.
Then the Orange jack-o-lantern was actually [...]

I think it is way past time to start putting my work out in the world for licensing. So step 1 seemed to be making a page saying so here.

I am very excited to be able to offer some new designs in laminated bookmarks. There are a lot of them, so you might as well click on the picture here and see the rest. We have fantasy stuff, kitties, fantasy horses and other stuff. There is even a deal [...]

I am not usually a sucker for blog giveaways. But on occassion there is something super wonderful that I just have to participate in. This time it is Ikea storage. I love Ikea.

I have become addicted to a show on BBC America called “You are what you eat”. And it has me thinking a bit differently about food. I am already a member of an organic produce co-op, but I can’t say I was making the best use of what I was getting. [...]