in the sea

This Summer I've been a busy bee working on a new series of work I'm calling "in the sea", which is of course still all things nature related.
I'll be listing five new paintings from this series tomorrow, Wednesday, July 29th in the afternoon. Look out for them in the shop!

Here is a preview...

All on wooden plaques with a glossy finish.

Two more paintings from this series are in the works and will also be listed soon... one of which is a cute little whale!

xoxo

summer projects for meow meows

Before I forget, there is a new print up in the intheforest shop! The original is a birthday gift for one of my friends which I haven't officially given to yet...so Courtney if you are reading this don't look <3

A little here and there I've been scheming up a new project for all of my friends and family with cats (there are a lot!). Last December for the holidays I made catnip pizzas which were a hit...

For Summer I came up with watermelons & limes that will be completed and given out soon!

The summer update for the shop is getting close and I will be announcing that next...

xoxo

heartwarmers

Besides daydreaming about a garden/tea party in Paris with the ever so lovely Mathyld, I finally completed and listed the chinchilla painting! And a seriously perfect suggestion for the silvery colored frame. There was a little hesitation at first for the fear of it looking too grey, but now I can't imagine it being any other color. What would I do without these fantastic suggestions?!
All done:

The flowery patterned object in that picture is the most incredible vintage 7" record case that I borrowed from my boyfriend to use for picture taking.

In other news, my sweetest ever mom came up for a visit yesterday and made my day with uplifting chats and homemade date & nut muffins! And today I had one with strawberry jam...nom nom nom!

And of course a little office helper to get me through the day!

I'll have some new prints of the in the desert series along with the chinchilla in the shop soon!

This weekend I'm super excited to check out the SOWA open market for its opening weekend. Since it's running through October I might decide on getting a table this year. yay! I'll try to take pictures of some weekend adventures.

xoxo

cactus love

I'm finally back from a little blog hiatus!

The weather around here has been rather dreary and humid. Things seemed to shift from Winter to Summer so quickly and has me feeling like I'm living in a desert.

Which brings me to one of my newest obsessions...cacti & succulents! I've always had a little thing for house plants and have thankfully been pretty successful at keeping them alive. Then I decided to expand my collection from a couple of average plants, to a few more exotic-like ones. Currently in our living room sits a little palm tree (one of my dream plants), and a gathering of little cacti & succulents. It might be a strange thing to get excited about but they make me love my place even more.

a new shelf/plant/owl gathering...and the top of the new palm!

All of the plant and cactus love combined with the too hot for Spring weather, had me wanting to do a little series called "in the desert". A little spin-off from my in the forest creations.

Introducing 3 paintings from "in the desert"

All available in my etsy shop !

A cactus, coyote, and jackrabbit.

The jackrabbit is my favorite painting I've done in a while and he will be hard to let go!

I'm thinking about doing a few more for this series and I need some help thinking of some new desert related things that don't involve creepy crawlies!! Ideas anyone?

xoxo

out from hibernation

the last few days have been warm and almost spring-like which is making me the happiest ever!

this painting fits my mood rather well and is currently available in my shop...

"out of hibernation" 6" x 6" on canvas

This Spring I plan on making some new secret things to put in my shop that will involve woodsy related jewelry (which is totally new for me). Updates will come soon!

Besides the warmer weather, today I'm totally thrilled about:

-the new Spring collection from Built by Wendy

and from the fall collection currently on sale!...

- and listening to Adam and the Ants all day

xoxo

hedgehogs all around

After a delightful recommendation by Mathyld of encorepetite fame, I am pleased to introduce to you, my newest painting... In the past I have made numerous attempts to illustrate these creatures and I could never get an image I was pleased with. But I really like him! Officially up in my shop. Prints will be up soon as well.
I now have a greater appreciation for those who can create images of hedgehogs, and here are just a few...

1) "my lovely" hedgehog print by MarmeeCraft (her illustrations are incredible!)

2) "little hedgehog goes fishing" print set by one of my favorite artists, Emily Martin of theblackapple 3) "sweet little hedge hog on a log" embroidery by LittleSparrowNest (she has a lovely little shop that everyone should check out)

4) and how could anyone resist these mini hedgehogs by BearlyTimeToScrap

To own a hedgehog would be my dream (besides owning a bunny & what I call a "teddy bear dog"...fox terrier maybe?), but I'm afraid my cat would do something awful to it. sigh...

xoxo

prints in february

I've added a few new prints to my shop!

-forest bear-

-forest fox-

The originals will most definitely be for sale as soon as I can find the perfect oval frames for them. I'm thinking a simple black or a fancy antique gold style would be a nice fit. These two paintings feel a little bit like sophisticated portraits even though they still have a cuteness to them and I cannot wait to do some more!
After painting this rabbit... I'm so addicted to anything in ovals or images enclosed in unique shapes and patterns...

like this amazing lion brooch by juliepollen that makes me sigh because I need it!

xoxo

love dove fox, your vote, & valentine-esque things!

yay! my little heart-framed fox was chosen as part of an etsy poll called "which lovey dovey item makes you say "Awwww?". You can check out the info here! There are so many really adorable things to look at and choose from and I'm really honored to be a part of it. Anyone who would like to vote for me, please go here! And a million thank you's to those of you who vote for me!

speaking of love-dove type things, valentine's day is almost here and I had to document a few overly pink treats I've been indulging in this week...

pink grapefruit with sugar and a pink frosted donut that my boyfriend brought home for me! I have only one heart shaped vintage frame left and I can't seem to narrow down what animal I want to paint for it. My list includes:

-a hedgehog

-a panda

-a cat

-something else...

Which animal should I choose?