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

shades of grey

Obsessions of today include shades of black and grey, listening to t-rex (slider album), chinchillas, and iced coffee!

Thank you for all the wonderful desert themed ideas from the last post...a fennec fox is next on my list for that little series. But first I decided to paint my first chinchilla ever . I'll never forget a few years back seeing two little sandy-cream colored babes in the pet store and really, really wanted to take one home. However I was terrified my cat would devour it since she is an ultra hunter afterall.

The chinchilla progress so far:

nooschie vs chinchilla

Next I'll add some final coloring and touches and then try to decide what color the frame/edging should be painted. I'm thinking either antique gold or maybe a bright color?

Other shades of grey:

faux snake skin heels & black & grey tye-dye shirt

my little black & grey tiger

and a little marc bolan for everyone's enjoyment (in shades of grey of course)
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

curious rabbit, skunk, and a golden bird

a little preview of what will be listed in my shop soon...

-a blue bird seated in the center of a warm golden toned background and placed in a vintage gold frame. he looks rather plump and really makes me think of those adorable sparrows & chickadees when they appear all puffed up and feathery.

-one curious grey rabbit with a deep red background and placed in a vintage white frame (and don't forget the white with pink polka-dotted ribbon which will also be included!)

-and my new favorite painting...a skunk! He is placed in the middle of a turquoise colored background and put in a vintage green frame. After reading Meredith's blog post on common pest's throughout the world, it made me think of the pesty but cute animals I've seen around. So here is a skunk! The furry feet are really my favorite part...

While working on the skunk, it also made me think of this gem from one top-notch artist at berkleyillustration that I've been admiring over at etsy for quite a while...

All of the illustrations are amazingly good and getting a print or two for my new place just needs to happen!

shop update!

Now available in my shop are 6 individual vintage framed original paintings!
What I have up:
-1 forest bear
-1 grey squirrel
-1 barn owl
-1 group of acorns
-1 little deer
-1 forest pinecone
xoxo