Creative Projects
Candy Corn Drawings
I think candy corn is heavenly. Every year I sketch a few drawings to honor its sugary sweetness. Hope you have a fabulous day of costumes and candy! Thanks for stopping by!
Candy Corn Queen 2013
This is the 4th Annual Candy Corn Queen! This year, she’s a pirate queen of the high seas, vastly contented on an island with her chest full of golden candy. And once I got the hat right, it was smooth sailing. 🙂 If I were to be stranded on […]
Natural Butterfly Collage
Shimmery, creamy white. Unpredictable texture and transparency. I love onion skins. I also love dried stuff from my back yard: grass stems, dandelions, and primrose petals. I slipped it into a vintage wooden frame that I found at a thrift store. This natural collage is available in Knox’s Etsy Shop, […]
Mixed-Media Face Challenge
Cloth, Paper, Scissors magazine has issued a “Faces of Mixed Media” challenge in their Sept./Oct. issue. This challenge is perfect for trying something new! I’ve given it a shot, purposefully aiming for a different look than all my usual stuff. The rules? Only pens, pencils, or markers can be used […]
Bandit Girl and the Ladybugs III
I hope you’ve been having a wonderful summer in your neck of the woods. I know I haven’t been posting as much lately, but my time has not been my own! My Knox has an ear infection and is having some trouble with his swallow, but overall, he’s had a […]
Bandit Girl with Ladybugs II
Here’s my second bandit girl with ladybugs! These designs are fun to paint and I’ve listed this piece, as well as the first one, in Knox’s Etsy shop. All my profits from this little shop are sent to medical research for my son’s rare illness, called Cockayne Sydrome. If you, […]
Bandit Girl and the Bugs I
These are sketches for some bandit girl paintings I’ve been wanting to do. And here’s the first one! I added Diamond Glaze to the bugs and the eyes for a glass-like finish… This original painting is available in my Etsy shop, where I sell my art and butterfly cards to raise money for […]
Kite Story
Can you tell it started to pour down rain in this last one? I look back over this post and realize I’ve drawn images, once again, that mirror events in my own life. I’ll never cease to be amazed at the way art works. Thanks for stopping by to […]