paintings, ramblings
Amongst my pile antique books I have one titled “Flowering Wilderness”. The cover is a dusty faded violet. Although unread, these two words have brought me much inspiration in the past few weeks. I have daydreams of little cabins in the woods and fields of wildflowers. Hence a small 6″ by 6″ acrylic painting on …
Continue reading “a little painting, melting snow and skeleton keys”
Happy Spring all! So far I have been celebrating with the spring sunshine… Ate a box of chocolates and then collected green tidbits from around my studio. It makes a lovely little shadow box, yes? I rearranged my spring alter table with greens, yellows and browns. I put a little nest under my cloche bell …
Items of cheer: tiny paper parasols in the brightest of colors, elementary school writing paper, a giant blackbird feather I found on a woodland path, vintage faded novel book covers, little ceramic japanese dolls and a small glass bell. I just updated my flickr with lots! trying to catch up, check it out… It has …
I absolutely love this one! And yes…this painting will soon be available in prints. Will post info soon! I recently thrifted a little flute girl. Three white doves sit on a twig to her left. This little statue inspired my new initial icon. A much bigger photo of my musical box girl resides on my …
Continue reading “finished painting and a joyous little find”
Ships and little forest cottages…tea cups and birch trees. My paint brush can not keep up with the little scenes in my mind these days. I am hoping that the spring air will bring as much joy as painting these has brought. I am ready for warmer weather and long walks in the woods. I …
oh yay! I just started a flickr account. Most photos on there will be here in my journal. I LOVE the “favorites: feature on there…what fun to scroll through for eyecandy! I have already started filling mine up!
Spring will be here so soon! For now I’m enjoying winters snow and ice. Driving to work this morning was so magical, with trees and mountains blanketed in white. Solitary walks through the woods are nice too. On a trail behind where I live…
Oh my…It’s been almost a week since I last updated! Time sure does fly. Recently the days have been filled with bundles of inspiration, a little snow, and some time off. To start, I received a lovely crochet ascot from the immensely talented I love it so! I have been hoarding vintage pins (amongst other …
Yesterday I took a woodsy walk equipped with a giant blue robin’s egg in my pocket. For a little ritual to ward away the winter blah’s I found a sunny spot with an snowy nest and placed the egg inside. I also thrifted the BEST polka dot shirt planter! I am going to plant some …
Ah yes, here’s the rest! Forgive me if you’ve seen some of these already, I was just so excited about this photo compilation of my little art space that I went crazy posting it all. The first is a corner of my room with the easel and the second is a “cabinet of curiosities” type …