Went for a rather long foresty walk this morning, sipped my morning coffee and daydreamed about colors and painting ideas. The way the morning light hits golden on the trees is such a sight! But the best thing of all about walking alone in the woods at an early hour is looking for the littlest …
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Sylph
This vintage, wood-burned brooch is my newest (and very favorite) accessory. From etsy. I just want to wear piles of lace and fluttery silk skirts. She has that sylph-ish disposition that I adore, and I think she will stay pinned to my shoulder all summer long! A close up: The rest of the day will …
things to come
The last few months I have been busy developing faces, ideas, compositions for summer painting time! Taking little notes on each page so I remember what I want to do. Secret sketching time, I guess. A spreading out of sketches on my painting room floor… And these don’t include the sketchings in my giant book. …
grey days and a few sunny spots
yes! It’s been dreary and rainy here for what feels like weeks, and today is was finally sunny! But the rain makes me feel day-dreamy, and now I can stay locked up in my studio room all day with my paints. So I’m not complaining! And I am back to blogging. In May my journal …
and sunshine when she dances
Walking through the woods along a rambling brook and I spotted these terrific, vibrant yellow blooms growing amongst the composting autumn leaves of last year. They are so beautiful, so dainty with brown and green spotted-leaves. They are growing in clumps along a woodsy stream, in an almost swamp-like area. Do you you know what …
weekend at the seashore
Went to the beach for the weekend and what a blissed-out two days it has been! We walked a few miles barefoot (oh how good the warm sand felt!), collected heart-shaped pebbles and shiny shells, ate seaweed and basked in the sunshine. I love to sift through the sand while listening to the waves! Perfect …
yesterday was for…
doing favorite things! you see, for me yesterday was a monumental birthday-of-sorts. ?eating giant (and totally yum) red velvet cupcakes from Crumbs. ? sitting in trees in Central Park ?eating a scrumptious lunch at my favorite veg restaurant, Candle Cafe. I had a yummy pumpkin-encrusted tofu dish with kale. Everything I’ve ever had there is …
a spring locket and a dreamy swamp morning
First thing, here is the promised vintage locket, now in my shop. Please see a previous post (or the link to the listing, above) for a peek at the inside! And, a most perfect early spring swamp morning. It has been raining all day so I really appreciate the purple-hazed sunbeams from the other morning. …
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treasures!
I am so excited about this little vintage tin and cameo necklace set I just posted in the shop. First, the inside (comes with the cameo necklace, such sweet and very dainty embroidery it has!) And the outside features a round mini print from my sketchbook. The necklace looks super with any type of spring-ish …
new lockets and fig buttercups
Two bits of good news. I am not mia or forgetting about this blog! I have some major time-consuming work obligations right now (which take up part of my weekend as well) but come the end of May it will end and I will be less busy! Also, I look forward to a relaxing, painting-filled …