collections in windowsills

and walking in the dreamy woods… But first I would like to say that I just put a larger, ORIGINAL drawing (11″ by 14″) of “From Within” in my shop. It’s a darker version, similar to this one, from a few post’s ago, with the birch trees at night. Yes, I sketched a third one! …

new prints and into the berry bramble

A print from my drawing From Within is now available in the shop. I just love the frame, which was a lucky discovery in a second hand shop. The gold just glows. Yesterday I was going through some of my older work and I was inspired by the imagery and textures that I was using. …

in the woods, treasures abound

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 …

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. …

cards are now available in my shop

I am now offering cards of my painting “Pulling on Our Ribbons and Hair” in my shop. These are nice because they can be framed as smaller prints. They also come with an envelope and sticker. Special thanks to everyone who left sweet, encouraging comments on my swan painting and fox broach. You just don’t …

wrapped up in books and paints and treasures…

???PAINTS??? I have been slowly but surely painting away. Here’s some work in progress from a painting from weeks ago. Getting all the details down…work in progress still. I added some golden harp-inspired embroidery on her hat. And remember the feathers that my father found from this post? Initially, I thought that they were from …