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Customer Appreciation Photo – Bree’s post office
A few days ago, good friend and Massage Therapist from Portland, Oregon, Andrew Jecklin sent me this photo of his daughter’s play Post Office. She uses the little miniature greeting cards and...
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Artist Tip #24 – First new drawing in seven weeks time and why that’s OK
Ever feel like you lost your mojo? Or that everything else was strangling you for your attention? It’s amazing what happens when your life takes turns that you weren’t prepared for, or for that...
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The Messenger of Whimsy – Illustration
Isn’t she the most insane floating snail you’ve ever seen only in your dreams! I thoroughly enjoyed creating this piece. She measures 10 by 10 inches (30,5cm by 30,5cm). The Messenger of Whimsy was...
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Aliens with blue toes – illustration
This is the first illustration that I completed with the new art supplies! It measures 10×10 inches (25,5cm by 25,5cm) and was created with Prismacolor Verithin coloured pencils, Prismacolor...
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Happy Mother’s Day – wreath of joy drawing
Just a quick note to say happy mother’s mother’s day to my mom. I love you! xoxo I drew this wreath late last year with a Pilot G-tec C4 pen inside a Fabriano Quadrato journal. Last week, I added in...
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LittleStar Boutique is Fabulous!
I’d like to formally welcome LittleStar Boutique to the blog as this blog’s first sponsor. LittleStar was founded by Monica Danielski (CEO), in Douglas, New Brunswick which is about one and half hours...
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An FYI a RIP and a DIY – it’s the end of the miniature greeting card sets
I began designing and creating these sets of cards in late 2008 and shortly after listing them for sale in the Art Shop. They were an instant success, with people buying them who spanned the globe...
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Introducing Digital Fine Art Downloads on HandmadeCloud
UPDATE – Licenses have been adjusted to reflect Creative Commons 3.0 for personal use and the Pay-What-You-Can-Model for commercial use. Also prices have been standardized to $2.99 per download. Thank...
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2012 Handmade Wall and Desk Calendars Are Here – The Creatures of Whimsy –...
After much thought and deliberation of what illustrations to use in 2012 calendars I couldn’t help myself and used all the crazy creatures and fantasy themed illustrations that I’ve been creating over...
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My 2011 Sea Life calendar is featured in the radical makeover of Dr. Walsh’s...
It is with great pleasure that I share this feature with you. An acquaintance of mine, Judy Farquharson emailed it to me today and then Judith Mackin, uber-talented local, Saint John Interior Designer...
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Progress shots of two weird illustrations
The first is called Peter Pain and the one below is a family of spooky eyeballs just in time for Hallowe’en! Both measure 10 by 10 inches (25cm by 25cm). I’m hoping to complete them both this weekend....
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Don’t Make It Good
I wasn’t always a painter. Sure, I’d dabbled before, but it was never something that had any sort of hold over me. In fact, I found it boring. Then one day, out of the blue, I had this terrible,...
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New Traditions
Do you decorate? I’ve always adored holiday decorations. Or, at least, I used to, before I had adult responsibilities and recognized that I was short on space. (Clutter didn’t bother me as much as a...
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Renewal
Relaxation doesn’t come easy for me, if at all. I’ve battled severe insomnia since I was a child. I’ve always had difficulty shutting off my brain. Over the years, I’ve developed pretty good skills at...
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You Can’t Handle The Truth
So I’ve learned something. I went to Kauai to find answers, not really even knowing what my questions were, but feeling like there was something I was missing that I needed to find. Or maybe I needed...
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Makin’ a List
Well since my master plan of getting a tree and making things semi-festive this year has not panned out due to our house being infested with illness, I thought I might do a little dreaming instead. If...
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The Highs and Lows (of making art)
Sometimes I just want to slap myself. I have terrible mood swings regarding my art. One minute I think my work looks great and my career is going to be swell and everything is awesome. The next, I...
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In Between the Art
L ast weekend I went to a concert of someone I’ve technically known since I was five, and despite the fact that she’s fairly popular, I was woefully unfamiliar with her music and had never seen her...
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In Pursuit of Passion
This past weekend I was talking with my dancer friend about a film she’d recently seen (Pina, a tribute to dancer and choreographer Pina Bausch) that she was very enamored with. She said I had to see...
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Whose Art Is It Anyway?
I usually don’t pay attention to any crazy-artist streaks within me, but I suppose from an outward standpoint it’s probably obvious. I have a tendency to swing between extreme emotions about...
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