Seasons. Four 20 x 20 in paintings

I was visiting my husband at his new office recently and snapped this pic of the 4 abstracts I let him whisk away straight off the easel last month. They are meant to convey only a passing thought or memory of the seasons, like a ghost image on the back of your eyelid view of.. (from left to right) Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter...

A Birthday Banner

Just finished another birthday banner. This one had lots of beautiful vintage buttons on it. I currently have a mini one in my shop if anyone's interested. They are up-cycled from my canvas stretching and painting extras.

Click on the images to see this banner more closely, and to bask in its adorable, yet also rusticly-artsy glory.

Encaustic Hood is in, things are cookin'

A sneak peak at the new encaustic side of the studio. The hood is up and performing its duties admirably, if not a bit frankensteinishly. My fingers are relieved to be done working with sheet metal for a while. The temperatures have all been figured out, the mediums have been mixed, the paint pots are simmering and things, (landscapes dontcha know!) are in the works. Joy!