Posts filed under 'Wall Art'
An Alphabet for a Nursery…
Here’s a colourful alphabet for Erin who has her nursery done in oranges and blues. I hope it brightens up baby’s world! It was a pleasure doing this for you.
Add comment August 14, 2009
Around the Town Alphabet
Here’s my latest alphabet painting. It’s done on a 22×28 wrapped canvas. It’s colourful and fun and kids will have a great time searching for all the letters of the alphabet around the town!
Add comment August 7, 2009
Butterflies & Flowers
Here are some new pieces that I’ve done recently. The pansy stool is for brand new baby Audrey who now has a stool that matches her big sister Emma’s. Leah’s painting is done on an 8×8 gallery canvas. She loves butterflies and the colours requested were pinks and mauves. I hope it makes you smile Leah!
Add comment July 30, 2009
RIP Baby Robin…
T’was once a Mommy robin who was living happily in a tree with her 3 newborn babies until a mean man came with his trimmers and unknowingly cut down the branch where she had so lovingly placed her nest. At first, he thought it was an empty nest so he brought it to show his 2 little daughters who squealed at delight at the nest “treasure”. The man went back to his trimming and heard gasping “tweets” from the ground and discovered it wasn’t an old nest at all but a nest that belonged to 3 baby robins but, alas, one was no more as he saw guts and blood coming out of its abdominals.(He’s actually not even sure whether or not he stepped on it to cause its demise) Soon his daughters sounds of delight turned into “awwwws!” and “Daaaadddy, why’d you do that?” while his wife had to put on gardening gloves and scoop the 2 remaining babies back into their nest and then climb a ladder and set the nest in place so that it wouldn’t topple over at the slightest gust of wind. The mommy is now caring for her 2 babies but we’re sure she is wondering where her 3rd baby went. It makes us cry that the baby is now in a shallow grave at the back of our yard. This was our weekend. The mean man, who is my hubby, insists it was an accident – that he was just trying to clear away the branches from our satellite which I’ve been nagging him to do because we can’t get all our channels..but I don’t think so – i think he’s just mean.
I’ve added a mixed media painting that I a did to pay homage to this event. Hope you like it!
Add comment July 19, 2009
Up, Up and Away…
Here’s a painting that I did on a 12×12 gallery style canvas. It’s called Up, Up and Away. I wanted to do something fun with cute characters so here are Pogo(bunny), Jude(monkey), and Saskia (mouse). Pogo wanted to take a trip around the world in the hot air balloon that took her over 1700 hours to sew. Jude wasn’t entirely sure that the balloon would actually make it off the ground since it was Pogo’s first sewing project - so imagine his surprise when his feet lifted off the gound! The only thing to grab on to was Saskia and it was highly unlikely that a mouse would be able to anchor down a balloon, a bunny and a monkey. So the three friends are now travelling the world together. They’ve already been to Figi and Paris. Pogo is now an expert at hot air ballooning. Jude has gotten very good at navigating the skies and Saskia has overcome her fear of heights.
Add comment July 16, 2009
Always kiss me goodnight…
This is an 8×8 gallery style painting I did for a Parentsource Annual Picnic. They put it in a giveaway basket with some other cool products for moms. I love pandas and the colours were chosen to suit a boy or a girl. The phrase, “always kiss me goodnight” is a favourite of mine. I hope whoever won it enjoys it!
Add comment July 14, 2009
Ode to the Dandelion
Here is my latest painting. I think that it’s so innocent and sweet when my daughters hand me a full bouquet of dandelions. Inside, I may be grimacing at the thought of this weed that I loathe – but their cherubic little faces are so bright at the treasure they have found that I can begin to see beyond this “garden menace”. Even when they blow the fluffy ones and I see the seeds floating in the air only to rest in other places on my lawn - I don’t stop them because the joy and wonder I see in their eyes is too wonderful for me to squash with reprimands or words of restriction. I painted this trying to capture the dandelion in an abstract, whimsical way. If children find them so fascinating and pretty - I’m sure, from time to time, we can.
Add comment July 12, 2009
Cutie Patootie Plaques
Welcome Will! Grandma actually called me for this custom request. His nursery was done up in warm creamy tones and earthy hues but they wanted a bit of a slate blue in there as a “pop” of colour. They were really pleased with it. For me – it was great to do this colour scheme. I hope it adds a little “giggle” to Will’s room!
Add comment July 3, 2009
Hello Summer!
Wow! – was it stiflin’ hot out today or what!? Many Thanks to Shannon who let the kids and I float around in her pool all day. It is officially summer so I thought I’d do this painting to celebrate the season. I tried this “abstract” floral and I actually like the way it turned out. I mixed in a heavy gel medium into my paints to give it a thicker consistency and a more “texturized” look. It’s a little more “grown-up” than my other stuff which I do enjoy doing from time to time Hmmm… What shall I call this painting? On a Summer’s Morn… Fragrant Petals in the Wind… Fleurs and more Fleurs… Ah – too cheesy.
Add comment June 25, 2009
