ta-da....

hey...didya notice my new and improved banner?! when i was coming up with fresh ideas for drawings i never thought i'd be turning this one into my blog banner, but it worked out perfectly! i have to credit tara frey's book for that, blogging for bliss. i purchased it last week on amazon and since it's such an easy read with delicious photos and a plethora of great advice, it inspired me to get a more appropriate banner. plus if you noticed as well, i also figured out from another site how to make my blog into three columns. once i did that my old banner really needed to go.

started this drawing of jessica over the weekend. she was our house guest last week and she so kindly posed for me. she has this great red hair, but you won't be able to tell in my drawing unfortunately. Also started another dog graffiti piece and figured out ideas for two more. plus...cross your fingers...i may have another commission of cats again. it comes in waves!

And the winnnnnnerrrrr is.....

Bestes

the original horse drawing~ Lori
the print of pugsley~veganosauras
the assorted note cards~mvegan

THANK YOU SO MUCH for participating in my drawing...and sharing what you're celebrating this year...very cool to hear about it...thanks!!! Please contact me with your addresses so I can send your goodies out right away!

newfangled photos

say that fast 3 times!!

here's an assortment of updated photos i've been working on these past few weekends. these original drawings are all for sale on my ♥etsy site♥. all patiently waiting for you to take one, two, or even three home with you!! really...whatever you want!

ps..i'm super proud of myself...i've been wondering how to do collages on blogger and i finally figured it out! first you have to do it on picasa then download it here! duh!!

1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY GIVE AWAY!!! Yahooooo!

WOW...i just can't even believe it's been a whole year since i started up this blog. seems totally impossible...so much has happened in my life in that one year. when i started writing here, i had absolutely no direction or purpose at all. i was still looking for my creative voice, and just learning about connecting with clients around the united states. i didn't think about who my audience was, what i would say...i had nothing! as my journey progressed tho, i found myself opening up more and more, sharing my art work and my life~ it's been a quite a trip! and i love it!!

i am feeling so grateful today~ to all my clients, to all the lovely people that have written me, and to everyone else that has stopped by here to see what i'm up to!

so, to celebrate I am having a give away...not just 1 thing, not just 2 things...but 3 pieces of art!!

nuzzling horses is an original 8 x 10 drawing, colored with two different kinds of tea and mottled with sea salt. it comes with a mat and shrink wrapped for safety.

pugsley...my favorite, is a print from my original graphite drawing.

and last, but not least a set of assorted note cards, snuggled in individual plastic sleeves.

just leave a comment below about what you're celebrating this year. the drawing will be held on wed and announced here on thursday...good luck to all!!

happy monday!

remember all those drawings i promised to get done over the weekend? yeah...well...this is it...and it's not even done!! close...yes...but no cigar! so what did i do instead of drawing all weekend?...see below!

okay..it's hot here in california and my brothers pool was soooooo inviting!

other things that happened over the weekend:

a spontaneous date on friday night...yes, i said date! it was the first time being out with a man other than my ex, so it was a bit weird at first but i settled in and had a good time. just had to cut it short as i was on chauffeur duty again. i have to say, it was a good start back into this world i thought i'd never be in again!

i've been working hard at updating my etsy site of late, so took a lot more photos of my art saturday morning. i've been inspired to get creative with my photos...jump over there if you get a chance and let me know what you think. i am curious if this will help boost my sales at all. photos are extremely important in selling your work and i'm really putting in the effort and intention now, so we'll see if this makes a difference.

cleaning, laundry, chores...the boring but necessary stuff of life and....

that's about it!

Hope you had a chil-laxing weekend and now geared up for an amazing week ahead!

motion

all great achievements require time
~maya angelou~

i'm reading this beautiful book, letters to my daughter by maya angelou. i've never read any of her work before but am loving this book...such a nice easy read laying in bed right before i drift off to sleep!

i have to confess that i've been very, very lazy this week...no new drawings to show you. not sure why exactly, but i have not picked up a single pencil and laid it to paper since sunday...yikes...not like me at all. i think it has to do with stalling on the final draft of my artist statement, why i've come to a complete hault. i'm putting so much weight on this that i feel immobile...like a deer caught in the headlights. have you ever done this, made something so important you're incapable of motion?

i promise tho come monday, hell or high water i will have some new work to show you! i have a long to-do list for the weekend...if i get half of it done i'll be feeling very good!

~the photos above were taken in my sister's amazing, magical garden~

wise guy

California Wildlife Center's 11th Annual Celebration:The Wild Brunch!

Date: Sunday, August 16, 2009

Time: Noon - 4 p.m.

Gull's Way Estate - 26800 Pacific Coast Highway

Malibu, CA 90265

here's the finished piece to be donated to the California Wildlife Center. so far, this owl is my favorite drawing that i've done for them. he really just cracks me up...that look!!