Joshua Tree

On the first part of the journey,

 I was looking at all the life. 

There were plants and birds. and rocks and things, 

There was sand and hills and rings. 

The first thing I met, was a fly with a buzz, 

And the sky, with no clouds. 

The heat was hot, and the ground was dry, 

But the air was full of sound.

after three trips this year, my relationship with joshua tree, california keeps deepening. with it's vast expanse and silence, with it's amazing people and their creativity and vision. i find myself drawn more and more to this place, inspiring me to strip down to just the essentials. i love the solitude, wonderment and innovation happening there and really appreciate the simplicity of life and nature.

on the prowl again!

queen b is back on my drawing board again and needing to be completed very quickly now, not just because i still have 4 commissions to go but because i want to enter the pair (king leo) in an upcoming gallery exhibit...so the race is on!! wish me luck and cross everything you've got!

even tho i completed my large house commission on friday evening, i still can't show it to you, as it needs to get framed and then given to their client...hopefully next week! but here's a few more snippets of the piece. little leo (our foster kitten) can't stay off my drawing board...too many pencils and erasers to play with!!

Art is an adventure that never seems to end.  

~Jason, Los Cerros Middle School, 1999~

my unending adventure with this commission is almost complete...thank goodness!! trying to draw a house and surrounding woods fast for a detailed artist like me isn't much fun, but it feels oh so good to almost be done! plus it's turning out way better than i was expecting, and i learned a lot along the way!

 i can't show you the whole piece just yet...only fragments as it is a gift from my client to their client! so here are a few snippets a long the way! 

(little leo, our foster kitten loves the warmth from the light!)

up next on the drawing board is sammy, moo's brother and queen beatrice needs to be  finished by the end of october if i'm to enter her in an upcoming show! no rest for the wicked i guess!!

The Queens progress

i was making good headway with queen beatrices drawing, but now she is put on the back burner because my commission is due soon and i'm only 1/2 way done...even tho i drew on it like crazy over the weekend! yikes!! 

i am still adamant about completing her before the end of october tho, so i can enter her in an upcoming gallery show.

just never enough time in my day to create!!!

lady diamond showing queen b her place!

yes, a giveaway!! yay!

just popping in to let you know i am having a giveaway going on over on facebook.  just leave your name or comment over there for a chance to win an 8x10 print of The King! it ends on sunday, so don't delay!!

another commission completed!!

Moo (c) Kathryn Hansen  8x10 2013 

i finished drawing Moo late last night after an exciting but disappointing soccer game. altho it was very chilly at the sports complex after the sun set, it was a very heated game, with lost tempers, shoving, and shouting. The Wazowskies lost 4-8...and they were not happy about it...altho they did enjoy their snacks afterwards!

this is a new piece started last week, drawn in between two commissions. i figured The King needed a queen, cuz you know men can't live without us ladies!! plus i want to enter the royal pair in an upcoming gallery show...so she needs to be done by beginning of November!

i won't be able to show you my next commission until it's fully completed, just in case the client of my client sees it. altho i think the odds of that happening are greater than me winning the lottery...but the internet can be a small world at times, so i can't take the chance! so instead here's an adorable shot of Maddie, one of our foster kittens...growing by leaps and bounds!!

Moo is mooving along!!!

although i haven't drawn since last wednesday night...moo is coming along pretty quickly.

my last commission, jessica and crystal are safely in my clients hands! 

the two day art show i participated in with 14 other awesome artists went very well. i received another commission, sold some prints and small pieces and was approached to do another show for designers and interior decorators! so, aside from exhaustion and a small cold, all in all it was a wonderful weekend!

and jesus orchestrated us with his magic red paint brush!! what more could we ask for?!