Foxtails and Fauna

fancy cockatiel and foxtail lily

fancy serpent and flutterbys

foxtail lilies

Happy Easter!

Tiny feet.

The Easter Bunny brought me a darling little nephew!

My Cottage Garden | Spring

Snow in early spring!  

Alas, we must wait just a bit longer. 

The poor flowers don't know what to do.

Midnight in the Garden

Midnight in the Garden. Things seen and unseen. Silhouettes and shadows.

Having fun with indigo blue. Two new paintings in my shop.

Have a great weekend all!

Studio | Sneak Peek

 rough sketches in pencil

 blocking with a light wash

adding layers of washes and details

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Sometimes a project dictates the way you work. 

When I'm working on my own I rarely ever draw anything out, 

but I'm going to have to do a lot of drawing in the next month or so.

I have a pile of kneaded erasers, drafting pencils and my artograph light pad,

which is great for positioning a drawing under the watercolor paper and 

eliminating unsightly pencil marks on the original.

I can't tell you what I'm working on yet, 

but I'll share little snippets along the way.

See you soon!

Fine Lines

A new fabric and wallpaper collection in five fun color ways.
Small prints based on my pen and ink drawings.

Fine Lines is available on Spoonflower.

Down and Out

Downton Abbey devotees have been sulking here in the US for over a week, 

much like our friends across the pond, with the astonishing end to season three. 

My mother cheered us up with these delightful sugar cookies from her local bakery, Le Bakers Dozen.

I ate them all in a momentary lapse of reason and now I feel even worse! 

Have you been watching this riveting Masterpiece Classic?