July Summer Sale-abration!

The Ringmaster has informed me that it’s time for a sale just for all of my loyal blog readers. Receive 10% off your next purchase (excluding shipping fees). Offer ends July 31st, 2008. So hurry on over to my Etsy shop and take a peek. To receive the discount, you must pay with Paypal. Enter Coupon Code BLOGJULY08 in the “Message to Seller” box when you checkout. Then pay with Paypal and I will refund you the 10% (excluding shipping fees, of course) through the Paypal system (this should make for a quicker and smoother transaction).

Here are just a few of my latest paintings:

Pink Flowers, White Flowers -- Original Watercolor ACEO

Red and Pink Zinnias -- Original Watercolor 4x6"

Red Flowers -- Original Watercolor Painting 8x10"

Loitering in the Tubes

Last night I was doing a bit of online “research”. You know the type where you start off with every intention of investigating a topic or just checking your email and before you know it you’re hip-deep in Celebrity Gossip and your eyes are so dry that you can hear yourself blink. Take a peek at this site the next time you are “checking your email”. This artist, who calls herself “14”, posts satirical commentary along with her own original artwork on Gallery of the Absurd. Her illustrations are really quite lovely and some available to purchase:

Enough with the dirt! Here’s some recent additions to my shop:

Foggy-Day Flowers — Original Watercolor ACEO/ATC

I really like the background of this little painting–yellow and gray is surprisingly soothing to me.

I also created an ACEO of this little Raven.  He looks ready to steal shiny metal objects.

Thieving Raven — Original Watercolor ACEO/ATC

Red Flowers — Original Watercolor 8×10″

I love how the red flowers really seem to pop off the white of the paper on this painting.

Hooray For June!

You would hardly know it’s almost Summer here in Portland–it was drizzly and gray again today (which I love!). I’m happy it’s June because my daughter (Pink Ninja Girl) will be out of school in just a week. My mom is planning a trip with my younger niece to visit the baby. They’ll be able to stay for longer than an overnight trip this time. I’m hoping we’ll be able to go and stay at my parents’ house several times this Summer as well.

Oscar is about 4 months old now! He’s developing well and finally…FINALLY giggling. I know it’s right on schedule and all but I’ve been anxiously awaiting this milestone. It’s my favorite time! There really is nothing quite like baby smiles and giggles.

I’m pretty sure that I’m experiencing something that a lot of other new SAHMs deal with–it’s like a form of culture clash. If you had told me a year ago that I would use the phrase, “So we were watching Baby Einstein today…” in a sentence, I would have thought you were nuts. Life just keeps changing! However, I draw the line at Barney.

Over the weekend I got the urge for homemade scones. I served them with freshly brewed coffee and blackberry jam. Yummy!

I have listed a new print in my shop. This is an 8×10″ print of my original watercolor illustration featuring a trio of dandelion flowers against a vibrant pink background. I really like the texture in the pinks:

… and here’s what it looks like framed …

PinkDandelions — 8×10″ Print of Watercolor Painting