For my Boys

I was incredibly honored when my sons commissioned a painting. They told me the color scheme and set me free. At 36"x48" it's my biggest commissioned piece yet. And I'm happy to report that they really like it!

P.S. Mom works for free, of course.

"For my Boys"

The copper paint shimmers!

Mixed media on a 36"x48" canvas.

 

My original paintings are available in my online gallery.

Prints of many of my paintings are available in my Etsy shop. 

Let me know if you're interested in prints of my paintings and I'll make it happen.

  I welcome commissions.

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Fancy Red Hat

Sometimes life calls for a fancy red hat.

 

This was created on a piece of scrap wood that I'd used as a paint pallet and a pen tester for quite some time. It is rich with texture. I stared at it for the longest time before I added the face and other details and the red at the top kept insisting that it become a hat.

Original available here for $25.

8.5"x3"x.5" on wood leftover from a friend's woodworking project.

Edges painted and ready to hang. 

Prints available on request.

(Printed image may be slightly cropped for printing purposes.) 

All works are copyrighted and all rights are reserved by the artist.

My original paintings are available in my online gallery.

Prints of many of my paintings are available in my Etsy shop. 

Let me know if you're interested in prints of my paintings.

  I welcome commissions.

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Fun Trio

I love to use canvases or pieces of wood as paint pallets. This one has a lot of messy layers on it and recently it just seemed ready to be something more. Enter simple messy flowers. Fun!

"Fun Trio"

And the "mess" goes all around the edges, too!

  Mixed media on a 5"x5" canvas.

 

My original paintings are available in my online gallery.

Prints of many of my paintings are available in my Etsy shop. 

Let me know if you're interested in prints of my paintings.

  I welcome commissions.

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Pillows with my Art on Them!

I'm so excited!

My original paintings are available in my online gallery.

Prints of many of my paintings are available in my Etsy shop. 

Let me know if you're interested in prints of my paintings.

  I welcome commissions.

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Gentle

"In a gentle way,

you can shake the world."

-Mahatma Gandhi

"Gentle"

3.5"x2" created with ink and acrylic paint on a repurposed magnet.

To purchase this magnet, click here.

My original paintings are available in my online gallery.

Prints of many of my paintings are available in my Etsy shop. 

Let me know if you're interested in prints of my paintings.

  I welcome commissions.

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Forces of Nature

"Forces of Nature"

3.5"x4.25" created with acrylic paint on a repurposed magnet.

To purchase this magnet, click here.

My original paintings are available in my online gallery.

Prints of many of my paintings are available in my Etsy shop. 

Let me know if you're interested in prints of my paintings.

  I welcome commissions.

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Embrace Life's Abundance

"Doing what you love is the cornerstone

of having abundance in your life."

-Wayne Dyer

"Embrace Life's Abundance"

1"x1" created with acrylic and ink on a repurposed magnet.

To purchase this magnet, click here.

My original paintings are available in my online gallery.

Prints of many of my paintings are available in my Etsy shop. 

Let me know if you're interested in prints of my paintings.

  I welcome commissions.

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My Personalized Teacher Planning Book

At the end of July I received word that I'd been awarded an A+ Education Foundation Grant from A+ Federal Credit Union. The next day I went straight to Lakeshore Learning and ordered some amazing new things for my classroom to support my students' needs (I work with 3, 4, and 5 year olds with disabilities...and amazing super powers, I must say). When I made my big order an awesome teacher planning book was given to me. And while I loved the cover it had, I decided to paint the front and back covers to personalize it. And I'm super happy with how it turned out!

P.S. The lovely lady at Lakeshore that helped me is named Hazel, just like my wonderful big dog. And what's super awesome is that Hazel got to meet Hazel when we picked up my order.

Thank you A+ Federal Credit Union and Lakeshore Learning!!

Front Cover

Back Cover

I'm ready to plan!

I love their cover, too!!

First Layer

Adding Flowers

Black Splatter...and then all that was left was to do some white splatter.

All works are copyrighted and all rights are reserved by the artist.

My original paintings are available in my online gallery.

Prints of many of my paintings are available in my Etsy shop. 

Let me know if you're interested in prints of my paintings.

  I welcome commissions.

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Makes Getting Things Done More Fun!

I came across a small spiral notebook that was being discarded and I snagged it. I lay down some simple flowers and leaves and, ta-da...total re-do! I love crossing things off of a "to do" list and my new little notebook will make that even more fun!

All works are copyrighted and all rights are reserved by the artist.

My original paintings are available in my online gallery.

Prints of many of my paintings are available in my Etsy shop. 

Let me know if you're interested in prints of my paintings.

  I welcome commissions.

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Radiate Love

I found this quote after I finished this piece...and I love it!

"Let your light shine.

Be a source of strength and courage.

Share your wisdom.

Radiate love."

-Wilferd Peterson

Radiate love, my friends.

"Radiate Love"

Original available here for $15.

2.75"x2.75"x.5" on wood leftover from a friend's woodworking project.

Edges painted. 

Prints available on request.

(Printed image may be slightly cropped for printing purposes.) 

All works are copyrighted and all rights are reserved by the artist.

My original paintings are available in my online gallery.

Prints of many of my paintings are available in my Etsy shop. 

Let me know if you're interested in prints of my paintings.

  I welcome commissions.

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Simply Beautiful

Sometimes I simply like to paint something pretty.

"Simply Beautiful"

Original available here for $15.

2.75"x2.75"x.5" on wood leftover from a friend's woodworking project.

Edges painted. 

Prints available on request.

(Printed image may be slightly cropped for printing purposes.) 

All works are copyrighted and all rights are reserved by the artist.

My original paintings are available in my online gallery.

Prints of many of my paintings are available in my Etsy shop. 

Let me know if you're interested in prints of my paintings.

  I welcome commissions.

Please click the links below to share my blog.