Cheers!

Toasting hands...

& dancing feet.

(cut paper art)

Happy New Year... Here's to joyous adventures & new discoveries!

(time marches on, don't miss a beat)

Shapes, a bloom and a pomegranate.

                    Painting what is around me & making up the rest.  What day is it again?  

                         I'm looking forward to falling back into my daily schedule soon!

Christmas abduction...

I held out pretty well this year but BIG sigh, I'm relieved it's over!  Take it away!

(Quick gouache painting in my tiny sketchbook.)

On a positive note-I will miss the twinkle lights.

Good Tidings

Merry Christmas!  

Wishing you a day of love & happiness spent with your favorite people & pets.

(or whatever makes you feel warm & fuzzy)

Christmas

Arriving at your doorstep soon... Christmas!

(Another spread from my mini sketchbook. The train is watercolor the doorstep is limited color gouache.)

Daily dose of vitamin C.

Clementines and a Christmas cactus.

Red is my favorite color.  This shade really ZINGS!

Silver Bells

One week away...Christmas bells will be ringing soon!

Are you ready?

(cut paper art)

Merrymaking!

A festive painted pattern & some Christmas hand lettering should do the trick.

Thank YOU

This felt like a vote for decency. (to me)

I'm relieved that Doug Jones won!

Happy Hanukkah Wishes...

to those who celebrate!

(mixed media spread from my mini sketchbook)

And the stockings were hung.

Painting stuff around my house.

Stockings are such a weird tradition.

Particularly hung above a fire?

I need to research this to see how it came to be.

Colors of the moment-

red & green.

Holiday Hounds

Holiday hounds tethered to trees.  Patiently awaiting their owners return.

Dogs are the best!  (Especially when the are seasonally accessorized.)

Wander the World

I like to think that even though the world is a big place filled with different people, we all come together to celebrate with the ones we love.

This concept inspired my Wander the World ornaments available through Oopsy Daisy.

Hop on over & take a closer look.  Bon Voyage!