For MOM— For You

 

Sending you a big, bright bouquet! Having a good mom is a great blessing in life. Unfortunately, I know not everyone ends up with a mom who can provide care and nurturing for another. Often not knowing that for themself.

If today is hard for you, I see you. We're all deserving of love, it just doesn't always show up from who society tell us will deliver it. Hope you lean into love & connection where you find it in your life.

Sophie helped me pick some peonies to deliver to my mom.

Things are bloomin'!

 

 

Even though it makes me sneeze, I'm inspired by spring! 

I started the above painted blooms in my sketchbook painting with gouache.

 

I scanned the sketchbook floral in and added some additional layers in Photoshop to round out the design. This art was licensed for greeting cards and fabric. (and made me really happy to paint)

Plant seeds

 

I played in the dirt over the weekend and planted some new things. The second week of May my peonies bloom and I can’t wait! Beauty found in nature brings me such joy.😊 I find the investment in time and resources really pays off.

Wishing you blue skies, a warm breeze and coffee. Monday showed up fast!

Hope you plug into something that brings you joy this week.

Happy Earth Day 🌈

 

To celebrate Earth Day I’m offering a Hello, World! board book GIVEAWAY.  The winner will choose from Hello, World! Ocean Life, Rainforest Animals, or Planet Earth.

To enter visit my Instagram feed. I’ll pick a winner (at random) April 30th. Nature offers us so many priceless gifts. Let's appreciate and celebrate them all!

 

Happy Easter

 Hopping by with a pop of pink to wish you a Happy Easter!

 

Showers to flowers

While there seems to be a great deal of mishegoss around I've been turning to nature to lift my spirit.  Like the childhood saying goes "showers to flowers" I've enjoyed seeing it in action. This inspired me to make a spring mobile from some art I previously made for a Trader Joe's card.

 

Here's the icons I drew with colored pencil.

Here's the cut out pieces.

Here's the final product placed next to the window that over looks this....
 

My lovely, lush lilac bush that I adore!

Thankful for those rainy days. (Wishing this was scratch and sniff!)

Here's the card.

Making makes me happy!

Hand drawn food trucks!

 

Who's hungry? They say variety is the spice of life!  I agree when it comes to things I like to draw.  Why focus on just one fun, food truck when I could draw 27!  It's lunchtime (somewhere) which food truck would you visit first?

Me... I'm feeling like a savory crepe.  I live one block away from Chez Elle Creperie, which has a really cool crepe mobile. (looks a little like the one I've drawn)