Giving Thanks

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"Giving Thanks"

(#4 in a series)

Oil, 8" x 8" on museum quality canvas panel.

$350.00 with display easel.

November is the month for "giving thanks" and it's fun to stop and think of all the wonderful things we should be thankful for. I am so blessed with an amazing family and friends and try to be thankful for this every day.
This painting is my fourth in this series. I am still having a blast so I might keep at it for a while. I hope that is ok. I am about to move on to another wrapping paper style, in case you are getting tired of the polka dots!

Tis The Season

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"Tis The Season"

(#2 in a series)

8" x 8" on museum quality panel

$350.00 with display easel.

So ... boat paintings will be on hold for a while as I am having fun with my new "gift box" series. It's funny that something so simple is so much fun to paint! But I suppose since I love giving gifts that painting them would be fun too!
Tomorrow's painting will be more themed with the current holiday, so I will take a step back from Christmas ... I promise! Enjoy.

Fit To Be Tied

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"Fit To Be Tied"

Oil, 8" x 8" on museum quality canvas panel.

$350 with display easel.

Now that I am officially "in the holiday spirit" I decided to make an attempt at painting my "annual holiday painting". This is the painting that will appear in many places, including our Holiday Party invitation (ah yes ... that's the party I cook for three straight weeks ...).
I had wanted to paint a wrapped gift so I have been out searching for polka dot wrapping paper all week. I found this paper yesterday at Paper Source and thought it might make a fun painting.
I had a blast painting this and in fact, I loved painting it so much I am going to do an entire series of wrapped gifts for the holidays. And maybe in to the New Year. So ... stay tuned ...

The Best Things Come in Wrapped Packages

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My dear artist friend Dreama Tolle Perry called me the other day with an idea that "gift packaging" our paintings might be a good idea. I had always thought that I packaged my paintings pretty well before ... but after I talked to Dreama I realized this could be a wonderful free service we should offer.

Of course I live in Pasadena (and Dreama lives in Kentucky). So within a few hours I had already been to the Container Store, Kelley Paper and the wholesale ribbon store. Dreama, on the other hand, was pretty much still in Kentucky without a lot of resources nearby.

So ... even though I have already started shipping "gift wrapped" paintings and I now have a complete new "wrapping and mailing" center in my studio ... Dreama is still in Kentucky with limited resources.

My point is ... it was her idea. So technically, she should be the one with the nicely gift wrapped paintings. So please everyone, remember Dreama gets ALL OF THE credit for my new "Gift wrapping" serivce!