Maria and Susan win

I can never decide which photos to post.
Jerry is so photogenic.
so here's all the photos !
I made two paper dolls .
Maria and Susan won .
Thank you !
and Maria and Susan :
please send me your addresses !

Greenwich workshop winners and a Give Away

The Greenwich Workshop has announced the winners .
YAY .... I got into the top 40 !
which means my painting will be in their gallery in Fairfield Ct. and the painting will also be in their catalog .
I didn't win any money though .
Oh well
but I am still happy .
Happy because I am included with some very good painters
I am self taught so just getting in with these other artists is very wonderful
I am doing a give away . Here is a little paper doll with arms and legs that move . She is about 5 inches tall ......
I WANT TO THANK YOU

thank you for voting for me and thank you for leaving a comment on G. Workshop's blog .
I really appreciate and love you all .
You keep me going .
Please leave a comment and if you do not have a Google account .... you can email me , and I will include your name .
You can email me from the my profile page on this blog .
so thank you again everyone .
Jerry will draw a name [ maybe two ! ] on Sunday .
today is Thanksgiving Day . Happy Thanksgiving Day !
You can see the winners by clicking this link :
http://smallworksna.com/winners08.asp

Cat bridge

I found this drawing of mine in one of my many
" Drawings drawers "
[ that's hard to say ! ]

When I saw this I thought :
wow , a cat can be a bridge between two people .
We have four cats
no kids
we love our cats
thank God for them
they fill our home with love ....
even when we argue about whose turn it is to clean up the cat puke .

Time for a Cupcake.....sold

I made a clock today .
I wished I had a cupcake ...
and a rabbit too ... and a pug , and maybe a
few more cats too
This clock is now in my etsy
shop
have a good weekend !

Winter Time clock girl.....sold

My husband just left the house , all bundled up in a hat and thermal underwear . He's cold .
I couldn't wait for him to leave . As soon as he left ... I opened all the windows and turned the fans on .
I'm hot .
Oh today is beautiful ... with cool clean crisp air .
He wants to move to South Carolina . I want to move to Maine .
I just have to remember to close the windows before he gets back .
anyway ..... I am home working . happy .
This is a new clock I just put on Etsy .
If you want to see the rest of her ... please visit my Etsy shop .
Have a wonderful cool crisp November day
http://sandymastroni.etsy.com/

Kim Meuse watercolors

I bet you are wondering .... WHAT is THIS doing on Sandy's blog !
well it is something beautiful in the midst of my silly paintings
I have an artist friend . She lives only a few blocks away but we never see each other
because .... artists are nuts
I personally live like a mole . staying up to 3 and 4 a.m. painting
I think Kim is like me
She loves to paint . She loves to go into her magical world of watercolors .
She is so skilled in this medium and each painting she does is a work of beauty .
I am in awe of her work
Please take some time and visit her blog to see her work and MAKE SURE you enlarge this photo so you can see her work in detail .
http://kimberlymeuse.blogspot.com/

Winter Beauty book page

Today I took photos of my snowmen and posted them in my Etsy shop ............I find that after I spend some time making cute things .... I HAVE to do something a little creepy .

so I just finished this . I love doing book pages because strange things sort of happen .
I didn't plan this out. This is what I did >>>>>>>>I grabbed a page out of an old book , drew a lady , added flower and berries and THEN realized what the page was about . The word 'crimson' appeared in the red of the flower and I saw ' winter beauty' after I painted her deathly white flesh . But when I saw Strawberry on her forehead .... well , I added a strawberry in the corner .

I love when things ' happen ' without ME getting in the way

oh ... I forgot ...... The word 'sight ' appeared under her eye

weird
click on the image so you can read the words

autumn leaves

My mom is gone 15 years today . I miss her . I know she is happy with the Lord and that makes me happy because she had some terrible sadness in her life . She had a child like spirit and a twinkle in her eyes [ pretty blue eyes ] and she could still laugh and give people hugs !
I'm not a hugger .... I wish I was . I took after my father in that way .
But today I am thinking of her . She taught me about God , sang silly songs, taught me to knit and sew , she encouraged me with my art , she would gently touch my face and tell me I was beautiful .
So today I walked in my own backyard and thought of her . I found beauty in my own back yard .
I would love to post a photo of her . One of those great photos from the forties when she was young and in love and happy
But for now I will post the leaves in my yard , which is perfect because the fall was her favorite time of year .

Puzzle Lady Art

Puzzle Art

These are a few of my puzzle pieces . I made a puzzle .... painted it . Glued it to masonite and then cut around all the ins and outs on my saw . These went to Cavalier Gallery .... for the Miami show . I like these because when one is hung on the wall .... it casts a cool looking shadow.
It's a lot of work .... but it is fun to do .
I have another idea for these but I haven't had time to do it .
I actually made these way back in September .
My very good friend Beverly Kaye has posted ANOTHER one of my puzzle ladies on her blog
Beverly has a gallery in Connecticut and a great website .
Please stop by her blog and take a look
http://BeverlyKayeGallery.blogspot.com/
Thank you for writing a lovely post about me Bev.

Shadow of the fish

Late last night I experimented with salt and alcohol on wet watercolor.

It was fun .... it's fun to see what happens .

Tonight at dinner my husband was looking all over the kitchen for the salt .
OH .....I quietly went upstairs and got it .
I never use things for their intended purpose . Most things end up being used for art !

I think I am finally [ almost ] finished with things for the Miami show .
I can't believe how many things I produced ..... under pressure ....the last few days I made some strange things .
Do you remember the Beatle's song 'She's Leaving Home ' ? I drew these two ladies ....
and thought wow .... they look like land masses , little continents ....... anyway when I looked at them this song came to mind , so I added the words .
This one and the clowns are painted on old atlas pages from a very old book .
The close up face is sort of Katherine Hepburn . A book about her was laying near to me so I just drew it .
I might try to do a few more things tonight but it's already 1 a.m.
I don't know ........I'm sort of burnt out
and relieved ... next is sad [ sending these out ] then there is faith [ hoping they will sell]
this is all an emotional roller coaster
I wonder if you know what I mean .

Give a Chirp pillow

Cathie took my little birdie drawing and embroidered it onto another pillow .

I get such a kick seeing her transform my drawings in stitches .
She amazes me .... I never would have thought it could be done
She does such good work !

visit her shop !
http://bobetsy.etsy.com/

she just sold the little girl with cat pillow AND a ballerina tea towel . Yay Cathie Jo

sweet cat now in my Etsy shop

Today's cat .
on canvas

watercolors
Inktense
pen
chalk

now on Etsy

Derwent Inktense aceo day

I'm back to my Etsy shop watercolor AND INKTENSE aceos

I decided to paint a few aceos today , here are the four watercolor paintings that I JUST finished . I will be putting these in my Etsy shop later tonight >>>> and YES ..... I used inktense pencils too [ on Bainbridge illustration board cold press ]
scroll down ... enlarge if you want a closer look !

and .... my tip for the day >>>>>

If you are in your house ...... and you are cold , [ if your feet are cold ] ....
wear a scarf . a scarf around your neck warms your little tootsies

Have a nice ' thinking of snow ' day.

BIG snowflakes

a cupcake on a snowy day sold

... very odd snowflakes this year

enjoying the storm

the four aceos together

more for Miami

STILL making things for Miami ..........[ more doilies ].

Oh boy .... I hope it will be a good show !

and ...I have NO idea why pearls keep showing up in my drawings .
ah ....... the mystery of creating

have a piece of fruit...... sold

I love drawing this lady . I've drawn her with her strange little boy . I've drawn her in front of her house . Tonight I drew her holding a pear.
This was painted on an embroidered hankie
Don't forget to enlarge the picture by clicking on her .
I wonder if anyone remembers this song ?
when I was a little kid ... I listened to records all the time
Rosemary Clooney , Art Carney ,and lots of classical music.
I've never forgotten this song .but I don't remember who sang it .
It was a lady singing with an Italian accent.
It cracked me up as a kid ...
still does

and after I finished this .... I looked at the lady and thought... this LADY has a pear body ... a pear with some bruises !!!!! She must have had a fight BEFORE the piece of fruit

Derwent Inktense Pencils on wood

I want to thank Suze of http://pinkcrayonstudio.blogspot.com/
for suggesting trying Inktense pencils on WOOD !

Had some Halloween fun tonight .
I took a piece of plywood and drew ladies .

I cut them out with my saw.
Well.... the pear lady .... not sure yet what I'm doing with her .

click picture to enlarge !

Hope you had Halloween fun too !