A boy and his Rat [ sold ]

 here you see " A boy and his Rat " propped up in my front window .  I like to walk around the whole house and take photos in different places . I like seeing something weird in an unusual spot ... of course my whole house has weird stuff , so it all blends in .

 here they are on the wall

this is so you can see the thickness .  It's not " real " heavy ....... this is painted on 1/4 inch thick MDF board , which I love because it will not warp
I used acrylics , and many many layers of Inktense ...... paint it , lift off paint , sand , repaint ..... ah .... until it just looks right
I will be putting this in my shop this week
but I was just excited to post it here today .
have a happy Sunday !

**** Update ***** A boy and his rat has just sold ...... thank you

EGGS painting for Etsy [ sold ] ....... a painting ,wood cut out

so
I think I am starting a new series
kitchen art , coffee shop art ..... restaurant ....... funny wood cut outs ... wall art
I painted this on MDF board , cut it out on my saw ..... and it's ready to hang
hope he makes you laugh

he's in my shop

** just sold **

cat doll on Etsy

it's just way too hot
today ... I finished this cat art doll
he is in my shop

Doll head for Etsy .....

today is Sunday .......
made a doll head
she's in my Etsy shop

I put her on Flickr too ...... I'm so upset with Flickr
I'm having weird annoying problems there ......... why do things that are okay have to change ?
NOW I don't enjoy Flickr
Are you on FLickr ?  I have an Apple computer ..... I wonder if it makes a difference what computer you have ?
tell me please if you are on there and if it's all working for you !
Thanks !!!!

Odd pillows for Etsy

I finished a few " good to be Odd " pillows
I used Painter's canvas drop cloth
wash it first .... it shrinks a lot .... one side is very nice to paint on .........
these are in my shop !

Pinterest and other things too

 There's other things to do besides painting , but I haven't done much else besides paint lately.  I look on Pinterest and I get inspired ....... here's my Pinterest
I get so inspired even for silly little things like my Aunt Jemima syrup bottle . When I saw this on Pinterest I ran to the basement and found my old syrup bottle , filled it with dish liquid and used a pump top from a hand lotion bottle

and then there was the ladder for the garden idea . OH .... I ran outside to see if I had one behind the garage . There it was .... my father's old wood ladder ..... so now it's in my back yard

and of course my obsession with Quinoa ..... it all started with quinoa spinach patties { with Panko ! ]
and then Quinoa stuffed peppers , quinoa meat loaf , quinoa in soups too

 back to my yard ..... here's these poor little plants , never planted , just plopped them down and went back to work { painting }

and this very cool antique wall planter ..... looks great with plastic containers in it { sarcasm }

and here's Buddy saying hello !

 This is a place mat that I painted for my friend Marsha ..... for her Mimi cat

I've been making fabric hearts again ...... these two are in my Etsy shop

also in my Etsy shop now ..... this fancy cat mat ...... { Honey West cat }......

*** update > this white fancy cat has just sold ***** { thank you ! }


I have some of the others [ from my last post } in my shop now too

It's been raining and raining ...... Unbelievable isn't it ! .......but I don't mind
Rainy Days and Mondays always make me SMILE

Hand painted rugs and Place Mats

**** this rug has sold ***** { thank you to C. and E.  in Pennsylvania }

 I have wanted to make a floor cloth for SO many years ...... The other night I remembered I had a prepared gessoed and cut floor cloth in my closet SOMEWHERE .  Yes Lisa I probably bought it in the eighties { ha ha }
so I found it ..... I turned over the edges , sewed the hem and painted away .
It was fun to do ,

****** this one is in my Etsy shop for sale

 so then I wanted to make another .... but I can't afford buying pre gessoed ones now .... so .... I washed a piece of a painter's canvas drop cloth  { it shrinks a lot } ...... then I cut and hemmed it , primed it both sides , and painted away .  Many coats of poly to finish it off

then I decided to try a pet place mat ...... so this is the drop cloth .... cut and hemmed and painted

 then ..... I decided making rugs from a drop cloth is way too much work .

so I went to Home Depot and bought vinyl/linoleum ....... cut it , primed it , painted it , a few coats of poly
this is a pet place mat

so then I made a birthday place mat........**** update > this duck party one has sold ****

these are large place mats

then
I wondered how it would work if I decoupaged one of my cats on it
it works just fine !
The balloons and background are hand painted . The cat is a print of my cat , decoupaged on ..... lots of coats of poly
I think this will hold up well ......... I'm going to use it in my house to make sure

whew
so this is what I've been up to ............... I'm on a rug and place mat kick

thanks for stopping by

Hand painted Pillows

This past week I worked on a special order ...... TWO ... BIG .... Pillows !

Each pillow is 18 by 18 inches . It was stressful , challenging, and FUN .  I'm so happy with these pillows and it made me think that I want to make more BIG pillows or a large wall hanging { painted and quilted } ...or canvas floor rugs
well ... my mind is racing around with ideas .  Has anyone out there ever made a painted floor rug ?
I'm wondering how they hold up .

There's so much I want to do !
have a wonderful weekend

click photo to see larger

** update ** both are sold .... going to Pennsylvania !

for Etsy ..... funny illustrated pillow

just finished a pillow ....... I used ink and thinned acrylics and Inktense ....... good advice from mom
in my shop

***** update > she is sold ***********

bunny pillow for Etsy

Bunnie and bunny
new pillow in my etsy shop ........original drawing { illustration } on fabric ..... acrylics, ink and Inktense

elephant pillow

I made a pillow ........ an elephant pillow { illustration .... using ink and Inktense }

Have a wonderful day

update >
** This one has sold , going to Pennsylvania **
I will make another ...... this week .

Mother's Day art [ sold ]

a colorful welcome sign .... for kitchen or bakery
Painted with acrylics on wood
in my shop >
HAPPY Mother's Day

** just sold ........ thank you **

Handmade Paper Dolls

                                                         Colleen

                                                         Jonathan

                                                      Halloween Witch

                                                           Grace

                                                             Joyce

                                                               Carol

                                                  scary birthday clown

                                                kelly

There's a wonderful cake shop in California .... Petaluma Cake Company
these are for Trina to look at .  Maybe some of these dolls will be in her shop !
Each doll is hand drawn , painted and cut .
Hope you are all having a lovely spring day !

Painting of Little Red Riding Hood

                                 this is the beginning

                                         Half way there

                                                
                                    all done ....... an 11 x 14 acrylic painting on canvas board

                                 A closer look
This painting of Red Riding Hood " Might " be going to Australia !

Thought I would share a painting in progress
Have a great week every body !!!!!!

*** update **** > sold ...... she's on her way to Australia !!!!