Fun & Frivolous Show at Serious Coffee, Courtenay

Our group of talented artists in the West Coast Art Collective are putting on a FUN & FRIVOLOUS show at Serious Coffee in Courtenay for the month of March. Head out there and check it out! 

"Underwater Goddess" 24x30 acrylic on canvas $325

Darn you cold!

So I went and picked up a nice little nasty cold somewhere after my weekend away. Boooo! I think it must be some sort of man-cold as I'm feeling awfully whiney and unhappy. To try and cheer myself up a bit I did a little sketch today. Even though it's a rather depressing little sketch, it cheered me up some to draw it - hooray for art therapy!

Here it is:

Happy Valentine's day to you lucky ducks who did something loving and fun today! And to those of you that might be home sick with a cold like me, Happy Virus Day to you! ;)

A pet portrait - Charlie & Theo

One of my favorite things to do is paint cats. This was a commissioned
pet portrait that was a Christmas gift from one sister to another. Charlie
apparently likes to steal straws out of drinks and Theo likes to take
hair elastics and hide them in his food dish. What a cute pair!

My office redo

I redesigned my husband's office this fall and it turned out wonderfully. It was a space that both of us enjoyed being in. My office became a sort of dumping ground for "stuff" and I decided that enough was enough. I wanted a space in the house again to paint and get my craft on. 

So here it is, my office BEFORE and AFTER. I just love that room now. It's so clean, fresh and an inspiring place to be.

Happy 2013! Wow I can't believe it's a new year already. How exciting! One of my favorite things is setting new intentions and new goals for a fresh new year. Something I'm going to do more of this year is DOODLE! Don't you just love that word? Doodle doodle doodle. I don't do enough doodling - but this year that's going to change. I'm playing with the iPad more so once I figure out the sketch app that I'm using on it, I'll post some of my little doodles here. At the end of the year I had the wonderful opportunity to do a few commissions. I'm going to get some of them posted here as well. I was so excited to hear how the gifts were received. It's always fun but often nerve wracking because I always hope the recipient LIKES it. All is well, everyone seems to be happy. Here's wishing you all a wonderful new year. Dream big, and don't forget to doodle ;)

muLLies on Etsy!

NEW! muLLies are now available to purchase on Etsy!
http://www.etsy.com/shop/dotcombabe

A muLLie in Holland

Received this sweet photo from Zara's mom.
She loves her new muLLie named 'MakeUp'.
I'm sure they will have a lot of fun adventures together.
I wonder if MakeUp will end up in some wooden shoes? ;)