Zooey's Gift

For those of you that follow my blog you know that I will be sending this pendant to none other than Zooey Deschanel and I am so happy to do so. My group, The Artisan Group, which I am partnered with Valerie of The Beez Kneez has been in direct contact with a total of four actresses. They will be receiving a bag full of handmade gifts from our members and everyone is busy creating and researching what each actress likes. Would you like to know which actresses will be receiving the other gifts from our members? Make sure you  become a fan on Facebook and you will be the first to find out!

Zooey's Pendant

Tucked inside a little box

All packaged up and ready to go

COMING SOON!

Floral Pendants

Although the above pendants have been spoken for they will soon appear in my Etsy shop. I had to track down and order more of these settings, it wasn't easy but I found a handful and they are coming from a long way away. Stay tuned here and as soon as I get them in my hands I am going to paint them and list them.

Are there any flowers and colors you would like to see first?

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Spring's First Kiss

Since I am on the subjects of flowers and Springtime I thought I would give spotlight to "Spring's First Kiss"

It is an older painting I did 2 years ago from a photograph of some crocus growing in my backyard (sans unraked leaves and bits of snow)

The painting itself is bigger than I usually paint, around 9 inches square. I was at a bit of a loss as to what kind of background I should use for this painting since the one that was really there was much to be desired. Backgrounds are not my strong suit and I have to work hard on them, sometimes harder than the actual painting, I can't tell you how many paintings have been tossed aside because I messed up the background. I am definitately detail oriented and find spending hours on a flower much more rewarding than slapping on paint to complete something but it is a necessary evil for who wants an incomplete painting?

I decided to add a blurry dirt/moss background as that is 80% of what my backyard is comprised of (the other 20% is clover) I think it worked well Although if I had to do it again I would have used a deeper brown to make the crocus pop better.

Overall I am pleased with it's outcome and if you would like to purchase this design follow the links:

On Zazzle

On CafePress

to be continued...