Sandy - Progress Shot 2

I've been working on my painting of Sandy - slowly but surly :)


I do have more done, but I can't share it all at once! ;)

Buttons

Do you know what is as cute as buttons?

Buttons - Original Watercolor Painting

This painting...or I think so lol. And, who doesn't like buttons?

Sandy - Progress shot 1

I decided I wanted to try my hand at pet portraits (and wanted a perfect opportunity to use my new Liquitex Soft Body Bright Yellow Green paint - which I solely bought because I liked the colour and without purpose).

Anyways, I started to paint my family dog, Sandy. She is now more my parents and younger brother's dog - but she gives me love whenever I visit, so I still constitute her as the family's.

The green is going to be showcased in the background, I think it will work very well with her colouring. I won't be painting her 'picture perfect' - I love colour too much for that! So I thought I would try a sort of pop-artish approach (if you want to call this that lol). I want to try and incorporate quite a bit of colour, while maintaining her light-sandy colouring.

And if you're wondering - she's a white Shepard breed - although we've been wondering for a while if there's not something else, like Huskey in her...she wasn't officially bred so there's no way to tell. But it doesn't really matter - just curiousity, my parents didn't get her just for her breed. They didn't really even care about it lol :)

Goldfinch Week: Goldfinch Handmade Brooch

Brooches are a great way to add a finishing touch to an outfit. This goldfinch brooch by lupin is just so adorable, and perfectly seasonal right now! It would look great on a jean jacket, or a light and casual blazer.


I can't believe the detail in this small piece! The rest of lupin's shop is just as equally amazing, if not more. I cannot even fathom how hard some of these detailed pieces must be to create!

Indiefixx Galleria

I'm excited to say that I got accepted for this years summertime Indiefixx Galleria!


I think what drew me in to apply for this spot was just how wonderful the design of the galleria was, and of it's current collection. I think it's the perfect spot for my watercolors :)

It is my first fairly large advertising venture, so I'm anxious to see the results from it :)

Goldfinch Week: take off greeting card

This yellow finch greeting card by saramontour is just so fresh. I love how there is so much greenery in it, yet the yellow finch is still the focal spot. Just beautiful photography!

There are also many fine art prints available at saramontour's shop!

Custom Wedding Invitation Packages!

I am pleased to announce that I am offering wedding packages! They are, of course, fully customizable. The listings I have up are just sort of guidelines - anything can be taken out, added, increased, decreased ect.


It's a really unique package - you not only get the invitations done to your precise vision; but you get the original painting, and prints to give to the parents on both sides. Precious keepsakes for you and your family and your new family.

I've included examples of what I've done in the listings. The names and places have been changed just for privacy reasons. It's just coincidence that the trees are similar - any sort of painting can be designed for your wedding!

Available on:

Supermarket

Etsy Love: TheFaerieMarket

I love flower hair pieces, and this one by TheFaerieMarket is so pretty. Simple and colourful - if you're going to do the elegant flower, you don't want it too be too loud, especially if there's other things going on with your outfit!

Etsy Love: redhotpottery

I love these birdie vases by redhotpottery. I'm sure I've featured them before, but they're just so great that I don't mind sharing them again :)


And as most know, I'm a huge fan of green - so this vase is right up my alley!

A Little Gift To You

I thought that I would give a lovely gift to all my blog readers. It's a desktop background!! I've been wanting to design one of these for awhile, and now I have one :)

It features my print, which is available to print it off for yourself through the indiefixx Feed Your Soul free art project.

You just have to click on the image to have it open large so that you can download it to your computer :)