AAAAWWWWweeeeeee.....

Isn't that sweeeet??? yeaaahhh... This was towards the end of the cards. I was getting a little worn out, but it still works. You should'a seen the ones I did last year! I was crazy! I should go find those pictures.....

Not Strictly Illustrative

I'm a kid who can't decide which interest to pursue 100% of the time. I juggle about three projects over the course of a week. For example, this week's docket includes Oil Painting some fruit, The Quilt (that may just kill me), aaaannnnnd.... whatever I feel like. I might work on one of my comic books, or my website or maybe I'll just go make some cinnamon rolls. Who knows. 

Anyway, I made these little gems. I call 'em "Snifflelopes" (sniffle+envelopes). The fabric protects and hides those ugly plastic pouches for travel kleenex's. Mine always get thrashed in my backpack or purse, so my sister and I came up with these.

Peppers

I thought you kids might like to see my process a bit. So I pick out some luscious peppers at my favorite local grocery store. 

I did a quick sketch to solidify my composition. 

 As you can see I don't do a pencil sketch on my canvas. I thin some oil paint with turpenoid and start going at it!

 Mixing oils with a palette knife instead of on your brush keeps it from getting muddy.

Background first, of course....

 ...then a rough underpainting for the peppers.

This is what I call the ugly stage...

Can you see that little brown spot on the yellow pepper? Yeah... the peppers were starting to go bad (literally molding and wrinkling), so I HAD to finish. Rotting fruit creates quite the deadline. I'm pretty pleased with it though.

Fools and Spools

With my new job with Valli & Kim (quilt store), I'm constantly thinking about fabric, quilting, tutorials and how to market it. A card like this would be perfect for any sewer in your life. This one is going to one of my sisters... I think.

Spicy!

I'm sending this little gem to my twin sister. We're fraternal, which means we don't look alike. She's awesome.

Hydrangea Inspiration

My new friend Kat, loves Hydrangeas and buys them when ever she can to have them fresh on her table. And this is a cool flower I make out of a billion tiny hearts (what was I thinking??!!!). I should give this to her, but I'm seriously thinking of keeping it. It's freaking cool and besides, it took about 2 hours to make!

Yet another outlet for my Food Obsession

I couldn't think of a good pun to put in this thing because... ya know, what rhymes with carrot? So, my dear husband came to the rescue. "I love you veggie much!" Perfect! Thanks hon!!!!