Collage, watercolor & acrylic ink on Twinrocker handmade paper. 6" x...
Saturday, October 30, 2010
Friday, October 29, 2010
Daniel's blog!
The Good, the Mouse and the Coyote"Colored pencils and ink.Self Portrait with Turbo. Chalk.After much pestering by me, my very talented son Daniel (age 12)finally created his own blog, it's called Daniel Does :)Check out his super...
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Autumn On My Mind
Remember this pencil sketch I did a couple of weeks while ago?Well I finally watercolored it with a dark blackish indigo last night.Autumn is just so inspiring to ...
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Wings
The birdie on the wall is almost finished, I painted the wings a couple of days agoand I'm waiting for it to dry completely before adding all the white details.My finger is completely healed, the mud worked like a charm. Manolo was...
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Plumeria
I went with Manolo to buy some things from a little hardware store near hereyesterday afternoon and there was the most beautiful Red Plumeria tree in bloomjust outside the shop. I brought a couple of buds home and made a quick watercolor...
Monday, October 25, 2010
Blackboard Inauguration
Daniel did the honors of inaugurating the new blackboardwith a portrait of the furry o...
Sunday, October 24, 2010
Chalkboard
I painted a chalkboard in the studio today using this recipe.I just finished priming it with chalk and I'll clean it with a barely damp cloth tomorrow and it will be ready to u...
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Friday, October 22, 2010
Progress Report
I wanted to finish it today but I burned the middle finger on my right hand while making curry and the bulky bandage made it a bit challenging to hold the brush.Manolo insisted I let him put some mud on the burn and it really works...it...
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Bird on the wall
Another fantastic creature came to visit this morning.This time it was on the outside of our bedroom window.It was around 3 inches from head to tail! So, so cool!Today I've finally started to paint the bird on the wall.I had to prime...
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Cozy Bundles
All the painted rocks I sold are now cozily bundledin their 'Geninne style' Furoshiki cloths and ready to fly to their new homes.Thank you so much. I hope you enjoy them!***The beautiful crochet covered stone was a birthday gift from...
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Conversation
I wonder what they're talking about...Watercolor, white acrylic ink, 2H pencil and Photosh...
Monday, October 18, 2010
Giveaway winner!
Congratulations Amanda at 32 Degrees North!!!Please email me your mailing info as soon as possible.Thank you so much for playing with me!I have another little gift for everyone since you all liked the desktop calendarI posted yesterday...
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Wallpaper
Playing around with one of my photos and a few illustrations to make a desktop image for my iMac. I thought I'd share it with you too.Click on the image above to downloada free November desktop calendar for your comput...
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Fantastic Visitors
Video by me. Music: "Slow Moves" by José GonzalezWe had the most amazing visitors at La Casa Azul this weekend.We're still in awe of their awesomene...
Friday, October 15, 2010
Rockin' Giveaway!
Whew! I was finally able to upload all the painted rocks to my Etsy shop.Thank you so much for helping me choose one for the Giveaway today.The winner will win the stone with the orange birdie in the photo above!Please leave a comment...
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Fourteen...Seven to go.
These are a couple of photos I took of the cactus nursery we visited last weekend.It's called Quinta Schmoll and it's located in the town of Cadereytain the beautiful state of Queretaro. You can find out more about it hereand see...
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Stones Update
I'm painting these with acrylics and a couple of very fine round brushes.They're sealed with a matte varnish.A bunch of them will be available for purchase in my Etsy shop this Friday.Manolo wanted me to say 'Gracias!' for all the...
Monday, October 11, 2010
Bird with Flower Pot
Apart from painting stones this weekend I was able to play with my watercolors & visit a cactus nursery where we bought a few succulents to add to our collection.And today we're celebrating my Manolo's birthda...
Sunday, October 10, 2010
Saturday, October 9, 2010
The Hills are Alive!
There's a beautiful autumn display just outside our windows.It's Fall...Queretaro style...
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