So…normally I use black marker to draw the outlines on my paintings. Well, not this time. This time I am taking the silver lining literally and experimented a bit. The idea for this came to me when I was on a plane headed to DC. Looking at the clouds, I thought about the light and…
Author: CDS
Picture Pages
Last night I did some more work on paintings that I started on Sunday. Two of them were planned (Queen Bee & Los Pollitos Dicen Pio, Pio, Pio) and Nessie, which you may have read about earlier–was a spur of the moment painting…which I adore. After so many of you enjoyed the drawing of the…
Give Away!!!
Ok– so we did it! We reached 40 followers!! YAY!! This means that we are embarking on a free give away!! This week—everyone who starts to follow–2 entries every comment — 1 entry Monday August 17-Sunday August 23rd. Winner will get a mini-queen bee – bound to be one of this fall’s new favorites!
Nessie…I think I love you…
So I have been painting all weekend long (only taking breaks for meals and socializing occasionally). One of the paintings I finished was a spur of the moment topic.Nessie…you know…the Loch Ness Monster. Now…I know that Nessie doesn’t have the spikes traditionally…but to me she does. So here is the progress of Nessie. First I…
Bleach Blanket Bingo…
This year I am chairing the Junior Orange Bowl’s Annual Auction. The theme for the auction is “Beach Blanket Bingo”…think the beach in the 1960’s. The committee has been working really hard on gathering fantastic auction items and finding sponsors. It’s going to be a fun night on the water at the Miami Rowing Club….
Mama Mia!
This weekend was full of celebration with two baby showers. Saturday was my dear friend, Sarah’s baby shower. This is a picture of Sarah with a cSd original, a personalized painting for her baby to come, Georgia. Sarah doesn’t have a middle name for Georgia, so I went with the full name, rather than just…
Dream Office Studio
So I was thinking about what my dream studio/office would look like. First of all each wall would have a use– one wall would most definitely have to be basically a huge window to let in all the natural light available. It’d be better if it was a hinged glass garage door of sorts that…
Tar Heels…
So the secret commission I was working on…got picked up tonight, so I can share what it looked like in the process of making and the finished product. My childhood friend Elisabeth is the eldest of three. Her baby brother, Ben is not only not a baby anymore…but he is an engaged recent graduate of…
Easy like Sunday Morning…
I spent the majority of the day painting today. To go down the check list I finished one of my gifts for my friends Sarah and Charles…then I started 2 more for the show… – Dallas Hall – Silver Clouds After getting that going, I started working on a long overdue gift for the Baby…
You spin me right round baby right round…
So I’ve been hitting the spinning classes like crazy for two weeks. One thing this has done, is make me realize that I don’t want to come home and paint…which means that Sunday I will be painting all day. I have one to finish and lots to start…hope you’re enjoying what I’ve been putting out…