mini cupcakes

My first painting after the portraits. Bright and edible! Exactly what I wanted to paint! These little mini's were homemade by my mom for my birthday. I had to take a picture so I could paint them later on. I need to get a picture of this hung, because it is one of my paintings where I continued it onto the side and it looks really cool!

Fortune Cookie Break!

I had to take a break in between painting portraits and this is what I came up with! I LOVE it! Could be the fact that it doesn't have a face, haha or maybe my love for chinese food?! It was just really fun to paint. My favorite part is that when I was done painting them I opened up the cookie and no lie the fortune said: "happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort"
how cool is that?!?

All 3

This was the one that I've been working on for what seemed like FOREVER. I am really happy with it though. I figured out while painting this that I definitely enjoy doing my smaller scale pieces better than larger ones. I think I just get bored looking at the same thing for too long and I also just love the feeling of finishing. So when I work on something that just seems like I will never finish it gets a bit daunting. I am happy that I stuck with it the way that I did and I have to say it is probably my best portrait(s) so far. I really think that the entire piece works really well together. Tighter in some places, looser in others.
It was finally shipped today and it feels great!

This painting is 18 x 24 inches, the small ones are 6 x 8.

3 Seperate Portraits

This is what has really been keeping me busy! A commission to do 3 seperate portraits and then one large scale portrait of all three kids together. Portraits are fun but A LOT of work. Definitely something I would only want to do a couple of times a year!
I really enjoyed the one of the little girl. It was great to do a painting that was less serious, which all of these were, but that one even more so. I would much rather paint goofy faces then the normal posed ones. I also really like the way the hair came out in the oldest boy. I felt like I stayed looser with it. When I wanted to go in and mess with it more, I stopped myself and I like that about it.

Baby Fenway

Sandy and Merlin's nephew, Fenway! This is my best friends puppy. Fun to paint because he is so fluffy and cute!

doggies

So...what have I been up to! So much!! These were commissioned by my best friends dad as a gift for her mom. It was fun since I had grown up with these dogs. I think that the one of Sandy (the more red of the two) is fun because it captures how happy and tolerant of anything he was. The one of Merlin (the more golden) is great because it just captured him in his hyper playing state.
They were fun!