eclipse

Last night there was a lunar eclipse, coinciding with the winter solstice - I heard that these two days, before last night, had not converged in something like 400 years. Did I see it? No.  I think I felt it, though.  How else to explain the urge to paint, coinciding with the discovery, amongst the ruins of my closet, of two beautiful sets of paints, both oil and acrylic, and a box spilling out canvasses, all shapes and sizes, all blank.

So I painted this. It's small, but I like that about it.  And I like the way it looks on my wall.

I think I'm going to make more like this.

Christmas Carousel Rabbit

Growing up, my delicate stomach made all but the tamest carnival rides off limits.  So I spent many happy childhood moments on carousels.  Okay, maybe some grownup ones, too.  I find vintage carousel art especially beautiful.  This is one of a series of images I made based on antique carousel carvings.  The original art is available here

Kate

For some reason lately I've been obsessed with paper dolls.  They are kind of old school, but maybe that's why I like them.  Here is my first go at a doll for children (and possibly grownups like me.)  Kate is available on etsy