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

Meadowlark

For my sister's birthday, this small canvas of a meadowlark, painted with acrylic and, when I ran out of that, gouache.  I chose this bird because a Meadowlark in your home is thought to be a good omen.  Happy Birthday, sis.

Halloween

One of my my favorite holidays is just around the corner, so I've been in that kind of mood lately.  Which explains Mr. and Mrs. Jack-o-Lantern.  Happy haunting!

Haunted History

Purely for fun, here are two portraits I painted, based on similar portraits by the masters Domenico Ghirlandaio and Hans Holbein. In the spirit of  Halloween, (one of my favorite holidays),  I have altered them to my taste with some gothic touches. 
Goauche on paper.

Fall

The word 'fall' traces it's origins through the old English faellen and the Old Norse fall, words having the meaning "to fall from a height".  The term came into use in 16th Century England as a contraction of expressions like "fall of the leaf" and "fall of the year".

There are so many ways to fall - overboard; to pieces; in love; to sleep...and there is that famous fall of Alice's.  I love this season for it's feeling of transformation; for that last bright flare of the candle before the dark of winter... 

To Fall.

Hansel & Gretel

In honor of Fall, something appropriately gothic - illustrations for Hansel & Gretel, commissioned by Wireless Generation.  I love fairy tales.

Summer

"In summer, the song sings itself." - William Carlos Williams.

Ahh, summer...it's been wonderful having time off to do whatever I want.  I still haven't made it to Central Park with my sketchbook, but there's still time...if I don't end up simply lying in the grass, whiling away the time looking at the clouds, that is.

Digital painting, inspired by this season, all-too-fleeting.

summer rain

Lately I find myself weary of this heat and wishing for a nice cooling summer rain...

Pencil drawing enhanced with digital painting, 6.5"x14"