Sweet and simple circles

I've spent the last few days simplifying my house. (Must be the new year!) I've cleaned out closets, made room for new Christmas gifts, recycled enough paper to last a lifetime and even tackled the laundry/storage room! I suppose in the spirit of simplifying, I found inspiration for these simple little birds. I love the soft, overlapping circles used for the backgrounds on the Bird on Pink Circles. The patterns on the paper, rather than the form of the bird make the statement here. I loved this one so much that I made a little mate for it in blue, aptly titled, Bird on Blue Circles! So I will continue to get rid of clutter, look for beauty in the simple things and look forward to a new start in the new year! Happy New Year to all of you as well!

Baby Boom and Muffins

I feel like I should be talking about the holidays and displaying the latest in yule tide art, but the truth is, I have been so busy lately making art for new babies! There must be a little baby boom occurring out there! I have been making personalized pieces for nurseries more than anything else lately! What has been really fun about this are the requests for custom pieces. I did a cute little apple tree piece to match little baby Jack's new nursery! One I especially loved was this muffin for little Joey's room. It seems that little Joey is also known as the "muffin man" in his family! How cute! I've also been making stars and the original chloeflowers which always make me happy! I guess I will wait and see how many more babies are born in the new year. I wouldn't mind a little lull- I have several new pieces worked out in my mind that I can't wait to try out on canvas! I am looking forward to a holiday vacation at home with my family relaxing, laughing and painting, cutting and gluing! Happy Holidays!