Sophie and her Pink Piggy 12" x 9", acrylic on canvas prints available in the shop With swine flu hysteria making headlines, Sophie decided to step up to my canvas with her very own pink piggy sweetness, ready to defend those snuffling snouts and squealingly cute curly tails. From Wilbur to Babe, pigs have long… Continue reading Sophie and her Pink Piggy
Finn acrylic on paper, 10" x 8" click here to buy the original Finn is a curious girl. She walks with her eyes cast down, always scanning the ground for lost (found?) treasures. If you were to borrow one of her many books, you'd likely find something tucked inside - an interesting leaf, a soft… Continue reading New Painting: Finn
12 X 9, acrylic on paper click here to buy original Finally, a new painting! March was my best ever month as far as sales go, and my all time worst month as far as actual creating. I spent so few days actually painting that I'm starting to go a little squirrely. Painting is like… Continue reading Allison is Not (very) Afraid of Spiders
Tonight is the reception for the show I'm participating in & I'm a little bummed I can't attend. I would so love to visit NYC again, but between the plane fare & accomodations, it's out of my budget right now. With 500 artists involved in the show, I'm sure the APW Gallery will get a… Continue reading In a New York State of Mind
Between my posts on Twitter & my Facebook status, I know I've alluded to the stolen Snow White painting, but I don't think I've actually told the full story before. Here goes! A few months ago one of my (super sweet) clients bought the original Fairest of Them All painting, my version of Snow White.… Continue reading STOLEN!
I feel like I've been such a busy bee this week, but I haven't really accomplished anything. Running around to the post office, researching cheaper alternatives for shipping boxes ($4/box from the post office is teh suck, especially when compared to USPS which has cheaper rates, faster service & FREE boxes!), my first meeting with… Continue reading Busy Bee
Bandits 8 X 10, acrylic on canvas prints available in my Etsy shop Yesterday was one of those days when a furry partner in crime would've come in handy. Since I don't have a raccoon of my very own, I settled for the next best thing - a cuddle fest with the white dog. She's… Continue reading I Think I’m Getting the Fear
Olives 8 X 8, acrylic on canvas $55 This painting of two olives is my 3rd daily painting and if I were being honest, it'd be called Motherf#cking Olives. This deceptively simple painting took me close to 8 hours to complete & I must have repainted the background a dozen times. I wanted to practice… Continue reading Daily Painting #3: Olives
After posting about my new art doll-inspired series of creepy girls the other day, I was relieved to hear back from Colleen Downs, the super talented sculptor of Loopy Boopy art dolls. As I said in my emails with Colleen, there is a line that separates being "inspired" by someone else's work and copying the… Continue reading I May Not Be Tim Gunn…
I've been painting pretty girls and cute creatures for so long now that when I stumbled across the incredible Loopy Boopy art dolls a couple of weeks ago, I felt a rush of inspiration and switched to sketching and painting nothing but creepy girls since. I *love* her work and have put an original doll… Continue reading New Series: Creepy Girls