I went to see the new Wes Anderson movie, Moonrise Kingdom, last week and heartily recommend it to everyone - even those who don't happen to be rabid Wes Anderson fan girls like myself! Between my portraits of Margot and Richie from the Royal Tenenbaums to my latest addition, Bill Murray as Captain Steve Zissou,… Continue reading Wes Anderson Is My Secret Boyfriend
One of my favorite things to do is rummage through collectibles and curiosities at antique shops and thrift stores. I love holding things in my hands that have a history, that could tell a story if only they could speak. It's fun to imagine where all of these dusty old things came from, the homes… Continue reading Antique Store Finds
I went to see a show this weekend upon the recommendation of a friend and I'm now completely smitten with Whitehorse, the collaboration between singer/songwriters (and adorable married couple) Luke Doucet and Melissa McClelland. It was incredible to see the power of what two people on stage can do with a bunch of equipment and… Continue reading Musical Interlude
One of the odd things about my particular brand of ADD is my ability to hyper-focus. I'm rarely able to do this when I actually *need* to, but sometimes when I'm painting I can fall into these zen-like modes where I focus on nothing else but the canvas right in front of me for hours… Continue reading Currently Obsessing Over: Breaking Bad
As I've mentioned before, I'm an avid podcast listener. Walking to the post office, working on a new painting, snuggling under the covers - a podcast is often my background sound of choice. This American Life has been one of my all time favorites, despite being Canadian, so I thought a holiday round-up of festive… Continue reading Holiday Podcast Spectacular
On a much happier note than my last post (thank you for all of the kind words via Twitter, email & Facebook), I watched the sweetest documentary this weekend about two average folks who collected one of the world's most incredible & comprehensive collections of minimalist contemporary art. Herb and Dorothy documents the story of… Continue reading Collecting Art
Zoe and her Skunk 11" x 14", acrylic on canvas available in the shop My new painting, Zoe and her Skunk, is now up for sale in my Etsy shop. I've been nabbing frames of various sizes when I see them on sale lately, so it was nice to be able to photograph it looking...finished.… Continue reading Introducing…
My introverted inner hermit is getting a workout with all of the visits as of late. We had the mister's parents stay with us for a week over Christmas, then off to visit my folks for a few days and then on Friday I had my two sisters and their respective crews in for the… Continue reading Cagey Reviews
OK so T.I.L.F. doesn't have quite the same ring to it that T.I.L.T. does (Things I Love Thursday), but yesterday danced out of my clutches before I had the chance to compile my list of things I'm loving right now. So pffft! Time management is clearly not on my list. #1) Gala Darling www.GalaDarling.com I'm… Continue reading Things I Love Friday