Cupcakes and Houses

Some handpainted Halloween hangtags and an altered cigar box have kept me busy this week! These mixed media tags are oversized hangtags that I painted with acrylics and also used papers, stamps, ribbon and inks. Fun!


A spooky little row of houses on Salem Street...
I altered this cigar box using acrylics, papers, and inks. Love how it turned out!


These items are now available in my Etsy shop!
More items coming up next week!

Topiaries and Candy Canes - Christmas Buffet #1

I created my first original artwork for Christmas 2009, and it's part of my French Country Buffet series. I love the versatility of this piece and look forward to creating more in this series.

And another Christmas version is in the works so stay tuned!

You might recall I previously released a Halloween version ...

And the first one in the series was this springtime version...

Prints of my French Country Buffet artwork are available on my Ebay or in my Etsy shop.

More original artwork coming up soon!

Who Gives a Hoot?

New this week is a trio of sweet little owls on extra large hangtags. These are mixed media pieces of my original artwork. Each little guy is nesting in his own home...a witches cauldron, a pumpkin, and a witches hat.


Now for their closeups!


Now available on my Ebay.

Have a great weekend!

Halloween Creepcakes

This week I created another original mixed media art piece for Halloween.
This one is a large 11x16 canvas featuring three layers of creepy cupcakes!
Mwa-ha-ha-ha!

I created this using acrylic paints, papers, charcoal, stamps, inks and markers.

The edges are detailed with with "frosting"...

This item is currently listed on my Ebay! Take a peek!

More goodies coming soon!

Halloween Projects

Have I mentioned that I live in Texas? It's in the 100's right now. So to remind me of cooler weather and bearable temps, I've been painting even more Halloween stuff.

First up is this cute trio of wood plaques that I painted with inspiration from Monika Brint. I've included ribbon for easy hanging. These will be listed on my Ebay this Sunday. UPDATE: These plaques are SOLD.

CLOSEUPS!

Next is a thick 12x12 canvas that I recycled with some mixed media artwork. I used acrylics, charcoal, paper, and ink for the art. The "Boo" letters are typewriter key stickers. This little guy will be listed on my Ebay on Sunday as well.

CLOSEUPS!



Finally - and probably my favorite new piece this week - is a large cabinet door that I altered and painted with my original design. For this piece, I used acrylics, charcoal, paper, stamps and ink with lots of washed layers as the background. I love the harlequin pattern ... and of course polka dots! This will also be listed on my Ebay this Sunday.



CLOSEUPS!

Handpainted Halloween Goodies!

I think I'm on a roll these days with some Halloween art, so I'll continue to share my finished projects...

I recycled another 8x8 wood surface and painted some of my original artwork featuring a prim pumpkin couple.

The background is layered and consists of scrapbook paper, several washed layers of paint and a few stamps. The pumpkin couple was created with acrylics, pen, and charcoal. Their hats are paper that I inked and shaded.

An 8x10 print of this is available in my Etsy shop. Would they look cute framed and displayed during October?!


Another project I have recently finished is an altered cigar box. Again, I used papers and layers of washed paint as the background. This was inspired from a Monika Brint pattern I found in an old painting magazine. This box is currently for sale on my Ebay.

Top of box:

Sides of Box:

Inside of box:

My next project is a Halloween painting on a large cupboard door! It needs a final coat of sealer and a few pictures so stay tuned for a new post soon!

Have a great day!

French Country Buffet - Halloween edition

I'm so excited about this series that I've created featuring a distressed, black French country buffet decorated for various seasons. This is the second in the series and it's focused on all things Halloween! I hope you like it! Prints available in my Etsy shop!


I have the Christmas edition of this art in the works, so stay tuned...

Have an idea for this series? Leave a comment and let me know!