It's beginning to look a lot like...

As the holidays are fast approaching I have started adding some seasonal items to my Etsy shop.
I've started doing some mixed media paintings on oddly shaped wooden panels. Here is a recently completed one that I made with acrylic, gouache and wood stain:

You can find that piece in my shop right here.
Also, it is that time of year again for holiday CatNotes.

You can see details of the two different designs here and here.

Magpie to the morning

"Let this be a warning," says the magpie to the morning
Don't let this fading summer pass you by

some new drawings

Illustration Friday: "Pattern"

This week's topic is "pattern," which was a nice coincidence for me since I have been thinking a lot recently about the use of pattern in my work. Here is a little pattern forest with a pattern path running through it:

Bird drawing and SOWA open market this Sunday

Here's a new drawing I did yesterday. I am selling it as a print in my Etsy store.

This coming weekend I will be participating in the SOWA Open Market in the South End in Boston, selling small originals, prints and CatNote cards. I will be sharing a booth with my lovely and talented friend Ms. Anne Tochka. This will be my first time at a craft fair since I was little and helping my Mom out at the ones she did. For more info about the SOWA Open Market visit www.southendopenmarket.com

four seasons, four trees

Here are four tiny paintings of the four seasons I did this week:

Each is 2.5" by 3.5."
I've been thinking a lot about changing seasons as September starts feeling cooler. I love this time of year. I am ready for the fall colors.

Also: right now two of these are for sale on my Etsy store here and here. The other two will probably be added soon too.

Happy September

September is here and I can already feel fall in the air. Here's a little drawing I did about traveling to see foliage in the fall. I'll probably be doing that sometime in the next month or so.