Painting a Day "Breezin"

This fun little 5" x 5" warm up painting reminds me of the sound of rustling palm fronds. It was an easy one to paint, but difficult to represent here in a photo. The background is actually iridescent, which is almost impossible to capture. Rendered in soft pastel on sanded paper, it is offered fully framed in a coordinating wood frame, ready for gift giving or keep it yourself to hang and enjoy. Buy it Now price: $75 + $10 to ship anywhere in the continental U.S. Updated 7/11/10: Sold!

Almost Famous

My husband and I have a little joke around our house. Every time something pushes my art endeavors in a positive direction, he looks at me and says..."You're almost famous." These little "events of encouragement" as I call them, are the things that only another artist would understand, and I'm sharing them here not to boast about my achievements, but to hopefully encourage others to follow their passions. With that said...here are two of this months "events" that made my heart sing. I was contacted by a medical organization that wanted permission to use one of my images on the cover of their medical conference brochure, and the second was the inclusion of my work in the Daily Painters advertisement in the May issue of American Art Collector Magazine. A big thank you to the Daily Painters group, both of these opportunities made me feel "almost famous."