Lighthearted Limes Meet Laughing Lemons

Laughing Lemons and Lighthearted Limes are done in pastel in a 6 x 6 format and then matted in white to fit into your own 8 x 10 sized frame.  They come wrapped in a cello-envelope, and are guaranteed to put a smile on your face.        

Purchase here

Right now these are offered as a pair for $70.00 which includes shipping.  Click on the link above and scroll down to find the lemons with the great big grin.

You'll always be reminded to make lemonade!

Stay cool...Cindy

Mr. and Mrs.

I love cardinals!  Not as arrogant as the blue jay but full of color and personality.  I did not know that they got their name from the red robes worn by the Roman Catholic Cardinals; and I have heard that they are faithful to their mates (no proof of this).  Unlike some of our feathered friends the cardinals sing all year long and I like that too.  Another motivation for painting this winsome pair is that the logo for our little village is the red cardinal.  Oops, and I confess: I had to paint another pair because the first rendition went flying out to a new home....sold in a flash.  Hopefully I will have to launch a third version soon!  Purchase here...sorry, SOLD

This piece is 10 x 8, mixed media on board.  That means that on a cradeled piece of birch (framed with a painted edge about 3/4" deep) I put many layers of gesso sanding between each one.  As I got the surface closer and closer to glass I added some acrylic to the gesso and put several layers of mossy green on the surface.  I then draw the birds on with graphite and tease out a bit of color, go back in with additional graphite and voila!  it's done.  Wish it were that fast.  Hope you find some cardinals where ever you go today.

Best Friends

I knew it would happen!  I spent the weekend playing, not painting, so I have nothing brand new and finished to share.  However...here's a goodie done a while back: Best Friends, 10 x 8 on canvas in oil, black and white with a bit of warmth added.  I thought of it because I spent the weekend playing with my sister in D. C. and we had as much fun (or more) than two friends can have in 3 days!  The much larger version of this, done in pastel, sold a few years ago, but I still have this one.  I enjoyed watching these two girls that day in the park and knew that as a child, I would have been the more cautious one on the right, waiting for the little blond with her nose in the pond to report on what she had discovered.  That was my sister in her youth!  However, I now like to think, since I am older and wiser, that I would roll up my pants and be the one peering closely into the water full of curiosity.  If you have a special friend to give this to on Valentine's Day drop me a line: for a really good story and $25 (to cover  s & h) I will send this to her.

Now, back to work!!