Anybody out there have a couple of hungry teenagers like I have? I swear, I can't keep the fridge filled! These "Midnight Feedings" don't stop in infancy I'm afraid. Sigh. Have a wonderful holiday season everyone!

Miniature painting is growing in popularity these days. And I can understand its appeal! What a fantastic challenge to paint a composition so utterly diminutive that one requires a magnifying glass to check one's lines! I had loads of fun with this little guy. He was a patient model and stood still while I fumbled my camera to take a reference photo!
The painting is 2" x 3" and painted in watercolors.

It's a little early yet...but HAPPY HALLOWEEN! I just love this time of year!!!

I think I managed to render the nasturtiums just in time. Last week I spotted a hummingbird making good use of their nectar before her long flight south. It was such a beautiful sight! Every time she poked her beak into the flower it looked as though she were wearing a colorful pointed hat. I will miss those guys and the flowers that keep them happy. Time to hunker down for winter studio projects, (and there are MANY!)

The season is coming down to the wire now. I have a few marigolds and nasturtiums that are hanging on for dear life and are begging to be painted before the frost does away with them. Perhaps I should have rendered the nasturtiums first for they are far more vulnernable but...I have the mind of an artist...logic eludes me...

Sometimes, as a good exercise, it's a good thing to sit down with pencil and paper and just let that creativity rip. With no expectations the creative spirit has ample play room to romp and develop. This little treefrog emerged yesterday as a result. The process off his coming into being has, in a small way, refueled my energy. Everyone needs to do this...especially if caught in a creative rut!

The Cleomes are finished! They are ready for printing into cards and prints. Now on to the marigolds. I'd like to complete the first of a garden series before my garden models kick the bucket!