she had made a promise to the bees

oil painting on birch panel
10 inches square
$800.00

for probably close to a year i've had the desire to paint something with a combination of bees and icebergs and when i stumbled across the superstition that it was bad luck carry bees over water this painting immediately formed in my mind.

i've been away from the blog for a variety of reasons lately and hope this is the beginning of a return to my posting schedule of once or twice a week.  one reason for my absence has been that while i've been in love with painting lately and have much new work to show for it,  when i'm not painting my mind is just not on it.  i've been wanting to branch out with some new things and to start that off i've started (yet another) new blog.  While several other projects (my daily drawings for example) i've began haven't really stuck,  i'm hoping the new blog sticks around because the thing i've found that makes things difficult for me to maintain interest in a project is that i place these constraints on them and this blog will have none. 

and other bits of news:
i'll be at the sun valley center arts and crafts festival next month and i'm thrilled to be part of a show here in portland - little winter: a handmade market

virginia capturing butterflies

charlotte with a flower

arthur awaiting a party

a little experiment with how this all works

quite a few people have been a bit dismayed by the difficulty of purchasing one of my daily drawings so i'm experimenting with a custom option available now in my shop.

erin

spring

she watched the sky and waited for the rain

she floated above the clouds

gabrielle in the waves

home.

louella holding her memories

betty holding the future

he turned his back to the sea

joseph with a crown of fire

emily

emily

the daily project just didn't work, life took over and trying to hang onto the every day nature of the thing just started to get too complicated. so the new direction of this blog is just to show my drawings - i'll still try do them most days but that's it, no grand plans and no complicated ideas just to make sure i post every day. simply a blog for drawings when i do drawings and they'll be for sale in my shop as usual.

vacation followed by sick kids got the best of me but i hope to start adding new drawings again very soon.

day thirty-four

she lived in the forest and dreamt of the sea

day thirty-two

late at night the children would sneak into the garden to dance under the stars

day thirty-three

she saw the future in the sun

day thirty one

nathaniel spoke to the sky

day thirty

the stars were her friends

day twenty-nine

she never stopped thinking tomorrow would be the day it would all change

day twenty-eight

despite his best efforts sebastian never believed in magic


i'm making a few changes to my project. i wrote a post about it on my other blog today.

day twenty-seven

she saw the world not as it was but as she wished it to be

january twenty-seven

day twenty-six

she was always followed by the sun

january twenty-six

day twenty-five

she was in love with the sea

january twenty-five

day twenty-four

wherever she went she brought light

january twenty-four

day twenty-three

she was made of the earth

january twenty-three

day twenty-two

she always carried flowers

january twenty-two

day twenty-one

she wore wings made of the forest

january twenty-one

day twenty

although her dreams were made of fire she held them close

january twenty

day nineteen

she lived in a world of hope and flowers

january nineteen

day eighteen

timothy and roosevelt

january eighteen

day seventeen

emily waiting to catch a falling star

january seventeen

day sixteen

julia sets out to gather good luck charms

january 16th

day fifteen

quentin

january fifteen

day fourteen

st. macrina the elder on the shores of the black sea

january fourteen

day thirteen

her dress was the color of the night, her eyes the color of the stars

january thirteen

day twelve

every night she would light her candle and set out into the night in search of answers

january twelve

day eleven

etta and percy

january eleven

day ten

marianne was difficult to please and found even paris rather drab for her taste

january ten

day nine

knowing she would never again be so lucky jenny remained in that small patch of clover unsure of what to do next

january nine

day eight

michael patiently awaiting his one chance at greatness

january eight

day seven

wherever she went she wore gowns of silk and lace and crowns of flowers

january seven

day six

she walked on the wind and wore stars in her hair

january six

day five

the honeybees and hummingbirds flew ever closer as the flowers grew around her

january five

day four

he sailed away in waters as black as the sky in a boat built just for him

january four

day three

everywhere she went she was followed by the sun

january three

day two

oliver watched the rain that fell around him glitter like diamonds in the moonlight

january two

day one

claudia with spring in her arms and winter around her

january one