Crow's Nest

2009-06-26T11:07:00.000-07:00

B is for Bear and Bunny well loved and worn.

mixed media collage

2009-06-19T12:18:00.001-07:00

Leaves drifting in the breeze.

2009-03-02T18:12:00.000-08:00

Both are mixed media cards. Best Friends shooting the breeze.

Spring is in the air.

2008-05-27T15:47:00.000-07:00

This is an old collage, but I thought it fit.

2008-04-20T10:11:00.000-07:00

A Primitive Hospital Sketch of a Primitive Dino.

Ballpoint pens.

2008-04-12T17:26:00.000-07:00

Think Sketches:

Sitting by my Dad's hospital bed, while he sleeps.

A Failed Flight

A Failed Skateboard Ride.

A Failed Jump Rope Attempt.

A Failed Attempt at being Superman.

2008-03-28T12:56:00.000-07:00

My Homage to Beatrix Potter

It was a piece featured in a Magazine Challenge

watercolor, image transfer, and twigs

2008-03-14T09:13:00.000-07:00

DOLLY DIMPLE

Some may say that she is heavy,

but she is very light on her feet.

watercolor

2008-03-07T14:34:00.000-08:00

GARDEN GROWN

torn paper collages

done on tags.

These were done

for a magazine.

2008-03-02T23:09:00.000-08:00

Bad Leap from
the pot
to the frying pan.

colored pencil & ink

sketch on computer paper

2008-02-25T19:20:00.000-08:00

I've been tagged by Ryan Loghry to show my work space. I'm lucky enough to have a room for my stuff (which is mostly books). I'm tagging Jeff Brame, JC, Emila Yusof

2008-02-24T13:26:00.000-08:00

With a Multiple of dwellings, which was his?

Acrylic and collage.

2008-02-18T19:33:00.000-08:00

In THEORY a little war paint ought to make a difference?
Sketch from my sketchbook.

2008-02-02T17:19:00.000-08:00

She covered her child with a BLANKET of Hugs and Kisses, Love and Laughter, Prayers and Praise.........

Watercolor.

2008-01-31T15:58:00.000-08:00

TALES AND LEGENDS:

The Loch Ness Monster

2008-01-30T01:30:00.000-08:00

ONCE AND FUTURE KING

Watercolor and colored pencil

I was not satified with the first (rushed too much). I thought I'd change it up a bit.

2008-01-28T21:57:00.000-08:00

TALES AND LEGENDS

The Once and Future King

colored pencil

One of my favorite books, on which Disney's Sword and the Stone is based.

2008-01-18T11:27:00.000-08:00

I Like My Coffee Plain Black

collaged ATC card

2008-01-18T11:03:00.000-08:00

Just a Plain Bird

collaged ATC card

2008-01-15T21:41:00.000-08:00

STITCH TWO:

How many stitches does it take to mend a broken heart.

watercolor.

2008-01-12T09:38:00.000-08:00

Sally was always stitching body parts back on.

Watercolor

2008-01-07T23:23:00.000-08:00

100% Fat Free

Collage

2007-12-31T22:05:00.000-08:00

SOAR: The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze

colored pencil

2007-12-08T14:58:00.000-08:00

LITTLE THINGS: Snowflakes

Collage

Snowman and his little friends are enjoying

the little things winter brings.

2007-12-02T11:00:00.000-08:00

EXCESS: Despite the excess of mattresses
"I have hardly closed my eyes the whole night! Heaven knows what was in the bed. From the Princess and the Pea by H. C. Anderson.

2007-11-26T11:00:00.000-08:00

ZOO: Lions, and Tigers, and Bears! Oh My!

Colored Pencil Sketch

2007-11-19T23:13:00.000-08:00

My Grandmother and my Aunt Lucy came to this country from Sicily bringing with them many superstitions. Aunt Lucy had a headache, which means someone is giving her the evil eye, so Grandma is dropping hot olive oil in a pan on her head to take away the evil eye.

2007-11-11T20:31:00.000-08:00

She let down her hair so the Prince could scale

the tower and set her free.

Acrylic on watercolor paper.

2007-11-02T13:26:00.000-07:00

HAT: Being an avid fisherman, Bob had his last catch stuffed and put to a practical purpose.

2007-10-28T11:55:00.000-07:00

TRICK OR TREAT #2: Spooky Friends

I did this collage earlier this month. It goes with the theme so I thought I'd post it along with my other entry.

2007-10-27T13:57:00.000-07:00

Hagitha is taking her best friends Trick or Treating

Acrylic on watercolor paper

2007-10-21T11:50:00.000-07:00

EVE

Acrylic on canvas board. Thought I'd try something different and unusal.

2007-10-20T12:28:00.000-07:00

Mary, Mary Quite Contrary, How Does Your Garden Grow

Watercolor

2007-10-14T00:25:00.000-07:00

The Extremes a mother has to go to, just to get Junior to eat his broccoli.

colored pencil and ink

2007-10-07T14:10:00.000-07:00

OPEN: Pandora's Box

Acrylic on canvas board

I've reworked this not happy with it. Still a very bad scan (having lots of trouble with that).

2007-10-07T12:20:00.000-07:00

OPEN: PANDORA'S BOX
Acyrlic
I reworked this, but still can't get a good scan.

2007-09-29T13:16:00.000-07:00

THE BLUES: The Lady Sings the Blues

Acrylic on canvas board

2007-09-22T19:46:00.000-07:00

JUGGLE

oil on canvas

2007-09-14T07:49:00.000-07:00

WEDDING: White Roses
Acrylic and collage on canvas board

2007-09-09T11:56:00.000-07:00

Bearuh, Thanks so much for this award. I am enjoying being part of Art Monday and Art Monday ATC sites. This is awesome.

MOMENTUM: The Turtle Gained Momentum to Win the Race Watercolor

2007-09-02T15:24:00.000-07:00

ALPHABET: Conversation

Acrylic and charcoal on paper

Been a while since I posted, been under the weather.

2007-08-05T12:41:00.000-07:00

MISSING: Torn Paper Collage

My sad house, tried to keep the color somber.

2007-07-29T11:17:00.000-07:00

MOON: Shooting Stars

watercolor

I did a verison of this about a year ago. I reworked the composition and darkened the background. Although the scan still doesn't quite get the color right. I enhanced the contrast and played with the color adjustments

2007-07-23T11:40:00.000-07:00

POEM: Ballpoint pen on sketch paper

2007-07-14T22:55:00.000-07:00

DISCOVERY: As Time Passes There's a New Discovery

in the Mirror Everyday.

Acrylic on canvas board

2007-07-07T19:55:00.000-07:00

GEEKY: Geek Squad
Felt pen and some photoshop
Best Buy has a Geek Squad in black and white volkswagons. This is a silly and fast sketch of the geeky people I image in the squad. This is a take-off of the Charlies Angels logo.

2007-06-29T16:59:00.000-07:00

TWIST: Leaves Twisting in the Breeze

Mixed Media Collage

2007-06-25T15:43:00.000-07:00

CAMOUFLAGE: Acrylic

2007-06-15T22:08:00.000-07:00

REJECTION: She wrote upon it,

return to sender address unknown

no such number, no such zone!

Acrylic on canvas board covered in German text.

2007-06-11T10:57:00.000-07:00

SUIT: Torero Traje de Luces

(Suit of Lights)

Acrylic on canvas board. I tried to do this more painterly

as per the old Spanish bullfighting posters.

2007-06-01T14:28:00.000-07:00

YOUR PARADISE

Collage

2007-05-30T12:14:00.000-07:00

CARS 2: Surf Wagon
watercolor and ink

I know I already posted Clown Car, but this morning an image from my childhood popped up!
When I was a small girl growing up in Huntington Beach (a.k.a. Surf City), the cool teenage boys on the street had a Woody Wagon loaded with their boards. An artist with Surfer Mag at the time was Rick Griffin who drew Murphy a comic surfer, so this is a Rick Griffin style wagon.

2007-05-27T22:11:00.000-07:00

CARS:
How Many Clowns
Can You Fit in a Clown Car?
collage.

2007-05-21T13:11:00.000-07:00

SIGNS: watercolor

I didn't think I could get one in this week.

My post explains it all my daughter gave birth to a 7 lb 10 oz baby girl this week.

2007-05-12T15:17:00.000-07:00

CITRUS:

I did two the first is a collage, it didn't quite turn out as I envisioned.

I decided to make another attempt, so I went back to watercolor.

2007-05-04T21:45:00.000-07:00

NEIGHBOR:

The Boy Next Door

watercolor

My inspiration was the movie, Meet Me in St. Louis, Judy Garland sings about her neighbor. This is my neighbors. She's thinking of him, and of course he's thinking of basketball.

2007-04-28T15:57:00.000-07:00

REMEMBER 2

Watercolor

I wasn't sure I could get a new one in this week, so I previously posted an old drawing. I did get some time this afternoon so I did this for my entry.

2007-04-27T10:23:00.000-07:00

REMEMBER:

A Breezy Day in Mom's Kitchen

colored pencil

This is old, but it reminds me of my Mom's kitchen when I was young.

2007-04-22T00:15:00.000-07:00

POLAR: Ice Fishing Under

the Aurora Borealis

2007-04-16T16:55:00.000-07:00

FORTUNE: Devil Mystic Seer
watercolor
From The Twillight Zone's
episode with the
Devil Mystic Seer Napkin Holder.

2007-04-07T11:23:00.000-07:00

GREEN:

Red Bird &

Still Life with Pear

2007-04-03T00:54:00.000-07:00

SNAP 2: My first post bothered me so much I did this quick sketch.

2007-04-02T14:18:00.000-07:00

SNAP: Fairy Babies Snap Off Vines When Fully Developed

Collage on canvas board

I think I like the initial sketch better. The collage didn't quite come off as I hoped.

2007-03-26T12:19:00.000-07:00

I SPY: She's looking for her sheep, but it's the sheep that are actually doing the spying.

watercolor.

2007-03-18T00:10:00.000-07:00

TeeTOTALer: Someone who is Totally abstinate from alchol.

Colored Pencil

Not completely satisfied with this tried to enhance color, to give it a little bit more life. My scanner & I seem to have limited abilities.

2007-03-09T23:03:00.000-08:00

She's Got it Wired; Family,

Motherhood & Career.

2007-03-03T22:19:00.000-08:00

HIDE:

It Was an Exceptionally

Bad Hair Day

Collage

2007-02-23T16:20:00.000-08:00

COMMUNICATION:

Communicating with the Spirit World

Watercolor and collage on canvas board.

2007-02-17T15:58:00.000-08:00

GRAVITY: Skateboarders
These are 3 mixed media paintings I did awhile ago. My son-in-law (the first painting) is a professional skateboarder who defies gravity on a regular basis.

2007-02-10T00:59:00.000-08:00

CRASH 1: Crash of Thunder, Flash of Lightning: Papercut

Crash 2: The Crash of a Wave: Acrylic on watercolor paper.

2007-02-05T13:58:00.000-08:00

SPROUT

Watercolor, ink and old French book pages collaged on canvas board.

2007-02-01T17:57:00.000-08:00

RED:

Collage

The song lyric "My Girl is Red Hot" was the first thing that ran through my head. My computer was down all week. So this is a last minute piece.

2007-01-22T19:15:00.000-08:00

SUPER HERO:

Toilet Boy and Garden Guy

Toilet Boy: A Super Plumber no toilet left dirty or plugged!

Garden Guy: No weed is safe, with his Super Green Thumbs all gardens will be beautiful.

2007-01-13T21:29:00.000-08:00

80's: Flock of Seagulls

Colored pencil sketch

I'll apologize upfront for this rather silly thought. A flock of seagulls with that ridiculous hair-do kept running through my mind, (although, we do remember him for it).

2007-01-06T23:11:00.000-08:00

BUZZ 2

Two sketches of an idea I had about how I really could use my morning BUZZ

2007-01-06T13:48:00.000-08:00

BUZZ told Dotti & Sweetpea of his unfortunate flying accident.

watercolor

2006-12-30T17:49:00.000-08:00

PHOENIX:

Fawkes carrying Harry and Ginny to safety.

Watercolor.

2006-12-23T10:10:00.000-08:00

PRINCE OF PEACE

Pastel

I didn't know if I'll have time this week to post a new piece. So I'm sharing a sketch from my sketch book.

2006-12-17T20:46:00.000-08:00

HELP

A bit of a stretch. The boy hides from his sister with a little help from his friendly Snowman.

2006-12-10T23:08:00.000-08:00

MASK: The Phantom and Christine

watercolor.

2006-11-26T13:59:00.000-08:00

INVENTION: Stop Baby's Cry
Colored pencil
I doodled this with a silly inspiration from Rube Goldberg's Inventions (his are funny and amazing). Mom's resting baby starts to cry A: shes pulls string attached to her toe and cats tail; B: cat crys and wakes dog; C: dog barks and pulls string attached from his collar to baby's swing; D: string restarts swing.

INVENTION: Mother's Helper
Colored Pencil

Rocks the baby, Washes and Dries the clothes, Cleans the toilet, Rakes the garden, Walks the dog, Cooks the breakfast, and Vacuums the floor.

I guess I was feeling unusually lazy (although I don't really have a baby or a dog). I'd settle for the toilet cleaner alone.

2006-11-20T22:48:00.000-08:00

THANKSGIVING 2:

Miss Pickerings K-5 Thanksgiving parade.

Colored pencil

I did this in my sketch book; inspired by both my Nephew and Grandson's last year's Thanksgiving parade. Miss Pickering was actually my kindergarten teacher in Cleveland, Ohio a long time ago.

2006-11-18T12:01:00.000-08:00

THANKSGIVING: Turducken

pastel and ink

Just a quick sketch of this silly creature. I was shopping for Thanksgiving, some stores are selling Turducken, a silly vision of a turkey with a chicken comb and body, duck wings and feet, turkey head and small tail came to mind. So here is a small bit of nonsense for Thanksgiving.

2006-11-11T13:04:00.000-08:00

CLEAR: With her new glasses she could see nature more clearly.

collage

2006-11-04T08:41:00.000-08:00

the SMOKE it encircled his head like a wreath....

Colored pencil, with some acyrlic.

2006-11-03T11:46:00.000-08:00

SMOKE: Portrait of Jenny

Acrylic on canvas

A bit of cheating, I posted this for Portrait. A friend commissioned this for her friend. She wanted Jenny to be a "Goth Angel". In her photo she was smoking so I put in skull smoke.

2006-10-29T14:33:00.000-08:00

WIND 2:

Acrylic on canvas board

This little mermaid surfaced to feel the wind on her face.

2006-10-27T16:30:00.000-07:00

WIND: Rock-a-bye Baby

Watercolor

I was thinking who would leave their baby in a tree, so that when the wind blew they would fall....a fairy. Their babies can fly.

2006-10-21T11:24:00.000-07:00

GHOST: Watercolor.

Who wrote better ghost stories than Edgar Allan Poe, these are some of his ghost; Madeline of Usher, the axed wife in The Black Cat, and Annabel Lee. I am a fan of Gris Grimly and did this greatly influenced by him.

2006-10-13T11:38:00.000-07:00

SMITTEN: Colored Pencil

2006-10-08T15:16:00.000-07:00

TROUBLE 2

Collage

2006-10-06T18:17:00.000-07:00

TROUBLE: But Mom! you color your hair.....

Watercolor and ink.

2006-10-02T22:41:00.000-07:00

QUIET 2: I was waiting for my nephew in the car this afternoon and was thinking about my brother who played the accordian when we were young. I made a quick sketch (in the car) of the only way I would have been able to get a quiet moment "earplugs".

QUIET:

Watercolor and graphite

2006-09-27T22:46:00.000-07:00

SNAILPHOBIA: Watercolor and ink.

2006-09-23T15:41:00.000-07:00

SNAILPHOBIA:
Ink and watercolor .

2006-09-18T15:29:00.000-07:00

CHANGE TWO: Quick colored pencil and marker sketch. The thought of Goldfish crackers escaping from their carton and changing into real fish kept popping in my head. Now they have something to smile about.

2006-09-17T15:23:00.000-07:00

CHANGE: Colored pencil sketch.
My daugher just found out she's expecting in June. So there will be a change in her lifestyle soon. She has a 6yr old son, she's keeping her fingers crossed for a girl (of course my Grandson wants a brother). Grandma's just excited.

2006-09-10T11:10:00.000-07:00

Chicken FARM: Collage and acrylic.
I used reds from magazines, and Japanese newsprint for chickens and fox.
Thanks, to all who wished my son well last week he's home and recovering.

2006-09-03T23:23:00.000-07:00

SAFE: Collage. I've been busy this week with my son in the hospital, so I did this fast little collage using scrapbooking paper.

2006-08-26T16:01:00.000-07:00

RUN: Wee Willie Winkie runs through the town, Upstairs and downstairs in his nightgown, Rapping at the windows, crying through the lock, "Are the children in beds? For it's now 8 o'clock".