Frida! at Awesome Dawgs on Pricetown, Road, Reading PA

I've been working on some paintings for Awesome Dawg's first year anniversary celebration in Reading, PA.  This particular piece will be there as well as many other new works.  Hope to see you tonight at the opening/party!  May 17 from 6 to 9

Paintings in my "She" series

I'll have three paintings in the GoggleWorks (Reading, PA) artists' show that starts this Friday and goes until November - This one is "She Brings Sustenance" - it's 18x24" acrylic on canvas

And this: She and the Flora and the Fauna, 18x24" acrylic on canvas

Also painting of a woman on a child's ironing board (called Primavera) - please stop by if you'd like to see them in person and thanks for looking!

Day 20 - Face 20

Skipped a billion days but here's Face 20! 10 minute sketch

Day 8 - Face 8

Meet Face 8 in the 29 Faces in February project...

unfortunately i didn't get around to making a Face 7 - too much going on but I'm still going to try to keep to it!

I think this Face is a little Luna Lovegood-ish...

February 6 - Face 6

29 Faces in February! This is Face 5 - about 15-minute sketch

Little Birds!!

Lots of cute small canvases of my favorite (made up) little birds! All are 6x6" on 1-3/8" wraparound canvas and in my etsy store - just click on the title above "Little Birds!!" - if you want three or more, email me and I'll give you a discount! thanks for looking!

Click HERE to go to my etsy store where the birds are!

50-Word Poems - My first attempt

There are a lot of blogs of 50-word stories. I heart these so badly, but i'm going to try 50-word poems instead - poems are what i lean towards anyway. Would you like to try this? It might be fun to start a 50-word poem blog...if you're interested, let me know! This is my first attempt, just for fun!!

There are no vampire love letters

Inside his book is the

frail flower,

petals sheer from

hundreds of quiet years.

thrown to him

before her deathlessness.

Now sent back in a blank letter,

it rests in her

delicate hands.

She breathes deeply and,

with heavy heart

understands the message.

"you have left me.

All is lost."

Holiday discounts in my etsy store!

Well, I've been putting up a bunch of art in my etsy store at discounted prices - just in time for holiday gift-giving! Don't forget to put yourself on your holiday purchasing list! Fun stuff like this...

A Great Review of my Oracle deck by Tarot Dame!

You can buy "The Journey Oracle deck" HERE and HERE!

Always exciting to get a great review - click HERE to read it - thank you Tarot Dame!

Teddy Hammy - The Necklace!

I just listed this in etsy! Will be listing more as i go - thanks for looking!

We have a WINNER!!

Well, I am thrilled to announce that Jen Bigheart at "I Read Banned Books" has won my 5th Year Blogiversary Art Giveaway! Congrats to Jen and everyone please send some good thoughts her way - her family has been displaced right now due to the horrific fires in Texas.

And to everyone else that posted comments, first thank you so much for taking the time to do that - I'm so sorry your name wasn't chosen by my handy dandy Phillies' cap name-chooser, but I will definitely be doing more giveaways in the very near future so please, please try again! xo

Note to Jen: I know things are crazy and I'm hoping those fires will soon be gone, but when you are settled just send me your address when you can - no hurries!!

My 5th Year Blog Anniversary Came and Went - Time for ART GIVEAWAYS!

What on earth have i been doing this summer??!!...my blog's FIFTH year anniversary came and went yesterday and I made NO notice of that whatsoever! I have been so neglectful as a bloggy parent that someone should call child-blog services...(thank you to Teena in Toronto for noticing!!)

Well, I'm going to have a giveaway anyway - Please leave a comment if you'd like to be involved and by Monday, September 5, 2011, I'll put your name in a hat, pick a name and send you all the stuff!! Also, tell your friends about my blog and if they win, I'll send you something too!!

Here's the stuff (in random order):

1 The Journey Oracle Coloring Book signed by me!

1 Print of Sister of the Moon - this image will be in my next Oracle Deck due for release in 2012

1 Print of the mascot for the Humane Society of Berks County - Spike and Friends

1 Original painting of a pumpkin, just because

1 box with a print of the painting called "Entangled" (image from The Journey Oracle Deck) on the lid and japanese rice paper on the sides

1 5x7 print of Marie Antoinette, "the Queen of Diamonds" (image from The Journey Oracle Deck)

1 Queen of Hearts bookmark (image from The Journey Oracle Deck)

Also I'm going to be in this very cool show - click HERE for my info about it - it's my fourth year and it keeps getting better: (plus this year I'm going to have new stuff like jewelry!!)

Original work from The Journey Oracle Deck - The Talisman - Card #30 - SOLD

Original artwork for sale from the Journey Oracle deck published by Schiffer Publishing. Click HERE to purchase! I'll be posting more originals on etsy as the weeks pass...(now Sold)

Keeper of the Koi - Black and White

have to paint now...this is the fun part!

Andi in the Ether - or Stir for Illustration Friday

Stirring the pot of the universe

or whatever you want to call this

Amazon Restock!

yep, Amazon was temporarily out of my stuff but is back in gear, ready to ship my oracle deck and coloring book - YAY!!

Day of the Dead

If you were my facebook friend you would know that i have a flu of some kind and a fever...it's one of those kinds of flus that, with a lot of drugs, you can sit up and paint or type on facebook and blogspot. You would know all about this because i talk about how sick i am incessantly. It's what i do. don't judge...

Illustration Friday - Swarm

I haven't done Illustration Friday in ages and it's a little late in the week but thought i'd throw this up...For the word of the week "Swarm" because her face is swarmed by stuff... the actual name will be Flora i think...not sure...

I think this needs a little more work and will probably work on it tomorrow...

Inked Up

Here are a few new inked up line drawings waiting for watercoloring...that's what i'm up to...What are YOU up to?

BOXES!!

ok, i may be getting a little carried away with this but it's been fun...each box is one of a kind since i draw on the sides doodles that coincide with the laminated print of my art on the lid. These and more will be at
the Art of the Craft at the Reading Museum, Reading PA - Click to read more about this show HERE!