Chasing the Day

Rise and shine and GO

Feed indoor cat, outdoor cats

Let dog out and feed.

Art Prescription: And that’s just the first 30 minutes while I gulp coffee.

Off to swim laps…

Home to dress and off to barn for vaccine day for Finn.

Home to work on trends for Ross.

Christmas Stitch Kits

As the light changes

And temperatures cool down

Time is ticking on.

Art Prescription: A bit of a cool front is moving through North Carolina, giving us a hint of fall.

I’m working on holiday Stitch Kits.

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Product Development

Hi!

So I’m working on some Christmas Stitch Kit designs.

Here’s a little behind the scenes pics:

Working off of a recent watercolor.
I cut fabric and glued.
Then I stitched my design. I have some fine tuning to do.

I’m hoping this will make a nice Christmas gift!

Sweet Bunny

Grazing on clover

Ears alert to run like mad

Under the briars.

Art Prescription: Lucky to live in a neighborhood that has natural habitat. I often see deer, rabbits, turtles, herons, etc. on my walks.

Wall of Rain

A grey wall of rain

Thundered across the meadow

Loud on the tin roof.

Art Prescription: Thunderstorms crop up this time of year catching you in a downpour.

Working with fabric: kit listed in my Etsy shop!!

En Plein Air

This morning I headed out to the barn to sketch en plein Air!

I set up in the shade. Horses are difficult to draw. Lots of proportions and shading to get right.

When sketching, I’m mostly interested in capturing a gesture.

I worked with oil pastels and sumi ink: