The drive was not as long as I thought it would be, about 6 hours from my house to Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. The scenery? UN-believable. What a beautiful time of year for that road trip! Illinois was boring until we got to Peoria, then boring again until we hit…

My sis is graduating Army Basic Training tomorrow! I’m taking the girls to see the pomp & circumstance, a truly patriotic experience. Will post pics when we return!

If you combine this with this (and some days, this), you know what you get? Nope, the answer is not “a baby” or “a hilarious post that will surely make me send the link to all my friends so they can subscribe, too”. No. Of course not. You get this:

Granted, for many…

aka “How to furry up your bald cat.”

From my previous work in progress, you can go ahead and admit it - you were frightened. It is hard for some people to envision my finished portrait when they view the underpaintings, and that’s okay. I mean, as long as no…

Just opened up an Etsy Shop today, do you Etsy? Help a newbie out!
I’ll be finishing Kona’s portrait tomorrow, stay tuned!

Just finished Kona’s underpainting! So good to be out in the studio again.

I’ve kept my palette to a minimum, using just 8 colors. Indigo, sap green, burnt umber for my darkest darks, magenta, ochre, winsor yellow and cadmium orange for Kona’s coat, and white. Oh, yes, and I pulled…

The 2008 Pumpkin Carving Contest has been canceled. My sister will be graduating from Army Basic Training and I will be attending her graduation ceremonies, so I will not be able to hold the contest this year.

My most sincere apologies to everyone who looks forward to viewing such awesome…

I’ve just updated my Freebies page with a few really beautiful nature photos for you to download to your desktop. *Sunday update* 10 new wallpapers added!