I just had to share this gorgeous dahlia from Natick's Community Organic Farm.

Perhaps a future painting?

I have been remiss not to post about the incredible watercolor class I took in June with Birgit O'Connor.  I took the class at Northeast Art Workshop Retreats in Gloucester. A fabulous facility, great group of people and excellent teacher. This iris is not quite complete but I am thrilled with what is happening so far. I will post the final painting soon!

Thanks for looking!

I've been working on the next book written by Kelly Darling. Kelly and I worked on "A Fishy Tale" together and have joined forces again for ROCK STAR. This is a fantastic rhythmic story about the rock cycle. I am so pleased to be working with Kelly again; a gifted writer! Illustrations are coming along nicely and will be a combination of watercolor and my hand-painted papers. 

Here is a two page spread not quite complete but well on the way. Look for more pictures and the completed book, ROCK STAR, soon!

Journals! Journals! Journals!

Been making lots of journals! Some traditional with my paste papers and coptic binding, others with old book covers and some creative binding techniques I have come up with. Tons of fun AND function!

March 31, 2013

I can not believe how long it has been since I have posted. I've been very busy working on illustrating my friend's children book. That should be complete TOMORROW! Yeah! I am very excited about its completion and printing!

I have also been working on two mixed media pieces for a show entitled 8X8 at Fountain Street Fine Art in Framingham. The pieces are also complete and pictured below.

Interactive I is a mixed media piece that is meant to be handled. Made from a recycled book and my recycled watercolor paintings. The watercolor strips have quotes written on them: pull one out, read it and return.

It is a mixed media piece that was just plain fun to create. Enjoy finding "it".

Blizzard & Watercolors

Well, the blizzard of 2013 has come and gone leaving the world looking quite beautiful! I know many hate the snow but I love it! Everything is scrubbed clean and white and the sky after a big snow is always so blue!

 After  hours of shoveling and scraping cars I spent the afternoon setting up my new travel watercolor palette. I got this one from Ken Bromley Art Supplies in England. I love that I can fill the individual pans with the colors I choose. I have extra pans filled with colors I do not use very often. I found they fit perfectly in an Altoid tin! I am all set to PAINT!

Lastly, I painted a color chart, fun!

Way too long since my last post! Its been busy and I am working on a new and very exciting project.

My dear friend Kelly has written a children's book and she has asked me to illustrate it for her!!! I am so pleased and honored!

So the process has begun. She and I have laid the book out, she has approved my rough illustrations and I am now in the process of tightening everything up. Here's a look at my progress.

 I have been doing a bit of research on New England based seaweed and sea life. The book is about a fish living in the waters of

Southern New England/Cape Cod. 

I am going to be watercoloring the final illustrations.

This is my work space over looking the happenings in downtown.
Very sunny and bright and filled with good friends.
Pretty sweet!

I will continue to update my progress. The deadline is the end of February so I am going to be VERY busy!