watercolor video {not me}

Seriously. I could watch this lady paint all day long. Amazing.

meet ruby

meet ruby!
she's a lovable labradoodle "puppy", the first child, of my lifetime friend leona and her husband landon. if you looked up the term "lucky dog" in the dictionary i think you could easily see her picture! ruby is so loved and for good reason- she's happy-go-lucky, sweet and minds her manners. she is rewarded with gourmet dog treats, trips to anywhere and everywhere a dog is allowed, and lots of play time :) fun stuff! when leona asked me to paint her portrait i was so excited! she wanted a fun, loose, painterly look that she could hang up in her soon-to-arrive little boy's nursery.

this photo is known by her parents as "the nefertiti"- love it!

and here was my interpretation... signature red collar and all :)
xoxo

painting a house

so, i'm not literally painting a house, but i AM painting a house :)

this is a work in progress and far from being complete,

but i wanted to share what i've been up to these days cause things are still going on over here despite the thin postings. this is a painting for my in-laws that will complete a wall of their past and now present homes! i was so excited when they asked me to paint their current house and eagerly broke out my oil paints (from college!) yes, it's been a while since i've done any oil painting, but since then (college) i have always considered it one of the mediums i enjoy working with the most. working on this has lit the fire for painting once again!

once it is completed i will be sure to let yall know :)
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painted china cabinet

befores:

afters:

this was a first time around to paint furniture and i would do it again for sure!
it wasn't necessarily easy, but it gave me such great results that it was worth the effort for sure.
interesting aqua works in my home! ➹