Mermaids, cats and dryads

It's about time I update, since there are three new paintings. Prints of all are now available. If you are interested in originals please inquire by email.

Morning Glory Fairy - 5x7 watercolor

This fairy was inspired by the morning glory flowers in my garden. All summer I waited for flowers to bloom. Finally the purple plants did in July, and I thought the blue flowers never would. The blue plants looked thin and stunted, and nowhere near the size of the others. One of them finally had a bloom in august, and the flower was 3 times the size of the purples and stayed out all day. Of course it needed a cat with matching blue eyes.

• Morning Glory Fairy Prints

Curiosity - 2x16 watercolor

I don't often paint mermaids because I always come up against the same problem - What are they doing? This mermaid was looking at something, probably a bubble before I found some amazing jellyfish photos and was inspired.

• Curiosity - Mermaid and Jellyfish prints

Forest Dryad Portrait - 5x8 watercolor

A beautiful face peeks out through autumn leaves and branches.

• Dryad Prints

Home is Where My Cat Naps

Truer words were never spoken, and often my cat's favorite napping spot is directly on top of what I am working on. There is nothing like cat to make you feel at home.



Fine Art prints of Home is Where My Cat Naps are now available. Head over to my zazzle shop for Tshirts, mugs and bags featuring this painting.


A photo from the work in progress stage:

Crazy Kitty Time

Does your cat zoom around the house at midnight chasing invisible things, leap in the air and chase her tail? It's Crazy Kitty Time, AKA The Midnight Crazies!

Perhaps the fairies are chasing them, but that's just my theory.

Fine Art Prints of Crazy Kitty Time are available in several sizes.

Adventures in Kittyland

Easter Sunday I let the cat out to play at a relative's house. She started making her way out of the yard and when someone moved to grab her she ran up a pine tree (yes, I could see this coming!) Usually she gets about 4 feet up and decides to jump down or stays until I pick her off the tree.

But not this time,


The proximity of tweeting birdies was just too much! (birdies landed right out of her reach just to mock her of course)


Hi Mom! I'm checking ze tweets!


Fft, I'm NOT coming down you silly human.


Kitty smacked my head and bit my hand when I climbed up. I picked her up and put her on a lower branch and she went right back up. So I told her she couldn't come down unless she brought me a bird. I went back inside for a few minutes and when I came back out she'd managed to find her way down herself.

She's a brat, but I love her anyways. There's a reason she gets painted as the Cheshire Cat.

Alice and a Mermaid

The finished Alice in Wonderland painting. I love all the details in this. It's filled with things I love like cats, fairies and tea. Prints have been posted in two sizes along with detail images.

Alice in Wonderland
7x10
Watercolor



Mermaid Braiding her Hair - Click here the eBay auction
2.5x8 inches
Watercolor

Midnight Magic

This painting started as a sketch way back in 2006. The idea stayed pretty much the same, with the addition of with some better perspective knowledge. And of course, she resembles my own cat.



Midnight Magic
medium: Watercolor and acrylic

Prints will most likely be available after the new year.