Another one........

Just finished this one. This is also going into my brothers new office if they approve. This is 24x20...... my biggest one yet!

Got to run!

Courtney

I have been busy!

I just finished this skyline of my home town Frederick , MD. It might be going into my brothers downtown office ...... I will be selling prints and cards exclusively at " The Muse" . Frederick is known for its clustered church spires. I hope I was able to capture the profile . I added some text from " The star spangled banner" written by our own hometown poet Francis Scott Key.
I wonder what city will be next???






How cute are these little guys. We just got our huge recycling bin and the boys decided to play a bit. If they would only stay this size!!



Talk to you soon,

Courtney

While cleaning my son's room, I found the above on his dresser. The meds bottle was in the recycling bin ( which anything is up for grabs for art projects, light sabers, gadgets.... etc. ). He calls it his potion. He adds a little bit of something everyday. So far there is water, tissue, toothpaste, lotion ..... maybe salt and who knows what else. He checks it everyday to see what happens..... I am not sure if there is a goal in mind . Boys are soooo funny about there little things : Buttons,rocks,sticks,scraps of metal, potions etc. . Maybe he will be a doctor and find cures to disease, maybe he will be a scientist and discover something new...... and maybe he will be my little guy with his little potion that fascinates only him...... and tickles my heart always! What ever his future holds, he is a unique little man with bright eyes!

Talk to you soon,

Courtney

Just finished this one.... it will be in the shop later today. It is so odd that my art tends to be very colorful , yet my home is so neutral....hmmmm. I am sure someone could analyze this and give me a reason.

We had a very busy weekend full of baseball games and birthday parties. My oldest son climbed a pine tree at his brothers baseball game, finding out later that it was covered with poison ivy. Despite our immediate scrub down with some anti poison wash..... he has a rash. Poor guy.

We got my Mt. Bike out of storage .... rode it once 10 yrs ago , got pregnant..... and it had been in storage ever since. It was like new, and the entire family went on bike ride along the C&O canal.
It was a nice day for all of us.

I love when spring first arrives..... everything seems so hopeful. I have many plans and projects to complete, and hopefully some new things to add to my shop.

Talk to you soon,

Courtney

Here is another larger collage . I really like this one, I had to work very hard not to completely cover the background in color. It is now in my etsy shop. 2 down and 1 more to go..... maybe by Sunday!

Have a great weekend!

Courtney

Something new.....

This is a new piece that is bit larger than my usual work. I made a few of these wood boxes and although I find working big is much more time consuming and intimidating , it was nice to try it.

I have 2 more that will be completed by Sunday. The other 2 have a far different composition than the usual suspects you might see in my shop. I wanted to try, try , try to list something every week on etsy...... however I have really not met up to my expectations.

I am really excited about my next batch of pieces. I had my husband cut some wood squares and I am going to work on them as a group ...... it will be a series .

Artist note:

**** Have you ever looked at some of your early work and not recognized it as your own?? Is that not the freakiest thing ever!

Talk to you soon,

Courtney

Well, I just finished this custom piece for a gal out in Seattle. Hopefully everyone can tell that this is a portrait of the Seattle skyline. I always get a bit nervous when doing custom pieces.... You just never know if your interpretation will be what others like or appreciate. I did my best , so cross your fingers for me. I have a few more things I am finishing up and already I have pieces I am working on in my mind. It gets a bit confusing....

The sun has peeked out from behind the clouds , so today might be looking up!

Talk to you soon,

Courtney