Prints are here...

I just put some prints in my shop..... go check them out!

New work....

I just posted this piece called "Diversity" in my etsy shop. I did this on wood and used some wood pieces for some of the cityscape. I really love how this turned out. I just got my photo prints back and I am so happy how they turned out. I wanted to offer something beside the giclee prints ....... in these economic times not everyone has the extra money , also some might want to have a small piece of your work but just are not sure. I think these will offer a happy medium. They are printed using endura inks and are archival. Once you frame theme you can not tell they are photo prints. I will work on posting them today and tomorrow ( I have 19 of them!!!!).

I hope everyone enjoys today..... I am a busy girl so I might not be able to post again until Thursday. I am teaching a class and my son is turning 8 !!!! Where has the time gone??

Talk to you soon!

Courtney

I need inspiration.....

I read once that Tennessee Williams would write everyday no matter what. I guess eventually the inspiration will come. I work everynight and usually I feel very productive. For the last week or so it just has not come to me. Everything I have been trying has just been yuck!! So often I feel caught between the artist I am and the artist I "think" I should be....... I need to take the "think " out of the equation and just be . I need the " who cares what people think " attitude, however I need to apply that to myself. We will See what today might bring.

I am off to take the boys to the library for a " buggy adventure" and then Clifford ( the big red dog) is coming. My eight yr.old is just thrilled that he must tag along for his brother! We will put down the light sabers and try for a bit to enjoy the innocence of life instead of defeating Darth Vader!

Talk to you soon!

Courtney

It's back!!!!

So, I wake up and make my coffee. I start planning my day, thinking there will be time to work on some new pieces ( I spent last night prepping canvas .... not my favorite thing in the world! ). Then my littlest gets up and I see ..... it is back! His eye is pink as can be and now it clicks. He has been congested and said his ear hurt , however no fever and he has not complained otherwise. He hates the doctor ! I have drops from before but will still have to take him in. My day is up in the air and I have yet to see how it will fall. Wish my luck!

Talk to you soon,

Courtney

The crash of the waves...

I love this photo. It is my oldest at the shore. He is my cautious one ..... my thinker. He observes and absorbs life. I watched as he stood at the edge ..... not too close , but close enough to feel the ocean and wait for the waves. It reminds me of everyone in their journey..... observing , watching . We are all just waiting for the wave. We are waiting to see what it will bring us. Some can jump right in with no caution and risk what the unpredictable sea might bring . Others never make it to the waters edge..... the stay back on the sand . But most ....... we wait at the waters edge ....... waiting to see what the sea might bring. May your ocean be kind today!!!

Talk to you soon,

Courtney

New work coming soon!!!!

Here are some sneak peeks at some new things coming soon to my etsy shop. I focused a bit on whimsical little items. The cupcakes are lids to little boxes and the sailboat is one of two I will have in my shop........ today or tomorrow. I think I have the sea on the brain! I miss the ocean.

I hope everyone had a great 4th. It rained here, so the fireworks were best seen on T.V. . My boys do not like the sound anyway, so it worked out for the best.

Talk to you soon,

Courtney

Mmmmmm Ice cream!!

Here is one of my simple vintage paper watercolors. I think I will post all 6 that I have completed tomorrow ( Wed.). I was not sure what I would do with them . They are a departure from my work, but I like the simplicity of them.

I really hope to have a ton to post next week..... I am working on a few things that are a bit more of my mix media assemblages . We will see how they turn out.

I really thought that this summer was going to be relaxing and things would slow down a bit.... boy I was wrong. There is so much activity in my home I can not complete a task before I am forced to start another. Oh well !

Talk to you soon!

Courtney