ACEO "Palomino"

ACEO 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 artist acrylics on 140lb watercolor paper.
Copyrighted 2009. All rights reserved by artist and no unauthorized copying is allowed.

ACEO "Ying Yang Cats"

SOLD: ACEO 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 artist inks and acrylics on 140lb watercolor paper.
Copyrighted 2009. All rights reserved by artist and no unauthorized copying is allowed.

I have been working on this one for a while. It's silly, but I thought it would be a fun challenge to fit two cats together to create Ying Yang.

ACEO "Friendly Greeting"

SOLD: ACEO 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 artist acrylics on 140lb watercolor paper.
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ACEO "Asking the Impossible"

SOLD: ACEO 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 artist inks and acrylics on 140lb watercolor paper.
Copyrighted 2009. All rights reserved by artist and no unauthorized copying is allowed.

ACEO "Racing the Moon"

SOLD: ACEO 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 artist grade acrylics on 140lb watercolor paper.
Copyrighted 2009. All rights reserved by artist and no unauthorized copying is allowed.

ACEO "Appaloosa Foal"

SOLD: ACEO 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 artist grade acrylics on 140lb watercolor paper.
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I'm still playing around with horses.

ACEO "Queen of Clubs"

ACEO 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 artist inks and acrylics on 140lb watercolor paper.
Copyrighted 2009. All rights reserved by artist and no unauthorized copying is allowed.

This year I was lucky enough to be given the opportunity to design a Queen of Clubs for the ACEO ~ Art Cards Editions and Originals Club's Deck of Cards. A double deck of cards is being done this year and each card of the decks will feature a painting by a different artist. I thought it very suitable that my Queen of Clubs would be holding a King George Spaniel.

ACEO "Bay"

SOLD: ACEO 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 artist grade acrylics on 140lb watercolor paper.
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ACEO "Just For the Fun of It!"

SOLD: ACEO 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 artist inks and acrylics on 140lb watercolor paper.
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I loved playing around with the inks last week and just couldn't pass up using them to create this homage to Peter Max.

ACEO "Princess and the Pea?"

SOLD: ACEO 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 artist inks and acrylics on 140lb watercolor paper.
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ACEO "Running in the Surf"

SOLD: ACEO 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 artist grade acrylics on 140lb watercolor paper.
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ACEO "Little Red Riding Cat"

SOLD: ACEO 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 artist inks and acrylics on 140lb watercolor paper.
Copyrighted 2009. All rights reserved by artist and no unauthorized copying is allowed.

ACEO "Silver Stallion"

SOLD: ACEO 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 artist grade acrylics on 140lb watercolor paper.
Copyrighted 2009. All rights reserved by artist and no unauthorized copying is allowed.

ACEO "Playing House"

SOLD: ACEO 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 artist inks and acrylics on 140lb watercolor paper.
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ACEO "New Foal"

SOLD: ACEO 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 artist grade acrylics on 140lb watercolor paper.
Copyrighted 2009. All rights reserved by artist and no unauthorized copying is allowed.

ACEO "Filly"

SOLD: ACEO 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 artist grade acrylics on 140lb watercolor paper.
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ACEO "Big Hands. Big Feet............."

SOLD: ACEO 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 artist inks and acrylics on 140lb watercolor paper.
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"You know what they say, Big Hands, Big Feet, Big............."

ACEO "From Sketch to Painting"

ACEO 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 artist grade acrylics on 140lb watercolor paper.
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I seem to still be in that weird mode, so I switched to horses today. I grew up in a very strict household where my father would not allow us to have coloring books or comic books. He felt that they stifled our imaginations. When I was 6 or 7 years old I began drawing horses. He was really pleased that I loved drawing. Sad to say, it wasn't because I loved drawing that I drew horses. It was just that I thought if I drew enough of them he would get the message that I wanted a horse.

I thought it would be fun to show this piece from beginning sketch to the finished painting.

ACEO "Jamaican Jerry"

SOLD: ACEO 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 artist inks and acrylics on 140lb watercolor paper.
Copyrighted 2009. All rights reserved by artist and no unauthorized copying is allowed.

Just another silly cartoon. I've done several over the past few days.

ACEO "Piggy Bank"

ACEO 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 artist inks on 140lb watercolor paper.
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Inspired by the Dow dropping an additional 400 points today and gas prices rising again.

ACEO "Puss-N-Boots"

SOLD: ACEO 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 artist inks on 140lb watercolor paper.
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Just a little play on the old nursery rhyme. We all know how cats hate having things on their feet.

ACEO "Cat Bath"

SOLD: ACEO 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 artist inks on 140lb watercolor paper.
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I just can't seem to get back into painting, so I decided to play around with some inks that I have. I love the transparent and vivid hues.

The cartoon with the cat's leg in the air is what my grandmother used to call the "Preacher Pose." She said that every time the minister or other company came over the cat would stroll into the room, sit down, and casually proceed to groom her underside.

"Blocked"

I seem to be having a hard time getting back into painting. I just can't settle into a groove. This will pass, but for now it is very frustrating. So I thought I would share a few quick sketches that I've done.

ACEO "Splatterware Chicken"

SOLD: ACEO 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 artist grade acrylics on 140lb watercolor paper.
Copyrighted 2008. All rights reserved by artist and no unauthorized copying is allowed.

This was an older ACEO, but since I received an Honorable Mention in the YBA competition I thought I should list it.

"Beale Street Lights"

SOLD: Acrylic, gallery wrapped canvas 8" x 10".

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Neon lights have always intrigued me.

ACEO "Petite Lion"

SOLD: ACEO 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 artist grade acrylics on 140lb watercolor paper.
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ACEO "Golden Bandit"

SOLD: ACEO 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 artist grade acrylics on 140lb watercolor paper.
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"Heartache"

Acrylic, gallery wrapped canvas 12" x 12".

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On January 26th we lost a dear part of our family. Martha was a doting, loving grandmother to our children, a wonderful mother to her son, my husband and a dear friend and momma to me. She had been ill for many years and yet she had bounced back each time we thought all was lost. At last, as her body wore out she finally found peace. We miss her greatly, but our love for her will last forever.