Buttontop Girls and Squirrels Illustration

Tis the season for comfort and joy...and tea. It's all sunny and warm inside while frost is forming on everything not moving outside. It's also the season when car batteries seem to go ker-plunk, but who wants to talk about that. We want to talk about cookies and pies, preserves and all those things we enjoy cooking on the stove or going in the oven. Warms us all around.

The corn has been harvested here and the fields look so bare. Not much different in color as the cornstalks were wheat color and the chopped off stalks are still the same color, but now the deer are much more visible. There's lots of dropped kernels here and there for birds and wild animals.   

Black Friday and Cyber Monday are approaching. I'm trying to add new paintings daily to my etsy store. Etsy is such a vibrant community of artists. If you've not visited it do so soon and browse many handcrafted items and works of art. Link here to Etsy

Alice in Wonderland Party Planner Art Banner

THE PARTY PLANNER

I'm feeling like a party planner myself. We like fluffing up our nests for parties and Alice wants her party to be fun as well. She has cut a bunny banner to hang. Do you see the woodland evergreen rabbit topiaries in the background. It's been said they come to life for tea parties.

A mixture of papers, paint and graphite pencil were used to make this original mixed media piece. I am offering a print of it on etsy. It is soft and sweet with a dreamy quality about it and the background stirs up more imaginations. Imagination is very healthy when it comes to creating art.

The countdown is on and I wonder if I have enough pieces to sell and all of the other worries people have when they show their art. It definitely makes one pick up the pace from a slow stroll to a mad dash. Yes, I feel like the white rabbit! I have the calendar memorized every day of the week, this week, number and day!

Print for sale on etsy.

Young Frida Kahlo Having Tea Painting

The joys of having tea with friends! And what are the rules again? The no-no's are do not curl your pinkie finger up and out. It curls back to your palm along with your ring finger. Pointer and middle finger hold the handle and thumb on top of handle.

Look at Mr. Crow he is an expert on these matters. I think he's been to a few tea parties already. Young Frida is going to help dolly Frida hold the handle.

Other no no's are do not let your spoon hit the sides of your cup at any time when swirling the sugar or cream. And do not sip your spoon at any time. Most teas are served at a table but teas can also be a standing affair just like Frida's party here.

This sweet painting titled, "Windowsill Three Tea" is up for you on ebay now. Just a click away. Loaded with the deep rich colors!