Primitive American Girl Candylei Cake Folk Art Painting

Hooray! Today I rototilled the garden. It's a beautiful sight just like a blank canvas. After a week there will be weeds growing no doubt, but TODAY....It is a sweet-smelling parcel of earth full of promise!

Our Westie, was quite pleased with it, too, as it was so soft and digable. I had to lather him twice in his bath afterward. The bluejays, robins and cardinals hopped around on it after we came inside. They were doing their own folk dance while the doves watched from the oak tree not sure if they should join in.

I finished a sweet painting of 3 girls holding up cupcakes. (We are still in the cupcake cooking frenzy.) This painting is also special because it portrays 3 family members.

Westie Art Journal & Cupcakes - Candylei

Hooray! Finally a cupcake only bakery has opened! It's called Georgetown Cupcakes and it's such a hit. No surprise there. Here's the great part...The sisters had expected to sell, say 100 the first day and they sold 800! Yes, at near $3. each. They had to close the bakery the first day for a few hours to bake more. The next day there was a line formed outside before they opened at 11:00am.

I'm keeping an art journal in a watercolor binder. It's a great way to practice sketching our westie in ink as I'm walking along beside Sir Salty! Westies are perpetual motion dogs. So, I have various 3 second poses that I sketch in 5 seconds. Simplify! Simplify! I'm learning very quickly.