new painting!

Wow, it's been so long since I finished a new painting! I actually finished this one a month or two ago, but I wasn't able to get any good photos of it until Vera came into my life.



Remember this sketch? I liked it so much I put a ring on it made a painting out of it (listed here in the shop). It's hard to tell exact how I feel about cicadas. The shrill chirping brings back such happy, carefree childhood memories...but they also represent the awful, oppressive heat of summer. Sometimes I just have to remind myself that they are just chirping because they love me. :)




I've been feeling pretty uninspired lately (maybe because I have so much on my plate), but I really miss painting regularly and want to try to get back into it. I'm hoping that I'll get a good routine down once I get used to my new tutoring job, and I'll be able to devote more time and energy to painting.

I'm so happy to have a nice, relaxing weekend ahead of me. Happy Friday, lovelies!

memorial day 2011

Yes, I know it was a week ago. I was waiting on pictures from Kenji's awesome water-proof camera, however he is a boy and boys take forever to give people their pictures. Because they are doody-heads.

Picture mongering aside, everyone had the best freaking time hanging by the pool all day and eating an unreasonable amount of burgers, hot links, ribs, potato salad, stuffed peppers, queso, and guacamole.

As you can tell, we are all about moderation.










Corban and I got really sunburned, being confused on the distinction between sunblock and tanning lotion.

And, that's how we learned out lesson.