not from a can

Today you can see my new illustrated recipe on TheyDraw&Cook.com! It's for REAL cranberry sauce, not from a can. I usually don't like REAL cranberry sauce but I tried this recipe for Thanksgiving and it is so good!

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christmas wrapping

I started wrapping gifts last night. I don't think I would have started so early (to me December 3rd is early!) if the tree wasn't standing there looking so beautiful and sparkly just begging for gifts to be under it's boughs! One of the papers I used is black with silver snowflakes. It looked so pretty in the store, but truth be told, now that it's under the tree I don't think I'd choose a black paper again. Not festive!

The above illustration is featured in this month's issue of Ideal Home magazine. Now they are festive! I also submitted it for this week's Illustration Friday topic of "Stretch" because she's stretching out the ribbon. But I don't know, that may be a stretch. :)

december!

My new Facebook page banner, fresh and ready for the holidays!

new cover!

Just released! You can see my artwork gracing the cover of the latest installment in the Annie Valentine series "Shopping with the Enemy" by Carmen Reid!

small treasures show

This is the painting I did for the Paso Robles Art Association's Small Treasures show and fundraiser. It sold at the preview party last night!

When I paint it's quite the opposite of my illustration work which is clean and neat. I start out using brushes to put in the large areas of color and then I switch to a palette knife to add shading, texture and color details.

This particular painting is of the stray cat that decided to adopt me a few years ago. Another artist said she looks mad, I told him that's the look she gives me when she doesn't want to go back outside! Not mad, just trying to control my mind. :) 

murder is a piece of cake

Just released today! My cover for the novel Murder Is a Piece of Cake by Elaine Viets! Flowers, cake, and a killer bridezilla murder mystery, who could ask for anything more!?

bookplates! update

Here's a look at the plate I painted for the BookPlates! fundraiser, it's been fired! The plate will be auctioned off by the Paso Robles Library Foundation on November 30th accompanied by a few books that I've illustrated.

Tickets to the event can be purchased on their website.