Christmas favorites

Two small gifts I'm excited about:

A Sandra Lee Grilling cookbook- and although grilling in winter may not be ideal, there are some excellent looking recipes you can do with a grill pan in here! 

I can't wait to try some of the marinades and rubs... she has some interesting combinations.

And:

A Janet Hill print of her painting "She Liked the Pink Ones."  

Unfortunately a print will have to do because I cannot afford her originals...yet :)

But after matting and framing it will still be a great piece to hang.

I want to get two more that are similar in size to create a set.

I am definitely going to go after this one:

It's called "Heels"

Janet Hill is such an inspiration to me, I love her colorful work.

Go see her new website, Janet Hill Studio.

 Bella Cosa designed it beautifully.

Have a great week

<3 Ash

Doodle dee doo

This is the result of major boredom in class today.  The faces are a little strange, I know.  I wasn't too terribly focused on the subject matter as you can see, just passing by time.

It's dark outside and pouring down rain which makes me just want to stay inside and doodle or paint the day away...

Aren't Owls Cute?

graphite on cardstock

Giveaway: PaPaYa Art!

So I was checking out a blog update (of one of my favorite blogs: The TomKat Studio) and GUESS what I found! Kim has handpicked a selection of items from PaPaYa Art for a giveaway! (One is the wall hanging pictured above! See Kim's blog to view more of the items selected- You can check out her amazing work while you're there :)
She was contacted by them and asked to host a giveaway for her readers... I am pretty excited, their work is beautiful!
There are several ways to enter to win, FIVE to be exact. Good Luck!!!

Here are the 5 ways to enter! (Enter up to 5 times by doing the following):
1. Hop over to the PAPAYA WEBSITE. Afterward, go to the TomKat Studio's blog & leave a comment with your favorite item!
2. Visit PaPaYa's NEW BLOG and leave them a comment on a post that grabs your attention. Comment on Kim's blog to let her know you did!
3. Post about this giveaway on Facebook, comment with the link!
4. Tweet about this giveaway, comment with the link!
5. Post about this giveaway on your own Blog, and comment with the link! (Basically just let Kim know what you did to enter)

Winner will be chosen on Wednesday, September 30th at 11:00pm (MST). Any entries received after this time, will not be considered. Open to US residents. Retail Value of prize: $75.00.
Winner will be chosen using random.org

Here's another picture from PaPaYa Art that Kim posted to show off the cool stuff they have:

Flowers

This is an 8 x 10 sketch of some random flowers I did in graphite. Once I scanned my drawing into Photoshop, I posterized it with color for this effect.

Click on it to have a better look!

Ocean Scene

After visiting Cancun, I had to paint the white sand and beautifully blue/turquoise water. I used many variations of blues and greens to create the shallow waters. Unfortunately, the photo I took does not do it justice.

"Shallow Water" Set of two 24 x 30 paintings, Acrylic on canvas

My Vanilla Cupcake

I have been in love with all of the "daily painters" lately (dailypainters.com). Some of these amazing artists have been doing food series (Oriana Kacicek, Debbie Miller, Jelaine Faunce, etc). From pomegranites to truffles, all of their work is just delicious.

Here is my first attempt at painting a cupcake. I want to do a food series also.

"Vanilla Cupcake" 11 x 13 Acrylic on canvas

Finally... Some Artwork!

I have been meaning to post some of my artwork but I have been busy with baking and kept putting it off! So here we go, I will add more artwork, along with posts from baking, just remember to CLICK the LABELS on the right hand side of my page to see exactly what you are looking for!

Here is an untitled 24 x 30 graphite drawing I did some time ago.