Oh hey, August...

There's Always Room at the Top...for a Hug!
12x12, acrylic on canvas
©the enchanted easel

not only are you one month closer to Fall and all things PUMPKIN SPICE (ridiculously happy about that, btw)....you are also MY BIRTHDAY MONTH! Shout out to all the Leos (and Virgos) out there celebrating as well! 💝🎂🍎🌟

Throughout the month of AUGUST ONLY,  I am offering a FREE 6x6 PRINT of a painting I did back in 2014 to commemorate one of my all time favorite characters from childhood (and now too)...HELLO KITTY!! She turned 40 back in 2014. Can we talk about how old that makes me feel?? I digress...back to the FREE PRINT. 

You will receive a FREE 6x6 PRINT of this painting with ANY PRINT PURCHASE in my Etsy shop....all August long. No coupon. No code. And, BONUS-I'm still offering FREE DOMESTIC SHIPPING on EVERYTHING in my shop for the remainder of the Summer. WIN WIN!! 

Happy Birthday, August babies!! 🎈🎉🎂🎊

PS-THE ORIGINAL PAINTING IS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE. CONTACT ME IF INTERESTED. 

DECEMBER DISCOUNT DAYS....DAY 4!

todays' FEATURED DISCOUNT PRINT is....this icon!

30% off ALL DAY. TODAY ONLY.

{hello kitty. loved her then. love her now.}

always thinking about CAKE....

there's always room at the top...for a hug!
12x12 acrylic on canvas
©the enchanted easel 

with my birthday coming up in a few days, well i have CAKE on my mind (but that wouldn't really distinguish it from any other day of the week)...

anyhoo, here's a little flashback friday to this sweet treat from last November...'cause even Hello Kitty deserves to eat CAKE on her birthday! ;)

{PRINTS AND OTHER GOODIES FOUND HERE}

now...GO EAT CAKE!!! :)

{ORIGINAL PAINTING IS FOR SALE. CONTACT ME THROUGH MY WEBSITE IF INTERESTED.}

my couch is now complete!

there's always room at the top...for a hug!
©the enchanted easel 2014

so loving these throw pillows courtesy of fine art america.

visit my shop here http://fineartamerica.com/products/there-is-always-room-at-the-top-for-a-hug-nicole-esposito-throw-pillow-14-14.html to pick up one for your little one....or for your not so little one! ;)

there's always room at the top...

there's always room at the top...for a hug!
©the enchanted easel 2014

for a hug!

~HAPPY 40TH BIRTHDAY TO THE ADORABLE AND ALWAYS FABULOUS, MISS KITTY WHITE....BEST KNOWN OF COURSE AS HELLO KITTY!!!~

hard to believe it's been 40 years since this sweet little character made her debut. i have been a sucker since day one. i love sanrio and their adorable characters...but she reigns supreme!

this painting features tiny chum, her cute little bear companion, as they embrace in what else? a hug, of course. one of hello kitty's favorite things...hugs. also, the 3 apples represent her weight (as she is said to weigh approximately 3 apples and be about 5 apples high and the 4 bows? well they represent 4 decades of sheer fabulousness!)

{this painting kind of reminds me of candy (must be the confection of colors i chose)....and that always makes me happy! :)}

PRINTS AND OTHER SWEET TREATS ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SHOP LINKS FOUND HERE:

www.theenchantedeasel.com

happy birthday hello kitty...you are FABULOUS! still!

there's always room at the top...for a hug!
©the enchanted easel 2014

a birthday celebration....

painting tiny dots...
©the enchanted easel 2014

almost done!

CAN NOT WAIT TO SHARE THIS... TOMORROW!!! :)

...'cause every good cat costume needs a pretty red bow.
©the enchanted easel 2014

perhaps someone has tapped into my Mally Beauty stash...;)
©the enchanted easel 2014

apples, stars...and cake

©the enchanted easel 2014

...because cake is always important! ;)

{a piece of my painting in progress...to be released on november 1st in honor of a special character who is turning the big 4-0. *hint*-she's a girl dressed in a cat costume. not quite sure i get that, but i love her anyway. ;)}

illustration friday~lush

an older illustration done for stories for children magazine, but i thought it was fitting for this week's IF prompt, *lush*.

the oranges looked so juicy and lush that tanner just couldn't resist giving one a grab. oops...;)

PRINTS AVAILABLE HERE:
https://www.etsy.com/listing/80471321/a-little-helper-reproduction

illustration friday~carry

now THERE'S a clever way to carry some apples....;)

a recipe i did last october for the wonderful nate and salli over at www.theydrawandcook.com

it can be seen in full size view here....http://www.theydrawandcook.com/recipes/pippas-pink-ladybug-apples-by-nicole-esposito

enjoy!:)

pippa and her pink lady(bug) friends!

pippa is up and running here
http://www.theydrawandcook.com/recipes/pippas-pink-ladybug-apples-by-nicole-esposito

i had a bit of extra time in between assignments so i couldn't resist doing another recipe for this wonderful site. and besides, i'll take any excuse to bring my little pippa to life in an illustration. i have big plans for this girl...;)

below i posted the 3 steps/pics of the way in which i work. from sketch to the work in progress to the finished piece. please stop by the link above and feel free to comment on the recipe. i love feedback. and so does pippa:)

pippa cooks again:)

how do i spend my down time between "projects"...creating another piece for http://www.theydrawandcook.com/. i am addicited to designing these recipes with my little pippa. i did one last month (see pic below) and i just fell in love with them. http://www.theydrawandcook.com/recipes/pippas-pumpkin-smoothie-by-nicole-esposito

i hope to be able to start painting it while working on the winter cover for SFC magazine. i love working on multiple projects at the same time:)

oops...;)

here is my latest illustration for stories for children magazine. it is to be featured in the november 2011 issue. the story is entitled "a little helper" and as you can see little tanner is trying his best to helpful to his mom in the grocery store...but..oops;) guess it didn't go quite as he planned....
stay tuned for the finished illustration/painting and be sure to check out the november 2011 issue www.storiesforchildrenmagazine.com (when it is available) to see if tanner turned out to be the "little helper" he so desperately wanted to be...:)