~HaPpY St. PaTrIcK's DaY~

...or as i like to say "happy leprechauns day!" love me some red-heads! :)

*PRINTS of this piece entitled Thea's Wishing Tree (painted early last year) can be found here~

https://www.etsy.com/listing/124707690/thea-and-her-wishing-tree-reproduction*

here's wishing you all the luck of the irish today....even if there's not a lick of irish in you. ;)

throwin' it back to the '80s...

"the rainbow connection"
©the enchanted easel 2014

paying homage to my favorite doll from childhood...the cheerfully colorful and cute Rainbow Brite...and her BFF, Starlite.

this doll was everything to me as a little girl and i am so NOT a doll person (ironic, considering how girly i am...). stuffed animals were always my *thing*. elephants, to be exact. still love them...lots!

anyhoo...i wanted to do a little tribute to sweet Rainbow Brite and Starlite (loved that stuffed horse too). so here she is.....and i'm so loving working with all the colors of the spectrum here. oh, and it's the year of the horse too. perfect.

another irony, did not like the '80s. at all. especially the music. but i loved this doll...:)

©the enchanted easel 2014

thea and her wishing tree

i have had this painting done for about a month now, but i wanted to wait until closer to march and st. paddy's day to list it FOR SALE AS A PRINT HERE:

https://www.etsy.com/listing/124707690/thea-and-her-wishing-tree-reproduction

it was inspired by a friend of mine's little girl (named thea) who was born on st. paddy's day. is she irish? heck NO! 110% polish as a matter of fact;) and she is actually blonde, but i wanted to paint a cute little red head, so.....

besides, who says leprechauns always have to be boys ;)

speaking of "red heads", i'm working on November's mermaid this week, little Citrine. not exactly a red head, but close enough.

check back for pics.....

a little luck of the irish....

in january...;)

i have been working on this illo/painting for the past few days. it was inspired by a dear friend of mine's daughter, born on st. patty's day. the ironic thing...she's about 110% POLISH! go figure...;)

i just thought a little irish whimsy would be fun. for the sake of the illo, i decided to make her hair a strawberry blonde color...kinda like macaroni and cheese (and how could THAT be bad....)!

i'm just about done and will be listing it FOR SALE as a PRINT sometime in early february.

hey, who says leprechauns are always boys...?!;)

***FEATURED IN THE FEB/MARCH ISSUE OF STORIES FOR CHILDREN MAGAZINE***

here is my illustration for the story "rainclouds and rainbows" which can be found in the feb/march 2012 issue of stories for children magazine NOW FOR SALE HERE http://storiesforchildrenmagazine.org/InThisIssue.aspx

always a pleasure to illustrate for this wonderful magazine :)

somewhere over the rainbow....

a little cow makes a wish!:)

here is my finished illustration/painting for the february/march 2012 issue of www.sfc.magazine.com

i am actually pleased with the way it turned out. me, being my own worst critic, well....that's saying something ;)