"sweet serenity"....

"sweet serenity"
9x12 acrylic on canvas
©the enchanted easel 2016

the name of this little beauty.

inspired by pantone's "GORGOIS" (as my FAVORITE make up artist, Mally Roncal would say-please, that's a whole different blog post....LOVE that woman...i digress!) palette of 2016, featuring the colors, rose quartz and serenity (hence her name)...and my favorite, lilac grey (ironic, considering i am not a big lover of anything purple).

i'm kind of loving little miss serenity right now and i will be featuring her on some great products in my Society 6 shop a little later in the week. until then....

PRINTS are available in my etsy shop and...the ORIGINAL PAINTING IS FOR SALE. contact me here or message me here if interested.

{below are some parts of the painting...}

FINALLY....

got around to opening up a Society 6 shop over the weekend in an effort to consolidate my POD (print on demand) options. 

www.society6.com/theenchantedeasel

how about having your morning cup of coffee in one of these....(bigger mug means more COFFEE)! coffee never looked so good! ;)

{tons of other cool products over at S6 and i'm really loving the whole artist community over there. kind of has en etsy type feel to it...a friendly, welcoming, close knit kind of vibe. perfect for the little introvert artist here.}

more designs coming soon! :)

a bit of a challenge....

custom painting for collin
11x14 acrylic on canvas
©the enchanted easel 2016

this last commission was for me. i don't usually paint in silhouette nor do i pant graphically (for a lack of a better word). however, when the client gives you carte blanche, well life is a whole lot easier. :)

below are the reference photos i was given, my sketch and the finished painting is above.

{i think i did ok....never met a challenge i didn't like. ;)}

HaPpY SpRiNg!!!

new season. new week. new SALE! 

10 STRAIGHT DAYS...EVERYTHING IN MY SHOP...HALF OFF!!!

{so, click on over and help me clean up my studio a bit...}

the making of "the lucky one"...step by step!

another peek into my step by step creative process....this one for the painting entitled, "the lucky one". done to commentate 2016's year of the monkey, this little cutie was lots of fun to paint.

for a look at the album and explanation of the step by step process, take a click over to my Facebook page and maybe give it a "like" if you already haven't...and would be so kind. :)

the ORIGINAL painting is FOR SALE! contact me if interested. or send me a message through my Facebook page. PRINTS available here.

 speaking of PRINTS, i'm in the middle of opening up a S6 (Society 6) shop which will feature my paintings on cool products from tote bags to tapestries, clocks to (duvet) covers. i'll post the link as soon as i get around to finishing setting up shop.  meanwhile, click on over to the S6 homepage and check out some other really wonderful artists. always awesome to see hard working, talented people have their masterpieces transformed onto products we can buy for ourselves to give away as gifts. 

multitasking kind of two weeks....

{been working on a few things at once...hence my lack of blogging in almost 14 days}

beginnings of a new painting....

new things coming to my etsy shop soon....

busy day in the studio, multitasking like a boss...

nursery art commission beginnings....

quick little brainstorming session....

FINALLY....

got around to curating my first little treasury on etsy late last night (yay me!)....inspired by one of my favorite flowers (and recent paintings), the delicate and graceful snowdrop.

click on over and take a look at the exquisite handmade items i found in my search. they are simply stunning in their own right.

silence of the snowdrops
8x10 acrylic oncanvas
©the enchanted easel 2016

the other inspiration for this lovely treasury, my painting entitled "silence of the snowdrops". prints here and other goodies here.