Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Paint the Village

Last summer I went to one of the small villages in the area because the local artists' group was hosting something called 'Paint the Village.' It was a really fun day, in which people from all over the area converged to either paint or draw, or watch the artists and bid on their work.

I arrived bright and early after a drive from a wedding in another province. There was a lot of coffee involved. I brought a whole trunk-full of supplies, since I wasn't sure what I was going to make.


I set up my drawing board right near the bay.


 

 Notice the totally inadequate pillow. I hurt so much the next day.

 


 Then it started to rain! I finished the pastel while it was under a protective garbage bag.


I don't have a nice photo of the finished product, because it sold that night. Here it is while set-up for the auction.

It was really nice to get outside and spend the day doing what I love. I don't have much time to draw lately, and this was a wonderful day. I hope they do it again this year.

Sunday, March 29, 2015

Paramour Bungalow - Blue Cityscape Chaise

I have a confession to make. I randomly decided to search for Red Pumpkin Studio while I was researching non-intrusive bookbinding methods this morning (I was having very little success). I'm so glad I did, because look what I found:

http://paramourbungalow.com/do-you-feel-blue/

It's a gorgeous chaise done in my City View fabric, which is available from Spoonflower. It's really cool to see something like this done in one of my designs!

http://www.spoonflower.com/fabric/1238306


It was inspired by a great day playing at Winnipeg's Children's Museum.


It's still available and on sale! Head over to http://paramourbungalow.com/do-you-feel-blue/ to check it out!