how do you spell that, stuart or stewart?

i was feeling a little playful and was inspired by the artwork of Stuart Davis and Robert Stewart...

years in the making...

i got the idea for this painting while watching Monty Python (and the Holy Grail, duh), like seriously, years ago. i finally got it done. is it amazing? no. is it fun? yes. :-)

Alphonse Mucha...

... my current inspiration. He was an Art Nouveau painter. Last name pronounced: moo-ka. I love his use of circles and how his paintings seemed to be moving. just beautiful! please, be inspired...

sellin' my wares online...

I've decided to try to sell some of my paintings online. Etsy.com is a site for selling and buying handmade crafts. I don't know how fast anything will sell or if it will at all. But how will i know until i try. Please take a look at the few things i've put up so far, and while you're there take a look at the rest of the site. To go directly to my stuff: www.craftykellyjo.etsy.com

these are the paintings i've posted thus far...

we all scream for ice cream...

Recently, my great-grandmother (Mama) was moved into an assisted living home. But she had to down-size because of smaller quarters, some of her stuff was divided among the family. One of the things my mom saved for me was one of her dessert dishes. Mama almost always had ice cream; she knew how to treat her great-grandkids! These dishes were my favorite to eat out of. I decided, instead of using it for ice cream, i'd keep it on my bedside table as a "collect-all" dish. i always have earrings, hair clips, safety pins, etc. lying about. Now i have a place to put them!

in my room, in my room... from that beach boys song...

i thought you might like to see what my little room looks like...

cozy!

you are my inspiration...

one night, last week, i went to the kitchen to get a drink. as i was in there, Olivia (5), came through the kitchen draped in a blanket to the point where i could only see her feet. i asked if she was the blanket monster. no reply. she seemed to be on a mission. but she gave me an idea for a painting...

here's Olivia at her birthday last year...

here's the painting...