Pretty Little Dresses Green

Pretty Little Dresses Green, originally uploaded by jacksonsquarestudios.

More paintings finished this weekends....these two paintings are being sold on my site - JacksonSquare Studios as a set. A set of 12 x 12 paintings on wood panels.
A bit of folk art - I love the colors and the simplicity of these sweet little dresses. I love, love, love the antique clutch purse...we found the tiny little purse at an estate sale and I've been waiting for the perfect project in which to use it. I think I found it...don't you?

My blog has undergone a bit of a facelift....Tiffany Masselyn of designs by masselyn has done some design work for me and my new website. This is my new blog and website header...I just love it..what do you think?

I'm off to get a little bit of painting done tonight.

Have a great day,

Karen

Thank God for Saturday

I have spent my entire week focusing on my "other" job...my job as a nursing administrator.

We had a critical survey this week that lasted four days and boy was I stressed! To make things

worse, I woke up Monday morning, with flu symptoms that have lasted all week. When the survey was over on Thursday afternoon at 1:pm, I came home, put on my pajamas, climbed into bed and slept for an entire four hours. Then I woke up, ate a grilled cheese, watched a recorded Big Brother and went back to bed until 5am yesterday morning. I still feel achy and tired.

I had big plans for this weekend. I need to paint to stock my new website!

The lovely painting in the previous posting was to be the first piece of art on the site

but I sold her this week to a friend on Facebook. I SWEAR, I'm not swelling anything

else on E-bay, Facebook, or to friends until I get my Website up and running.

The site address is http://www.jacksonsquarestudios.com/. I'm working

with a great web designer who, I hope, is willing to listen to all of

my simple demands and turn them in to a GREAT website!

I'll keep you updated of the launch date.

Angel and Vintage Lace

I tried something different with my newest painting.

Take a look.

I started with a canvas - layed down a thick layer of modeling paste

I created a bit of a pattern with the paste.


I painted and collaged directly on the textured canvas.

Tied it up with a piece of vintage lace and fastened on some vintage buttons.

I think it turned out nice...what do you think??

Have a great Wednesday,

Karen

New Painting....Wish for an Angel

Now Available on Ebay!

SOLD..THANK YOU!!

Thought I would share my newest painting...she's a mixed media angel I created on a wood panel. Cute isn't she?

I keep challenging myself, trying new things. My Layer Love class continues with Julie Pritchard. It's a painting class - creating backgrounds. The backgrounds are great for art journaling or other projects. I have not gotten involved in art journaling yet though I would like to. I am fascinated by the work of Teesha Moore and others like her. I'm not sure when I would find the time to do this but I think it so cool! I have always doodled on everything....my papers at work are covered with flowers, stars, shapes, etc. The more boring the meeting, the more doodling I do. I think I've decided that life would be so much easier if there were 36 hours in the day and I didn't need to sleep.

Have a great day!

Karen