Illustration Friday: QUIET

This little birdy
is quietly enjoying the beauty
of the night sky...

Watercolor on paper.

I'm posting this
for STUDIO FRIDAY as well,
this weeks theme is:
"Toot your own horn!" ...time to show off our work,
so I'll make some quiet noise here and share my watercolor art.
Have a wonderful and creative weekend everyone
and thank you for visiting!

Studio Friday: FROM THE OUTSIDE

A view of my studio from the outside...

Illustration Friday: PHOBIA

Thalassophobia: The fear of the seas and the oceans.
White ink on black carboard.

Birthday wishes...

Thanks a million
for all the wonderful birthday wishes,
it made my day really special.

Studio Friday: A FLORAL TREAT

White ink on black cardboard.
A two dimentional floral treat for all my blog friends :o)

Illustration Friday: CHANGE & MY BIRTHDAY :o)

Watercolor on paper.

Thank you God for giving me such an awesome life :o)
Thank you mom & dad from bringing me into the world! I love you.
Thank you Manolo, Israel and Daniel for making my life so beautiful.
Thank you Karyn, Sergio, Becky & Monica
for being the best brothers & sister a person can have.
And a BIG thank you for everyone that visits my blog!

My lovely mom scanned and sent me this from my baby album,
thank you for this incredible birthday present!
It's handwritten by my adored dad...

More studio pics...

Click on pictures to ENLARGE.

I took some nice pictures of my redecorated studio
and I thought you might enjoy seeing them :o)

I share my studio with my husband Manolo and my boys.

The patchwork sunflower is an oil painting I'm in the process of finishing.
I'll post it on the blog when I'm done with it.

I want to take a quick moment to thank everyone that visits & comments on this blog.
Thank you! You guys are the best.

Illustration Friday: FARM Part 2

Couldn't think of anything farmier...
"American Gothic" a la Geninne.

Watercolor & ink on paper. Made fresh for today.

Studio Friday: TOOLS OF THE TRADE

The basic tools I need...
Have a great weekend everyone and thanks again for visiting and leaving the nicest comments!!!

Illustration Friday: FARM

This is a little felt farm scene I made for Daniel...as you can see he's a big fan of chickens :o)
I'll be posting a new watercolor later on today.

Cowboy Chick

I had lots of fun today with my son Daniel making a felt cowboy costume for Mr. Little Chick :o) Yeehaw!!!

decor8

I'm am super excited to share with you that my home was featured on Holly Becker's amazing decorating blog decor8! I check out her blog daily for inspiration and to be up to date in the latest trends in design. Thank you Holly, I feel honored!

My kitchen sink.

Studio Friday: ARTIST'S BLOCK

I live in a beautiful wooded area in the mountains within walking distance
of this gorgeous 1500s Hacienda...so a good walk around the hood is all I need
to get unblocked and get my creative juices flowing again :o)
Hope you all have a very creative week and thank you so much for your comments!

Inspire Me Thursday: INSPIRED BY DESIGN

This week's challenge at Inspire Me Thursday was to create a piece inspired by design...flip through a magazine, browse a catalog, looking for advertisements or layouts that you are drawn to. Choose one to be your inspiration… the task is not to duplicate it or to use the actual page within your art, but to be inspired by certain elements within the design, perhaps the color palette, the composition or a pattern used in the inspiration piece.

Inspired by a feature on one of my Martha Stewart Living magazines from august 2005 on rubber stamp designs.

Martha Stewart Living magazine (august 2005).

Illustration Friday: SAFE

Watercolor on paper & digital lettering made fresh for today.