My tiny studio

First day of the year W.I.P.

2012-01-01T13:04:00.000-08:00

First day of the year and this is on my work area .

I also have some 5" by 5" plywood squares to paint :)

I wish the New Year bring all of you great Happiness and endless amount of JOY !!

2012 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2012-01-01T00:16:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)

W.I.P. Boo

2011-12-22T21:21:00.000-08:00

This are going to be for some boxes

I will be working on for next year .

I GOT NEW GLASSES TODAY !!!!!

2011-12-15T21:09:00.000-08:00

Today I went to the Optometry

because out of one eye I was seeing way to blurry with my old glasses on .

Now I can see and paint tiny things again YEAaaahhhh !!!! :)

The Frida dolls are here !!

2011-12-10T22:18:00.000-08:00

Yes I finally added all 17 of them in my Etsy shop :)

Little Frida 2" wood dolls

2011-12-07T16:44:00.000-08:00

I finished all the little Fridas and now I just need to take

photos and list them on Etsy.

Need to recharge the camera and the fun begins .

wip

2011-12-05T00:35:00.000-08:00

I got a rush order and had to step back from the little Fridas .

Tomorrow I will be out of the house for 9 to 10 hrs.

this is a little glimpse , still need to crackle and varnish them :)

A Glimpse of What I'm Working on

2011-12-02T09:48:00.000-08:00

Just a little glimpse of what I am working on this week .

Can you guess what they are ?

hopefully I will finish all of them by tomorrow night .

The thing is that I have a feeling that they will call me to work this weekend :(

interpretation

2011-11-17T18:04:00.000-08:00

This is my interpretation of the little girl that will be getting

all of the Characters from little house on the prairie.

She likes pink and purple has long brown hair,

brown eyes and love dogs ( yellow labs ).

overwhelm by a painting

2011-11-17T14:48:00.000-08:00

So some time back I started this painting

but as you can see it's still not done .

I think I just got overwhelm by it , especially the octopus .

I will start painting it once more

but will leave the tentacles for last :)

I finally found this pens !!!

2011-11-17T00:54:00.000-08:00

I have been looking for this for a very long time :)

every time I would ask for them at art shops they would just give me a look like I was speaking a different language .

The ink / gel is white and it will help me add very fine highlights to parts of my art :)

Doing the Happy Dance !!!

17 characters from Little House On The Prairie tv show.

2011-11-16T00:27:00.000-08:00

I finally finished them YEAAAAA !!!!!

They measure from 1" 1/4 inches to 2" 1/2 inches tall.

I used wood pegs and painted them with acrylics .

THIS were made for a Reserved / custom order Listing

in my Etsy shop

What do you think :)

3 characters from Little house on the Prairie

2011-11-05T21:49:00.000-07:00

I have 3 days off from work and

they will be spent finishing the rest of the

characters from the TV show

Little house on the Prairie.

This is for a special order for X-mas .

It is fun using a 2 inch wood peg to create this

little dolls :)

Sale coming SOON in my Etsy shop

2011-10-10T22:44:00.000-07:00

SOON I will be having a 3 day Sale in my ETSY shop .

I will give you a code very SOON . :)
sale ended on 10/14/11

Me at Tim Burton exhibition today :)

2011-10-10T18:53:00.000-07:00

I had a great time in LACMA at the Tim Burton exhibition

with Cj today !!!

I'm the fat one she's the skinny one :)

Angry Kawaii Cherry Painting

2011-10-06T21:57:00.000-07:00

My first angry kawaii style painting on a 6"6" canvas .

What do you think :)

Gustav Klimt Challenge By Gritty Jane .

2011-09-23T21:27:00.000-07:00

Gustav Klimt Challenge By Gritty Jane .

Sept 20- Oct 20

I entered an art challenge of Gustav Klimt given By Gritty Jane .

The first is the painting of Klimt that a chose .

The second is a quick sketch on paper .

The third is a sketch on canvas .

I know that by the time I am done painting it ,

it probably wont even look remotely like anything Klimt

but it will look like my style :)

Jane DesRosier giveaway and workshop

2011-09-18T16:19:00.000-07:00

If you know of Jane you know she is a great teacher

so go to her blog and enter her giveaway and

look at her workshop :)

http://janedesrosier.blogspot.com/

4 sets of Boooooo !!!

2011-09-16T21:17:00.000-07:00

Tiny peg dolls .

becky kelly: Faries & Friends Sampler ~ September Give-A-Way

2011-09-12T18:21:00.000-07:00

becky kelly: Faries & Friends Sampler ~ September Give-A-Way: ~Friends and Fairies ~ small Sampler Set of 4 blank notecards* From Periwinklesky ...

My first mini Munny is finally finished

2011-09-08T18:45:00.000-07:00

In 2009 I bought some munnys and mini munnys,

after two long years I finally painted one.

I used Golden acrylics and

carved the small knife out of a new piece of wooden chopstick .

she is only 4" tall

Her name is Cassie, and this is her story:
Her parents didn't want her to watch cartoons,

they only wanted her to watch scary movies.
So after 4 days of watching the scary movies

she got up, got dressed, and

now she wants to play doctor with you!!!!

you can find her in my Etsy shop

Quick glimpse on the Munny

2011-09-05T18:25:00.001-07:00

just a little quick photo on the Munny.
still need to do some little touches and work on the knife .

First Munny

2011-08-29T22:13:00.000-07:00

working on my first mini Munny.

Also carved a wood knife for it .

Finished the Skelly Girl Painting !

2011-08-26T20:15:00.000-07:00

The title of this piece is : Play with Me !
The painting is 8"by 10 inches
I have always been afraid to use white as a color ,
so my last to paintings I have used as much as I could use :)
I am so trying to step out of my comfort zone and
if I make mistakes that's ok I will learn from them.
I know that at this time I don't have the skill that I want but I am learning :)
You can find her in

ETSY

WIP What am I painting ? :)

2011-08-24T11:33:00.000-07:00

Boooooo !!!

Humpty Dumpty is Not All There Anymore. Original acrylics painting

2011-08-23T15:50:00.000-07:00

Painting the bricks was harder than I thought

but all in all a fun painting :)

the painting is 8 inches by 10 inches .

ETSY

W.I.P. Cracked Humpty Dumpty painting 2

2011-08-17T21:38:00.000-07:00

The eyes are finished, yellow :)

the bricks took a little longer , used 6 colors on them .

Need to finished the brick mortar , pant , shirt and

the inside of the egg .will post more photos tomorrow :)

W.I.P. Cracked Humpty Dumpty

2011-08-16T19:17:00.000-07:00

What color eyes should he have ?

Sweeney Todd Original Painting

2011-08-15T22:24:00.001-07:00

Did not wanted to paint blood every wear on the painting but there is plenty of red color on it.

wanted to make them sweet looking like you could trust them .

painting is 9 inches by 12 inches canvas.

ETSY

The Phantom Of The Opera Original Painting

2011-08-15T22:13:00.000-07:00

Wanted to paint him not so ugly and if hi was ready to go out on a date :)

Painting is on canvas 6 inches by 8 inches.

ETSY

Abraham Lincoln Original Painting

2011-08-15T21:56:00.000-07:00

First time I painted a top hat .

I wanted to paint some thing I consider Americana style .

The painting is 6 inches by 12 inches.

ETSY

Very Concerned for the ones in UK

2011-08-09T23:34:00.000-07:00

I hope and wish every one in the UK is doing well .

My thoughts are whit you in this times.

Sketching on canvas Sweeney Todd.

2011-08-04T13:21:00.000-07:00

I have in the pass sketched on paper first

but sketching it on canvas is what I prefer .

As the painting takes form I will be posting photos .

The way I paint in 5 photos

2011-08-03T20:19:00.000-07:00

This is one of the paintings I have been working on .

it is 4" by 6" on canvas and the title is :
Timmy ! There is no monster under your bed ! Just go to sleep!

There are 5 photos of the process I took to paint it.

Marie Antoinette Painting on Canvas in Etsy

2011-07-29T09:07:00.000-07:00

This is my favorite of them all.

I had so much fun painting her :)
It's measurements are 6 inches by 8 inches .

In my ETSY SHOP

Esmeralda The Little Witch Painting in Etsy

2011-07-29T08:57:00.000-07:00

This painting is the original and comes signed and dated,
It's measurements are 6 inches by 6 inches .

In my ETSY SHOP

Frida kahlo Original Art Canvas Painting in my Etsy

2011-07-29T08:50:00.000-07:00

Original Painting of Frida kahlo
It's measurements are 8 inches by 8 inches .

In my ETSY SHOP

Witchy Poo Original mixed media in Etsy

2011-07-29T08:46:00.000-07:00

This is a original hand painted mixed media illustration / drawing

on a vintage 1935 Readers Digest page.
The art Measures about 5 1/2 by 7 1/2 inches.

In my ETSY SHOP

Beach Girl Eating Ice Cream in my Etsy shop

2011-07-29T08:38:00.000-07:00

This is a original hand painted mixed media illustration / drawing

on a vintage 1935 Readers Digest page.
The art Measures about 5 1/2 by 7 1/2 inches.

In my ETSY SHOP

Sand Castle Original mixed media in Etsy

2011-07-29T08:35:00.000-07:00

This is a original hand painted mixed media illustration / drawing

on a vintage 1935 Readers Digest page.
The art Measures about 10 1/2 by 7 1/2 inches.

In my ETSY SHOP

Pumpkin Pie Girl in my Etsy Shop

2011-07-29T08:23:00.000-07:00

This is a original hand painted mixed media illustration / drawing

on a vintage 1935 Readers Digest page.
The art Measures are about 5 1/2 by 7 1/2 inches.

In My ETSY SHOP

little beach sketches

2011-07-27T23:32:00.000-07:00

i really need to go to the beach :)

Broken camera !!! HAAaaaaaaaa !!!

2011-07-23T20:20:00.000-07:00

My day was going really great till I took this photos :(
One pic is the best the other is the worst .
GREAT !!!!

The little Esmeralda painting is finished YEAHHH!!!!

2011-07-21T15:11:00.000-07:00

On every painting I am trying to step out of my comfort zone

and try new painting techniques.

It has been so much fun to paint on canvas once-more.

The painting is finished :)

2011-07-18T23:58:00.000-07:00

I know its my interpretation of Marie Antoinette But

I had so much fun painting her :)

work in progress :)

2011-07-16T19:48:00.001-07:00

Need to finish her hair and the neck piece :)

Work in progress Marie Antoinette Painting :)

2011-07-16T11:49:00.000-07:00

Working on this little painting today .
I so love painting :)

I Finished the Frida Kahlo painting !!!!

2011-07-12T21:47:00.000-07:00

I finished her !!!
This was soooo much fun :)
Now I need better lighting so i may take better photos of her .

Progress on the Frida painting.

2011-07-11T16:52:00.001-07:00

Showing the progress of the Frida Kahlo painting.

I like the way she is coming out :)

Now I need to paint the roses and her gold jewelry .

I will not use gold color on the jewelry ,

I want to try to use yellows , raw umber and others.

Now back to work :)

AAaaaahhhhhh!!!!!!!

2011-07-09T16:59:00.000-07:00

Why am I having a hard time painting her !!!!

As you can tell I am not even close to finish Frida.

I need to redo her big eye to look more intense

plus need to paint her roses and jewelry.

After today I will not have any time to work on her till Thursday ,

AAAHHHHAAAhhhhh !!!!!!

a very friendly fairy

2011-05-29T14:52:00.000-07:00

I did find one more to take a photo of :)

and she was very friendly .

They are so tiny too :)

A fairy in my garden

2011-05-29T09:49:00.000-07:00

I took another fairy photo , I think they like me :)

Will try to take some more today , wish me luck :)

In the garden today

2011-05-28T19:07:00.000-07:00

I think fairies are moving into my garden .
So far I have only take a photo of one of them,

will try for more tomorrow :)

Fairy Wings

2011-05-17T23:45:00.001-07:00

Don't they look like little insects from a candy alien planet :)
Yes I am craving sweets :)

This are my first attempts at this kind of wings ,

the ones I use to make before were nothing like this .

Every thing on how to make them I learned from

many videos in YouTube :)

Some Supplies For Fairy Wings !!!! :)

2011-05-03T11:18:00.000-07:00

I got some of the things I order but

wouldn't you know it I also found some that

I had bought some time back :)

Yes the polymer I was working on are going to be fairies

and this are some of the materials for there wings .

The only thing I will need now are the feathers for their dresses :)

unfortunately they will be on my work table till after mothers day,

as I work in a flower shop and will be busy :(

Thank you for following and liking my art :)

On My Worktable Today Polymer Clay

2011-04-27T12:56:00.000-07:00

This is just a little glimpse of what am working on today .
They are not going to be finish soon as I need to go and buy

feathers and liquid fimo.
Will keep you posted with my progress :)

Quilts

2011-04-21T14:44:00.000-07:00

I finally listed the two quilts in my Etsy shop .

Had finish them last week but had no time till today .

Can you tell I like STARS :)

2011-04-14T22:03:00.001-07:00

This quilt started as just one I was working on and

it turned in to a special order.

It is about 15" by 14".

I like the way it turned out :)

Stars Stars Stars Now In Etsy !!!!

2011-04-10T14:17:00.000-07:00

I have added some Stars in my Etsy shop.

They are all bright and colorful.

Stop on by and take a look :)

Thank you

ETSY

Tiny Wood Fairies Dolls On Etsy

2011-04-09T23:32:00.000-07:00

It took me some time to list them all but I did it :)

3 sold already ( very happy )

Please stop on by and take a little look.

Thank you :)

ETSY

Wicked Stars

2011-04-08T19:44:00.000-07:00

Meet the little Wicked Stars.

They have made their way to my Etsy shop.

Stop on by and take a quick look .

Thank you :)

Sneak Peek

2011-04-05T17:26:00.000-07:00

a closeup look at the lulus faces . The faces are less then 1/2 " round ( very tiny ). They will be in my Etsy shop no later then Saturday Night. Just need to take photos and rewrite their descriptions .

Thank you for looking :)

Buzzzzzzz !!!! :)

2011-03-31T23:33:00.000-07:00

Ok I am having too much fun :)

Just Wanted To Say

2011-03-31T14:58:00.000-07:00

The Little Lulu fairies Just wanted to say a big HI !

they are not finish but they just couldn't wait :)

they are only 2"tall.

Oh and yes they speak different languages :)

My Curious Tea Party Giveaway !!!!

2011-03-29T10:20:00.000-07:00

Julie of My Curious Tea Party is having a wonderful

GIVEAWAY !!!!! She is giving this beautiful dolls named

"Walk in the Park" . So stop on by her blog now because

the drawing will be held on April 1.

QUESTION: artist in art shows

2011-03-14T19:02:00.000-07:00

Have you ever used this, if so is it that hassle free ?

The first link is a youtube video and the second link is an article on it.

Please let me know

Thanks

Square Mobile Payment System

Accepting Credit Cards by M Theresa Brown

Opening Night !!! Doll Town !!!!

2011-02-27T14:00:00.000-08:00

Yes it's here a new doll marketplace .

It sprung from the wonderful world wide group
Cloth Clay Dolls.
stop on and take a look at beautiful dolls from artist from around the world .
tonight
February 27th
at 7:00pm (est)

Doll Town

Look what I won !!!!

2011-02-23T20:36:00.001-08:00

I was surprise to have won this beautiful 42 fabric squares.
Some time back I pushed the "like" buton on a great page on Facebook, The Fabric Peddler .
Well from time to time they have a giveaway and this time I WON YEAHHHHH !!!!!!

I ask

Barb Moore to descried her brick and mortar stores a little .

My shop is small, geared towards quilters with 100% cotton fabric. I also carry 100% wool on the bolt and some smaller hand dyed pieces. The usual stuff for quilters..patterns, books, notions, rulers etc. Also over dyed cotton floss from Weeks Dye Works and Gentle Arts. I think I have most stuff mentioned on my facebook page. I'm a small shop in a small town in Ohio!!!! Oh, I'm also part of a 12 shop quilt shop hop that is November..our 11th year!!

So go to The Fabric Peddler on facebook Page and push the LIKE buton you won't regret it.

Thank you Barb :)

Happy Valentin's Day !!!

2011-02-13T21:28:00.000-08:00

Happy Valentin's Day to you all !

I work in a flower shop and we have been super busy .

I am in charge of the vase arrangements and I have so much fun making them :)

Work in Progress

2011-02-05T13:12:00.000-08:00

( Click on photo )

This are some of the things I have on my work table.
Can you tell that I like working with all colors :)
As a child I would save so I may buy the Crayola box with the most colors.
I am working on some of my favorite thing Stars , Quilts and 2" wood fairies.
I will try to finish them after Valentin's Day " HOPE ".

Julie I hope this cheers you up :)

Look what I Received :)

2011-01-06T17:12:00.000-08:00

I hope that everyone had a wonderful Holiday .

This is Gottfried he was created by Woodstown Whimsies .
I was extremely honored when I received him in the mail.
he is a beautiful Creation with so much wonderful detail and charm .
Thank you so very much Daryle & Katie of Woodstown Whimsies.

Doing the Happy Dance :)

Israel Kamakawiwo'ole - Somewhere Over The Rainbow (Subtitulada al Español)

2010-12-23T18:55:00.000-08:00

May the next Year be The best one for You and Yours :)
Happy Holidays and Thank you for following me in my Art Journey.

Sale 50% Off Etsy

2010-12-14T16:57:00.000-08:00

That is correct 50% off all my Items in my Etsy Shop !!!!!

This is a sale that will go on till 12/19/10 but

if no more Items than sale is over :)

At checkout just enter coupon code

" 50off "

This Coupon code is only good for this sale.

Thank you .

Last Stars of the Year !!!

2010-12-11T22:09:00.000-08:00

These will be the last stars I will be making for this year.

They are now on EBay .

Thank you to every one and I will be listing new Items next Year :)

new items on ebay !!!!

2010-12-06T18:39:00.001-08:00

I have 4 new stars on eBay and 5 re-realist ornament.

for some reason the black cat ornament is not showing up

but this is it's listing

Black Cat

all listings stared at $ 12.00

hope you like :)

stars !!

2010-12-05T18:13:00.001-08:00

Hoping that by tomorrow I have time to put 4 of them up on ebay.

Cyber Monday everything in my Etsy shop is 30% off

2010-11-28T21:36:00.000-08:00

EVERYTHING in my ETSY SHOP is 30 % off .
At checkout please enter in Coupon Code
( matte1311 )
Code is only good till Monday 12:pm

Etsy Shop

Great Giveaways By Woodstown Whimsies !!!!!

2010-11-28T17:02:00.000-08:00

This is a great giveaway by Daryle & Katie Cook of

Woodstown Whimsies .
It is not just one but several wonderful giveaways.
stop on by their blog to read all about this fantastic giveaways .

Woodstown Whimsies

Johanna Parker Design Giveaway !!!!!!

2010-11-19T23:04:00.000-08:00

This little fellow could be yours .

Click on the photo and it will take you to a great giveaway .

I Am In Spooky Time Jingles !!!!!

2010-11-12T22:12:00.000-08:00

Some time last year I was asked by Dani of Ambitions Design

if I would like to be a Surprise Guest Artist on Spooky Time Jingle.

Well to day is the day ( doing the happy dance ).
Thank you Dani :)
I have 5 ornaments in Spooky Time Jingle,

2 are Halloween and 3 are X-mas.
please take a look, thank you :)

Spooky Time Jingles

Polymer clay Mushrooms

2010-11-03T11:55:00.000-07:00

I was getting ready for something special but started to panicking.

well I stopped making things for it and

made this little mushrooms from polymer clay.

The tallest is 1 3/4" and the little one is 5/8".

It was just so I could clear my head :)

Just WOW !!!

2010-10-30T00:15:00.000-07:00

Just wanted to mention this .
The other day I bought some studio lights and

wow can you see the deference.
I did the same kind of editing to the two of them.

I know that all of you already knew about this but

I was just so WOW!!

Also the ornaments are on My Etsy :)

They are finish !

2010-10-28T16:24:00.000-07:00

3 little ladybugs all in a row ,

you can almost hear them giggling :)

Work in progress

2010-10-26T20:43:00.000-07:00

I was looking at a book by Anne Geddes ( Down in the Garden )

and little lady bugs field my head :)
will post photos when they are finish and

their little antennas are on their place :)

Ornies

2010-10-18T20:05:00.001-07:00

This 5 you can find in my ETSY shop

This 3 are in Ebay for 2 more days

Thank you !!! :)

8 new Ornies

2010-10-11T10:43:00.000-07:00

Took a quick photo of some of the ornies I have been working on.

They will be going up as soon as I get a little time this week :)

aaaaahhhhhh relax.....

2010-10-05T11:19:00.000-07:00

first thing first I have a part time job :)
it is minimum wage and only 15 to 20 hrs a week but it's a job :)
it's at the flower shop I would work ones or twice a month .

one of the designers left and I got her hrs.
now I have time to work on my art instead of looking for another job :)

happy happy joy joy :)

work in progress ! :)

2010-09-28T00:01:00.000-07:00

Yesterday and today I have been working on this little ornaments.

will try to work on them tomorrow :)

THANK YOU !!!!!!!!!!

2010-09-27T10:31:00.000-07:00

Sorry I haven't bin around.
After I got better from the flue

I started looking for a job ( no luck ).
I do work at a flower shop but

that is only ones or twice a month

( not enough to pay the rent)
The job market is super hard at the moment and

I know it is going to get worst.
I try-ed some fast food places but

even they weren't hiring.
so I bib what every one who has looked for a job

at this time has done at one time or another ,

I got super depress.

during that time I would get happy messages

from people I know from the Internet.

some were just concern about me

others were just letting me know that they like my art work.

Yesterday I was just having a really bad day ,

two interviews were canceled because they hired someone else .

out of the blue I got a thank you e-mail

from someone I talk to some time back.

it really brought a smile to my face.

this is her blog ( it has a great deal of info )

the hand made gift guide .
I want to thank every one that has encourage me :)

:)

2010-09-06T11:20:00.000-07:00

I will be back soon.
Thank you :)

It is finish and listed :)

2010-08-29T13:43:00.001-07:00

This started as a black and white photo of one of my Halloween ornaments.
I transfer the photo to osnaburg fabric.
This is not an easy proses and it takes time and patient.
The piece was then hand colored using Acrylics paints, Watercolors, Artist Color pencils and some stains.
This is a one of a kind giclee / mixed media art work .
The art comes signed and dated.
The canvas measurements are 8" inches by 10" inches .
The wrapped canvas has staple-free edges perfect for frame less display.
The watermark is not on the art work.

On Ebay

What is it ? need help !!!!

2010-08-27T16:42:00.000-07:00

What is it ?
This started as a black and white photo of one of my

ornaments printed on Osnaburg fabric.
It was hand colored ( acrylics , color pencils and watercolors )

and the fabric was stain.
it could be a giclee or a painting ?
I need to mounted on a canvas but

just don't know what to list it under on eBay ?

really need help PLEASE !!!!!

AHA Marketplace is Open !!!!

2010-08-25T14:44:00.000-07:00

The American Holiday Artists group has a Marketplace

and it's opening today at 5: pm !!!!
Go and visit because there will be tons of eye candy.

Little Mistakes

2010-08-23T15:11:00.000-07:00

Some paintings I was doing that were just not working out

so I covered them :)
What do you do with your little mistakes ?

Please Vote :)

2010-08-22T17:19:00.000-07:00

You have 6 more days to please vote

on what do you like me to focus on for my art.
Just go to my side columns and vote .

A big Thank you :)
Rafael H.R.

New on Ebay !!!!

2010-08-21T17:10:00.001-07:00

I have 3 new paintings in Ebay and

11 other re-release Items.

The title of this one is " little witch "

8" by 10" on canvas.

making this one and the others in a different style

has been lots of fun :)

Ebay

One of 3 Paintings

2010-08-21T07:56:00.000-07:00

This is one of 3 paintings that will be on ebay today.
The title of this one is "Meeting Her Dad For The First Time"
6" by 12" Abstract on canvas :)

Hi All !!!

2010-08-20T19:43:00.000-07:00

This is one of 3 painting I have been working on .

This one is an abstract on a 4" by 6" canvas.

Title of it is

I Miss You !

It will be on Ebay Saturday :)

2010-08-13T21:02:00.000-07:00

Will be back soon :)

Beach Day !!!!!!!!

2010-08-12T23:08:00.000-07:00

Today I wanted to paint this sketch on canvas but

ended up going to the beach :)
I had a GREAT time but got totally burn :)
It is funny how the sea can just give you a new look on life :)