What Am I Waiting For?

The creative action this week was to make something new from something old. My big goal was to make something crafty with my son. I was going to use old water bottles to make discovery jars, or empty milk cartons to make containers for crayons and markers. Or I was going to make little creatures [...]

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Getting in the Flow

The creative action I proposed this week was to visit a museum. I thought it was an easy assignment, but when you’re busy and tired, it’s hard to squeeze something in that doesn’t feel like a necessity, isn’t it?  I made myself do it, though, and what I’m realizing more and more is that doing [...]

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Mission Mural

I spent much of this weekend helping to paint a giant mural on a new building at the corner of Cesar Chavez and Mission Street. I did it as volunteer work for Precita Eyes, a San Francisco community mural arts organization that has been such a strong presence in the Mission District for so long [...]

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Up, Up and Away

Here is a nursery mural I did last month for a baby boy due around Christmas. I just got pictures of the room with all the furniture in place.  It turned out so great, a perfect room for one lucky little boy. And here is a rocket ship growth chart I also painted for the [...]

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Velveteen Rabbit

I just finished a piece commissioned for a Velveteen Rabbit themed nursery. I had posted my quick computer sketch of the project awhile back, but I love how the finished painting turned out! It’s 3′ x 4′ and I can’t wait to get a picture of it hanging in the baby’s room.

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Velveteen Rabbit – Illustration Friday

This is a sketch I did for a client who is looking for a Velveteen Rabbit theme for her baby girl’s nursery. Looks “breezy” out there.

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