royal ancestors

here's a commission i did a while back, for a gentleman who wanted some tiny family portraits done. when he gave me the details, i learned i would be painting none other than king henry II and his famous wife eleanor of aquitaine!

 

he has since commissioned me to do a couple more family portraits, this time of charlemagne and william the conqueror!
:)

stoop sale score!

i recently hit the classical music jackpot at a neighborhood stoop sale. there was so much more than what i ran off with.. what an amazing collection they were getting rid of - for just a dollar a disc!

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look at this piglet!
 jimmy almost barfed from TCO (total cuteness overload) when he saw it, so i gave it to him.
:)

guess who

bee is back!
i know it's been half a year, but that just means there's a back-log of good stuff to post! art work, photos, inspirations, wedding goodies.. lots of things stored up to share. so i'm hoping to get the blog up to speed and back on a regular posting schedule, cuz i've been missing it.

for now, here's the painting that recently sold at sotheby's, in the academy's annual take home a nude silent auction:

it was very exciting: my painting was designated a "hot lot", there was a bid off, and it went for almost twice the estimated value.

i'm not sure, but i think this is the winner (she looks very excited, how cool is that?):

little white stag

i did this little painting for the SINGLE FARE show that some friends from the Academy are putting on this weekend. he's painted on an NYC metro card! :)

a meadowlark, black & orange flycatcher & a pine warbler

birds are back

another robin,


and some cute little sparrows!

nibbles!

this little painting of the nibbler's head is about 3 x 3 inches. just about life-size!

Finch!

"finch", the craft venture of shauna finn and james french, has taken off! we were in brooklyn this last weekend at a little craft open house, and sold a few paintings and a few wooden birds. it was fun! and as you can see on the new finch blog, our stuff is available in a little shop in our neighborhood too. check it out!
:)

chirpity chirp chirp

chirp!

i'm back! sorry for the lack of posting. but here are a few little cuties to brighten your day.
:)

2 more

more birds!

a tiny blackbird, and another tiny blackbird!

new painting

here's the painting i just finished. it's about 30 x 24" i think.
:)

Daisy and Louis

sorry for the lack of blogging - i've been working on a new painting. i'll show you that one soon, but first, here are daisy & louis - a couple of french bull-dogs i finished a while ago for a commission.
:)