More photos

Here are a few more paintings that I've done in the past. It all started a couple of years ago when a friend of mine was having a baby and I thought to myself "I could make her something" and picked up a 16x20 canvas, and "Lily Beth" was created. I took each letter of the child's name and added an interesting design inside in contrasting colors. These quickly evolved from a solid background and names, to include a black and white checked border and small designs in the corners. After seeing some art I loved from a local Birmingham artist who uses text as art, I experimented with squares of color with letters of contrasting color to spell out a phrase. All of these I "framed" with black ribbon with white polka dots.

Then after getting somewhat bored with that design, I moved into replicating and customizing the "A is for_____" style that I ran across online. I WISH I'd created the design/layout of those, I love the symmetry of the four blocks of designs. Although, I'm probably getting ready to change it up again ; )

I just moved into my first home at the end of April and my daughter received a hand-me-down armoire that was unfinished. After painting it white, I let Ari pick a different animal for each drawer pull and painted them for her. They turned out super cute! These are quick and easy to customize as well.

Fun designs

Here are a couple of my most recent paintings, one for a baby boy and one for a baby girl. The colors were chosen based on the respective nursery colors used, as well as the coordinating ribbon used to hang the canvas. I typically use 16x20 canvasses, but will be happy to create a work of art for you on the size you'd prefer. I'm just getting this whole blog/website thing off the ground and will be adding earlier works and any recent works as they're completed ; )

If you'd like to commission a painting, just contact me through this blog and I'll explain my rates and such! Of course, I welcome any constructive criticism as well (i'm not a trained artist at all).