Five College Art Mug

11 oz ceramic mug

I wanted to incorporate the 3 distinguishing features of the area:  the five colleges (Mt. Holyoke, Smith, Hampshire, Amherst, UMass), the Connecticut River (including the Oxbow) and the Holyoke Range.  I placed the colleges in their approximate locations along the river.

 Here is a full view of the image.

The buildings featured are:
Mary Lyon Hall, Mt. Holyoke College
Lyman Conservatory, Smith College
The Yurt, Hapshire College (home of the on campus radio station)
Johnson Chapel, Amherst College
W.E.B. Du Bois Library & Old Chapel, UMASS

If you are interested in additional Amherst sites, please visit the rest of my blog.  I also have several other art mugs:  The Emily Dickinson Art Mug and The Amherst College Art Mug.

Birthday Cupcake

A special family member's birthday is coming up and I've been thinking of fun images for birthday cards.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Here's a second version of my valentine ladybug done in watercolor and colored pencil.

Valentine Ladybug

I'm making this image into cards for Valentine's Day!

Cat Studies

I started with a pencil sketch of Sammi and did a couple of studies to play around with my watercolor pencils. Not surprisingly, one study ended up looking amazingly like Sasha (Sammi's brother). I really like the combo of my watercolor pencils and pen.

New Holiday Cards!

"Holiday Snowman"

"Holiday Tree"

To order holiday cards, please click on "HOLIDAY CARDS" label or visit the "HOLIDAY CARDS" category to the lower right. Paypal accepted. Thank you and happy holidays!!

Singing Band-Aids

5"x5" Ink and watercolor on paper

I have these great animal print band-aids that gave me the idea for this "get well" drawing. I'm sending this card to a few friends who might need a little laugh while they're getting better.

I Heart U

6"x6" oil on masonite

In keeping with the Valentine season, here's my first "heart" series to be shown in the "Hearts & Flowers" show which opens Saturday, 2/9 (see previous postcard posting for details).

Souvenir from Beirut

6" x 8" Acrylic on canvas panel
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I was inspired to paint this after receiving a vintage postcard from Lebanon. The postcard had a technicolor feel which I wanted to preserve.

Salty

6"x6" Oil on masonite

Here it is! I went with my initial sketch. I think "Salty" and "Sweet" make a very fun pair. I'm planning to add a couple more tastes to the series.

Sweet

6"x6" Oil on Masonite Board

I've been wanting to hang this up next to my coffee maker, but I don't have room in my kitchen! I immediately thought this was a sweet little painting, and I thought, "how appropriate given the subject matter."