The Whole Shebang

"Day's Sweet Song"

30" x 30" acrylic and collage on canvas

As promised...here is my newest painting...unsnippeted! I found a new Golden paint color that I'm loving...Quinacridone Magenta. The color is so brilliant and rich and it has a nice transparency to it that I can build on.

On another note...I'm honored to be the featured artist on the Paws for Charity blog today! Remember, when you're getting ready to buy those holiday gifts...the Paws for Charity Art Book and/or Calendar is a perfect gift for any animal lover in your life. It's also a great way to help in the fight against breast cancer.

Hope you're enjoying some beautiful Fall color wherever you are!

Dream a little dream...

"Dream Space"
16" x 20" acrylic and collage on canvas

Prints available at Imagekind.com and Etsy

Do you remember your dreams most of the time? I do but my dreams are not as crazy and vivid as they used to be. I kinda miss that! The best ones were always the flying ones. I had one in particular where I was flying over New York city...able to see beautiful color and lights and people having a good time on the rooftops. I woke up feeling SO good!

Hey, by they way...remember the Paws for Charity art book that Abby Creek was part of? Well, now you can purchase a beautiful new Paws for Charity calendar. I think either one would make a great gift for the holidays. You can get a 20% discount on the calendar if you order before September 30th! Just enter the code FALLPHOTO when you order at Lulu.com Here's a sample page of October which has my Greyhound painting top left.

PAWS for Charity Book Arrived!

PAWS for Charity Art Book

purchase one here

I haven't been bloggin' much this week as I've been in my own little world painting away AND celebrating my 10th wedding anniversary. James and I are heading to Denver for a little anniversary getaway this weekend and we plan to see lots of good art, eat lots of good food and drink lots of good wine!

I did want to let you know that I received my copy of the PAWS for Charity Art Book today and it's beautiful! Below is a sample of the inside with my page on the right. I think all of you animals lovers out there would absolutely love this book...so please support breast cancer charity and go purchase one at Blurb.com. You won't be disappointed. I think I will also be buying a second hard cover copy of the book. If you'd like to see the difference between hard and soft covers...head to the PAWS for Charity blog here.

Hope you all have a wonderful spring weekend. See you next week!

PAWS for Charity book launch!

PAWS for Charity Art Book

Cover Photo by Stephanie Balcom

April is Cancer Awareness month...so what better time to launch the PAWS for Charity Art Book! As of today, you can purchase a soft or hardcover version of the book here at Blurb.com. This would make a wonderful gift for anyone in your life...plus all funds raised from the sale of these books are donated to The Avon Foundation Breast Cancer Crusade.

Thanks again to Sara Harley who put this project together and created such a beautiful book. I'm honored to be among all the Artists involved.

Checkin' in with a Bulldog Friend!

"Meatball"
10" x 12" acrylic on canvas

Hi everyone...I thought it would be fun today to post one of my older dog paintings. I painted this guy several years ago when my color and brush style was a bit looser. This was Adam Sandler's beloved dog, Meatball who, bless his heart, has since passed away. I love English Bulldogs so Meatball was a blast to paint. Growing up, my family had three of them...Winston, Randolph and Ike. All of them had unique, adorable and strong personalities!

So tomorrow is the release date for the PAWS for Charity book. I'll be back then with a link to where you can purchase one. It looks fantastic!

I've been working on two new abstracts this week so hope to show them to you soon!

PAWS for Charity Book

I'm so pleased to announce that Abby Creek Studios is going to be included in the "PAWS for Charity" Art Book that is soon to be released. At the helm of this project is Sara Harley, who previously owned a dog biscuit company and began raising money for breast cancer charities. As a result, the PAWS for Charity organization was born. All proceeds from this year's book will be donated to the Avon Foundation Breast Cancer Crusade.

Here is some information about the book from the PAWS for Charity blog...

"This year's book features images of dogs and cats from 65 artists and photographers (professionals and amateurs), features 4 breast cancer survivors, and is 75 pages long. Along with some beautiful images, it contains photos of the artists, information about them, and a statement in their own words.

All proceeds from the sale of the 2010 Paws For Charity Art Book Project will be donated to the Avon Foundation Breast Cancer Crusade. The two primary reasons for this choice:

1. The Avon Foundation supports breast cancer programs worldwide...in 50 countries.

2. This charity has the "Humane Charity" seal of approval."

The book will be available for purchase in April so I will be back with a direct link to where you can buy it. Here's a sample of last year's book.

Kudos to you, Sara...on the fantastic job you've done!