Spring green

It's so exciting to see the world come back to life! The forests are turning green and the birds are back to building nests and raising families. I've been seeing so many cardinals paired off in treetops and baby  bunnies finally ready to explore the world. Typically my breaks during the day consist of walking around my neighborhood or running errands in town or mushroom hunting with a few friends, but mostly it's been work work work for me these past few weeks. If you've been so kind as to place an order in my shop recently, thank you! I am hoping to finish everything in time for Mother's Day gift-giving. Plus, I'm attending a SCBWI conference this weekend which requires quite a bit of preparatory work- things like character studies and portfolio reviews. Yikes! So much to do.

I may have to neglect all social media and blogging until after these projects are finished. But I do hope to have a little more time after the holiday and conference. Wish me luck as I'll be attending my first conference alone and hoping my solitary status pushes me out of my typical reservations and helps me to meet new friends! Why is it always more intimidating to do things alone?

Anyways, I hope to have lots to share upon my return, but for now, I hope you're having a great Spring!

Spring green



Luna Moth
5x5 in Watercolor on paper, mounted





My very favorite color- especially in Spring- is this rich and vibrant green I'm starting to see everywhere.  Emerald green is the color I most often use in my paintings { and talk about all the time on this blog } as you can see here in my Luna Moth painting from last summer.

On another note, Seth and I are preparing for a weekend away.  Here's a hint as to what we'll be doing...

Hope your week is off to a good start!

{ Thanks Sarah for your wonderful comment from my last post.  It was so insightful! }

Spring is here!



Spring Green {Plant}
6x6 in Watercolor on paper, mounted

This past weekend I came across this very mysterious herbaceous plant called Pilea cadierei among the Exotic Angel plants.

The leaves are dark green and highly textured with rigid red veins.

It looks like the type of plant you'd find in the middle of the woods among the moss covered rocks under a cluster of giant trees.

There's just something so unusual about it that intrigues me.

I've added it to my collection on my kitchen counter where I can touch its leaves and watch it grow every day.  It is seriously the strangest little plant.

But enough about my strange new pet!

Are you excited to greet Spring today?  Have you been fantasizing about gardens and herbs and terrariums like I have?  Have you been pouring over seed catalogs and dreaming about ferns and flowers?  What sort of plants and flowers and vegetables are you going to plant this year?

I've been collecting tiny bottles lately in hope of someday creating something resembling this:

I think I'm becoming obsessed with indoor plants.  They add so much character and life to our home!

And then I want to paint them all!  Emerald and sap green are among my very favorite paint tubes.  There's just no way they'll make it through this Spring alive.  I hope you like them as much as I do because you're bound to see much more bright green Spring paintings very soon.

Happy Spring everyone!