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Autumn Leaves Watercolor ACEO

2.5 * 3.5 inch watercolor on 140lb CP Well my Christmas shopping is done, the house is decorated and handmade items are made and wrapped, I don't have to cook this year so we are sitting back and relaxing from now until January. ;)  Fist time EVER.. LOL Now that I said that I know karma is gonna come a bite me in the butt. Oh well until then I will get as much done as possible. This is my latest trading card featuring a sprig of fall leaves set against an old wood fence. Hope you enjoy. Click Here For Auction!

Girl In Red - Watercolor ACEO

This weeks new release. This is portrait # 8 from my children from around the world series. Artist Trading Card 2.5 * 3.5 inch Watercolor on 140lb CP SOLD

ACEO Girl in Braids - Watercolor portrait painting

Happy Thanksgiving to all my American Friends and Family! Im a little disapointed in myself. While I was trimming this piece the blade slipped and now it is a touch smaller than an aceo. So now she measures 2.25 * 3.5 inch  watercolor on 140lb CP arches SOLD Hope you enjoy

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Shy Mexican Girl - Watercolor ACEO portrait

She is part of my children from around the world portrait collection. 2.5 * 3.5 inch was painted using artist grade watercolors on 140lb CP Arches paper. Hope you enjoy SOLD

New Beaded Christmas Ornaments

Part of my Handmade Holidays pledge..  They are all aprox 2.5 to 3 inch embellished with glass and acrylic beads and handwrapped wire These colors can be customized for your tree $2.50 each plus shipping Hope you enjoy Tammy

Watercolor portrait tutorial - Girl in Pink

Wow it has been a long time since I have done one of these little tutorials/ paint alongs. Yesterday I thought I would paint up a little girl. I had no real person in mind, I just started with a basic line drawing getting her perspectives down and picking out my pallett of hmmm.... lets see... quin gold, perm red and cobalt blue, opera and i will toss a little burnt umber in at the end. Lets start by wetting her face and dropping in some color to get a base of where we want to go with this. At this point I will be working with only my yellow and red remember to work around your lights. Still working wet in wet and building up light layers of my yellow and reds all the time thinking about where the sun will hit her face. You will see I added just a dab of burnt umber to place the eyes. Dont forget to leave the highlights. Continue building up your layers of sunshine, but now it is time to start thinking about how and where your facial structures recede. The eye sockets and sides of t

Tree Frog - ACEO

Well after a month of continous visitors I am hoping things will start to clam down around here and I can get back to some serious work. :) This is a little tree frog ACEO I managed to fit in this week. He measures 2.5 * 3.5 in and is created using watercolor on 140lb CP Arches paper. Hope you enjoy. SOLD

DIY Christmas Prim Angel Doll

This angel is finally done and I am so pleased with the way she has turned out. :) This Christmas decoration measures approximately 11inches tall and features glass beaded eyes, burlap wings and a variety of lace and trims throughout. Hope this helps to set the tone for the season. :)

Mountain Bluebird Watercolor ACEO

Good morning everyone. I dont know about you but I am really feeling the Christmas - yes i said it :0- crunch. There just doesnt seem to be enough time in the day to get everything acomplished. We just got the Halloween decorations down and now we are pulling the Christmas boxes. The last of our visitors will be arriving tomorrow and the I am hoping it will calm down after that till Christmas, I am getting a little burnt out. :) I have a few things on the go right now. I am almost done my prim angel, should have her up later today and trying to clean up some 1/2 done little aceo's I have piling up in my work corner. :) This is the latest 2.5 * 3.5 inch Watercolor on 140lb Arches CP Have a very Happy Day! Tammy

Giraffe ACEO

A cute little alla prima Giraffe I just finished up. He measures 2.5 * 3.5inch and is painted on 140lb Arches CP. Hope you are having a great weekend.

Namibian Girl - Artist Trading Card

How can you tell when the Holiday season has started??? By the amount of guests in your home. ;) LOL Another set has gone and just enough time to get sheets washed and put back on before the next set of guests arrive. I think I will need to fit in a NAP sometime in there. This is one I finished at 4am but have been waiting for the snow to clear before I could get a good picture. It is an ACEO 2.5 * 3.5 inch watercolor on 140lb CP paper. Hope you enjoy.  SOLD Tammy