Black Heart

"I'll be the one to keep you one disaster less" ~ Last Thing On Your Mind, The Lights

Blue Hearts

The theme over at Self Portrait Challenge is blue, check it out here.

Self Portrait Challenge Food 4

I decided I would go on a liquid diet for this weeks photo...



pick your poison & drink up...

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Self Portrait Challenge Food 3

"Life is uncertain. Eat dessert first." ~Ernestine Ulmer

Advice to live by! Ice cream never fails to put a smile on my face. Bon Appetit!


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Self Portrait Challenge: Bathroom 4

two other shots i took for the challenge, but sadly the month is over.




this challenge ended up being a lot of fun, i was nervous about it at first, and well i got a lot out of my tiny bathroom. i didn't want the challenge to end. unfortunately, it seems i have several reasons to dread october. i won't bore you with them. instead, i would like to thank you all for sharing your art & photography with me. it is one thing that will help keep me sane. i should also add, some things just turn out better than you expected they would. i hope that trend continues.

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Inspire Me Thursday: Open Topic TULIPS Painting

I moved into my apartment almost one year ago, and although I had plans for a black & white painting to hang over my sofa in our living area, but I have yet to find the time to actually carry out my plans. I've completed a million other projects for myself and others, but that was the big one looming out there and it was aggravating me. The white space on my wall was a constant reminder!!! For the past few weeks I've been sketching and perfecting in my mind what the final product was going to look like, so when the torrential rains opened up over NYC this weekend I sat down with my plans and started to paint. My boyfriend requested that the painting be black and white, so I decided to do a botanical silhouette painting of tulips. Here are the results:
First:

2nd & final (the boyfriend actually liked the painting best unfinished so I went back and added "highlights":--in the end I think it adds personality to the painting)


Tulips 24x30 acrylic paint on stretched canvas

photo duo: paws

left: paw print in the sand
right: sophie close up