zinnias

I am doing the Carve Out Time For Art five day challenge on instagram. Are you? Today's hashtag is #howicotfa (how I carve out time for art). And here's how: I get up each morning and create art before I run my daughter to the bus stop and then get myself off to work (I have an advertising & design business, tcg advertising & design, which keeps me super busy all day). Some morning 5:15 comes too, too early, but most days I wake up happy and ready to create!

Here is my morning creation:
Zinnias is an original 6"x6" oil painting on ⅛" gesso panel and is sold, unframed, for $100 in my Etsy shop here.

peony

I wait all year for summer to arrive. It is filled with inspiration and beauty. If only there was enough time to enjoy the journey and balance it with the time to paint everything within sight. A challenge I am happy to embrace! This original 6"x6" oil painting is available, unframed for $85 here. Click to Bid

bud

It was one of those paintings that I was one heartbeat away from wiping off the canvas and starting over. Having the faith to see it through to the end is a never-ending lesson for me. I usually get through it, and am nearly always happy when I do. Why is it that lessons need to be learned over, and over, and over...at least by me they do. I am happy to say that I sold two paintings in the last three days. Thank you for all the support of my art. I certainly am blessed! This original 6" x 6" oil painting is available, unframed, for $85.Click to Bid

bright

Bright. How I like to feel when I start my day. And creating a painting like this one certainly helps! This one is hot off the easel, just painted it this morning. This is available for purchase, 6"x6", $85, unframed. Hope you have an amazing day!