Happy Valentine's Day

Will 

you 
be 
mine?

pretty pleeeeee-ase?

All you need is love.

But a little chocolate

now and then

doesn't hurt.

-Charles Schulz

Almost Done

Finished the interior art for a middle grade reader for

ABDO Magic Wagon Publishing  

called

"The New Girl" 

written by Anastasia Suen

The book is a choose-your-own-ending story that teaches girls good choices about friendship and the acceptance of others.

It's a tough world for kids...every little bit helps!

My best friend is the one that brings out the best in me.

                                               ---Henry Ford

Farmers' Market Day is Here!

Ding Dong!
Hello UPS man.

Here's a good reason to open the front door on a cold February day...
new book samples!

Coming out March 1st!

Farmers' Market Day

written by Shanda Trent

illustrated by...uh...me!

published by

Tiger Tales.

It's a good day.

Under the Sea

My underwater themed puzzle page in the February 2013 issue of Ladybug Magazine.  Find the matching hearts.

Didn't you know that starfish have smiles?

Well, at least mine always do.

ssh...It's a Surprise!

This is a
corner of a commissioned collage painting that
someone
is getting as a Christmas gift this year.

Could it be you?

Have you been good?

Foggy Morning

Today was a
Fog Day!
In Ohio when we have warm days in the winter we often get school delays for fog the next morning.

The fields were snug under their own blankets.





There is no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather.  
-John Ruskin

My Ohio Collage Paintings at MacDowell Gallery

Rusty Roof  8 x 10 - Collage on canvas panel

I am currently the featured artist at the MacDowell Gallery located at Reid Hospital in Richmond, Indiana.
Twenty paintings of my favorite subject - farms and barns and beautiful skies! - will be on exhibit until the end of December.

About THE MACDOWELL GALLERY

Located on the second floor of Reid Hospital in Richmond, Indiana, the MacDowell Gallery showcases approximately six regional artists or special events each year.  The gallery primarily features oils, watercolors, mixed media and photography. 

“As patients, families and visitors walk this Reid campus, art plays an essential role in the calming atmosphere we strive to create,” says Foundation Director, JasonTroutwine.  “Most people at Reid are dealing with serious issues.  Art, piano, and gardens seem to provide a brief escape.”

The gallery, named for the former CEO of Reid Hospital, Barry MacDowell, is administered by Edward Thornburg, Adjunct Professor of Art at Indiana University East.

Gallery hours are 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily.

Shadowy Evening 12 x 12 - Collage on Canvas