beautiful little Wynter....

with her blue topaz hair, complete with a white poinsettia and some tiny little snowflakes. she is the mermaid for the month of....august? no. july? nah. DECEMBER!!! my FAVORITE month of the year!!!

love her. just sayin'....;)

she can be found FOR SALE here https://www.etsy.com/listing/153962963/wynter-mermaid-original-painting as an ORIGINAL. PRINTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST, so please, don't hesitate to ask.

with all of this 90 degree weather ahead of us (yuck!), Wynter makes me think of cold December days and snowflakes. lots of them! :) 

illustration friday~children

i thought i'd share my sketches from the winter cover i did for SFC magazine last year. nothing like a little ring around the rosy with a group of children...and frosty of course ;)

http://www.lulu.com/shop/stories-for-children-publishing-llc/stories-for-children-magazine-holiday-2011/ebook/product-18776934.html

seriously winter obsessed....i need to move to the arctic!

a bit of "wynter" in june...

well, a December mermaid named "Wynter" that is :)

she is the latest mermaid i am working on (and just about done actually). December is my favorite month of the year. always has been. must be my *thing* for winter, snow, cold weather, Christmas...i would be happy if it was December every day!

complete with a white poinsettia and some snowflakes in her blue topaz colored hair, Wynter will be FOR SALE shortly :)

check out some of the other mermaids in my shop....as well as the photos below of beautiful little Wynter in progress.

https://www.etsy.com/shop/theenchantedeasel

© the enchanted easel 2013

© the enchanted easel 2013

another mermaid added to the series...

little garnet haired Claret.

FOR SALE HERE:

https://www.etsy.com/listing/152913951/claret-mermaid-original-painting

Claret is the next mermaid to join my series of mythical little beauties. and, the first finished painting since my third neck fusion surgery, 6 wks ago. hard to believe it's been 6 weeks already. hoping the neck brace comes off this week, as painting with it on hasn't been exactly the most comfortable of experiences. but hey, no complaints, as long as the hand works :)

working on December's mermaid next (my favorite month of all)....appropriately named Wynter, based on the gorgeous gemstone, blue topaz.

a peek of Wynter can be found in the pics below. really looking forward to painting her....:)

© the enchanted easel 2013

© the enchanted easel 2013

meet little Claret....

January's mermaid, based on the gemstone garnet.

i actually started this piece in the beginning of April, before the recent neck fusion surgery. i'm 4 weeks out and starting to get back into my groove...slowly. i've been painting here and there over the last week or so. of course it's not enough, but it'll have to do for now. trust me, i would hold that paintbrush 24/7 if i could.

anyhoo, i just have to put the finishing touches on her and i will hopefully have her scanned and listed FOR SALE tomorrow or saturday.

oh painting, how i've missed you so.....

website re-do...DONE!

© the enchanted easel 2013

finally got around to finishing up the website re-design.  

the layout basically remains the same. i just wanted something a bit more streamlined and not as colorful as the last design....so that the bright colors of the artwork speak for themselves.

and, i thought i'd add some cuteness by including my little stuffed elephant maggie to the mix. she really does exist...:)

take a peek and feel free to leave any comments/feedback. 

www.theenchantedeasel.com

p.s. still recovering from neck surgery a few weeks ago, so i'm painting at a slower pace than usual...trying not to put too much pressure on my neck while it heals and "fuses".

illustration friday~tribute

i thought this was appropriate for this week's IF prompt *tribute*....my mad crazy love for mr. manning!

can't wait for football season to start!!!!