I'm working on getting a couple of new paintings done for Gregg Irby Fine Art before I move away to Portland in a couple of weeks, and I painted this little birdie last night.... the eye i s a little scary so far and needs work, but I'm kinda digging it so far! Not sure what's going to happen with the rest of the painting, but I'll be working on it today, so we'll see!

I also wanted to let you know that the online moving sale yesterday was a massive success! I sold almost everything. If you missed out, I'll likely be adding some new stuff to the sale section over the next week or so (as we start packing and I find more stuff that needs to go), so keep checking back!

I think I get my love of fabric from my mom. She always had piles and piles around when I was growing up (she was a doll-maker!), and I loved looking at all the different prints and bright colors. So it's pretty cool now that I get to CREATE those prints and bright colors!

This is my brand new Molokai fabric line. I picked it up at Blend last week, and I need to make something out of it! It's seriously bright.

What would you make? 

I'll have some fat quarters available in my shop soon, too, as soon as I can get around to photographing it and setting it all up.... let me know if you want some now, though, and we can work it out!

Have a good weekend!

I'm back!

I don't actually even think I told you I left. Haha, oops! I went to Brooklyn, NY for 4 days to work on a project with my dear friend and Declaration of You cohort, Michelle Ward, and it was sooooo good to see her. She's been going through boob cancer and the ensuing treatment for the last 5 months, and I'm constantly amazed at what a champ and an inspiration she is in dealing with it. I was so happy to finally be able to give her a big huge in-person hug-- living apart from your friends sucks. Not being able to be there when your friends are going through something tough and painful sucks. But I'm grateful that we got to spend 4 days together, and I'm happy to report that she looks fantastic and is doing great! She wasn't just faking me out every time I talked to her on skype. :) We had a blast (and we actually got some work done, too!).

But now I'm back and it's time to play big-time catch up today. Want to see a couple of paintings I finished last weekend in the meantime? These are now available at Gregg Irby Fine Art in Atlanta....

These are big ones -- 36x36" -- much larger than I normally paint, and I'm loving it! I'm going to have a bigger studio space in our new house in Portland (where we're moving in 3 weeks! Eek!), so I'm looking forward to working bigger on a regular basis now.

And these babies are bright bright bright, as usual. Why do I love fluorescent color so much??!

I am often asked whether or not I will ever teach a painting e-course, and I have to admit, it's something I'm really thinking about doing. Is this something you'd be interested in? If so, what would you like to learn from me? I'd love to know!