Diptych

Collage, watercolor & acrylic ink on Twinrocker handmade paper. 6" x 8"

Daniel's blog!

The Good, the Mouse and the Coyote"
Colored pencils and ink.

Self Portrait with Turbo. Chalk.

After much pestering by me, my very talented son Daniel (age 12)
finally created his own blog, it's called Daniel Does :)
Check out his super cute ninja banner!

Autumn On My Mind

Remember this pencil sketch I did a couple of weeks while ago?
Well I finally watercolored it with a dark blackish indigo last night.
Autumn is just so inspiring to me!

Wings

The birdie on the wall is almost finished, I painted the wings a couple of days ago
and I'm waiting for it to dry completely before adding all the white details.
My finger is completely healed, the mud worked like a charm. Manolo was right :)

Plumeria

I went with Manolo to buy some things from a little hardware store near here
yesterday afternoon and there was the most beautiful Red Plumeria tree in bloom
just outside the shop. I brought a couple of buds home and made a quick watercolor sketch with a dark navy background on my new hand●book journal.

Blackboard Inauguration

Daniel did the honors of inaugurating the new blackboard
with a portrait of the furry one.

Chalkboard

I painted a chalkboard in the studio today using this recipe.
I just finished priming it with chalk and I'll clean it with a barely damp cloth tomorrow and it will be ready to use.

Geninne Likes

My new Pintrest pinboard.

Progress Report

I wanted to finish it today but I burned the middle finger on my right hand while making curry and the bulky bandage made it a bit challenging to hold the brush.
Manolo insisted I let him put some mud on the burn and it really works
...it took the pain away almost instantly :)
I'm hoping to finish it over the weekend. Hope you have a good one!

Bird on the wall

Another fantastic creature came to visit this morning.
This time it was on the outside of our bedroom window.
It was around 3 inches from head to tail! So, so cool!
Today I've finally started to paint the bird on the wall.
I had to prime the birdie outline with acrylic gesso first to smooth out the surface
and fill in all the tiny cracks and crevices of the concrete.
I'm going to use Windsor & Newton oils to paint it later today.
Please come by tomorrow to see the progress.

*This one's for you Laura Dodson ;)

Cozy Bundles

All the painted rocks I sold are now cozily bundled
in their 'Geninne style' Furoshiki cloths and ready to fly to their new homes.
Thank you so much. I hope you enjoy them!

***The beautiful crochet covered stone was a birthday gift
from my dear friend Margie at Resurrection Fern.

Conversation

I wonder what they're talking about...
Watercolor, white acrylic ink, 2H pencil and Photoshop.

Giveaway winner!

Congratulations Amanda at 32 Degrees North!!!
Please email me your mailing info as soon as possible.
Thank you so much for playing with me!
I have another little gift for everyone since you all liked the desktop calendar
I posted yesterday I made one for this month too:

Click on the image above to make it larger
and download from there. Enjoy! :)

Wallpaper

Playing around with one of my photos and a few illustrations to make a desktop image for my iMac. I thought I'd share it with you too.

Click on the image above to download
a free November desktop calendar for your computer!

Fantastic Visitors

Video by me. Music: "Slow Moves" by José Gonzalez

We had the most amazing visitors at La Casa Azul this weekend.
We're still in awe of their awesomeness.

Rockin' Giveaway!

Whew! I was finally able to upload all the painted rocks to my Etsy shop.
Thank you so much for helping me choose one for the Giveaway today.
The winner will win the stone with the orange birdie in the photo above!
Please leave a comment in this post with your contact info.
I will choose a random name Sunday evening and will announce
the winner on Monday!
Have a creative Weekend friends :)

***Comments are now closed. I will announce a winner tomorrow 10/18/2010.
Thank you so much for participating!

Fourteen...Seven to go.

These are a couple of photos I took of the cactus nursery we visited last weekend.
It's called Quinta Schmoll and it's located in the town of Cadereyta
in the beautiful state of Queretaro. You can find out more about it here
and see more photos on Flickr by clicking here.
I will paint seven more stones before my shop update
but I wanted to know which one of these is your favorite...
It will be the prize for a little weekend giveaway I want to host this Friday!
Hope you'll help me choose one :)

Stones Update

I'm painting these with acrylics and a couple of very fine round brushes.
They're sealed with a matte varnish.
A bunch of them will be available for purchase in my Etsy shop this Friday.
Manolo wanted me to say 'Gracias!' for all the birthday greetings :)

Bird with Flower Pot

Apart from painting stones this weekend I was able to play with my watercolors & visit a cactus nursery where we bought a few succulents to add to our collection.
And today we're celebrating my Manolo's birthday!!

More stones

Acrylic ink on stone.

The Hills are Alive!

There's a beautiful autumn display just outside our windows.
It's Fall...Queretaro style :)