News — paintings of family

Each Mother's Day I offer you a special gift, and it's time (I feel a little late, actually!). For the next 4 days, from Monday through Thursday, you can receive a free 8 inch print of your choice with any order of $50+.   Choose yourself or your favorite mama a meaningful gift! Only through Thursday.   Do not put the free print in your cart, just write the name of the print in the comments at checkout. You will then receive the free print AND a free motherhood sticker! Together they are a $33 value.   If you want...

It's February 6! Which means it's the happy 99th(!) birthday of my Grandma Neva, who inspired Painting On Purpose, and Innocence is now officially released! ♥♥ INNOCENCE ♥♥ the 8th Annual Painting On Purpose painting Contact Katie to make this piece YOURS (she is 18x18 inches on deep canvas, ready to hang)     The PURPOSE for Painting On Purpose is to give ALL of the money from the sale of an original painting, each year, to an organization that benefits mothers and/or children. This project was inspired by my Grandma Neva, so each year I release the painting on her birthday, February...

One thing I’ve realized when I drip tidbits of Silent Story out is that MOST of us have a story like this… we’ve all felt betrayed or forgotten at one point or another. Thank you for sharing your stories with me. Because this is a self-imposed project, I rely only on myself. I have no one to blame but me. For delays, mistakes, dropped balls. I must be driven from within, driven from a visualization of holding the sample copy in my hands, and then, the final product. And I am. Learn much more and reserve YOUR copy of the Silent Story...

Because USPS shipping is slower AND more costly this year, I'm doing my yearly free USA shipping for the holidays offer, early. ►You have until Friday to get free shipping on any order of $30+ with code: HOLIDAY◄   2022 Calendars are dwindling away. And Embellished Prints will ship free! I'd be honored to create an Embellished Print for you: 1) choose your favorite print 2) add the "Embellished 12x12" option to your cart (in the Print Size drop down menu, not available on all prints) 3) tell me the eye and hair color changes in your order comments 4) and...

My heart is going to feel these coming months. My sweet son is having major spinal surgery on November 29. I will be with him in the hospital for 5 days, then home to nurture and tend to my babe for many weeks. This changes things for my business a little, I will have less time to devote to my work as I will be physically devoted to my boy more intensely. I will still be painting, of course, but will have a little less time in the studio. Here he is, above, as a beautiful, joy-filled little rascal ♥♥...