soda pop nostalgia

The vintage Faygo Red Pop is one of those things that reminds me of being a kid. It reminds me of Summer BBQs in my parents backyard, birthday parties, and drive-in movies with my parents while dressed in my pjs and a huge bowl of popcorn that my Mom popped from home. Special, simple, happy times with great memories.

I love that a lot of the food industry companies are bringing back vintage looking packaging. It's that feel good sort of thing. When I saw this bottle at a local deli, I bought an extra one to bring home to use for reference for this painting. Maybe it brings back happy memories for you too?

Print is printed on 8 1/2 x 11" Epson Ultra Premium Presentation Matte Paper, formatted for a standard 8x10. Printed on a Epson Stylus R1900 with UltraChrome Archival quality inks meant to last a lifetime.

Print will be signed and packaged in a cellophane wrapper with an acid-free backing board and certificate.

Two "NEW" Barbie Watercolor Prints!

"Green Tweed Jacket"

"Mustard Topper"

Just a few weeks back I debuted two new Barbie watercolor original paintings at my show in Lake Orion at the Flint Street Gallery/Little Monsters toy shop. Today I added the archival prints to my Etsy shop! There are two sizes available which are: 5x5" square (sized to fit an affordable, IKEA Ribba 9x9" frame that comes with a nice mat as well) and an 8x10" (which fits any standard 8x10 frame).

I hope you like them!

P.S. I'll let you in on a little secret. My goal is to have 2 more vintage Barbie paintings for a total of 12 completed paintings, before the end of the year so that I can design calendars for 2012. Two more paintings... coming soon!

Creatively Yours,

Cheryl

birthday print sale today only!

Happy Birthday Print Sale!

Today's my birthday and I'd like to give you a little something too. All of the prints listed in my Etsy shop will be $5 off of the regular price for today (Aug.5) only! So, if you've had your eye on one of my prints, today is the day to snag one.

8x10 - Regular Price - $25 - Sale $20

5x7 - Reg. Price - $18 - Sale $13

5" sq. - Reg. Price - $15 - Sale $10

(5" sq. sized to fit a 9x9" IKEA Ribba Frame - frames come in metallic silver, white, black and natural wood - white frame shown above)

--- BRAND NEW PRINT ! ---

Peony

5x7 and 8x10 sizes available

Refunds will take place once the Paypal sale has gone thru, then afterwards I will manually refund your Paypal account. The Paypal sale has to have gone thru on Aug.5th to qualify for the sale price. Thank you.

aqua dress

(4 3/4" print example - watermark will not be on final printed piece)

Here she is... my newest painting in my Barbie collection "Aqua Dress." On this Barbie painting, I decided to make her hair a little more towards red. I think it contrasts nicely with her aqua dress.

I've made two sizes of archival quality prints available in my Etsy shop: my standard 4 3/4" which fits an IKEA Ribba frame very nicely and an 8x10" which will fit any standard frame. Should you like a different size, it's possible I can accommodate your request. Comment here on my blog with your email address.

(8x10 print example - watermark will not be on final printed piece)

The original will be framed and for sale at the craft faire in July.

spring elk

I finally got around to finishing the painting for my husband's birthday. Jeff is an avid outdoorsman and last Fall he took a trip to Idaho for elk hunting. He just had his 40th birthday in February too, so I thought a painting of an elk would be a good way to commemorate his milestone birthday and his trip. I purchased a rustic-styled frame for this piece and shot this photo in our backyard.

You don't see a lot of "manly" related items on Etsy, so I decided to offer archival prints of this painting too! So, if there's an avid outdoorsman in your life, he may possibly like this print too!

Print size: 8x10" Paper size: 8 1/2 x 11" Printed on bright white , Epson Ultra Premium Presentation Paper Matte on an Epson Stylus Photo R1900 printer using Epson UltraChrome archival inks. Print will be signed and a certificate of authenticity will be included. It will packaged in a cellophane bag with acid-free backing board to ensure a safe delivery. Please note: Watermark will not appear on printed piece. Frame is not included.