"Taurus"

I have a new zodiac painting to share with you! This one is "Taurus"! Taureans are born between April 20 - May 20. They are loyal, reliable and generous, so I thought a fairy would be a perfect fit for this painting. The palette is set around colours that relate to Taurus - greens, yellows, oranges and earthy tones (it is an Earth sign after all). The fairy is wearing an emerald and copper necklace and bracelet - the gemstone and metal related to this zodiac. The flowers associated with Taurus are Poppies, Violets as well as long grasses and vines - which you can see around her and in her hair. In the background you can see the edge of the ruling planet, Venus, as well as the gold embellished Taurus symbol.

 "Taurus" original painting

The original painting is available HERE.

Art prints, in two sizes, are also available HERE - with FREE SHIPPING at the moment!

So far in the series, I have painted:

"Pisces"

"Gemini"

"Scorpio"

"Cancer"

"Aries"

and now 

"Taurus"

I'm not doing them in any particular order, so it's a surprise as to which sign I will paint next.

Today I'm working on finishing my painting for the Big Eye Artist Collective auction this weekend. The theme is "Seven Deadly Sins". I'll post pics once it's finished.

Also up for auction this weekend is my original "Marsh Fairy" painting - finishing tomorrow. It's only at $10 at the moment so you might be able to grab a bargain!

"Marsh Fairy" original painting

Happy Friday!

Gemini, Little Blue Butterflies & Movies!

I've had my latest Zodiac painting in the works for the last couple of months, but had to take a break from it while I worked on things with Christmas deadlines, but last night I finally listed this one for sale. It's "Gemini" - one for all of the May/June babies out there. It features the "Twins" holding the symbol of Gemini between them. They are standing amongst all of the birth flowers for this sign: lilac, azaleas and lavender. I gave the background a floaty, swirly design as Gemini's element is Air, and the colour yellow is closely associated with this zodiac sign also.

"Gemini" Zodiac Twins

If the original painting is out of your budget (or sold by the time you read this), there are also prints available. 

Click here for the 8x10" "Gemini" Art Prints

Click here for the 12x16" "Gemini" Art Prints

Click here for the "Gemini" ACEO Collectable Art Cards

I also have a small (5x7") original painting up for auction HERE. Starting at just $10!
 

"Little Blue Butterflies" Original Painting

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This morning the kids and I went to see 'Frozen'. I had heard rave reviews about it, even one person saying it was "the best Disney movie since 'The Lion King'". I have to say it certainly lived up to the rave reviews (it was a fabulous movie!), but I think that 'Tangled' was better. I LOVE Tangled! :)

"Tangled" vs "Frozen" - which do you think was better? Leave your answer in the comments below.

 

Halloween 2013

For Halloween this year Miss 5 dressed as "Princess Bubblegum" from Adventure Time!

 

While Baby A (7 months) dressed as the cutest jack-o-lantern I've ever seen.

We went trick-or-treating again which was a big success, and we all ate too many lollies (except Baby A of course!), and Miss 5 was dancing around all silly all night, but it was all worth it.



I forgot how cold it still gets in October when the sun goes down though, and we ended up freezing by the end of it. Needless to say, Baby A has a sniffly nose today and I feel like a terrible Mother! Note for next year: warmer costumes.

Congratulations to Julie O'Keefe who won my original "Pumpkinlings" painting!

I had fun doing a competition, so keep an eye out on my Facebook page for more giveaways in the future.

Today is Friday! Woo hoo! I'm looking foward to a relaxing weekend. We are supposed to be going away to the Coast, but I'm hoping bub isn't too sick. I guess we'll see how he goes today. I've got a mountain of housework to do, but beside from that, today I will be working on a commissioned painting as well as a new painting in my Zodiac series. Which sign do you think it is??