Finished tree mural

Happy Sunday!!!
I finished the tree and animal mural on Friday .... I will go back and take photos of it when the curtains are up and new bedding is on etc... But until then here are a few pictures.
I loved painting it. I loved how the animals are all friends... It was a very special project.
In a couple of weeks I am painting ski hills and the inside of a ruined turret of a Castle. Exciting!!!!
I hope you're all well.
I'll be passing by your worlds later today... Until then... Enjoy your Sunday.
Hugs
Char.x

Purrrr-fect love notes

A tradition started when Miss A first went to school...so for 2 years before Miss J started school she received notes in her Lunch bag...I couldn't stop the tradition when Miss J started last year...
This one is a "cat bookmark" which Miss A would have found in her Lunch bag today....they're always kept a surprise...even though they try and sneak a peak when I am drawing them!
So, this is the 4th year in the running...wow...that's a lot of love notes! I try and draw something on each of them...but sometimes a note is all they get.
I didn't realise how much they love them until one day I forgot...I had better not repeat my forgetfulness...


You can see some of the Love notes here and here and here.


What do you do to tell your family that you love them everyday?


Have a great weekend.
Char.x

Show and Tell x4

I was just over at *Cart before the Horse* and there's a game which I thought would be fun to play on this rainy day...

if you'd like to play::

OK, here's the game-

In your picture files, go to the 4th album, then go to the 4th picture. Show and tell.

 Then go down 4 more albums, go to the 4th picture, and show and tell.

Do this 4 times (if you can) to get a total of 4 pictures.

Ready, get set, go!

a painting for Beth I made at Christmas...

a lavender pillow of Love...which I made and gave to little Finn.

a little girl's bedroom mural...wow, time passes, this was painted almost 4 years ago.

little Miss A hanging in our family room...at just 3 months old...

That was FUN!

If you want to play too,

just leave a link to your

Show and Tell

in the comments.

Char,ON

*Meeoowww*...said the Cat...*RIBBITT*...said the frog...

I have a week of Birthdays and presents to make...

this is for a lady over in Slovenia...she wanted a cat with a boy on it...I didn't have it in print, so we agreed that I would paint it up for her and place the print in my Esty store.I have so many cats but not one with only a boy on...and the Mamas and Chicks Show is coming up soon, so I'm sure this print will apeal to others too.

This Princess and the Frog is for a little girls who's turning 6. she's spunky,and not very into girlie things...actually for her party she's having creepy crawlies come to visit...live snakes,spiders etc.

I hope she likes her painting.The print will be available this evening in my Esty store.

Tonight...I am making Jamie Oliver's Ministrone...YUM!

I borrowed this book from our Library too last week...I have a couple more to show you too...is there a limit to how many you can loan out?

Doesn't it look delicious! The recipe is online actually on his website...right HERE.

What are you making for Dinner??
I would love to know...

Char,ON

friendly Friday...

What a wonderful way to spend a Friday afternoon...having eaten lunch around noon, the girls and I walked a good 25 minutes to arrive at sister's door step...always a warm welcome waiting for us as we enter her sweet and warm,cozy house...which used to be the stables of our Childhood house which our parents sold 10 years ago. They converted it into a little 2 bedroom cottage...and now,sister and bro in-law live there with Morton.
I of course forgot my camera...but Tam did promise to post some of the pics when she got the chance.(thanks Tam)
We had a Cappuccino and mini Cinnamon roll as the kids got acquainted again...it took all of 5 minutes! Tam's kids are wonderful...as you saw in the previous post...very joyous and happy(other than Beth when at the end of the day she'd really had enough...poor little thing was exhausted)
Tam, is...you are Tam...so,and such a positive lady.Exuberant and talented...with always MUCH care for others.
Thank you for coming out to our neck of the woods!
The below pics were made as belated Birthday and Xmas gifts for her 2 sweetnesses.
I think little Miss J fell in love with Jack...even though yesterday she said "I don't really like boys Mummy." And that was that...until this evening when we came back to my parents house...and she wished to show him absolutely every material possession she owned. So cute.
Beth started the ever so endearing "Separation Anxiety" with Tam...hmm...I STILL experience this on a daily basis with Jordan...she is extremely independent and yet I walk 3 steps ahead of her and she is almost in tears...thinking I will desert her!

So...on a BLAAAA note...I have contracted a stomach bug...thanks Boo and Morton...but on the positive side...it's still a good 2 weeks until Xmas...so I have time to recuperate. YAY! Better now than later....apologies in advance to Tam...it came on suddenly and pray that NONE of you get it.

I am signing off now...I really hope Tam shows you some beautiful illustrations she has been working on for a book....they're WONDERFUL...maybe if you ask her nicely she'll give you all a sneak peak.

The one thing I look forward to next year seeing Tam...is that we WILL organise a cooking day here or up at yours...it's SO difficult with a 10 month year old in tow...but perhaps Mr. R will join us and Ron so that Tam and I and sister could enjoy the afternoon together and they take the kiddos off for a LONG walk...heehee...we'll work towards it.

What do you wish you had done today???

I must go...ciao until next time...

Char,ON

weekend projects...

I painted Spanish bears in mountainous settings...and started xmas gifts for friends and relatives in the UK...

and finished a "Thank You" cat for our wonderful helper who's always there at our Mamas and Chicks Show...thank you L!

oh yes, we went to "Saltan's Tent" for my hubby's Birthday dinner with friends...and rolled out...I'm definitely not used to eating as much in the evening. It was delicious...but thought it could have been a touch hotter(in the Spice department).
The belly dancers were awesome...I want to be able to do that one day...they had these sheer red shawls which they would incorporate into their dancing...reminding me of a warm breeze
swirling through the restaurant. Loved the music too.

This week I'm starting 2 3ft x 3ft portraits. I know, I'm really excited too!

What are you up to this week?

Char,On

P.S.Tomorrow will be the Giveaway...so come back and enter for your chance to win an original watercolour!

Now's the time...

to order commissions for Holiday gifts.

I finished these 2 and another one which I delivered before even taking a picture...I'll get it at a later date...they were commissions for nieces and nephews and the one above of the dog is for the lady who one the contest I posted about maybe a month ago.

I am almost caught up...and ready to go for our Mamas and Chicks Show...just have to post 200 posters and put out 100 lawn signs this week...and pack 250 loot bags next week.

I am offering all of YOU fabulous readers a discount on custom commissions...

Go to my Etsy Store for more info.

This SALE will be on until the 10th of November.

All you have to do is email me/convo me with... choice of Animal, how many children(or adults)with their names , and 3 colours.

Anyway, back to the drawing board...SO much to do...and SO little time.

See you tomorrow.

Char.ON.

Come and see....I finished it today!!!

Well, it's been 5 days of sketching,painting and executing this fairy mural... I could have spent another 4 days on details but the budget was what it was...and so I willed myself to put the paintbrush down and called it "finished".

Don't you just love finishing a project? It's so satisfying...

We counted the fairies...there are 18 of them, each one different from the other.

I love this one maybe the best, as well as the little guy sitting on the cherries reading a book.

This client was a dream...she took care of the girls all week, and was so easy...she adores the finished mural...yay...aren't I lucky!

Oh, I like these two too, sitting on the swing catching up on the days happenings.

Even fairies have to go to school!

Bunnies and cats...and sleeping fairies.

I really enjoyed painting these cherries...is this a sign I should maybe paint some still life's?

Oh and here's the little guy reading his book.

Maybe I'll get more commissions from this piece...I'm very pleased how it turned out.

Hope you sleep well Olivia in your new bedroom...sweet dreams.

Until tomorrow everyone...I am SO exhausted, even after drinking and XLarge Earl Grey from Tim Hortons!

Char,Ontario

Bunnies and fairies...

Slowly getting closer to actually painting this on the walls...we'll see...I had been working on it over the past few days and delivered it this afternoon.(hopefully it got there-I dropped off the originals in the client's mailbox-I know...I know...)

Here's the before...

And here's the after with colour...she loves rainbows and fairies, they also have a tabbie-cat.I'll be adding lots more butterflies and fairies flying from one mural to the next.

Here's the door mural, VERY excited about doing this one...I love the sweetness about everything in this one and all the fun the fairies are having in the tree and with the bunny. I hope they love this one too.

I will be using acrylics and hope to keep the colours more like the watercolour sketch I did above of the Bunny and Bird...

The client was going to call this evening, but that's probably not going to happen...so,I will be going for a run with my DH, my father in-law is listening out for the girls(still all quiet on that front-thank goodness!)

Oh...we went to one of the parks I promised the girls today too...another check off the long list of to do's.

Thanks for passing by...sorry I haven't been visiting recently.

I promise to make time tomorrow.

Have a good evening.

Char,Ontario