Artist Market

Well Hello....hellooooo.....helloooooooo
Is there anybody out there.....there..........there?

I can't believe it's taken me this long to post something. Life has been a whirlwind of activities, projects and huge distractions.....

Exhibit A---- my nephew here is responsible for the majority of it...and totally worth it.;)

Next week I hope to catch you up with some of the projects I've been working on in the past months. Lots of before and after furniture rehabs, some paintings ect.......but before I forget, I wanted to let my "people" (all 3 of you if you're still here) know that this Sunday is my annual Artist Market/Open Studio.


...so if you haven't already planned your weekend, I hope you can stop by. Looks like the rain will come earlier than predicted and Sunday will be perfectly sunny!

I'm also taking part in this years Icicle Festival the day before. (because I'm CRAZY!!!and can't stand being left out of the fun) I'll have a small table of prints and little paintings for this event.

Leucadia Art Walk~~Sunday!

Yeah I know....it's super late notice, but since the weather's been kind of ugly... what else is there to do? ;)
So please stop by tomorrow and say hello. My tent is at the Pannikin and I just finished packing two cars FULL of stuff.

Want more info?...go here.

Annual Pannikin Fundraiser

This fundraiser will benefit a little girl battling cancer. If you'd like to donate a piece of painting, illustration or even a framed print, that would be amazing. I'll be gathering donations all week.
...you can double click the image for a larger view.

Hope you can make it! Karin

For the love of birds

Here are some new mini chickadee paintings and a set of other bird paintings on wood that I finished recently. I say "other" because I'm not sure if they really exist. Kind of a cross between a morning dove and a chickadee.
Oh the joy of being an artist. You can get away with creating whole new species and no one seems to mind. I've also been known to cruise around town, hands covered in paint...no one says a thing. (Sure wish I was a mind reader)
Oh the joy of not caring what total strangers think. It's truly freeing! Go ahead..try it...I know you want to.:)

New!

Furniture has been flying out of the Pannikin the last few weeks. Here's my most recent display. I call it "Summer Sunset" (super cheesy right?! ;)

..Also, I'm just about to post my kayak on craigslist. It's $200 and the paddle is included cause I already have another one. This one was a lot of fun, but I've got my eyes on another one or maybe thinking of getting a tandem) interested? Let me know Karin (SOLD!!)

New Furniture!

What?...two posts in one night?
Its been either feast or famine with my blog posting...and tonight...we shall feast.

Some of you may recognize this piece. It's my old shop counter from Vintage Blues! Decided it was time to let it go. With a coat of green paint and some distressing..off to the Pannikin it went. Lasted a whole day before getting snatched up by some lucky shopper.

I replaced it as soon as possible with this beauty... a vintage cabinet with amazing storage and neat little drawer inside. There are also a few small pieces on sale too. Get'em while their hot! They won't last long.

The Barnyard

Right now and till the end of July, you can see my latest paintings on display at the pannikin. My goofy barnyard series are up. I hope to add a few more animals but seeing how long it took me to finish these....well, I'm not making any promises.

The chicken still cracks me up when I look at her. She reminds me so much of my old hen "Lemon Drop"

Also on display is my Octopus. The second painting for my "sea creatures in a bottle" series. What's up with all these series anyway? I'm sure it's just a phase.