Showing posts with label artwork. Show all posts
Showing posts with label artwork. Show all posts

Thursday, May 23, 2013

Today is the day.....10 Minute Warm Up and my NBC update......




Hi Everyone....I am super excited today....tonight is the night the new show on NBC premiers that features my artwork....It will be super fun to see where it may appear on the set....Be sure to watch it....



Save Me starring Anne Heche premieres tonight......Thursday, May 23 at 8/7c on NBC


I was even featured in a cool article in the paper!!! you have to read all about it....



I also hope you will find the time to Join me..........................................





10 Minute Warm Up is about taking 10 minutes of your day to breathe, relax, open up your mind to possibilities and then create something....you can be inspired to sketch your coffee cup....something on your desk....your table....anything....try it....it is a great way to start the day....then pop back here and share it so we can all see and be inspired by each other!!! I have a linkie thing here so you can add your work any day of the week ....Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday....Sunday....so join me!!! won't you!

Happy Thursday Everyone....and Happy Creating.....







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Monday, February 14, 2011

Happy Valentine's Day!!! I'm back from a Heavenly Vacation in the Dominican Republic....

Happy Valentine's Day 2011

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My wonderful husband (above with our friend Sofio...whom we met on the beach....) whisked me away to a dream vacation for my Birthday and Valentine's Day....We had the greatest time celebrating and enjoying all of the amazing scenery in the Dominican Republic.....We have some amazing shells that we got from this sweet man who travels 60 km a day to walk around with a hundred pounds of shells....his brother is a scuba diver who collects and polishes these beautiful shells....he was a really sweet man and we chatted with him daily....so much inspiration on this Island...from the beautiful people, scenery and history....there is plenty to make you get all the inspiration you need to start a whole series of pieces.....as an artist and illustrator....

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My brother and my sister-in-law joined us and we laughed and shared some amazing times!!!!

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the greatest company to have on any vacation....what a wonderful time !!!!
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below is my favorite Mexican inspired restaurant....I had some tasty treats at this place....

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This island is filled with inspiration where ever you look....even in our room...our sweet Maid Ester left us some flowers and sweets almost every day........

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not sure if any of you are fans of Passion Fruit....but I am!!! and I think I ate all of the fruit off the Island daily....this was one of my midnight snacks....the Passion Fruit in the Dominican was heavenly perfection....I so miss this.....
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This fan palm is one of my favorite trees there....I am in awe every time I see one....so beautiful!!!!
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and the local art really inspired me.....aren't these pieces fun with the colours and the styles....just perfect in every way.....

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and you all know me...and food inspiration....I really enjoyed all this place had to offer with the culinary treats....very great food indeed.....
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my favorite breakfasts by the beach every morning.....we would sip our lattes and enjoy these tasty treats ....I guess eating breakfast by the beach makes it even more yummy!!!!
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and the flora and fauna.....I could barely blink in the event I would miss something totally spectacular....what a wonderful way to celebrate a Birthday and love......
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Awwwww.....nice to share these with you all.....I feel very blessed to have had this amazing experience......

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Not too happy to be back and away from the salty sea air....but I am so looking forward to seeing what you all have been up to!!!

Time to catch up with your blogs and say hello....

Thank you all for the visits while I was away....

Hugs
Diana

Monday, January 25, 2010

Mixed Media Monday - "the games that people play"



Hi Everyone....I hope you all had a wonderful weekend!!
This week over at MMM the theme is "The games that people play and the last three paintings in my "A painting a day" project 2010 were perfect for the theme so I decided to post them all for Monday.....When I saw the sneak peek at the theme I immediately thought about love and our health...so these paintings all came to be ....love games can make our hearts break...but they can be mended by love too.....The anatomical heart painting represents the games we sometimes play with our health....eating bad foods and having bad habits.....and finally the last one is a little more on the fun side....it is titled ..."mind games"....I have heard many people say they are sick of the mind games in relationships....
Well I hope you enjoy these pieces and I also added a little montage of the project so far!!! and tomorrow I will have some new illustrations!!!
Have a wonderful day!!!
Hugs
Diana





Sunday, February 1, 2009

One World - One Heart Giveaway


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Hi Everyone...

I learned about this wonderful movement called One World one heart and had to participate....

WELCOME, BLOGGERS, FROM AROUND THE WORLD!
One World, One Heart is hosted by Lisa Swifka. It is a world wide giveaway with a chance to meet and visit blogs from all over the world. It started on January 19 and ends on February 11 at 6pm when winners will be chosen at random. I will announce my winners on the February 12. All you have to do is leave me a comment...I love hearing from you...

I also hope that you will follow my blog and keep in touch long after this wonderful event...so please click on Follow me on the sidebar and add my blog to your friends list....


This is what Lisa said about this event:
The giveaway portion is like hosting an open house......as if we were all living in this gigantic neighborhood where once a year we visit homes to meet, reacquaint and get to know one another. At each home there are samplings of goodies that you have a chance to take home like a door prize. You leave your name and at some point each home chooses a winner or winners......and now you not only have met a new "neighbor" and you've seen where they live.....you have something that someone lovingly chose to give..... AND visa versa.
MY GIVEAWAY ITEMS

original 4 x 6 watercolour painting


one of my handmade Neck Art pendants


a set of 3 Handmade French Cupcake notecards


A mini Art print of my Cupcake painting

A Handmade Cupcake notecard with glitter embellishments...

Thanks for popping by...


Hugs


Hope to keep in touch with you!!!


Diana

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Love is in the Air!


Hi Everyone...

I took a moment out of the day to make this special Wedding Illustration....I am in the middle of all these wonderful Wedding Projects for my Brother and my Sister-in-Law to be....and I have Weddings on my mind....

I just love Weddings.....


Have a wonderful day!


Hugs

Diana









Awwwwwww.....ain't love GRAND!

Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Arty Girlz Challenge Blog - Hollywood Glam - Third in the series...Bette

Hi Everyone...
I just finished the third in my "Hollywood Glam" series and wanted to use this print today for the Arty Girlz Challenge blog....today's theme is Ribbons...so I added ribbon flowers to Bette's hat...
This piece is inspired by Bette Davis....
Hope you enjoy it!
Thanks for popping in and pop by daily for more...
Cheers,
Diana

Wednesday, April 9, 2008

Arty Girlz Challenge Blog -theme... Black & White and another wonderful surprise in the mail...

Hi Everyone...

I was blog surfing and located a new place called "Arty Girlz Challenge Blog"....well I had to see what it was all about and I just can't pass up on a weekly challenge...and this one is updated every Tuesday...

This week's theme is "Black & White" and I started my fun "Hollywood Glam" series... and you know I just had to add the red lips and the eyes...

This one is titled "Tiffany" as it was inspired by the movie...Breakfast at Tiffany's....




I was also pleasantly surprised Tuesday when I received this cute little bird pin hand made by Candace .....the wings have sparkles and beads and the eye is a pearl...it is lovely....I posed it in my topiary tree...how cute...

Pop by her wonderful blog to check out her artwork...I pop in daily....

Have a wonderful day!

Cheers,
Diana

Saturday, April 5, 2008

Oh how I love getting mail...snail mail that is...

Hi Everyone...

What a pleasant surprise ...getting all these wonderful things in the mail...

I am interviewing a wonderful illustrator, Mike Motz in an article for my on-line column for a web site that will be launching later this month. The author of the book "Learn Along With Lily" Donna McNaughton, was sweet enough to send me a copy of the book he picked for me to include in his interview....what a great read and his work is wonderful in this book. You can check out details about the book and purchase your own copy at Raindrop Books .

I was also pleasantly surprised when I received my Pug Pal from Melissa Langer of Pugnotes.com. She has so many wonderful prints and items in her shop. You have to check it all out. You should also pop by her blog daily for some fun treats and great projects she has on the go. I was lucky to be one of the recipients of her "Pay it Forward" fun...she gave away 3 prints!!!


And to top off my wonderful day with Snail Mail...Jannie Ho...of Chicken Girl Design...a wonderful illustrator from New York sent me some fun artwork too...I will be framing all these wonderful art pieces and placing them in my studio for inspiration and a reminder of the wonderful friends I have met through art and blogging.

Thank you for being such wonderful friends and for visiting me here on my blog...

Cheers,
Diana


Jannie's work is so much fun!

Monday, March 31, 2008

Monday Fun - My new Cupcake Pins...



Hi Everyone...

Just had to post about the fun project I worked on today....I always wanted to start making some fun stuff using polymer clay...and today was the day.....I took out my clay and ended up making one of my favorite things....cupcakes...

I made some black forest cupcakes, some strawberry cupcakes and some pink butter cream cupcakes with bead sprinkles....

I baked them and then sealed them and added a pin on the backs...I felt like a kid again ...remember the days when we used to use play doh...what fun ..I love the adult clay that bakes and is a permanent sweet treat....I just added these to my Etsy Shop....


I do have some more artwork...but you will have to pop by tomorrow for that....

I also received an e-mail from Fannie this morning with all kinds of great cupcake links....

my favorite is this link to a special 2500.00 dollar cupcake purse....

you have to pop by her wonderful blog and check out her amazing artwork....

Cheers,
Diana
 
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