I Heart Vintage Toys
There is something about painting portraits of older toys that makes my heart melt. These are the toys that stayed – the toys that were loved beyond childhood – the toys that are symbols for their owners of their childhood innocence and childhood devotion. I am a deeply nostalgic person, and somehow it makes me feel connected to my own childhood when I paint portraits of other adult’s childhood loves. Here’s a little roundup of some vintage treasures from the past few fledgling months of my business. Keep the oldies-but-goodies coming! I’m putting the portraits...
Read MoreGrant and Nap Monkey
Forget the hype over the other psychopathy test, because I have a better one. Look at these pictures. If they make you go “awwwwwww”, then trust me you are not a psychopath. Easiest test ever! The pics are of 11-month-old Grant and his favorite lovey, Nap Monkey. Grant’s mommy, Haley, had some sweet words to say about Grant and Nap Monkey: “At about four months old, Grant would NOT go to sleep without nap monkey in his crib (naps have always been a battle for us)…so that is how he got the name “nap monkey.” As you can probably tell from the...
Read MoreKate and Meow – Part 2.
Just received an amazing photo, and had to share. You may remember reading about Kate and Meow on my blog last month. Kate’s mom Donna sent me this picture today, of a radiant Kate holding little Meow and Meow’s portrait. According to Kate’s mom, tears were shed when Kate opened the portrait of Meow on her birthday – hope that’s not TMI, Kate! But seriously, tear-shedding makes me so ridiculously happy and grateful that I have found a little niche with these portraits that can inspire happy nostalgia among people I’ve never even met. It’s...
Read MoreAlexander and Sock Panda
I haven’t been neglecting this blog, not EXACTLY — well, sort of. But I have a good excuse – I’ve gotten so many portrait orders lately! I’m painting every day, and it feels so great. Thank you so much to everybody that is supporting me in this new venture! And please keep the orders coming! So I did this painting a few weeks ago, and have been meaning to write about it ever since. I received an order last month from a woman for her nephew, Alexander, to paint his favorite Blabla doll, which he named “Sock Panda”. Here’s the photo I...
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