Holly Does Art

I've been doing some traditional oils lately, which has been sooo much fun. I'm doing two grisaille paintings right now, and experimenting with glazing quite a bit! I'll post updates soon :)

Everyone, if you read my  Why I Shouldn't Be Allowed to Name Things  post, you know what a struggle this was. If I haven't posted in a while, this is why. This is my 10 wk old English bully puppy, named.... [drumroll] Matilda. Yes, she is wearing a doggie life vest.

Like many of you, I am plagued with the stress of naming my first child. However, my child will be an English bully that looks like this: My child will be born in the next couple weeks and I’ll get her around August. While I’m BURSTING with excitement, naming other beings sucks. A lot. I mean, I can’t even name my blog anything interesting (working on it....ish). There is a flaw for every name I like. It most likely will be female and white, possibly with brown spots. In example, Cupcake. When I hear Cupcake, I picture this: So cute. However, everyone told me it’s way too “cutesy”. But they forget. While THIS?  Is “cutsey” as a Cupcake, bulldogs grow up. And this? As a Cupcake? Is hilarious. Cupcake is running for the win. I then thought of Portly. Because what would a fat English gentleman be? A PORTLY gentleman. And it actually sounds like a name! However, my dog will be a girl. I don’t want to give her a gender c...

May 2013

Here are some paintings I've done in the last few months.... I am the biggest Alice in Wonderland fan ever. [the 1st and 3rd are painted renderings of stills from Disney's Alice in Wonderland ] [the middle is an altered painting of some awesome fan art I found. If anyone knows the original artist, please let me know so I can credit them!] 9th St This was a collage I later painted... An all-white still life

May 2013. Get excited.