Express Yourself

 

This Blythe doll is Sea Sailor See, posing with her Sonny Angel friend for the theme "Creepy clown" in the Blythe a Day group on Flickr. 

Painting En Plein Air

The weather has warmed up, making this a perfect day for some plein air painting. Marina grabbed her art supplies and headed to the nearby lake, where she was pleased to find a swan swimming near the shore, practically begging to be painted. 

This Blythe doll is Playful Raindrops.

Isn't this swan painting charming? It was my Christmas present from my artist daughter. I asked her for a doll-sized painting of an animal inside a frame, and I was so excited when I saw this--the colors are perfect, and the swan is gorgeous. It makes me want to make a little doll room with a swan theme, with this as the focal point. (She also painted the background in this photo...it's a large canvas that was a Christmas gift two years ago.)

This will be my last post for a couple of weeks, because I'm going out of town to spend some time with my mother. See you later!

Modern Art

When this painting recently appeared in a high-profile art gallery, the critics raved: 

"'Three Blythe Muses" is a masterful explosion of color and movement. Modern art just got a makeover! If you see only one work of art this year, make it this one."

Three "Simply" sisters as art. Thumpty Thump, Sparkly Spark, and Bubble Boom. For the theme "Modern Art" in the Blythe a Day group on Flickr. 

Art, Part II

Kiki dreams of the day when her art will hang in famous galleries and be appreciated by millions...for now, it hangs in the hallway, and is only appreciated by her sisters.

My daughter Jenna made all these littles works of art for me and my dollies. These dolls are Alice (Simply Sparkly Spark) and Kiki (Yellow Marshmallow). Kiki was known as Kitty until recently, when someone commenting on a picture of her on Facebook mis-read her name and called her Kiki. I like it so much, it's sticking with her!

Milk That Cow!

Blythe-a-Day, Feb. 18, 2015 (Cows/milk)

Milking a cow is a lot of work, but Daphne discovered that is it totally worth it when she gets to enjoy that fresh milk!

Daphne is a Candy Carnival Blythe doll (2005, SBL)

The wonderful background in this picture is a painting done by my daughter Jenna (currently a student at the School of Art at Virginia Commonwealth University).