When my husband saw what I was painting this morning, he looked at me and said, “Oooh! This is a special one.” My kids came into my work room and started jumping up and down and getting very excited. I am a huge Bee Gees fan. The Bee Gees are my go to pick me …
I know I just did embroidery, believe me. But the way I am going about picking what to paint each day is by meditating and seeing what comes into my mind. Today Mexican embroidery did, so here we are. I have always loved the brightly colored embroidered shirts and dresses from Mexico. The brilliant motifs …
Are we the ONLY people with a land line at this point? You may not know this about me, but I am incredibly neurotic. Especially when it comes to my kids. I have an incredible imagination when it comes to the hideous things that could befall the people I love. Having a real telephone in …
This is a painting of Jerry Orbach as Lenny Briscoe. A character I love, played by an actor I love. He was on the original Law & Order series, a series that I will stop and watch whenever I can find it. An episode with Lenny Briscoe is a special thing indeed. No one delivers …
So my name means Honey Bee, and I was born in the beehive state. Coincidence? Probably. But it’s made me partial to honey bees and honey bee imagery. The name Melissa comes from Greek origins, the wikipedia page on it was pretty all over the place. All I know is that when my parents went …
I love using felt tip pens. I love writing and doodling with them. My very favorite felt tip pens are the Paper Mate Flair. I think part of it is the little hearts that Paper Mate has incorporated into their logo and etched onto the clips of the pens. I go through boxes of these. …
Today I didn’t get a start on my painting until very late in the day. It wasn’t until my kids were in bed, in fact. I’m not sure that was the most productive time to start a project, but I am committed to getting a painting done every day. My brain was super fried, and …
We moved into our home 11 years ago. That’s not THAT long ago, but it feels like my husband and I were different people back then. We had been living in an apartment built in the 1890’s. I was pregnant, but we didn’t really have any idea of what it would be like living with …
I love the movie Grease. I love the costumes and the songs, but most of all I love the Pink Ladies. Each of them are so cool in their own ways. I love that they are this total group of misfit friends who seemingly have nothing in common. The pink jacket binds them together though. …
I LOVE Franciscan Starburst tableware, but I had a really hard time with this painting. I got the stars just as I wanted them, but the rest was a major pain. I’m not sure why. I just couldn’t get it to work like I wanted to. I had a vision in my mind, but I …
