More monkeys and stuff...

Here's the puzzle I mentioned in the last post; we hid the pieces around the yard, then the kids got to find them and put the puzzle together. When it was all assembled the message in the balloons read "Happy Birthday Amelie!"

Monkeys and stuff...

My daughter just celebrated her 3rd birthday! The party was puzzle themed - picture this blow up to 3 x 4 feet and made into a giant puzzle. This particular image I'm using for the thank you cards.

Mother Hen Project

More art for a cause... I did this piece (guache) for the Mother Hen Project www.themotherhenproject.org It was a blast to pull out the art supplies and get to createn' again!

And now for something different... acrylics! Haven't used those in years! This is acrylic on wood (postcard) done for a wonderful cause, you can view all the great postcards by amazing artists here btorpostcards.blogspot.com

Congrats to Eshea and Percy! They tied the knot this summer at a beautiful ceremony. This is the linoleum print I made for them to commemorate their special day. Many they have a lifetime of love and laughter!

overdue Holiday Card post

The annual Klocek holiday card, was actually done before the holidays this year (much of the credit for that goes to Noah's help with printing the cards) This is a 2 color linoleum print.

Plein Air fun

Wow has it been a long time since I got to get out to do a plein air pastel. This is a view from the dog park in Berkeley (I think it's called Point Isabel).

Easter Bunny

Happy Easter! It took me a while to get this up, better late than never :-) This is a quick linoleum "sketch". Printed up using my new press, what fun!

The Berkeley Marina

I forget how much fun it is to sit out in the cold and get your hands all dirty with pastels, really! This is from a lovely evening late in November. Looking out past the Berkeley Marina at the bay bridge.

Salmon Lake from August

Well, it took me a while to get this posted. This is a very quick plein-air pastel from August, done at a little lake called Salmon Lake up in the Sierras. It was a blast to get ten minutes free to pastel, but I really saw how out of practice I am!