Jazz Baby Boom

Things are getting a little flapperish in the studio. I love the 1920s era, the clothes and the hair...and I'm determined to bring a new group of lovely flappers to Deluxe. I've been using vintage books as inspiration--- especially an old 1929 year book that I just love. It's from my own high school.

Here's a peek at some studio projects, inspirations, and playing around with portraits:

Jazz Square

Most of these new little portraits incorporate text from vintage books I have. It's hard to shop for a vintage book that you plan to cut up. In the end, it has to be interesting enough to have good phrases, but not so dear that you're afraid to cut it up. I made the mistake a couple of weeks ago by picking up a book I just glanced through (I had a toddler with me and she's not much for sitting and reading in stores) The book was called John Barley Corn and granted...maybe something should have clicked with the title. But it didnt. So when I got it home, I realized that this whole book was about a man who was an alcoholic! Chapter 2 begins "I was 5 years old the first time I got drunk..." Oh lord. And this book was published in 1913! But I'm still managing to find good snippets here and there.
Here are some of my just finished and just started portraits....I'm loving how they're turning out. I bought a beautiful brown velvet ribbon to attach to hang them by. I hope they do well at the show.

And while I'm at it, I thought I'd share with you a couple of pics from the high school year book I have....See where all this is coming from:

"Prince and Princess go native"

Yes, these are white kids dressed as Indians. They are evidently the 'prince and princess' of the Moccasin Print, the school paper. Our school mascot to this day is the Chieftains, so native imagery-- especially in a town named after a Cherokee man in a state named after Native Americans is prolific around here. I've never seen an Indian princess with finger waves. This is the first ;)

Looking through the book, there are no full-blood Indians in it, probably because the Mission School was still running just down the road and would be until the 1940s. But I guarantee you there are half and quarter-blood kids in here with one Native American parent or Native American grandparents. In Oklahoma, if you've been here a while, chances are you have a Native American granny somewhere down the line ;) I know I do!


"Trust me, I'm an officer"

See, even great-grandma ran for student council! I love these old photos of 'real student life' with committees and proms. Love the poor junior and sophomore classes shivering in their (very stylish) coats on the school steps on a cold day. I even found my great-grandpa's kid sister Jessie May. This was her junior year. Isn't that the best name? There was also a little girl in the family who didnt live past toddlerhood named Johnny Luella. I must paint a Johnny Luella for her some day...

So, anyhow. See, I am always thinking decades back. No wonder I cant work a universal remote ;)

But it helps with the art!

Happy Wednesday-

Heather

Glimpses

Last week I took a little break from painting. Some times we need that. Preparing for a show and various other projects, I was starting to feel my inspiration sputter under the strain. So the nice thing about 'working for yourself' is that I gave myself a little break from it all. Went for walks. Went hunting for treasures. Planted flowers. Now I'm hoping my muse is refreshed and ready for that last mad dash of preparing for Deluxe on May 9.

May is going to be a fun month! On May 1 The Early Work Mercantile officially opens to shoppers and I am proud to be submitting 3 Colonial/Regency style paintings for your shopping pleasure. Would you like a sneak peek? I hate keeping secrets.....

Alright! No more peeking! That's all you get until May first...Happy Monday :)

~H

Snapshots of wanderings

Well, Friday I did go vintage shopping. However...I didnt buy anything! Everything was too 70s-tastic. I kept liking the hats and jewelry more. And of course...true to me...I spent my money the next day on this.....

And I am totally in love! Look at those beautiful roses! We were meant to be. This is what I'm so bad about though. I spend all my money on flowers and books. And I am totally excited about house plans...Our new floors *should* be going in beginning saturday. And we've decided to participate in the neighborhood garage sale that same day, I can feel the purging of #stuff# coming.

But, of course, just because I didnt buy anything Friday doesnt mean I didnt snap some photos of the adventure! Check out some Tulsa vintage:


The only thing that really struck my fancy was this pink cake tin. Perhaps I'll go back for it...

I am at once disturbed and drawn to life-sized bunnies...

How very Roman Holiday! I insist on riding the mint green one. Everything looks better in mint green.

However, my real shopping began Saturday morning when I packed up the little girl and we headed to one of the herb fairs (Okies love their April herb fairs.) I think this particular one in Jenks is my favorite. It is also the home to the most adorable house ever....I took a picture of Audrey in front of it to capture the loveliness. I am in love with this little sweet house!:

Okie go green

I love old downtowns

I managed to carry a 4 gallon very heavy and very whispy rose through this whole fair while carrying a picnic basket and begging a toddler to follow me. Thankfully, a woman took pity on me right before I had to cross traffic with this crazy ensemble and carried my rose to the car for me so i could hold Audrey's hand. Isn't that the sweetest? That's why I heart small towns.

:)

A winner, New Events, and Fashion Inspiration

Good morning all! Well, first things first! We have a winner for the print give-away of Orchard Sisters. And the winner is........... Stephanie at Old World Primatives! Congrats!
And thanks to all of you who entered! Be sure to come back for the next giveaway :)

I've also got several exciting events to talk about! The biggest event is that I'm going to have a solo gallery show this summer! I am so excited and eager to get creating for it! The gallery show will take place in July at Shades of Brown Coffee & Art. For you Tulsa folks, its right on Peoria in the heart of Brookside. A very neat place!
I've tentatively created a theme for all the works that will be displayed at Shades of Brown: Southern Gothic. I'm thinking hot summers of the roaring 20s, F. Scott Fitzgerald and his Zelda, tea parties with Margaret Mitchell, gentile but a little dark. Refined and rebellious. Should be fun :) As the event becomes more concrete with dates and such, I'll let you know.

In June, I also place on participating in a few arty events at the Route 66 Blowout in Sapulpa, Okla. I will probably enter a painting in the art show and just last night agreed to take part in a fun community art event called the 'Six By Six Art Show.' Artists from around the community are taking a 6x6" canvas and making a creation on it, and it will be shown and for sale at The Water Street Art Gallery (16 South Water in Sapulpa) for $66. Part of the funds raised goes to local charity. The exibit will run June 4-20.

And last but not least.... I have decided it's high time I got stylish again ;) Mommyhood can get you in the jeans and t-shirt rut. But with all these events (including Deluxe on May 9!) I need some nice things and I'm thinking vintage!!! This is my fashion inspiration for the summer:

Drew Barrymore as "Little Edie" in Grey Gardens:

Ooooh, I want her hair! How did they get those perfect waves??? I must find out...Maybe I'll go blonder too ;) I've been a fan of Grey Gardens the documentary for years--- so strange and odd and a little sad. The film was made in the 1970s about the very odd and very reclusive aunt and cousin of Jackie O. Once at the height of East Coast society, "Big Edie" and "Little Edie" retreated from the world into their own odd fantasy land in a house that was literally crumbling around them. HBO recently made a movie about their lives before and after the documentary. Its fascinating, and I am in love with their 1930s look:

I'm excited because a friend and I are going to hit the local vintage shops this afternoon. I'm going to channel my inner-Little Edie....

Have a good weekend everyone!~

h

Prairie Past: the oil field flappers

Recently my grandma called me on the phone. She said she had a blog suggestion for me.
"You've written about the prairie people in Oklahoma, but not the oil people," she reminded me and that is very true-- the oil people can't be ignored!
If oil was texas tea, it was Oklahoma bread and butter. For those of us who have been in this state for several generations, more likely than not, it was the lure of oil that brought them here. And more likely than not, we're still waiting to strike it rich.
Remember the baby Frederick Cleveland I told you about? My great-great grandpa who was named after the president (Grover, you know) after his father walked down to see the inauguration? It was Fred that decided (when he was grown up, of course) that Oklahoma (freshly minted a state after being called Indian Territory for decades) was the place to be. He packed up his wife Minnie and his two little girls and headed to a tiny little oil patch town called Kiefer. There, the oil workers lived in little houses called 'oil leases.' This is where my great-grandma learned to be a oil field flapper.
(picture on left: My grandma Pansy and one of her many guy friends in the '20s. Looks like they were sitting on a creek bank. Can you see the man in the distance? Totally love his outfit...)

The Reed Girls: Bernice and Pansy

That is my great-granny (center) with her older sister and their sweet little car. They're obviously near the oil field--- can you see the derrek in the background on the right? It was an uproarious time, the 1920s. Girls cutting off their hair and raising their hems...wonder what their mother thought? With 5 daughters, I bet the Reeds were always in a tizzy. Can you imagine?

Girl Friends

When you think of flappers though, I'm sure you don't think of rural scenes like these, teenage girls giggling along a dirt country road on the prairie. But they worked with what they had! I imagine they poured over magazines and went to the movies and learned what the jazz age was all about. And I wonder how granny got her hair so impossibly straight??? Or was that how it was naturally? These ladies never told....

That man o' mine

Eventually, Pansy left the oil patch. She had her sights set on the 'big' city. The town I live in now. Evidently, in the 1920s (when bank robbers still roamed the backwoods and creek beds) this was quite the hoppin' place. Once the Kimes Gang held up one of the city banks for an entire afternoon! People kept going in, but not coming out...a police officer was even sitting right across the street! He never noticed, and the gang got away.

To this place is where the oil field flapper went to get a job as a telephone operator. She told tales about the things she heard 'discretely' on the other end of the line for decades...

She used to take her pay check to the same bank each week to cash and each week she went to the line of a young teller she thought was awfully handsome. His name was Clarence. She told her girlfriends she thought he was cute. And like a good girl friend, one of the girls told this to Clarence.

The next time Pansy came in with her check he nudged the teller next to him and said, "I betcha $5 if I ask that girl out she'll say yes." The other teller took the bet and Clarence took Pansy out on his newly won $5.

He became my great-grandpa.


Even Oil Field Flappers Grow Up...

By the late 1920s, Grandma gave up her string of beaux and settled down. She got married and became a mama-- this is her with her first daughter, Carolyn. I have this photo framed in my home. Will says in this photo I look like her. Maybe I do...I wish I had her long legs. And that necklace.

A few years later their second daughter, Nancy, (my grandmother) was born. At home--- can you imagine? She's the one that passed down the curls-- to my dad, to me, now to Audrey.

My Grandma Pansy was so much fun, so witty, and she had a saying and story for everything. We still say them and tell them. And whenever I see gold metallic-- I think of her. She loved that stuff.

Not long before she died, when I was around 14, I went over to her house and we went through all her pictures. She told me all about the people, and I wish I remembered more of what she had said. But I am so glad to have these pictures now and to share them and share what I remember.

Just a little bit more of my prairie past~

~h

PS: there's still time to enter the print giveaway! Comment on the post below~

New prints and a giveaway!!!

I've got some news! I've decided to tentatively try offering some prints and have some all ready to go in my Etsy shop! I am currently offering for sale prints of "Grow your Wings", "Celestine", and "Blossom." Please stop by the shop and take a look! :)


To get this celebration of new ventures started off right, I am offering a giveaway! One lucky winner will receive an 8x10" print of the painting "Orchard Sisters" by leaving a comment on this post. All of these prints are done on heavy watercolor paper, which seems to be my favorite print medium. It prints beautifully and has the look of a real peice of art-- not just a copy. I hope you like it as much as I do!

Orchard Sisters

And while you're contemplating a comment, I'd appreciate it if you took a minute to help me out--- I'm always curious to know what 'type' of painting of mine people like best. The goth girls? Inspiration angels? The flappers? The family and love themed paintings? Let me know! And perhaps there's a print in it for ya ;)

Thanks everyone! And thanks for everyone who replied in support of the last post. Stay original and stay true to yourself!

PS: Giveaway ends Friday!!~

Accept no imitations

All artists have a voice. No matter if you're a mom painting til midnight at her kitchen table, or a professional artist with a spacious loft studio. Within everyone is a unique voice and I really believe that through that, a unique artistic style can be born.
Lately though, it seems the issue of copycat art is more rampant than ever. I'm not sure why...the economy? People trying to make a quick buck? I can't put my finger on it, but the issue seems to be growing and effecting artists everywhere I turn.
As an artist, I would like start a call to attention among us all. When we see our friends and colleagues having their artwork deliberately copied and sold for profit we should not remain silent. It is against the law. And oh, the bad Karma it brings!

I'd like to introduce those of you who may not know her to the art of Jane DesRosier:

Painting by Jane DesRosier

Painting by Jane DesRosier

In the past few months I have noticed paintings that are almost (if not) exact copies of Jane's work being circulated around the internet and fed to fellow bloggers as work 'straight from the divine.' However, I have serious doubts as to God's asking artists to steal another artist's work. So be wary. If you dont look out for your fellow artists--- who will look after you?

I know we are all inspired by each other's works. So many of you inspire me. Jane has inspired me! All the artists in my right hand column inspire me on a daily basis. But the purpose behind inspiration is to take that little spark that an image ignites and craft it into something that is yours. That speaks of you and your style and your voice. Inspiration is a powerful thing and we must use it wisely.

So, I would like to call on you to not stand by when you are witness to plagarism. Do not support it in any way and make your displeasure known. These are lean times, especially for artists. Do not let real artists have their hardwork taken from them. Be heard.

*Images used with permission of the artist*

Inspired: Spring Maiden

It's sort of amazing when think about how inspiration leads to further inspiration. Even after decades--- even after 100 or hundreds of years. Take little Evelyn Nesbitt for instance:

Evelyn Nesbitt

The daughter of a poor widow, young Evelyn and her family worked as cleaning people until the girl's beauty caught the eye of an artist who asked her to model. One thing led to another, and at the tender age of 16, Evelyn was one of the most sought after models of the 1900s. Her face is the face of Madonnas, angels, the original Gibson Girl. Recently I read where a young Canadian author found this photo of Evelyn in a magazine and hung it on her wall in her room. The room where she happened to write the classic Anne of Green Gables, using this photo as her inspiration for Anne.
This photo inspired me to search out other images of this sort-- the popular Edwardian photographs of young ladies dressed up as little wood sprites, the embodiment of spring and romance and youth.
The result of my inspiration from inspiration:

The Spring Maiden

You can find her for sale now on ETSY

Spring Maiden is done on canvas and her dress is edged in real lace which I stained with coffee to have an aged effect. The look is very pretty! She is definately one of the beautiful Edwardian girls....

These girls have always caught my eye, with their beautiful hair, sweet faces, and Betty Davis Eyes. They are all gone now, but they live forever in these photographs. Here are some other charming ladies that I love:

Lillian Gish

Lillian Gish

Mary Pickford

I hope they inspire you too. I think these are perfect photos for the season. Makes me wish I had four feet of long glossy curls ;) do they make ladies like this any more???

Annie Maud the garden doll

About now I bet you think all I do is sit around and make things and read books. I do other stuff too, but it's much less glamour to blog about. I just cant help myself with the art projects...

Last fall I took Jane DesRosier's cloth/clay doll making class. It was fun but the time it takes to make a doll is a long process. This girl has taken days...moments stolen here and there. Last night though, while watching "Gone with the Wind" (Scarlett, you are such a b!%$^ and I love you) I sewed the hair onto this funny little lady and now she's done. And in honor of the Lucy Maud Montgomery book I just finished, I bring you:

Annie Maud

I am proud of myself because I made this girl from the pattern on up. She's a larger doll with a 'fat bottom' (Just like the song) and all hand made, hand painted, and stitched with love. My sewing machine and I managed to work together seemlessly (pun semi-intended) and produced Annie Maud and her as-of-yet unfinished sister. My plan is to take these girls and any other ladies I might produce between now and May 9 to Deluxe and just see how they do. They might be a total flop, they might be all the rage. I honestly never know how these things will ever go. I just hope for "well."

I made her hair out of a crazy whispy yarn I got at the craft store. Im not even really sure what it is but I liked the look and I am sooo loving it as hair! When I brought Annie Maud out Audrey had a love coniption and had to have her, hold her, kiss her and love on her. Here are the girls on the back porch:

So tell me, do you like my dolly? Think she's ready for her craft show debute? We shall see...

Jane and Lizzie Bennet

Here they are, those two English sisters who both landed themselves a fairytale--

Jane and Lizzie Bennet

I think Pride and Prejudice is my favorite Jane Austen story. It is just so lush and beautiful and you really root for the characters-- you want the bookish girl to marry the man of her dreams!
In my Jane Austen mood of late, I decided to paint not Elizabeth and Darcy-- But Lizzie and Jane, the sisters, the girls 'before the glitz and glamour' haha.
I imagine that their busy-body mother would have taken them to town to have their portraits done when they came out in society. Dressed nicely but not too fancy, Im sure the artist would have captured their individual beauty and spirit. That's what I tried to do here.

Lizzie:

Jane

And while I love Lizzie and Jane, the sister I most wonder about 'after the story' is Lydia. The little sister who ran off with the cad and then had the English version of a shotgun wedding...I wonder what became of her? Think her and Mr. Wickham's kids ended up at Pemberley a la Fanny Price in Mansfield Park? That's my guess....

Anyhow--- Perhaps Lydia will get her own portrait soon? I'm sure she would be clamouring for one if her other sisters got one.

But for now, you can find Jane and Lizzie looking for rather gentile and happy homes HERE on Etsy.

Gardening Girls

Well, spring is officially here because we just planted our vegetable garden this morning! Frosts should be safely behind us so Audrey and I got busy getting dirty and planted our tomatoes, lettuce and strawberries. The lettuce seeds are in the big blank space in the garden bed. I found these need little packs of seeds that are placed in a light strip of cottony stuff, and you just lay the strip down in a trench and bury it. The pack said *guaranteed to grow." We'll test that theory!
Also, I am very proud of my little homemade tomato cages! See them on the left? Audrey went out a few days ago and cut them down from some budding saplings along the creek. I hate the look of metal tomato cages...and was pondering what people did with their tomatoes before the God-awful metals ones came around. Then one nap time Audrey and I put on the dvd "Little Women" and when I scoped out their garden I saw their veggies were caged in the prettiest contraptions made from sticks. So, that was my inspiration.


Well, after a good morning's work in the garden, me and this little gardening miss are about to settle in for nap time. That is my magical hour...when I get most of my painting done. I'm hoping to finish Jane and Lizzie Bennet today. I'll set them out to dry on the porch and hopefully by late afternoon I'll be ready to list them on etsy. So check back my friends!

Til then...
~H

PS: Miss Maddie I took your advice! I bought a pack of Sweet Peas and planted them along the bedframe at the back of the vegetable garden. I think they'll look so pretty! Thank you for the suggestion :)

Green Gables Girls

Lately I've been reading a lot. Well, a ton. Luckily my family doesnt seem to mind too much as long as I feed them at regular intervals.
Last week I made some good finds at the library, one of them being this little gem of a book "Looking for Anne of Green Gables."
The book traces the origin of the beloved literary heroine Anne (the orphan girl with the carrot red hair) as well as her author, Lucy Maud Montgomery.
I've got to say, this is probably the best biography/research book I've ever gotten my little hands on. The author, a Canadian professor named Irene Gammel does some extraordinary research and shows the reader the origins of Anne in a way you wouldnt think possible, and also explores the imaginative although many times sad and a tad self-obsessed life of the author, "Maud."

While reading this book, I not only remembered my love for the "Anne" books but my love for those first girl friendships. When you're 11 or 12 you think that those friendships will never end, and you love your little friends ardently. You can't imagine a life where you werent playing in the creeks, walking to your friend's house up the street, staying up til all hours giggling and planning out your fantastic adult lives that are safely away in 'some day.'

Ironically, it was around this age that I first discovered Anne-- I think I picked up Anne of Green Gables at a book fair at school. Werent those just the best? I always loved Book Fair week, my little heart just pounded in excitement. I suppose it's sort of how I still get a thrill walking into a book store--- there are literally thousands of adventures waiting for you if only you open the covers.

And while I am in this literary mood, I decided to do some character portraits on some wooden pieces I found. I am prepping for the ultimate sisterly duo, Jane and Lizzie Bennet. But first, of course, came Anne:

Anne of Green Gables

I wish these photos came out better, but it is so gray and shadowy today! Hopefully the last of our chilly weather! my plan is to plant the vegetable gardens tomorrow when it's supposed to be (magically) in the 70s, on the eve of our frost date here on the prairie. But you never know, some plans--- like replacing our floors-- do get rescheduled at the last moment! Instead of getting our floors in this weekend like planned, we're pushed back about 3 weeks now. I'm not too heartbroken though, gives me more time to work on my Deluxe items without being un edge about my house being totally torn apart. It will be nice when it comes, til then I'll be painting...

You can find Miss Anne Shirley for sale now in my Etsy shop. I hope you love her as much as I do! It's always nice when you find a beloved long-lost best friend....

Sing your blues away

So, the complete and utter chaos is about to begin! Today our contractor is supposed to pick up all our new flooring and atleast deliver it....some good ol' carpet ripping may commence as well.
Before all that though I do have a new collage painting to show you! It's called Sing Your Blues Away and you can find it now on Etsy.

It's a nice sized painting, and looks super-sweet with a pretty ribbon to hang it. It's hanging in the studio now, just waiting for a new home. These ladies were inspired by the radio and concert singers of the 1940s...the early honky tonks...love songs waiting for your man to come home from that pesky war.

Here's a closer look:

In other news, I am all atwitter about KC Willis' new collage class! I joined yesterday and I really cant wait. Her creations are beyond this world and I cant wait to put what I learn to use in my own personal art. It should be so fun! And if you're by chance visiting this blog from the 'Camp Site' for the first time--- welcome, and nice to meet you!

All right...hopefully next time I see you the Little House will be all revamped and lovely. Pictures will be taken!

And of course, Happy Easter!~
H

Something Fun

Just thought I'd pass this along: Fiber artist KC Willis is going to hold a collage camp starting very soon....its hosted by "ning", which also hosts the cloth/clay doll workshop I'm part of. I LOVE this format because once you pay to be part of the class (and community) you are part of it forever--- you meet new people, you learn awesome techniques and your affinity for the media and the people last much longer than would a traditional class.

a stunning collage by KC Willis

I'm hoping some time in the future I can swing a spot in this community and learn not to fear my sewing machine. KC's work is amazing! So if you're interested in doing something like this, you can find the info HERE.

Spring Projects

This is crunch-time ladies. So many things are scheduled to get done, get started, and get amazing this month. I hardly know what to do with myself. But I know myself enough to know that I secretly love it. When the shows are over and the projects completed, I always feel a sense of "well, what now?" Honestly, I dont think I'll have that let-down for a very good long time. To much stuff! Too many plans!
I'm teasing you further with the above paintings. Arent they springtime cute? these singing angel girls are a couple of my very fresh and pastel paintings I'll be taking to Deluxe. I'm trying to mix it up a bit, but I'll still have all my dark and slightly goth paintings there, so dont fret.
I am also bracing for things to get a little out of whack as our home improvement projects commence. Project No. 1 is officially finished! In about 6 hours our handy contractor managed to put up this amazing piece of architecture:

I wish this photo did it justice. This arbor is the coolest thing since sliced bread. Even though the roof is slatted, it does give us good shade and has made the yard seem to suddenly come together. For years I havent really liked our backyard. It had no character. When we bought the house it had a 6x6' slab just out the back door and that was it. We've slowly improved things by extending the porch slabe last summer and this spring we've added the arbor. On each side of the arbor will be garden beds, the one on the far side is the vegetable bed I'm working on and I want to do a matching one on the other side for herbs.

This morning Audrey and I finished up the raised vegetable bed and we planted an old iron bed stead from my old girlhood bed in the garden. I plan to have some pretty vine, probably morning glories, growing up it by summer.

Hopefully the backyard will soon become an extension of the house. Both Audrey and I are outside girls. It just makes you feel good to be out there and it feels good to work and make something of your space.

I heart that.

Hope to show you more once its all planted and fancy! Til then..

~H

Go-Goth Monday

One thing that I've heard more than once at shows (and always from men) is "so where are the guys?" Obviously, ladies seem to be the front-and-center stars of my artistic vision. Perhaps its because angels and whimsical paintings traditionally are the showcase of women. But it's not like I'm willfully forgetting the guys. Although, I admit, they seem to be more 'supporting characters' when they are painted--- unless its a family painting or something like that.

So, in honor of all the 'dudes' out there that feel like they don't get art love, I give you....

"The Bearded Man"

To tell you the truth, I think a big reason that I don't do much paintings of guys is that my style is so feminine and I usually end up with a pretty girly looking guy. Until it dawned on me: the beard. It is almost the artistic trick equivalent of putting your subjects hands behind their back (the trick of those of us who feel like we draw hands badly) beard not only add instant masculinity, but they also take up quite a big of the face, so less detail involved ;)

Of course, I was also inspired by my own bearded man, and really, I think the painting above looks a lot like him, especially the pretty blue eyes. Also...I'm not sure what it is that lures bearded guys to artsy girls--- but I see a whole heck of a lot of our bearded friends at indie craft shows with their indie darlings. Does beard=lover of the arts? Perhaps!

And speaking of guys and their girls, this is "The Perfect Couple":

I went totally Victoriana Goth on this one! This circa 1860s couple, he with a rabbit in his hat and her with her collection of spiders...they are just the perfect true-goth couple ;)

And see, he's a fan of the goatee. ;)

Both these paintings are done on canvas board and are just a couple of the paintings I have done for Deluxe in OKC next month. You should come out and shop! It's going to be so much fun.

Hope you enjoyed a bit of Victorian/Goth this morning.

~H