Bird of Paradise

I did this bird of paradise today . . .

The Queen Anne's Revenge second sitting

 

I am having so much fun with this piece . . . one more sitting to go.

Wisteria

It was really great to get back to work after all the holiday running around.  This was a really fun piece on a really great client, Ayn.  

Christmas dinner

 We had Christmas dinner with great friends.  They made a beautiful meal.

 And we were tormented by our favorite 7 year old . . .

 And then we all enjoy my chocolate cake with pink peppermint frosting.

Christmas recap

So I'm a little behind in my posting.  Here's a quick Christmas recap - 

 I made a few thousand cookies . . .

 We got our first ever tree . . .

And decorated it.

Lacey Butterfly

I made this drawing for my client Sofia.  We just made some subtle adjustments to the color.

I was really happy with the final result.

The Queen Anne's Revenge

I started this pirate ship the other day.  It is based on The Queen Anne's Revenge, Black Beard's ship.

St Michael third sitting

I got to work on this St Michael again.  We are so close to being finished . . . one more sitting.

Jammin'

It's holiday gift making phase one.  That means making Jam . .

 Wild Blackberry jam

 I need a bigger stove

 Bourbon Cherries

 Apple Butter final spoon test

 Finished product.

Spencer the cat tattoo completed

I finally got an appointment with Sweety to finish my tubby tatttoo.  

 All I can say is OW!

But I love the finished tattoo!

Scorpion

I did this scorpion today on an old friend.  As a tattooer there is certain subject matter that is repeated over and over again.  For me it is the scorpion.  I have done no less than 20 scorpion tattoos and none that I particularly liked.  So I decided this morning when I learned that I was scheduled to do yet another one that I was gonna find a way to make it cool.  I had a really good time doing this one and am pretty happy with the way it came out. 

Anniversary painting

I made this painting for Sweety for our 4th wedding anniversary. It was super fun to make.

St Michael

This was the second sitting on this St Michael.  One more to go - can't wait to finish it.