The other night

We were leaving a party around dusk the other night, when we looked up and noticed that the sky was putting on quite a showy sunset.

To get a better view we walked the two blocks to the beach.

Where we stayed until the colors softened,

into a pink rosy glow that seemed to engulf us all in quiet,

until the moon rose over the dark sea.

Just Amazing

Frank snapped this sunset photo out at the Pitt Street bridge near our new house last week. Its blowing my mind, aren't sunsets really just one of the most magnificent things?

Happy Friday, do you have fun plans for the weekend?

We'll be enjoying a low key weekend on the beach and attending an Eco-fair on Sunday.

Bits of beauty

Bits and pieces from my recent trip, all swimming around in my head.
So much beauty to nourish the soul.

Golden light.

The HUGE yellow full moon.

L.A. stretched out before us.

Those black birds against that dusky sky, something about it makes my artist heart beat faster.

The little feet of my friend's baby in the sand.

A mysterious cave on a cliff side hike.

Jewels in the sunlight.

Home again

Things have been awfully quiet here at my blog but we are back from vacation..., and eager to get back to my routines and studio time! Yeah! For me that's the best part about returning from a trip, coming back with lot's of excitement for new projects!
With the holidays fast approaching I'm refreshed and ready for the fun of this season!
I hope that you all had a great holiday, here in the states, and that you had the time to celebrate all that you are thankful for.

I'll be back soon with photos from our trip, and a couple of projects that I was working on before I left.

Oh, and free shipping on all purchases in my shop is still going on through Monday night!!

Frank's sunsets

My husband and I love to travel, so, even after having kids we have continued to do it often. We have always been of the opinion that if you start traveling with them when they are young then they will get used to it and become good travelers...even growing to love it with us.
After five years we are getting pretty good at the whole traveling with kids thing, but, while on our recent trip to New Mexico, we encountered one of our biggest traveling hurdles with kids so far. Our two year old daughter refused to fall asleep in our rented house.
Our solution? My amazing husband Frank decided that he would drive her around in the car every night so that she would fall asleep. He did this all 14 nights that we were there. He is amazing.
As an artist, and not one to loose out on a good opportunity, Frank would park in a beautiful stop every night after she was asleep, and do a watercolor of the sunset. Many, many sunsets. Each of them is lovely and a perfect snapshot of the place, time of day, light and atmosphere. I love looking through them and thought that I'd share a selection of my favorites with you here.
Call it a father/daughter colaboration of sorts.