That time of year....

Its that time of year again, this time caught me a bit by surprise, before I knew it, November is here and Jingle Bulbs is up and running.
For those who dont know, I have been painting and selling handpainted ornaments for many years. It is a fun diversion for me from the illustration work, I love hearing from my customers every year.
I feel honored that they let my artwork become a part of their Christmas. Here is a sample.

New Postcard

There is one thing about having the crunch of a deadline, it really makes one work faster. The lack of a firm deadline is something I had to deal with when I was designing my postcard to send out for February. I went through at least 5 ideas, all of which I didnt have fun with half way through the finish. So here are some sketches and finally the finish.

At first after a bunch of sketches I thought it would be fun to do a floral shop.

But the finish wasnt coming together, so on to another idea. 

I went through a couple of ideas for this one, and then I thought it would be fun to add in the alligator, since we moved to Florida, I was just looking for something fun.

And here is the finish, I am happy with it.

My new love

It is Sirius radio, and for a big radio listener like me it is golden,it was easy to set up, if Photoshop was so so cooperative I would like it better. But let me introduce you to my new fun toy, my Sirius radio.

Ok, in january I need to learn Photoshop, while listening to my new friend Sirius.

Festival of the Trees in the Orlando Museum

A fuzzy picture of me in front of my JingleBulbs Palm Tree.

A picture of my sister Lili in front of the Jingle Bulb Tree. Good thing I only have 2 sisters and one in Germany or this could be one long blog.....