Read all about it.... on Feature Friday

Good Morning.

Yippeee I was featured on Mr. Toast's Feature Friday!!!

So, grab a coffee and pop over to Mr. Toast's blog, 

Hot Toast and Jam,

see you there!!!

xo

Heather

Illustration Friday- Double

Clare loved helping her mom make her famous

Double Fudge Brownies for the bakery!

Yummy!

Sunday Sketches - Having a Ball

I'm working on a few watercolor pieces for Christmas....

and this little guy is ready for the ride....

Visit my friend Sophia, over at The Blue Chair Diary,

a great blog where you can meet  lots of other great artists....

come on and join in the fun!

Heather

....Friday Inspiration...something to carry with you!

My mom always told me....when you visualize your dreams....they come true...

So, print this out, color in your own stars...

Then...

tape to computer, put in wallet, or post on your mirror...

and good things are sure to come to you,...

but remember my friends....

be thankful for all of the good things that do happen!

xxoo

Heather

Illustration Friday - Breakfast

Bee really didn't see the harm in cupcakes for breakfast.

They were made with vegetable oil and eggs right?

...they are saving the date!

this one?

or this one?

My friends have asked me to create a Save the Date for them...

I have two VERY rough ideas...

I am struggling a little with Mike,

 I am so used to drawing women and kids, so we will see if they like it!

Which one do you like best?

xxoo

If you like good food...

It's week 2 of NYC's Restaurant Week.

Over 275 restaurants are participating this year.

A three-course prix fixe menu offers lunch at $24.07

and dinner at $35.00 (excluding Saturdays) Sunday participation is option.

A few of my favorites participating are ...

Blue Water Grill, Blue Smoke, Oceana, Olives, Orsay, River Cafe and of course,

One if by Land, Two if by Sea (utterly romantic)

Where will you go?

http://www.nycgo.com/

logo  NYC & company.

Sunday Sketches - Cupcakes, for breakfast?

Bee really didn't see the harm in cupcakes for breakfast,

they were made with vegetable oil, right?

I love seeing the beginning of a drawing...rough ideas, quick details...lots of imagination...

For more GREAT sketch beginnings...please visit my friend,

 Sophia, over at The Blue Chair Diary

for more sketches and inspiring artists!

Happy Sunday, hope it's a good one.

xxoo

Heather

Illustration Friday - Dear Diary

Dear Diary,

I have seen things so beautiful, that they have brought tears to my eyes.

Yet, none of them match the gracefulenss and beauty of a horse running free.

Today, I feel beautiful and

that makes me feel free.

signed, Bee

( that's short for Beatrice...)

My little character Beatrice....and a guest post from my mom!

If you have love....

If you have love nothing else matters...

Happy Anniversary to my love...

nine years ago today, by the sea, we said I do...

I love you  - Andrew

you mean the world to me!

July 13, 2001....It was one one of my most favorite days, ever.....

Sunday Sketches - Signs of Summer

a sample of my sketch pad -

 some of my favorite signs of summer are here, and

some I have already inked in....

(and the kite got cut off in my scanner....)

I hope you are all enjoying your summer days...

Please visit my friend, Sophia over at the Blue Chair Diary for lots more fun Sunday Sketches!

Hydrangea

stripes

fans ...i have had mine on HIGH all week...

buckets and buckets and buckets of sand!

what are some of your favorite signs of summer?

How do you....beat the heat

"Dirty hands, iced tea, garden fragrances thick in the air...

and a blanket of color before me...who could ask for more...?

Bev Adams

Even my garden needs a tall glass of  lemonade today...

Wow, it's hot! They have predicted record heat here today...

102 degrees....

How am I going to beat the heat?

I am going to run through the sprinkler...

 then pour myself a tall glass of pink lemonade,

and lounge on a blanket in the shade....

with my catalogs and magazines...

a nice lazy summer day...

What do you do to beat the heat?

Sunday Sketches - Let Freedom Ring

Happy 4th of July

to all of my bloggy friends! I am sorry this is so late, but I have been busy enjoying this wonderful day...Celebrating 234 years of our country and Her independence....

Here is a little sketch of my girls playing on the beach...free to have fun...free to wear whatever they choose...free to be girls....free to be whomever they wish...

God Bless America!

Today we are thankful for being able to have our FREEDOM...as little girls and as women...

Hopefully all of my friends over at The Blue Chair Diary are doing the same! Go on over and check out this wonderful blog...and all of the talented people that participate in Sunday Sketches...maybe you will join us next week!

Searching...

One of my favorite things to do is walk along the beach...Listen to the waves and let my mind wander...get the creative thoughts moving...
So, I was walking down by the water's edge, combing through the seashells and the sand I got to thinking....

What exactly are we all searching for????

Lately it seems there has been a lot of unhappy campers out there...no one seems satisfied, everyone is always wanting more...more...more...do any of you know what I mean? Climbing, reaching for things that in the long run don't really matter....life is short...

And I mean, all we truly want in life is ....happiness, a safe place to rest at the end of the day, a healthy body to live in, and someone to love ...and love back...right?

So why does it sometimes seem that the things we don't have are more important than the things we DO have.?....

I am taking today to be thankful for the things I DO have...the little things...and enjoying them.....every second of them....I found this little sand dollar and I am passing it to you....hoping you can enjoy the small things and the happy things in life....

XOXO
my friends, Heather