Category Archives: canvas painting

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Custom Artwork with a Paisley Print

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 These paisley paintings were done for a little lady’s room inspired by the lampshade her Mom bought  at PBK from the Tera Paisley Collection.

All of the designs mimic the style of the fabric but are completely original to match the overall color-scheme of bright pinks, purples, greens and blues in her room.

Because there is no discernible top or bottom, left or right, they can be hung in any order and any direction.  They can be hung separately, one on each wall, in a row, in a grid, in a circle, on the ceiling…whatever her little heart desires.  
This one kind of looks like some sort of weird amoeba.  I’m ok with that. 

Contact me if you’d like some custom paintings for your own little one.  Thanks for stopping by!
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Happy Critters Custom Playground Painting

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This custom 24″x36″ painting was made just for Vivian who turned 2 last weekend to bring more color to her “not too pinky-girly” nursery and came to me my favorite way, through word of mouth advertising.

Included in the painting are Vivan’s favorite stuffed animals, herself and of course, a girl’s best friend, her dog, Milo.   

Vivan wasn’t home to see the painting in person when I dropped it off but luckily her Mom shot me this adorable play-by-play of when she first saw it:

“I wanted to let you know about Vivian’s reaction when she first saw your painting.  She saw it as soon as she walked into her room yesterday afternoon, and did a total double-take.  Then she pointed at Dolly in the picture and said her name, and went to grab the actual Dolly from her toy bin so she could hold her just like she is in the picture.  Then she pointed at each of her “friends” in the picture and named them, and also pointed out Milo.  I asked her if she liked the picture, and she said, “Yesssss!””


Reactions like that make this job even sweeter, if that’s possible.

And, as if that weren’t enough, piggy-backed on top of all that sweetness was this painting also done for Vivian commissioned by the original word-of-mouth advertiser, the customer I painted Ryan’s Safari for.
Little V is a second generation Chinese-American, this is her birth animal, the tiger and her name written in Chinese characters.  It was painted to coordinate-with but not necessarily match the playground painting in order to keep the room from looking too “theme-y” (which is definitely a word) and topped off with a distressed white frame.

Thanks for stopping by and please don’t hesitate to contact me with questions if you’d like your own custom nursery artwork!  


…don’t be a stranger, ya’hear?

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Safari Painting for Baby Ryan

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This huge 36″ x 24″ painting was done for Ryan whose Mom wanted a bright, colorful, happy Safari scene.  Ryan’s walls are painted a neutral color so the sides of this painting were done in alternating dark and light green stripes to really make it stand off the wall.  The happy characters are intentionally kept very simple to keep the painting from being overwhelming to baby.  
Ryan’s date-of-birth was snuck into the painting on a leaf in the zebra’s mouth and Ryan’s loving Mother is represented by the giraffe who’s giving her son’s name a good snuggle.  

From rough sketch to final product:

 This painting was designed to grow with Baby Ryan- being young enough to be appropriate for a nursery and also bright enough to be able to transition easily into a toddler’s room.  Email me if you’d like a painting made for your little one or if you have questions about price, sizing or anything else.  All questions are welcome.   

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Before & After: the Painting Process

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Makeover shows, be them human or residential, are a major weakness of mine.  Mostly because I love a good before-and-after picture.  I love seeing a neglected little kitchen in Iowa that hasn’t been updated since Reagan was in office be turned into a gormet cookery fit for the White House.  It’s so satisfying to see the design come to life and the before-and-after shot at the end is what makes it all come together.

The same is true for paintings.  Whenever I’m asked to do a custom painting I always start with a sketch to make sure the customer and I are on the same page.  Once the drawing is approved, I get ‘er painted up and no many how many times I go through the process I still love seeing the before and after shot at the end.    

For instance, you can go from hand-colored sketch to nice looking piece of art (if I do say so myself):

From an idea in a notebook to a wall-sized triptych that is now the highlight of Lil’ Dillon’s room.  

From a basic scribble to a full-blown stadium.

From outline to outstanding….ya, I just said that.  
Click HERE to see more before-and-afters.  

And feel free to email me if you have an idea for a painting…or if you just want to talk about muffins. 

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E is for Ella

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Ella’s Mom just re-did her room for her and ordered these letters to complete the transformation.  Her room is now a bright mint green with a coordinating green and pink bedspread and I’m told these letters look great hung on her wall.
Each letter is painted on a big ol’ 10″x10″ square canvas which means that when it’s hung on the wall 2″ apart, this piece takes up a full four feet of wall space.  This type of painting is an excellent option for renters who can’t paint their walls but are looking for a big piece of artwork for a focal wall.  They take up a lot of space without being too busy.  
As always, special requests like this are welcome and encouraged.  Email me if you have questions or for pricing info.  Makes a great Christmas present!