Winter window season is in full swing around these parts. …over at Treeline:
And down at Petsi Pies:
A couple of weekends ago I did this super hero city on the wall of one of Cambridge’s Finest SuperHero-esses: Miss Mia the Magnificent! Little Miss Mia is quite the superhero aficionado and loves playing dress up in her many costumes BUT until now she had no where to showcase her beautiful outfits. That has all changed now thanks to this wonderful idea from her awesome Mom. (Good job Mom!)
Now Mia has her very own city to save from peril including her own spotlight with her name in it and in the lower left building a capital “M” in lights to make it just a little more special.
Thanks for keeping our city safe from bad guys Mia. The world is a better place with your cute little face in it.
Good Morning and happy first day of National Pickle Month! To kick off this month-long pickle party I went over to Grillo’s Pickles, my local pickle store, painted their window, ate way too many pickles and talked about world pickle domination.
Travis Grillo, Chief Pickle Officer, started making and selling pickles in 2008 using his family’s 100 year old recipe. He was slingin’ them out of a pickle cart at the Park Street T stop 2 for $1 and now has made his way into Whole Foods all over New England, Fenway Park and at his very own pickle store.
The store is located in Inman Square, Somerville (on the Cambridge/Somerville line which I hear is referred to as “Camberville” but I’m not buying it) at 1075 Cambridge Street and they are definitely worth a trip.
Go over, check out the window, have some pickles (try the hot ones they’re AMAZING!) and tell them Mandee sent you! Happy Pickle Month!!
In honor of this upcoming Monday being Marathon Monday in Boston I painted a course map of the marathon route on the window in the EU.
At the beginning of the marathon in Hopkinton, MA we have some excited runners posing for a photo next to the now-famous ‘Welcome to Hopkinton’ sign.
At the starting line you may recognize some familiar faces, father-and-son Rick & Dick Hoyt who to date have competed in over 1,000 races together. You can read more about their inspirational story at their website.
The race then takes you through Natick, into the halfway point in Wellsley, MA and then up the dreaded Heartbreak Hill in Newton.
Over the hump and down the hill, the route now goes through Brookline where a Subway car with the name Rosie on it speeds past the other runners. Rosie Ruiz famously “won” the 1980 Boston Marathon only to be stripped of her title moments afterward when it was revealed that she took the T for most of the course and actually only ran the last mile of it. Tsk! Tsk! Rosie!
The course goes through Coolidge Corner and towards a packed crowd at Fenway park which is the marker for the final mile of the race.
And, because one of our own is running the marathon this year, I obviously had to paint her a special message from some adoring fans and her cute dog, Bachi.
We’re proud of you Jackie! You’re gonna do great!!
Happy Marathon Monday everybody!!
There are 2 ways to see the trailer in action- you can either go directly to Holmes Farm on Saturdays and support their farm stand or catch them at the Plymouth Farmer’s Market every Thursday at Plymouth Plantation.
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. 
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.
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.
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.
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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