Julia's J

Last night I started work on Julia's "J". I wanted to do a monogram for her--- but mom requested a "J" to match sister Olivia's "O".

The girls are the subject of a blog, The Kauffman Chronicles .

Two very sweet and adorable girls who happen to be my nieces and one my goddaughter.

Anyhow-- with the Holiday Bazaar on Key Biscayne and my one night sale at Eanie Meanie on Miami Beach, it's time for me to crank out my gifts for the newest girls and boy in my life. They will probably end up being Christmas gifts --- we'll see.

Time to put paint on canvas.

Julia's J...

So the night before Julia was born, Kiki was over at our house. Her final request before diving back into newborn mommy-hood was to come over and watch Twilight.

As Edward (the most beautiful vampire known to man) graced the screen...I started sketching Julia's painting.

I decided to go with a "J" since Olivia got an "O" before she was born. ...and since the girls will be sharing a room--- the paintings will compliment each other rather than compete.

So-- this is what I came up with.

Kiki ended up voting for the one on the bottom.

I added some color...and there you have it. The preliminary sketch for Julia's "J".

Round and Round

I just had lunch with a friend who has a keen eye for art galleries, their set ups...and being on a committee for the arts, he also knows what he's talking about.

He was asking me about the show--and asking what was going to come back from my last show. I told him I wasn't planning on bringing anything...and he said, "You should bring back a couple of strong ones that haven't been seen in public in a while."

So with that in mind....these are two of the pieces I am thinking of bringing back.

"Rolling Hills" and "Redheaded Mermaid"

The nice thing about these is that they do thematically match up with some of my new pieces, such as "Double Banyan" and "Mermaid 3" . I may also bring back, "Key Lime Pie".

So round and round we go---where we'll stop---nobody knows!