i have not drawn or painted many men
that said, when marc jacobs posted this picture of himself on instagram, i knew i had to paint it
marc has been a fashion inspiration to me since he designed that iconic grunge collection for perry ellis
i am quite pleased with how he turned out (he too “liked” it on insta after i tagged him on it)
happy ARTsy wednesday friends!
“a portrait of my daughter, once a week, every week, in 2020”
Lilian
post her hair washing long sunday shower and pre dinner
happy monday friends
change is coming
sometimes you make change happen
sometimes change happens to you
this time, change is happening and i will just have to hold on, be strong and hope for the best
winter out of our bathroom window
the last of february out of our bedroom window
the beginning of march out of our kitchen window
a two hour delay kind of look
a snowy saturday
when i wake up starving
a bright kitchen corner on a gloomy rainy day. it’s been that kind of winter
but every now and again the sun comes out
wednesdays with her bestie. post school, pre gymnastics
the always inspiring marc jacobs
west palm beach memories
carolina beach memories
lucky stitched 13 was packed up and shipped off to miami yesterday
a dear friend purchased her
it will give me great joy to see her again when we go for spring break
happy ARTsy wednesday friends!
“a portrait of my daughter, once a week, every week, in 2020”
Lilian
all ready for a morning of fun in the snow in the neighborhood on saturday morning
happy monday friends
nothing too relevant to share this week
just some pictures from this month of february that is almost over
it was an ok/easy week i guess
last week by the ocean was better
happy weekend friends
pink always makes everything better
valentine’s day seems like forever ago already
we drove one hour to greenville to see cirque du soleil’s axel. it was amazing!
been trying to wear jeans less and make more use out of my dresses and tights
sunny days
and not so sunny snow days
wilmington nc. i love schitts creek
souvenirs from carolina beach and wilmington
i continue to paint. and stitch
post school, pre ballet
one week ago today we packed up the car and drove six hours to carolina beach after we picked Lilian up from school
due to parent/teacher conferences and a teacher working day, she had a four day weekend so i planned a beach getaway for us all (foxy included)
i got a pet friendly airbnb right on the beach where we comfortably stayed for four nights
being right on the ocean was a must
for four days the first thing i saw was the ocean and the last thing i heard was the ocean
nothing better as far as i’m concerned
if i could go back to living in miami, before making the decision to move to asheville sight unseen, i would hold that decision and explore more places
like wilmington
a place close to the ocean that right away felt more like home than asheville ever could even four years after living here
but such is life
and in life mistakes are made
and lessons are hopefully learned
i now know that this is the farthest i will ever live from the ocean
but i also know that one day i will live close to the ocean again
because it’s what feels right and natural to me
and i may not always be certain of everything
but i am certain of that
it was night time when we arrived but, woke up to this. and regardless of how cold and rainy it was that day, i stood out on the balcony and took it all in
it was really cold and rainy that first full day there. but it didn’t stop us from going to the beach
because it was so cold and rainy, we took shelter for a few hours at the north carolina aquarium in fort fisher
favorite books and new author found at the aquarium’s gift shop
friday started out cold as well but i went on a morning beach walk regardless
while William worked at the apartment, Lilian and i drove to wilmington where we explored downtown and saw snippets of spring
afternoon beach walk and the beginning of a sunset
i woke up early enough to catch the sunrise both saturday and sunday morning. right off our balcony. no way better to start the day
my early morning beach walk buddy
beach treasures
a photo shoot in wrightsville beach after exploring wilmington all together
sunday. one last morning beach walk before we left
“a portrait of my daughter, once a week, every week, in 2020”
Lilian
practicing her ballet in carolina beach nc where we have spent the last four days
happy monday friends
after i finished painting this portrait, i wasn’t sure if i was fully happy with how she turned out
or if i wanted to stitch her
so i put her aside and let her sit for a while
and then one morning she called out to me so i sat down and began stitching her
i am glad i did because with the stitching, she became who she was meant to be
“a portrait of my daughter, once a week, every week, in 2020”
Lilian
sometimes she likes to read certain paragraphs that she thinks are funny, scary or witty out loud
and i like to listen
and so does foxy
happy monday friends
