Magnolia WIP (work in progress)

Oil pastel on black card

26cm x 26cm or 10x10 inches

The reference image was found on flickr - I've cropped it and rotated it a bit.

Thank you for looking!

Your comments are much appreciated!

Homeless kitty hiding in a rain pipe

oil pastel ACEO

Available in my Ebay shop

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Dear God, please don't let them find me...

My little hamster was chosen as a "pushing the limits" nominee by imagekind - please vote if you get a chance!

The original of this paiting is still available for sale in my Ebay shop.

To purchase a T-shirt, mug, stamps, magnet with this image please check my Cafepress or Zazzle shops.

Give us a treat - fox terrier puppy and butterflies

oil pastel ACEO painting (2.5 x 3.5 inches)

Available in my Ebay shop

To purchase a T-shirt, magnet, mug etc with this image please check my Cafepress or Zazzle shops

Yorkie

oil pastel painting on black card

2.5 x 3.5 inches (ACEO)

On auction in my Ebay shop

The reference photo for this painting was taken by tanakawho from flickr (click me) who posts lots of fabulous pictures of adorable critters!

To purchase a T-shirt, mug, magnet etc with this painting please check my Cafepress or Zazzle shops.

Cupcake and tea

Original painting from life

oil pastel on black card, 6x6 inches

click to bid

Princess unicorn and roses

original oil pastel ACEO painting

Available on auction in my Ebay shop

To purchase a mug, T-shirt, magnet etc with this cutie take a look at my Cafepress or Zazzle shops

High flyer

Little tuxedo kitten travelling on a hot-air balloon.

Oriignal oil pastel ACEO painting.

Currently on auction in my Ebay shop.

To purchase a T-shirt, magnet, mug etc with this image please check my Cafepress or Zazzle shops

My little hedgehog made it to the Front page of Etsy!!!

I'm so proud of him:)

A5 size prints of this little critter are available in my Etsy and Ebay shops.

To buy a T-shrit, magnet, mug etc please check my Cafepress or Zazzle shops

Killarney lakes views

original oil pastel ACEO paintings

available in my Ebay shop

To purchase postcards, stamps, magnets with the cottage please check my Cafepress or Zazzle shops

Baby fawn and lilies of the valey

original oil pastel ACEO painting

on auction in my Ebay shop

I found this adorable creature on flickr taken by luv2camp2468 - THANK YOU!!!

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Hanging in there...

Cute little hamster sunbathing on a clothesline

original oil pastel ACEO

Sold To purchase a T-shirt, mug, magnet, stamps etc. with this image

please visit my Cafepress shop or my Zazzle shop

of mice and cheese and woken kitty...

original oil pastel painting

This black kitty was inspired by kitty27's Brody from flickr (click me) - thank you kitty!!!

To purchase mugs, postage stamps, shirts, magnets with this kitty please take a look at my cafepress shop or my zazzle shop

Dear God, please don't let them find me!

- hamster on a cheese shelf

original oil pastel ACEO painting

This critter was inspired by a photo of annia316's gorgeous pet from flickr (click me).

To purchase mugs, postage stamps, shirts, magnets with this cute little hamster please take a look at my cafepress shop or my zazzle shop

Baby squirrel and hazelnuts

original oil pastel ACEO painting

The reference picture for this little darling was taken by Odalaigh from flickr (click me).

To purchase mugs, postage stamps, shirts, magnets with this cute little hamster please take a look at my Cafepress shop or my Zazzle shop

Romantic giraffe - hard to find love for a tall girl

original oil pastel ACEO painting

Original is available in my Ebay or Etsy shops

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The reference picture for this gal was taken by *jude* from flickr (click me)

Bunny rabit cuddled in a warm blanket ready for sleep

original oil pastel ACEO

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The reference image for this bunny was found among cutest photos of jpockele from flickr.

Two robins singing love songs in cherry blossoms

original oil pastel ACEO

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Ivan

oil pastel on black card

This is a portrait of my first son. I painted him three years ago.

Little hedgehog guarding his mushroom

original oil pastel ACEO

To purchase a T-shirt, mug, magnet etc with this image please check my Cafepress or Zazzle shops

The reference for this painting is a gorgeous little hedgehog posing for Yoppy from flickr (click me).

Redhead Lucy - ladybird fairy

Ladybirds love little Lucy. They even fight over who will fly her next. If you see a bunch of ladybirds hanging around together look out for Lucy - she must be nearby!

Lucy's original ACEO is still available in my Ebay and Etsy shops!

To purchase a T-shirt, magnet, mug etc with Lucy please check my Cafepress and Zazzle shops

Little mermaid Shana on seahorse back

Shana is a little aquarium mermaid. She has a small equestrian farm and she loves looking after her seahorse friend George.

Original ACEO is still available in my Ebay and Etsy shops.

To purchase a T-shirt, mug, magnet etc with Shana please check my Cafepress or Zazzle shops

Roisin and her fish

Mermaid Roisin and her fish friend live in a little pond beside the Dark and Gloomy forest. They are always together and it's almost impossible to notice them in the dark waters of the pond.

Original ACEO is still available in my Ebay and Etsy shops.
To purchase a T-shirt, mug, magnet etc with Shana please check my Cafepress or Zazzle shops

My new FAIRY FOLK series!

Have you ever seen these cute tiny creatures sneaking around your garden, hiding behind your flower pots and taking a nap in your favourite coat's pockets? I will show you some of them...

Romantic Susie - crocus fairy

Susie just loves crocuses, as soon as they appear in your garden you might catch her sitting among your tiny flowers.

Original ACEO is still available in my Ebay and Etsy shops.To purchase a T-shirt, mug, magnet etc with Shana please check my Cafepress or Zazzle shops

Adventurous Wendy - travelling companion elf

Wendy loves travelling! Whenever you leave your house she jumps into your bag or suitcase and awaits some fabulous adventures. She also makes sure everything goes well for you and looks after your belongings!

Original ACEO is still available in my Ebay and Etsy shops.To purchase a T-shirt, mug, magnet etc with Shana please check my Cafepress or Zazzle shops

...and many more to come...

Connemara cottage

oil pastel ACEO

Robin

oil pastel ACEO

The reference image for this robin was taken by Harlequeen (click me). Thank you!

Pirate bunny in a dandelion sea

oil pastel ACEO

Available in my Ebay shop

To purchase a T-shirt, mug, magnet etc with this bunny please check my Cafepress or Zazzle shops

Ok, pirate - is my own invention:). The bunny on the reference image is very different, just felt like painting an adorable fluffy bandit. Here is the original photo taken by TheTim from flickr (click me), much more innocent than mine;)

Wren warbler chicks crying for food

oil pastel ACEO

These two beauties were photographed by M e d a from flickr.com (click me). They are so skinny and defenceless you can't help but smile looking at them:)

Etsy frontpage, 04 March 2008

I finally made it to the frontpage of Etsy.com!!! In fact my little print made it there twice - first in the morning then in the evening. It sold eventually and yet I can't even describe how excited I was to find that out! Traci Horschel (click me) was kind enough to make a screenshot of the frontpage with my dandelion there (thank you Traci!)

Where is my food?

oil pastel ACEO

The reference image for this kitty was photographed by eliazar from flickr (click me). His critter was so cute that I just couldn't resist painting him!

White kitty

oil pastel ACEO

The reference photo for this painting was taken by Sherry from flickr (click me). Thank you, Sherry!

Two Easter Bunnies

oil pastel ACEO

The reference image for this painting is a very cute photo by jpockele (click me) who has a lot of gorgeous critters and fabulous nature photographs on her flickr

I might be slow, but I'm smart!

oil pastel ACEO

I found this turtle ... guess where?.. yes, flickr again! This photo was taken by audreyjm529 (click me) and she has plenty of wonderful creatures and flowers on her flickr page.

Mandarin Duck

oil pastel ACEO

As a reference for this duck I used another stunning photograph by Neil Phillips (click me). Thank you Neil!!!

Birthday westie

oil pastel ACEO

Flickr is full of stunning images! I found this westie under creative commons fotographed by tanakawho (click me) who has lots of beautiful photos of animals, flowers etc. Well, the bow is my little personal something:)!

Lamb fight

oil pastel ACEO

The reference image for these two cutsies I also found on flickr (click me). This photo was taken by photographer who calls herself "the sea the sea" on flickr and has some fabulous and quite unusual photos there!

Baby fawn in a poppy field

oil pastel ACEO

I've been browsing flickr a lot recently and found this adorable cutsy photographed by Neil Phillips who has tons of charming critters on his blog and flickr. Here is the photo that I used as a reference image for it (click me).

Hey barcrow! No more drinks for this fella!

Oil pastel ACEO

available in my ebay shop

Hatching baby raven

Oil pastel ACEO

Available for a little while in my ebay shop:)

Cold December night

oil pastel ACEO

ACEO prints of this painting are available in my Ebay and Etsy shops

To purchase a T-shirt, mug, magnet etc with this image please check my Cafepress or Zazzle shops

Guinea pig ACEO

Charming critter series

oil pastel on black card 2.5 x 3.5 inches

Can be found in my Ebay shop

Cute little lambs

Available as prints in my ebay and etsy shops

Fawn ACEO

original oil pastel painting

sold

Ok... At this stage I've been tagged twice... so I have to give in...

My first "tagger" is Irish Rose and my second "tagger" is Paola.

1. I lovelovelove oil pastels (you sure know that already:))

2. My studio is my kitchen counter!

3. I have two little hooligans that are constantly driving me bananas

4. I love them all the same:)

5. Last Sunday I finished my very first Christmas window painting for a local café.