so inspiring...

i just came across this amazing artist via Pretty Zoo. these rocks are paintings! the artist Carly Waito photographs the precious rocks and then renders them in oil paint. i couldn't believe that they were paintings at first. i am amazed by the detail and realism. gorgeous.

summer inspiration...

so its a long weekend here, and i've had a nice quite start to it so far today. i spent most of the afternoon in my studio (how exciting is that?! that i can say that i spent time in my OWN studio!), on the back deck, and then out for a walk with the man tonight. the weather was perfect today, finally some sun after a week of rain. then tomorrow the man, my best friend and i are headed up to our friends place for a pig roast! i'm excited for a road trip and a party! should be a good long weekend!

i took these photos this afternoon after i found these shells while unpacking. i got these little guys last summer on a trip with the fam, and i just love the texture on all of the surfaces. and the pretty colours! i think that some sketching is gonna happen with these shells soon.
have a nice weekend!

urban inspiration...

hey ladies! i'll have some pictures for you later from the critique yesterday, but for now heres a few photos from my inspiration collection.

a little underwater inspiration...

so the family and i were out for a road trip on the weekend, and we went to this funny, little museum in sarnia, called something along the lines of 'stones and bones'. and at first, thinking that it would be totally lame (there was a ton of tee shirts outside on a table covered in dinosaurs) i wanted to stay in the car with the new puppy, but instead went inside. and actually really enjoyed it. i wasn't really into all the stuffed animals and dino bones, but they had an amazing collection of shells, crabs and coral! it was really cool. im really into soft oranges and peaches right now, and almost all of the collection was in this colour scheme! there will defiantly be getting lots of inspiration for some summer work projects from my pictures from the museum!
here are just a few of them!