You have been warned.

You have been warned., originally uploaded by sapphire252.

Well, it is 35 degrees celsius here in sunny Alberta - that would be 95 Fahrenheit to you folks south of the border....
So I spent the afternoon in the shade, putting the finishing touches on this rock that I painted for beside our backyard pond.
Those of you that know me well know that I have a thing for faeries, so if you come to my backyard, know that certain behaviour will NOT be tolerated!

Sacrifice

sacrifice 1, originally uploaded by sapphire252.

For Illustration Friday. Just some fun lettering.

Chez Pew

chez pew, originally uploaded by sapphire252.

A page from my journal, documenting our experience last weekend with the skunk. And in case you are wondering, it is now 4 days and many baths later, and the poor dog still stinks.

Skyline

skyline, originally uploaded by sapphire252.

For Illustration Friday...this is my interpretation of the skyline for my hometown.

Sticky

sticky, originally uploaded by sapphire252.

The summer of 1977, my parents loaded us up in the new Suburban, and we headed west towards the ocean. On the way, we stopped for snacks, and Mom and Dad bought each of us a big foot all day sucker. I think it lasted about two days...but you would have to check with my younger brothers...one of them may still have theirs.

Rain

Rain, originally uploaded by sapphire252.

For Illustration Friday.

Dance

Dance, originally uploaded by sapphire252.

For Illustration Friday. I thought it would be fun to leave part of this scene to the imagination. My son wanted to know why I made the boy's hands so creepy....but doesn't that make you wonder what the rest of him looks like?

Fairy's Child

Fairy's Child, originally uploaded by sapphire252.

I'd Love To Be A Fairy's Child

By Robert Graves

Children born of fairy stock
Never need for shirt or frock,
Never want for food or fire,
Always get their hearts desire:
Jingle pockets full of gold,
Marry when they're seven years old.
Every fairy child may keep
Two ponies and ten sheep;
All have houses, each his own,
Built of brick or granite stone;
They live on cherries, they run wild--
I'd love to be a Fairy's child.


I made this card to exchange with another artist...

Open Your Heart To Angels

open your heart, originally uploaded by sapphire252.

Another card I made for the Guardian Angel Artist group. This card is going to a family who has recently suffered the loss of their husband and father.

Mermaid

Mermaid, originally uploaded by sapphire252.

This lovely lady is on a page in my journal....now I have to figure out how to fill in the rest of the page!!!

JUNGLE

JUNGLE, originally uploaded by sapphire252.

When I saw that the theme for this week was "jungle" the lyrics to this song just popped into my head. I did the inital drawing of the lion with a sharpie marker. The rest was done with my Tria Markers, and a pigma micron.

For those of you that always ask me how long it takes me to do a page, this one took me an hour from start to finish.

I hope you like it!