Art

The weather here in NYC has been incredible. I kind of feel like playing hooky and lazing about with a good book. I hope you have a beautiful and relaxing weekend. The piece above was a potential cover for my book but we decided to go with one of the interior illustrations for it. I’ll [...]

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Today I just thought it would be fun to give you a closer look at some of my illustrations for Daily Candy.

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Check out this amazing collection of the myriad of The Great Gatsby book covers, collected by scholar and F. Scott Fitzgerald biographer Matthew J. Bruccoli who spent his adult life stockpiling them. “…today his trove is not only one of the world’s most complete collections but also an illuminating cross section of 83 years of [...]

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Fumi Koike Paintings

May 1, 2013

This morning I clicked the link to one of my favorite blogs, The Fox is Black and was instantly struck by these incredible illustrations of homes, workspaces, clothing and food. The painting style is absolutely beautiful. I feel like I only see similar styles from other Japanese artists and some Swedish artists as well. It makes me wonder [...]

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Lilacs in bloom

April 30, 2013

I’ve noticed gorgeous flowering lilac trees around town and on my friend’s instagram feeds. Here are a couple that caught my eye and my own bunch from my son and husband. Oh gosh do they smell heavenly. Here’s a list I found of flowers that bloom in May. Hand-held bunch via Caroline Ventura (Brvtvs) Wild [...]

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