Close-up of "The Golden Hills of California"

Here is a close-up of the above mural. They have done a beautiful job with the installation. It helps to have a gorgeous home too, eh?

Happy 2010!

I know I have been remiss writing on my blog, but the recession has hit me hard. I would love to know how other tile painters have been doing, if they somehow still have had work in the last two years, or if, like me, they have busied themselves with other projects. I have concentrated on my garden, making it self-sustaining for the days when I can no longer maintain it at the level I do now.

Here are some lovely photos a clent sent me of a mural I did for them. It is of the golden hills of California, and she told me that the "golden" part is because the grass is totally dead! They get no rain and all the grass turns gold. Out on the east coast, it's just called "dead". lol

Famous Goat

This is a portrait of "Bentley", a pet goat. You may have seen him a few times on Animal Planet, doing his tricks.

Here are two portraits in the same family. These are great people, they adopt retired racing greyhounds and give them very happy homes. This is "Abu" and "Stripe", obviously not greyhounds lol. Some families need a lot of dogs to capture all the love they have to give.

Happy New Year!

This was a huge challenge, piecing together from a million images on a fabric, the client and I created a nice mural in the French Toile style. It doesn't look complicated, but it sure was.

I am getting ready to have one of two surgeries on my leg. The first is to remove the hardware and screws from when I broke it two years ago. The second is to give me a new knee joint. I am scared but excited. Just to be able to walk again.....maybe this is the year!

New Tiles from Mike's Photos

Here are some new tiles from Mike's great photos. What a challenge they are!

Giant Rodents, Anyone?

Here are some of the coolest tiles I have painted in a while, or, at least the most unusual. A very nice lady raises capybaras for pets, kind of like giant Guinea Pigs. (When I say giant, I mean like, 40 pounds!) She says they make great pets. So I painted some tiles for her. Here are samples.

A New Installation! *beaming*

I must say I am very proud of this one. It was a huge challenge, and everyone is very happy, including me. My first all black and white tile....

Great Blue Heron and Mallard Tiles

New Jersey Fireplace at the Beach

Here are some client photos of a fireplace I did for him. He and his wife did a great job decorating around the fireplace, and made it look even better! The seagull is a closeup of the left side panel.