monster art

i moved my son's room around the other night. we pulled every toy out and put everything back in it's new catagorized spot. it felt like a new playground for him... we found things we forgot we had! the room is much more open as well; in fact, there is now a bare spot on the wall, which means...

mommy needs to make the moster some art!

i am very fond of trees. we live in the middle of a forest preserve, so the inspiration to draw them is plentiful. once i decided to not do a photograph of some sort to fill the empty spot, i picked a canvas size that would balance the room. i started with a blue sky and used sponges to paint the bright trees. i wanted to make trees with character. i also wanted the painting to deliver a message of love and inspiration. i took pages out of an old book for some of the tree detail and used stamps for other wishes that i have for my son.

here is the finished piece: