In the studio.

It’s no secret that I love painting almost as much as I love Girl Scout cookies.

Over the last few months, I’ve been madly painting away in my home art studio. And I couldn’t love it more.

In fact, I’ve been in my studio so much that I may or may not be classified as a hermit. But I’ll never admit it.

Over the years, my eyes have opened so much as an artist. Even within this year itself, my obsession for portraiture has grown leaps and bounds. I’ve harvested my passion children and bridal portraits to the point where I have skin-tone palettes coming out of my ears! I get an internal high when I capture such a precious once-in-a-lifetime moment that can be cherished for generations.

Here are just a few pieces that I’ve been working on:

My past works are now available for purchase (recession prices!) on Etsy and have hit the Etsy Treasuries.

I’m so honored and am in good company with other great artist and crafters!

Check the treasuries out if you get a chance:

::Bathing Beauties::
South Padre for Spring Break!!!
Spring Break

::The Last Great Race::
Iditarod 2011

::Ms. Attitude::
Pink Flamingos

::By the Window::
I’m awake now

::Drop of Golden Sun::
Portrait of a Lady

::Nostalgia::
Beautiful Faces

::Custom Commission Portrait::
Can I handle the seasons of my life?

::Drifting::
I need a vacation near the ocean

::Patience::
Mystical Ocean

::Custom Commission Portrait::
Babies!

::Soaking Up the Sun::
Winter Escape

In the meantime, I’m having a Mother’s Day promotion! Space is VERY limited --like possibly 3 slots left, depending on your deadline.

If you’re interested, just contact me and we can start the steps in creating a piece of art that will be treasured for years to come!

I’m now off to work on another art commission while sipping a cup of hot tea! Yippee!

PS If you order through Etsy, let me know ahead of time so that I can give you a LOWER price!

this promotion is NOT limited to military

a gift for YOU! and a good cause.

Just a quick note to all of my loyal readers:

You guys are awesome! Throughout this year (if you're on Tumblr, throughout the past several years), you've been so supportive and so positive throughout my move to Alaska, my pregnancy, and my everyday life.

I want to give a little something to you guys to show my appreciation for being such loyal readers! I'm giving everyone, yes EVERYONE, 25% off anything in my Etsy shop- including custom orders! I'm in the process of adding A LOT more paintings, but take a sec to browse around!

Also, some of you who are on my facebook may have noticed that I'm part of Team Fox. I'm working through the Micheal J. Fox Foundation to help spread awareness and raise money through my art to help with Parkinson's research! 30% of ALL proceeds will go towards the foundation. I'm so stoked about this new chapter of my life. More on this come!

If you have any questions, please message me!

Love,

Em

If you're on myspace, I have a page with even more examples- www.myspace.com/theartofemilyroe 

warning: I haven't logged on in over a year, so if you have any questions, just message me!

A 48 hour Saturday

I love it when Fridays feel like Saturdays. It sets the pace for a perfectly perfect long weekend. It’s totally a placebo effect of having two Saturdays in one, but I dig it.



I also love it when I get a major urge to clean. Yeah, I said the C word- CLEAN! And of course, it’s even better when the urge hits me on a Friday- for the reasons above.

Cleaning allows me to clear my head, to relieve stress, and most importantly, to allow a clean, healthy environment for my babes to play in. The freshness, the sparkle, the intoxicating lavender smell - it’s all good! Today I’m tackling the nasties- you know, the toilets, bathtubs, the litter box. We’re going to war and I’m armed with the best- Clorox, Magic Erasers, Febreze- I’m going in, in full force, swinging my arms with toilet wands and Murphy’s Oil, all in the name of Healthy Living. My latex gloves are strapped on, my war paint is applied, and I’m roaring my loudest battle cry- let’s do this thing! No dust bunny stands a chance against this “domestic homemaker”! When I’m done executing my plan of attack, my house will glisten and shine for the next 24 hours or less, then it’s back to square one, baby!



So, with that said, this marks the end of a long week and the beginning of relaxing weekend. And relaxing we will be!



I going to work on some Etsy items for the shop, www.littlefishboutique.etsy.com, possibly open up a second shop (Little Fish is looking a bit like a smorgasbord at the moment), and Ron is going to work on stripping and re-staining my sewing table- which, by the way, I can’t wait! I’m going to sew children’s clothing, work on my hair pieces, and I will paint my smaller oil paintings on that piece of beautiful wood!





I know what you’re thinking- too many hobbies- um, possibly. You just have to sample a bit of every piece to find the right flavor- after all, you CAN have your cake and eat it too. So what if I’m still sampling- I’ll find what works best for us…eventually.

As we're wrapping up another Fabulous Friday, I'm loving digging my nose in my baby's neck that smells like sweet lavender.





Enjoy your weekend, everyone!











Em