Baby's Nursery Sign

It all starts with the perfect little baby.

I do a lot of sketches and planning.
Each of these animals has a special meaning  for Whitman, including the family dog, Coco.
 I then transfer the sketches by graphite paper
to a board I have sanded and painted.

I use acrylic paints for the illustrations and lettering.

The final painting is varnished with several coats of acrylic varnish, completed with hangers and ribbon, and mailed off to hang in Whitman's nursery. 

Birth Announcement

I love this photo the parents sent me for their baby's birth announcement.  The illustration is water colored cherry blossoms.

Painting for Charlotte

Little Charlotte was born into a world of loving family and friends.  

Below is a sign for her door commissioned by a couple friends 

very excited to welcome her into the world.

The sign was painted onto a pre-formed wooden plaque from Michaels'.  I first sanded and primed it, then painted a coat of gesso for the background.  The painting is all in acrylic.  Some of the flowers are wooden pieces painted and glued on.  I sprayed a varnish on at the end to protect it.

Detail of a butterfly.

How Beautiful Life is Baby Gift

Commissioned gift for new baby.
Watercolor on Arches cold pressed paper.

Calligraphy in Pink

Pink calligraphy to match baby shower invitations. I enjoyed doing this job.  As I wrote, I thought about these people in Japan, hoping their party would bring welcome relief to the trauma their country is enduring.

Baby Shower Favors

"Love is made of small things" seemed a perfect sentiment for these bookmarks. They were printed and mounted on colored stock with ribbons for a cute little baby shower favor.

Ahh.... babies!

Photo by John Koehn

Babies Don't Keep

This is the perfect poem for a young mother. I make prints of it with different hairstyles on the mom, and paint each print in watercolors.

Just email me if you would like to purchase an 8x10 print.

Poem by Ruth Hulburt Hamilton