Cards ready for Valentine's Day

Available at SG Too in St. Charles, IL  and SG Genvea in Geneva, IL.
Small and different gift cards available as well.

Holiday Dog and Kitty Portraits 2014

Cockapoo in Gouache

Labradoodle in Gouache

Sleeping Kitty in Pencil

"God Dog"  in Watercolor

Wheaton Terrier and Shih Tzu in Pencil

Dog Days

German Shepherd
and other dog prints and originals
will be available framed and unframed at:

Dog Days Event - August 23 at SG Geneva
The first annual Dog Days of Summer.
Bring your best friend by for dog related
treats and products.
Get a pooch caricature drawn.
Prizes given away!
Proceeds benefit H.E.L.P.
(Helping Endangered and Lost Pets).

Rooster Drawing

Rooster
Framed in a lovely pewter frame
Available at SG Geneva

Art Show This Weekend in St Charles

All three pieces available at SG Too in St. Charles Illinois this Memorial Day weekend in conjunction  with the Annual St. Charles Art Show.

Little Wire Fox Terrier
painted in watercolor
Archival fame in simple black frame and ecru mat.

Pug Portrait painted in gaouache
Archival frame in simple yet stunning black frame and black mat.

Rooster Drawing
archival frame in luscious pewter frame.

Harry Is Finished

Harry
Finished and ready to go to his family.
Your Pet Portrait

Newest Pet Portrait

Ray

Comissioned piece.

Lulu Pet Portrait

This is Lulu
Another pet portrait I created for
a Christmas gift. 

Beagle for Christmas

This is Daisy.
She is a commission piece for a client who
had me paint their sweet beagle
for his wife for Christmas.

Pet Portraits are great birthday gifts too!
Contact me for your pet portrait through my Etsy shop
Read through the discription for details.

Gift Ideas For Now And After The Holidays Hint: Birthdays!

Find this little 5x7
Baby Robin with Poem Print
 and many many more
images in my ETSY SHOP

5x7 Radicchio Print

5x7 Tiger Swallowtail Print

Tabby with White Pet Portrait in Pencil
email me for commissioned pet portraits at
sandramehl321@yahoo.com

Shih-Tese Pet Portrait painted in gouache.
Pet portraits are $27.00 an hour.

Pencil Pet Portraits
take approx. 4-6 hours.

Gouache Painted Pet Portraits
take approx. 10-13 hours.

Cards and Prints

I am hoping to broaden my card availability by
opening my line to the public on Etsy Wholesale.
I just applied for a place on the Etsy Wholesale site,
and am quite excited to hear back from them.
Wish me luck!

Peace on Earth holiday card.
Always remember to...Imagine Peace.

The Tiger Swallowtail

My little Squirrel and Acorn card. He is on a few different cards also.
My Squirrel Symbolism card is one of my best sellers. 

One of many different Bumble Bee cards,
this being the Bumble Bee Symbolism card.

Pet Portraits

Pencil Drawing of sweet Clark

My favorite breed in Gouache

My Kitty in Watercolor
Have your pet immortalized in Pencil, Gouache or  Watercolor.

Happy St. Patty's Day

Etsy Card Shop

Shop Post Card

I'm getting ready to send a post card out to retail shops that are a good fit to sell my greeting and gift cards. I may send 2 of my greeting cards along with the post card for the shop owners to see exactly what the cards feel and look like in hand. This is the initial attempt for the post card image, but I may tweak it a bit more before having it created at moo.com Once I have the post card ready, I will launch my Etsy Card Shop and I will post a link for the Etsy card shop here.

Miraculous Creation

Mixed Vegetables study

Looking forward to the spring and summer to paint more groupings of fruits and vegetables. Each time I paint one of these studies, it teaches me much about how amazing nature and creation is. Think about how when a little human is born, how every part of the baby is such a miracle. How fascinating it is that all the parts are there that make up a human. Everything in nature is this same miraculous creation. From a seed comes the whole of whatever God and nature has formed. This is what awesome is all about. 

Mother Nature

Being in touch with nature, feeling a part of nature, which we all are, makes it possible to get and be in touch with our true natural selves. I hope to spend as much time in nature as I possibly can in the coming months.

As I spend time outside soaking up the smells, sights, sounds, possible tastes and definite feel and touch of nature I will bring what I am moved by and inspired by into my art.

Nature helps me feel grounded, and being grounded makes me realize that I am part of something that connects us all. This is very important to someone who was not raised to feel a part of much. Nature is my home, my teacher, my mother. 

Spring Is In The Air

New Take on
Etched Birdnest and Egg

Luna Moth

Baby Robin

Cards available at SG Geneva 428 W State St Geneva, IL 60134

and...a new take on the Baby Robin above :)
This little birdy is made into a graphic image in
photoshop from a photo  I took myself, and the same
photo I used to draw the other little robin above.

Winter Birds Available In My Etsy Shop

Little Tufted Titmouse

Blue Jay

Great Horned Owl

Mourning Dove

All bird prints plus others
available in my
etsy shop.

Artists Procrastination Tactics

This woodcut took me twice as long as
I ever thought it would, but that was
partially due to my procrastination tactics.
Do all artists do this?

Is it possible for any artist to schedule creative time and actually use that time wisely? This is my question to any of you artists out there. You know who you are, and you know what I mean, right? I have talked with other artists about this very issue. We have so many ideas, but are unable to decide which project to begin or how to get started. I love working on my art, and I work fairly often, but sometimes I put off starting a project because I just want to make sure that the time I spend working is being used as wisely as possible. Ha! Sometimes I actually waste half of my time deciding which project to start or how to begin. Tell me your story of how you are able to truly use the precious time you have for getting the most work accomplished. I thank you for any advice you may have to share <3

Bacchus Art and Wine Event

Please join us for wine tasting and art exhibit.

Rooster framed, black and white, woodcut.

Passion Flower framed, hand-colored, copper plate etching.