DRACULA ...finally done!

Finished Drac today at work

I love him!

Dracula
my current "work doodle".
I'll finish it tomorrow... I hope!

another work doodle

I'm still "doodling" at work. Printing the drawings and watching co-workers color them.

They're having a ball!

After I raved about Prismacolor colored pencils, the woman next to me, went and bought

$50 worth! 

I love that my art makes them happy, that ART in general makes them happy!

AUTUMN

I love Autumn Skies!

Gotta find the RIGHT ONE!

The Orange and Yellow Striped,

are my favorites!

Crisp, tart Apples

I love Clouds!

meet

"MOSELY" The Maple

I really love Autumn.

The colors, the feel, the smells

My favorite little Maple tree, "MOSELY" has the slightest Reddish  color to it's still very Green leaves. And in about 2-3 weeks....it will be flaming Red & Orange!....... I'm so lucky that I can see it from my art room and bedroom. It's like "they" knew how much I love Maple trees in the Autumn

Another version of Willa

I got to color the full verson of my drawing today. I'm in love with PRISMACOLOR  pencils now!

I'm busy thinking of fun things to do for the "FANCIFUL TWIST" Halloween Party! I'm thinking  freebies and give-a-ways! so BE SURE AND STOP IN on OCTOBER 22!.. can't wait to meet you!

Willa The Wild Witch

 

Willa the Wild Witch



Frank N. Stein

Cubical Doodles

Happy Pun'kin

Original Drawing

In Sepia just for fun



Polly may waddle.... but It's ME who doodles ALL DAY!

It's true... I do.
At work... all day..... .
Well... I work at a call center... taking phone orders, from mostly Senior citizens.. (Bless their heart) and some times... they're not "quite" ready.... and I have to wait.. while they get their......order...... credit cards, glasses.... or  the cat off their lap. So.... I have some time.... to Doodle.
AND DOODLE I DO.
All these were drawn and colored at work... : )
It's a time passer.. and stress reliever!!
So much so, that I gave copies of  the witch drawing and pumpkin, for my co-workers to color and they had a ball! They hung their finished pieces in their cubicals and it is looking pretty Hallow-weeny around there now!
My boss?.... well he's the one who printed the copies!
how lucky am I.

A Halloween Party!!

I can't wait to join in the fun!

and you're invited too!

Click  here "HALLOWEEN PARTY"

and be magically transported, to get more information.

Hope to see you there!

Favorite Scary Movies

What's YOUR FAVORITE SCARY MOVIE?
The YOUTUBE Clip is from one of my favorites.. "HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL" With Vincent Price.
This movie is full of creaking doors, dark corridors,  and blood curdling screams!!! all in BLACK N WHITE!! ...yesss!
I grew up watching those  "oh so bad"  but OH SO GOOD "B" movies... and I love them!
Nothing better than  Going to Olympia Theater with friends, for a Saturday Matinee.
  
We'd sit there, hiding behind are Popcorn, slouched down in our seats..... waiting to have our wits scared out of us.

During the month of October, TCM (Turner Classic Movies) are showing some of my favorite scary movies!
as they say, "check your local listings"

Scheduled to air:
(the original) FRANKENSTEIN with Boris Karloff
Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde
Mark of the Vampire
The Wolfman
House on Haunted Hill
The Tingler
House of Wax
..... AND MORE!! 

I'm hoping I can get to watch them all!

I'd love to hear what your favorite scary movie is... so leave me a comment!

FAVORITES

 My weekend is winding down.. ehhh.

I'm still working on cleaning out old forgotten files. I'm still finding artwork and other favorites, so I thought I'd share a few more with you.



I love this little guy!
He's only about the size of a Tangerine...
his expression is wonderful! I picked him up a few
years ago, at "The Flower Factory"...which has since closed
  I miss it, they had awesome HALLOWEEN
DECORATIONS!



My first published piece!
in Somerset Studio Magazine's
2008 "Vintage Halloween" issue.
It was so exciting!

A custom Halloween Wedding card I made for a friend

The wedding guests were in costume! How fun is that??

Inside of Wedding Card



I'm so thrilled to own one of Johanna Parker's pieces
his name is "Julius!"
and I'm giving him a good home!



"Happy Jack"

My original painting.

I couldn't part with him!

I even put his image on a T-shirt.

Last Day of Summer

This one still makes me laugh!

So, it's the last day of Summer! can you believe it? Did your Summer fly by too?
The weather here, has been a little un-seasonable, the temps have been in the mid to high 60s-70s..
I'm not complaining.. I love this kind of weather. I'm just not sure if I'm ready to part with Summer just yet.
But all signs show its over. Pumpkins on display, at the nearby "Mapleside Farms" a cool place that has a restaurant, Ice Cream stand, gift shop and Jazz concerts every Friday, outdoors overlooking the valley of Apple Orchards. This past weekend, they held their annual "Johnny Appleseed Festival"...... which caused a traffic jam. I was not going to the festival, I was on my way to work.... and I wasn't very happy.

Cleaning computer files..... I'm never gonna finish!

I came across tons of "files in files"... which included some of my Halloween artwork from past years.
I KNEW I had more stuff floating around!

Some items for sale at my craft show a few years ago



I made this to sell... but couldn't part with it!
Original painted Happy Vampire!




Fun hand painted Jack-O-Lantern Magnets




Cute little Pumpkin Fairy
Original Collage 2006

 More passed HALLOWEEN ART to come....just as soon as I find it... tsk...tsk.. tsk.. I'm bad.

A HALLOWEEN GIVE-A-WAY!!

Look at these adorable HALLOWEEN HORNS!

Created by one of my favorite Halloween artists, Johanna Parker. They're so whimsical and fun!

....and.. YOU COULD WIN THEM! Just click on the picture and post a comment, on the contest page.

You can see more of Johanna's amazing Halloween creations at:

http://www.johannaparkerdesign.com/

Also:

Check out this awesome site:

http://www.holidaywithmathewmead.com/

GOOD LUCK!

I hope I win......Mmmmmooohhhh... ha ha ha haaaaaahhh!

...no seriously..... I do.... hee hee!

Yay!  I got some Halloween jewelry done!

I just posted these on Etsy. I'm still working on other

pieces.  I'm on a roll!

I just love Halloween colors.

These are just some of the beads I'm using to make Halloween jewelry.

I've been in Pat Catan's (our local Art & Craft shop) twice this week! I've got to stop buying and start making!

I just wish I had more time to do art. During the week, I'm trying to wind down from work and I'm distracted so I  have a hard time focusing on art. I prefer the weekends, when I can spend the whole day and night. It's hard, because I work ever other weekend..... so......like I said.... not much time. 

I really should make a point to try and work in the evenings.... and stop watching tv and stay off Facebook...... !

So, with this Labor Day weekend, I'm hoping to really get some art done..... we'll see! 

More ARTwork

Original Collage/greeting cards

(sold at Etsy)

Just a couple more, while I take a little break from the wedding preparations.... okay I'm making myself  some jewelry for the BIG DAY!

ARTwork

Original Witch Sketch 2010

hand stamped Star hanging



"Dance by the Light of the Moon"
Original Collage/Greeting card(sold at Etsy)



   thought I'd post a few pieces of my artwork before I get busy with some last minute chores, as I get ready for my daughter's wedding next weekend!

.... I'll be back soon!



Welcome



My Great Grandmother Odile,  spirit of Goblins Moon.



Welcome to "All Things HALLOWEEN"

I love Halloween...always have.  The candy, the costumes, decorations, October leaves... and all things Black and Orange... it's all good.

It's only August. Very hot, very humid. But I always find myself thinking about Halloween this time every year. Maybe I'm just longing for a cool crisp Autumn-like day.  

My mind is swimming with Halloween ideas. Paintings, collage, jewelry... oh where to begin?
....But...my Halloween creating will just have to wait a while longer....
my daughter Allison is getting married next weekend! So much to do, so exciting! my ART will have to go on the back burner...and simmer for a while.

Being a brand new blog...is still in it's infancy, and not much to see...yet.  I've added just a few of my favorite HALLOWEEN blogs, and favorite sites... but there's lots more to come!

Of course, I'll be posting my HALLOWEEN art work past & present. 

Feel free to add a comment, or a link to your website or blog you'd like me to add to my growing list. 

I hope you'll come back again and again to see what's new.