Seussical Masterpiece

This window is complete and already sold. I had such a great response to it, that I plan on making one similar to it, I can't dupicate anything exactly, that is the beauty of an original piece of Art! I'll be posting more as I photograph them, but again, I will be selling these at the Tuftonboro Central School's Bazaar on November 1st 2008 if you'd like to check them out! The window is roughly about 22"x26" in size.

Enjoy!

The quote around the frame is "Be who you are, and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter And those who matter don't mind"

Painting on Windows

I started painting on these old windows that were given to me by a friend, and found the possibilities are truly endless on what you may find outside your window! These are all a work in progress, I truly have been working on about 4 at the same time, because of the "dry time" I am limited to how long I can really work on each of the windows, so here is a sneak peek at them! I will be selling them at the upcoming craft fair in Tuftonboro, NH's Tuftonboro Central School on November 1st if anyone is around the area! Enjoy!

Echo's Mobile Mural

This "Mobile Mural" was created with my favorite little cousin, Echo in mind. She lives in England, and where I would love to go visit her, and actually paint her walls, that was a little ridiculous. So, I painted this "Mobile Mural" for her to take home with her in her suitcase. Size of 4 feet tall by 5 feet wide, I stretched this out on heavy duck cloth canvas, painted it with acrylic paints, and then removed it from it's stretcher bars, and cut off the extra canvas so that she could roll it up, or fold it up into her suitcase! When she gets home, she can hang it on the wall with tacks, or frame it! It is really durable and easy transporting off the stretcher bars. Kinda fun whimsical style for a little person's bedroom, hope you enjoy!

Doodlin' Di Trademark, August 2008

Mount Washington, New Hampshire

I got the request for "Mount Washington" from an old friend who now lives in PA, but misses her view of this magnificent mountain, which has snow on it most of the year, with the exception of usually August and September months... This is a view I see nearly every day in the winter months driving north on Route 16.

Doodlin' Di Trademark 2008

Painting with Wild Daisies I (framed)

This is a fun piece I did with wild daisies out in the yard. I like how simple, yet colorful it came out, and then how dramatic it looks framed. This is small, anyone interested in purchasing one like it, please contact me. The size of the opening of the mat is 6 1/2"x 4 1/2" and the frame size opening is 8"x10".

Doodlin' Di Trademark June 2008

Fenway's Green Monster in Pastels 2008

So, I got quite a response with the first Green Monster (the Mobile Mural one) and tried out a different medium (being the pastels/chalk) and made it smaller, and frameable! And got a different personalization request. So here it is, it is 18"x 24" framed in a 22"x 28" frame with a mustard outside mat, and inside matting is RED SOX RED! The details are more softened, but you still get that ballpark effect!

Doodlin' Di Trademark July 2008

Painting with Gerbera Daisies I

A close up of the detail of this fun painting using real Gerbera Daisies and their stems using Acrylic Paints on watercolour paper!

This is the framed/matted finished piece. I made a wash with greens and blues for blending around the focal point of Happiness!

It is for sale for anyone interested, I'm asking $100!

It is a fairly large painting, the painting size is 18"x22", frame is larger, I want to say 23"x28" and is so cheerful! I also signed this piece.

Painting with Gerbera Daisies

These are the Gerbera Daisies I used to make the piece I called Painting with Gerbera Daisies I.

I did this piece on May 15, 2008.

The Green Monster Finished

I've finished the Green Monster painting, and thought some close ups of some of the details would be cool to see for anyone checking it out. Nothing says "Spring" like Fenway for all you Red Sox fans.... Hope you all get a kick out of Manny going for a catch! As you see, I sketched out a rough idea of the view, and this is the outcome of the project! Doodlin' Di Trademark 2008

The Green Monster

Currently I'm working on this painting of Fenway Park's Green Monster. My clients requested several details that make this "THEIR Green Monster", and I'm sure any of you Sox fans will notice them! This is also hand painted, no sketching out on the canvas or any guidelines like that, it is original!

My clients wanted a mural a bit more flexible, so I suggested stretched canvas, and so here it is!

I'm painting this on a stretched Canvas (done by me) with Acrylic Paints. Finished size is 40"h x 60"w. Doodlin' Di Trademark 2008

Snowman on a window

I painted this snowman on a window at an area office for the winter months. It was based on a picture the client had at her home. Size is approximately 30"h x 45"w and completed with acrylic paints on a window. 2007

Portrait of Bitty & her Bunny

This painting of Bitty (the doggy) and her Bunny was based on various photographs emailed from her owner. It was requested this painting be black & white, and size of the finished canvas was 23"x28" done with acrylic paints.

Doodlin' Di trademark 2008

Canvas~

If anyone wants a mural, but doesn't have a permanent location or such, I DO paint on canvas and create custom sized art! Give me your ideas, and we can make it work! I have canvas that is over 5' across and however long or tall you'd like~ and ships to pretty much anywhere!

Snow....

Did I mention that I LOVE SNOW?!! Just in case anyone wanted to know that.... and we just got another foot of the beautiful white fluffy stuff today! I love living in New England!

And this is the Sundown half of the room....

Part of the daytime, and sundown room, this is on the other half of the room, inside a dormer (which made the ceiling lower, and my little buddy Taylor wanted her "Angel" flying in the sky above here.) Originally I think she slept in this area of her room. Notice the skunk she wanted in the picture, it is sitting on the fence behind the desk, and I also painted a jar of fireflies on the other end of the fence.

Doodlin' Di trademark 2006

Sunshine and Sunflowers....

In this room, the little lady wanted her room to look like she was outside, but she wanted one half of her room daylight, and the other half sundown. This is the daylight side, with some sunflowers.

Doodlin' Di trademark 2006

Pirate looking out

In the "Pirate Room" of course we had to have a "LOOKOUT" and here he is with his spy-glass in hand, hanging off a palm tree!

Trademark Doodlin' Di 2006

Marie's Fairy

When I painted Marie's room, she specifically wanted THIS fairy, and as she demanded (hey, she knows what she wants!) she has all the colors of the rainbow, and of course after the paint dried, we made her sparkle with a little double-stick tape and some rhinestones!

Doodlin' Di Trademark 2007

Crazy Daisy

I just wanted to paint something fun on the small canvas, and I love black & white together, be it stripes, checks or spots, I love to see the fun abstract patterns mixed with bright primary colors to just POP! So, here is my "Crazy Daisy", inspired partially from my daughter Marie's rendition of how a daisy looks, and mixed with my love for the B&W combo and some COLOR! This painting is 18" by 24" on stretched canvas, painted with acrylic paints.

Finished January 4, 2007.

Whimsical Forest Room

Another corner of the Whimsical Forest room, with fun colored mushrooms, a fairy flying in the starry sky above, and an owl just watching what's going on!

Trademark Doodlin' Di 2007

Pirate Room

A corner of a Pirate Themed room I completed in fall of 2006, with the guidance of a young boy! (telling me what he wanted where!)

Trademark Doodlin' Di 2006

Whimsical Forest

This is a corner of a Whimsical Forest Room I did in March 2007, as you can see I love to use the ceiling to envelop you into another world!

Trademark Doodlin Di 2007

Just beginning....

Hello~ Thanks for viewing my site, and hopefully you'll find what I like to do inspiring and fun! I enjoy painting, and over the years have found my passion is on the BIG CANVAS! I love working on projects for children, partially because they LOVE COLOR, and partially because it is just more creative and less "typical".
I don't mind working on putting stuff out of storybooks on walls, but it doesn't interest me to duplicate stuff from Disney. I admire Disney's work, but feel like you can "buy" most anything from Disney, but you can't just buy a wallpaper trim of a child's favorite storybook characters as easily as the Disney merchandise.