April Showers ...

Well, you know the rest of the saying.

Just want to welcome April, (I know, a day late). Lets hope it's not too much of a washout.
But, I got my rain boots ready,  and hope you do as well! :)

I also decided to make this illustration into a free April desktop calendar, which you can get here.
(*free for personal use only)

 Enjoy!

- xo Emma

Hop Into Spring!

Finally, the first day of Spring has arrived! And, even though it doesn't feel like it yet, it feels a bit  lighter and cheerful already. I look forward to blooming cherry blossoms, sweet magnolia flowers and brightness all around. Here's a cutesy fashion illustration inspired by the colorful seasons ahead. 

Enjoy! 

xo 

Emma

Tea for Two

I always wanted red hair, freckles, a tiny pig and a teacup hat... I guess I live vicariously through my art. I call this one Tea for Two.  I think I might want to sell her as a set as well with my other tea related art prints - Blooming Tea and Tea Time. 
Hmmm... Maybe as postcards?  I don't know, we'll see! :)

xo.Emma

       

A Macaron a Day

Photo by Kris Chu

Nothing makes me happier than the first day of spring. Well, add a few french macarons on top of that, and you get a veeeeerry happy person. Here in New York City, March 20th marks the 3rd annual Macaron Day. Which means everyone can get a free, delicate mouth-watering, slightly crispy outside, with a explosive gooey inside cookie, from any participating shops. If you've never had one, now is the time to try one. I mean, come on, it's free! These tiny sweet colorful jewels usually cost $2.50 a piece. And since I heart everything and anything macaron, I thought why not share my favorite Etsy macaron inspired items. Bon appetite!  

xo. Emma

1. A Macaron a day print from lucileskitchen | 2. Macaron Charm from BlingAndPink |3. Set of 4 French Macaron Birthday Card from joliejoliedesign | 4. Turquoise Macaron Earrings from atelierdouceurshop | 5.Sweet Treats Printable Lists from wildolive

Tea Time

Lately, I've stepped away from painting girls, and decided to paint some non figurative subjects. I'm not really sure where the inspiration for Tea Time came from, but I think my inner disney princess came out in this piece. 

More tea inspired pieces to come!  Yay! xo. Emma

Peacock Garden

I've been working on some birds lately, and of course peacocks were on my list. Here's a piece I call

peacock garden. I didn't want to do the typical open tail peacock painting (even though, I think the feathers are probably the most glorious part of the bird). So, I had to find a way of keeping the flare of the peacock without its iconic tail. I found a stencil while ornament shopping back in December, that I knew I wanted to implement into this piece somehow. The "moorish" type tile design stencil was a great solution to emulate the eyes of the birds tail (so i think), while also providing some kind of environment. 

Thanks for looking!

xo.Emma

The Dreamcatcher

The Dreamcatcher

"Don't just chase dreams, catch them!" 

I'm really happy with the way this came out, now I'll have beautiful dreams. 

Thanks for looking!

xo.Emma