The Silliest Family Portrait I've Ever Painted!

Progress Report #3: Lemonade Stand Family Portrait

I scratched the lemonade stand idea and just stuck to picking lemons

which I think worked out quite nicely

progress...

break!

yummmmm....

and done!!

11 orders done (in 5 days!), 4 more to go :)

Progress Report #2: Lemonade Stand Family Portrait

first watercolor layer

Progress Report #1: Lemonade Stand Family Portrait

Here are the initial sketches :)

The goal is to finish today! TODAY!

A++++ for Productivity

I was suuuuper lazy this morning but I turned it all around this afternoon. Guess I just needed a hot boba milk tea in my system :)

brainstorming a commissioned family portrait involving a lemonade stand :)

warming up the hand before I start painting

another family portrait

with the first layer of watercolor down

the prettiest color combo EVER :)

on its way to my friend's baby niece

Amidst the productivity, I got suuuuuper emotional. A little awkward tearing up in a boba cafe but whatever. I read a new custom order request--he wanted me to add a name to the inside part of the earmuffs. I just started tearing up. I don't know... the requests for custom paintings & sewn goodies allow me to participate, recreate or capture a very intimate moment between friends & strangers. I'm just very overwhelmed. I'm sort of providing a way to make their love or gratitude tangible/huggable, and if that isn't the greatest honor then I don't know what is.

Word.