update

Hi!

What I've been up to lately..

started a tumblr (which i am hopelessly addicted to already)

 

painting a lot


 

pretending to be Stevie Nicks on the regs

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shooting guns in Ohio

which I'm kind of good at?

oh, and being ridiculous



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enjoying the country flowers

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walking by pretty things

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humbling fan tattoos

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wearing excessive amounts of jewelry

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being in love with my new pants

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girl days with my bestie

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geeking out to world of warcraft (at the airport)

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enjoying goodiess from proseIV

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entertaining myself on dull mondays (not today)
 


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and collecting rosaries 
  
Okay, have i overwhelmed you with too many photos again? Good.
I'm still in Ohio and will be back in a couple of days, then its back to paint paint paint paint aiptna pitnpi tnpssdflsd
Oh, and fireflies are amazing. !!!!!
xx

The 50 States! - Ohio

(click to see it larger)

Alright, Ohio, I love you to death, but you were a bitch to draw. I had these adorable little gray squirrels in there, but it looked way too cluttered to me. Anyway, besides the occasional frustrations, I'm really enjoying this series. I'm learning what makes each state unique and beautiful, (which is also where I run in to the clutter problem). 

Here are some things I learned and included in this piece:

• The Ohio state flower is the Red Carnation

• The state bird is the Cardinal
• The state animal is the White Tailed Deer. 

• It's known as "The Buckeye" state, that's what those little brown polka dots on her undies are! (Yes, I just said undies)

Anyway, hope you like it! 

I'm thinking maybe New Mexico next?? I'd love to draw some Native American themes

Love,

Charmaine

Nashville & Ohio

Three Days After The Snow Melted On Christmas
Ohio

A Fence In The Making

Ohio 

You Wouldn't Know It By Looking, But It Is Seventeen Degrees Out

Nashville

It Is Not Seventeen Degrees In Here,

Nashville

Ohio

Snowflakes, windchill, deer, cold toes, dice, steep roofs, Amish, dollar bills, wal mart, basements, wallpaper, twilight, 3am bedtimes, shutter speeds, christmas ale

Winter!

Joe and I have finally figured out our holiday plans. We'll be spending some time with my parents in San Diego, then flying to freezingcold Ohio to stay with his family for a bit. Why are plane tickets to expensive?! We were playing with the thought of driving cross-country, but we'll be saving that for another time. Hopefully we can go and see a Cavs game while we're there (Yes, I'm a basketball fan :p) Then Nashville for New Years! wheee!

Anyway, I was looking through some pictures from last year when we visited his family in Ohio, and it's definitely getting me in to the winter spirit! Being a native Southern Californian, I don't fare well with the cold, but there is something extremely magical about the 'dead' trees and snow. (Not to mention the Amish and their cute horse & buggies!)

Picture overload. Enjoy.