One of my new artist friends, Lara Harris of A Vintage Touch fame, has been doing giveaways for miniature paintings of something that the winners treasure.
I’ve written about this before as a means of getting an additional entry for the giveaway, and apparently it paid off! I was one of the lucky winners.
I have so many beautiful things that I treasure, so choosing one was difficult. But then I had an idea. Years ago, I planned a wedding shower for my good friend Anastasia. I used bits and pieces of china and ceramics that I’ve collected to display pale pink roses, and was so charmed by the end result that I took at picture of the one on my coffee table.
Here is what I sent to Lara:
She posted about the progress, so I got to see a little bit of her process:
And then she posted this picture of the finished piece:
I saw that while I was on vacation at the beach and couldn’t have been happier. It was exactly what I had hoped and more.And it’s TINY. Have I ever mentioned how much I love beautiful, detailed things that are tiny? Anyway – I took a picture when it arrived so that I could show you just how tiny this little gem is:
It’s now displayed on my dresser alongside a beautiful Janet Hill (also very small), so that I can look at them and sigh every day as I get ready.
Lara generally features pictures of her work on her blog. Add it to your reader so you’ll know when she has new paintings for sale. They are so reasonably priced that they’re snapped up pretty quickly. Last I checked these tiny ones were still available:
Thanks again Lara for my little treasure!*Lara does a lot of custom work and recently did a painting of Matthew Mead’s dog, Oscar. Click here for more information on rates for Lara’s custom work.
Oh my goodness that is so pretty and petite! I love it! Laura is a very talented lady….lucky you for winning such a grand prize!
WOW – these are amazing! I love small paintings – such cute details. Congrats xxx
Oh it is so lovely! And I actually remember those flowers and all your beautiful arrangements from that shower. Didn't you serve a warm brie too? Mmm…
Beautiful painting Kate! Love it!
oooh, so pretty!
this is so cute! job well done to Laura:) and congrats on you:)
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Thank you so much Kate for such a wonderful post!So happy you love your painting, granted you took an awesome photo to start with!The colors are so delicate!LOVE it! :o)
Oh wow, that is gorgeous! What a beautiful little painting!
(And is that your home? It's lovely!)
So very beautiful. What a fab win!
so very pretty, kate! i love your original flower arrangements, too. thanks for the pic to give us a perspective of how teeny tiny the painitings are. delightful!
Congratulations on wining Laura's prize givaway I agree she is one talented lady:)
That is darling!