Ahhh!! So good to be back online! I have been moving and attending the first ten days of an ongoing art show, but finally I am back. I have missed you Tumblr! In my first week, I had the most comments on this pink lady. I hung her near the floor and she made a terrific conversation piece. Alas she was the third painting to find a home. I think I will replace her with a little mouse and subsequent little critters that skitter around the floorboards. ‘Makes a nice counter to the avid collector who complains of having no more wall space. 

“Rose” the Chilean Rose Tarantula 12 x 12 oil on board, Allison Leigh Smith

I’m participating in an art show/art market event in January called Celebration of Art in Scottsdale, AZ. It runs through March. So I’ve been painting… a lot. Here’s my latest. I think I might title it “Can I Have a Cookie?” :)

PS: I do pet portraits ;)

Gulliver: 12 x 12” oil on board by Allison Leigh Smith

I have this friend, Kit. He paints jaw-dropping landscapes better than most of the masters you see in museums. But some of his most moving work comes in the mail.

He sent me this ( I adore squirrels) to celebrate that we met 10 years ago. It made my throat tighten. Look how happy she is! I hope everyone has a friend like this.

Thank you, Kitten. I love you, too. :)

Allison

New from Emma Hirst. It’s a pastel drawing, y’all!

“Insomnia”
5.5x7”

I wanna scoop him up and look at his tiny feathered headdress. 

(I replaced Piglet with Gulliver)

Q by Ana Zovco from Lettercult

cropped sample of Leaf with Waterdrops, colored pencil on paper, original is 15x 22” 

My college professor, mentor, and friend, Lowell Tolstedt draws in color pencil, silver, and gold point. I need toxic cadmiums to get color this vibrant. I don’t know how he does it. He’s also one of my favorite people. At Fischbach Gallery and Keny.

periodicalblah:Drawings by Brian Boulton

Dave McKean Illustration from Varjak Paw by SF Said, via: liquidnight

An old friend of mine asked me to design a butterfly tattoo with her daughter’s initials in it. “Feminine, topaz, and initials MMKM” was all she gave me. I gave her this.