VOTE!

 VOTE!!!

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Candy!

She waited all year- and Amelia, finally, can indulge in candy corn.

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October

Carman and her crow.

October is her favorite month. 

 

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Cheers! To 2025

 CHEERS! To 2025

 

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It Counts

This one is for my first time voting 18 year old daughter (and her future voting little sister too).  Don't ever forget- Your VOTE counts.  

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Boo!

Happy Halloween.  

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VOTE!

 

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Pleats.

This weeks prompt in my art group zoom class- do drawings based around objects here in the studio... So I had some fun seeing these colored pencils as her pleated dress.       

  

And now I suddenly feel like taking off my simple black sweater and putting on something way more fun!

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Mid Century Modern Living

I’ve been painting friends houses these past months.  This latest one- a mid century modern desert home- is a special place that will take you back in time. Inside- the design details are fabulous, as the entire home is decorated only with pieces from 1963 or earlier.... and I’m feeling will likely show up in some future paintings of mine, so look out. 

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The Queens Gambit in sketches

An amazing evening with model Nellie Blue (@nellie_blue on Insta), sketching and painting  the hours away.

She recreated these fabulous looks and poses of Beth Harmon in a Queens Gambit themed live zoom drawing session. 

Here's a little peek as some of my pieces from that night..

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VOTE.

VOTE!

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All About GIFS

Im all about creating GIFS these days (and I'm having lots of fun making 'em)...

See more of my GIFS as they are added under the GIFS tab on my website, click here: bellapilar.com

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Sometimes...

Yeah, sometimes things just feel out of your control.  But sometimes there's a lil birdie on the other end feeling like- this is the best ride ever!

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Thank You.

Thank you.  We love you.

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I Know Yeah...

I know yeah right totally uh huh absolutely...

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Hello Friend

Hello Friend.

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Stayin' Home

Staying home.

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Missing Lips

So many eyes everywhere.

So missing lips. 

(but wear your mask)

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An American In Paris

A glimpse at my process...

On the left- a quick pencil sketch followed by a bit of color planning so I know my general direction (which is nothing fancy- just light washes of my gouache paint on a laser print out of sketch).  On the right, the painting - at this point, a work in progress. It's my second go at painting this one.  I’ve been known to tear up a piece half way through (out of serious dissatisfaction and I had the first one I painted next to this one on my table while I painted this second one to remind me what I don’t want to do on this new one. 

And once I’m happy with this second one- oh yes, the first one will be...destroyed (it was really quite muddy and unpleasant, I promise you). 

And here is the final piece:

This is Deborah... an American in Paris.  She decided it was much more fashionable to walk her bicycle, as riding it would only wrinkle her freshly pressed French label coat. 

So she knew to wear ballet flats today for the long stroll- Deborah’s quite stylishly sensible that way. 

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True Loves

Amalia is spending her Valentine's Day with her two true loves.  

I'm thinking Prince wishes Princess would pay him a little more attention today.

Happy Valentine's Day! 

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