Sold 50 more of my Christmas card.

Just sold 50 more of my "Another Christmas Moo" card, Thank you California. So far my best selling Christmas card.....with GCU.

Lone Tree Greeting Cards from Zazzle.com

Lone Tree Greeting Cards from Zazzle.com
Christmas Card Design by Kay

Christmas in the Country Card from Zazzle.com

Christmas in the Country Card from Zazzle.com
New Christmas card design

Tuff Enuff Christmas Card from Zazzle.com

Tuff Enuff Christmas Card from Zazzle.com
New Christmas card design by Kay at my Zazzle store

cardinals and snowman christmas ornaments from Zazzle.com

cardinals and snowman christmas ornaments from Zazzle.com
Check out my Newest design, pair of cardinals on front and snowman with cardinals riding a stickhorse on the back of my newest ornament from Zazzle..

Appy colt and Snowman Christmas Ornament from Zazzle.com

Appy colt and Snowman Christmas Ornament from Zazzle.com

Male and Female cardinal Christmas Tree Ornaments from Zazzle.com

Male and Female cardinal Christmas Tree Ornaments from Zazzle.com
Check out my New Christmas ornaments

tuff enuff gang copy christmas tree ornaments from Zazzle.com

tuff enuff gang copy christmas tree ornaments from Zazzle.com

Sold a 100 Christmas cards to the Netherlands

Had a great sale on Greeting Card Universe, sold 100 Christmas cards, my biggest sale with them. Thanks.

I will not be posting for a while

Sorry I will not be updating my blog for a while, my hubby is in the hospital...

The Fairy Tree Poster from Zazzle.com

The Fairy Tree Poster from Zazzle.com
Just sold a print on my Zazzle store. Thanks

Witches Hat Card from Zazzle.com

Witches Hat Card from Zazzle.com
Just sold cards on Zazzle

Ready for the Gatlinburg Craftsmen's Fair

Snow Woman  christmas card

I have unpacked and repacked the cargo trailer, hubby is down with a bad hip, using a cane, here's hoping he gets better soon. Been to Wally's World to stock up on vittles. So I guess I am setting on GO. You all come see us at the show, great place to start your early Christmas shopping, unique and handmade items. This is the first year I have offer Halloween cards. Lots more Christmas cards is ready. New Matted 8 x 10's, New designs in Magnets and Bookmarks, these make great Stocking stuffers.

Countdown time for the Gatlinburg Craftsmen's Fair

Where does the time go.....wish I could steal some back. I have just finished printing, packaging and packing my New Halloween and Christmas cards. Now to work on bookmarks and signs, laminating. The trimming and cutting takes a lot of time. Thanks goodness cooler weather is on the way...

Art In the Park in Morristown Tn

You'll be sure to visit the Martin Luther park in Morristown on Sat., Morristown Art Assocation members will be having an art show from 9-5, beautiful park, only 88 that day. Lois and I will be working the MAA booth, our hubby's at home working.
Next show will be the Gatlinburg Craftsmen's Fair all 17 days Oct 7-23....Great show, lots of goodies for Christmas gifts. I will have 5 NEW Halloween cards and 7 New Christmas cards....New 8 x 10 matted giclee prints....

It's Crunch Time

Fall show are drawing closer and closer, the harder I work, the slower I get. Working on new magnets and Halloween and Christmas cards
I will have a bunch of New designs for the fall shows..
I have 4 different bird magnets Cardinals, Titmice, Chickadees and Bluebirds.
2 cats, a Lucky cat, and miscellaneous subjects, great stocking stuffers.

New Artfire site new store

Check out http://www.artfire.com/ kaymurphysstudio site.

Halloween Party Invitations! - RenascencePub's Enchanté - Only the Best Invites, Hand-Picked for You!

Halloween Party Invitations! - RenascencePub's Enchanté - Only the Best Invites, Hand-Picked for You!

Two New cards for Halloween

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"Witches School"
Bet you din't know there was a school for them, New card illustration available in 5 x 7
I will post pic' s of the cards on my card page.
The top 3 images and don't ask how this happen
"Full Moon Witch"
These images are available on my Zazzle store.

painted the front porch

Hubby got the bright idea to paint the front porch Whooeeee! I is hot and its finished, now if we only had kitchen porch painted, oh well one project at a time. Need to work on a custom order of Christmas cards, maybe this afternoon....right now I'm hungry....Stay cool people.

More New halloween Card Designs

Spooky Graveyard Card 

All New Cards have a small image of the design on the back of card.

Halloween card designs "Witch and Cat"

Halloween designs

I have mowed the yard while hubby did the weed-eating.

Took a nap and UPS woke us up, now I have finished a new design for card, ( Halloween. )

Working on several more, this design is available on my Zazzle store check it out. http://www.zazzle.com/glorykmurphy  "Witches Hat" I will also have it available on my own greeting cards at the Oct. Craftsmen's Fair in Gatlinburg or you may order from me.

Sorry I have not posted in a while

It has been a busy, hot and mostly dry summer. We have also been recouping from the July show. Now its time to be getting ready for the Oct show in Gatlinburg. I have been working on a new idea, smaller prints from my originals, Glossy look, float mat, so far so good, these will make wonderful Christmas gifts. Plus I have to get my Christmas cards printed and ready, lots of new designs this season....I will post pic's later and price. I will also be in Morristown at the art in the Park show in the member's tent, no time to set a big display Sept 18th. Come see us.Stay Cool

Sunflower Happy Dog Doggie Tee Shirt from Zazzle.com

Sunflower Happy Dog Doggie Tee Shirt from Zazzle.com
This doggie tee may be personalized with your baby's name in the center of the sunflower.

Sunflower card from Zazzle.com

Sunflower card from Zazzle.com
Card may be personalized in the center of the flower, great birthday card.

sunflower sticker from Zazzle.com

sunflower sticker from Zazzle.com

sunflower tie from Zazzle.com

sunflower tie from Zazzle.com

New design

New design I will use this on Greeting cards and  personalized magnets.
Now working on Fall and Christmas designs. Next Design is a snow person.

Sunflower design

Great surprize this morning

I always open the blind on the kitchen door first thing in the morning, I saw something black and yellow on the porch, mercy there was 4 kittens and one cat, 3 black ones and one yellow and one grey tabby cat (which was not the momma cat) (must have been the baby sitter). I went back to the bedroom and got hubby out of the bed, he was sure I was kidding him. They look to be about old enough to wean. It was raining hard early part of the morning, I was not sure they could eat solid food, boy was I wrong, they flew into the cat food hubby put out like they were right at home. Finally momma cat and an old tom (feral cat) we have been feeding for a couple years, momma is mostly black with a little yellow and big green eyes. She has been here to eat off and on since Feb. We had not seen her for a month or so...Everyone ate hung around in the garden, which is fenced in area, for a few hours, now off to where feral cats go. Sure hope the kittens keep coming around. I will try to get some pic's of them.

New Mandala "Smoky Mountains"

I will have canvas Giclee mandala at the Gatlinburg Fair. "Smoky Mountains" I have chosen Bear, Whitetailed Deer, Cardinal, fog and clouds. Will show pic later....

Check out my New Children's Books page

Please check out my Children's Books page. Click on link to the right of main blog page...

Peter & Peeps -- Rescued Baby Hummingbird Fed in Hand by Mother

Yep in this heat wave we loaded our cargo trailer

It is 101 degrees in Talbott as I write this post, hubby and I packed our cargo trailer for the Gatlinburg show today, everything we had on was soaking wet, we must be crazy to do this for a living and then again we have a lot of friends who are just as nuts. At least we are close to home and get to sleep in our own beds, this is better than traveling and and staying in hotels....I like home and the garden is producing a lot of tomatoes right now and it needs to be watered every day. When it does finally rain I think I will just stand out in it.
Lots of new designs for this show greeting cards, postcards, bookmarks, giclee prints and a Smoky Mountain Mandala canvas print.. Come see us at the convention center July 16- 24...

Getting Ready for the Gatlinburg show

I am busy trying to get everything together for the show in July at Gatlinburg, less than a month to have it all together, the older I get the slower I go. Its not like I have not had plenty of time, now its crunch time..
I could say I work better under pressure...

 New size bookmarks with new images, 4 seasons mini prints of the Great Smoky Mountains mat size 8 x 10,  new greeting cards, new post-cards. I have a lot of printing to get finished. Today I am painting and I do need to get back at it, my helpful elves are as old as I am. Its is hotter than the hinges of hell here today, so we will be trying to stay cool, I think the good lord is trying to tell us something. Anywho I'm hoping everyone is staying cool.

Cactus sticker from Zazzle.com

Cactus sticker from Zazzle.com
These would look so good on your envelopes, add a little class to your mail.

Mountains and Trees Necktie from Zazzle.com

Mountains and Trees Necktie from Zazzle.com
New Tie just in time for Father's Day

Day off in the park Bay's Mountain, Lunch with a squirrel and 2 deer

Well today my hubby said "let's take today off, it's rainy" Never let it be said that I let that pass. So I packed a couple of ham sandwiches, some water and chips and off to Kingsport's Bay's Mountain park. It was a little muggy, nice breeze, we found a picnic table and started on lunch, I looked up and here came a squirrel heading right at us, OK, I thought it's friendly, so it sat and putting its little paws on its tummy as to say I'm hungry too, did this twice as it move toward us, OK I am a pushover when it comes animals, I threw it a piece of bread, it ate its fill and left I looked up here was a small deer, of course I had to give it something too, My hubby is as big of a pushover as I am. In a few more minutes Bambie's mother was there too. Needless to say I was still hungry we  left the table. We had a nice walk in the park saw the wolves, deer. Seems like most of the animals were tucked in today. Nothing like a walk in nature to soothe your soul..If you are ever in Kingsport Tn take a short drive to Bays Mountain park, it is worth the 3.00 a car.  But Beware the squirrel tells the rest of the animals about your food. Happy Days.

White Egret Mousepad from Zazzle.com

White Egret Mousepad from Zazzle.com Newest addition to my zazzle store...

White Egret Neck Wear from Zazzle.com

White Egret Neck Wear from Zazzle.com New Tie from my newest watercolor.

white egret stamp from Zazzle.com

white egret stamp from Zazzle.com check out NEW postage on my Zazzle store.

Christmas Bunnies Coffee Mug from Zazzle.com

Christmas Bunnies Coffee Mug from Zazzle.com Check out my newest mug at my Zazzle store.

White Egret Stickers from Zazzle.com

White Egret Stickers from Zazzle.com These stickers send a great message Save Our Wildlife. On your next letter put a beautiful sticker.

White Egret Greeting card and postcard

New watercolor I have used on 5 x 7 greeting card and postcard check out my greeting card page. Post cards are 4 for $5.00 and greeting cards are $4.50 each. Be sure to check out my zazzle store as this image is on many products. Great beach and summer fun wear. http://www.zazzle.com/glorykmurphy

New sale at my Zazzle store

Thanks to Mary from NY. nice sale 25 sheets of stationery (fox).

Check out my greeting card page

"Christmas Bunny" New 5 x 7 card...

Remember to check out my Greeting card page for new images. I know it's just the begining of summer and here I am painting winter stuff. I am cool and it's 80 degrees outside.

Small green tomotoes

On one plant we have found about 5 green tomotoes, yes I known should not count your chickens before they hatch...I spent the day painting and printing cards and trying to update my blog... Now it's time to fix some supper...

Christmas Wren Bird House

Christmas Wren Bird House comes in both sizes

Garden is doing great

We have spent most of the morning in the garden, getting rid of weeds and grass. Tomotoes are blooming and one pepper plant. Beans and taters are up. Planted one more row of white haft runners. I guess I will have to get back to painting soon.

New Print may be personalized "Pretty Mailboxes All In A Row"

New Personalized Print 8 x 10 "Pretty Mailboxes All In A Row" Comes with or without a black border around image. Mailbox with Bluebirds may be personalized, Such as The Browns or Judy and Jim. I can put one name over the Tuxedo cat. Please email me with your phone number, US calls only please. I will call you back Price per print $25.00 plus $5.00 S/H. USPS.

Spring Bird Tree

New Painting ready "Spring Bird Tree" same Pine tree different season. Greeting card will be available in 5 x 7 size. This piece is available for licensing.

Garden Planted Hooray

Hubby and I have about killed ourselves planting the garden, happens every year, couch taters all winter and bam spring we think we are 30 again, beleive me we ain't!! The lettuce and radish is coming up, we have pototoes in and beans, we even tried a topsy turvy tomotoe plant I'll let you know how that works out.

Wheee! Garden ready to plant

Finally after the cold than too damn hot, the garden is ready to plant Bill and I spent the biggest part of the day there. I did the tilling he cleaned up the old grass and raked, now to buy plants. it was a great day only made it to 80. After tomorrow it is supposed to be cooler, good time to plant......Tired back sore and all that good stuff. I did get a card printed for my sister-in-law, her birthday is Sat...

After worring about my Epson 3800 I discovered I had a bad ink cartiage, now to call Epson so I can get the bad one replaced. It kept telling me I did not have a cartiage in light magenta slot, oh well better that then something serious.

I also had a very nice order from my website, thanks Salem Va.

Happy Easter All

Happy Easter Egg To All!

New design for Halloween

I have been working on Halloween designs, this is for a card. If you have someone whom you are not really crazy about or would like to get your licks while you can. The front tomestone reads

"Wish you were here"! Happy Booing! Of course I could leave the Happy Booing off...I will post other halloween design as I finish them. Started out in watercolor and finish with a Bamboo pen tablet. The snow did not amount to anything today, grateful for that.

Snow in East Tennessee

Well I just thought you would like to know what the birds in East Tennesse are doing today cause its SNOWING! They left their Christmas lights up and now  I know why...

This watercolor is available for licensing. After 60 some degree weather yesterday. At least it's not sticking to the ground. Thank Goodness for that.

Happy Spring

Since Spring is almost here I thought I must put up some flowers
Happy Spring All.

You just can't trust the weather man

Don't think it make it to 64 today nice, little chilly, nicer than it has been but come on now snow on Sunday? Well we have tomorrow it is supposed to be a warm day, I have to go to the cargo trailer I have to dig out a framed print I have to pack and ship, glad it's going to be warm. Hubby ankle is getting better, he changed a tire on the mower, I don't miss cutting the grass one little bit... I finished 3 little 4 x 4 acrylic pantings on board. I need to get to work and doing some serious stuff it will will July before I know it....SPRING tomorrow, Hurray!

Ending up having to order

Drafting Flim Hobby lobby does not carry this, I did get a good deal on some w-color brushes. I ordered some flim from Dick Blick when you can't find it anywhere else they always have what you are looking for..I will try some of the Yupo paper too. Nice day about 64, tomorrow will be nicer...maybe I can clean out the car, it looks like a pine forest exploded on the floor mats, too many pine trees in our yard, nay never too many trees.

Finally a Nice day

Tomorrow is going to be warm and cloudy but no rain. Since hubby ankle is feeling some better, think I'll get out of the house for a while, trip to Hobby Lobby for some watercolor pencils and look at brushes and see if they have drafting flim. Take peak at Pier One, they always have new things, teaks my artist's soul and makes me think of things I need to paint.

Hope everyone is going to have a nice day....

More rain today Thunderstorms

Well, I think the snow is gone but the rain has moved in, OK I guess the spirits are telling me I need to paint, I would like to renew my engery by getting out side and enjoying some sunshine. I have been working on Halloween designs for cards, Spooky!
 Just sent my contracts back for both of the Gatlinburg shows. I have really enjoyed having time off this winter, especially since I don't think the public is buying art. Hopefully this will change soon and we can get on with our lives.

Check out my zazzle store Lots of NEW items and designs, everything from cards to tee-shirts and shoes, Spring is coming! Buy your love one a new Tie or maybe a new tee-shirt for Easter, I am thinking Spring..http://www.zazzle.com/glorykmurphy    If you would something designed just for you please email I will be glad to do a custom order.

Great dinner Wanchai Ferry sweet and sour chicken

I don't usually say anything about products unless they are really great, I just have to tell everyone to try Wanchai Ferry dinner if you like chinese food, easy to fix and yummie to eat better than most chinese resurants I have eaten in.We had the sweet and sour chicken, 20-30 minute cook time, rice cooks very quick, so be careful, just add chicken. You can find coupons on line for the frozen dinners, I  have not tried them yet...next trip to the store, wonder if Sam's carries them?  Wal-Mart has the dinner kit and frozen dinner, frozen meal is complete. Less than $4.00 for the dinner kit and I had 1.00 coupons. I had to buy some chicken too. Guess what we are having for supper?

Bamboo pen Wacom

Hubby got me a Bamboo pen for my birthday, great. I use a Wacom tablet on the computer downstairs, love it too! Wanted one for upstairs, getting to old in knees to be running up and down, bad enough when washing clothes. This little fella is great I have been using it with Elements 8 which is a really nice program, I had upgraded from Elements 5. I would put my stamp of approvel on both Bamboo and Elements 8. Of course I am still learning about 8 lots of new things to work with...

Oh Boy

Hubby broke a bone in his ankle, such good luck we are having this winter. I will be so glad when winter is over. 4-6 weeks recovery.....

Snow cowboys at the fence

Been one of those days, snow flurries all day, nothing sticking but cold and nasty. Off to Knoxville tomorrow, hoping the snow does not lay on the roads tonight. Hubby has a doctor's appointment in the morning, he slipped and busted his butt on our front steps (black ice) did a number on his ankle, it is black and blue.

I have worked on a commission for the last week or more, I tend to take a lot longer on something for a collector, I tried to get everything just right. Not like something you are doing because you really like it...I wish I could look in their mind to see what they wanted.

Oh well in my next life (mind reading artist)...the last 2 illustrations are from my children's book "Cowboy Snowman"

Geez Will it ever stop? Snow

The South is getting hammered with snow,but not here today, they are calling snow here Sunday morning, that's my birthday and for the last 2 years it has snowed. Oh well, I guess I will work on a commission I have to finish soon. We have always on our birthday's picked what the birthday person wants to do or where to go and eat, the whole day is theirs to do as they wish within reason.

Maybe the weather man will be wrong....I can wish...

More Snow last night and today

Winter is getting to be more and more like I remember growing up in Virginia. It's a good thing I like snow I do think I have had enough for a week or two, Please.
  Another New design finished tonight, "Bluebird and Posies" watercolor pencils and watercolor, tweaked with wacom tablet.
Stay warm.

Another New Design

If this bad weather keeps up I will get a lot of painting done. It's what I love doing. "Chickadee and Wine" watercolor pencils seems to be my choice these days.

New design ready

"Barn Swallow and Posies" Watercolor pencils, available for licensing. Loving the time off from shows to be able to paint just a little different style than I usually do. Of course the wet and wild weather we are having helps too. I get to explore some unusual things that seems to roam around in my mind. I have always finished a painting in my mind before I commit it to paper, choosing the colors is done as I paint. I will be doing some more of these comtempary posies.

New greeting card design Xmas

I used one of our oldest pine trees as the model for this design. It has about this much snow on it today. Winter is really just getting started. Oh Boy!

More snow Oh Mercy!

Snow and some ice is really playing havoc with our Pine trees, several big limbs have broke, now on the ground, one was in the street early this morning, one has been touching the ground all day but not yet broken, guess this Mother nature's way of trimming them. Here it is after 4:30 weather people said it would be out of here by 4: Still snowing! We really love our trees and hate to see their limbs broken.
Working on designs for greeting cards and napkins and wine gift bags, since we are only doing 2 shows a year I will sending my art to be licensed. I guess old age has finally caught up with me, I would rather stay home and work than be on the road. After 30 some years my knees are shot and my husband has had 2 hip replacements plus a hernia repair this December.
Have been decluttering my studio 3 big bags of clutter is gone and more has to go. My studio has been downstairs and upstairs. My graphic table is in our what use to be dinning room by the picture window and bird feeders. I love John Denver and Joanne Shenandoah cd's and listen to Knoxville WIVK a lot while I paint. I been thinking about moving into our spare bedroom but at least with it in the dinning room I can cook and paint too. I have a birthday coming up soon and my hubby asked me last evening what I wanted, hmmmm, maybe one of those new bamboo pen wacom tablet for my computer upstairs, I used the big wacom tablet on the computer where I do my printing. Need to do some reserch on the little guy. Anyone out that has one let me know if you like it. My snowwoman design is finished but may need a border around.

Snow again in East Tennesse

Well still snowing starting late this evening, I painting most of the afternoon working on new designs, will be painting more tomorrow since it is supposed to snow up until about 4: pm, Cooked a pot navy beans with country ham and will roast a turkey breast tomorrow, so I can paint while it cooks. I love a snowy day or two.
We have been adopted by the feral cats in the neighboor, probably because we feed them, we could not watch them starve, this is the second winter for most of them. One big old grey and white tom has claimed one of the porch chairs to sleep in, of course we gave him a blanket. This fella has the biggest green eyes. Its about my bedtime. More later.

Lots of New designs using my pencil drawing of the 2 Cardinals

I have used this design on Tee-shirt,cards,binder,hat,stickers,key ring, etc. All with the word "Whatever" on it check out these cute designs.

http://www.zazzle.com/glorykmurphy

New Pencil designs on Zazzle

Four NEW pencil designs for stationary on my Zazzle store and more to come.

I have put a tiny bit of color in each of the pencil

Great Gift Idea.

Don't forget Valentine's Day,less than 1 month away.

Order your gifts from http://www.zazzle.com/glorykmurphy

New designs on Zazzle

Both of these Cardinals designs are now available in a number of items on my Zazzle store, mugs,shirts long-sleeveed tee's,cards valentine's, stickers, shoes, hat, stationary, etc.

http://www.zazzle.com/glorykmurphy

NEW Valentine card on my Zazzle store

My New Valentine card design available on my Zazzle store. New long-sleeve tee,coffe mug and the cutest valentine shoes. Check it out for gift ideas. The items on my store are from my own art, many are available as prints.http://www.zazzle.com/glorykmurphy

TBA award from Zazzle today

My Bluebird and pussy willow stamp got a TBA award today. Thanks Zazzle.http://www.zazzle.com/glorykmurphy

New valentine design on Zazzle store

New Valentine's Day Cards on my Zazzle store.

Check out all the NEW items I have put on my store front in the last 2 days

Great Valentine's Day Gifts.

http://www.zazzle.com/glorykmurphy

New Wedding invites, New Binders, Cards, Mugs and T-shirts.

Snow

Here we are December 18th we have had rain, mix of rain and snow, then late this evening snow. This should put us in the Christmas mood...Love the snow as long as we have plenty to eat and we do, hubby is still recouping from his Hernia operation. His follow up visit to the doctor had a good report. In another 2 weeks he can lift more than a gallon of milk, he can now go up and down the stairs. I will be painting tomorrow on new card designs...Happy Holidays to all, wishing all a bright and merry Christmas.

Good News

My Gatlingburg Christmas card placed in the top 20

My husband operation went great, home now but sore. Thanks to all our friends prayers and a great doctor.

Other good News I placed in the Top 20 Christmas card picks on Kate Harper's blog " Gatlinburg Christmas" card.. Thanks Kate. Check out the link above...

New Scratchboard Tea-cup Bluebird finished

Finally finished the scratchboard of a bluebird in a tea-cup, the Chickadees are also finished, now to scan them and paint them with photoshop. One more to do (Titmouse).

My hubby has to have a Hernia operation this coming Tuesday, keep us in your prayers, please. Not sure when I will get to do the last painting and the last bird. I also used my last 12 x 12 scratchboard, so had to order more.

Anyone needing art supplies http://www.aswexpress.com/ They are having a great sale.

Hope everyone is having a great week-end...

Puddle in the kitchen this morning

I woke up this morning to sound of my husband calling my name, with the tone of voice I knew something was wrong, I hurried down the hall to " There's water on the floor in the kitchen"  Now I'm not a morning person, need coffee and a lot of it to be human. I looked, yep that's water in front of the ref. Damn where's my coffee. After a cup I did a little looking and mopping, coming from the ice maker, some is froze some is not. Not the best way to start a morning, after a call to our neighbor, he came to check it out, cut-off valve on the copper line in the basement was not working, new valve and all will be well, I hope. So how was your day?

I did start on a new tea-cup bird scratchboard late this evening, that will keep me busy for while. This one is the Bluebird.

Postage stamps from Zazzle

I had ordered some of my postage stamps from Zazzle (Gatlinburg Christmas) they arrived today,WOW! they did a super job of printing, anyone who does not think their work is high quality is very wrong. I will be proud to use these stamps on my cards of the same image... Be sure to check out my store on Zazzle . www.zazzle.com/glorykmurphy

Christmas shopping?

Check Out my new store with Cafepress www.cafepress.com/Februarykay
Mugs, tote bags,t-shirts,cards.

New Christmas Card

                                  http://www.kaymurphysstudio.com/ to order by PAYPAL. 

All of my 2009 card designs are from my original scratchboard art, the tea-cup series will be 4 card design, the male Cardinal, Chickadees, Bluebird and the last card Titmouse. Chickadee's in a tea-cup  will be ready before December 1, 2009. To Order call Kay at 423-581-2273. All cards are $4.50 each, free shipping. 5 or more card $4.00 each. I can add Happy Holidays in white to the outside and any text you would like inside.

Christmas is a Coming Soon! Buy your cards Here!

CHRISTMAS CARDS Now Available at Kay Murphy's Studio Greeting Cards. All cards are 5 x 7, Blank inside. $4.50 each with free shipping. 5 or more cards $ 4.00 each. Call Kay at 423-581-2273 to order, all major credit cards. Printed on 50lb Polar White.

A Christmas Moo

                                                                                      GATLINBURG CHRISTMAS

ANOTHER CHRISTMAS MOO

New Teacup with Chickadee's

I did finish a new scratchboard with Chickadee's and teacup, I just need to scan it into my computer and get started. This will be titled Two For Tea again I used one of Mom's antique teacups. I will make this available in 5 x 7 greeting cards, 12 x 12 Giclee' paper print and 8 x 10 matted print.

Home from the Craftsmen's fair.

Tear down at the show went very well, glad to be home after 18 days not counting set-up day, getting up at 6 am every morning and then getting home every night about 8:15 to 8:30 makes one very tired or in this case 2.

Gatlinburg Craftsmen's Fair NEW Christmas Print

"Gatlinburg Christmas "

New Giclee Paper print will be available at Gatlinburg Craftsmen's Fair

October 8-25 at my booth. $50.00 each print

5 x 7 Christmas cards $4.50 blank inside

8 x 10 matted prints $15.00 each
8 x 10 framed prints $45.00 each

Print is from my Scratchboard original.

I then scan it and paint with my Wacom Tablet.

Several Framed prints will be available at the show.
The perfect Christmas Gift
COME SEE US BOOTH 206W

New Scratchboard "Cup Of Cheer"

My "Cup Of Cheer"

My whimsical cardinal in a Bigger Than Life Antique tea-cup and

saucer. The tea-cup was one of my Mom's and in this day and

time we all can use a BIG cup of cheer.

I did the original in scratchboard, then to my computer, scanned

it, using my Wacom Tablet to paint in my colors, needless to say

I did have a stiff neck from the hours I put both at the graphic table

and the computer chair.

 I have printed paper Giclee open edition and canvas Giclee that

is 8 x 8 gallery wrapped with a white feather on each side of the canvas

These will be available at the Gatlinburg Craftsmen's Fair in October.

Gatlinburg Craftsmen's Fair Oct 8-25

In less than a month the Gatlinburg Craftsmen's Fair will start, this is the best art and craft show to do your Christmas shopping. Find link to this show below in my link section.

I will be releasing my 1st  Christmas print of Gatlinburg and Christmas cards (same image). This print is from one of my scratchboard art, painted with a Wacom tablet and photoshop program. I will also have new black and white prints some are framed in great black frames, 8 x 10 matted prints( Giclee ) for $15.00. A real bargain for the Christmas shoppers.

Come early and stay late Hours M-S 10-7  Sunday 10-5

New scratchboard print and cards

"Miss Annie Too"

Available as 5 X 7 matted print

and as Greeting card

Christmas Print Finished

Wheeee! this is load off my mind, I have been doing this painting in my mind since last year, Christmas print. I will post image later probably the 1st part of October, just before the show Gatlinburg Craftsmen's Fair, Oct 9-25. I am very pleased with the final image. I have also printed 5 x 7 Christmas cards. Forgive me for not posting the image now, but I have had some people steal my ideas, I would like have this one for a surprise for my collectors. It will be worth the wait.

Another Christmas Moo (Scratchboard Art)

The 1st image is "A Christmas Moo" both of these giclee prints are available as 5 x 7's matted in black, matted size is 8 x 10, sold matted or matted and framed.

matted size 8 x 10 cost

$15.00 each

framed size 8 x 10 cost $40.00 each, plus shipping. Black frame.

Christmas cards are also available from both images $4.50 each

I will have these these pretty Moo's in Gatlinburg at the Oct 8-25, Gatlinburg Craftsmen's Fair. Perfect gift for the Holstein cow lover on your Christmas list.

I finally got back to doing some scratchboard art

After about 25 years I decided to do some scratchboad, it has been a long time, it came back fast, thank goodness! I finished a cow face for Christmas cards and 5 x 7 prints. I am quite pleased. This is the year I will do a Christmas print from scratchboard. That should keep me busy for a while. I guess as artists we do need a change of pace to keep us fresh.

They are calling for rain for the next 3 days here in East Tennessee, good time to work. Just wish I did not have to the grocery store thingie...and cook.

Working on matting and framing 8 x 10's

I have spent the last 2 days printing and cutting mats for my New 8 x 10 series. These will be available framed or just matted at the Gatlinburg Craftsmen's Fair Oct 8-25. I will have new cat prints, foxes, bobcat, waterbirds, bears, horses, landscapes and maybe a cow and chickens. Photos will be posted later closer to show time.
I don't know about the rest of the world but Tennessee is hot and if we have as much snow as we have had rain, look out for the winter, I love snow good excuse for big old pot of soup and a lot of painting.. Keep cool.

Tomorrow my day in Gatlinburg and the mountains

Tomorrow is a kind of working, fun day at Gatlinburg and the mountains, I will taking some reference photos for a Christmas print I will be releasing at the October show. I will also have Christmas cards of this image. It is one of those paintings that gets stuck in my mind, I know just about what I want to paint but need it to be authentic, so I need the photo shoot. We need a day out anyway. Nice lunch out. Feed our souls on mountain air.

We had to go out for a while today it has been 94 at times here in east Tennessee today, That's damn hot! Boy, bring on some cool weather. Soon.

New Cat Prints

Silver is the first image and Tux is the black and white tuxedo kitty. These will be available

as Giclee 5 x 7 prints. More kitty's will make their way to my feline collection. Own one or more of these precious feline's, they mat and frame 8 x 10 size. $15.oo each with a white mat. $6.00 to ship USPS.