Inspired by the butterflies I've seen outside recently, I decided to flutter back here to share my butterfly alphabet series. First up is my drawing of the Adonis Blue butterfly. A is also the first letter of my mom's name, Annette. Several products like throw pillows are now available through Fine Art America at aquariann.pixels.com. The original piece is drawn on 3.5"x2.5" Strathmore Smooth Bristol Paper with Prismacolor pencils ..read more

I started blogging in 2001 (high fives to the early LiveJournalers out there), whenever something in my life begged me to write about it. My blog fever hit full force in 2010. Then finally broke in 2018, when my blog entries dropped drastically, from a few times a week to very rarely. Now the best way to follow and contact me is through instagram.com/aquariannart ..read more

I wish winter would be as warm as possible before sliding aside for spring to take the wheel. We already had snow in southern Delaware, so that marks enough of the cold weather for me. If you're still wishing for snow, I am giving you a chance to win a magnet of my Snowflake Fairy. All my art magnets are printed on semi-gloss photo paper, then turned through a Xyron 900 laminate/magnet cartridge. They measure approximately 2.25x3.5 inches. Use the Rafflecopter below to enter to win giveaway before 11:59pm EST, January 31, 2022. Then scroll past it to find dozens more giveaways to enter fro ..read more

My daily blogging days have melted away ... but I haven't completely given up on it! Thus I'm sharing my new drawing that was inspired by my mom wanting a snowman image to make jewelry to sell at the Milton Holly Festival last weekend. My Snow Angel art is now available on Fine Art America, a print-on-demand company that offers many products like fleece blankets ..read more

Happy Spring! The daffodils are blooming again, and so is my blog. Who knows how long I'll be back this time, as my brick-and-mortar comic store, Ogre's Grove, is always branching out in new ways and keeping me busy. But since I discovered Jamberry nail wraps in 2014 and no longer had to use paint to make my nails pretty, I always make time at least every few weeks to do my nails. I've tried many, many brands of nail stickers, including Sally Hansen polish strips to Color Street nail strips. The black and gold nail polish stickers I'm wearing above came from Wish. The design is A169, but the ..read more

I've been stalking the Kwanzan cherry trees in Nassau Commons since the first spring I worked there in 2005. It wasn't until 2009 that I started participating in Wordless Wednesdays, which led to my love of nature photography. 2012 was the first year I posted a photo of the Kwanzan cherry tree blooming, and then again in 2014, 2016, and twice in 2017, April 21 and 28. Then we were in full swing with Ogre's Grove so I didn't blog much in 2018 and not at all in 2019 - but I was still sharing flower photographs on instagram.com/AquariannArt, just like I did earlier in week when I saw the first ..read more

Has it really been almost a year and a half since I last blogged here? Times flies, whether you're having fun or not! Don't get me wrong, I have had a lot of fun in my absence. But, just like this beautiful butterfly I met in the Pollinator Preserve in historic Milton, my wings were wounded and it took me awhile to fly again. Or perhaps flutter is a better word. I still hover low enough to occasionally crash into things. In any case, my weekly goal is to upload a new flower photo to my Fine Art America gallery and blog about it here every Flower Friday. Happy New Year! Featured Flower Pic ..read more