So the last few years, Nora and Everett both want store bought costumes. I'm probably one of the few parents that wants to craft and make a costume from home because they are seriously the best! a kid from the neighborhood in a epic cardboard dinosaur costume- 10 minute sketch.  oil on paper   The art (the best part) is part of my making art everyday project and this is day 300 T o read more about this awesome project click  here ...
capturing a piece of Portland that has been long gone. I was flipping through old photos - and I am really old ones from when I was a kid and toted around a hot pick 80's long camera.  oil on paper The art (the best part) is part of my making art everyday project and this is day 299 T o read more about this awesome project click  here ...
oil on paper The art (the best part) is part of my making art everyday project and this is day 298 T o read more about this awesome project click  here ...
A nomad and a tower walked into a bar.... a study of a couple old cameras The art (the best part) is part of my making art everyday project and this is day 297 T o read more about this awesome project click  here...
this skyline never gets old. The art (the best part) is part of my making art everyday project and this is day 296 T o read more about this awesome project click  here...
mushrooms from my yard.  The art (the best part) is part of my making art everyday project and this is day 295 T o read more about this awesome project click  here...
a collection of fans. The art (the best part) is part of my making art everyday project and this is day 294 T o read more about this awesome project click  here...
always love this sign. The art (the best part) is part of my making art everyday project and this is day 293 T o read more about this awesome project click  here...
I need all my super powers today. Between being a mom, working artist, and a wife. I am feeling the need to rise through and really give it my all today. Being a mother to a kindergartner has been extremely challenging this year because it's all new. Maybe it's harder on me then it is for my kids, because I just want to protect them and try to help them live the best life. But I need my super powers today. The art (the best part) is part of my making art everyday project and this is day 292 T o read more about this awesome project click  here...
vintage flash camera collection The art (the best part) is part of my making art everyday project and this is day 291 T o read more about this awesome project click  here ...
last nights dream. blue birds flying in and out. The art (the best part) is part of my making art everyday project and this is day 290 T o read more about this awesome project click  here...
One of Portland's flat iron buildings. oil on wood. The art (the best part) is part of my making art everyday project and this is day 289 T o read more about this awesome project click  here...
Custom commissions are now open for the holidays! I am now taking orders to make a special and unique oil painting just for you or as a gift for a loved one. I work on commissions year-round but this year I only have a few spots available for a custom oil painting before Christmas.  I would be honored to make something for you or your someone special because a painting is one of the best gifts ever! It's thoughtful, meaningful and a gift that you will have forever. To get more information, just shoot me an email at: erikaleesears@gmail.com ...
oil on wood. The art (the best part) is part of my making art everyday project and this is day 288 T o read more about this awesome project click  here...
Can't get enough of Portland's nightly glow. oil on wood. The art (the best part) is part of my making art everyday project and this is day 288 T o read more about this awesome project click  here ...
oil on wood. The art (the best part) is part of my making art everyday project and this is day 287 T o read more about this awesome project click  here...
portland. oil on wood. The art (the best part) is part of my making art everyday project and this is day 286 T o read more about this awesome project click  here...
giving my plants their weekly shower. oil on paper The art (the best part) is part of my making art everyday project and this is day 286 T o read more about this awesome project click  here ...
working like a crazy person the last few weeks. but i did take a moment to realize the changing of the leaves. 1 minute sketch oil on paper The art (the best part) is part of my making art everyday project and this is day 285 T o read more about this awesome project click  here ...
oil on paper The art (the best part) is part of my making art everyday project and this is day 284 T o read more about this awesome project click  here ...
Life has been getting busy in all the good ways, but its nice to just take a minute to take time for my sketchbook. oil on paper The art (the best part) is part of my making art everyday project and this is day 282 T o read more about this awesome project click  here ...
oil on paper The art (the best part) is part of my making art everyday project and this is day 281 T o read more about this awesome project click  here ...
In exciting news the neighbor's kids through a big party when their parents were out of town for the weekend. The next day all of their pink furniture was sprawled out on their yard. They havent brought it back into the house yet, so hopefully it doesn't rain. oil on paper The art (the best part) is part of my making art everyday project and this is day 280 T o read more about this awesome project click  here ...
quick portrait practice. red. oil on paper The art (the best part) is part of my making art everyday project and this is day 279 T o read more about this awesome project click  here ...
The moment you realize you cut into a perfect cantaloupe. You know it's going to be a good day. The day mostly consisted of pumpkin carving, 80's music and a long wooded walk. The art (the best part) is part of my making art everyday project and this is day 278 T o read more about this awesome project click  here...
I have been feeling a lot like this lately, like my life is a game of chutes an ladder. Trying to meet my goals, being a present mom, wife and then holding on to myself.  Goals are insight but seem farther and then close at other times. 2 minute sketch. oil on paper The art (the best part) is part of my making art everyday project and this is day 277 T o read more about this awesome project click  here...
floral friday. oil on paper The art (the best part) is part of my making art everyday project and this is day 276 T o read more about this awesome project click  here...
“A cold wind was blowing from the north, and it made the trees rustle like living things.”  ―  George R.R. Martin ,  A Game of Thrones oil on wood The art (the best part) is part of my making art everyday project and this is day 275 T o read more about this awesome project click  here...
Still my favorite camera. oil on paper The art (the best part) is part of my making art everyday project and this is day 274 T o read more about this awesome project click  here...
Last nights dream was riding a bike through my neighbor with balloons tied to the back. It was rainy and smelled like autumn and I kept riding through piles and piles of freshly fallen leaves oil on paper The art (the best part) is part of my making art everyday project and this is day 273 T o read more about this awesome project click  here...
oranges! 10 minute sketch. oil on paper The art (the best part) is part of my making art everyday project and this is day 272 T o read more about this awesome project click  here...
On my way to coffee this morning, everything is coated in a big blanket of fog. 10 minute sketch. oil on paper The art (the best part) is part of my making art everyday project and this is day 271 T o read more about this awesome project click  here...
Do you see that wild, maniacal look in Everett's eyes? Well, he was just about two in this picture and he could not sit still at all or and not follow any sort of direction. He is pretty much a wild animal and full of mischief. Everett is an ice cream cone and Nora is Bell from Beauty and the Beast. This is the first year that I didn't make the kids costumes. As soon as Nora saw the Halloween costumes at Costco, she immediately wanted to be a Disney princess.  She is the most girly girl, with always wanting to wear a princess dress with accessories. These photos make me smile for sure. I'm not sure if it's the Halloween costumes or the sheer joy of capturing a moment in time. Halloween was always one of my favorite memories as a kid because I got to choose my own costume, and for a night I could be whatever I wanted and get a ton of candy....