Picture Frame for New Baby

My best friend in San Diego just had a baby so I made this frame for her. I'm loving the new swirly flowers I made and can't wait to use them again on another piece. I never would have thought yellow and pink would work together, but I think it turned out alright.

War Painting Inspirations

In the midst of continuing my series of paintings about "love" (no, not because valentines day is coming . . .), I'm conflicted with a need to now paint about the Iraq War. I just finished watching "Why We Fight" by Eugene Jarecki and have so much emotion inside of me that I feel like I'm going to burst if I don't express it somehow. I know a lot of the information isn't new (since the film was made in 2005) but if you don't know anything about the Military-Industrial Complex and how it all began, this movie will give you some good insight.

Am I the Only One that Feels This Way?

. . . or am I the only one that will say it?

This is a new piece from my "Love" series that was hung at Square One Coffee last month. It's titled "Trying to Love What I Blame." To see the other ones in the series, go to my website at http://www.akimmich.com/art.cfm?cat=1

Which Office Character Are You?

I totally thought I'd be Pam!

Go here to take the Quiz. Yes, I'm an Office geek!

Indie Artist Treasury

Knittydirtygirl put out a great treasury of Indie artists works from etsy today. One of my greeting cards is listed in the top right hand corner. Cool list huh?

New Email and Art Website

Stay tuned for a brand new website featuring my most recent works of art on annkimmich.com!

New Favorites from Etsy

I added a bunch of new items to my Etsy Favorites today. Thought I'd share!

Etsy: Your place to buy & sell all things handmade annkimmich.etsy.com

Buy Handmade this Year!

Why would you want to fill your house with stuff that millions of other people also have their house filled with? Wouldn't it be great to know that you have a one of a kind piece of handmade art that no one else will ever have? Now that's cool! Be the one to start the tradition of buying art for gifts this year. Start your shopping at the
Eastern Market
this Saturday from 10am-4pmSince you can hardly read this poster, click here for more details.

Rooted in Love

Because of Love

Square One Coffee Art Show

I've been painting my heart out lately with some new paintings for a December show. Mark your calendars now to come hang out at the First Friday Reception on Dec. 7th.

Square One Coffee
145 N. Duke St

Back at My Studio

What a great Thanksgiving break I had. Just enough relaxation to get me back into the design mode and painting spirit. I'm a week away from my show now, so it's crunch time, but if you've known me since college, you know that that's how it always is.

These pictures are just sneak previews of the whole piece.
For details on my show, scroll down for the Square One show flyer I posted earlier.

On Vacation for 6 days!

Every time we rent a cabin from the Potomac Appalachian Trail Club (PATC) we have an amazing time, so my husband and I decided to go back for our Thanksgiving break. This picture was taken from our last trip to Shenandoah National park and shows the awesomeness of God's creation and how blessed we are to enjoy and use it.
Go Climb a Rock!

New Fabric Shirt

Here's one of my latest shirts that I made for a friend.

Simply Put

As I was researching Snoopy for a new painting of mine, I came across this comic strip. What a great reminder of how we should be living each day.