Saturday, July 29, 2006

Illustration Friday: Clean




My submission for Illustration Friday's "Clean" is from my 2004 HomeMade calendar and the title is "Clean House'. This idea was conceived for Marisol's Hidden Treasures everyday greeting card line and I loved it so much I repainted it for the calendar. This card is a gift certificate for some help around the house whenever you need it. The "Clean House" painting for the calendar is for the month of April, to show spring cleaning and the quote is: " It takes a heap o' livin in a house t' make it a home" ~ Edgar A. Guest~

I am back from my amazing holiday with my family, we went to Martha's Vineyard
for 7 glorious days and a wonderful time was had by all! I will post some pictures later today.

Clean House copyright 1995

37 comments:

  1. Just stumbled onto your site. Delightful artwork!

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  2. put some red tiles on the rood and u'd have the typicial sw home almost. love trhe cat in the window and the clothes blowining in the fresh april wind.
    Sooo how was Martha and her vinyard? glad u had a good vaction out east

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  3. oh god, i love that sprinkler!!

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  4. so cute! love the laundry hanging out to dry :)

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  5. It all looks squeaky clean, Val! Looks like the cat has been doing the cleaning! Very fussy, you know!

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  6. This one is sooo pretty! I love the fresh blue of the house and the wonderfully fine leaves on the tree...oh yeah...the vegetable patch with the prinkler is pretty fab too! Very nice! I want someone to give me one of those house cleaning cards...

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  7. Anonymous12:24 PM

    this is great!!! I love the whole concept and composition... the laundry lines are cute, too!

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  8. Wish my house and garden looked that squeaky clean. And that looks just like my Lily looking out into the yard from her perch at the window.
    So cute, Val. Looking forward to seeing your travel photos.

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  9. OOH!!! I want my house to looklike that one! Sky-blue clean! Love the sprinkler,too-- nice touch!

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  10. Nice. I wish MY house was clean. :-)

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  11. This is really adorable! The house looks like it is glowing!

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  12. nice and dreamy. love it :)

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  13. Anonymous10:48 PM

    it all looks very clean, fresh, windy and happy! nice work as usual...

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  14. This is great! I love the sprinkler and the clothesline!

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  15. Lovely colours in this one - love the blue and always the feeling to your art.

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  16. I need on of those! ;)

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  17. Everything is clean in this illustration! The house, the washed clothes on the clothesline, even the garden....amazing!

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  18. Great cat in the window... The laundry on the line reminds me of the days on the farm... Nothing fresher and crisper than clothes that have been dried in the breeze.

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  19. ohhh, it´s very sweet!!!

    beautiful illo!!

    greetings¡

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  20. Ah, clean and serene. A beauty.

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  21. Every detail has a clean, crisp feel to it. I love the little basket of laundry and that sprinkler, and overall piece is just delightful. Another wonderful piece of work!

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  22. very sweet clean house!! love your style!
    Martha's vineyard sounds wonderful!!

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  23. woow! this is amazing!, it´s really clean and soft, i love it
    :-)

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  24. Looks like the cat is an excellent homekeeper!

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  25. Anonymous9:40 AM

    Clean and beautiful, Val. The color for this is perfect, gives the idea of water, clean water of course.

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  26. love laundry on the line...and your little garden is great, too!

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  27. Hi ValGal! Haven't heard from you in a while. Your work is great as ever. Thanks for your comments. Do more.

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  28. What a lovely cute little clean house!!

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  29. Sweet. It looks a bit like the house in the photo's from your holiday.

    I love the little sprinkler on the vegie garden!

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  30. I love the sweet home feel of the illo!

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  31. The cat in the window, the crooked chimney,the little underwear on the clothesline,the sprinkler, it's all just too too wonderful!

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  32. lovely design the trees framing the turquoise (my favorite color) house, love the cat in the window. your art transports one to another place. awesome

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  33. Anonymous6:09 AM

    Hi Val,
    This house is really very beautiful with this so intense blue!
    So cute!
    Have a nice day!

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  34. I love the garden Val, the veggies, the fudge brown soil and the spray of the sprinkler. Very nice.

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  35. always wanted to have a house like this, to live in a place like that..always marvelous Valerie!

    hugs
    Marjorie

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  36. Hee hee the cat in the window is too cute! Love it!

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  37. I love the cat in the window!! Adorable and the sprinkler - wow. Glad you had a wonderful holiday!

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