Sleepy Sugar Plum Dragon and Friend

Day 25, Inktober 2016 Dragons, Tired

This drawing has tugged at me all year to paint it since creating it last year during #inktober as part of my dragon collection for the prompt word #tired.
 
So I did.

I've painted dragons in various colors: red, green, gold -- the usual, so when I saw the #colour_collective color prompt, sugar plum pink, this last week, I was inspired to try that out. What do you think? Do you like pink dragons? Hmm, what kind of magic or abilities would a pink dragon have?

I do believe the little girl is having sweet dreams as she cuddles up with this cute and dusty pink dragon.

©2017 Traci Van Wagoner, all rights reserved

Cute Winter Animal Gift Tags

Get your own free printable Winter Animals Gift Tags

Last year while doing some winter paint play, I painted some cute winter animals. I decided this year they would make fun gift tags for the holiday season. Since it is the season of giving, I'm giving these away for your own personal use. All I ask is that you visit my website and hit the subscribe button so I can email you a pdf. I promise I won't be inundating your emails, just the occasional free activity page and updates on the goings ons in my studio.

The tags have a fox, reindeer, and a cardinal. Print them on paper or card stock, trim and enjoy! Happy Holidays!

See full page of Winter Animal Gift tags on my website

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Balloon Lift Off 9: Balloon Parade

The red balloons have got caught up in some kind of parade!

I had fun over the Thanksgiving holiday last weekend to paint this scene, inspired, of course, by the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. I didn't go out into the massive crowds to see the parade myself, instead I joined the parade with the five red balloons, the girl and her dog. It was a beautiful crisp day in New York, and I'm pleased with how I captured that fall feeling.

©2017 Traci Van Wagoner, Balloon Parade

Can you name the big balloon on the left?

Stay tuned for more adventures. You can now bring the adventure home with a print, poster, book bag and more from my Redbubble store, and you'd be helping out an artist. Please feel free to leave a suggestion of where you'd like to see the balloons go.

As a bonus this lovely weekend, here's another painting I did the day after Thanksgiving while sitting on my roof deck in the now empty roof garden enjoying the slanting fall sun. Have a wonderful weekend!

©2017 Traci Van Wagoner, Roof Garden at 299 NYC by Traci Van Wagoner