Pear 12/27/20062.5″ x 3.5″ (ACEO), watercolor on 90# Canson. For Christmas, my sister sent me a box of pears from Harry & David. They were so beautiful, I needed to paint one.
Author: allisonstein
By way of introduction, I am Allison Stein, an artist and author. Here’s the bio that will appear with my next published short story: Allison Stein is a Kansas City artist and author with a dark Southern streak. Her most recent credits include cover art for “Tick Hill” and “Diva” and a short story in “Flush Fiction”, all from Yard Dog Press. She also exhibits her art in science fiction and fantasy art shows across…
May the holidays bring you many unexpected treats.
I was standing by the stove, stirring a pot of yummy Cincinnati chili, when I realized the “tinkle tinkle tinkle” of Christmas tree ornaments was more persistent than usual. Glancing over my shoulder, I discovered a new ornament on my tree: It was only a matter of time. I’m surprised it took Mischief a full week to get herself into that predicament. (If it had been Mayhem, the tree would be horizontal. So far, so…
First of all, I’ll say it again: My idea of Hell IS a cold day. Bah, humbug to your snow — all 6 to 8 inches of it — and the ice that fell last night. Thanksgiving went inexplicably well. No major drama, no major trauma, but a definite underlying tension. I come from a family of porcupines — all bristly and unable to get too close to each other for fear of getting poked…