Cactus Cake

Cactus Cake art

“Cactus Cake”
Watercolor on Paper by Gayle Wheatley

This funky little cake was inspired by a real-life mini cake I ate at Mercado de San Miguel in Madrid. No, it didn’t have a cactus with eyes on it, a river, a mushroom or a road on it. But it was pink and it did have both red and green gumdrops on top. The rest I invented, and thus you have the “Cactus Cake”!

Martini

Martini art
Character illustration for the upcoming novel The Origami Oracle.
Gayle Wheatley, watercolor on paper

Inspirations: the real-life cat Martini (who is gloriously hypo-allergenic, and so sweet), The Origami Oracle (of course!), retro cartooning and watching the movie Coraline in 3D and at the magical Arlington theater in Santa Barbara.

Poo Bear

Poo Bear art
(Gayle Wheatley, watercolor on paper)

Birdie

Birdie art
My first illustration of 2009! yay! (watercolor on paper)

Mr & Mrs Owl

Mr & Mrs Owl art
Oil on Canvas, 12″ x 9″
featured in THE BIRD SHOW at Cactus Gallery

Starfish II

Starfish II art
(detail)
Starfish II art
Character Illustration, Mixed Media

Wormy, from Houses Full of Worms

I’ve been working on this painting for several weeks now and I finally got it done this morning!
Wormy, from Houses Full of Worms art
Oil on Canvas, 20″ x 16″, Children’s Book Illustration

Wormy, from Houses Full of Worms art
Wormy close up…

Wormy, from Houses Full of Worms art
Birth of Venus painting detail…

Wormy, from Houses Full of Worms art
Mr. Worm painting detail…

Happy Holidays from California!!

Happy Holidays from California!! art

Wishing you a happy and wonderful holiday season! -Gayle

Happy Holidays from California!! art