Without realising it, I have been enjoying Caitlin McGauley’s work for quite some time.

Caitlin is a painter. On her website, caitlinmcgauley.com she advises that she has been painting and drawing on every available surface since childhood! Luckily for all of us, she followed her passion and went to art school and honed her talents.

She now lives in New York City where she works as a painter and also blogs about all of the exciting and compelling things she sees – and happily for all of us she does this through her exquisite paintings.

Let me show you why I am so entranced with her work:

The home page of Caitlin's website. How gorgeous! Obviously I love the note cards with matching lined envelopes!!

And here are some examples of her blog entries:

How can you not feel happy when you look at this painting??

I love anything to do with Christmas - especially this detailed painting

I hope you all know how much I love Grace - and this painting is simply divine!! It captures her character perfectly!

I think one of these paintings would make the best present! A special birthday, christening or even just because!! I’m certain you would never regret it – nor would the lucky recipient.