I think we have fairies!

I was out in the yard doing a little gardening and look!!  I think it's a fairy garden.  That tree looking thing is the stem of a basil plant.  Click on the picture if you want to get a closer look.

Happy Birthday, Emma !

Meet the Birthday Girl...

 She played, she bounced, she laughed, she blew out candles, she ate frosting, she opened gifts....  She played some more, she laughed some more... 

Every good gift and every perfect gift

is from above...

James 1:17a

Cruisin' In Style

Carley and Beamer cruisin' around town on the new Cruiser.

Cutie Pie

Emma... 23 months... having a blast at the Turtle Museum.

Bumble Bee Whimsy

Sometimes you can learn a lot from copying.  I made every effort to copy a painting by Anthony Morrow.  I really like his work.  I didn't exactly duplicate it here but I had fun trying.  

Everyday Matters Challenge #1 ~ a shoe

Everyday Matters is a community of artists who encourage each other to expand their creativity.  One way they do this is by suggesting a list of challenges to draw.  Number 1 is, "Draw a shoe."  Sometimes you just need a nudge to be creative.

Splish Splash

Wiggling little fingers,

Tickling little toes,

Can't think of a better way to spend a hot Sunday afternoon than splashing in the fountains at Indian Riverside Park in Jensen Beach! This is a beautiful park with big pavillions, this awesome fountain, sandy beaches, and a long fishing pier.

Mama and babies

A second attempt at this one!  I tried it again, using a color photo, sitting with my Monday night painting ladies.

I drew and painted this from a black and white photo, sitting in the car, with my little travel paint set.

You Look Beautiful!

Senior Prom!  Have fun!

Parker's Senior Pictures

 

Great Egret

Arti Gras 2011

My first time going to Arti Gras....  and I loved it.  I painted this at a tent where they were giving instructions to a group of about 30 people at a time.  It was done with acrylic paint in about 20 minutes.

Chickadee

I love little finches!

One Year Old!

Happy Birthday, Precious Emma

A New Journal for 2011

 

A brand new art journal!  It small, just the way I like AND it's made out of watercolor paper.  I would encourage anyone that likes to doodle or draw or paint, but thinks they aren't good enough, to get a small blank book and play in it with pens and pencils and paint.  It's a safe, no rules, no perfection needed, sort of place to experiment. 

My Fine Feathered Friends

Carley's Senior Pictures

Pink Flamingoes

Arizon Sunset

Apparently this is a typical sunset for Arizona!

I was in awe.

Happy 100th Birthday, Aunt Gert

This is Aunt Gert.  She's amazing!  She's beautiful and loving and smart and funny. 

 And we were able to be with her in Arizona to enjoy the celebration of her 100th birthday.

Tulip

Looking at the Rockies

An amazing God created this

This is a beautiful and usual flower. They are rather common around South Florida but taking the time to draw and paint one made me appreciate them so much more. I looked it up on wikipedia and found this little bit of interesting information.

"They are pollinated by sunbirds, which use the spathe as a perch when visiting the flowers; the weight of the bird on the spathe opens it to release the pollen onto the bird's feet, which is then deposited on the next flower it visits."

Pretty cool, eh?

Yes, they are blue.

Acrylic paint is so fun! Whenever the "one shot at it" pressure of watercolor gets to you, get out the acrylics and just paint until you're happy. Blue buffalo grazing in a yellow field make me happy.

Cherries

This was a fun little exercise in trying to get "round" with shading and leaving some white for reflection.

Not quite a bear market, more like a bear cafe...

This great little scene compelled me, somewhat late at night, to drive home and get my camera and game-for-anything-daughter, and return for a little National Geographic photo shoot. You never know who or what you will run into at the curbside boutique. Oh, and just for the record, I did not tamper with the evidence here, nor did I feed the bear.

Home Sweet Home

This is the house I grew up in, in Meriden, Connecticut.

I think it shrunk.

Little Thatch Island Cottage

Wouldn't this be a nice place to go on a honeymoon?!!

And they lived happily ever after...

Watercolor class #2... I really enjoy going to class, and I like the teacher, and I like watching her paint. [but] We painted this picture using a black and gray reference photo, and not a very clear copy at that. The teacher demonstrated how she would paint it but she used paints that we don't have on our palette. In a perfect world, this would be different! :)

With This Ring...

Logan weds Alyson

Off to a great start!

first day...

I walked into my first watercolor class with my bag of supplies... brand new paints and brushes, and 3 hours later I walked out of the class with this. I'm giving myself permission to be happy with it.

The instructor was sitting at one end of the room and she remained in that chair for pretty much the entire 3 hour class. She called the class up to her desk and demonstrated a few steps. We crowded around, looked on, upside down, and then went back to our desks to "give it a shot". I'm giving myself permission to be "okay" with this.

We are supposed to "finish it" at home. Ummm..... how?

Make a Wish!

Happy Birthday, Parker!

An Angel is Born!

Emma Leigh

6 lbs. 15 oz.

20 1/4 in.

Luscious Libby Loo

Libby makes being "fluffy", beautiful.

Will You Marry Me?

This was the very first time I participated in an online challenge and sent a picture of my painting in.

Dust Bunnies????

I have dust bunnies and they are quite the happy, little "critters". They're content to just meander around the house. I don't feed them, and yet they grow and multiply. They don't make a sound. They don't jump on company, so far. No vet bills. I like dust bunnies.

Now, about the photo. These bunnies are sculpted out of household dust and lint!  I kid you not.  The artist is Suzanne Proulx. You go, girl!

Prince Charming

Save the Date!

Logan and Alyson... out taking pictures for their "Save the Date" postcard.

Happy and Adorable!!



The Lion of the Tribe of Judah

I tried to copy another artist work here. I will try to find the name and update this post.