Very early Saturday morning

Nothing done as far as painting goes, but much accomplished today on other levels. Helped Margie shoot photos of her paintings for her website, exchanged clothing at Ross, visited MAS and picked up a check along with an easel for the show we are hanging on Monday for the De Soto City Hall. Ate in Dallas tonight at the Angry Dog Restaurant. This will have to be put on the list of places for CBC to eat at on one of their famous field trips. Watched a strange movie tonight with Justin Timberlake, Christina Ricci and Samuel L. Jackson. Something to do with Black Snake something or other and it was a strange story of redemption. What a little kindness will do for a person. The power of random acts of kindness. A powerful lesson on such a drizzly day and one I need to learn.

Here is a watercolor sketch done the last day of one of our visits to Garden Valley Golf Course lake house. Canvas by Canvas girls have spent many days painting, eating, drinking and playing games there. The view is across the small lake, which is located in the middle of the golf course in Canton, Texas. Our friendships were nurtured on the porch with margaritas, wine, steaks fixed by our own Maryann, chicken spaghetti, polish mistakes, and hand and foot card games. There are many memories we have made at this lake house....this is just one view from the back porch....many more views are there in my heart.

This painting is done in the style of Robert Burridge. It is not new...but I couldn't stand not having a painting to post to my blog, since that is why I started this blog in the first place. Should you be interested in this painting you can contact me at my email address: gotyme4u@sbcglobal.net Watched a short documentary of Vincent Van Gogh's life last night. What a troubled soul.

Well....it's been a few days and no paintings but I have underwear, shirts and transparencies to show for my time and labor. My youngest son was wearing his older brother boxers so since the laundry can't seem to do itself maybe more underwear would do the trick. Apparently, sharing boxers is a huge NO-NO! I have had a couple of really cool ideas. Cantaloupe in a bowl with a cat painted on it..."Cats and Melons" or something like that. Took a picture last night. Seems that with studying some of my favorite artists the ideas and paintings that sell are those that depict everyday life. I might go set myself down at a coffee shop in downtown Ft. worth and just snap some shots. Hopefully I'll produce a painting in the near future. To those that read this anyway....thanks for stopping in. More tomorrow in between loads of laundry and cooking. :) Hasta manana.

Today will one of grocery shopping, mending and hopefullly at least a short trip to my studio. This blogging is addictive. Not to mention email and web surfing. How do any of us get anything done???

Today was a day of addressing postcards and visiting with my art friends. Quiet visiting. We were forced out of ourusual habitat on Mondays, to the local downtown library because of insect infestation. Nasty pests. We addressed, labeled and stamped 500 postcards for the DeSoto City Hall show and sale. I have just recently quit my part time job that I had for a year and thought I would have more time to devote to my painting. Nope. I'm busier than ever. I have wanted to do a painting a day but life always gets in the way. That will never change so what must change is my focus. I hope this isn't like a diet where you say, oh...I'll start tomorrow. I make my own life very frustrating. :) More tomorrow...stay tuned.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0dzZTPWrSM You must go to this UTube video. This guy is so unpretentious and so talented. I would love to be able to watch "Britain's Got Talent"...but alas...I live on the wrong side of the Atlantic ocean. Wonderful to watch...check it out.

Since I haven't had a chance to paint on my shoes, I thought I would put one of my latest paintings up. This was done from a freeze frame on my TV. Stop, click, paint. Can't really remember which movie....It's 5x7 acrylic on canvas.

No painting as of today. Have tried to do some but life seems to always happen...as in other people lives that require attention. MAS and I worked the AMA volunteer table today and made some contacts and learned some interesting facts. Ran into a lady at the airport, who was just sitting there waiting for her friend as I was, and as we talked I learned that she used to "live around the corner" from MAS...no kidding here.....and she loved our work and took one of our postcards. Another lady sitting next to me, in the baggage area, overheard our very interesting conversation and chimed in. Found out she and her husband were starting a new business and she was wanting to put art on the wall of the new business and was looking for local artists. I told her about our giclees and she took three of our postcards. I got her email address to stay in touch. You just never know where you will find people interested. Tomorrow I paint shoes....I keep telling myself that. Maybe the planets might align and I shall have the opportunity to go to the studio to actually put brush to canvas. Oh wait....it's Father's Day tomorrow. Life might get in the way again!!!

This is my sketch of the newest painting for

Canvas by Canvas. http://www.canvasbycanvas.com/

We have some new and exciting ideas to

implement and I can't wait!! I think I shall

paint as soon as I get the laundry folded...that

could take a while.....OH BOTHER.

5 of my 11 art friends had a field trip to Dallas today. First stop was the Sam Moon complex which included Re-Be-Kah's and the stores in that vicinity. They took pictures of shoes to paint at the shoe store and then it was off to lunch. CY was starving....:) We dined at Mother and Daughters Cafe... home style cookin' and lots of it. Yum Yum. Those of you who don't live in this area don't know what you're missing!!! On to Southwest Gallery http://www.swgallery.com/ to view the paintings of John Cook and Harold Kraus, both have different styles and both are phenominal painters. Too many ideas and too much going on in my brain to get it all down. Look for new things happening with my art group's http://www.canvasbycanvas.com/ website. We have some exciting possibilities for new art coming up in the near future. Check in here on my blog or check out our website for further developments. 11 women and so much creativity. :) More later...........C2

I'm not sure this will work so am just testing the waters.