Another Busy Sunday

Believe it or not I do have something I want to paint...personally. It's been a very long time, seemingly, since I've had an inspiration. The art group (business) Canvas by Canvas takes up most of my artist energy. Lately, it's been too hot to go to the studio and the alterations that we have been doing to the inside of the house taken up a great deal of my so called spare time. I still have curtains, valences, rearranging and cleaning to do. Once you start to clean one area you have to make another mess to get that one particular area orderly. It's a never ending story. So all of my excuses and all my procrastinations have not yielded any new paintings...and it seems very few communications on this blog. Thanks to those that stick with me, to you Nora for checking, and to those that care enough to come back. I will have a new painting this week, one that I've had in my mind to do...we'll see if it's worth looking at when done. If you like chairs you'll might like it. Back to it.......

A Typical Tuesday

It's been a while since I've posted here. I don't know who's keeping up with me, if anyone. Things have just been busy. I've kept up with laundry and cooking but not too much housework going on. I'll be working in Grapevine with a friend for the next two days helping her get her townhome in better shape for the real estate market. It's been listed for a while but thehousing market is very slow so she's sprucing up the place, repairing what needs to be repaired, cleaning and freshning up a bit. I'll stay the night on Wednesday as there is no reason to drive home and then back. Time wasted that could be used to work. Friday my younger daughter moves into a townhome with her friend and I'm sewing curtains and wall covering for her bedroom along with anything else that might need to be done on Friday. The weekend looks free but who knows with children needing haircuts, school supplies, clothes, food, and general maintenance. Robin will be busy making his mirrors, that have become very popular..go to Daydream Dezigns to see what he's up to. I haven't been painting, except to finish my square for Canvas by Canvas' latest painting, The Adobe House...or whatever we end up calling it. My studio is in such bad shape I'm ashamed to call it a studio anymore. It's more a storage unit. If it's true we make time for what we truly love to do...I don't think I like to paint anymore. :) I have got to get myself organized for in the morning. Life just happens doesn't it?

MY ANGEL

$50.00

Some days you definitely need an angel. This particular one measures 5" x 7" and is watercolor. Interested parties contact me at Gotyme4u@sbcglobal.net Even those of you who aren't interested can contact me as well....:)

Greetings from Colorado

Greetings from cool (sometimes) Colorado. My visit has been busy but enjoyable. I have seen old friends from high school at a luncheon, spent the day hiking in the Garden of the Gods with a dear friend and spent an evening with my younger sister, her family and my older sister, her family and my mother. I hadn't seen my younger sister in five years and she had not changed. The photo above is my sister's view of Pikes Peak from her front porch. Beautiful huh? Back home on Thursday...and back to painting.

IRISH COUNTRYSIDE

This painting is not an original of mine but a study of another artist. I cannot remember their name but if you see this and it's your painting, please let me know so credit can be given where it is due. I love the colors in this and have always wanted to visit Ireland as part of my heritage is Irish, although...it could be a Scottish countryside, in which case, it would be my husband's heritage. Either way I like it.

"Irish Countryside" ~ gouache on paper ~ 11" x 11" ~ $60.00
contact me at gotyme4u@sbcglobal.net for information...if you're interested

DON'T BE KOI

$50.00 SOLD
If interested inquire at Gotyme4u@sbcglobal.net
"Don't be Koi"~ watercolor ~9" x 11"

GARDEN VALLEY COPPER POT

This painting was done at a lake house situated on the golf course at Garden Valley. My art group, Canvas by Canvas has been going there for some years to paint together. Earlier in this blog I posted a small watercolor of the view across the lake from this lake house. Recently, we've found another lake house to rent on Cedar Creek Lake, but that's another story. This painting is done in oil on 300 lb watercolor paper. The pot, for those interested, was a gift from my younger sister years ago and the grapes were sadly, not real. But you would never know it. I do love oils...but somehow am too impatient to stick with them. Maybe some day...maybe not. But I do love them.

"My Copper Pot" ~ Oil on Paper ~ 9"x 11"~ $150
If interested in this painting, email me at Gotyme4u@sbcglobal.net

CLEOPATRA'S

I don't know if Cleopatra wore heels or not, I rather doubt it, but these looked very Egyptian to me. These were originally posted here on my blog but I have since had to paint them again on another canvas for Canvas by Canvas' new mini series of Sassy Shoes. These are adorable but it makes my feet hurt to look at them. But they sure are pretty to look at! These are for sale on Canvas by Canvas' Blog or website.

ASPENS

This is one of my all time favorite paintings. It is framed and hanging, under glass, in my living room, hence the small white reflections in the upper part of the trees. I figured everyone could forgive those glares knowing it was the best I could do under the circumstances. I put it on here because a friend was over to my house today to pick up some frames my husband had made for her and she suggested I put it on my blog. So...Betty...just for you, here it is. It reminds me so much of my home state of Colorado. I am drawn to any painting or photo of Aspens. That is why it is so special to me. It is not for sale...unless someone were to offer me a million dollars. Any takers? LOL

"Aspens" Gouache on watercolor paper, 11" x 14" unframed 16" x 20" framed ~~ alas...NSF

Pretty in Pink

This not a recent painting, but has always been one of my favorites. I distinctly remember Maryann telling me that I needed a wee touch of every so light pink on the stem of the tulip to tie it to the flower. That was exactly what I did need and it made the difference. ~ Today I was late to the Upstairs Gallery for our Canvas by Canvas painting session. Nancy and Barbara were the only ones there in the morning and Margie came in the afternoon. I picked up CY and we all four headed for Luby's to eat lunch. Everyone got what they wanted and we talked about our new and soon to be revealed R3 series which we have tentatively entitled "Mini Series". These mini's will be 6"x 6" canvases and will be done in different themes. Check out our Canvas by Canvas blog on a daily basis for the new arrivals. There has already been a hint of our first theme in a previous post! Check it out on our blog. Tell us what you think!! We love to hear from you. ~ I wanted to get a painting done for my sister for her birthday but I ended up just gessoing over the whole thing and will start again another day. I don't have long as I'll be headed to Colorado next week.

Pretty in Pink is 11" x 14" Acrylic on canvas panel ~~ $100

Sunday...a lazy day

Sundays tend to be lazy for me. I'm done with dishes and have framed the posters for the show tomorrow and made the box that will hold the entries for the free door prizes at De Soto City Hall. We hang that show tomorrow. I would love to paint but now I have bags to sew for my friend and that will take me a few days to accomplish. Too many of them! Yesterday I made sandbags and took them to Grapevine and arranged them by the back door of my friends town home to stop the water from coming in. There has been so much rain lately that the incoming water has ruined her carpet in the downstairs area. It's really a drainage problem. Anyway....that was my project for yesterday. Gotta get and accomplish something other than being on this silly computer....but I love this silly computer.