I STOOD IN THE RAIN

16 x 16 acrylic on wood.$75. Live Artfully!

JUST PAINTING AWAY...

Just busy today painting....Live Artfully!

THE PAINTING FROM HELL...6 PAINTINGS IN ONE...

OMG...I painted the first painting..and BEFORE I PAINTED IT RED--I LOVED IT..but, then...I JUST HAD to paint the background red..and put those tacky gold stars all around. It looked like a poodle threw up at Christmas dinner type thing....so then I tried dripping the background..and it keep getting busier, and busier...and I was hating it more and more...so I kept painting, and kept painting..then I LOVED the face, but the NECK was driving me crazy..she looked like she had a collar of chains on..so I fixed that...kept painting, kept painting...then ...it looked boring to me..so I kept painting, and kept painting......decided on a girl with a "halo" and the Lord's Prayer in the background...I spent TWO HOURS stamping out the Lord's Prayer behind her..and when she was done..I HATED IT...So..I went outside...took Nature Boy's (my husband) sander, and sanded the whole thing..for a LONG time (all the while imagining that a masterpiece was going to secretly reveal itself to me..LOL)..and when it wasn't working, I just painted some more on it...by now, I am hating it..thinking of burning it...wanting it to be GONE...but, I kept painting..painting...painting. Finally..got to the last stage. GUESS WHAT??? I STILL HATE IT!!! (laughing)...OH WELL....Live Artfully!!

THIS TOO SHALL PASS..

A favorite saying of a friend of mine...16 x 16 acrylic on wood. Live Artfully!

KRINK MARKERS !!!! ART JOURNALERS LOOK!!!

Good Morning!! I woke up, and while having coffee this morning..I found these markers on Dick Blick. They had a post about a mural that is being painted in one of their stores, and it had a video, and as I watched the video..I saw these. They are called KRINK, and LOOK FABULOUS for ART JOURNALING. The guy that invented them was a street painter (graffiti artist), and he formulated these markers for street art. OMG!! I sound like an advertisement, but seriously cannot wait to try them out. I even facebooked Teesha Moore to tell her about them...LOL....I want them all..in all sizes..andddd...if this isn't enough..they have something called KRINK Permanent Ink Mop, and it's made for making drips..large, runny drips..the kind that I LOVE!! Just letting you all know! Live Artfully!!

WHEW...THAT WAS GREAT!!

I was painting on this..have been for hours..and nothing was working..then, I found the zone..and with heart pounding..and working feverishly..I almost totally redid it in about 10 minutes, and this is where I stopped. It was so wonderful..hitting that zone...and knowing you are in it .....and it's exciting, and when you are done..you just let out a huge breath of air, and it feels right. Live Artfully!

THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU WATCH CRIMINAL MINDS WHILE PAINTING...LOL

Hello!! Nature Boy lovessssssssss the singer PINK. She has a song called FUNHOUSE..and a line from it goes.."this use to be a funhouse, but now it's full of Evil Clowns..."...That was the inspiration (along with the TV show "Criminal Minds") for this piece. I REALLY LIKE IT..LOL LOL..Live Artfully!

ONE OF THREE...COME AND SEE....

I painted this almost completely by finger painting...it's 8 x 8 acrylics on wood.

THANK YOU!! 3 MORE...

I really want to thank you all that come to this blog, and leave such wonderful comments! I appreciate each and every one of you. It's so nice to read the things that you say...and it keeps me going daily! Thank you!!!

Three done today..they are 8 x 8's acrylic on wood.
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BY THE SEA...

LALALALALAL...Today, and tonight--I gesso-ed about a million pieces of wood...then I decided that I needed to get busy working on 8 x 8's..and get a few of those knocked out. I started to paint a goat....I just wanted a cute, little painting of a goat....well..that did not work out. So, I changed the goat into a horse--showed it to a friend online, and she helped me correct the muscle structure of the horse...got him almost finished..decided that I hated him...and painted a woman..:::sigh:::::sometimes, that's how life goes. Live Artfully!

I NEVER PROMISED YOU A ROSE GARDEN

This was a painting that I did last night, or early,early this morning..whichever way you look at it. It was done in total fun...Live Artfully!!

GRATEFUL..

It's been a long, boring day...I did another painting, but am ashamed to show it. This one turned out ok..My artistic limitations bother me...I SO WANT to paint like a great Master..you know ...LOL..but, for now I must be grateful that I can even drag something out of the brush...Live Artfully!

A TREE

12 x 12 acrylic on wood.

TWO PAINTINGS..

Good Morning..here's the latest two paintings...gotta go back to work. Live Arfully!!

3rd PAINTING-- I SEE YOUR FUTURE.

Well..here's ANOTHER one...LOL..

BEFORE AND AFTER...

OMG!! I am SO ADDICTED....I can't stop painting these crazy animals and things...I need to start a children's line of paintings and prints...LOL..

WASTING AWAY IN MARGARITAVILLE

12 x 12 acrylic on wood...hahahahahahaha. Live Artfully!!

ONLY GOT TWO DONE TODAY..

It's been a long, long day..and I don't even know why...LOL...I got these two done..the second one was just a wild throw of paint, having fun..the top one..the same, then I reigned myself back in...and calmed down a bit. Hope you enjoy!! Live Artfully!!

REVISION of the last PAINTING...

llaalalalalalalalalaaaa---I just keep on painting it..over and over.....LOL

WOW..this one is depressing..LOL

I am having a serious love/hate relationship with this painting. I don't really know how I feel about it. Maybe I need to work on it some more...maybe not...