NEW PAINTINGS FOR THE CHATTANOOGA MARKET CHRISTMAS MARKET DECEMBER 3rd & 4th!!!!

I have been working on smaller paintings specifically for the Chattanooga Market© Christmas Market this upcoming weekend!! I am so excited to be going back there..so many good friends, and people that I care deeply about!

I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving! It seems to me that time is flying by, and this year has just been a endless blur of art shows, and painting. (NOT complaining!!). I just am having a heck of a time thinking that 2011 is almost GONE. It's been a great year!! Live Artfully!!

NEW ART!!!

 

Hello! I have just been sitting around and painting little paintings. Getting ready for the Chattanooga Market Christmas Market (outdoors in the pavilion), and doing some art for the Wildflower Cafe in Mentone, AL. (If you have never eaten there--Let me tell you--IT IS WORTH THE DRIVE!!--Wonderful, Wonderful food and a great atmosphere!!) I am also cleaning the studio..This seems to be a long-time task..that is not getting better...hahah..it never ends..Anyway..these are a few of the paintings that I have done so far..time to get back to the grindstone. Live Artfully!!

IF YOU DON'T LIKE SOMETHING--CHANGE IT...2

Started out with a journal page that I had done..tore it out..mounted it to wood, and made it into a dog...(I have an order for cute dog paintings..so..that is why I am doing dogs right now..LOL.

IF YOU DON'T LIKE SOMETHING--CHANGE IT.

Last night, I attempted to paint an abstract painting. I worked and worked on it..and ended up hating it...This morning, I took it, and changed it...made it into a really cute dog painting...Live Artfully!!

ART JOURNAL PAGE

I have been missing art journaling lately. I don't have much time for it ...but, yesterday..I played a bit..and made this...Live Artfully!

THANKSGIVING DAYS 4-9..and the LARGE PAINTING SOLD!!

THANKSGIVINGS DAY 4--I am thankful for my intelligence..no matter how fleeting it is sometimes...LOL
DAY 5 of THANKSGIVINGS--I am grateful for funny friends that call me at 7am, and I am also grateful that I got up at SIX this morning..so that person is STILL MY FRIEND.
DAY 6--I AM SO VERY GRATEFUL that God sent me a wonderful man to love me, despite all of my shortcomings. I am also grateful that we share our weird sense of humor..and can laugh at most things.
DAY 7--I am grateful for my resilience. I have bounced back from some very bad things in my life (some of you know about them, some of you don't)..but, I have always come back, stronger, and more confident.
DAY 8--I am grateful for all that God has given me in my life. The good and the bad. I know that he gave me the bad, so that I can appreciate the good. I am grateful for the smallest blessings. Life is good.
DAY 9-- I am thankful for the customers that I have been blessed with. Many of them have become great friends of mine. I have the best group of art buyers!!! Thank you ALL so much!!!

Well..This weekend, we were at Moss Rock Art Festival in Hoover, AL. It was a beautiful area, the weather was perfect, the people were really friendly, I met several new friends, and saw several old ones. The sweetest thing happened. A couple of my friends/collectors brought me a stained glass cross that the man had made. It's purple with a white lily, and it really touched my heart that he made it for me, and then they drove over an hour each way to bring it to me. I was speechless!! Thank you LEN and MARY!!!!!

Also..this past weekend..I sold the largest painting that I have ever sold. It was an amazing feeling!! The lady even had her own golf cart to haul it off in, which was entertaining in itself!!

All in all ...it was a great show, and we had a lot of fun...NOW to get busy painting!!! Live Artfully!

DAY 3 THANKSGIVINGS!!

THANKSGIVING DAY 3--I am thankful that I have a beautiful, wonderful daughter, who has managed to grow into a super adult, and I'm thankful that she grew up to be kind, funny, and secure in who she is, finished school and has a career. I am grateful that she chose a wonderful man to marry, and that they love each other, and that he treats her well. (Maybe in a year or two or three, I'll be grateful that they have given me a grandbaby--but for the time being, I'll be happy with my little grand-doggie..LOL).Live Artfully!!

THANKSGIVING DAY 2

THANKSGIVING DAILY-- Day 2-- I am thankful for my grandparents raising me, and teaching me right from wrong (even though I chose to ignore it though my 20's) ...and I am thankful that they gave me a strong religious belief system, so that I have always had something to believe in, and hold on to.

MOSS ROCK ART SHOW AND THANKSGIVING EVERY DAY OF NOVEMBER and A WORK IN PROGRESS!!!

Today is NOVEMBER 1st! Can you believe it?? Thanks to reading someone's suggestion on Facebook this morning, I am going to post something that I am Thankful for every day until Thanksgiving!

Today, I am greatful for our family, our extended family, and our wonderful friends! We are SO blessed!! (Thank you Jo for the suggestion of daily thanks until Thanksgiving!!)

This is a very large WORK IN PROGRESS. It's slowly but surely coming together..and I AM LOVING painting it. A lot of movement and color going on!!!

This weekend we will be showing our work at the MOSS ROCK FESTIVAL in Hoover, AL (Birmingham). This is a "GREEN", Eco-friendly art show, and one that shouldn't be missed!! Over 100 artist will be selling their art, and many companies will have helpful booths out with information on the enviroment, and green-living!!!! Hope you can join us!!! Live Artfully!!!

KENTUCK 2011 !!!

Good Morning!! I have been home from KENTUCK for 5 days now, and FINALLY caught up with my sleep..Whew! It was AMAZING and WONDERFUL!!! I didn't get a chance to walk around much, or take pictures...but, here is a link with a lot of good shots of the show!

KENTUCK PICTURES

We had a blast! We arrived at 10:30 Friday morning, and got in line for our show packets. Everyone was nice, and in good spirits...we then went off to find our space and set up our tent. We got that done in about 3.5 hours, and by that time we were starving..so we went off to find food..going to the hotel, and resting up. It was the last rest we had all weekend!!hahaha.

Saturday morning we woke at 5am, and headed to the show. We had a great spot--right in front of the bathrooms, food court, and music stage. Before 7am we had made our first sale, and on Saturday, it didn't slow down. It was WONDERFUL!! Every one was so nice, all my art friends were close by, and we sold like crazy!!!

I saw some really great artist. I met Michael Banks, Theresa Disney, got to talk to William Skrips, (who happens to be my all time favorite artist!) and hung out with my friends Athlone and Alyce Clarke, Brenda Davis and Marian Baker. I met a fellow blogger, Lynn McDonald..and I got to know Anthony Pack--who makes great found object art!! I also met a couple of musicians that have a band called Sugarcane Jane. They were SUPER!! So...basically..this was probably the best show that I have been in so far. It was truely something that I will remember for years to come!!!

Live Artfully!!!

NEW STYLE (KIND OF)

Hello!! Well..We survived the Norcross, GA show..and are on our way to KENTUCK next. I have been working on doing things a little differently..and adding more than one element to my paintings. This is the 3 that I have come up with so far. The middle one is standard size (16 x 16), the other two are quite large. Well..nothing much is going on here...work, work, work. Live Artfully!!

NEW PAINTING!!

Live Artfully!!

NORCROSS ART FEST THIS WEEKEND!!!

NORCROSS, GEORGIA--OUTSKIRTS OF ATLANTA!! OCT 1st and 2nd!! Come out and see us!!!
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NORCROSS ART FEST (ATLANTA) AND KENTUCK !!!!

WoW!!! I have been working my tail off lately!! I did a wonderful show in Mentone, AL and another wonderful show in Athens, AL..Both went extremely well, and I got to enjoy the company of many, many friends that I hardly ever see otherwise!! It was so good to see all my friends and returning customers!! I appreciate the constant support of my art! Thank you!!

Next on the art show schedule is NORCROSS ART FEST!! This is an invitation only show on the outskirts of Atlanta. It is a specific kind of show, for WHIMSICAL ART. So, if you like happy, bright, colorful art--you don't want to miss it!! Come out, and support the artist!! It's OCT. 1st and 2nd. Hope to see you there!!!

Two weeks after it, we will be doing the KENTUCK ART SHOW!! It's in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and is sure to be the best show EVER!! I was on the wait list, and due to an artist cancellation, we got in. This is so HUGE for me!! I cannot wait!!!

Other than preparing for these two shows, nothing much is happening here. The little dog that had come here to live, ran away, and I have missed him terribly..but, really it is just WORK WORK WORK for Nature Boy and me!!! Speaking of which..I need to get busy!! Live Artfully!!!