The Competition. Many times we use ‘The Competition’ as an excuse….a reason for giving up…a reason for beating ourselves up. You know the drill, “I’ll never be as good as they are…so why even bother”. I know I used to do that on a regular basis. It was so much easier then the alternative….which…
I decided to share a bit of beauty with you today. This is Palo Duro Canyon State Park in Texas. We stayed here a few days….talk about God’s country…..I’ve never felt so close to Him as I did here…..take a look…..it’s breathtaking! Our Campsite A Neighbor who came to say Hello A lovely home for…
I decided to take part in a virtual blog tour that Naomi Shabot Wittlin over at Poetic Aperture introduced me too. We all answer four questions about our creative process and then list 3 more bloggers answering the same 4 questions on their blogs the following week. Here are the questions and my answers. 1. …
Painting on Buster…..almost done…almost there….just a little more….. I will admit, painting has been a struggle the past few days. It has done nothing but rain here. I can handle a few dreary and grey days, but now it is just starting to be a bit depressing. Also I struggle with lighting here in the…
A while back I mentioned doing a video on one of my fur techniques….and now I have decided to take it one step further. I’m planning my very first e-course. A step by step of how to paint….a…..mmmmmm…..what should it be? I have some ideas, but I would like to hear from you all on…
I thought you might enjoy seeing a project I did a few years back. When I owned a little boutique in downtown Lafayette, the Art Museum put together a fund raiser for themselves and Casa for kids. They approached artist who would volunteer their time and talents in painting these large fiberglass frogs. Once done…
Happy Mother’s Day to all the Moms today…..furry and otherwise….. “Happy Mother’s Day Ya’ll”
Blog Challenge….20 post in 31 days…. Currently on Day 9 and I have already run out of ideas! What on earth was I thinking….. I was going through all my photos this am….trying to find something that would ‘spark’ a blog topic when I found this….. Did you know I sew? Well…I do and this…
Oh….me or my it felt so good to sit back down in front of my easel and put my brush into paint…..back to Buster… I didn’t make a lot of progress today. I always find that it takes me awhile to get back into a painting once I have put it aside for awhile. Still,…
Tulips….that for me always says Spring has arrived…a time of new and fresh beginnings. I know at lot of folks see January 1 as their ‘new beginning’ and New Year’s Resolutions abound, but Spring has always spoken to me. That burst of color…..the animals busy building their spring homes….and the “chatter” of all those critters…