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Pretty Llama Girl!

6" by 12" original oil on wrap around canvas with sides painted.

Happy Holidays! I have been taking a bit of time off to enjoy family and the festivities. I have worked on a couple of commissioned pieces but this is my first post in a week or so. Hope you had a great time over the holiday season. I can't believe it is almost the new year! It has been a good year and I have had a wonderful time with my three sons all under one roof and visiting friends and girl friends. I made two big pots of chili...one beef and one turkey. There have been a lot of football games on downstairs. I took time out to watch Mamma Mia with my son Patrick, and his girlfriend, Tessa. We might go see the new Brad Pitt movie in the next couple of days.

I will need to get lots of time in at my easel in the next week as I will be in an upcoming show at Norfolk Collegiate soon. There is also a show at the Artists Gallery called the Fabulous Forgeries that I'd love to do.....yikes. Well, thanks for checking in!

Drawing Near

12" by 12" original oil on wrap around canvas with sides painted.

You Lookin' At Me?

6" by 6" original oil on gallery wrap canvas with sides painted.

I really don't think it is possible to look at an Ostrich face up close and not want to smile. I've been smiling every since I painted him....or her...not sure how to tell. Great productive day today with a commissioned lab painting finished, paintings shipped, and this little cutie. Time to watch Eli Stone with Andrew now. Hope you have a great day! Thanks for checking in! Click to Bid!

6" by 12" original acrylic on canvas board

Hope it was a good productive Monday for you. Mine started slowly but got in high gear and I feel good about all I accomplished. My house looks so Christmasy from the other night so that was very inspiring. I shipped out a few paintings, one to Canada so I had to go to the post office. Lots of laundry was done in between and I even made up a batch of friend chicken which pleased the teenage crowd. This painting was done a couple of weeks ago when I was teaching at Harbor's edge. I did a demonstration and had picked these flowers out of my own garden on the way out to the car. Sometimes the last minute inspirations are the most fun. I love the contrast of the colors of the vase and pansies against the neutrals of the background. Hope you like it too! Hope you are taking time to smell the roses or pansies in this case as the season gets in high gear. :-) One of my students is a master gardener and loves the smell of pansies!

White Irish Cow Portrait

12" by 12" original oil on wrap around canvas

Wow, another weekend of cold soccer games.....brrrrr! It was the last of the season and now indoor soccer begins with an indoor tournament next weekend! I think I will enjoy the change!

Last night I had my friends over to help me decorate and trim our tree. It is an annual tradition and that I love and now the house looks so pretty. I am really getting into the spirit of the season. Now it is time to buy some presents! I also had my handyman put the shutters back up that are freshly painted and what a transformation! Hope your weekend was fun and not too hectic. Time spent in the moment and with family and friends is really the best part of the season. Thanks for checking in with me!

Kerry Cow Eyes Us

12" by 12" original oil on wrap around canvas with 3/4 inch sides painted.

Today I pretty much had a slow start but did get quite a bit accomplished. I rinsed off the front of the house so we can get those shutters back up. I also got a new painting finished which is always fun. I loved this cow when I saw her face as she grazed in the field. Hope you do too!

Pretty Bovine Girl

14" by 18" original oil on wrap around canvas with sides painted.