"Summer Time...and the Livin' Is Easy"

"Summer Time....and the Livin' Is Easy"

8 x 8in oil on museum quality panel

$350

I love the summertime and the ease with which the days slip by.

Sultry summer mornings, balmy summer nights.

Sweet iced teas in frosted glasses.

A handful of good times shared under the shade of ample market umbrellas.

Italy

  as good as place as any to spend at least one day of summer:)))

Guess What? Two spots just came available in next week's workshop (starts on Wednesday, June 6) in Lexington, KY!  It's too good to miss summer fun:))  You can check it out by clicking here!

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"In the Company of Friends" SOLD

"In the Company of Friends"

12 x 12in oil on museum quality panel

$550

From the beautiful facilities of the Nossi College of Art (the dream of one incredible lady, Nossi Vantandoost)

to the 19 artists who gathered

From one rowdy Karen...and others...

 who "blew me up" on their phones and used phone apps to "crack the whip"

To the...wait a minute...I know...they look so thoughtful.  But as we all know, looks can be deceiving. 

I hate to mention the names of who else was rowdy, but hey, I have never minded posting photos....;)

 A little taste of musical easels:))

Only the ones who behaved themselves got to be in the group shot.  And yes, I did say 19 artists were here.  Originally.  Hey, how did Karen get in this photo??? 

Okay, okay---I FORGOT TO TAKE THE PICTURE...almost:))!

Thanks to Joanne, Linda, Maggie, Mary Lou, David, Roger, Kristen, Carol, Ellen, Sarah, Pat, Patti, Susan, Karen, Karen, Debra, Marcia, Christy, and Carol for a wonderful 3 days of painting amongst friends:)!!!

And guess what??I hung out in Nashville a couple of days past the end of the workshop.  All work related if anyone needs to know:)) 

 I worked at:

Visiting the home of the History Channel's No. 1 Show--"American Pickers"
Neither Frank, Mike, or Danielle were there so...

I ate out.

I discovered a place where I could get a tan, have my hair done AND eat some bar-b-que--all under one roof so...

I ate out.

(Passed on the hair and tan though). 

I visited Leiper's Fork way out in the beautiful countryside of Tennessee.
Home to many country music stars, like Tim McGraw and Faith Hill.
I didn't see either one of them so...

I ate out.
(At Puckett's Grocery)


I went to the B.B. Kings Blues Club
B.B. wasn't there so...

I ate out. 

I finally came home, fearing if I didn't leave the wonderful hospitality of Nashville, that I would end up looking like...well, like the head I saw suspended from Antique Archaeology's ceiling...

 I drove home Tuesday and had to break the long drive up so guess what I did?? 

No.  You're wrong.  Do you think all I do is eat on these trips???

I stopped at the Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, KY.

THEN  I ate out:)))

Wonder if the above Pig's head comes in a one size fits all??

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"A Little Indulgence" SOLD

"A Little Indulgence"

8 x 8in oil on museum quality panel

$350

A little indulgence is good for the soul.  

Eating Cherry Cordial Kisses

Purchasing the Lavender and Pacific Breeze bath salts at Whole Foods

($4 buys a lot:)))

And dreaming myself to French cafes and back.

That's how I get through the after the holidays I won't see my daughter 'til summer now we're in January with short days and cold weather doldrums.

Care to join me??

"You are hereby now granted full permission to indulge yourself, given by the Order of What in the Heck Are You Waiting On." 

Grab a book, a kiss, and some daydreams.

It's gonna be a good day!

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"Lunch with the Girls" SOLD

"Lunch With the Girls"

6 x 6in oil on museum quality panel

$200

This is where we are meeting for lunch today:))  

Whoever gets there first--just go ahead and order the wine. 

 Today's lunch topic??  Food and where we plan on meeting next week of course:))

  One has to keep on track on the important things of life....

See you noonish??? 

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"High on Italian Sunshine" SOLD

"High on Italian Sunshine"

8 x 8in oil on museum quality panel

$350

  

Strategy 

Today I had no strategy for sunrise

However

the sun came up on its own

Today

sadly lacking in a plan for the breeze I find

Somehow it's blowing!

Alas, totally forgot about the clouds

Shaping movement across blue skies

And yet--

there go those fluffy bits of nothing drifting by in my line of view

Take away??

Perhaps there is more rest, more peace, more joy to be had

Perhaps I am the one who complicates things by absenting myself

from the flow of life

to micromanage minutiae

In Other News: 

• Come paint with me:)!  Click here to see available workshops 
• Absolutely awesome interview this past week with Karin Jurick on  Artists Helping Artists.  You can click here to listen in.

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"Coloring Outside the Lines in France" SOLD

"Coloring Outside the Lines in France"

6 x 6in oil on museum quality panel

$200

If I were to call  and tell you to meet moi (love slinging those big French words around..:)) at this French cafe  to plan our strategy for coloring outside the lines   in France---whilst sipping strong French coffee ---and that all the arrangements had already been made for you to join me--JUST HOW QUICK COULD YOU PACK YOUR BAGS AND GET TO THE AIRPORT???

See, you are a highly motivated person.

You just need the right stimulation

France and Coffee:))

In Other News:  We are kickin' up our hills in Tennessee at the workshop:)))  David Gillihan and all the ArtistsonMain plus some newcomers (like me) are having a yee haw time and....wish you were here painting with us:)))  Photos to follow later.  Eddie gets excited over using the mouse to post for me 'til he remembers it's not that kind of mouse.

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"France, Color, You 'n' Me" SOLD

"France, Color, Me 'n' You"

6 x 6in oil on museum quality panel

$200

  Colors need each other like we need each other. 

Blue looks bluer with a little bit of orange by its side. 

 Purple sings a little more true with yellow holding its hand. 

As much as I love blue,

 it would be a boring world if everything were blue. 

Blue needs orange to sing its bluesy song. 

My yin to your yang.  My tomato to your tomato.

Thanks for being the red to my green. 

We help each other to shine. 

And that's a thing of beauty:)

Meet me at the green stripe cafe to celebrate--

France,

 Color,

You 'n' Me!

Note:  I'm holding a big mirror up for you to see how truly beautiful you are, inside and out, perfect just as  you are, exactly as you are meant to be. 
Your true colors are shining through:)))

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"A Very French Welcome" SOLD

"A Very French Welcome"

6 x 6in oil on museum quality panel

$200

I found the perfect spot to sit and sun and eat and  talk.  Even Eddie likes it--although he just slipped inside the open door to check and see if the the fish is fresh...

There's room for two on the bench.  I thought it looked so....well, welcoming!  Like, hello friend, sit awhile and soak up the good things in life.  Plenty of  fresh air, incredible colors, and most of all---shared laughter amongst friends to go around.  I'll save your spot...:)) 

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"Colore Rosso del Caffè, Italia" (Cafe Red, Italy) SOLD

"Colore Rosso del Caffè, Italia"

6 x 6in oil on museum quality panel

$200

When I tell you to meet me under the red umbrella at the corner cafe around 1 PM, don't try to tell me the reason you are late is because you couldn't find it.....just be honest.  Tell me you slept in , cut some fresh roses from the garden to leave on the worn wooden table at the villa and read 3 chapters in your new novel before heading out on foot so you could totally soak up this gorgeous Italian day.  That I can believe....:)) 

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  Tomorrow (Thursday) starts the first day of my Lexington, KY workshop.  Everything is in place and waiting for  artists to show up with painting gear and happy faces on..:)) How can you not be happy when, of all the things you could be doing, you are getting to paint!!!   Of course, painting in Italy or France could make it a wee bit better....:)) 
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  Thanks to all  of you who have already ordered my new book...:)) Can't wait to hear from you once you have read it!
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  Remember to tune into my and Leslie Saeta's blog radio show this Thursday (info on side bar of my blog).  This week's topic is The Top Ten On-line Marketing Tips Every Artist Should Know.
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"Cafe' de Bleu Francais" SOLD

"Cafe' de Bleu Francais"

6 x 6in oil on museum quality panel

$200

French pastries and  espresso at 11.  Grab us a seat outside.  And wear that great new hat you bought.  With sunglasses.  Then everyone will be looking to see who you are---perhaps some famous person having coffee at the French blue cafe.

 I promise not to give you away....:)))  Just remember to call me Angelina while we are there.....

And in other news....I have just added something special for my collectors--.  Read about it here...

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"Sunny Day Italian Style" SOLD

"Sunny Day Italian Style"

oil, 6 x 6in canvas on panel

$150

One of the nicest ways to visit Rome. No lines at the airport, no lost bags.

The perfect transportation?

A paintbrush.

P.S. And you can make it back in time to visit Gallery B on Saturday (I am giving an informal talk about my show and giving away a petite painting....life is good!)

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"Corner Cafe in Roma" SOLD

"Corner Cafe in Roma"

oil, 6 x 6in canvas panel

$150

Some days you're just not in the mood to cook. Especially on a gorgeous Italian summer day. What to do? I guess you just call your friends and decide on a gathering place. How 'bout the cafe on the corner of Via di Santa Maria? Yeah....that'll work. I just hope there are enough seats. After all the friends I realized I had after yesterday's post, it could be a full house...:)


Ciao' Baby!

Sorry--this piece has sold--but Italy is a favorite place of mine, so there's more to follow..:)

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