"Friends of De-Light" SOLD

"Friends of De-light"

12 x 12in oil on museum quality panel

$550

Cary, North Carolina is a place of many things.

 Sweet girls named Matti that fix a mean smoothie

Matti shared her secret recipe with me:

Apple juice, orange marmalade, homemade strawberry jelly, peppermint, orange juice and a teaspoon of sugar.  

And oh yeah, one Caribbean blue umbrella:))

Delicious!

 Petals (as in cats, not flowers), 

Roses (as in flowers, not cats), 

  a few Ducks

definitely not in a row:))

And a place for some pretty awesome painters to gather---Chambers Arts!

These are the beautiful paintings created by the 18 artists attending the first of my two Cary, NC workshops.

Lynda Chambers--A loving, creative gal/owner of Chamber Arts!/Mother of Matti/Bonafide Chef

(just to touch on a few of the things about her)

has added so much to make this an incredible workshop experience.

I just wished she could improve on the view from my quarters;)).....

Next post--the artists, the food, the paintings...and who knows what else:))  

Cary is a happenin' place!!

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"Anticipation.....March and April Winners Announced!"

It's never to late to make someone happy. Or maybe even two people...:))  I finally got my butt in gear and had the drawing for March and April painting give-a-ways.   It is truly so much fun to do.  I have been giving away a painting a month for over a year now and the thrill of doing it never grows old!  Eddie did the drawing for the very first one, when I didn't have but a few people signed up for my newsletter and blog.  Nowadays, with him being a model and all, he refuses to turn a paw to help......catadonna that he is.

so without further ado, and no help from Eddie--the winners are Kim from  Canada  and one other person to whom I have sent an email and am  awaiting their reply.   Congratulations to both!!

Now in the spirit of giving away--forward this post to 5 of your dearest friends  and have them click here to sign up for my email newsletter so that they to can enjoy a chance every month to win one of my paintings..::)))

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"Paint Out at the U of K Art Museum, Art in Bloom Style!" SOLD & SOLD

"Museum Tulips"

oil, 6 x 6 on canvas panel

SOLD

"Art in Bloom at the Museum"
oil, 8 x 8in on canvas panel

SOLD

I had the best time yesterday. Pretty much was in hog heaven. I got to a) be in the art museum surrounded by beautiful paintings b) Hang out with other artists c)work from incredible floral arrangements d) Paint not one but two paintings e) have both paintings purchased by two beautiful ladies. Talk about a picture perfect day...all puns intended!
Now if the UK Art Museum could just arrange to have fresh flower set ups for me everyday and cater in some food.....hmmm....I think I could live there!

Seriously, the camaraderie of fellow painters mixed with art, artfully arranged flowers, and appreciative passersby--I am thankful to have spent the day so well. Here are some pics from the day....

Artist Mary Neely and Ann Pass with their paintings. One heckler, Ted Mudge, at my set up....in spite of which I still managed to paint....:)

And one more note.....My blog is officially one year old. 178 posts later.....:) That's about one every other day. I think this calls for a cake. A large one. With lots of icing. Remember what Eddie says.....if no one sees you eating it, the calories don't count......

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"Winter Tulips" SOLD

"Winter Tulips"
Oil, 6" x 6" oil on canvas panel

$150 unframed

I'm just sayin'. At no time are tulips more a sight for sore eyes than when you're knee deep in winter and still a day out from Ground Hog's Day.

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"Cheap Thrills" SOLD

"Cheap Thrills"

Oil, 8 x 8in on canvas panel

$200 unframed

Believe your eyes. Tulips in November....! For a mere three bucks, I have a bit of spring while the leaves are piling up outside my door. Who would of thunk it. The vase is an old favorite of mine, purchased many years ago at a thrift shop. Funny how life changes, moves forward-- we shed so many things. Homes, jobs, friends of convenience, outfits with huge shoulder pads (need I remind you of the 80's?). I look around and am sometimes surprised at the things that have clung to me through my many moves (15 at last count), two marriages (hanging tight, now 20 years to my guy) and spring cleanings. The vase falls into the odd assortment of things that have survived my living. And will, no doubt, outlive me.

To turn up once again in a thrift store! Maybe by then the big shoulder pads will be back in style. No one should have to live through that era twice.

Well, I am very excited to tell you --- I am now a member of the Daily Painters Group. It was one of my goals when I set out on my blogging journey so long ago (okay, it's actually only been 10 months). I got the news I was juried in just this week. For those of you new to the daily paintings/blogging concept, it is a group of painters who paint daily ( or at the very least, several times a week) and post them on their blog. This group shows all the works done on a given day. I have their site posted in the right column on this blog--just above my favorite blog sites. Check it out when you have time--I think you will enjoy the diversity and seeing what so many fellow artists are up to on any given day.

And that's all folks--I gotta get back into the studio. I just know the oil paints are drying on my palette as I type. Oil paints have their own agenda. When on your palette, they will dry in minutes. Need a painting to be dry so you can frame it for a show? We're talking months on the dry time. What is that about????

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