Acrylic on panel, 7×5, floral
Available here
Small to large prints of this painting are available here
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Things I like cont.
acrylic on panel, floral, 7×5, price $60
Floral painting no 154
Available here
Small to large prints available here
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things i like
list continues..
- cameras, especially toys ♥♥
- lace tablecloths ♥
sun
- studying Buddhism
- thunderstorms
water beds- blogging ♥
espresso- dick blick
- alternative music
painting portraits- the idea of a really good book – hard to find, tho
- traditional style houses ♥
- vegetables ♥♥♥
HGTV- large canvas
- Bigelow vanilla caramel tea ♥
meditating- hypnosis
- wedding cake without the wedding
- babies ♥♥♥
- hoodies
- tiny flowers
How things have changed..
1. I’m a cloudy day type of gal these days. I was a summer girl back then, but the heat and sun started to really bother me. I break out hives/rash, get a headache, and feel nauseated.
2. Water beds..just no!
3. I never drink espresso anymore. I’m a weak -mostly decaf- type of coffee drinker now. I have been slowly cutting back my caffeine intake over the years. My husband drinks espresso almost everyday, but it doesn’t even look or smell appealing to me anymore. Waaaay too strong.
4. I don’t paint portraits anymore. And, now that I’ve said that, I’ll want to paint one. ha!
5. It used to be my favorite channel, but HGTV isn’t worth turning on these days. I was so excited to get it with my Sling subscription, but I’ve barely watched it. :/ It seems like there are only two shows on the Network now, and they play repeat marathons over and over again. That husband/wife show (Fixer Upper) is sooo annoying. They grate on my nerves, especially the husband. Errrg!! What happened to all the good shows I used to watch??
6. I listen to asmr, sleep hypnosis and/or chanting videos every night before I go to sleep, which is a form of meditation, I guess..but I can’t sit still and meditate without being guided these days. I get frustrated fast because my mind is so busy.
7. Skip the ceremony and go straight to the cake. hahahaha Nothing has changed there..only everything. I can’t eat cake anymore, unless it’s made with rice flour, and it would have to be unsweetened cake because I’m in the process of getting clean from sugar. It’s been 3 weeks on Monday, and I’m holding strong!! So, yeah..no cake for me.
8. I like how the list ends on tiny flowers because that’s what I’m obsessed with these days, and I hope that never changes.
Things I like – a list
acrylic on panel, 7×5, floral, price $60
Floral painting series no 145
Available here
Small to large prints available here
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I found a list of “things I like” I wrote back in the day, and thought it was funny, so I’m posting it. I need to make lists like this more often. 🙂 Maybe I should do it once a year to mark the new year..it’s fun to look back on and read silly things like this. I crossed out the things that no longer apply.
things i like
- art ♥
- painting ♥
- coffee ♥
- early mornings ♥
- late nights ♥
- the smell of the ocean
- flat land ♥
- West Virginia
- being an artist ♥♥♥
facebook- writing off the cuff and haphazardly
- flying
- tofu
- scented candles
- being barefoot
- doing spontaneous art
- libraries
- wearing sunglasses
- my back porch
- white curtains
- being on a boat
red wine
- a clean kitchen
Funny how things have changed..
1. I probably wouldn’t put the smell of the ocean on my list anymore. Not because I don’t love the smell of it, but because I just wouldn’t think of putting it on my list. I used to live on the east coast near the ocean, but it’s been 17 years. I missed it horribly at first, but I don’t think of the ocean at all anymore. Now when I go anywhere I miss the big open sky, and flat land.
2. FB used to be my go to site. I’d wake up in the morning, excited to get on FB. The constant changes to the site made my love fade pretty quickly. I deactivated my account about a year ago. Now my go to site is my own website, and really, that’s how it should be.
3. I wouldn’t put tofu on the list if I was writing it today..I rarely, if ever, eat it anymore. It started giving me a stomachaches.
4. I don’t burn candles much anymore, especially since adopting the twins (kittens). They’re too wild.
5. Doing spontaneous art..aww, yeah, I don’t do much of that anymore. My artwork is planned out these days, and getting more so with time.
6. I do still love writing haphazardly, but I do it privately these days. Back in the day, I’d post anything and everything. I learned my lesson about doing that..it can and will come back to bite you.
7. I don’t drink wine anymore. Just a sip or two will give me a massive headache. Food allergies sure are super fun.
There is more to this list, which I’ll post tomorrow. It’s quite long..who knew I liked so many things. 😉
Pink and white cottage chic floral painting No 147
acrylic on panel, 7×5, floral
Available directly through me here
Small to large prints available here
I’ve been feeling like I’m coming down with something for a week, but it never got to be full blown I’mdownforthecount type of thing. I’d actually forget I woke up sick as the day progressed, but today is the worst so far..I’ve been up for a few hours, and it doesn’t seem to be going away. I’m achy, sneezing, coughing, and stuffy headed. My throat is scratchy, and my voice is unrecognizable. The poor cats run from me when I speak to them. haha I’m crossing my fingers that it’s not the flu because my stomach is a bit upset, too. :/ Time to drink lots of Airborne, and tea, and get better.
Blue and pink cottage chic painting No 146
acrylic on panel, 7×5, floral
Available on Daily Paintworks
SOLD!
Small to large prints available here
It poured buckets yesterday, turning the street into two fast flowing rivers. Then it got cold, so it all froze into an icy mess. The wind started howling, and shaking the house. Freezing rain was pounding my studio window, and then it started to snow. Today and tomorrow will be more of the same. 6 to 8 inches will be the end result, the news tells me. Crossing fingers that the power stays on to light up my big screen because recliner, blanket, three kitties on my lap, and Netflix sounds like the perfect way to spend a day like today. Stay safe if you’re going out in this today.
Blue cottage chic floral painting No 144
Pink cottage chic floral painting No 143
Blue flower painting No 142
acrylic on panel, 7×5, floral
Available here
Small to large prints available here
Beautiful sunrise this morning out my studio window.
I freed up my schedule yesterday when I refused to sign a contract. I won’t be creating a series for the city of Wichita because I have turned down their offer. Instead, I am working on a new product line. Same kind of crazy busy with slightly less pressure. Why didn’t I sign the contract, and what should you look for when signing a contract? I hope to find time to write a post about that soon. Maybe after the holidays?