before and after
revised
Floral Painting Series No 8
Acrylic palette knife flower painting
Pink roses
Available for purchase here
Small to large prints available here
I make art for one person 30 in 30 – day 329
Bird series painting no 80
Acrylic palette knife painting
Available for purchase here
I make art for one person and one person only. And as soon as I find that one person, I sure hope he has a lot of wall space, because he’ll be getting a lot of art from me. -Jarod Kintz
heehee..and I sure hope that happens soon because I’ve got paintings coming out my ears. 🙂
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If you’re not busy tomorrow night, be sure to turn into Criminal Minds on CBS. You just might see my art there.
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Here are my Would You Rather questions, so you can get to know me better during this 30 in 30 challenge..
1. Would you rather always have to say everything on your mind or never speak again?
Although it would be extremely difficult, I would pick never speak again..because I could always write what I need to say. I don’t think anyone could deal with me saying everything on my mind. haha Noooooo!!
2. Would you rather always get first dibs or the last laugh?
first dibs
3. Would you rather have a missing finger or have an extra toe?
extra toe. fingers are too important.
Day 329 of 30 in 30
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Art Is.. 30 in 30 – Day 28
Bird painting series No 79
American Robin
Available for purchase here
Art is what we call…the thing an artist does.
It’s not the medium or the oil or the price or whether it hangs on a wall or you eat it. What matters, what makes it art, is that the person who made it overcame the resistance, ignored the voice of doubt and made something worth making. Something risky. Something human.
Art is not in the …eye of the beholder. It’s in the soul of the artist. –Seth Godin
Here are my Would You Rather questions, so you can get to know me better during this 30 in 30 challenge..
1. Would you rather have a kangaroo or koala as your pet?
Kangaroos are mean. Koala!
2. Would you rather h
Graffiti
3. Would you rather w
big fluffy tail
Day 28 of 30 in 30
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Draw, Start, Play, Write, Build, Do 30 in 30 – Day 27
Bird Series No 78
Junco bird painting
painted with palette knives
Available for purchase here
Draw the art you want to see, start the business you want to run, play the music you want to hear, write the books you want to read, build the products you want to use – do the work you want to see done. -Austin Kleon
My husband and I were talking about the 30/30 challenge last night, and he said he can tell I’m running out of steam because I started out writing long blog posts, but now, nothing. haha He’s right. The high energy I had when I first started the 30/30 challenge is long gone, and now all I can think about is taking a day or two off to recharge. I’m such an introvert at heart.
Here are my Would You Rather questions, so you can get to know me better during this 30 in 30 challenge..
1. Would you rather c
2. Would you rather h
sugar
3. Would you rather b
cave with bats
Day 27 of 30 in 30
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Artist Role 30 in 30 – Day 25
Floral Series No 213
Large yellow flower, and red roses in red vase
Acrylic palette knife painting
Available for purchase here
The role of the artist is to ask questions, not answer them.
Anton Chekhov
Would you rather questions continue..
1. Would you rather spend 48 hours straight in a public restroom or spend the next two month taking only public transportation.
I don’t mind public transportation. Public restrooms, not so much.
2. Would you rather be too hot or too cold?
Too cold, most definitely.
3. Would you rather be able to eat anything and any quantity of food with no negative health effects, or be refreshed and well rested after only three hours of sleep?
I’ll have everything on the dessert menu, please.
Day 22 of 30 in 30
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Art is the reason 30 in 30 – Day 24
Floral painting series No 212
Acrylic palette knife impressionistic painting
Yellow and pink flowers
Available for purchase here
Art is the reason I get up in the morning, but the definition ends there. It doesn’t seem fair that I’m living for something I can’t even define. -Ani DiFranco
Here are my Would You Rather questions, so you can get to know me better during this 30 in 30 challenge..
1. Would you rather have someone bring you breakfast in bed tomorrow morning or be able to sleep in as late as you want?
Sleep in. It takes me an hour or so to be hungry in the morning.
2. Would you rather receive a lifetime supply of meals from your favorite restaurant or a lifetime supply of gasoline?
I can’t eat out in restaurants because I have a wide range of food allergies, so I’ll have to take the gasoline.
3. Would you rather be able to see one year into the future or change any one decision from your past?
I would change one decision from my past. Nothing big, but something I regret not doing now. I was asked to be a model for Mary Kay cosmetics, and I turned down the offer. I really wish I had done it now.
Day 24 of 30 in 30
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Show Up 30 in 30 – Day 23
Floral Series 211
Acrylic palette knife impressionistic painting
Yellow flowers
Available for purchase here
Show up when it hurts. Show up when you’re tired. Show up when you’re not feeling it. Show up when it’s early. Show up when it’s late. Show up when everyone else is giving up. Show up when it’s the first day. Show up when it’s 731st day. Show up every day for two years and don’t expect any results in that time. Sean McCabe
Here are my Would You Rather questions, so you can get to know me better during this 30 in 30 challenge..
1. Would you rather lose your keys or your cell phone?
My car is worth a heck of a lot more than my phone.
2. Would you rather give someone a gift that is a truly bad gift or give no gift at all?
Either way, you feel like poo, right?
3. Would you rather accidentally drop a hammer on your toe or accidentally drop a hammer on the toe of a complete stranger?
haha..a stranger. Hey, don’t look at me like that. It’s an accident, not done on purpose. 🙂 Speaking of dropping something on your foot, I dropped a cast iron fry pan on my foot many years ago. I was out of work for a week, and my boss accused me of faking it. I was truly injured, and it still swells up, and bothers me some days.
It’s day 23 of 30 in 30, and it’s my son’s birthday. 🙂 Yay!! My favorite day of the year!!
Goodbye summer. Hello, Fall!! YES!!!! I’ve been looking forward to this day for months.
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No Time 30 in 30 – Day 21
Floral Series No 209
Acrylic palette knife painting
Available for purchase here
When a picture doesn’t satisfy me, I feel physical distress, as if I were ill, as if my heart wasn’t working properly, as if I couldn’t breathe, and was suffocating.
I work in a state of passion and compulsion. When I begin a canvas, I obey a physical impulse, a need to act; it’s like a physical discharge.
Of course, a canvas can’t satisfy me [immediately]. And in the beginning I feel this distress… It’s a struggle between me and what I am doing, between me and the canvas, between me and my distress. This struggle is passionately exciting to me. I work until the distress leaves me. -Joan Miró
You can read the entire article here.
Here are my Would You Rather questions, so you can get to know me better during this 30 in 30 challenge..
1. Would you rather whale watch or bird watch?
A. I’ve done both, and enjoyed it. It’s more practical for me to bird watch since I live on the red dot in the middle of America. I watch birds most every day out my office window.
2. Would you rather lose you sense of taste and smell or lose all of your hair?
A. Even though I have hair down past my waist, and I’d rather keep it, I’ll still say hair. Hair can grow back, but I don’t think you can grow taste.
3. Would you rather be ”just friends” with someone you love or marry an attractive person who does not love you?
A. I’d rather be just friends.
Day 21 of 30 in 30
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