Thursday, March 31, 2022

3-31-2022 Old Man Winter

Did Mother Nature forgot to tell Old Man Winter
that Spring is officially here?

Well, actually, she DID tell him,
but his stubborn male ego said, "I'll show you who's boss!"
And she laughed, knowing that 
no one messes with Mother Nature!

Beautiful artwork by Josephine Wall:
Happy New Moon in Aries!




Wednesday, March 30, 2022

3-30-2022 Second Covid Booster

Because we are both old as dirt,
and because we are planning to do some travel this spring
and because I have underlying health issues,
we both got our second covid booster today!
Also, DH gave me a haircut... (cut off about 8 inches!)
and saved me a trip to the salon
and about a hundred bucks! Thanks, sweetie!


And Layers 6 and 7 
on my "Goddess of Gratitude" painting...
I'm calling her finished!






Tuesday, March 29, 2022

3-29-2022 CareFree

I started my next art project today: Carefree.
This is just the first layer of washes...
several layers to go
and many more details...



Sunday, March 27, 2022

Saturday, March 26, 2022

3-26-2022 Today's Art Project


A Cat coaster...

And layer 5 of my "Goddess of Gratitude" painting...
starting the background layers:

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Previous Layers:
Layer 1 - face

Layer 2- posca pen

Layer 3- embedded gratitude

Layer 4 - Collage
I forgot to take pictures...
I collaged gold foil on her right cheek,
scripture about giving thanks on her voice chakra,
and music notes by her right ear.

Layer 5 - background purples and halo
See above.


Friday, March 25, 2022

Thursday, March 24, 2022

3-24-2022 Yikes!

Last night,
on the eve of our 48th wedding anniversary,
the setting on my wedding ring broke
and the diamond fell out while I was doing some work
organizing and shelving things.

My dear husband came downstairs 
to check on how things were going
and he saw a diamond sitting on a shelf,
picked it up,
and asked if I had lost an earring.
Nope. Then I happened to glance at my wedding ring
and the diamond was no longer there!!! Yikes!
This diamond could easily have rolled off 
the back of the shelf it was on
and dropped behind the bookcase
and we never would have seen it again
or known where it had been lost!

Yet, dear husband came downstairs at 'just the right time,'
just 'happened' to notice it sitting on the shelf,
and I truly believe this was not a 'coincidence'
but rather a 'synchronicity'...
the Universe/Spirit aligning people and actions
for positive outcomes!
Whew! You are my hero, as always, dear husband!
I'm off to the jeweler today to have them reset my diamond!





Wednesday, March 23, 2022

8-23-2022 Layer 2

 Layer 2 on my "Goddess of Gratitude"...posca pen

And beginning a new sketch
to mate my own tarot deck...




Tuesday, March 22, 2022

Sunday, March 20, 2022

3-20-2022 Goddess of Gratitude

I am terrified of using acrylic paints!
I've only used watercolor paints for the past 3 years.
To try something new is very scary to me!

This is my "Goddess of Gratitude" project.
She has been sketched and sitting on my desk 
staring at me for at least a month!
I was beginning to think that she would be the one
that stops me from moving forward with my art studies.

Then, I remembered...
1) I can do very hard and scary things!
2) It's only a piece of paper and some paint.
3) I can always throw it away if I hate it and try another one.

So, today, I worked up my courage
(Art takes a LOT of courage...
because it makes you feel very vulnerable!)
and I began mixing my 
white, black, red, yellow, and blue acrylic paints,
and started slapping the paint on the page.
She is now started...at least...but has a long way to go!
So, here is the foundation layer...layer one of many to come:

Saturday, March 19, 2022

3-19-2022 He's Got Skills!

Check out these Mandalorian helmets
and Iron Man helmet
that my son MADE for his boys!
The eyes even light up!
My son has some serious skills!
They will have so much fun at Comic-con this summer!




Friday, March 18, 2022

3-18-2022 Catapult

D and Papa spent some time in the workshop
creating a working catapult...
then we spent half the day
catching what she was throwing!


Thursday, March 17, 2022

3-17-2022 Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Happy St. Patrick's Day to my dear Grandsons!!!
Thank you dear D-I-L for being so good about
sending us pictures of the boys!
We miss you all so much!



Wednesday, March 16, 2022