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"The Art of Gardening" a New Painting

August 18th, 2010
Beginning to paint

Beginning to paint

I have decided it is time to get back to painting. Well, I have been painting, but on grand children’s nursery walls, which I love, but, when I wasn’t painting on walls, nothing to do but I decided I would make a couple of small quilts. What was I thinking? Well enough is enough, I have to start a new piece. I miss my time in front of a canvas. It is my opportunity to use the talent that God has given me, to attempt to capture his magnificent creations. As Erma Bombeck said ” When I stand before God at the end of my life I would hope that I would have not a single bit of talent left and could say, “I used everything you gave me.”  I hope I can say the same thing.

This new piece will be called “The Art of Gardening”, it is a 36″ x 48″ gallery wrapped canvas and has some of my favorite things in it. There are the Morning Glories on our back fence, sunflowers in our side garden, my old cobalt blue and yellow bottles, my potted plants, and not to forget a butterfly! So here it is sketched out, it’s kind of rough, but the painting has started! I’ll keep you up to date on it’s progress.

The Sketch

The Sketch

The End of The Nature of Flowers Exhibit at Texas Discovery Gardens

August 1st, 2010
The Painted Lady

The Painted Lady

What a fantastic run. I can not say enough thank you’s to the Gallery at the Discovery Gardens in Fair Park for asking me to exhibit my Paintings at the Discovery Gallery. It was a perfect venue for my pieces; I feel so blessed to have had so many people enjoy my work. It was a very successful show, however bitter sweet to see a few of my pieces go to their new homes. I hope each of those pieces will bring many smiles to their new owners. The following is a portion of an email I received from the folks that made “The Painted Lady” and “Zinnias” theirs:

“we couldn’t leave without not only the Painted Lady ( that I was hoping for) but also the Zinnias .  They are now making us smile in my favorite room in the house, my sun room.  They are perfect.. fit, subject, style, artistry, and soul.   My husband even said,  given what you wrote about why you paint , that purchasing them and sharing them with our family and friends is an act of worship.  I wanted you to know that they are in good hands and have touched us deeply.”

I feel so blessed that they are going to be enjoyed for many years by such wonderful people. Thank you to all who viewed my work, it was such a pleasure to share my gift with you all.

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