Time to RETREAT!

Today there is a lot of regular life stuff and work stuff to do, but there is also GETTING READY TO GO stuff to do!  Tomorrow I drive to Maine, with art and writing in hand to share.

To share, to learn, to reflect.

    I can't sing enough praises of getting away and focusing on your work, your art, your dreams. The long drive clears the cobwebs away and I know I will arrive a little more tired and a lot more ready to just BE.

October Re-launch!

Getting ready to relaunch SILVERFRECKLES.COM in October!!

NEW Pendants

NEW Bracelets and look at that cute new packaging!

That's not polka dots.... those are silver freckles! : )

painting, painting, writing, painting

I realized I am working on 12 paintings at the same time! 

I just keep going from one to the other as I let each layer dry~

This is the first palette I ever bought about twenty years ago! 

Ten years ago if that sounds like I am younger! - yeah, let's say 10.

I don't wash the palette off anymore. I love the layers of paint, and I love that the palette changes and morphs with new colors.

Step one, step two, layering paint

I softened up the palette. This palette is more summery, more sherbet, more peonies- pink roses.

Here is step one

and here is step two

It's fun changing the palette. The next layer is deeper pinks, raspberry, greens and teal. 

I would be great if I could visualize writing a novel, the way I can see the layers of a painting.

The novel revising is on hold while I paint. But it is in the back of my mind and I know that the next revision will be worth it.

Hey! Are you still there? We interrupt this blogging-art creating stuff for a baby time out!

Introducing our new niece!

Kayla Diane

Of course she is super adorable!

~ shall be back with art- soon! : )

ON THE EASEL : )

 Let's call this series, "On the Easel"!

First I painted this Lilac painting. I love this palette. Love the purples, blues and greens. I have loved this palette since I was little. 

Do you know I remember these colors on a sofa slipcover when I was a little girl. I remember noticing it and loving it. I was probably only FIVE!

I am going to submit this to a juried art show. Since they accept two submissions, I had to come up with something else too.

After the Lilacs lose their blooms, I look forward to the purple and blues of the summer hydrangea!

So, that seemed a perfect companion! 

Before I could even think of a painting, I had to do some warm-ups!

A talented artist Amy Guglielmo (Amy is so talented: http://www.touchtheart.com/) painted lady sap buckets and gave me a few buckets, so these were the warm-ups!

How cute are these?















 I love these Summer Ladies!

oh, and there was this little warm up project also..... I just had to paint this tote!

If you want to see it BEFORE, you will have to go to FLYING PIG BOOKSTORE facebook page 

(I forgot to take a before pic ; )

Oh and I painted this GARDEN! Which I also love!  Wheww, It has been a busy 4 days!  

Oh, and for the non-artists reader-folk. One painting took.... 18 different brushes! No one tells you that! And while I paint, I admit, each brush I pick up I say to myself, "oh this is my favorite brush." Which cracked me up when I realized I have 18 favorites! : )

I am going to finish the work on the easel tomorrow (Wednesday) and then get the cupboard I painted out of the garage and into the house! I will take a picture when it is all settled in : )

What have you been up to?

Saturday projects ~~~

Gorgeous day today, perfect weather for .... PAINTING!!

Here is the Craigslist cupboard BEFORE:

... and this is right now, the DURING..

stay tuned for the AFTER!

: )

edited to add:

almost there ~~~~~~~~