ARTsy wednesday
i began painting on canvas again this weekend
it had been several months
feels good to be back to the brushes and paint
acrylic
happy ARTsy wednesday friends
(Sam above)
Kate
Emily
Margaret
My Art
ARTsy wednesday
stitched water color marker pieces
mostly done during the weeks when i have my learning pod here
dream state
2020
ARTsy wednesday
by the time some of you read this (does anyone come here anymore though?), i will be on my way to los angeles to spend one of my bestie’s 50th birthday with her
it’s been three years since i was in california and despite everything, i am looking forward to spending time with her and being there
i first fell in love with the west coast when i was 18 and it has always held a special place in my heart
if you know me, you know that i hate flying and am totally nervous about it because every time i fly, i think i’m going to die
this time is no different
covid or no covid
so… in case anything happens to me, i’d like to be cremated and, i’d like my ashes to be sprinkled in the ocean
that ocean being at the beacch in monte gordo portugal, ocean beach san diego and/or southbeach
i also leave everything to my daughter Lilian (sorry honey)
yes, there you have it, a small will right here on the blog (being written at 4:30am because i couldn’t sleep)
fingers crossed all goes well and i make it safely across
happy ARTsy wednesday friends!
liar liar
disconnected connections
burden
black and blue
i will say more when i feel less
i’ll call you
dreams like feet better than knees
ARTsy wednesday
i have returned to stitching
this time on thick watercolor paper
there is something about stitching that is very therapeutic to me
even more so than oils, acrylics or watercolors
i have been busy creating 6″x9″ little stitched pieces of art just about every day
one thing has to be said about this pandemic year, i have created more art this year than i have any other year
happy ARTsy wednesday friends
i’m not crying you’re crying (sold)
sunshine on a cloudy day
tuesday’s best
indian ocean
when you find me
i love you
indigo
moss
sunset red
orange
black
yellow (sold)
cobalt
pretty in pink
never saw you (sold)
contemplation
ARTsy wednesday
on the weeks when i have the school pod here, while the girls are busy with school work upstairs in the “school room”, i try to keep myself busy downstairs
while they are here, i am here in the house as well
from 8am until 3pm
most of the time i keep myself busy by making rainbow makers and restocking my etsy shop however, lately i have been busy creating smaller art pieces
i am trying to find ways to be financially independent once again
something i always was but have not been for the past 11 years
slowly but surely, right?
happy ARTsy wednesday friends
misundersstood (sold)
self reflection
my favorite color is purple
skinny love (sold)
not so blue blue
orange crush
disconnected (sold)
everything is not as it seems (sold)
give me a reason
all dressed up nowhere to go
blue (sold)
ARTsy wednesday
the weeks when Lilian is away at William’s, are my hardest weeks
so i have been trying to keep busy and trying to find myself through art again
portraits in oil pastels is how it all began in the mid nineties
there’s a certain freedom to them that i don’t feel with oils or acrylics
these are all done on large wallpaper samples
some of them have titles
some of them do not
happy ARTsy wednesday
(sold)
fast car (sold)
there’s no truth in hiding
they don’t love you like i love you
Albert
before there was you there was me
time is contagious. everybody is getting old
Artsy wednesday
stitched 18
i am not sure if i have said it on here yet but, one of the biggest silver linings of this pandemic for me has been to be able to create more art than i ever have before
it’s all i can and want to do
if my hands are physically busy, my mind won’t wonder as much
happy ARTsy wednesday friends
ARTsy wednesday
something a little different
because different is exactly how these days are
happy ARTsy wednesday friends
ARTsy wednesday
stitching has become like therapy for me
while i am stitching, it is like i am in a meditative state and all worries go away
i feel like the only thing i have control of these days is stitching my paintings
yet, it is not lost on me the irony that the more i stitch, the more life unravels around me
happy ARTsy wednesday friends! (on a thursday. it is thursday right?)
UPDATE: it’s friday. i totally lost a day. it’s ok. i’m ok…
ARTsy wednesday
paint, stitch
paint, stitch
paint, stitch
repeat
staying home is not any different than how the year started for me
it’s just filled with more worry, anxiety and less freedom
i’m just going to keep on creating….
happy ARTsy wednesday friends!
