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Kids and Pups

Posted in Art Class, Pet Portaits, tagged pet portrait, Yellow Lab on May 21, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Kids class painted these sweet yellow labs yesterday in Kids Art Class. Great job!

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Crocheted Rag Rug

Posted in Crochet, crocheted rug, Rag Rug, tagged Crochet on May 20, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Crocheted Rag Rug

For several weeks on and off I have been working on this rag rug. I finished it last night. It’s made from old sheets. Here’s a photo with a chair to give you an idea of the size.

Who wants to make one?

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Dogwoods and Bluebells

Posted in Flowers, tagged Bluebells, Dogwood, flowers on May 19, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Dogwoods and Bluebells

Reference Photo Dogwood on Gold

A few weeks ago I posted about taking photos of the wonderful flowers we are seeing now both in nature and arrangements we have during this time of the year. (Read that here.) I got back to painting some of those recently. I will have to wrap this one up soon as it is about 80% complete.

There is so much subject matter to paint at this time of the year. Thank goodness we have a camera at hand at all times!

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Banana Nut Bread for Breakfast

Posted in Recipes, tagged Banana Bread, Banana Nut Bread recipe, Recipes on May 18, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Kelly’s Banana Nut Bread

Sunday morning I made Banana Nut Bread for breakfast. I often buy bananas and don’t eat them until they get soft and I don’t like them like that so I end up making bread. I mentioned in previous posts that I grew up in a pecan orchard (read that and get those recipes here and here) so we had LOTS of pecans to cook and bake with so I love them and still cook with them even though I don’t have the wonderful endless supply that I once did. Here’s the recipe that I use for Banana Nut Bread. I like it because its moist but not too sweet. Enjoy!

Banana Nut Bread

2 cups self-rising flour

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

2 eggs, beaten

1 ½ cups mashed ripe bananas (about 5 medium or 2 large)

1 cup sugar

½ cup cooking oil OR melted butter

1 cup chopped pecans

Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Combine dry ingredients (except pecans) and then mix in eggs, banana and oil or butter. Mix well. Fold in pecans last. Pour into a greased and floured loaf pan and bake for about 55 minutes for a large loaf pan or 40-45 minutes for a small loaf pan. Cool for 10 minutes and then remove from pan. A slice is perfect with a little butter!

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Fabulous Pet Portraits

Posted in Paint Party, Pet Portaits, tagged Paint Party, pet portrait on May 17, 2015| Leave a Comment »

May Pet Portraits

We had a fun group painting their pet’s portraits yesterday. I especially love it when people are painting portraits of pets they have lost and they tell wonderful stories about them. Great job ladies. These are special.

The next Pet Portrait Paint Party will be June 20th. See you there!

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Taste of the Town and Art

Posted in Small Town Life, tagged Painting Demonstration, pet portrait, Taste of the Town on May 16, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Working on a Pet Portrait at Taste of the Town

Completed Portrait

Helping kids paint a Mask!

Final look! Cute…

Often when an artist works she paints alone. If you are a full-time artist you look for opportunities to paint in public where people can see your work and you working and hopefully connect to it and remember you when they want to purchase original art. Last night was just such an opportunity at Taste of the Town.

I had a wonderful time painting and visiting with people as they stopped by to say hello.

I was right by the Gazebo so I got to enjoy wonderful music while I worked. The night was terrific and loads of fun. If you missed it you will have to plan to come to the one in the Fall.

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Kathy’s Sunflowers

Posted in Art Class, tagged Art Class, sunflowers on May 15, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Kathy with her Sunflowers

Kathy started painting with me a few months ago and while she had only painted a couple of pieces she decided to tackle these BIG sunflowers….a screensaver photo from her phone. And didn’t she do a great job? She finished up last night just in time for her move. We hate that she is leaving us but wish her luck. And keep painting!

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Kids Experiment with Watercolor and Salt

Posted in Art Class, tagged Art Class, salt painting, watercolor on May 14, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Yesterday’s kids class had us experimenting with watercolor on paper with salt. They made these lovely trees. Great job guys!

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Poppies, Poppies, Poppies, and more Poppies!

Posted in Flowers, tagged flowers, poppies on May 13, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Poppy Demo 1 – acrylic, 11 x 14

Poppy Demo 2 – acrylic, 8″x10″

Poppy Demo 3 – acrylic 16″x20″

Poppy Demo 4 – acrylic, 18″x24″

When you teach art, especially if you have Paint Parties, you tend to paint the same subject matter more than once.

I often paint a sample that I can use when promoting the class/party. And then I paint it again while teaching in the class/party. And if it is a popular piece there may be more than one group that paints it.

That is the case with these poppies. So far I have painted it at least 6 times. Here are four versions with the size listed below. This one has been particularly popular because it’s pretty and it is easy for people to be successful when painting it, even if they are painting for the first time!

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Picasso Sale Breaks Record

Posted in Little Known Facts, tagged Picasso, Women of Algiers on May 12, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Picasso’s Women of Algiers, 1954-55

Going for almost $180 million ($179.3), Picasso’s Women of Algiers has become the most expensive painting to sell at auction. It sold at Christie’s in New York.

The oil painting depicts nude and semi-nude women and is part of a 15-work series that the Spanish artist created in 1954-55.

So what do you think?

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