Goin' to the Beach

Hi everybody, Lou and I have had a tough week and soooo we are running away. Ok, just to the beach for the weekend. I am going to take some paints with me and hopefully get inspired. I am looking forward to seashell hunting. That is my favorite thing to do. I can walk miles looking and not even realize it... well, I do the next morning when my legs are screaming. See you Monday!

What tarot card am I?

I was reading another blog and they had a link to a site that tells you what tarot card describes you after you take a quick test. So I did and I am The Moon. The description is as follows.

The Moon

Hope, expectation, Bright promises.

The Moon is a card of magic and mystery - when prominent you know that nothing is as it seems, particularly when it concerns relationships. All logic is thrown out the window.

The Moon is all about visions and illusions, madness, genius and poetry. This is a card that has to do with sleep, and so with both dreams and nightmares. It is a scary card in that it warns that there might be hidden enemies, tricks and falsehoods. But it should also be remembered that this is a card of great creativity, of powerful magic, primal feelings and intuition. You may be going through a time of emotional and mental trial; if you have any past mental problems, you must be vigilant in taking your medication but avoid drugs or alcohol, as abuse of either will cause them irreparable damage. This time however, can also result in great creativity, psychic powers, visions and insight. You can and should trust your intuition.

A bright landscape

I just finished this one. Not my normal color palette. I usually use blues, greens and purples but I wanted to step out of my safety box. I had fun with it. I actually didn't like it but set it aside and went back to it a couple of hours later and thought... pretty good. Framed with a cherry frame. 10" x 8" $90.00. It was painted with acrylics. If interested send email to southernescapeart@yahoo.com

Sand road in Aiken

Here is the latest version of the painting I have been working on. As you can see I have modified things. I am still in the layering stage, trying to settle on the final version so that I can go in with thicker paint.

So overwhelmed

I apologize to all of you out there. I have not had a minute in the studio.I have been teaching quite a bit and I taught 10 hours today at the art center and then I do barn check tonight and the *#@$* frost free pump handle breaks of in my hand. It is very cold here in SC and I guess the metal couldn't handle it. And my husband Lou is up north working soooo it's just another thing added to my list. I am quite a positive person but wholly cow, how come *%@^ always happens when he is not home. This weekend I have promised to myself to give myself some time in the studio. Thansk for listening.

Happy New Year

Well, I have not been able to spend any time in the studio. I had 10 family members descend upon the farm for the holidays. And then to top it off I got sick. They thought it was pneumonia but turned out to be diffused bronchitis. I hope to be able to paint this coming week.