SNOW DAY # 2! watercolor on paper- 11 x 14

We had a rip roaring storm today. I was in heaven, everything was closed. 

A gift of time. Al shoveled, Markie cooked  I played with my new neighbor Katina.

I painted this from her living room window.

tracks on the street...

my cozy house- we had no power till 2:30 but a gas fireplace and my gas heater in my studio was perfectly warm.. heavenly and  quiet.

Winnie racing across my brothers yard.

mosaics anyone?

I will be teaching on alternate wednesdays in my studio- if anyone is interested in learning glass mosaic - please contact me.

Class is from 6-9 PM, starting January 19 , $25 includes all materials.Depending on the size of the piece it might take 2 sessions to complete.
This is one I did last year.
Thanks for looking!

Unitarianism

 Unitarian Universalism is a religious community characterized by support for a "free and responsible search for truth and meaning".Unitarian Universalists do not share a creed; rather, they are unified by their shared search for spiritual growth and by the belief that an individual's theology is a result of that search and not obedience to an authoritative requirement. Unitarian Universalists draw on many different theological sources and have a wide range of beliefs and practices.

Historically, both Unitarianism and Universalism had roots in the Christian faith. Contemporary Unitarian Universalists do not necessarily subscribe to the historic beliefs of Unitarianism and Universalism, espousing a rather hands-off approach to religion, whereby the followers can be atheist, theist, or any point in between.

Unitarian Universalism became organized as a religious group in 1961 with the establishment of the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA), a consolidation of the American Unitarian Association, established in 1825, and the Universalist Church of America, established in 1866. It is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, and serves churches mostly in the United States. The Canadian Unitarian Council became an independent body in 2002.

Again I thank Wiki for all the info.

Also Photoshop for the fun tips and tricks-

( I am a toddler on PS!)

Druid, pencil- photoshopped

Neo-Paganism: Neo-Paganism is an umbrella term for modern revivals of ancient ethnic and magickal traditions. These are usually polytheistic, but many Neo-Pagans consider their faith pantheistic, and many other concepts of deity can be found among Neo-Pagans as well. Subdivisions within Neo-Paganism include Wicca, Magick, Druidism, Asatru, neo-Native American religion and others.

Only recently has Neo-Paganism become a movement of any significant size and visibility. Solid statistics on Neo-Paganism on a worldwide scale are essentially non-existent, but it is a rapidly growing religion/religious category. Estimates regarding its worldwide size range widely--from under one hundred thousand to over four million. Independent surveys and government-based figures are not indicative of the higher estimates provided by Neo-Pagan and Wiccan organizations, but there may be a variety of reasons for this.

This was fun to do.Started with a simple pencil sketch, layered over a stonehenge photo I googled, then used artistic filters and erasers and special effects brushes.
Fun and clean!

My nephews room in Rhode

 Island-  (before)-my family went down to do

"extreme home makeover" while the boys were in school. 

We got mistint paint at Lowes and made our own color, one gallon was more than enough for the small room.

we put my girls old bunk beds in- and I painted Fenway Park on the wall- we all worked on it together.

My sister in law and my daughter picked out great  stuff at Ikea- rug, bedding,accessories  and fabric for curtains- all in red white and blue.

Installed our older tv with Playstation 2- the boys will be so excited when they see it!

The Candy Shop

I had so much fun painting this for my painting challenge.

It's supposed to be about glass,so I chose a glass window filled with jars of candy.

I don't think it is really about the glass, but I featured it .

Painting this makes me want to do more illustration type of work!

study for my challenge painting

badly photographed drawing for my "glass" challenge- will post the painting tomorrow.