painting my glass off

my set up

my acrylic start of a painting... 

This months Girl Just Wanna Paint challenge is glass.

These are just warm ups. Im not sure if I will go straightforward or do something more imaginative.

Im thinking of the latter, this is fun but I'm feeling ho-hum, so what, its glass with colorful water.

I want to make a picture- a story starring glass.

Ideas?

Pumpkin truck,acrylic on canvas, 11"x14", and SNOWDAY!!!!

This was a commission for a dear friend who gifted this to her mom yesterday.They had seen a similar version at a show I had about 10 years ago. I recreated the same sort of thing, but used a photo of my friend Karen Biagini's truck and made up the pumpkins.
It was a challenge to paint a fall scene in winter but I really had a blast painting it and I was glad to hear that she loved it.
Oh- and BTW- the penguins( actually from the SOUTH pole I find out!) are  a photoshop trick! I do have three that are really there (painted on  plywood) and my brother also has a set in his yard. Someday I hope to have enough to make my yard look like that!

I was scheduled to work today- at the museum, and go out later.
Mother nature had a different plan for us today , and although I'm VERY sad not to see my cousin Julie who is visiting from Asheville, NC ):, I was happy to stay in and paint. I am painting"glass" today for my challenge group.
Its really REALLY hard to paint glass!
It was my favorite kind of painting day today.

Merry Christmas!

I hope everyone had a fun day- it was very relaxing for us- we stayed home.

When we woke up there was a family of penguins on our front lawn.

My brother reported the same thing at his house down the street!

After dinner we took a walk and look what was on our lawn!

We've been visited by the North Pole!

Merry Christmas!

This is from two weeks ago at the First Parish Norwell Unitarian, the church I grew up in. I have permission from the minister to draw in Church.(:

I copied this from last nights candlelight service program at the same church.

We chose the early service- love the little kids and babies.

Silent Night sung by candlelight always brings me to tears.

And my painting of the Nativity.

I hope you all have a wonderful day with love all around you.

Kate's Last Piece

My friend Kate died yesterday after a year long fight against a brain tumor.

 Her wonderful family was huge and she was right in the middle.

She was a tireless worker, had three jobs, and raised three sons. Her  husband and family and friends rallied around her right up to the end. My heart goes out to all of them. Kate will be missed so much.This is her last piece, done with her left hand as her right side was not able to move.

It looks so hopeful to me- tree of life burning bright.

I put aside my religious study for today but somehow my rendition of Kate ended up looking like the Madonna ( not really like her!)

She was a wonderful mother. She made beautiful pottery (in the painting the 7 bowls represent her siblings- the three hands - her sons, her ring- her husband Scott, her beloved pets, her home and her garden, the sketch pad, her pastels.

We love you Kate. You are around us still by the beauty you gave to us.

Christmas Delivery!

My friend Ann Farrell waited OVER A YEAR for me to do this painting of her garden.
Ann is the most patient person ever! I had fun doing this and was SO happy to deliver it to her house in the snow today- I felt like an elf! She was surprised...
Here she is with her painting- I love how her outfit matches!

Merry Christmas Ann!

Zoroastrianism, sketchbook page

Zoroastrianism is a religion and philosophy based on the teachings of prophet Zoroaster (also known as Zarathustra, in Avestan) and was formerly among the world's largest religions. It was probably founded some time before the 6th century BCE in Persia (Iran). The term Zoroastrianism is, in general usage, essentially synonymous with Mazdaism (the worship of Ahura Mazda, exalted by Zoroaster as the supreme divine authority).

In Zoroastrianism, the Creator Ahura Mazda is all good, and no evil originates from Him. Thus, in Zoroastrianism good and evil have distinct sources, with evil (druj) trying to destroy the creation of Mazda (asha), and good trying to sustain it. Mazda is not immanent in the world, and His creation is represented by the Amesha Spentas and the host of other Yazatas, through whom the works of God are evident to humanity, and through whom worship of Mazda is ultimately directed. The most important texts of the religion are those of the Avesta, of which a significant portion has been lost, and mostly only theliturgies of which have survived. The lost portions are known of only through references and brief quotations in the later works, primarily from the 9th to 11th centuries.

thank you Wikipedia