Tender Love

tender love

” Tender Love”   7×14″ on 2″ wrapped around canvas ready to hang , needs no frame

for my family

Rain is coming down, only  once in awhile interrupted by sunshine or should I say – the sun is shining only once in awhile interrupted by rain

The flower stems are pushed to . . . → Read More: Tender Love

Inspiration – West Coast – (more paintings added)

west coast #3

Our trip ( husband and I) brought me back to the ocean, nature and the paintbrush.

Ucluelet and our BostromsBandB.com made it happen.

From here I plan to SPRAY out into all directions, please, make it a habit to come back and see the progress.

Do not forget and give me your opinion, it . . . → Read More: Inspiration – West Coast – (more paintings added)

I FIGURED IT OUT

life comes in 3 parts

Life comes in three parts

1)  Growing up

2)  Life came in the way

3)  Continue to grow

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

” STICKS AND STONES”  

 

And that is because:

When” #3″ comes around in your life, one thinks a lot about the years of “#1″ and most likely with . . . → Read More: I FIGURED IT OUT

Going –going – green

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What do we really understand or mean when we say “GOING GREEN”?

Less garbage, less plastic, less house, less junk food?

It means a lot of different things to different people!

Smaller house? No plastic at all? not following every trend which comes a long? Less electricity- no hairdryer, no toaster oven?

Many things . . . → Read More: Going –going – green

The colour of Cooking – Gardening and Painting!

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Can anybody think of a better way to fill your day?

Cooking:

If my memory serves me right I was only 13 when I thought I could cook a better dinner than my mother did – teenager –eh.

(But I do not remember how it turned out, lucky me.)

          . . . → Read More: The colour of Cooking – Gardening and Painting!

“WINTER ACONITE”

ending of winter #3

I am not a gardener – but I love our garden- love working in the garden –  trial and error is the game

The # 13 is my favourite number, born on the 13th, married on the 13th still living and still married!!!! —– but never won the lottery on the 13th  ( or not at . . . → Read More: “WINTER ACONITE”

2012 – Gone, but not forgotten

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Seems to me that was a very short year, did I oversleep a few weeks or something???? We did a little travelling,  , a bit visiting  -   a bit doing nothing and long hours in the garden  - as in ——– planting,weeding,weeding,resting,sleeping,watching things grow,watching birds making out

Had some sick days, had . . . → Read More: 2012 – Gone, but not forgotten

The weather effect

8 the sun willshine again

Release (relieve) of the winter blaas –  in colour

We are strongly affected by the weather (at least, I am {I think})

I tend to go to the easel and let my “stuff” hang out – from brain –to heart –to  shoulder- to arm – hand – and the brush does its thing (you . . . → Read More: The weather effect

The Nature Effect

Before spring#2

I find it fascinating that I paint my paintings from following the happenings around me. In wintertime I tend to think more about the things I read in the News papers or about pictures I always wanted to paint and never did get around to do it – but now – at this time . . . → Read More: The Nature Effect

THE GREEN SEED EFFECT

THE GREEN SEED EFFECT

What do we or my readers out there in cyber land really think when we say “go green”

Fresh strawberries in winter, fresh blueberries for Christmas or

-      eat what is in season and what grows in our neighborhood?

Or pay less at Walmart but replace it more often (because it only lasts one . . . → Read More: THE GREEN SEED EFFECT