My Hope Is In The Lord

Good morning and Happy Sunday! I found out Friday that I have Fuchs, which is a disease of the cornea. I have to use eye drops twice a day and hope it doesn't get worse, or I will need surgery. 2 of my sisters have it and so did my dad and mom, so I wasn't surprised that I have it too. So what did I do about it? A painting of course...called Hope.

I'm linking with Sunday Sketches today. Have a wonderful week!

Feeling Better...At Last!

Hello all! It's been a while since I posted, but it's taken me a long time to feel better. I still have some neck pain, (which turned out to be a bulging disk!) but everyday its a little better. I've been busy painting and sketching. This is just a small sample, and more will be posted as I have time.

I'm linking to Sunday Sketches! Happy Belated 4th! xo

Sketching At Starbucks!

Good morning! I've been spending some time trying to do live sketches of people at Starbucks this week. The overstuffed chair in the corner was my favorite spot to sit where I could observe and sketch unnoticed> Here are a few of the sketches:

I hope to go again so maybe I'll have more next Sunday. I'm linking with Sunday Sketches this week!(see link on the right) Have a wonderful week all.

New Sketch for SS!

Good morning and Happy Sunday! I've been wanting to do another oil painting of my son's kids for quite some time, and finally got the picture printed out yesterday. I've started on the sketch too:

Here is the original picture I'm using:

I could really use your prayers, as I was sick then got a rash that is painful. The Dr's are checking me for allergies and a virus, but I don't know yet what is wrong. It's been a very scary week since I broke out.
I'm linking with Sunday Sketches today, and hope you will join me in seeing what other artists are making. Have a good week!

Happy New Year!

Goodmorning and I hope everyone has a blessed New Year in 2015! I felt like I accomplished so much that I've been wanting to do in 2014, but still have a long way to go. I always try to find time to create everyday, but that seems like an unrealistic goal, with work and all. One of my goals, is to try to work more with oil paints. How about you? Any new goals for the new year?
Below is a painting I started several months ago, and finally have it at least close to being finished. It's from a dream I had many years ago. I showed it to a couple of friends, but they didn't seem to like it. I couldn't tell if it was the subject or its just a horrible painting. (I admit the wings need some more work!) What do you think?

I've been sketching more. Here are just a couple.

I'm linking to Sunday Sketches with the very talented Alexandra. I hope you will join me!

I've Missed Sunday Sketches!!

Hello dear friends, I've been away for a while, working on the vendor fairs then Christmas. I've really missed my blog friends, and today I am linking with SS. Below is a painting I've been working on, I think it's almost finished.

The vendor fairs were fun, but only 1 of them was really worth the time and table fee. All in all, I made enough from the 3 shows to pay for my husbands ear phones he wanted, so I considered the time spent a success.
On the sad side, we have had a family fight and we didn't see my son during the holidays. As with most cases its very complicated and I won't go into detail, but we miss him and his family.
On the bright side, we spent Christmas with my daughter and her in-laws for a really fun Christmas! Here are a few of the pictures from the visit:

I hope you all had a Merry Christmas and a very blessed New Year!

Another Vendor Fair

Hello everyone! I have been working like crazy again, preparing for another vendor fair next Saturday. It's at a local Lutheran Church. If anyone is in the Fort Mill, SC area, I hope you will stop by and visit me! Here are a few of the projects I've been working on:

I'm linking with Sunday Sketches this week. I hope you will join in the fun!