"Three Little Yorkies"

"Three Little Yorkies"

These three little doggies belong to some good friends of ours.

They think the world of them and treat each one

just like it is their own child.

Some pooches have all the luck!

"Musical Dreams"

"Musical Dreams"

I love music!

I always listen to it when I am painting.

It gets me in the right mood and helps me concentrate

on what I am trying to achieve.

Hope you'll give

it a try as you work on

your next project.

"At the Beach"

"At the Beach"

This has been a very HOT week here in Ohio.

The temperatures have been in the 90 - 102 degree range.

So a day at the beach seems like the perfect place to be!



"Iris and Butterfly"

"Iris and Butterfly"

The new landscaping project that we have been doing

 in our front yard is coming along well.

I just planted some iris bulbs

and in no time at all they have popped up out of the ground.

From the way they look they'll

probably be blooming soon.

This note card painting that I did

reminds me of just how pretty

flowers can be when they

are in bloom.

"Flower Cart / Quilt"

"Flower Cart / Quilt"

This week we have been adding new landscaping to the front of our home.

It has been a lot of very hard work but finally it's starting to come together and

it is looking great!

We used a wheel barrel, planted flowers and watched over a Mommy and Daddy Robin

as they worked very hard at feeding and keeping their two babies warm.

They had built a nest over our front porch light and I convinced my husband

to leave it alone until they were done using it.

We did have to be very careful

 as we went in and out of the front door, so they wouldn't fly inside of our home.

I was able to sit back away from the nest and get many wonderful photos

of the robins in action.

Events like these help to inspired me.  

I feel like a new painting will be coming soon!

"Barn, Horse and Cowboy"

"Barn, Horse and Cowboy"

While driving down the road one day

I spotted this neat little barn. I grabbed my camera

and snapped a picture for my reference files.
 Back in my studio I assembled my thoughts and ideas.

I then began painting my note card,

 with this becoming the end result.

Barns are fun to paint! 

They have so many different and interesting design details.

"Black Lab"

"Shadow"
This was a very special dog that belonged to our dear friends.
She came into their lives several years ago
 and made a wonderful family pet.
Now she has just passed on.
We are so glad that we have this painting to remember her by.
GOOD DOGGY ...
We'll love you forever!