stupid weather people

it's 10 to 10, my children are still awake, because we played big band music all night and danced, because they told us all day

winter storm

winter storm

don't drive tomorrow if you don't ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO

so I figured, snow day

the WINTER STORM has come and gone. There is a pretty, light dusting of snow, no schools have been canceled, and my kids are going to be near impossible to get up tomorrow.

also, there is no completed painting to post, I danced instead

Baby it's cold outside

It warmed up to 16 degrees today.
Tomorrow a winter storm arrives around dinner time.
I guess I better go get my milk and bread, or whatever it is everyone rushes out to buy in the event of snow.
I like snow, I want snow, I have a tobaggon that will fit me and my kids and I can't wait to take them sledding, but I won't be sledding in 10 degree, frigid, windy weather.

I worked on a painting today, I thought to post a work in progress, then tomorrow the finished piece...


















You can see a sliver of my cluttered desk.
You will never see pictures of my studio gracing pages of a magazine. I always feel a little guilty, or ashamed, when I see a cute, color-coordinated, clean, cozy, workroom. I barely have time to floss my teeth, much less spend time decorating my studio. Perhaps someday, when my kids are older, or I'm finished with school, but right now if I can find time to paint, I am happy.

Day 4

I'm finally feeling better. My husband and daughter had work and school, while Paul had one more day off so we spent the morning running errands. I managed to fit in an eyebrow wax with Paul chatting away to the stylist...

Is that chocolate? (I guess the wax was brown)
That looks like chocolate
Can I smell it?
Why does it smell like chicken in here? (apparently the stylist brought a sausage biscuit into work)
Does that hurt mom?
Your eyes are red now
I don't need to wax my eyes

and on, and on

the stylist humored him and his running dialouge and I was happy to get my neglected brows in shape.

nothing like mother and son bonding

Happy Day!

I think it's safe to announce, as a few of you have emailed me already...
I am in this months issue of Cloth Paper Scissors!!!

I am over the moon about the whole experience. I love this magazine, and am honored to be a part of it. I remember when I first stumbled upon this magazine, I quickly ordered all the back issues I could. It's such a happy day when it arrives in my mailbox. It's a surefire way to get inspired.

Well imagine what I must have felt when the magazine in the mailbox had my art in it too!



















I have the originals listed in my etsy shop, as well as prints available.

Day two

The first two days of the new year haven't been that great. I'm fighting a new cold, on top of the old cold I was still recovering from. Last night I was so fed up with not being able to breath through my nose that I was actually taking medication. I started with a day time cold remedy, which did nothing.
Then I moved on to the hard stuff, Sudafed, which did nothing.
So I waited about two hours, trying not to combine drugs, and took some Musinex-D.
Which cleared up my sinuses, AND kept me awake till 5:00 in the morning.
I then awoke at 8, bright and chipper, (irony) and had a coughing spell, which ended with me pulling something in my back.

I am not complaining though, well maybe I am, but I am not letting it get me down. I am trying to remain positive, a cold isn't the end of the world, tonight I'll take some night time cold medicine, sleep like a baby and enjoy the last day of vacation with my family. I've gotten used to having my kids and husband home for the last 11 days. It's been wonderful in fact. We need times like this to reconnect.

January Blogging

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Long time reader(s) may remember I did art everyday in the month of January last year. I was inspired my Misty Mawn's challenge, and I have to say, it was a great experience and I believe I will be doing my own version of it this year.

I am challenging myself to create everyday and to blog my efforts, everyday.

I find it too easy to put off posting new entries when I'm not holding myself accountable. I like posting, I like getting your comments and I like this form of virtual journaling.

So, starting today, January 1st, I will be posting something new, everyday for the rest of the month. There, I said it out loud, now I have to do it :)

poor bloggy blog

My poor neglected baby blog.
I think I will have to make a resolution to do better.

I've been a little under the weather, so I'm not pushing myself
Hopefully I will feel better soon because I have a lot of things I want to accomplish in the next couple weeks.

However, I am mondo excited about Xmas morning. Both my kids are old enough now to really get into the excitement and wonder of the next couple days. I'm just looking forward to having my family, my Whole family, home for a while. Even hubby has taken vacation time so we should be good and sick of each other when it's time to go back to work/school.