Wow... another month just flew by! I swear, the closer I get to September the faster the days slip by. It's funny how there are things in life that seem so far away, and then all of a sudden are right on top of us. It's like when we went to Italy a few years ago. We planned and saved up for this trip and it was going to happen... but it felt so unreal until we actually arrived at the airport to go. I think it was sinking in for real on the drive out there... but still not quite fully aware until we checked in. Amazing isn't it? So here we are... the idea of having the kids in daycare and starting school was this event that was so far away as to seem unreal, and now that it's actually starting it isn't quite sinking in. Weird... I think it will be the first day that both of them are away from me for the whole day that it's going to really honestly hit me. That, or the first day of school. So strange. Anyway... that's my babble for now....
Tonight's painting is called "Orange Haze" because Chris thought it was a play on a Jimi Hendrix song. Something about a Purple Haze. He seemed shocked that I hadn't heard of it. Maybe I would recognize the song, but I'm absolutely terrible with titles. Anyway... I went with his suggestion. It's a 4x5 stretched canvas, and is quite similar to "Savannah". I liked the way that one turned out, and after having it as a little picture at the top of the blog last week I thought I'd try to do another one kind of like it.
In other news... I'm now a yellow belt in Karate! Whee! I'm feeling just a wee bit proud of myself. :) Life is good. Taking the kids out for Natal Day tomorrow... should be a good day. Hope you enjoy your day off if you get one! Good night!
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Saturday, July 30, 2011
Fun In The Rain
Well, today started out less than great... I was still feeling icky from being sick all night long. On the bright side, whatever bug it was decided I wasn't all that enjoyable to torture and moved on. So... started to feel better. :) We went to the library this morning and borrowed some books and dvds... some kids stuff, some for us... and the kids actually played well together with the library toys. You know, for a bit. Then, after a successful nap time we got our photos together and went to the mall to get prints done. That turned out to cost more than Chris thought and about what I thought... but it was a sticky moment because I had hit "checkout" while the boys were in the bathroom. Whoops. I guess we need to work on our communication skills a bit more. Had some supper and some play time... then popped the kids off to bed. Down the stairs I went to paint and Chris followed soon after. Watched some of the IT Crowd (great show by the way) and painted away.
Tonight's painting is called "Little Miss Daisy" because it's of a daisy (with a lot of thick, wet, overlapping paint) and Chris said he thought it reminded him of the Little Men books. That might be because we borrowed one of them from the library this morning! At any rate, that's where the title comes from. I like those books... I think they're cute. :) It's a 4x5 stretched canvas and I think it turned out pretty well. It was definitely an experiment... could go either way when that happens... but I like it.
Here's hoping it does not rain tomorrow... I don't mind rain much... but we have a family outing planned. It would be nice if it doesn't get rained out! Enjoy your long weekend! Good night. :)
Tonight's painting is called "Little Miss Daisy" because it's of a daisy (with a lot of thick, wet, overlapping paint) and Chris said he thought it reminded him of the Little Men books. That might be because we borrowed one of them from the library this morning! At any rate, that's where the title comes from. I like those books... I think they're cute. :) It's a 4x5 stretched canvas and I think it turned out pretty well. It was definitely an experiment... could go either way when that happens... but I like it.
Here's hoping it does not rain tomorrow... I don't mind rain much... but we have a family outing planned. It would be nice if it doesn't get rained out! Enjoy your long weekend! Good night. :)
Friday, July 29, 2011
30 WEEKS!!
Wow. I can't quite believe it has been 30 weeks already!! Time has certainly sped up this year for me... not a bad thing, just very strange. Every Friday I'm acutely aware of the passage of time, and also aware in a very physical sense with the accumulation of seven more paintings! The entire top of our bookshelf (the full wall one) is full of boxed up paintings. Crazy! I love it!!
Tonight I was going to attempt to paint a purple thistle... but in the end it just wasn't going to happen... so I experimented a bit with the background (Chris liked it) and went with a reverse sort of cutaway outline and then blended the inside to make the grass.... ok that doesn't make much sense without the picture. Oh, hey... it's picture day so I guess it will make sense if you scroll down. :) hehehe
Just in case you were curious, my son picked out the flower. He's such a sweetheart!
Here are this week's paintings... week 30... Enjoy!
Tonight I was going to attempt to paint a purple thistle... but in the end it just wasn't going to happen... so I experimented a bit with the background (Chris liked it) and went with a reverse sort of cutaway outline and then blended the inside to make the grass.... ok that doesn't make much sense without the picture. Oh, hey... it's picture day so I guess it will make sense if you scroll down. :) hehehe
Just in case you were curious, my son picked out the flower. He's such a sweetheart!
Here are this week's paintings... week 30... Enjoy!
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| July 23 - River Weeds |
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| July 24 - Gossamer |
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| July 25 - Tiny Twins |
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| July 26 - Beach Magic |
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| July 27 - Beautiful Barracudas |
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| July 28 - Dragonfly at Dusk |
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| July 29 - Desert Grass |
Thursday, July 28, 2011
So close to 4100...
I do so love watching those numbers climb! Thanks everyone for reading and participating... and hello to our newest "follower"... a fellow belly dancer! Great to see you Angela and thanks for reading. :)
Well, this whole son in daycare thing is pretty cool in some ways. This morning my little girl and I hit the mall with my friend Nikki and her son... did some window shopping... and all I ended up buying was a short hot chocolate and a snack at Starbucks. Then... after meeting Chris for lunch I ended up doing quite a bit of painting while nap time was going on. Prepped three paintings... and then finished them after dinner tonight! That is pretty rare in my world. The extra bonus is that I like them all. The extra extra bonus is that my son is so totally loving his daycare! I cannot say enough good things about it so far. I'm really impressed with the staff and the facility. Love that I can see the backyard from my backyard (though it gets harder when the trees have leaves). As we were leaving the house to pick him up we could actually hear the laughs and chatter of the kids outside playing. Yay!
So... you might have noticed that I've been painting a bit more these days... I don't want to think about missing days... but with school starting soon I'm thinking my workload may be a bit more than I can handle. What? I'm *not* superwoman? Hmm... perhaps not. Anyway... I thought that while I had some time now I would do a few extra paintings just in case an odd night pops up where I have to make a choice between school stuff and painting. Here's hoping it doesn't happen too often! I have a little stash going right now... I'll include pictures of them when and if a day pops up where I don't manage to paint. Otherwise... you'll have to remain in suspense.
Tonight's painting (officially) is called "Dragonfly at Dusk" and is purple and pink in the background with a teeny dragonfly perched on a stalk of a plant. Please don't ask what kind of plant... I don't know... I just made it up. :) I also did a little monarch butterfly and an abstract painting in browns and yellows. You'll see those later.
For now... must go to bed. I was falling asleep on the couch at 7:00pm tonight. Chris chuckled at me... said I must not be used to these early mornings. The sick thing is, it's not even that early yet... eventually I'll have to get up at, gulp, five... ish. Sigh. It'll be worth it... the stuff that's truly worth it doesn't always come easy. Right? Anyway... good night... come back tomorrow it's picture day! Thirty weeks and counting...
Well, this whole son in daycare thing is pretty cool in some ways. This morning my little girl and I hit the mall with my friend Nikki and her son... did some window shopping... and all I ended up buying was a short hot chocolate and a snack at Starbucks. Then... after meeting Chris for lunch I ended up doing quite a bit of painting while nap time was going on. Prepped three paintings... and then finished them after dinner tonight! That is pretty rare in my world. The extra bonus is that I like them all. The extra extra bonus is that my son is so totally loving his daycare! I cannot say enough good things about it so far. I'm really impressed with the staff and the facility. Love that I can see the backyard from my backyard (though it gets harder when the trees have leaves). As we were leaving the house to pick him up we could actually hear the laughs and chatter of the kids outside playing. Yay!
So... you might have noticed that I've been painting a bit more these days... I don't want to think about missing days... but with school starting soon I'm thinking my workload may be a bit more than I can handle. What? I'm *not* superwoman? Hmm... perhaps not. Anyway... I thought that while I had some time now I would do a few extra paintings just in case an odd night pops up where I have to make a choice between school stuff and painting. Here's hoping it doesn't happen too often! I have a little stash going right now... I'll include pictures of them when and if a day pops up where I don't manage to paint. Otherwise... you'll have to remain in suspense.
Tonight's painting (officially) is called "Dragonfly at Dusk" and is purple and pink in the background with a teeny dragonfly perched on a stalk of a plant. Please don't ask what kind of plant... I don't know... I just made it up. :) I also did a little monarch butterfly and an abstract painting in browns and yellows. You'll see those later.
For now... must go to bed. I was falling asleep on the couch at 7:00pm tonight. Chris chuckled at me... said I must not be used to these early mornings. The sick thing is, it's not even that early yet... eventually I'll have to get up at, gulp, five... ish. Sigh. It'll be worth it... the stuff that's truly worth it doesn't always come easy. Right? Anyway... good night... come back tomorrow it's picture day! Thirty weeks and counting...
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
I Must Be A Masochist!
That's the only possible explanation for putting myself through another BodyPump class this week! After last week and not walking for three days, you'd think I'd learned my lesson! Not so. I figure, at least I know it was a good workout, and if I keep doing it I ought to improve. Right? Well, tonight I'm definitely sore, but not as bad as last week (I hope). So... hopefully the self-torture is going to do something positive!
One might also list my extensive list of self-imposed extra-curriculars as masochistic, but I think I thrive under a certain amount of pressure! Karate got rained out today, so still no yellow belt grading for me... so I went to the gym instead. Then got home and started painting. Chris mentioned using cd art as inspiration for paintings... so I must admit I kind of copied one for tonight. It's not an exact replica, but it is pretty obvious... so hopefully no one knocks down my door for copyright infringement. I hope they merely take it as a compliment! I called it "Beautiful Barracudas" and come Friday you'll get to see it and (hopefully) figure out which movie it is from. :)
This week seems to be flying by so far... and I think it's due to the daycare thing. I've been getting up earlier than usual (ick!) and then sort of finding myself a bit adrift. It's been so long since it was just me and a baby... I don't quite know what to do! Tomorrow we've got the whole day as just us girls. Maybe I'll do the cliched thing and hit the mall. Must not take my wallet though!! Good news... seems I'm going to get some student loan for school... and possibly some grant money. Here's hoping! To be completely honest I'm really hoping to win a scholarship... but we can't even apply for those until a bit later on. I'll do my best though. :)
I hope everyone enjoyed the overcast day... personally I liked it a lot. Good temperature to take a walk, not actually raining, and no worries about getting a sunburn. Yay! It's all about looking on the bright side. :) Have a lovely evening and see you all tomorrow!
One might also list my extensive list of self-imposed extra-curriculars as masochistic, but I think I thrive under a certain amount of pressure! Karate got rained out today, so still no yellow belt grading for me... so I went to the gym instead. Then got home and started painting. Chris mentioned using cd art as inspiration for paintings... so I must admit I kind of copied one for tonight. It's not an exact replica, but it is pretty obvious... so hopefully no one knocks down my door for copyright infringement. I hope they merely take it as a compliment! I called it "Beautiful Barracudas" and come Friday you'll get to see it and (hopefully) figure out which movie it is from. :)
This week seems to be flying by so far... and I think it's due to the daycare thing. I've been getting up earlier than usual (ick!) and then sort of finding myself a bit adrift. It's been so long since it was just me and a baby... I don't quite know what to do! Tomorrow we've got the whole day as just us girls. Maybe I'll do the cliched thing and hit the mall. Must not take my wallet though!! Good news... seems I'm going to get some student loan for school... and possibly some grant money. Here's hoping! To be completely honest I'm really hoping to win a scholarship... but we can't even apply for those until a bit later on. I'll do my best though. :)
I hope everyone enjoyed the overcast day... personally I liked it a lot. Good temperature to take a walk, not actually raining, and no worries about getting a sunburn. Yay! It's all about looking on the bright side. :) Have a lovely evening and see you all tomorrow!
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Late Night, Early Morning
I suppose by default every night must be late and every morning must be early... otherwise how on earth would the world work? I wouldn't get anything done if I got up at 11 and went to bed at 7. Guess that's why those numbers are reversed! Although... with all the schedule changes coming up it's probably going to be more like going to bed at 1am and getting up at 5am. Ick. It's ok though... I did it to myself. And... maybe it won't be that bad.
Tonight's painting is inspired by a piece of jewelry again... though after painting it, it made me think of Mexico. Maybe that's because I used silver and turquoise for part of it. I called it "Beach Magic" and it's a 5x5 stretched canvas. I really like the texture of the purple part... though we'll see if it sticks around after drying. I also really really like the silver and turquoise swirls. It did take longer to paint than I thought it would. Ah well, best intentions!
Tomorrow my son is going to daycare for orientation day number two... this time he gets to stay all morning *and* have lunch with them. Very exciting. He did really really well today... was all "see ya later Mom, I'm going to go play"... and then when I came to pick him up about an hour or so later he was "no... I do NOT want to go home". Yay! I'm so glad that he's enjoying it and that the people there are so nice and thoughtful to help us out with the transition. It's more than I expected and it's so very appreciated. I told my son that there are three rules to daycare: 1. Use his good listening. 2. Practice good sharing. 3. Have a whole lot of fun! I think he's going to do just fine. :)
Anyway... that's all from me... another early start to the day tomorrow. But... could everyone send me some happy 8-4 vibes... that's the time slot I'd like my husband to be able to choose at work. Here's hoping! Good night!
Tonight's painting is inspired by a piece of jewelry again... though after painting it, it made me think of Mexico. Maybe that's because I used silver and turquoise for part of it. I called it "Beach Magic" and it's a 5x5 stretched canvas. I really like the texture of the purple part... though we'll see if it sticks around after drying. I also really really like the silver and turquoise swirls. It did take longer to paint than I thought it would. Ah well, best intentions!
Tomorrow my son is going to daycare for orientation day number two... this time he gets to stay all morning *and* have lunch with them. Very exciting. He did really really well today... was all "see ya later Mom, I'm going to go play"... and then when I came to pick him up about an hour or so later he was "no... I do NOT want to go home". Yay! I'm so glad that he's enjoying it and that the people there are so nice and thoughtful to help us out with the transition. It's more than I expected and it's so very appreciated. I told my son that there are three rules to daycare: 1. Use his good listening. 2. Practice good sharing. 3. Have a whole lot of fun! I think he's going to do just fine. :)
Anyway... that's all from me... another early start to the day tomorrow. But... could everyone send me some happy 8-4 vibes... that's the time slot I'd like my husband to be able to choose at work. Here's hoping! Good night!
Monday, July 25, 2011
More Butterflies
Hmm... I seem to have inadvertently started a series of sorts. This time I did a pair of butterflies but with all acrylic. I called it "Tiny Twins" and I quite like it. So... Alexis, there will be many a butterfly picture for you to enjoy seeing on Friday. :)
Life is crazy, about to get crazier, but it is always good. Our daycare of choice called *me* today... a first among all daycare providers. They wanted to set up some orientation days for our son so that come Monday he will be good to go. That's pretty incredible. They had a plan. I'm so happy about this... partly because it takes some pressure off of me to come up with a plan, but also that they care enough to do it. It would have been easy for them to just assume I'd pay full price for the service and work him in... but here they are helping me out. It makes me feel very good about our choice to go there and also really good about the ladies in particular. I'd give them a shout out... but I'm trying not to mention my kids' names so will keep their day to day location quiet as well. Not that I think anyone creepy is going to stalk my kids or anything... but really, it's for their privacy as well as all the other kids at the centre. So there you go. I suppose I violate their privacy regularly on Facebook... but you have the opportunity to 'friend' people first before they can see all of your stuff. Anyway... tangent over... I'm excited to have him visit tomorrow morning... but a little sad that suddenly today was our last snuggle time in the morning... didn't know that at the time. Ah well... we'll come up with new routines and special times for sure.
Ok... enough out of me... I've got an earlier day than usual for tomorrow (eep!) and I'm so not a morning person. So... good night... I hope you enjoy the pictures when I get to posting them on Friday. Happy Monday everyone!
Life is crazy, about to get crazier, but it is always good. Our daycare of choice called *me* today... a first among all daycare providers. They wanted to set up some orientation days for our son so that come Monday he will be good to go. That's pretty incredible. They had a plan. I'm so happy about this... partly because it takes some pressure off of me to come up with a plan, but also that they care enough to do it. It would have been easy for them to just assume I'd pay full price for the service and work him in... but here they are helping me out. It makes me feel very good about our choice to go there and also really good about the ladies in particular. I'd give them a shout out... but I'm trying not to mention my kids' names so will keep their day to day location quiet as well. Not that I think anyone creepy is going to stalk my kids or anything... but really, it's for their privacy as well as all the other kids at the centre. So there you go. I suppose I violate their privacy regularly on Facebook... but you have the opportunity to 'friend' people first before they can see all of your stuff. Anyway... tangent over... I'm excited to have him visit tomorrow morning... but a little sad that suddenly today was our last snuggle time in the morning... didn't know that at the time. Ah well... we'll come up with new routines and special times for sure.
Ok... enough out of me... I've got an earlier day than usual for tomorrow (eep!) and I'm so not a morning person. So... good night... I hope you enjoy the pictures when I get to posting them on Friday. Happy Monday everyone!
Sunday, July 24, 2011
Productive Day!
Ok... so today was quite productive. I packed up May and June's paintings so they're all tidy and organized. I finished a painting and a half, plus found the missing painting I had done in advance of our trip (I knew I had done one, just couldn't find it!) and I think I've plugged all the holes now.
I think my sister-in-law, Alexis, will like tonight's painting. It's called "Gossamer" and features a watercolour background and acrylic overlay in the form of two butterflies inspired by my daughter's shirt (Niagara Falls souvenir). I like it. :) I had to cut out the shape of the wing and paint it on to get the desired symmetry though! I am no good at painting things evenly... butterfly wings especially! However, I think I got it right this time.
I'll update the catalogue and the galleries by the end of the week for sure. Not tonight though... all that productivity has me exhausted! It was a good day though so I'm happy.
Good night everyone!
I think my sister-in-law, Alexis, will like tonight's painting. It's called "Gossamer" and features a watercolour background and acrylic overlay in the form of two butterflies inspired by my daughter's shirt (Niagara Falls souvenir). I like it. :) I had to cut out the shape of the wing and paint it on to get the desired symmetry though! I am no good at painting things evenly... butterfly wings especially! However, I think I got it right this time.
I'll update the catalogue and the galleries by the end of the week for sure. Not tonight though... all that productivity has me exhausted! It was a good day though so I'm happy.
Good night everyone!
Saturday, July 23, 2011
Mixed Medium
Saturday... the start of week 30... and also, a last minute date night. We had a good, and busy day today. Packed a lot of stuff into one day with the family. Visited some friends, went yard sale-ing, saw a movie... good times. :) But, as often happens when we go on a date night, I realize that the evening is my usual painting time, and suddenly that's not an option anymore. Oops!
So, after putting my daughter to bed and before my son's bedtime, we went to the basement "studio" and did some painting. He was quite keen to participate so I set him up with a 4x6 board and away we went. I finished mine... "River Weeds" and he worked on his. Due to a quick trip up to the potty (yay!) he didn't quite finish, but we'll probably do the rest tomorrow. It's nice to paint with him... he's three, so you know, it's a lot of fun and experimentation. Hmm... kind of like a lot of my own painting really. :) Anyway... I'll try to get a picture of his stuff too at the end of the week.
It's almost one in the morning so I'm going to sign off and go to bed. Thanks to Jessie our intrepid babysitter for coming out at the last minute, and also for cleaning up after our cat (ick). Above and beyond... may have to make more fudge... we'll see. :) So, good night, um, morning... to all.
So, after putting my daughter to bed and before my son's bedtime, we went to the basement "studio" and did some painting. He was quite keen to participate so I set him up with a 4x6 board and away we went. I finished mine... "River Weeds" and he worked on his. Due to a quick trip up to the potty (yay!) he didn't quite finish, but we'll probably do the rest tomorrow. It's nice to paint with him... he's three, so you know, it's a lot of fun and experimentation. Hmm... kind of like a lot of my own painting really. :) Anyway... I'll try to get a picture of his stuff too at the end of the week.
It's almost one in the morning so I'm going to sign off and go to bed. Thanks to Jessie our intrepid babysitter for coming out at the last minute, and also for cleaning up after our cat (ick). Above and beyond... may have to make more fudge... we'll see. :) So, good night, um, morning... to all.
Friday, July 22, 2011
29 Weeks - Pictures Galore!
Hello all... today is Friday (yay) and so it is Picture Day! Today I have an extra treat... I've got pictures of the nine watercolour paintings that my mother-in-law Katherine has kindly donated to help me cover our absence during our big road trip. Plus, I have another painting (I did two tonight) that will also work to cover the time away. So now... I'm only one painting short and then I'm all caught up! Officially tonight should make 203 paintings... but I guess I've personally done 193. Not too bad... I'd like to have 365 of my own for the end of the year, just to say I did do all of them... so maybe if I get some extra energy here and there I'll slowly make it up. :) Who knows... and even if I don't, there will be at least 365 paintings to be sold for the Children's Wish Foundation no matter what. :)
Tonight's two paintings are inspired by jewelry designs that I've seen. The official one for tonight is called "Luxury" and is mainly purple. Chris says I must be on a purple kick... which is a bit odd since it's not even one of my favourite colours... but hey... what can you do? The other one, which I've dated July 5th is called "Puttin' On the Ritz" because it makes me think of sparkly jewelry and getting all decked out in the shiny stuff.
I had a lovely day today visiting a friend and her beautiful baby... then went to a surprise bridal shower/going away party and dropped off some fudge for my friends at Wizard Optical. Just because. :) Who wouldn't like Friday Fudge? Especially for no particular reason. :)
Happy it's the weekend? I am! Don't know quite what the whole weekend has in store yet... hopefully by this time tomorrow I'll be a yellow belt, we'll have done something fun as a family, and with a lot of luck my legs will stop hurting. Yup, that class at the gym is still doing me in. But... silver lining... I have legs that work just fine and the muscle soreness is better than no feeling at all. So yeah... no matter how bad I momentarily think I have it... it's always worse for someone else and they probably have a better attitude than I did at that moment. Life is just full of little suck-it-up moments isn't it? Some people would say 'count your blessings'... I don't know... maybe just altering your perspective or looking for three good things a day will do. Every night I think of at least three good things about my day and post it onto my facebook page. I think it helps me stay positive no matter what is going on in my life, and I also think it just might help someone else who is having a bad day to think about three good things that they have had. End each day on as much of an up note as you can. :) We are the ones who can make ourselves happy. Anyway... enjoy the pictures and feel free to bounce around the site checking out all the updates. :) Good night all!
And now to the watercolours and tonight's extra painting... I don't have titles for the watercolours so I've just arbitrarily dated them for identification purposes. Katherine, if you'd like to suggest titles please feel free... it is your work after all. :)
Tonight's two paintings are inspired by jewelry designs that I've seen. The official one for tonight is called "Luxury" and is mainly purple. Chris says I must be on a purple kick... which is a bit odd since it's not even one of my favourite colours... but hey... what can you do? The other one, which I've dated July 5th is called "Puttin' On the Ritz" because it makes me think of sparkly jewelry and getting all decked out in the shiny stuff.
I had a lovely day today visiting a friend and her beautiful baby... then went to a surprise bridal shower/going away party and dropped off some fudge for my friends at Wizard Optical. Just because. :) Who wouldn't like Friday Fudge? Especially for no particular reason. :)
Happy it's the weekend? I am! Don't know quite what the whole weekend has in store yet... hopefully by this time tomorrow I'll be a yellow belt, we'll have done something fun as a family, and with a lot of luck my legs will stop hurting. Yup, that class at the gym is still doing me in. But... silver lining... I have legs that work just fine and the muscle soreness is better than no feeling at all. So yeah... no matter how bad I momentarily think I have it... it's always worse for someone else and they probably have a better attitude than I did at that moment. Life is just full of little suck-it-up moments isn't it? Some people would say 'count your blessings'... I don't know... maybe just altering your perspective or looking for three good things a day will do. Every night I think of at least three good things about my day and post it onto my facebook page. I think it helps me stay positive no matter what is going on in my life, and I also think it just might help someone else who is having a bad day to think about three good things that they have had. End each day on as much of an up note as you can. :) We are the ones who can make ourselves happy. Anyway... enjoy the pictures and feel free to bounce around the site checking out all the updates. :) Good night all!
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| July 16 - Midnight Meow |
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| July 17 - Contemplation |
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| July 18 - Goodnight Moon |
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| July 19 - Skyscrapers @ Sunset |
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| July 20 - Sweets of Summer |
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| July 21 - Violets |
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| July 22 - Luxury |
And now to the watercolours and tonight's extra painting... I don't have titles for the watercolours so I've just arbitrarily dated them for identification purposes. Katherine, if you'd like to suggest titles please feel free... it is your work after all. :)
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| June 27 |
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| June 28 |
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| June 30 |
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| July 5 |
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| July 4 - Puttin' On the Ritz |
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Over 4000!
Not too shabby! :) Thank you to everyone who is coming to visit and showing their support for the project. :)
It seems like it was just July and now here we are nearing the end of the month... well, ok, two thirds of the way through... but still. The point is, time flies! I always had the wedding as a sort of half-way benchmark and now that the happy couple are legally bound to each other it seems a little like the freight train that is the rest of the summer is just picking up speed! I'm a week and a bit away from my son starting daycare (he is going to LOVE it!) and my daughter will be right behind him with a neighbour looking after her until she's old enough for the same daycare centre. And then... dum dum duuuuum... I'll be in school again! Full-time student... that'll be me. Oh my god. When the reality of the situation hits it really does hit hard! I think it'll be good. Just a little stressful, but good. An adventure if nothing else!
Now, on to this particular adventure... tonight I painted a 4x6 board and called it "Violets". The name refers to the colours in the painting as well as the flower. Technically I suppose I painted a daisy (again, I know) but whatever works I guess. I think at some point I will try to tackle the chairs by the beach that Trina suggested... who knows... maybe tomorrow now that I'm thinking about them. Any other suggestions are welcome... and I'm still looking for a title suggestion for the red swirly one from a few weeks ago.
And now, I'm going to say good night because tomorrow I'm going to visit a friend and her beautiful new baby, then off to a surprise bridal shower/going away potluck party (I made my white chocolate/butterscotch fudge). It's going to be a good day. :) Must get some sleep though! And oh yes... the icing on the Friday cake... it's picture day here at ACAD! Come check out the week's work. :) Good night! See you tomorrow!!
It seems like it was just July and now here we are nearing the end of the month... well, ok, two thirds of the way through... but still. The point is, time flies! I always had the wedding as a sort of half-way benchmark and now that the happy couple are legally bound to each other it seems a little like the freight train that is the rest of the summer is just picking up speed! I'm a week and a bit away from my son starting daycare (he is going to LOVE it!) and my daughter will be right behind him with a neighbour looking after her until she's old enough for the same daycare centre. And then... dum dum duuuuum... I'll be in school again! Full-time student... that'll be me. Oh my god. When the reality of the situation hits it really does hit hard! I think it'll be good. Just a little stressful, but good. An adventure if nothing else!
Now, on to this particular adventure... tonight I painted a 4x6 board and called it "Violets". The name refers to the colours in the painting as well as the flower. Technically I suppose I painted a daisy (again, I know) but whatever works I guess. I think at some point I will try to tackle the chairs by the beach that Trina suggested... who knows... maybe tomorrow now that I'm thinking about them. Any other suggestions are welcome... and I'm still looking for a title suggestion for the red swirly one from a few weeks ago.
And now, I'm going to say good night because tomorrow I'm going to visit a friend and her beautiful new baby, then off to a surprise bridal shower/going away potluck party (I made my white chocolate/butterscotch fudge). It's going to be a good day. :) Must get some sleep though! And oh yes... the icing on the Friday cake... it's picture day here at ACAD! Come check out the week's work. :) Good night! See you tomorrow!!
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Hello Latvia!
Wow... I haven't looked too hard at my records or anything... but I think we're up to 25 countries now... hello to whoever is out there in Latvia looking at this blog! Always great to see. :)
I sold a painting today... "Tabatha" the mermaid from January. Anne, at Tabatha's Treasures scrapbooking shop (which is now closed due to relocation) bought it for her daughter. She's the lovely lady who donated a bunch of paint and some other supplies right at the start of the project. It was such a nice show of support and I was very grateful for it. The continued support along the way from people has been wonderful, and I appreciated her purchase of the painting today. So... thanks Anne... I hope your move goes well and your daughter likes the painting!
If you would like to buy a painting for yourself or someone special, or you'd like to request a painting (I'll do my best) please let me know by leaving a comment here, or emailing me at jcope18@yahoo.com. All proceeds are going to the Children's Wish Foundation... so let's get together and help grant some wishes for some deserving kids!
Our family had a pretty good day today... started with a playdate in the morning, Chris got home early for the first time in a long time (yay!) and he took our son swimming while our daughter napped. I should have used that time to be productive, but instead sank into a grateful book-reading stupor on the couch for awhile. I do so love my quiet time! Then we all went to the ice cream hut by our house and shared some ice cream cones. My son chose chocolate, Chris had mint chocolate chip, and I went with chocolate chip cookie dough. My wee girlie got to have samples from all of us and I was very impressed with my son's willingness to share. They were SO cute!! Anyway... that outing inspired tonight's painting... so I did an ice cream cone with those three flavours in a waffle cone (my preference). I even had it slightly melty looking since it's summer and therefore hot. I thought it'd be a fun painting for a kitchen or a kid's bedroom... or for an ice-cream-aholic like me! After the ice cream I figured I'd better hit the gym... so I went for what I thought would be a nice, fun, Zumba class... and found out the schedule had changed and Body Pump was the class on offer. I've done it once before and wowie do you ever get a workout... so I thought, what the heck? I'll give'er a go. I'm now lurching around and the stairs are my nemesis! But... I'm going to try going every Wednesday and see if I can't improve. Body Combat is out now that I'm back at dance class (YAY Dance Class!!) so I figure I need another booty-kicking class to try to get me in some semblance of shape. If I have to answer one more person asking if I'm pregnant I'm going to scream... seriously! Plus, it's fun. :)
Ah, the window into my life... so unrelated to painting, but at least it should make for bizarre and semi-interesting reading. :) I am very lucky to have all that I have in life and I'm grateful to the wonderful people I count as friends and also to my beloved family. *Hugs* to my in-laws who have sadly lost their cat, and happy thoughts to my Mom who is a tough cookie. Congrats to my sister who just bought a house, and hello to my brother who I hardly ever see, talk to very little, but always want to. A wave and a happy hello to Chris' brothers and their wives as well. See? Lucky.
Have a wonderful night everyone... we're at 3996 views as of the start of my typing this evening... here's hoping we hit 4000 overnight! :) What an adventure...
I sold a painting today... "Tabatha" the mermaid from January. Anne, at Tabatha's Treasures scrapbooking shop (which is now closed due to relocation) bought it for her daughter. She's the lovely lady who donated a bunch of paint and some other supplies right at the start of the project. It was such a nice show of support and I was very grateful for it. The continued support along the way from people has been wonderful, and I appreciated her purchase of the painting today. So... thanks Anne... I hope your move goes well and your daughter likes the painting!
If you would like to buy a painting for yourself or someone special, or you'd like to request a painting (I'll do my best) please let me know by leaving a comment here, or emailing me at jcope18@yahoo.com. All proceeds are going to the Children's Wish Foundation... so let's get together and help grant some wishes for some deserving kids!
Our family had a pretty good day today... started with a playdate in the morning, Chris got home early for the first time in a long time (yay!) and he took our son swimming while our daughter napped. I should have used that time to be productive, but instead sank into a grateful book-reading stupor on the couch for awhile. I do so love my quiet time! Then we all went to the ice cream hut by our house and shared some ice cream cones. My son chose chocolate, Chris had mint chocolate chip, and I went with chocolate chip cookie dough. My wee girlie got to have samples from all of us and I was very impressed with my son's willingness to share. They were SO cute!! Anyway... that outing inspired tonight's painting... so I did an ice cream cone with those three flavours in a waffle cone (my preference). I even had it slightly melty looking since it's summer and therefore hot. I thought it'd be a fun painting for a kitchen or a kid's bedroom... or for an ice-cream-aholic like me! After the ice cream I figured I'd better hit the gym... so I went for what I thought would be a nice, fun, Zumba class... and found out the schedule had changed and Body Pump was the class on offer. I've done it once before and wowie do you ever get a workout... so I thought, what the heck? I'll give'er a go. I'm now lurching around and the stairs are my nemesis! But... I'm going to try going every Wednesday and see if I can't improve. Body Combat is out now that I'm back at dance class (YAY Dance Class!!) so I figure I need another booty-kicking class to try to get me in some semblance of shape. If I have to answer one more person asking if I'm pregnant I'm going to scream... seriously! Plus, it's fun. :)
Ah, the window into my life... so unrelated to painting, but at least it should make for bizarre and semi-interesting reading. :) I am very lucky to have all that I have in life and I'm grateful to the wonderful people I count as friends and also to my beloved family. *Hugs* to my in-laws who have sadly lost their cat, and happy thoughts to my Mom who is a tough cookie. Congrats to my sister who just bought a house, and hello to my brother who I hardly ever see, talk to very little, but always want to. A wave and a happy hello to Chris' brothers and their wives as well. See? Lucky.
Have a wonderful night everyone... we're at 3996 views as of the start of my typing this evening... here's hoping we hit 4000 overnight! :) What an adventure...
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
International Hits AGAIN!!
Hi to the UK and Malaysia! It is SO good to see international views again. Sorry US people, I know you're technically international, but I guess it's easy to lump you guys in with Canada as North American views. Seems slightly less exotic than Iran, Malaysia, Russia etc. Still... VERY appreciated no matter where you are reading. :)
I took tonight's painting inspiration from a movie I was watching. After sitting for a bit with no ideas whatsoever, a quick, two seconds max landscape of skyscrapers at sunset popped on the screen. I happen to like orange a whole lot and so decided to do a quick take on that image. A 4x5 stretched canvas was 'born'. So, it's called, with my usual originality, "Skyscrapers at Sunset". Good times.
In other news, had another awesome dance class tonight. SO loving being back in Troupe! Now I just have to hope that it isn't yanked away again due to circumstances beyond my control. Ah yes, the post office strikes again.... Chris is near the bottom of the seniority pole, so when the huge (not so good) restructure happens in the next month or so comes to pass, he may not have much choice about what his position is. If he has to start at noon, for example, I can pretty much kiss goodbye any and all evening activities, plus will be on the hook for every dinner and bedtime. Now, this doesn't seem so bad in one sense, I love my kids and putting them to bed isn't exactly a hardship... most of the time. However, cooking dinner is not my favourite pastime and I'm really not a fan of chopping raw meat to the tune of unhappy baby who wants to be picked up and I'm refusing due to salmonella germies. So... I'm am really REALLY hoping Chris gets to pick a coveted 8am start time so life can continue mostly as normal. So... I guess the reason for the little tangent into my personal life is to request any and all positive hopeful vibes to be sent our way and hope that an 8am position is available when it gets around to my honey. No matter what happens we will be ok, but I personally think we'll be a lot better off if he works 8-4. Here's hoping!!
So... good night everyone, and please pour on the happy thoughts for me. :) Until tomorrow....
I took tonight's painting inspiration from a movie I was watching. After sitting for a bit with no ideas whatsoever, a quick, two seconds max landscape of skyscrapers at sunset popped on the screen. I happen to like orange a whole lot and so decided to do a quick take on that image. A 4x5 stretched canvas was 'born'. So, it's called, with my usual originality, "Skyscrapers at Sunset". Good times.
In other news, had another awesome dance class tonight. SO loving being back in Troupe! Now I just have to hope that it isn't yanked away again due to circumstances beyond my control. Ah yes, the post office strikes again.... Chris is near the bottom of the seniority pole, so when the huge (not so good) restructure happens in the next month or so comes to pass, he may not have much choice about what his position is. If he has to start at noon, for example, I can pretty much kiss goodbye any and all evening activities, plus will be on the hook for every dinner and bedtime. Now, this doesn't seem so bad in one sense, I love my kids and putting them to bed isn't exactly a hardship... most of the time. However, cooking dinner is not my favourite pastime and I'm really not a fan of chopping raw meat to the tune of unhappy baby who wants to be picked up and I'm refusing due to salmonella germies. So... I'm am really REALLY hoping Chris gets to pick a coveted 8am start time so life can continue mostly as normal. So... I guess the reason for the little tangent into my personal life is to request any and all positive hopeful vibes to be sent our way and hope that an 8am position is available when it gets around to my honey. No matter what happens we will be ok, but I personally think we'll be a lot better off if he works 8-4. Here's hoping!!
So... good night everyone, and please pour on the happy thoughts for me. :) Until tomorrow....
Monday, July 18, 2011
Wicked Watercolours!
First off I'd like to send a sincere thank you to my mother-in-law, Katherine, for her very kind and generous donation of nine watercolour paintings of her very own. We have two of her paintings up in our house and we're big fans. :) I am so not a watercolour painter... it's usually a disaster when I try... but these are very cool. Mostly nature, trees, that kind of thing... but all very beautiful. I didn't get a chance to photograph them today (my three year old was so being a three year old!) but will definitely try to get them pic'd and posted for this week. :)
Tonight's painting is of a wolf howling at the moon. Not a very original pose, but I thought of it and couldn't get it out of my head so I ended up giving it a whirl. I think next time I'm going to find a picture of a wolf instead of trying to go from the vague fuzzy thought in my head. Oh three dimensional animals... you are the bane of my, um, evening. Anyway... it's a 4x6B and I think despite my difficulties, it's pretty clear that the animal is dog-like in nature at the very least. :) It's called "Goodnight Moon"... yup, you can tell I have small kids, eh?
Special family news... my sister is a home owner... or will be at the end of September! SO excited for you Steph!! This sounds like a visit is in order. :) Yay!!
To everyone else out there... thanks for reading and I'll be back again tomorrow for more painting fun. :)
Tonight's painting is of a wolf howling at the moon. Not a very original pose, but I thought of it and couldn't get it out of my head so I ended up giving it a whirl. I think next time I'm going to find a picture of a wolf instead of trying to go from the vague fuzzy thought in my head. Oh three dimensional animals... you are the bane of my, um, evening. Anyway... it's a 4x6B and I think despite my difficulties, it's pretty clear that the animal is dog-like in nature at the very least. :) It's called "Goodnight Moon"... yup, you can tell I have small kids, eh?
Special family news... my sister is a home owner... or will be at the end of September! SO excited for you Steph!! This sounds like a visit is in order. :) Yay!!
To everyone else out there... thanks for reading and I'll be back again tomorrow for more painting fun. :)
Sunday, July 17, 2011
Busy Day!
Ok... so if you haven't noticed already, I've updated the catalogue (found on the right hand side of the page) and also added a gallery of all the paintings in May and June. The dates in June end on the 24th because that's when we left for vacation. When I get the holes filled in I will update it again. :)
Wow... that was quite a bit of work... but worth it.
I like tonight's painting quite a bit. It's a 4x5 board (so was yesterday's, oops) and I called it "Contemplation". It's a pregnant woman kneeling by a tree. I was thinking about those quiet moments when you can feel the baby moving around, and you haven't quite gone crazy with the waiting. After I painted it I started thinking about all the different thoughts a pregnant woman may have before giving birth. Some happy, perhaps some not so much. So, I guess it's whatever you want to make of it. I thought Contemplation was a good title since if it's your first time around, or maybe it wasn't quite in the plans, or perhaps there are complicated circumstances, it can cover a wide range of thoughts and emotions. That way it might work for any viewer.
Anyway... I had a great day today and I'm hoping tomorrow is just as good. :) Have a great night and hopefully you'll go check out the updates. :)
Wow... that was quite a bit of work... but worth it.
I like tonight's painting quite a bit. It's a 4x5 board (so was yesterday's, oops) and I called it "Contemplation". It's a pregnant woman kneeling by a tree. I was thinking about those quiet moments when you can feel the baby moving around, and you haven't quite gone crazy with the waiting. After I painted it I started thinking about all the different thoughts a pregnant woman may have before giving birth. Some happy, perhaps some not so much. So, I guess it's whatever you want to make of it. I thought Contemplation was a good title since if it's your first time around, or maybe it wasn't quite in the plans, or perhaps there are complicated circumstances, it can cover a wide range of thoughts and emotions. That way it might work for any viewer.
Anyway... I had a great day today and I'm hoping tomorrow is just as good. :) Have a great night and hopefully you'll go check out the updates. :)
Saturday, July 16, 2011
Late Night Updates
Tonight I painted a 4x6 board... I called it "Midnight Meow" because it is of two cats in the night.
Mostly, I've been updating the catalogue... not done yet, and haven't updated the galleries, but I have got to stop... partly for my sake (we were up until 2am after Harry Potter) and partly for Chris'. He's sighing heavily right now... half asleep and probably wants me to stop typing and turn off the light. So... for marital harmony and bliss... good night!!
Mostly, I've been updating the catalogue... not done yet, and haven't updated the galleries, but I have got to stop... partly for my sake (we were up until 2am after Harry Potter) and partly for Chris'. He's sighing heavily right now... half asleep and probably wants me to stop typing and turn off the light. So... for marital harmony and bliss... good night!!
Friday, July 15, 2011
Quite the Catch Up Post - PICTURE TIME!!!
Ok... so just before we left I had intended to post week 25... didn't get to it in the midst of all the insanity of packing our teeny car with all of our stuff. Then, we were away for week 26 and 27. So... this is officially week 28! There are holes in the amount of paintings because I, like the scatterbrain that I can sometimes be, left all the watercolour paintings that Katherine contributed back in Ontario (OOPS). But... the holes will be patched and all will be well in the end. :)
So... here are week 25's paintings:
Week 26 & Week 27 will be filled in... but I did pre-paint three paintings for the wedding weekend, July 1-3. Here they are:
And now... to this week... week 28!
My apologies for the gaps and the less than wonderful quality of this week's photos... the kids are having their quiet time and it's a relatively short window for editing! We did make some delicious Ninjabread cookies this morning though... so all in all, it has been a good day. Oh, and in case you were wondering why I'm posting hours and hours earlier than usual on a Friday? Tonight is Harry Potter Date Night!! :) Whee! Have a great night!
P.S. Because I never did explain the Husband & Wife painting... because it refers to Devin & Rachel's wedding gift that they had not yet received... there's an African Proverb that says A man without a wife is like a vase without flowers. At least, I think that's how it goes. I found it when compiling interesting facts, tidbits, quotes etc for their gift. I liked the saying and thought I'd paint something for it. No surprise I went with daisies for the flowers!
So... here are week 25's paintings:
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| June 18 - Trapped |
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| June 19 - Tornado |
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| June 20 - Spring Puddles |
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| June 21 - Winter Package |
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| June 22 - Husband & Wife |
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| June 23 - Night Owls |
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| June 24 - In Bloom |
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| July 1 - Groom, July 2 - Bride, July 3 - Two Hearts As One |
And now... to this week... week 28!
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| July 9 - Avery's Tree |
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| July 10 - Lampshade |
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| July 11 - Pumpkin Patch |
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| July 12 - Beautiful Sunshine |
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| July 13 - Summer Garden |
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| July 14 - Serenity |
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| July 15 - Royalty |
My apologies for the gaps and the less than wonderful quality of this week's photos... the kids are having their quiet time and it's a relatively short window for editing! We did make some delicious Ninjabread cookies this morning though... so all in all, it has been a good day. Oh, and in case you were wondering why I'm posting hours and hours earlier than usual on a Friday? Tonight is Harry Potter Date Night!! :) Whee! Have a great night!
P.S. Because I never did explain the Husband & Wife painting... because it refers to Devin & Rachel's wedding gift that they had not yet received... there's an African Proverb that says A man without a wife is like a vase without flowers. At least, I think that's how it goes. I found it when compiling interesting facts, tidbits, quotes etc for their gift. I liked the saying and thought I'd paint something for it. No surprise I went with daisies for the flowers!
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Getting Excited!
So... I've gone and gotten a little ahead of myself... I finished tonight's painting and tomorrow's because we're going on an insane date night. Yup... we're going to see Harry Potter on opening night. Certifiably insane, that's us. But... just can't wait! Since we're doing that though, I figured I'd get a jump on the painting so as to actually have it done and posted before we head off to our late night show. I haven't taken any of the pictures yet since Chris was uploading all the photos from the three memory cards we took on our trip. Oh yes, that's right, three. I actually had to buy more memory cards while we were away, and then filled one up the day of Devin & Rachel's wedding. Luckily the photographers sold me one of their extras. :)
I was wrong about the green painting's name... it's "Summer Garden". I must have been thinking of Spring Garden Road or something. Tonight's blue painting is called "Serenity" and is mostly blue. Tomorrow's is "Royalty" and, fittingly, is purple. So... six turntable paintings to this series... I refuse to do two purple-y ones as it is not my favourite colour anyway.
So... here's hoping the kids co-operate and I get a chance to photograph and post during the day tomorrow! My son was asking to do a painting on the record player... so who knows, maybe that will make it into the mix too. :) Lots of time left for all that kind of fun!
Here's hoping more than one person reads the blog tomorrow... thanks to whoever it was who popped by today though! Good night and stay tuned for some pics. :)
I was wrong about the green painting's name... it's "Summer Garden". I must have been thinking of Spring Garden Road or something. Tonight's blue painting is called "Serenity" and is mostly blue. Tomorrow's is "Royalty" and, fittingly, is purple. So... six turntable paintings to this series... I refuse to do two purple-y ones as it is not my favourite colour anyway.
So... here's hoping the kids co-operate and I get a chance to photograph and post during the day tomorrow! My son was asking to do a painting on the record player... so who knows, maybe that will make it into the mix too. :) Lots of time left for all that kind of fun!
Here's hoping more than one person reads the blog tomorrow... thanks to whoever it was who popped by today though! Good night and stay tuned for some pics. :)
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Pretty Rainbows
So tonight was green... I called it (I think) Spring Garden... or something like that. Honestly, I don't remember. Yeesh... pretty sad, eh? I blame my amnesia on a long semi-rough day with my three year old. I swear that boy searches out every button and limit I have just to mash on them with all the volume and energy a little cyclone can muster. Thought I was going to lose it a few times. Held it together... but there were a few rough patches. He got sent to his room before breakfast (never a good start to a day) for hitting... and he proceeded to shriek and scream and cry for what seemed like hours, but was likely only about fifteen or twenty minutes. Anyway... he calmed down and we patched things up... for a bit anyway. Thankfully the hitting thing has all but disappeared. Oh that drives me nuts. I know it's pretty normal for little kids to lash out a little physically when they're frustrated and angry, but it's one of those red-hot buttons for me. I do not tolerate it. Not even a little. Anyway... for the most part the day improved from there... My little girl is teething again... can't wait for tooth number three. She's 13 months old already! Where are the teeth?? Sigh. I want her to walk so badly too... I'm getting scared I'm going to miss her first steps if she waits too much longer. I think that would break my heart to have a caregiver tell me she started to walk and I missed it. I missed her first and second rollovers and that made me tear up... imagine what missing her first steps would do?? Yup... I'm a sap. Proud of it too. ;)
Anyway... I'm not sure what Friday will bring in terms of picture posting. I forgot to bring home the watercolours my mother-in-law did, and some of those were to cover the trip time... so I guess we'll be a little patchy until they arrive. I have some paintings I did ahead of time... so hopefully that will help. I'm getting more um, encouragement? to have more help in getting the 365 paintings finished. Especially for the Fall when I become a student again. I guess it might become necessary, but my stubborn streak is trying really hard to refuse that. I don't know... what do you guys think? Is it cheating or ok? The money is going to Children's Wish either way... but it seems to me like I'm copping out on part of the personal challenge aspect. Hmm... don't quite know what to do. I think I'll still plan to do all of them one way or the other. All help and donations are of course, more than welcome. The more the merrier!
I do have to update the galleries and the catalogue... must make a plan to do that. It's almost 11pm so it won't be tonight (where have I heard that before?) but I promise to do it soon. It'll be a priority.
Otherwise... practiced my karate and belly dance today... got the old dance recovered and the kata memorized. The new dance is still hard since it was only one class and I don't have the music drilled into my brain yet... but it'll get there. :) Love it!! Oh, and my dance teacher posted the sweetest thing on my facebook wall last night. :) Made me smile a lot! So glad to be back!!
Yup, I'm in a babbling mood tonight it seems... well, off to bed I go for now. Will do some updating and stuff hopefully before Friday. Will try to post early on Friday since we're braving the madhouse that is the opening night of Harry Potter. Why? Because we're certifiably insane! Oh, and I'm an addict. :) Good night!!
Anyway... I'm not sure what Friday will bring in terms of picture posting. I forgot to bring home the watercolours my mother-in-law did, and some of those were to cover the trip time... so I guess we'll be a little patchy until they arrive. I have some paintings I did ahead of time... so hopefully that will help. I'm getting more um, encouragement? to have more help in getting the 365 paintings finished. Especially for the Fall when I become a student again. I guess it might become necessary, but my stubborn streak is trying really hard to refuse that. I don't know... what do you guys think? Is it cheating or ok? The money is going to Children's Wish either way... but it seems to me like I'm copping out on part of the personal challenge aspect. Hmm... don't quite know what to do. I think I'll still plan to do all of them one way or the other. All help and donations are of course, more than welcome. The more the merrier!
I do have to update the galleries and the catalogue... must make a plan to do that. It's almost 11pm so it won't be tonight (where have I heard that before?) but I promise to do it soon. It'll be a priority.
Otherwise... practiced my karate and belly dance today... got the old dance recovered and the kata memorized. The new dance is still hard since it was only one class and I don't have the music drilled into my brain yet... but it'll get there. :) Love it!! Oh, and my dance teacher posted the sweetest thing on my facebook wall last night. :) Made me smile a lot! So glad to be back!!
Yup, I'm in a babbling mood tonight it seems... well, off to bed I go for now. Will do some updating and stuff hopefully before Friday. Will try to post early on Friday since we're braving the madhouse that is the opening night of Harry Potter. Why? Because we're certifiably insane! Oh, and I'm an addict. :) Good night!!
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
What a night!
Thankfully the germs have departed our house... only a nasty 24 hour bug. I think the two hour nap I got this morning may have helped! So... feeling considerably better, I went to dance class. This is the first class with the Troupe that I've been to since leaving, pregnant, at the end of 2009. So... it has been awhile. I am so happy with how it went! I learned a whole dance tonight, and after getting home I looked up the video of a number we are going to recover and I relearned that one too. So my brain is just on fire right now! It was great to see friends and to just get back to dancing. I love it!!! Aaaah... I just wish everyone could feel this good about something in life. It's great to take that positivity and channel it into more goodness. Share all the happy life has to offer!
So, with that in mind... tonight's attempt to 'share the happy' is a painting called "Beautiful Sunshine". Ironically, we're back to rain here in Nova Scotia... but oh well. Keeping with my rainbow idea, tonight's is mainly yellow. Tomorrow we'll move on to green. :) I think the photo with them all lined up will look pretty cool. I encourage a business to buy the set and display them. :) Here's hoping!
Not too much else is going on right now... just wondering how thin I can stretch myself before going crazy. :) I am superwoman as far as I'm concerned... or maybe Elastigirl or something. I think if I just tell the universe the day should be 30 hours long then someone out there will listen and it will be so. I can't help it... it's my personality. September will be interesting to be sure. :) But... I took this all on and I will see it through! It just makes life more interesting this way. A life well lived and all that jazz.
So, hopefully all is well and you can share some happy feelings with the people in your lives. Good night!
So, with that in mind... tonight's attempt to 'share the happy' is a painting called "Beautiful Sunshine". Ironically, we're back to rain here in Nova Scotia... but oh well. Keeping with my rainbow idea, tonight's is mainly yellow. Tomorrow we'll move on to green. :) I think the photo with them all lined up will look pretty cool. I encourage a business to buy the set and display them. :) Here's hoping!
Not too much else is going on right now... just wondering how thin I can stretch myself before going crazy. :) I am superwoman as far as I'm concerned... or maybe Elastigirl or something. I think if I just tell the universe the day should be 30 hours long then someone out there will listen and it will be so. I can't help it... it's my personality. September will be interesting to be sure. :) But... I took this all on and I will see it through! It just makes life more interesting this way. A life well lived and all that jazz.
So, hopefully all is well and you can share some happy feelings with the people in your lives. Good night!
Monday, July 11, 2011
Feeling like a big ol' pile of yuck...
I love my husband. Yes... it's true, I really do. However, there are times when he could keep some things to himself. Like germs! Now we're both sick!! Luckily for me I have a stomach of steel and so have only been feeling awful rather than going through the night he had last night. Mind you, I feel really really awful. However... it is not going to stop me or my painting project. So there. :)
Tonight's painting is called "Pumpkin Patch" and is another 5x5 turntable canvas. I forgot to mention the reason behind last night's title... apparently Chris thought it reminded him of a lampshade his parents used to have. Anyway... so, here we go. :)
I'm going to go to bed now... I'm sure this post hasn't made much sense, or highlighted my usual brilliance and eloquence (haha). So, here's hoping the germies get taken out by my army of valiant white blood cells overnight and I feel back to "normal" tomorrow. :) Good night all!
Tonight's painting is called "Pumpkin Patch" and is another 5x5 turntable canvas. I forgot to mention the reason behind last night's title... apparently Chris thought it reminded him of a lampshade his parents used to have. Anyway... so, here we go. :)
I'm going to go to bed now... I'm sure this post hasn't made much sense, or highlighted my usual brilliance and eloquence (haha). So, here's hoping the germies get taken out by my army of valiant white blood cells overnight and I feel back to "normal" tomorrow. :) Good night all!
Sunday, July 10, 2011
And We're Back!
Ok, so technically we were back last night, but there was so much going on and it was a very long day so I didn't paint. I'm all good today though!
The trip was amazing... a gigantic whirlwind of course... always is... so many wonderful people to visit and we never have enough time to see everyone. We did get to the wedding... awesome wedding! Met some of Rachel's family... very cool brothers and parents... wish I could hook her two single brothers up with my friend Shannon and my sister Steph. Hmm... maybe I'll dabble in some amateur matchmaking... or maybe I should stick with painting.
Tonight I finished up the three wedding themed paintings... "Groom", "Bride", and "Two Hearts As One". Those are all small boards... can't remember if they're 4x6 or 3x5... and... I did the first of another week long series of turntable paintings. I've decided to shoot for a rainbow so today I did mostly red, tomorrow will be orange, and so on. My mother-in-law has donated a bunch of her watercolour paintings to help cover my absence from the last two weeks. I had done a few paintings ahead of time, so those plus her paintings (I wish I could do watercolours that well!!) should cover the time no problem. Unfortunately, in all the craziness of transporting children to and from the wedding at the Mayberry's amazing home, the paintings got left there. My in-laws did collect them and will mail them to us so all will be well. :)
Now I'm going to call it a night and tend to my sick husband and probably sick son. Looks like a visit to the walk-in for us in the morning. Good night everyone... I enjoyed the brief pause in the project and have picked up some new ideas... and I'm very happy to be at it once more! To think I almost missed having paint flecks permanently under my fingernails. ;)
The trip was amazing... a gigantic whirlwind of course... always is... so many wonderful people to visit and we never have enough time to see everyone. We did get to the wedding... awesome wedding! Met some of Rachel's family... very cool brothers and parents... wish I could hook her two single brothers up with my friend Shannon and my sister Steph. Hmm... maybe I'll dabble in some amateur matchmaking... or maybe I should stick with painting.
Tonight I finished up the three wedding themed paintings... "Groom", "Bride", and "Two Hearts As One". Those are all small boards... can't remember if they're 4x6 or 3x5... and... I did the first of another week long series of turntable paintings. I've decided to shoot for a rainbow so today I did mostly red, tomorrow will be orange, and so on. My mother-in-law has donated a bunch of her watercolour paintings to help cover my absence from the last two weeks. I had done a few paintings ahead of time, so those plus her paintings (I wish I could do watercolours that well!!) should cover the time no problem. Unfortunately, in all the craziness of transporting children to and from the wedding at the Mayberry's amazing home, the paintings got left there. My in-laws did collect them and will mail them to us so all will be well. :)
Now I'm going to call it a night and tend to my sick husband and probably sick son. Looks like a visit to the walk-in for us in the morning. Good night everyone... I enjoyed the brief pause in the project and have picked up some new ideas... and I'm very happy to be at it once more! To think I almost missed having paint flecks permanently under my fingernails. ;)
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