Got it!

"Passageway"
12" x 24" acrylic and collage on canvas
Prints available at Imagekind.com and my Etsy shop.

Finally...I got what I wanted with this painting I've been working on. Oh god of creativity...I am very thankful today!

By the way...Imagekind is having a great holiday sale right now with 25% off of everything until midnight, November 25th. Their printing and framing quality is top notch so think about giving a beautiful art print to someone special this year.

Every year, I love reading the "Thanksgiving" quotes from elementary students in our local paper. Here are a few of them that are especially endearing...

Nathan: I am thankful for nature because trees make air.

Kai: I am thankful for my cat Juice Juice and my dog Eclipse. We like to talk by howling to each other.

Aidan: My community and I am happy of the pie.

Shelby: That God and Jesus were invented.

You can read more here...have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Surfacing SNIPPET

Milk Snippet

Hello!...and can you believe it's the middle of November already? Sheesh. Anyway...thought I would pop in to show you a few photos that some very special people sent to me. Sara Harley, who recently won my Snippet giveaway sent me the Milk Snippet she chose from my Etsy shop. Thanks, Sara...it looks great in your kitchen! Read Sara's blog post about it here.

...from a distance

The photo below was sent to me by my dear friend, Barbara Guss. She purchased my "Oranges on a Blue Plate" print awhile back and this is now where it happily lives...in her beautiful Santa Fe home. I just love the print with her decor. Thank you, Barbara!

Oranges on a Blue Plate

On another note...I've been workin' away here in the studio although have been stuck on one painting for awhile. I've drawn, scratched, rubbed, scraped and changed colors several times but it just hasn't come together yet. Let's just say I've wanted to take a hammer to it today!

As frustrating as painting can sometimes be...having it work in the end IS worth the effort. I just have to step away, breathe, maybe take Maisie for a walk...then get back in the ring again. Some creative juju always helps too!

Short break...

Maisie loves the leaves

I've been taking a little blog break...been thinking of you all and miss you but I'll be back soon!

Hope you had a great Halloween. Maisie did although she freaked out a little when "Moss Man" came to the door!