Back from da lake

"Priest Lake"

Hey there!...I'm home from Priest Lake and back in the studio now. We had a great time visiting my dad...hiking, canoeing and zooming around in his boat. I took this photo when James and I went canoeing the first morning we were there. It was so peaceful and the water was smooth as glass. We even managed not to capsize...miracle!

I also wanted to show you the photo below...of Bo, a handsome Parti Poodle we met there when we had dinner with some family friends next door. He's nine years old...and a total sweetheart. I had never seen a Parti Poodle before...beautiful dogs!

"Bo"

I'm back to painting today, working on finishing a new abstract. It's supposed to be 95 this afternoon so Maisie and I are hiding in here with the AC already on. I can feel Fall right around the corner though!

Art Showcase

Snippet from "Upon Delicate Earth"

Do you remember my post on Snippets? This one is from the painting in my last post. I'm playing with them again for future composition ideas. They are so much fun!

Check out The Showcase, a great new art blog. They are featuring my work for the next couple of days. Thank you, Robin!

Alrighty then...James and I are heading to the airport now on our way to Spokane. Time to check out for a few days. See you next week!

The Potato State

"Upon Delicate Earth"
16" x 20" acrylic and collage on canvas

Prints available at Imagekind.com and my Etsy shop

This new painting is next in line...I particularly like the colors of this one. I've been enjoying experimenting with new color combinations that really seem to pop when next to each other.

Today, I've been cleaning up the studio a bit. This Wednesday, James and I are heading up to my Dad's house at Priest Lake, Idaho for a few days. I'm really ready to take some nice hikes, swim, canoe and have plenty of slug time too. Can't wait!

I'll be back here one more time before we leave though...with a link to a very cool new Art Showcase Blog.

The Beach I'm dreaming of at Priest Lake

Priest Lake Pics

James and I lounging on the deck (our favorite activity!)

My Dad's canoe...as you're looking north (you can see the mountains of Canada.)

"Kathleen and James coming in from a morning canoe ride."

Here are a few photos of the trip. James and I had such a great time with Steve, Kathleen, my Brother and Dad. They're all such fun people to be with. We're all wishing we were still there! The water was a liiiiiiitle cold for swimming but we all managed to toughen up enough to go in at least once. They probably heard my screams all the way to Washington when I first hit that icy blast of lake water!

Thanks for all your kind comments about our losing the house. Let me just say that trying to deal with a bank on a forclosed house is like sticking a pin in your eye! They would not budge an inch on their asking price and we could not afford to go any higher. I guess they would rather have that beautiful house sit vacant until they get what they want. It's a bit hard for us to move on right now because we loved the house so much...but we know something really good or better is bound to come along. I'm not ready to stop pouting just yet though. :)

Back with more art very soon! Have a good Monday!

Back from the Lake

Well here I am...back from the lake with a new Idaho hairdo! Ha...just kidding. I actually got this postcard from the airport in Spokane from DuckBoy cards. Check them out because they will really have you laughing.

This is a quickie post as James is "dragging" Kathleen and I to the CAL Berkeley/Colorado State football game today in Fort Collins. He is a CAL alumni...so you can imagine how excited he gets about these games. Kathleen and I will be more excited about our sandwiches. hee hee.

Anyway...I'll be back tomorrow with some lake pics and a little more blab. Hope you're all doing well...it's good to be back!

By the way...we didn't get the house. More about that later too. :(

Sneakie Peekie and the Lake

Here's a sneak peek at my latest commission...Bianca, the white Boxer puppy. I'm almost finished but am not quite happy with the background just yet. I don't want to rush it so I will finish this sweet little girl when I get back from Idaho.

The photo below is where James and I and our good friends, Steve and Kathleen are heading for 6 days. We're going to visit my dad who owns a home here on Priest Lake which is way up the Idaho panhandle by the Canadian border. It's a beautiful, peaceful place to be. My brother is flying in from California as well so it will be great to have him there too. We'll hike, canoe, swim, boat and also do a lot of nothing! I'm kinda likin' the sounds of the nothing part!

I hope you all have a very nice Labor Day weekend. I'll be back to blogging a week from today. Many hugs and xoxo!