"Coolest Blog Ever" Award

WOW ! Thanks so very much to Susan from Hot Rocks Glass Jewels for this really cool award! Please take a minute to view her beautiful creations especially if you are still looking for a unique gift.

Winners of this lovely Butterfly award are asked to pass on the honors to some of their favorite blogs as follows:

1. Put the logo on your blog
2. Add a link to the person who awarded you
3. Nominate outstanding blogs that you follow
4. Add links to those blogs
5. Leave a message to those nominees on their blog

I think I will concentrate on a few of my favorite fellow painters that I may not have recognized with previous awards. Here they are.

1. Paul Baines at Indoor Street Art
2. John Wright at John Wright Art
3. Diane Clancy at Diane Clancy's Art Blog
4. Kristina Laurendi Havens at Figures...in my Art and my Life
5. Marionette at Kauai Artist Presents Painting in Paradise

And maybe this lovely butterfly flew through this garden! This is "Wine Iris" from a garden series I will be continuing next spring.

A Trip to the Islands

We're having a heat wave in St. Louis; up to 55 tomorrow. I am busy with Christmas preparations and have put my paints away for a couple of weeks, so nothing new to share. But here is a favorite tropical painting titled Playing In The Sand.

My heart goes out to those struck by the recent ice storm. Hopefully power will be restored soon.

Do you ski?

I don't because I don't like to go fast. That eliminates snow skiing, water skiing and motorcycles, at least. But my sons love it. It all started when their Dad and Aunt gave them their first lesson about 15 years ago.

Here's a little painting of that day titled Ski Lesson. Prints are available in my Etsy shop and would make a great gift for someone in a skiing family!

Hello

Just want to give you Entrecard pals something new to look at today. Here is Pond in Winter, 11" x 15" original watercolor painting.

The Annual Total Waste of Time

Replacing those teensy batteries in the strand of lights! I have never been able to get that not-lighting half of the strand to come to life again. Why do they put that little replacement battery in there anyway? It's a conspiracy of some sort! But they've got me hooked. I spend 30 minutes getting the old ones out and a new one in and then trying each of the old ones with the new one, just so I won't have to put my coat on and go to the store. (I will use these anyway just wadding up the duds and cramming them inside the bush.)

Of course, now I get it. After I have wasted the hour on two strands (which were new last year BTW) I'll put my coat on, go to the nearest store and spend whatever they are asking for a couple of boxes.

Bah Humbug.

Holiday EtsyFest

In the spirit of super savings/super shopping over 200 Etsians are participating in a Holiday EtsyFest. Check this link to see the Fine Art category. Beautiful work for unique and personal gifts!

These two paintings are available in my Studio Sale section. Either would make a lovely gift for a family member who "has everything"!

Peace Roses, 11" x 14" Original watercolor painting

Red Roses, 11" x 14" Original Watercolor Painting

Let's go for a walk.

Good Sunday morning. How about a walk in a peaceful, silent park blanketed with snow and mist?

Here is A Walk In Winter, 11" x 14" original watercolor painting.