Thank You

April 6, 2015

THANK YOU

Thank you for coming to the Trunk Show with Melanie Edwards at Heather Boutique.  I enjoyed talking with everyone.  I learned firsthand how Melanie creates her beautiful collages.  She is overflowing with creativity.  Check out her facebook page to see some of the art she creates.  Melanie's Facebook Page.  I got to spend the day at Heather's, also a treat.  Heather's Facebook Page Thank you,  Heather, for inviting me to do this show. 

Kathy, if you are reading this I bought gifts for the girls' teachers made by Melanie.  I'll  mail them to you. 

On top of this, I got to talk with people about art, my favorite subject.  I apologize if I talked your ears off about the subject. 


PLEIN AIR PAINTING

My focus from now until next winter is painting outside as often as I can.  So far there about 6 Fredericksburg painters who go out every Wednesday morning.  We've been to Chatham 2 times.  It's a lovely place to paint.  The first time was very cold and my husband and I didn't venture very far from the car.  I still stuck by my plan to do a couple of color studies, then do a studio painting at home. 

In the next couple of blogs, I'll include my steps with photos.  Here is a pic of the painting.  Tomorrow I'll include the studies and drawing. 

Trunk Show with Melanie Edwards at Heather Boutique

TRUNK SHOW

 

Heather Boutique

721 Caroline Street

Fredericksburg, VA

 

April 3, First Friday - 5;30 - 8:00 ?

April 4, all day - 10 - 5:30

 

I am very excited about having a Trunk Show with Melanie Edwards at Heather Boutique.  I gathered  together every study and finished, but unframed painting to clear out my studio and be ready for the next group.  I just varnished 116 paintings which took a long time.  Now I am ready to paint the next 100 +. 

 

Please stop by and say hello to Melanie and me and all the nice people at Heather Boutique.  There will be lots to see. 

 

 

just a few samples......

 



First Friday at Heather Boutique

February 4, 2015

If you can, please stop by Heather Boutique (721 Caroline Street, Fredericksburg, VA) for First Friday, February 6th.  John has been doing a lot of framing and I have 7 new paintings to add.  Photos of the other paintings at Heather's are in an albums facebook.  Here is the link for the album https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.471743932900277.1073741836.377914982283173&type=3


Hope to see you....

Show at Heather Boutique - Saturday, May 24th

May 21, 2014

I am not painting as much this week because I am getting ready for a show and that means a lot of framing. 

The show will be at

 Heather Boutique at 721 Caroline Street, Fredericksburg, VA

 

Saturday, May 24, 2014

10-4

 

(You can see some of the new paintings on my album on facebook called "Paintings at Heather Boutique")

Click here for the link  to see the paintings.  The album includes ones that were already there and new ones for Saturday. 

I recommend Franken Frames to everybody.  They make custom sizes for very good prices with excellent workmanship and service. 

 

Here is a link to their website.  There is free shipping this weekend for purchases over $100.

 

 

http://www.frankenframes.com/

 

HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE.  I will be there from 10-4

 

Thank you to my husband for framing all of these.

 



Four New Paintings for Heather Boutique, Fredericksburg, VA

Just framed and ready to go to Heather's.  The duckie and sneakers could be used as shower gifts or gifts for children.  I think they are the kind of thing that children would save as memories of childhood and keep them as they grow up.  I am using that idea with my own grandchildren. 

(The duckie is done with a palette knife.  I been trying that technique more and more lately, an inspiration from Leslie Saeta)

Traditions

I read somewhere the value of having traditions in a family.  Each Christmas from the time my son was born I gave him a nutcracker (along with a few other things).  They started out being small and cheap, but as time went on I started to look for really nice ones.  We also would go out for lunch together before Christmas to pick out the nutcracker as he got older.  It was our tradition.  This is the year I will hand over the collection.  He has a family and a house with a fireplace for his nutcrackers.

A friend told me how she gives her granddaughter a painting for her birthday each year that represents the number of her birthday.  This year she is giving her one of  my paintings that shows 5 ducks in a row.  This tradition will get harder with time for sure, but what a nice idea. 

I saved more  things than I should have from my son's childhood, but I'm glad I did because they have given me great subjects to paint.  I've  done paintings of all of the baby shoes I saved.  The rubber duckies have come in handy, too.  Not exactly a tradition, just preserving memories. 


In the end, I think art has a lasting quality that helps us  remember special times. 


  My son's baby shoes:  I haven't parted with all of these yet. 

Ideas for gifts of art for new babies:  (I'll be showing these at Heather Boutique as soon as the paint dries)  I gave each of my new granddaughters, Hannah and Madeline, a dress like this now I need to do paintings for them, too.  The rubber duckie is one of treasures from my son's childhood. 

 

 

 

It's a Girl   It's a Boy

 

 

 
My friends birthday idea:

Happy Birthday 5 years old

 

This is the tradition for First Communion now.  Lillie was the first to make her First Communion last month.