Color

I love color.  I think I have said it before.  This is a piece that I created using the metal top from a watercolor set.  Have been cleaning up my studio space and re-organizing.  Putting all my finished work in one area.  Trying to price everything and put all the items that are on etsy together.  My brother was visiting yesterday and took a look at my artwork.  Was nice to have some positive feedback from him.  He is very visual and artistic.  The picture below is his business and he designed every part of it.  His mind never stops.  We are so different and yet so the same.  He is an extrovert and I am an introvert, but when it comes to design we totally relate.

http://www.thecastlefuncenter.com/

Cabana update

Okay, I must admite defeat.  I am not "every woman".  I started to stain the cabana and first I noticed that the nail holes were showing on the trim so they needed to be puttied.  The second thing was I lasted an hour and felt like I was going to throw up from the smell and heat.  So, we were hiring someone to stain the outside-same color that it is- and now they are going to finish the inside for me.  I must admit I hate painting!!  Love to paint as an artist but not rooms.

New Items

Wanted to share with you some of the items I will be putting up on etsy this week.  The notecards are from artwork I have made and the journal is original artwork with ribbon and metal details.

Hot!!

Bought the stain for the inside of the cabana.  Will take before and after pics to show you.  Was advised by the paint store not to stain until late in the day, when the temperature goes down.  I think I will do it in my bathing suit so I can jump in once in a while.

My main problem with projects is finishing them.  I love starting things.  So I will continue to post on my projects to push thru the end.  The pic shows the cabana with the door open.  The inside is wainscoting.  The fridge is on the ground outside the door.  Need to spray paint that white.  The adirondack chair is from llbean.  Have another one to put together yet--see I told you I have a hard time finishing things.

RAIN???

Oh where are you rain?  Would love a day of rain.  It's funny how you miss it, isn't it?  We are on water restrictions here and everything is losing it's color.  I know Colorado is looking for rain too, how about you?

Summer Bulletin Board

Painted this bulletin board for the summer at the elementary school.

Happy 4th of July!!

Great weekend!  Spent time up at my brother's.  Had lunch at The Castle my brother's business, went to the Goshen Great American Fair, hung out by the pool and went to Greenwood Lake for dinner and fireworks.

Backgrounds

I love painting.  Love not really having a direction just mixing colors and seeing what happens.  I needed some backgrounds to use on the new website for school so I had an excuse to paint.  Color has always been my favorite thing about art.  I loved color theory when I was in college and now I love creating new combinations.