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This painting has been shipped off to the beach - to one of my favorite places - Florida's panhandle. The client liked my avatar (profile picture of the chandelier). The original is not for sale, but I offered to paint one similar to it. This chandelier will fit in perfectly in her beach house. It makes me so happy when people like my work!:)

Is it Spring yet?

"Veiled" for sale. Click here to view.

I named this one Veiled; the petals are a bit more delicate, and some look like they are wearing a veil. All this flower painting is making me want to keep this nice Spring-like weather we have been having. I really should know better than to wish something like that! Have a great Wednesday everyone!

Happy Valentines

Happy Valentines Weekend!

Dreaming

I would rather be looking at this right now. Where would you rather be today?

Model Home Teen Room

I know I'm going about this totally backwards, but I thought you might like these images of a teen's room from that same model home I featured this past week.

This room is tucked away off the artist's studio I showed you last week:

It's not a huge space, but it is off by itself on the 2nd floor. The rest of the bedrooms are on the main level. It even has a little balcony.

I thought this photo wall was a cute idea. The "frames" are wallpapered on individually, and the photos are probably on there with tape. That way, they can be interchanged. The large mirror really opens up the small space.

I hope you have a great weekend everyone!

Model Home Kitchen

Hi everyone! Our kids have had a couple of days off this week because of the cold. I remember going to school when I was their age in colder weather than this! Of course, whenever the kids have any sort of day off where we are stuck at home, they have to bake. They make a huge mess. It makes me want a bigger, more organized, kitchen. Here's one example from the same model home I showed you last week.

Here's the kitchen. Please remember this was taken with a flash - (the pre-aperture knowledge days).The eating nook is on the other side of the island;

You can see the nook a little better on the right side in this picture:

The sink is a fun shape:

The desk area sits in a little nook:

The butler's pantry on the way to the dining area:

The girls made these "bake sale pie" cupcakes. See the mess in the kitchen? :)

Weekend Tidbits

Hello everyone! I hope you had a great weekend. We had a nice, warm, sunny one. The calm before the storm. It is cold and icky out right now!

This little gal completed a 3 1/2 year music program this Saturday. Yippee! This is a program where the parent has to sit in the group lesson for the hour and help teach their child. There is a lot of dancing and floor sitting involved. My feet fall asleep when I sit on the floor. And dancing....

As a gift for our teacher, I painted this. She loves to garden, and well, you get the picture with the watering can and the music coming out of the flowers.

To think my youngest started this program when she was 4 years old. Now, on to privates - no more sitting on the floor!

The little one let me take some pictures of her this weekend. She loves getting her picture taken, and I love taking pictures. I did some photoshop magic and used some textures from the Florabella Collection.

She got bored after a while and started picking at her tutu. I hope her willingness to let me capture her on camera doesn't go away like it did for her siblings!

Speaking of siblings, this little man had a great game. Amazing to me that just a couple years ago before his heart surgery, he was so uncoordinated and did not want to do any sort of sports at all. It brings tears to our eyes when we think that he was just so dizzy from all that heart medicine.

He also played some soccer with our oldest - the one with the passion for the sport.

That's it for the weekend - I'm always wondering where it all went. I hope you have a great Monday!

A Model Home Art Studio Tour

Hi everyone! I was going through some pictures, and I thought I'd post an art studio in a nearby model home. These were taken a couple years ago. Please excuse the photography - I probably took them with a flash - I know - a big no no, but this was before I learned how to take interior photos without a flash.

The studio is in a loft area above the kitchen. This is what you see when you go up the stairs.

On the opposite side is this. I had to show you all the ceiling and the fun lights.

A place for canvases and other supplies. You can see the family room from here. If this were my studio, I would probably install some glass so I could still get the light, but not the noise.

I love the big sink to wash all the paint off with:

 I hope you all have a great weekend everyone!

Courage Cupcake

"The Courage Cupcake" for sale. Click HERE to view.

Poppies in Pink

Here's another poppy painting:

"Poppies in Pink" for sale. Click HERE to view.

Have a great Monday everyone!