art2ya

The Calm, the Mood

2012-01-26T21:47:00.000-07:00

So, since Christmas, this calm has come over me, the jobs have come and gone and the paintings just keep coming. I am excited about the next one about the time I get done with the one I am on!! This process was so fun with this twin painting.. enjoy!

getting started

everything but the kitchen sink....nail polish, glitter, polish with glitter...

let dry

I love these colors together, even on the palatte

Now, I need to back and frame them and they will be ready for the art gallery!!

2012-01-12T17:29:00.000-07:00

this one came out of the blue

I call her the watercolorgirl for lack of a different title, any recommendations, let me know!

This is the hippy style I am looking for

New Beginnings

2012-01-12T17:09:00.001-07:00

Wow, what a terrific start to a New Year. I have decided to do more paintings, for myself, to develope the style that is in my head. I needed to declutter my mind. The paintings that have been happening since then are exactly what was in my mind.

I even talked to a gallery in town and he thought I had some promise, so I am going to attempt 3 to 4 of each medium. The framing is in my brain also....so this is a new adventure for me.

I am thankful for my window painting, and getting out to see customers also, I would miss that if it ever came to it.

But it is fitting better into my scedule since I downsized.

as always, vist my ...Art2ya on FaceBook and My Website

Christmas Light overcomes Chaos

2011-12-25T20:37:00.003-07:00

I finally got some time off, Wow, what a season!
the past few days have really been a respite for me. A chance to stay home and contemplate what my next steps are .

This whole year has seemed chaotic and spinning, between family, business, events in the US and the world, I am again humbled that the Father of all chose me to be one of HIS!

So, one of the things that I have tried over this period of time was a loose abstract, which is very foreign to me. It came out so easily, every stroke with precision, purpose. It was exciting to paint.

It wasn't until after, looking at it , that it came to me exactly what it represented.

To me, it is a picture of a glimmer of what we are going to see in the not so distant future. That the LORD OF LIGHT, will, eventually come and overtake the chaos of this world.

So, the title is. LIGHT OVERCOMES CHAOS

Just a catch up...

2011-12-11T21:45:00.001-07:00

This is the day the Lord has made......so...I took the day off. I tried to sit on the couch and found out I couldn't....I just get ansy.

One of the Lord's commandments is to keep the Sabboth, and rest. I have learned over the years that I MUST take one day off a week or I get over~stressed then I get sick =-[    So, I have learned one of the many reasons that God told us to rest.

I did putz in the greenhouse, replanted the tomato seedlings that I planted as seeds about a month ago, they are up about 3". I turned my head right at the right time to tell Ranger to NOT EAT THEM!! She saw green and loves salad and grass....I could just see that...poof, there go the tomatos...LOL!! I planted more Stevia, the first seeds did nothing. I wonder how strawberries would grow indoors, anyone ever try it?   If we were to sustain ourselves, where would we get FRUIT?????? It saddens me to see all of the orchards gone, and the ppl with trees just let the fruit rot........what a sad, wasteful generation we have been. We have taken so much for granted!

The days are getting so short. I am thankful for the joy of painting holiday windows to make the first part of winter bearable. We are usuallly home by around 4 when the sun is getting ready to go down.=-[   Fashion goes out the door with the cold....warmth is the order of the day!!

Well, caught up for now....pictures next time, maybeeee.

Thank you Lord!!!!

December 6, 2011

2011-12-06T17:32:00.001-07:00

So...a customer emails me.......he says.."I want something different'..MAYBEE a dancing ferrett....or, maybee not. Maybee a forest....with a campfire......maybee not.....

LOL....I thought it was funny, but this is what came out of his imaginings ......enjoy!!

Happy Holidays and a Blessed Christmas and a PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR!

Why is it............

2011-11-19T20:25:00.003-07:00

I wish that I had the passion for what I do when I was younger...I had the drive, yeah, but Passion? That is now coming since I seem to have found my nitch, my style if you will....

Too bad that we don't know things younger, or that we can't unzip someones brain and pour in what we know and zip em back up! LOL

I am blessed, always have been. Maybe not from someone else s point of view, but....I don't want to be rich...especially if it is offa someone else s back!! I don't want a big house.....I would have to clean it.....I don't want acreage because I would be responsible for it. I want to be me...and I thank God for that!

I always wanted to be a famous oil painter.....Guess what...I am .......LOL

But yes, I tried oil painting...I absolutely love it, tried to get commissions on ebay..It happened....20 paintings at the same time I had Christmas windows up the wazooo......I did it...but never again during the holiday season!

On my website. Go to the 'oil paintings' page for a sample of what I have done.....they are all different!! I haven't found my own style there though....it is coming!! I FEEL IT!!

May the Lord Bless you and keep you!

John 10:10

It's been awhile.....

2011-11-18T19:27:00.003-07:00

It's been a fun holiday season so far and we are not halfway thru!! Here are a couple of fun ones for you...............

snow angels

2010-01-17T11:28:00.002-07:00

Today we went walking with the girls, they have been bitey with each other since they have not had a chance to stretch their legs since before the cold snap.

StellaRoo laid down, rolled and started to get up, and viola, a doggy snow angel, tail wag and all!

January gives us the hope of spring, not too long away, really! Blessings to all!

BLOCKBUSTER

2010-01-16T10:57:00.004-07:00

We spent November and December painting 107 Blockbuster Video stores all over Colorado. From Ft Collins and Ft Morgan to Pueblo, Colorado Springs, then over I70 to Grand Junction and up to Steamboat!

What an adventure! We had fun, ate way too much but boy did we work!! And drive, did we ever! my car was terrific and I thank God that we got them all done before the big temperature drop happened close to Christmas.

The people were so friendly...as you can see in the picture, ha ha, he was a hoot and wouldn't get out of the way for me to take the picture, so I told him to say hi!!

I am so blessed in my family, I am so blessed in my friends, I am so blessed in my business, I am even blessed with the best pets in the world, Thank you, Lord for my life!

THOUGHTS ON GOLD

2010-01-16T10:43:00.002-07:00

I have been thinking about gold a lot lately, probably because of all of those commercials....'mail us your jewelry and we will send you a check' yah right. I thought, who in their right mind would do that? Either it would get ' lost' in the mail, or they would say that what you sent was not real gold, or they would need more money to send it back. Maybe I'm being pessimistic...

Another thing about gold going up so much in price, who would want to buy gold now? Is it a good idea to buy something when the price has skyrocketed? Or are we all scared it may never come down again?

I always wanted a big ol 1 oz gold coin, but if our nation ever fell or a catastrophic event happened to where we would have to barter, you couldn't break down that big ol coin, so you tell the person with the food, here is my gold coin, they snatch it and you are through, no change for you. How about collecting gold little increments at a time so when or if that time came you could take out, say a gold chain and get a little food at a time. Or maybe a better idea would be silver. Just saying that it FEELs good to have a huge chunk of gold, but it is soo not practical.

If any one knows how to go about buying stock in gold, please let me know, that is the way I would love to do it.

click on photo, enlarge and read from the top, PRICELESS

2009-10-30T18:33:00.001-06:00

My Daughter the Truck Puller

2009-08-12T10:17:00.003-06:00

This is Janet's first year of truck pulling, she has been doing quite well!

CLUCK!

2009-07-26T10:34:00.005-06:00

This was a fun job, Randy's Chicken Coop on 8th Ave in Greeley. They have fantastic Chicken, and Chicken Wings, they also have Dazbog Coffee and all kinds of Ice Cream. I was really getting tired of KFC so for you in Greeley, what a great change.

2009-07-24T19:31:00.002-06:00

I am bummed, I didn't get one of the transformer boxes. Oh well, maybe next year.The only problem is that the same judges will be there next year......

Go on, I have been very blessed with some really outstanding projects where there was no competition, the people just liked my work...Thanks to all of them thruout the years!

I have some really big projects coming up anyway...I am doing more work for the Ft Collins High School so that will be taking up a lot of my time! Lots of window changes now that the summer will be coming to a close. I can't believe that school starts on the 17th at the HS, the kids don't get much of a summer anymore.

Hope everyone has a beautiful weekend.

Loveland Transformer box project

2009-07-23T21:38:00.003-06:00

I am so excited to see if I am one chosen to paint a transformer box Loveland. I had fun doing sketches for them. Even if I don't get a spot, here are my sketches, hope you like them.

The first one is Funky Town, since it might be right downtown.

The second one is "Indigionous Bugs on little heart flowers'' I am prepared to put flys, wasps, dragonflys, ants, spiders, rolly pollies, and any other bug I can think of that lurks around here!!

Cool looking sky

2009-07-13T10:34:00.002-06:00

We were on our way home yesterday when we eyed this, at first we thought it was a tornado but as we got closer is looked like God's bucket pouring his grace down all at once!

2009-07-12T18:00:00.001-06:00

Oh Happy Day1

Day with the folks

2009-07-12T17:19:00.002-06:00

On my last post I said 2 birthdays, my Mothers's birthday is soon also. We went there today. They are getting older and I wish that I could see them much more than I do now. I would have loved to stay longer but there are always pressing things.

I watched a movie on the web called 'The Journey Home' documenting a family named Wallers last night when my husband went to watch the fights. It was about a succesful family that had 5 children but the parents were always working. They decided to go opposite and join a community of mennonites(spelling) They had no electricity and learned to make a living from the land and actually prosper. Then they bought another farm and also had part in a country store, they were so happy and their children were so happy that others would come just to be apart of the way they lived and the love that was there. The story hasn't ended, they now have 10 children and have moved to Isreal to spread their kind of love there and to help them learn more about raising crops. The people there flock to this loving family as they did here.

After watching it, I felt so sad that our lives are what they are, attached to computers, TVs, video games, movies, phones etc. We don't see the beauty in our childrens faces, our children don't see it in us! We all see much more in our 'things' than we do that which is the most important, our relationships.

So today, when seeing my parents, I wished that I didn't have to hurry home, I wished I could have stayed and talked for hours. I need to go with my gut because there will come a day when they are not here and Idon't want so many regrets!

4th of July musing

2009-07-02T07:22:00.002-06:00

4th of July, it always sneaks up on me!
Outdoor businesses like mine tend to get busy when the weather is nice so we have been busy lately.
We have done a lot of work in Denver which is unusual but entertaining and adventurous. Yesterday the google map was wrong, thank God we had a full tank of gas!
I tend to eat more when we go somewhere different, it is the different foods that I don't get to eat everyday! I love the non'franchise mom and pop restaurants. Yesterday it was a little mexican food restaurant in Montbello on Chambers called La Villa.
In the midst of all of this, Kit is up in the mountains with his two boys and their friends and the 2 pups.
I do miss StellaRoo because no matter what happened that day she is sooooo glad to see me.
Pokey had to stay home with me which was OK with her since she is close to 11 and content to lay around all day long!
I will be happy to see all of them tonight, Kit, the kids, the dogs!
This weekend has 2 birthdays (my sis and my son in law) and my parent's 62nd wedding anniversary! Plus it is a holiday weekend.
One never knows what we will be doing.
Donna and I have put so much into 3 days that I would be content to curl up on the sofa and SLEEP!
More to come.....stay tuned.

Best of the Best BMC's

2009-06-27T10:30:00.003-06:00

I had to show you Sharon's (seco creek kennel, Las Cruces, New Mexico) dogs, the first, the black and white is her prize, DonnyO. He is StellaRoos Daddy. Ain't he a looker?

I don't know how the next picture will turn out, but this is what a BMC looks like lookin at you!!!

Black Mouth Cur article

2009-06-23T08:48:00.003-06:00

Click on the article to make it large enough to read.

Black Mouth Cur Dogs

2009-06-23T08:12:00.007-06:00

Yesterday I got the BMC bug. I had a black mouth cur mix that I absolutly loved, they are the most loyal dogs, ready to defend you, wanting to be right by you at all times.

My first one, Buck died suddenly in 2008. I couldn't stand it so within a week I found a breeder in Las Cruces, New Mexico. I took the runt of the litter and named her StellaRoo. Roo because my first one, Buckwheat used to 'roo' at me all the time. Stella hasn't yet but you never know, they are smart dogs.

Let me know if you are familiar with this breed or if you have pictures of them.

Old Yellar was a black mouth cur.... the article and pictures of my cur are here!

these are Buckwheat

the ones below are StellaRoo as a puppy.

these are Stella Parents...

Here she is all grown up

LADYBUG DAY

2009-06-19T22:08:00.004-06:00

Today we painted Ladybugs! Jennifer was so kind to let us two weirdos into her house, grafitti all over her walls, jam our stereo, take off our shoes and raise some ladybug hell!!

Red White and Blue window

2009-06-16T19:06:00.002-06:00

Today we painted the Mr Money in Loveland, how much fun!

The weather was finally sunny, it was nice to get something done!

One of my favorite artists

2009-06-15T15:40:00.004-06:00

I love going to http://www.dailypainters.com/ every day. There are many great painters there, but my all time favorite is Andrzej Filipowicz. I can't even begin to pronounce his name, he is from Warsaw, Poland. Just feast your eyes on these!

I can just imagine how chunky the paint is on these paintings. I hope to get him more fans! Just one more!!!

Tattooing a car

2009-06-08T07:01:00.003-06:00

I have a friend who says she is too old to tattoo her body, so she tattoos her car!!

she seems to think that I can paint anything, so these are the kind of things she has had me paint.

This one she had to ask permission: his website is www.canvasfish.com

I love it when people challange me to paint something!! Bring it on!

Sinful Chocolate Cake In a Mug

2009-05-27T16:38:00.002-06:00

I don't know if you received this horrible email:

5 MINUTE CHOCOLATE CAKE IN A MUG

4 T flour
4 T sugar
2 T Cocoa
1 egg
3 T milk
3 T oil
3 T Chocolate chips(optional)
small splash vanilla extract
1 large coffee mug-micro safe

put everything in the mug, mix well. Cook minutes @ 1000 watts
the cake will rise over the top of the mug, don't be alarmed. The top
will look a little moist, it is just right!!!

too good

Day with the dogs in the Mountains

2009-05-24T21:28:00.003-06:00

Happy Dogs, we get to go to the Mountains!

Is that a smile I see in the mirror?

We are the best of Buds, leading the way

Ranger on top of the world, in the mountains where Rangers belong.

Spring/Summer Beauty is all around.....

2009-05-23T21:01:00.001-06:00

What Beauty our God has given us

right outside our door..

Even the weeds are beautiful...

If I could bottle the scent of these, I could make a million bucks!! They are not hybreds, and they smell of grape koolaid and vanilla, the scent is heady.

Even Stella loved the flowers..right before she ate one!!

Then, of course she had to sneeze!

Then, more mischief....

And still more mischief...till it's time for a nap!Then it will be time for ICE CREAM!!

Green Onion

2009-05-23T20:46:00.001-06:00

Last week, Donna and I painted the 'Daddy O's Green Onion'. They are some of my favorite customers. As well as letting me use my artistic licence, they have terrific food! They are known for their 'Fabulous Buns'! Go to their website http://www.daddyosgreenonion.com

Then GO EAT!!!!

Here are a few windows that we have painted for them, enjoy!

Memorial Day Weekend

2009-05-23T19:20:00.000-06:00

Ok, this is my first blog......all at once I am at a loss for words.

This blog will only show how strange my life can be. We (Kit, husband is included) were planning to get out with the dogs but it is now raining.

We have 3 dogs, Stella Roo,

and then there is Ranger

And our oldest, Pokey (Pokita) we got for a wedding present.

Both Kit and I have children that are all grown up and have their own familys, they will enter in at various times. But day to day it is just the 5 of us.

I am an artist, so I look at life a little 'skewed' , this will show up in various pictures that I will post, such as this....

My life and my job are so intertwined that they are hard to separate, that is OK because God gave me this job for a reason. It started because I was rebellious and wanted to do what I wanted to do no matter what...I got so claustraphobic when working a job inside of walls. To see an extended version of what I do please visit my web site http://www.art2ya.com/ .