One year ago today, I lost the love of my life. This drawing felt exactly right--to honor my husband and the love we shared--perfect for this week's Paint Party Friday.
I miss Alan so much. And yet still, life goes on. Sometimes I feel the entire world should have stopped when he flew away to heaven.
Yet without both the rain and sun--there would be no rainbows, there would be no hope. And I have the wonderful hope that I will see my Beloved again one day.
Life is fragile, sweet Friends. Treasure your family. Time spent with them is precious and irreplaceable. ((hugs))
Happy Paint Party Friday, all you wonderful artists and beautiful people. God bless you, dear ones. Have a lovely weekend
and thank you for dropping by.
One never knows what one might see near a waterfall. In the woods where I played as a child, places where the water fell through the forest were wondrous. Down through Leprechaun Valley there were playful little waterfalls tumbling over rock and mossy rill. There were small clear pools where the sunlight would glisten down through the vine maples, to reflect dapples of light up into our faces.
I have not lost my love for waterfalls. My family and I visited Niagara Falls in 2001 and 2002. Someday I shall draw the dancing mist maidens I saw there.
Happy Paint Party Friday, all you wonderful artists and beautiful people. God bless you, dear ones. Have a lovely weekend
and thank you for dropping by.
I am incredibly blessed to have my sweet niece in my life. She often shows up in my artwork, as do her little friends.
Here you see Stringbean the pup and Peaches the cat along my sweet angelic niece getting ready to take a nap after a day sliding down rainbows.
Happy Paint Party Friday, all you wonderful artists and beautiful people. God bless you, dear ones. Have a lovely weekend
and thank you for dropping by.
This is a T-Shirt I painted for Alan, long ago. I love this lion. There's something so sweet, brave and true about his eyes. Alan adored the T-Shirts I made for him. It makes my heart happy to think of him wearing them and bragging about his "one-of-a-kind" shirts. I can still see him in my mind's eye, smiling with delight.
Happy Paint Party Friday, all you wonderful artists and beautiful people. God bless you, dear ones. Have a lovely weekend
and thank you for dropping by.
This drawing will be on the dedication page of the Children's book, Christmas With Grandma, which I'm doing for my Friend Lorie. To work with Lorie is one of the delights of my heart. It certainly distracts me from the terrible sorrow of losing my Beloved.
The photo above is my reference for the drawing. I am so blessed by my dear Friend and am SO honored she would ask me to illustrate this book. She tells me this is one of her dreams come true--and to tell you the truth, it is also a dream come true for me. I've always wanted to illustrate children's books. What a blessing!
Happy Paint Party Friday, all you wonderful artists and beautiful people. God bless you, dear ones. Have a lovely weekend
and thank you for dropping by.
