Lady of the Hill -Paint Party Friday

This is a drawing from last year at this same time.  I added color to it last week and I rather like the way it turned out.  This is my sweet middle daughter, who's beauty and kindness lend enchantment to every piece of art I feature her in. 

It is very cold where we are--for our area of the world 17 degrees is REALLY cold.  I can't remember feeling this cold in my life!  But the sun is shining and it is a new day.

God bless you everyone and Happy Paint Party Friday!

Saw the Mountains

This is a photo of a saw I painted over ten years ago.  It was done in acrylic and I'd forgotten about it until just recently.  It hangs in my Papa and Daka's home.

You can see profiles of faces in the clouds...

...and in the mountains.

These fir trees turned out so pretty.  I love the color of the blue.

More cloud faces and then my signature.  I remember I had so much fun painting this.  In cleaning out my shed recently, I discovered a bunch of old saws.  I'll be painting them soon.

Have a lovely day!

Purple Moon

I got up this morning feeling sad. I don't know why--some days are just like that. I worked a little, read a little--fed the fish and helped my husband with a project.

The sadness lingered, so I went upstairs to my studio, set up my easel and began to paint. Three hours later I stepped back from the canvas. As you can see, this is not my normal style at all. When I took Purple Moon downstairs to show my husband, I noticed the braided rug in my office is in exactly these colors.

So . . . can you see her?