Drawing for a Feed Your Palette Paint Night!

Drawing

Feed Your Palette Paint Night

with

Council Wives

Thursday,July 15th, 2010

6:30p-9p

15 Main St, Madison, AL 35758

256-325-4253

Come and enjoy an evening with the Madison City Council Wives.

16 Main will be raffling off 1 seat to this special event!

Tickets can be purchased for $5 @ 16 Main M-S 10am-7pm

The drawing will be held on July 13th @ 12 noon!

(All proceeds from this event will support art lessons for Madison Children.

The children will be selected through a drawing at the Oct. 2010 Madison Street Festival)

Instructor, Michele Lee, has created an evening full of fun for this event. Participants will enjoy a surprise painting to take home with them, Hor d'oeuvres from Main Street Cafe and lots of fun interaction with the Madison City Council Wives, including Mayor's wife, Julie Finley.

This will be the first in a series of events scheduled by the Council Wives to bring awareness to the Madison Community and it's amazing opportunities.

So let's hear it Madison!

Come on out and lets do a little giving back to our community!

What I See...

Every morning I wake up, get my coffee (in a GREAT/QUICK maker that my hubby got!)(he rocks!) and then I go out back and sit in my comfy chair on the covered porch and have my morning meditation. It helps to start the day off right for me.

Well for the past few weeks there has been a scrap board sitting outside the door of our studio. It is about 5'x5' and was used to catch the dripping concrete when we were making a tree light for 16 Main. (that is Terry Hale, of Hale Fire Glass, to the left posing with the tree) The way the splatters are situated, I keep seeing this little girl riding on a beautiful bird. She is getting ready to land in the back yard and I can hear her singing with joy. OK NOW, I know some of you are saying in your head right now..."this girl has LOST IT!" I have to clarify..I don't REALLY, physically hear the girl...I just see and hear her in my right brain or maybe my soul. Could be both, who knows. All I know is that every morning I have this overwhelming urge to get some washes of color and bring her to life.

So here she is. I don't know her name...but I do know I feel much better getting her out and into the real world.

Hope you enjoy! And remember to listen to that beautiful symphony that is all around you every day. You never know what you might be missing:)

Happy Father's Day! 2010

Long ago, I vowed never to marry again

That is when God decided differently

He opened a door to a life I could not imagine

And in stepped a man who filled my heart

With words and actions this man showed me love

but more than that, he gave his heart

to me AND my children!

Here is what "their Father" has taught them

He has taught them to stay strong, no matter what life brings

He has taught them to walk with pride, through all little things

He has taught them what love really looks like

He has taught them that everything is like riding a bike

He has taught them to craft and to enjoy

He has taught them that fun is found outside a toy

He has taught them that surprises are not always bad

He has taught them that things are not always had

He has taught them to work hard and enjoy the end

He has taught them life's lesson of love around each and every bend

Their father, my husband, has taught them a lot of these things

But the most important of all .......he has given them wings!

Thank you Greg! You have changed our lives in such a way that I can't begin to express!

3

I have gotten started on a new Koi painting. All of these paintings were sketched out about a year ago. It is nice to finally get to do each one of them. I can't remember right now how many there will be in all. But I like the fact that along with the sketches I had some sort of thought or poem. This one will be called "3". As soon as it is done I will post the blurb that goes with it. :)

I have been so busy lately with the new studio space at 16 Main. I am LOVING having a spot where I can just go to paint and then come home. But I must say, I do sort of miss my dining room too. The transition from home to another building is good though. Just today, I got to sit with one of the other artists and hash out creative thoughts. I learned so much that I could never have learned at home. So this year will be a little different. I have a feeling that this is an adventure that is going to change my art for the better!

Classes are starting up in the studio and I can feel the creative juice starting to flow. I can't wait to start my classes. Working with others and sharing with them what I have learned is such a TREAT! If you want to check out what is coming up...go to

http://16main.blogspot.com/

ok, back to the Koi. sorry for the sidetrack, but I had to share. It has been a while:)

I hope you enjoy the pictures and the progress of this next one.

Enjoy!

Exploring new waters

Having now officially moved into the new studio space, I am finding myself exploring new waters. There is something magical to me about my new Koi series. I have found that I love the whole process of these paintings. But most of all I love how they become what they want to become on their own. After the pouring stage, I start to see the fish appear. I really don't know what is driving me to create these fish...but I am creating and that is the beauty of it. I started on a few small ones the other day and these beautiful little goldfish came out. I guess they will either be the next series...or just another exploration of a new water :)

Enjoy!