I NEEEED to PAINT!!!

I NEEED TO PAINT!!!!

Here is what I have been up to. I know...looks wierd huh? Well here's the scoop. A little while ago my husband and I built another room in our home. It is his office. BUT... after completing the basic project I had one final task.... paint the doors that "he" put in. You see, I said ..HE not WE. This part of the project was all his. All I had to do was paint the silly things. I mean, how hard could that be?.......Well for an artist who butterflies from project to project...painting to painting....PRETTY HARD!! I was also asked by my hubby (around the same time) to put a new patch on his "All About Me" jacket. Well...I thought...that will only take a minute. I have a few more things that I "WANNA" do, then I will get right to it. PSSSFFFTT! Let's see....skip ahead about 3 monhs or so :( and I finally got them done. These are the projects I hate the most...The ones that I put off until tomorrow. They hang over my head day after day until I get to a snapping point. Then I have to physically and mentally push myself to just get started on them an GET THEM DONE! But... and I throw a big BUT in there. When I am done...I am SOOOOO happy and relieved!

So, now I am done with a few more "gottas" and NEEEED TO PAINT. The aching inside of me is so loud that it is draining me. There are so many colors and paintings locked in my head from last week..I think I might POP!

Do you ever get that way about your passion?

Roses and sunflowers

GOOD MORNING!!!! It is sunny today and I am loving every minute of it. Here is the picture that I started at Girl's night. I am going to try to finish it today or tomorrow. I have been kind of busy this week with other activities....to long of a list to mention them all. I am looking forward to getting back in the studio some next week. We'll see how that goes. I have quite a few "home projects" that I have let go for way too long. am trying to get all of them done so that they are not hanging over my head. Learking in the shadows...whispering.."remember me? come finish me." My friend Leigh calls them her "Gottas". She says...you gotta do your gottas before you can do your wannas. I like that. But most of the time, yes I am going to admit it out loud, I do my wannas until my gottas pile up. My husband says I'm like a little butterfly, flitting from thing to thing. (he does this little dance with it too) It's so cute. I hope you all enjoy the beginning of this painting.

Butterfly Girl....Over and Out >>>>>>>swoosh

Girl's Night-March 2008

YEAH!!!! We had our March Girl's Night. The theme this month was painting. Can ya tell? Last month was book night. We all have such a blast when we get together. These are my sisters and ,may I add, some very creative girls. I love each and every one of them. It is such a blessing to have good friends in this life. The painting to the left is our painting that we all added something to. It came out very neat! I tried to get pictures of everyone...but seemed to leave myself and our host for the month, Becky, out of the shots. Sorry Becky...you know I love you too. Can't wait til next month girls.......Big hugs!

Awards for the evening go to ...

Carol - Getting the courage up to lay that slinky girl of hers on the piano. VA VA VOOM!

Leigh - Creating "a rose by any other name is just a rose" great job!

Gloria - Getting out of the house with a brand new knee to share her grace with us and a folk art style sunflower that is in true Gloria form.

Anna - Interpreting the music we listened to with such beauty...and a GREAT laugh!

Angie - The fastest painter in the south! This woman can sit as quiet as a mouse and let go of all her inhabitions....10 minutes later...KABOOM the most beautiful sunflower!

And last but not least.....

Becky - I would mention the "barfing dog" impersonation....naaa. How about great hostess award.

And we all left with her husbands new CD "DAVE AND THE MOONDOGS". Thanks Becky.

Why not start a girls night where you are? Or a boy's...sorry...men's night?

If you can't...then sit back and enjoy this one!

Personalities

One thing that I love to do is to create someones personality on canvas. I know that things that represent us always changes...but I think it's nice to hae that time in your life captured. Here are a few examples I have done recently. I haven't had much time to paint this week :( so I thought you all might enjoy seeing a few of these together. They are entitles, from left to right. "Leigh", "Gina&David", and "Julie".

So, think about the things that would represent who you are?
ENJOY! And have a great Friday!

"Waiting"

By Michele Lee copyright 2008 8x10" oil pastel on paper framed

Mommyville has officially started back! And what a great day for my back to go out! (well it is not all the way out yet :) So I have been spending most of the day on the couch.

Since this is a year of Art I thought that I would post one of my older pieces. This one was done last year and was sold on the first night of the Huntsville Art Stroll...may-sept.....If you all have not attended one of these it is a MUST in Huntsville. An evening on the square with about 150 artists , musicians, actors, and little coffee shops along the way...MMMM YUMMY! The Spring and Summer evenings here are absolutely blissfull. I cannot even describe them in words.

I call this girl "Waiting". A lady was walking by at the art stroll, stopped dead in her tracks, looked a the girl-looked at me....and said.."I have to have her" (her hair looked almost identical to the girl's) I LOVE IT WHEN THAT HAPPENS> because I know how I feel when I am stopped dead in my tracks by something beautiful or moving.....It is the feeling of AWE.

So stop.....and enjoy the "Waiting"