Peace for the season and the New Year

May the year ahead bring light and peace and joy to all🎄

Thank you so much for checking in 

now and then to this blog.

Happy Painting or Drawing or Sculpting or 

creating however you like ... 

OR

even dreaming of these things!

See you in 2019!

Persimmons (Fuyu)

Persimmons (Fuyu)     6 x 8 inch    Oil on Arches Huile Paper

So I just posted this on IG and forgot how it doesn't get the whole picture

 unless you fix it before you share, but I also wanted to post here anyway ...

I had the idea to make the frame a jazzy orange/red

and just gave it a try, thinking

I could always paint over it.

I like it! 

🎄

Consider it more holiday cheer. 

... and yeah, I wrote right on the painting because

I didn't want anyone to think they are 

tomatoes 😄

I already varnished with CWM and love the way it polishes 

but isn't glossy.

Thank you for checking in (to Instagram, and here)!

Winter Solstice 2018

Happy Winter Solstice!

Evening Sky - oil on canvas panel   8 x 10 inches

december 21

shortest day and longest night

patiently we wait

keeping candles burning bright

I hope everyone is managing their holiday(s) and getting out for exercise and social fun!

Here are a couple of photos of a bunch of us

 having a Christmas get together with our ugly dresses/ugly sweaters/ ugly shirts !

Wishing you holiday cheer 

and

Happy Painting! 

(does anyone have time to paint?)