NEWS FROM HOME - ORIGINAL ARTWORK

Hey Friends,  Finished this piece of 12 IN. SQ. WC Paper AGAIN!  In other words, I painted over the first round.  I like this much better.

I got a new tube of Prussian Blue.  Haven't had this color for a long time, so I have painted several using this color sorta like a blue print.

I will try to remember next time to take some before and after photos.

Hope your day is going fabulously.

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HAPPY HAPPY NEW YEAR COMING IN

Hi My Friends,  Just a thank you note for following along in 2018 !!

Hoping you stick around for 2019 too.

I have a feeling it will be a good year for all of us.

Isn't that a beautiful photo?

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MERRY CHRISTMAS TO MY FRIENDS

A simple, quick note wishing you the best Day ever.

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Love from Sue

PANTONES COLOR OF THE YEAR

Hey Friends,  Just got an email from Pantone and they have picked this color for 2019.

LIVING CORAL

One of my favorite colors.

It is a warm color and I normally like cooler colors but it reminds me so much of the tropics and flowers and grapefruit and peaches, Luv It.

I assume the various shades or tints above are acceptable as the color of the year.

So I believe I will get busy with some paintings with this color in 'em!!

Have a safe snowy weekend.

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SOME ART SALES, MAYBE CHRISTMAS GIFTS

Hey Friends, I was going to show you 3 that have sold in last couple weeks but I can't find the other 2 on my computer.  I will not waste anymore time hunting.  Wish I could think of a better way to keep up with inventory.

The sweet Moma above and her Babe have found their forever home in Tenn.  Hope her new owners will send a photo of it hanging in their house.

Have a good week and enjoy the snow headed our way.

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WHEN I GOT HOME = ORIGINAL EXPRESSIVE ABSTRACT ART

'WHEN I GOT HOME" refers to the mess a puppy can make when left unattended too long.  Imagine her in your studio, chewing up your favorite papers or brushes or maybe even a tube or two of paint.  Mardi Gras Pup

What do you think of the colors I used in this piece?

I have it shown in the two different directions, horizontal & vertical.

Which do you like the best?

This is available on my website HERE

Thanks for your suggestions

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THE WINTER WINDS

Hey Friends,  I'm interrupting the stream of painting posts to show you what happened last night.

I had just gotten home from a PAR meeting, was changing clothes and I heard some BIG noises and glass breaking.  A couple more thuds and all was quiet.

We were very lucky, it could have been so much worse.

I'm standing in the window with the broken glass taking this photo.  Looks like a giant poplar and an Oak.  I assume all the rain we have had this year weakened the roots and then these stiff winds came thru last night.

You guys have a great day.

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HAPPY THANKSGIVING DAY

Hey Friends,  A short wish that you have the happiest Thanksgiving ever.

Sue

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NEATLY TIED - ONE OF A KIND ABSTRACT

This is one that just would not reveal it self to me.  So I'm calling it NEATLY TIED.  of course you can always give it a new name if you adopt it.

I love the colors and the swirls and that little string that ties it all together.

Would look really KOOL in a floater frame at the end of a hall.

It is available HERE

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CANDACE CANDY - ORIGINAL ABSTRACTED STILL LIFE

CANDACE is the name of a lady that has a farm, along with her family, in Buchanan, Va. called Beaver Dam Farm.  It is a dairy farm and to keep their life on this dairy farm they had to add AGRO tourism to their duties.  So they started planting sunflowers and it grew from birdseed to a festival !  That is now very well supported by the community.  The festival had a hard time in 2018 because of the weather.  It has been one of the rainiest summers ever here in SW Va.  But I know it will do just fine in the future.  Go check out their FB page and you will see what I mean,

https://www.facebook.com/BeaverDamFarmInc/

I have painted lots of sunflowers, most of them were realistically done so I was happy to try something a bit more abstract, like this.

The next one will be even more abstracted and maybe on Masa Rice Paper which is a favorite surface.  And this has a contorted vase shape too!

Go HERE to purchase.

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