Friday Fun!

acrylic paint

gold leaf

neo color II crayons

"Madelynne"

I am on vacation as of 7am tomorrow morning....I think I did enough work in the past week for three weeks! Whew....I'm exhausted!

I'm loving the new visitors to my blog! So encouraging to hear from people that are interested in my art...I love visiting all of your websites and blogs. Such inspirational words and art from all of you!

Have an artful weekend and be good to yourself!

Karen

Blessings!

"Dreamer"

It was a beautiful day today! I spent most of it working in the hospital but managed to squeeze in a long walk with the little dogs to the park after work. So long....that we had to carry Jackson, our oldest (three years old) Bischon halfway home! It's amazing that just a few days ago, things looked so dark and bleak for me. I've started reading the book "Life is a Verb" and made a conscious decision to "participate" in life and have begun to feel SO much better! Just taking a walk outside has made such a diference in my life.

My son is graduating from Clemson in two weeks - what a blessing to him and all of us! He is so excited that today is last day of class! Only yesterday, it seems that we moved him into the dorm his freshman year....Two weeks after that my niece will graduate from Salisbury University...again, it seems that it was just yesterday that she was moving in with us as a fourteen year old!

I hope that you are counting your blessings today! And taking good care of yourself.

Karen

Pretty Little Dresses Green

Pretty Little Dresses Green, originally uploaded by jacksonsquarestudios.

More paintings finished this weekends....these two paintings are being sold on my site - JacksonSquare Studios as a set. A set of 12 x 12 paintings on wood panels.
A bit of folk art - I love the colors and the simplicity of these sweet little dresses. I love, love, love the antique clutch purse...we found the tiny little purse at an estate sale and I've been waiting for the perfect project in which to use it. I think I found it...don't you?

My blog has undergone a bit of a facelift....Tiffany Masselyn of designs by masselyn has done some design work for me and my new website. This is my new blog and website header...I just love it..what do you think?

I'm off to get a little bit of painting done tonight.

Have a great day,

Karen

One of my favorite artists Jane DesRosier of GrittyJane Studios is teaching

a class on painting women's faces.

I'm so excited be able to take a class from her..

I'm honored in fact.

I fell in love with her art work the moment I found her on E-bay.

The past few months, she has been doing some incredible work with encaustics.

I can't wait to get started!!

I hope there are great things to come!

Have a great day,

Karen

Angel and Vintage Lace

I tried something different with my newest painting.

Take a look.

I started with a canvas - layed down a thick layer of modeling paste

I created a bit of a pattern with the paste.


I painted and collaged directly on the textured canvas.

Tied it up with a piece of vintage lace and fastened on some vintage buttons.

I think it turned out nice...what do you think??

Have a great Wednesday,

Karen