Lake Eufaula Bed & Breakfast – 5″ x 7″ Watercolor & Ink

“Children will not remember you for the material things you provided, but for the feeling that you cherished them.”
–Richard L. Evans

Copyright Beth Parker Art 2012

Lake Eufaula Bed & Breakfast – 5″ x 7″  Watercolor & Ink

Last night was our annual “Girls Night Out” Christmas party at Reba & Wayne Thompson’s  Lake Eufaula Bed & Breakfast.  This is a painting of the back of their B&B, facing the beach.  It is so beautiful and Reba decorates it to the hilt for Christmas.  We always have a great time there.  Last night there were 20 of us ladies and we ate and laughed and did the Secret Santa gift thing, which is always a hoot.  Thanks, Reba & Wayne!  (Wayne has the difficult task of helping us all park and then get out, after someone always blocks someone in.)  This little painting was my hostess gift to Reba.

Richard L. Evans (1906-1971)  is best known for his inspirational messages given in the long-running weekly radio program “Music and the Spoken Word” with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. As a General Authority of the Mormon Church, he was one of their most senior leaders.  More…

Shadow – 5″ x 7″ Watercolor

“Don’t let life discourage you; everyone who got where he is had to begin where he was.”
–Richard L. Evans



Shadow – 5″ x 7″ Watercolor

This was painted from a photo by JustJean at WetCanvas.  Jean’s Shadow has gone on to doggie heaven and it just felt right to do this painting for Jean.

If my computer survives the next hour without me putting a bullet through it, my day will have improved a lot.  I think it may be time to walk away for a moment and do something fun.  

Richard L. Evans is best known for his inspirational messages given in the long-running weekly radio program “Music and the Spoken Word” with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. As a General Authority of the Mormon Church, he was one of their most senior leaders.

Evans was the last child born to John A. Evans and Florence Neslen, for when he was only 10 weeks old his father died leaving a widow with nine children to rear. However, with determination and a scholarship, he sought higher education first at L.D.S. University and then at the University of Utah. Taking time away from university study, he served as a Mormon missionary in Great Britain from 1926 to 1929, where he acted as associate editor of the Mormon newspaper the “Millennial Star” under James E. Talmadge and Dr. John A. Widtsoe. In addition to gaining journalistic skills, he also polished his speaking talents through the experience of speaking in street meetings and even at the speaker’s corner in Hyde Park, London. Returning to the University of Utah after his mission, he received his BA degree in 1931 and MA degree in 1932.  Source:  http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1457644/bio