“A man can do only what he can do. But if he does that each day he can sleep at night and do it again the next day.”
– Albert Schweitzer
Merry Christmas from Lake Eufaula - 4″ x 6″ Watercolor Postcard
Have a very Merry Christmas!
About Albert Schweitzer
Albert Schweitzer, the German medical missionary, won the 1952 Nobel
Peace Prize for his humanitarian work at a hospital in French Equatorial
Africa, where he treated and operated on thousands of people, including
hundreds of people afflicted with leprosy. He was also an organist,
famous for his interpretation of J.S. Bach’s music. Late in life, he
worked with Albert Einstein and Bertrand Russell against nuclear
proliferation. He was born in 1875 in Kaysersberg and died in 1965.
Showing posts with label christmas card. Show all posts
Showing posts with label christmas card. Show all posts
Tuesday, December 24, 2013
Merry Christmas from Lake Eufaula
Monday, December 23, 2013
My Watercolor Christmas Postcard This Year
“It is the heart always that sees before the head can see.”
– Thomas Carlyle
– Thomas Carlyle
My Christmas Postcard This Year
Have yourselves a very Merry Christmas!
About Thomas Carlyle
Scottish
historian Thomas Carlyle is best known for his biographies of Frederick
the Great and the German playwright Schiller. He was born in 1795. The
first draft of his acclaimed two-volume work, The French Revolution,
was accidentally burned by his friend John Stuart Mill’s maid; he
rewrote it from scratch and imbued the rewrite with more passion and
immediacy than was common at the time. This made his writing very
popular in Victorian England. He died in 1881.
Friday, December 20, 2013
A House Portrait - My Big Brother’s Christmas Card
“The most successful people are often very intuitive.
Consciously or unconsciously, they follow their gut feelings. Following
intuition puts us in the flow – a very alive, productive, and desirable
state.”
~ Shakti Gawain
My Big Brother’s Christmas Card – His House Portrait
I was so excited to get my brother’s Christmas card yesterday. I painted this portrait of his house as a surprise when I visited him in Idaho in August. It brought tears to his eyes then… and to my eyes last night when I opened the card. I really love what they did for their card. It made my Christmas. (Love you Dine & Cari!)
It sure has been a long time since I posted here. Of course I’ve been busy at the sign shop, but I also have been preparing collections for art licensing and I’m saving the reveal of those until later. I’m headed to Atlanta in a few weeks and am excited about my trip to AmericasMart Home & Gift show. I was there a couple years ago, but got temporarily way-layed by that whole flying thing. I am now excited and back to business!
I hope you are all having a wonderful holiday time and are avoiding all the stress that comes with it. My hubby has recently had a hip replacement, so we are laying low and having a quiet Christmas. No stress there.
Shakti has written numerous books considered classics in her field. Her distinguished publishing history includes best sellers Creative Visualization, Living in the Light, The Path of Transformation, Four Levels of Healing, Creating True Prosperity, and Developing Intuition. Her books have sold over 10 million copies and have been translated into more than thirty languages. She is the co-founder, with Marc Allen, of New World Library Publishing Company.
She has appeared on such nationally syndicated programs as The Oprah Winfrey Show, Good Morning America, Sonya Live, The Larry King Show, The Leeza Show, America’s Talking and New Dimensions Radio, and has been featured in New Woman, New Age Journal, and Time Magazine.
Through her seminars and her books, Shakti helps people heal and develop all levels of their being — spiritual, mental, emotional, physical — and access their intuitive inner wisdom. Sharing the ideas and practices that have helped her the most in her own life, she guides others on their path to living more consciously. She facilitates us in finding deeper meaning and purpose through developing our unique gifts and abilities.
Shakti is a passionate environmentalist, who believes that as we bring more awareness to our daily lives, we can learn to live in balance on our planet.
She and her husband Jim Burns, live in Mill Valley, California.
~ Shakti Gawain
copyright Beth Parker Art 2013
I was so excited to get my brother’s Christmas card yesterday. I painted this portrait of his house as a surprise when I visited him in Idaho in August. It brought tears to his eyes then… and to my eyes last night when I opened the card. I really love what they did for their card. It made my Christmas. (Love you Dine & Cari!)
It sure has been a long time since I posted here. Of course I’ve been busy at the sign shop, but I also have been preparing collections for art licensing and I’m saving the reveal of those until later. I’m headed to Atlanta in a few weeks and am excited about my trip to AmericasMart Home & Gift show. I was there a couple years ago, but got temporarily way-layed by that whole flying thing. I am now excited and back to business!
I hope you are all having a wonderful holiday time and are avoiding all the stress that comes with it. My hubby has recently had a hip replacement, so we are laying low and having a quiet Christmas. No stress there.
Shakti Gawain
Shakti is a pioneer in the field of personal development. For over twenty-five years, she has been a best-selling author and internationally renowned teacher of consciousness. Shakti has facilitated thousands of individuals in developing greater awareness, balance and wholeness in their lives.Shakti has written numerous books considered classics in her field. Her distinguished publishing history includes best sellers Creative Visualization, Living in the Light, The Path of Transformation, Four Levels of Healing, Creating True Prosperity, and Developing Intuition. Her books have sold over 10 million copies and have been translated into more than thirty languages. She is the co-founder, with Marc Allen, of New World Library Publishing Company.
She has appeared on such nationally syndicated programs as The Oprah Winfrey Show, Good Morning America, Sonya Live, The Larry King Show, The Leeza Show, America’s Talking and New Dimensions Radio, and has been featured in New Woman, New Age Journal, and Time Magazine.
Through her seminars and her books, Shakti helps people heal and develop all levels of their being — spiritual, mental, emotional, physical — and access their intuitive inner wisdom. Sharing the ideas and practices that have helped her the most in her own life, she guides others on their path to living more consciously. She facilitates us in finding deeper meaning and purpose through developing our unique gifts and abilities.
Shakti is a passionate environmentalist, who believes that as we bring more awareness to our daily lives, we can learn to live in balance on our planet.
She and her husband Jim Burns, live in Mill Valley, California.
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Funky Street Lamp
“Hope is like a road in the country; there was never a road, but when many people walk on it, the road comes into existence.”
– Lin Yutang
Funky Street Lamp – 3″ x 5.5″ Watercolor
I had a lot of fun painting this. The funny part is that when I finished it and showed it to the hubby, he said… “That would have made a better Christmas card.” This was a mere 18 hours after I dropped 45 Christmas cards in the mail… with a magpie sitting on the head of an elk in the snow. You know… snow… Christmas… Gotta love him!
This was cropped from a large night city photo from Phlugel at WetCanvas.
About Lin Yutang
Chinese author Lin Yutang wrote more than 35 books in English and Chinese, including My Country and My People and The Importance of Living, which brought him international fame. He was born in 1895 in the Fujian province in China. He created a Chinese-American dictionary, an indexing system for Chinese letters, and translated many classic Chinese texts. Written in a humorous, accessible style, his books bridged European and Chinese cultures. He died in 1976.
– Lin Yutang
Funky Street Lamp – 3″ x 5.5″ Watercolor
I had a lot of fun painting this. The funny part is that when I finished it and showed it to the hubby, he said… “That would have made a better Christmas card.” This was a mere 18 hours after I dropped 45 Christmas cards in the mail… with a magpie sitting on the head of an elk in the snow. You know… snow… Christmas… Gotta love him!
This was cropped from a large night city photo from Phlugel at WetCanvas.
About Lin Yutang
Chinese author Lin Yutang wrote more than 35 books in English and Chinese, including My Country and My People and The Importance of Living, which brought him international fame. He was born in 1895 in the Fujian province in China. He created a Chinese-American dictionary, an indexing system for Chinese letters, and translated many classic Chinese texts. Written in a humorous, accessible style, his books bridged European and Chinese cultures. He died in 1976.
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Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Christmas Dingy - December 8, 2009
“Once we believe in ourselves, we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight, or any experience that reveals the human spirit.”
–
Christmas Dingy
5″ x 7″ Watercolor & Ink
This one was purely for fun! Santa needed a little help getting toys from the Christmas Ship to the kids on the island. Snowman was nice enough to offer to take the dingy over and deliver the toys. (Santa has a multitude of toy delivery methods that he wants to try out, since the reindeer wages keep going up every year.) Never forget how much fun it is to play outside the box now and then!
About e. e. cummings
The writer who became known as e. e. cummings was an experimental poet whose idiosyncratic typography complements the music of his poetry; he published more than 900 poems, two novels, and four plays. He was also an accomplished painter. He was born inMonday, October 19, 2009
Hoppy Holidays - October 19, 2009
Acceptance is not submission; it is acknowledgment of the facts of a situation. Then deciding what you're going to do about it.
--Kathleen Casey Theisen
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Hoppy Holidays!
8" x 10" Watercolor & Ink
It's that time again, to work on my Holiday cards. I did the first one over the weekend. I have a 10% off coupon for Moo.com holiday cards that expires October 31st, so I better pick one soon. I also like to get them done early enough that I can hand write the envelopes.
I couldn't find anything on the net about Kathleen Casey Theisen. It's a shame, because I love that quote.
--Kathleen Casey Theisen
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Hoppy Holidays!
8" x 10" Watercolor & Ink
It's that time again, to work on my Holiday cards. I did the first one over the weekend. I have a 10% off coupon for Moo.com holiday cards that expires October 31st, so I better pick one soon. I also like to get them done early enough that I can hand write the envelopes.
I couldn't find anything on the net about Kathleen Casey Theisen. It's a shame, because I love that quote.
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Tulip Farm - September 2, 2009
"Don't be afraid of change, and never pass up an opportunity to try something new."
~Dr. Robert Lopatin
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Tulip Farm
8" x 10" Watercolor
I tried a few new things on this painting. I combined two different photo references, while keeping them separate in a way. This was the second time I had tried this technique, using a geometric shape as a part of the painting. I also used regular gauze, that we all have around the house, to get the relief in the foreground. I cut some gauze and stretched it out and laid it on the paper. I then used some Daniel Smith durochrome watercolor, pretty thick, on the gauze. I let it dry and removed the gauze. I painted the fence posts last.
Here is another one, where I used the gauze and geometric shape.
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My 2008 Christmas Card
5" x 7" Watercolor
I was trying to make the rectangle blend, and not blend, with the background. It's fun to get totally absorbed in something new!
Today's quote came from Sally Evans, Embracing Creativity.
~Dr. Robert Lopatin
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8" x 10" Watercolor
I tried a few new things on this painting. I combined two different photo references, while keeping them separate in a way. This was the second time I had tried this technique, using a geometric shape as a part of the painting. I also used regular gauze, that we all have around the house, to get the relief in the foreground. I cut some gauze and stretched it out and laid it on the paper. I then used some Daniel Smith durochrome watercolor, pretty thick, on the gauze. I let it dry and removed the gauze. I painted the fence posts last.
Here is another one, where I used the gauze and geometric shape.
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5" x 7" Watercolor
I was trying to make the rectangle blend, and not blend, with the background. It's fun to get totally absorbed in something new!
Today's quote came from Sally Evans, Embracing Creativity.
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