Strolling Geese - June 12, 2009

Thinking positively about your abilities tends to release positive mental forces that produce effective action.
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-Norman Vincent Peale
Positive Thinking Every Day
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Strolling Geese
Acrylic on two 4" x 4" canvases
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Tomorrow, I am driving to Kansas City to visit my step-mom. I haven't been to Kansas City since I was twenty. She's taking me to an art gallery Saturday and we'll be having dinner with my step-sister and her new husband that evening. After brunch on Sunday, I'll make the 5-6 hour drive back to Lake Eufaula.
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If it's not raining, I plan to take my time and do some exploring on the way back. I love all those small towns and they make great inspiration for future paintings. Let's hope for a sunny day!

Aaaachooo! - June 11, 2009

"Vitality shows not only in the ability to persist, but in the ability to start over."

– F. Scott Fitzgerald

"Aaaachooo!"

4" x 6" watercolor

on Indian Village handmade paper

MJB Coffee - June 10, 2009

"Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go."

– T.S. Eliot

MJB Coffee - 8" x 10" Watercolor

Foresee Concrete Plant - June 9, 2009

The world in which you live is not primarily determined by outward conditions and circumstances but by thoughts that habitually occupy your mind.

--Norman Vincent Peale
Positive Thinking Every Day

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Foresee Concrete Plant

7" x 12" watercolor

YMCA of the Rockies - June 8, 2009

The way to happiness: Keep your heart free from hate, your mind from worry. Live simply, expect little, give much. Fill your life with love. Scatter sunshine. Forget self, think of others. Do as you would be done by. Try this for a week and you will be surprised.

-Norman Vincent Peale

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YMCA of the Rockies

Watercolor & Inktense pencils

8" x 10"

A is for Apricot - June 5, 2009

"Difficult times have helped me to understand better than before how infinitely rich and beautiful life is in every way, and that so many things that one goes worrying about are of no importance whatsoever."

– Isak Dinesen

Apricots

2.5" x 3.5" Watercolor & Pen

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This is the "A" card from an alphabet ATC exchange I took part in recently on WetCanvas.com. Okay... I'll share the whole alphabet on my blog this month. It was fun. The letter they drew for me was H. So far I have received Hot Air Balloons, a Hackberry Butterfly, a Hippo, a Hungry Mouse, H is for History with Mr. Peabody and his boy Sherman, with their "way back" machine, and a Happiness card. Fun!

Checotah Feed Store - June 4, 2009

"There are no shortcuts to any place worth going."

– Beverly Sills

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Checotah Feed Store

8" x 10" Watercolor on Yes! Canvas

Main Street Gallery - June 3, 2009

"Some people are always grumbling because roses have thorns. I am thankful that thorns have roses."

– Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr

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Tomorrow is the opening of our new Main Street Gallery. It's the first show at the gallery and my first show, outside of cyber-space. I'm nervous and excited. So far, I think there are about a dozen of us showing. I have 12 paintings there. The largest being two 16" x 20" paintings. Most of mine are 8" x 10" or smaller.

All the paintings are done by local artists who are a member of our art's council and all of the paintings are "Lake Eufaula" themed. I was over there last night, helping to hang some of the work. We have a musician who will be playing and if the weather is good, the whole event will be spilling out onto our quaint little Main street. It could be really wonderful. I'll let you know how it goes.

Checotah Downtown - June 2, 2009

"Map out your future, but do it in pencil."– Jon Bon Jovi

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Checotah Downtown

8" x 10" watercolor

Hidden Ridge View - June 1, 2009

"If one dream should fall and break into a thousand pieces, never be afraid to pick one of those pieces up and begin again."

– Flavia Weedn


About Flavia Weedn
American artist Flavia Weedn is best known for her illustrations of children's books such as I Love You Very: A Child's Book of Love, which her daughter wrote, and her solo outing, Flavia and the Dream Maker, in which her self-titled character learns to appreciate her life. She grew up in Los Angeles. She got her start selling art at local fairs. Her paintings are ethereal and dream-like, with strong colors and soft lines. She has two grown children and one granddaughter.

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"Hidden Ridge View"

8" x 10" Acrylic on Canvas