– Helen Keller
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Green Orchids
Two 4" x 12" x 1.5"
Acrylic on Canvas
This painting has been donated to Art Now for Autism for their auction. This is a great group of people. If you are an artist, it's not too late to donate something.
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Monday, July 27, 2009
Art Now For Autism - July 27, 2009
"No pessimist ever discovered the secret of the stars or sailed an uncharted land, or opened a new doorway for the human spirit."
Friday, July 24, 2009
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Technicolor Cat - July 23, 2009
"Let your hook be always cast; in the pool where you least expect it, there will be a fish."
– Ovid
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Technicolor Cat
5" x 7" watercolor
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Reba's Bike - July 22, 2009
"I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be."
– Groucho Marx
My philosophy to a T.
My philosophy to a T.
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Reba's Bike
5" x 7" Watercolor
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We had our monthly girl's night out last night. We all met at my friend Reba's Lake Eufaula Bed & Breakfast. What a beautiful place! Reba has decorated it all herself and it is filled with wonderful antiques and a warmth like I have never seen. If you are ever planning a trip to Lake Eufaula, you really must stay there. I pulled a photo from her website and painted this little watercolor for her, as a hostess gift.
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Monday, July 20, 2009
Chainlink Vista - July 20, 2009
Iron rusts from disuse, water loses its purity from stagnation ... even so does inaction sap the vigors of the mind.
--Leonardo da Vinci
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Chainlink Vista
4" x 6" Watercolor
with Sharpie Outline
Friday, July 17, 2009
Ice Cream Cone - July 17, 2009
Inches make champions.
-- Vince Lombardi
What's the difference between success and failure? Ideal conditions? Half again as much effort? Twice the talent? Ten times "the breaks"? Or is it simply that some people have what it takes and some people don't?
Vince Lombardi, the football coach who brought the Green Bay Packers from fifteen losing seasons to successive world championships, thought success was a matter of inches. A bit more concentration, one extra push in practice, a consistent second effort for a tiny additional gain. He didn't ask his players to be something other than they were - he asked them to improve their best an inch at a time. He knew inches add up, in life as in sports.
Today, I will be aware that I am a champion in the making. I may not make a complete turnaround today, but I will make progress.
Earnie Larsen & Carol Larsen Hegarty
Oooooo, I like that a lot!
Earnie Larsen & Carol Larsen Hegarty
Oooooo, I like that a lot!
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Ice Cream Cone
2.5" x 3.5"
Watercolor & Ink
"I" for Alphabet ATC Exchange
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Gravy Boat - July 16, 2009
"A ship in port is safe, but that's not what ships are built for."
– Grace Murray Hopper
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"Gravy Boat"
(surrounded by sausage links)
2.5" x 3.5" Watercolor & Ink
G - for Alphabet ATC Exchange
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Curious Koala - July 15, 2009
Love is the ability and willingness to allow those that you care for to be what they choose for themselves, without any insistence that they satisfy you.
--Dr. Wayne Dyer
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Curious Koala
5" x 7" Watercolor
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Columbian Lady II - July 14, 2009
Sometimes, the way is not clear.
Our minds get clouded, confused. We aren't certain what our next step should be, what it will look like, what direction we are headed.
This is the time to stop, ask for guidance, and rest. That is the time to let go of fear. Wait. Feel the confusion and chaos, and then let it go. The path will show itself. The next step shall be revealed. We don't have to know now. We will know in time. Trust that. Let go and trust.
Today, I will wait if the way is not clear. I will trust that out of the chaos will come clarity.
--Melody Beattie
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Columbian Lady II
4" x 6" Postcard
Watercolor
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