Quiet Street - August 21, 2009

"Behold the turtle. He makes progress only when he sticks his neck out."
– James Bryant Conant

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Quiet Street

5" x 7" Watercolor

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About James Bryant Conant

James Bryant Conant, the American chemist and educator, is known both for his role in the Manhattan Project — which developed the first nuclear weapons — and for his innovative tenure as president of Harvard University. Harvard had been a finishing school for the rich; Conant turned it into a world-class research university and created aptitude tests to choose students by ability. These tests became the basis for the SAT. He was born in Massachusetts in 1893 and died in New Hampshire in 1978

The Color of Trees - August 20, 2009

"To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe."

– Anatole France

The Color of Trees

Acrylic on Two 4" x 12" x 1.5" Canvases

About Anatole France

Anatole France was the pen name of Nobel Prize–winning French author Jacques Anatole François Thibault. He was born in 1844 in Paris. His father was a book dealer, and France spent his life among books, including 14 years as assistant librarian to the French Senate. His novels, including the Contemporary History series and The Gods Are Athirst, often use allegory and religious symbolism as vehicles for moral questions. He died in 1924.

Online Video - Right Here, Right Now

85 Million People Can’t Be Wrong!


Thelma & Bert
Catch up on the News
4" x 6" Watercolor & Ink




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As you know, Online Video is hot right
now and it’s only getting hotter!
YouTube is now the 4th most visited
site on the Internet, and the 2nd most
popular search engine behind Google.
If you had a video posted on YouTube
last month, your potential audience was
85 Million viewers!

If you’d like access to that enormous
audience, you need to get your video
online now. And I can’t imagine two
better experts to show you how to do it
than my friends Denise Wakeman and Lou
Bortone.

Denise and Lou are teaming up again on
Thursday, August 27th at 2:00 p.m.
Eastern to bring you “Online Video:
Right Here, Right Now!”

>>>> Register here!

In this jam-packed, 75-minute
teleclass, Denise and Lou will share
the very latest video tips, tools and
trends – You’ll learn about new
video resources, cool new video
websites, and how to create and
distribute videos that will make your
business stand out and get noticed!
You’ll get up-to-the-minute info on
free video creation websites, info on
the Flip Video camera and iPhone 3G
with Video, as well as how to get the
most from YouTube’s new interface.

Save the date and register now for the
“Online Video: Right Here, Right
Now” call on Thursday, August 27th at
2:00 p.m. eastern. (If you can’t
make the call, sign up anyway so you
can get the recording!) Lou and Denise
always pack their sessions with useful
info, and they never disappoint!

I hope you’ll take advantage of this
unique opportunity to learn how to tap
into the power of Online Video by
register for this class today!

>>>> Register now!

See you online!

Beth

Puppet People - August 19, 2009

"It is a mistake to try to look too far ahead. The chain of destiny can only be grasped one link at a time."
– Winston Churchill

Puppet People

6" x 6" Watercolor & Ink

I know this is goofy, but sometimes weird stuff appears on my canvas. I'm not too sure how this happens, but I roll with it and usually have a pretty good time. **grin**

Pink Trees - August 18, 2009

"The Noah rule: Predicting rain doesn't count; building arks does."
– Warren Buffett

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Pink Trees

5" x 7" Watercolor

Whiskey Transfer

If you haven't tried it, a whiskey transfer is a lot of fun! You start with an ink jet print. Turn it face down onto your watercolor paper. Liberally brush whiskey onto the back. The whiskey will transfer the ink to the paper. Then, just paint! (well, let it dry first) Remember to reverse the image in your computer before you print it, or it'll be backwards. Have fun!

About Warren Buffett

Warren Buffett, the legendary American financier known as the Oracle of Omaha, is the world's richest man. He was born in Nebraska in 1930. As a youngster, he sold six-packs of Coke for a profit and first invested in the stock market at age 11. His first limited partnership reaped dividends up to 30 percent. He follows the simple but powerful principle that you should learn about the intrinsic value of a company before you invest. He is now the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, a diversified holding company.

Goldie Up Close - August 17, 2009

I feel at this age I can go overboard and be as ridiculous as I want.
--Miriam Hofmeier

A real blessing of growing old is the freedom it gives us to be who we really are. Of course, we could have been our real selves our whole lives. No doubt some of us were. However, far too many of us struggled to impress others with the person we thought we ought to be, and in the process, we lost a lot of real living. Fortunately, it's never too late to project the real us.

Do we know for certain who we really are? Age is no guarantee that we do. Living through others is not so uncommon, unfortunately, and if that describes us, then we still have the task of discovering who we really are. But let's think of it as an adventure rather than a task. It's a journey, one that promises to be full of surprises.

We have earned the right to speak our minds. We have earned the right to whatever beliefs appeal to us. Most particularly, we have earned the right to spend our days fulfilling whatever dreams we want. We're lucky.

Being as silly as I want to be today feels good. I have it coming!

Karen Casey

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Goldie Up Close
6" x 6" Watercolor


Goldie lives in Overland Park, KS with my step-mother, Joan. She is a character. She's so smart and boss of th house, for sure.

Barbados Contour - August 14, 2009

"Dreams come true. Without that possibility, nature would not incite us to have them."
– John Updike

An artist that I follow, Leslie White, inspired me to try a contour drawing. It was fun. The drawing took about 2 minutes. Then, I filled it in with watercolor (about 15 minutes). I need to do more of this! This is done on a 4" x 6" Indian Village watercolor postcard.

About John Updike

John Updike, the Pulitzer Prize–winning American novelist known for his careful craftsmanship and small-town settings, has published more than 60 books to date. He was born in 1932 in Pennsylvania. As a child he suffered from stammering and was encouraged by his mother to write. After college, he joined The New Yorker as a regular contributor. He is best known for his series of novels about a fictional alter ego, including Rabbit, Run and Rabbit at Rest. He lives in Massachusetts.

K is for Kiwi - August 13, 2009

"Love is an act of endless forgiveness, a tender look which becomes a habit."
– Peter Ustinov

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K is for Kiwi
2.5" x 3.5" Watercolor & Ink
for Alphabet Exchange

About Peter Ustinov

British actor Peter Ustinov is best known for his Oscar-winning roles in Topkapi and Spartacus. He was born in London in 1921 to parents of blended pan-European extraction. He wrote several plays as well as a well-received autobiography, Dear Me. From 1969 until his death in 2004, he took on the role of goodwill ambassador for UNICEF, visiting disadvantaged children all over the world. He said his multicultural background gave him automatic loyalty to the UN.

Purple Owl - August 12, 2009

"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind."
– Theodore Seuss Giesel

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Purple Owl

5" x 7" Watercolor

About Theodore Seuss Giesel

Theodor Seuss Geisel, the beloved Dr. Seuss, is renowned to generations of children as the author of Green Eggs and Ham and other deliciously absurd picture books. He was born in 1904 in Springfield, Massachusetts. His first book, And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, was rejected 27 times. He wrote The Cat in the Hat after Houghton Mifflin asked him to write a children's primer using fewer than 250 easy-reader words. He died in 1991.

Can you imagine that? 27 rejections? I'm not sure I'd have his persistence. I'm really glad he hung in there.

Angry Sadness - August 11, 2009

"When you encounter difficulties and contradictions, do not try to break them, but bend them with gentleness and time."

– St. Francis De Sales

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Angry Sadness

4" x 6" Watercolor

I did this postcard for Arts4GlobalDevelopment

I have participated in two of their postcard fundraisers.

About St. Francis De Sales

St. Francis de Sales (1567–1622), known as the Gentle Saint, was bishop of Geneva. His motto was, "He who preaches with love preaches effectively," and his religious texts, including Introduction to the Devout Life, have resonated with many non-Catholics. Pope Pius IX proclaimed him a patron saint of writers. Some consider him a patron saint of the deaf; he invented a form of sign language to teach a young deaf man how to communicate.