Habit and Happy, etc...

May I make a confession?  I Struggle with this whole blogging thing.  I have never felt terribly eloquent in my wiring.  I fret over what to include in my posts.  I write then delete, write, delete, write delete.  Today, for example I am struggling with whether to talk about how hot it has been here for the last two weeks, and that our AC went out, but hat I have fared well, and am glad that the temps outside have cooled.  Do I talk about staying in the bus because it has air?  Do I share that my kids are in camp this week and I am getting a lot of alone time?  What can I share here that will capture the imagination of potential readers and dew them in so that they recommend me to their friends, and my readership grows, and I am loved by millions?  
So, I default to showing my art....
I have some new stuff!  Aren't they nice?

New Stuff! and a question

I have been loving my oil painting class and all the things I have been learning there. I am still creating my whimsical acrylics and collages though. The new skills I have acquired are bringing new depth to my works. In the last few days, I have felt compelled to create some more strict collage pieces. Here are the results.


Now, for the question. I was working on the background for another floral in this series, and I really love the background on it's own. What do y'all think. Can this be a stand alone piece?

From Big to Small

After working on bigger pieces for a couple of months, I felt the need to shrink a bit. I worked on some ACEOs today, and my shipment of mini canvases from Jerry's arrived today, so I am anxious to get to them.

The ACEOs are a continuation of my stitching experiments. I love to create highly patterned and colored painted papers. I had wanted to combine the papers into some graphic collages, but they seemd so busy. Then I tried stitching around each bit to set them off. It works! At least I think it does.

For the Birds

I was feeling stuck today. I couldn't quite figure out what to make. It is Saturday, and I get to be in the studio ALL BY MYSELF! No small children, no husbands, nobody but me and my schtuff. My time was limited, and my stomach was churning because I couldn't figure out what to do. My studio is in the back of a gallery, and Debbie, who was working today, came back to tell me that someone had come in specifically to buy one of my little birds. She had bought one last week, and was back for another. Debbie brought her back to my space an introduced us. She was very quiet and very sweet. She saw some abstract collage pieces on my wall that I had moved out of the main gallery recently. She looked and looked, and chose one to buy, then she left my studio, and grabbed a bird on the way out. So, I sold two pieces today. I got unstuck. I made a new bird to replace the one that flew away today. Since he is still wet, I will show you the Love Bird pair that I have listed on ebay right now.