It's not what you gather, but what you scatter that tells what kind of life you have lived. Helen Walton

Saturday, October 27, 2018

Help!!!

To my Paint Party Friday friends,
I am unable to post to your sites for some reason.
In a few cases, my post showed up but over and over I got nothing.
Has anyone else had this problem?
Can you help me out?

Hopefully there is a "wizard" out there somewhere, especially at this time of year, that can help me.

Thursday, October 25, 2018

Fall!

Finally our temps have dropped under 90 degrees.
That must mean that fall is upon us.
We were lucky to be able to make a quick run up to the northeast for some respite.
The leaves were just beginning to turn but the temperatures were so cool and refreshing.
And with cooler temps, I should be able to spend more time painting on the lanai.
A new class is starting at the Art Center that I am looking forward to.  
It will be a mixed media class with some collage.  It sounds perfect.  I am looking forward to it.


You can see what was on my mind for the past few months in this one.




















Then I took off in a new direction.  I aways enjoy geometric designs so these two are reworks of something else.  I was pleased with the one on the left.
Wishing all a happy PPF

P.S.  My blooms on the lanai this week

Cattleya Chocolate Drop

Friday, October 12, 2018

Fall???


The only time of year I miss Colorado is in the fall.
We used to enjoy the cooler weather and the beautiful color everywhere.
Even the sumac at the side of the highways turned a radient red.
In Florida the heat and the hurricanes continue.
I am so sad for all of the people in the panhandle of Florida.
Hurricane Michael was deadly.
We endured wind and soaking bands of rain for most of the past week but thankfully that was all.
Today is our last class in collage.  I am afraid that this one was a bit of a disappointment.
We just did our thing and didn't really acquire much new information.
To that end, if you are doing collage, could you share with me what you use to attach your paper?
I have been using Mod Podge and feel I get too many wrinkles in the paper.


I did this one at home on one of those boards.

This one only has tiny bits of collage.  I wanted to try a chili red base color here.
Wishing all a happy PPF
PS  My blooms on the lanai this week