The happenings of this weekend and just random order of pics...Enjoy

My inspiration

 Friday at 3pm my friend Cindy called...I had neglected to reply to an email from her the week before and she tracked me down as I feverishly vacuumed and picked up the house before  people arrived and all I did that day was make artist trading cards to hand out at a Christmas party at Aunt Bobbi's on Friday. So anyway, Cindy wanted to know if I had any more nest paintings left and surprise to me...I didn't. Sine I had El here finishing up her Christmas gifts for Mom & Dad I asked Mom to stop on her way and pick up30x30 canvas on her way here to get EL. An hour later I was already starting the nest. Thank you Stacy.

 He was just there and I love this painting so I added him in tonight's post.

This is on a cardboard box that my kitchen cabinets came in 3x4 ft.

He hangs in the kitchen with the other Omo ppl.

 Here's that corner again :  )

 If you look closely you will see my Mr. Pe Joe under the covers on the sofa.

The wind has been blowing and he feels safer under the covers.

 I see the colors here are not as vibrant as they are in person.

My computer wasn't letting me do any adjusting.

 Chunk watching the wild animals outside...prolly thinking back on the days when he was all by his lonesome in that milking barn in Vermont.

 He seems very happy and content amongst the art stuff.

 We were in Rockford IL all day Saturday for Jr. Bulls

Go Bulls Go...HUH!

 Three friends on DEFENSE!

 I happen to see these yellow drops of paint on my sewing machine today and knew that this machine was here to stay.

 The mail came the other day and this was in my box.

An Omo book! from my girl Suzanne...now I can see the Omo ppl right in my hands.

and a few ATC's from Dawn :  ) She is my ATC idol. Thank you Ms. Dawn B.

 I thought it interesting to see my thread is pretty close to my paint colors.

 Dawns ATC's

 Cindy's background

 Chunk being his adorable self...he seems happiest sleeping on top of everything :  ) 

 Mr. Cooper

 Lady Cat

 Chunk again...he is just our doll baby...funny how Mike & I are with our animals now that our children are a little older.

 Cooper waiting for me to make Hannah's lunch, he knows I will give him some turkey and he is there waiting for me every day. Cooper has been with us several months now and seems to be finding his place amongst our silly household. At first I thought he was to serious for us and I was looking for someone to play with Chunk...months later, Cooper seems to be a good uncle figure to Chunk. He tolerates Chunk jumping on him and biting his ear and wrestles him to the floor. Too funny.

 Mr. Pe Joe aka...Peter Joseph or some even call him Peter Joe and you never have to call him twice to jump in bed with you...he says "I'm a cuddler" and climbs in.

He does happen to have a piece of drool on his snout in this photo and he says to tell you all...he has big lips and does his best to keep the slime off of the Misses walls.

Matilda Rae, our black lab isn't feeling well and asked not to be photographed today.

I hope you have enjoyed your time here :  )

I wish you all  Happy Holidays

and will check in when I can.

I have just a few more days to finish the nest painting for Cindy.

 Lisa D.

In the studio~Paint~Sugar~Kids and sewing

I wonder how I ever am able to create in such disaray

 

This canvas is 32 X 32

There is a painting underneath that I got tired of and decided to give it a new look and changed the background, then it hung for almost a year till I decided a bird would work.

I am no where near done, but this is where I'm at with it at this point, I think I may like it better in red.

One of my favorite coffee mugs.

Monday will be two weeks of putting Truvia in my coffee instead of regular sugar. I love sugar! on everything! but my jeans are getting a bit too tight and thought I could try to give up a few things.

Hannah & cousin Eleanor making holiday bags from the Cloth~Paper~Scissors magazine.

El's first time using a sewing machine...she loved it!

I hope all of you have had a wonderful Thanksgiving.

I am off to make some Christmas gifts.

Have a great day

Lisa D.

Lakeview Alternative Holiday Bazaar

I'm so excited to be doing this once again.

When I first started painting, my church asked me to sell some of my stuff at the annual bazaar. Once a year I would pack up the car and take it all church. I think I'm just as excited this year as I was the first  :  )

615 W. Wellington

Chicago

Happy Thanksgiving

A day at our house

This is one of my favorite corners in my house :  ) 

Two of my favorite paintings high up on the wall.

Then, a small amount of my large collection of art blocks that I started collecting when I was first  introduced to art (7yrs ago) as a way of self teaching myself to become a painter. I own over 40 paintings from my dear Purple potatoe lady friend in Canada! over 40! lol I am a nut when I'm moved by something. I have several of Danita's pieces, Tasha's, Wendy Ryan, Priti Lisa, Dan from Spain and some of my own all in this little corner :  )  It makes me smile when I look over there.

 Today I had my girl Eleanor over, here she is when I painted here 5 years ago!

I love to see the progress of doing art every day of my life for at least 5 to 9 hours a day.

I have gotten better at so many things and I am proud.

and thinking about it, you all have really helped along the way. Thank you

I have been having trouble with photographing what I've been making...sorry...I want to show you all, I just rather be doing art then trying to photograph things.

Michael is still without work, but I have to tell you like I told my Mother in law...our marriage has never been better. Funny how things work sometimes.

I am proud of Mike for going to all these interviews and daily keeping up with looking and finding a company to work for. I've always banned him from reading my blog, because of my punctuations and grammer :  ) Maybe I'll forward him this one.

Zackery will be home tonight...he turned 21 in September

I may have liked him better at 4 :  )

Happy Thanksgiving everyone

Lisa D.

International Overalls Day 2010

Chunk is here to wish everyone a Happy Overalls Day

I love always having a place for my phone :  )

Here is one of two stacks. 

I've got quite the collection after all these years.

 The sexy side of overalls

Lisa D.

International Overalls Day

    Most days are Overalls Day for me :  )

 Always fun to celebrate!

I've been busy creating all sorts of fun stuff for the annual Holiday Bazaar

I'll be back with photos

Happy day to you

Lisa D.



A few things I've been working on

While I painted the trees I listened to a lot of music, but I found in the last week of the painting I watched Amadeus over and over at least six times...while Mozart played in the background I felt this exhilaration while finishing the painting. Since the painting has left I've watched my Jackson Pollack movie twice...Beatrix Potter and now I'm on my third viewing this week of Fried Green Tomatoes :  )

 Since coming back into the studio with the trees not being in there, I've been making things for trades and for the bazaar at my church. My mind was on those trees for over a month!and now I feel like my brain is on full force at lighting speed.

                                                                  I love paper bag art!

Hannah and her friend Ann on Halloween

Great chili Hank!

Sunday Mike & I attended The Glenwood Market Fundraiser.

What fun we had...we really needed an evening out.

Thanks Sheree & Maria!

I hope Autumn is finding you all well.

Lisa D.