I am a painter...A painter I am

When I look at all the blogs I follow and see so many different ways of making art...I love it!

I was just reading a post about art journals...I decided this year, I would most likely stop making my art books to sell, I would be willing to do a commissioned one possibly, but to make them to then sell them, doesn't feel right anymore. My journey seems to want me to just paint right now and I'm ok with that.

 Here are a few canvases I've been creating while taking Flora's class

On Thursday many of my pieces will be going to The Glenwood for six weeks

Things here have quieted down here as far as visitors and Larry the Beagle will be going home today.

Missing these kids and all the fun we have together

Mr. Cooper likes the new art room chair

Hannah, Mike and Mikes Dad will be going to a Cubs game today

Have a great day!

Lisa D.

June has proven to be just as busy as March

Here I am at the second day of the Custer Street Fair

On Saturday the temps were near 100 degrees!

We were hot!

When I rented my 10x10 booth space

I never thought about how my paintings were going to fit in there

just assumed all would fit without any issues

But when you entered the tent, it was as though you stepped into a space filled with color!

My colors

my flowers

was wonderful

For Christmas, my mother in law gave me this parasol

If people weren't commenting on the paintings, they were commenting on this fabulous parasol!

there were occasions when I was outside of the tent and people seemed to know I was the artist

Thanks to this parasol

Thanks to this parasol for keeping my skin unexposed to that hot hot sun!

Thank you Granny :  )

Mike was with me the whole time

He helped with the set up and sales and the credit card machine

He brought me italian ice, lemonades, lunch

Yesterday (sat) was Mikes and my 19th wedding anniversary!

We have a tendency to forget dates like these, not sure why, they just seem to creep up on us

I asked Mike why he thought?

and his reply was so resonating for me...

...Mike said that we live our life as if it was a celebration every day

I loved that!

Theres Chunk sitting amongst the paintings while we unloaded the van

When we came home from the fair, there was a POD in the driveway that was delivered to us from Atlanta

Filled with what we all felt we should keep from Dans house

We spent the week unloading this pod into various spaces and places

My in laws are now moved back here

This will be the first week with no guests

except Larry the beagle

His family is vacationing and he always requests to stay at our house

says the treats are good here

plus an acher of fenced in back yard to run in!

I sold nine paintings three of them were my large ones

I've gathered all my supplies to get started on replacing those nine

I still have my hanging at the Glenwood

and another artist fair in August.

Treat today as if it were a day to celebrate

Big hug to you all

Thank you for all your support

Lisa D.

One great week!

 Navy Pier

 Shed Aquarium

 Hotel pool

Back at the house of freedom

Now I have to run and finish getting ready for the Custer Fair

So much still to do!

Have a great weekend

come out and see my if you find yourself in Evanston IL

Saturday or Sunday

Lisa D.

Day one at house of freedom

 The kids arrived today! YaY! If I sit back and think about it...I think how lucky Cal & Char & Lisa & Mike & Zack & Hannah & PeJoe & Lady Cat & Mr. Cooper & Chunk and Little Coco Chanel West are! we all seem to fall right into place while together :  )  I've always loved these children right from the start, but now near a year since their Dads death, I know them being able to be with us as often as they are is a true gift. Even if they had just arrived 45 mins ago and Cal has already reached his curse word limit for the day!
The girls & I went to the Jewel and spent $180. on junk food! We came home to sit and chat play some online games figure out how we can all skyp together when they go back home. Cal went for a bike ride

 I joined him and we rode to our playground

 Then Hannah wanted to go for a ride too

 Hannah on the phone with Granny, who will be driving home from Atlanta early tomorrow morning

 and our much loved char char binx

 Cal waiting for smores to start

 

Custer Fair is the day after the kids leave

so now only small stuff can get produced

3 tamborines 

 A small 8X10

I'll do my best to keep a daily log of our events!

Thanks for always checking in!

Lisa D.

My summer schedule for 2012

I was asked the other day to put up my summer schedule. I'm putting it in this post and then I'm going to try and figure out if I can put it on like my sidebar.

Saturday June 16 & 17 I will be at the Evanston Custer Street Fair

http://www.custerfair.com/visitors/

Booth C 49

Thursday July 5 through August 15

I will be back at The Glenwood to have a few large pieces on display

August 18 & 19
I will be in The Glenwood Arts Festival
Hopefully on Morse Av.

One down and many to go!

I'm finished with my Custer flower!

 

I think it looks pretty good...I'm pleased

Now we'll see whats next!

3 weeks till the custer street fair

Wonder what I'll start tomorrow!

Have a great weekend

I'm back with an update

Here it is in the sunlight 

 

the white petals still need color

the yellow background needs a tint of some sort

and the most important part being the center needs some sort of something

not sure yet & am hoping it will come after the petals and the background is done.

 Here it is in the shade

this painting is my tribute to the Custer Street Fair that I will be selling at June 16 & 17

These last 3 paintings are the ones I sent in to be accepted as a seller in the fair

I think they give a good idea of what my art is.

I hope to be 100% finished by Friday on my Custer painting

I'd say I'm about 60% through now

 Cya Friday