Christmas Portrait

Christmas Portrait, originally uploaded by quinacridonered.

.....and it only took 75 minutes to capture! Argh! Every time I picked up the camera remote release, my little yorkie would get up to come see what I was doing, then my yorkie poo would follow. But I was determined to get that portrait! My toy poodle and collie/shepherd mix are elderly and not in the best of health.

From left: Keegan, Chloe, Reilly and Desi

Have a blessed Christmas y'all

So Sad

Our historic Train Depot has burned down, totally gutted, by an electrical fire. I'm so glad that I have my photos taken this summer, and that I had painted from them!

The Face of the Earth

I haven't fallen off, my art is just taking a back seat of sorts.

I've decided to get into dog training, so between volunteering at the local shelter and trying to read through and absorb about 11 books on the subject, I just don't have any extra time for art ( or anything else ). I'm also attending a dog class ( an hours drive away ) to train my own dogs, and to receive mentoring.

All this after my day job!

Ahhhh......midlife career changes........keeps life interesting.

Meeting Fellow Artists and Bloggers

Here's a happy photo for my new friends and art buddies:



What a treat! Monday evening I met with Cindy and Deborah for dinner. We were all total strangers, but it felt like meeting old friends ( after making sure that we weren't deviant men in disguise ). Isn't it odd that we tell our kids to be careful online, but we "adults" often disregard that advice. We will definitely meet up again, with no worries of crazed killers lurking in our minds. The girls did discover a quirk of mine....I have a very active imagination.

Have a blessed day, y'all!

More Postcards!

From Stephanie


From Marva


From Wendy


From Jen

Aren't they all beautiful?!!! I have a few more to finish myself, then I'll be sending my postcards out!

Train Station 3

Train Station 3, originally uploaded by quinacridonered.

My third in the Train Station series.