"A Picture Says A Thousand Words",

this one says at least three!

All the best for 2013!

"Oh Christmas Tree..."

 

We have a beautiful Jack-Pine Christmas tree this year that stands 15 feet.

We hit the ceiling fan while raising it. My husband drew the short straw and

had to 'throw' the lights on the tree. We have secured it to the walls with a heavy fishing line. This tree would quite literally 'take down the house' if it were not steady. You'll notice that we don't have a topper on our tree, the decorations get a little sparse the further you get from the top of the ladder!

Happy Holidays Everyone! 

 

 

EGG SHELL  ORNAMENTS

These are pictures of eggshells that I have painted on for Christmas tree ornaments. I still have some for sale if anyone should want a unique gift. The ornaments are sold for $15.00 a piece.

 





$10.00 each                                                                                                                                    Set of 3 $25.00

 

A  BRIGHT  IDEA  FOR  CHRISTMAS 

I decided to recycle some old and odd shaped lightbulbs. To my delight they have made some pretty cool Christmas tree ornaments. I sell my large lightbulbs for $10.00 each and the smallest for $6.00. I do have sets that I sell at individual prices.

 

 

 Warden At The Wetlands

This eagle had a great view over the wetlands this week. I photographed

 him in the same tree for two consecutive days. He would not fly off and display

his fabulous wings for my camera though. After an hour of watching him in the

tree, I was cold and tired and headed home for a hot cup of coffee.

Trio Of Bees

 

I decided to try my husbands idea of putting

the three of my bee prints together on a

12 x 24 frame and I am quite pleased with it.

I displayed it this past Saturday, Nov. 24th,

at the Community Hall in Canal Flats.

We had a very nice show!

An Isaac Original

This is a picture of the small example that Terry Isaac painted of my photo of poppies. I attended a workshop in Penticton with Terry in mid-October and thoroughly enjoyed myself. I learned a lot from Terry's critique of my own paintings and those of the other students as well. For anyone who desires to paint "photo realism" I highly recommend taking one of Terry's workshops.

 

PAINTING WORKSHOP WITH TERRY ISAAC

On October 12, 13 & 14, 2012, I was fortunate to attend an advanced workshop in Penticton, B.C. with Terry Isaac. He is a wonderful instructor and I thoroughly enjoyed the entire experience. These are photos of a painting that I began and worked on while at Terry's Gallery. The reference is a photo of my golden retreiver, Max.