Kendall's Senior Prom ~ 2013

 

I wanted to share some pics from Kendall's prom for my friends and family that aren't on Facebook. Sorry, I forget sometimes to also post them here ~ loved with FB would take your post and publish it to your timeline but they no longer do that so I'll try and be better at remembering to also post them here! Kendall and Jennah went with a couple of friends and they asked me to take their photos. We went to Massee Lane Gardens in Fort Valley and got some beautiful shots of them all dressed up!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hard to believe Kendall is graduating this summer!! Gonna so miss this kiddo when he goes off to college.

 

Have a fabulous day,

Sandy

Busy week of painting!!

Enjoying having two of the boys out on Spring Break. One is working lots and the other has been hanging out with me. We've been walking everyday (not today - it's raining and cold) and just chillin without any real plans. It's nice to just be home and well.....paint for FUN!
I have 1000 and 1 things that really need to be done but it's been nice to just veg and paint and hang out!

It started with a painting that I did late last year ~ these hydrangeas.  They've been whispering at me for months now to repaint them a different color! Well, the whispers turned into a shout and I finally took em off the wall and repainted them. Love the new color!! I'm working on a pattern packet for these and will have it up on my website soon! I love the vintage look of the first hydrangeas but really wanted to paint some purple ones so broke out the wOils and got busy! Changed the leaves up a bit to match the colors better and am quite pleased with the results.


















































I had way too much paint left on my palette so I decided to paint some other things that I've wanted to do for some time now.
I've loved this picture on Pinterest for sometime now ~ it's of a sunflower standing tall and proud in a misty field of sunflowers. The background is soft and subtle and I was excited to get it painted. Once it's dry I'll go back and add a bit more of the "foggy" "misty" look with medium and white.
I love these odd shape canvases they carry at Michaels Craft Store.



























Then it was back to hydrangeas. I have quite a few mason jars so I got one of my favorites and put it on the counter - it was filled with buttons but I knew it was gonna end up painted with hydrangeas in it!
Think this one might end up as a class or just a pattern packet on my website. Then I continued the hydrangeas with a scrolled vase.

The Art Of Lettering video that I taped while in Vegas at Vegas Paints Convention is now up on Interactive Artist Magazine!  I've been touched that so many have messaged and emailed me letting me know how much they enjoyed it and that they learned a lot. That's is always nice to hear!

If you don't subscribe yet, I recommend you do so!! Click on the picture above to visit their site! There is a lot of inspiriation to get you painting!!

I painted some roses that I thought I was gonna give to my friend for her birthday however, I wanted something different. I painted a new painting and will post that soon! 

 






















I posted some new ePackets on my website - click on the picture to shop now!! Hoping to get some of these new ones posted soon! 

Hope you have a great day!!

Sandy

Things that warmed my heart today!
A few things happened today that I just needed to sit at the computer and write about!

Our oldest is home from college on Spring Break and I just LOVE having him home!!
Like he's always done his entire life, he comes and finds me many times throughout the day just to give me a hug, say hey, how ya doing, is there anything I can do to help you today, etc. 
We were coming back from the gym (which thankfully he dragged me to) and I told him how incredibly proud I am of him and just like he used to do when he was 2 - he rested his head on my shoulder and told me he loved me. When he was 2 it was my lap or chest as I held him but it felt just the same! FLOODS of emotions rolled over me and I could feel my eyes start to swell ~ I held the tears in ~ didn't want him to think I'm emotional ~ hehehehe ~ Just made me smile from the inside out!! A small but oh so wonderful moment for this mom!

Today at his dentist appt. (I know he can drive there himself)  but I decided to tag along and I'm so glad that I did.

As we were sitting there one of the hygenist called a patient back - saw us and greeted us by our first names and then she said...I worked on your husbands mouth yesterday....he is so sweet! I looked at my son and he was just smiling - you could see the pride and probably a few sarcastic comments - my boys think their dad could talk to anyone and does.  :)

Melted my heart to hear her say that and then the ladies behind the counter said ~ he is always so nice and happy - is he always like that to which I replied just about every day! He is really!

They went on to say he is so nice and polite and you feel like you've known him your whole life in the short amount of time he is here. I can relate. We met in April 1990 and legally got married in July 1990 and then church wedding in Sept. 1990.  23 years this year ~ he treated me like his bride 23 years ago and to this day he still does!

I sat there and was flooded with memories of my friends throughout the years telling me what an incredible husband I have ~ so good with our boys, so organized, and such a clean freak and could they borrow him for a day!
I sat there feeling and knowing how incredibly blessed I am that my husband is such a NICE and well liked guy!
He doesn't let much get him down. He doesn't let things affect him like I do and is able to let things roll off his back and move on and not let it ruin his day. I've tried to learn that lesson but still fail at it miserably. He VERY RARELY has a bad day - ever.
Sorry - just had to gush on him!! He is my everything!

Then the hygenist called Austin back and here I was again ~ proud momma grinning from ear to ear as I heard - yes ma'ams and thank you's and chatter chatter chatter about college and his upcoming trip to Peru in the summer, etc. etc. etc. 
This used to be our SHY son that didn't really talk a lot to people he didn't know.
Again, melted my heart and I'm sure I sat there with a cheesy grin on my face the rest of the time he was back in the chair ~ feeling extremely BLESSED that I get to be mom to these three amazing sons of mine and wife to such an awesome man!

Very BLESSED,
Sandy

Basic Strokes Art Journaling Class
Had fabulous classes on Monday of this week ~ we painted a teardrop/5 petal flower stroke and then created a page in our ART Journals using the stroke that we practiced. This classes are proving to be quite popular and filling up very quickly once I announce the date.  It's also inspired the students to start art journals of their own.
Using the stroke we learned in class we painted geraniums, basic butterflies, and geranium leaves.

My morning group
Beverlyn, Gloria, Dee, Barb, Glo, Debi, Sherry, Pat, and Patty
sitting: Susan, Sue, and Roz (sorry Roz didn't realize your book was upside down) :(







My evening group:
Deborah, Fran, Kitty, Kari, and her granddaughter Maddy

Hope you have a GREAT DAY!! Smile - it's contagious and you'll feel so much better when you do! :)  Sandy

Painting up some SPRING!!
In class last week we painted some SPRING icons ~ butterflies, bird, and best nest with eggs!
We painted on 4x4 canvases and then I showed how they could displayed individually with an organza ribbon wrapped around each of them, hung on a satin ribbon or glued to a bigger canvas.

I used a Plaid Crafts stencil for the background and then we painted on our designs.

Ann

Lindsay

 

Travis

 

Glo

 

 



Patty

Mary


It's not been feeling much like SPRING yet and I'm so ready for some steady SPRING weather!! My house desperately needs to have the windows up while I'm cleaning and painting!  Hope we don't just skip right into the dead heat of Summer but right now I guess that would be better than being cold! lol

Hope you have a wonderful day regardless of what the weather is where you live!
Sandy