Let your Joy Burst Forth

"Let your joy burst forth like flowers in the spring."

- unknown author

"Let your Joy Burst Forth"

This is how it may look framed.

30"x22.5" on acid free paper, deckle edged, unframed

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Sometimes Love is Messy

Sometimes love is messy. 

That's part of its charm, right?

I adore using small canvases as my pallets when I paint. They get all lumpy, bumpy, fabulous and then I paint something on top of all that "mess". With this canvas the word "love" was there for quite a while. I'd used my pallet to make sure my India ink was flowing from my brush and had written with it. So when I decided to turn the pallet into a painting, the word "love" and all that "messiness" spoke to me.

"Sometimes Love is Messy"

All works are copyrighted and all rights are reserved by the artist.

My original paintings are available in my online gallery.

Prints of many of my paintings are available in my Etsy shop. 

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Messy is my Middle Name

Yesterday my little guy donned his elf hat again. We hung out with my dad, visited my mom in the hospital, and even made an attempt to eat at a Chinese restaurant. We and everyone else in South Austin. Anyway, I've gotten so accustomed to my little guy wearing his elf outfit that it struck me as unexpected that we were getting looks. One guy even snapped, pointed, and have a double thumbs up. 

Me: "He must think I'm cute."

Little guy: "Not likely, mom."

Hey...it could happen. 

I picked up an apron for practically nothing a few weeks ago. Since I'm about to start a year long art class I figured an apron would the perfect addition to my supplies. I considered just letting it get paint on it naturally, but what would be the fun in that?!?! 

Brand spankin' new apron!

I used diluted acrylic craft paint.

More paint...fun with splatters!

Ready to rock those canvases!

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