paint colors in my home - help

I need help!

I am painting our kitchen and living room and
3 bedrooms and hallway and laundry room....
 the whole upstairs of our home and....

Linda here on this video has helped me alot
i lke the steel gray blue  paint shades for kitchen
however, this video was enlightening I have always
enjoyed House and Home with Linda!







any suggestions for a small kitchen with light
oak cabinets?

professional painter is coming in to
pain our main floor walls
so that is 6 rooms + hallway + laundry area + front entrance

framing my manifested art

spontaneity art

i have enjoyed my expressionist

last minute (spontaneous) art

It is a release.

 nail polish splatter

 watercolors and oil/acrylic paint markers

keep calm and "art" on!

last month

June was chilly

so kept writing in the mornings

splattered color on my painting

the bottom right corner has to be improved

colours brighter

its the movement of the brush

and texture I find I like

concert

 a special grad

June is usually about family

and some art stuff

.....and horses

This horse is going back home' 4 year old mare

has some issues we are not going to be able to

deal with in 4 weeks

owner advised and explained our concern

(Brian and Brushetta moving Ally around the arena)

Wishing for warmer weather this month

as we all are I am sure!

Easter blend

such a lift of 

joy this time of year can be

I started painting this

a week ago

each day I just kept adding more 

colour

sometimes I took a wet cloth

and swiped the paint across

I will probably add some drawing

like a bird flying?,

or an easter egg?

I now understand that

Art is the PROCESS of MAKING art

not always about the end result!

"The Blend"

plush and paint

I seem to have time on my hands

so this is what I have been up to

this week

my new floor rug;

it is plush and I can

squish my bare toes on it.

{decision photo made here}

added some new pillows for balance

as my friend advised me to do

this pillow is from my folks

a few years back

both of them were avid golfers

as was my grandpa Trembley

I love it!

I had a couple of cupboard doors that

we took off  and I decided to paint on it

(go big or go home!)

drawing in proportion

here is a funny tree face

I just wanted to colour!

I am facing this month with as much positivity

as I can summon

so when one is idle it means you are given

opportunity to have fun or create or travel, whatever spins "your ponytail"!

paint nite strikes again

this is the winter scene I painted last Tuesday evening

at the Tapps Bar and Grill

(I struggled with those cardinal birds)

a glass of wine and 

other people to paint alongside with

is always a great time

creating with friends

Kinsmen Paint Nite

a painting project

We are wanting a new front door

and bought a steel already primed door

We are painting it to a color we matched with

one on display at Home Depot

Brian and I are not "rock-star" painters so we are

taking our time with this because ...it's the front door!

steps to this as per Home Depot door expert are:

1. wash with TSP and water

2. then wipe with water

3. rub down door with rubbing alcohol then DO NOT TOUCH when done

4.  Paint the door, and all 6 sides as well as the door frame. This will prevent warping!

we have custom picked our glass insert (above)

2 coats on this side painted

Brian rolls the paint on with a foam roller after I have done the

trim and sides and hard to reach spots

I will post when we have our door installed!

like no other handbag

woo hoo!   A NEW HANDBAG!

bought this when I took my mom to our step-by-step shoe store here in Yorkton

and what to my wondering eyes did i see - but a small shelf of 5 handbags all handpainted on this soft cow leather and of course this had a horse scene so it was a no-brainer.

about this bag if you care!

Anuschka^® "like no other" leather bags, wallets and accessories are made in India, designed by the Basu Family who have been designing and manufacturing leather accessories since 1984. The entire family is involved from design, to manufacture, to distribution and customer service. Every Anuschka bag is made from soft cow leather, individually handpainted (no spray painting), so no two are ever identical. The beautiful handbag shapes are full of functional features, while the paintings use colors and designs that are instantly appealing, all of which makes an accessory that will last past many seasons.

just sharing!

A video game comes alive

my son created these characters based on

"Five Nights At Freddy's" scary video game which is very popular 

he made them from cardboard, newspaper, white glue, craft paint

and even made the stands for them to stand up as tall as I am.

i saw this at his place and it was amazingly real and creepy like the game

I see now how creative with his hands he is.  I hope he continues

with more of this kind of art.

local painters

I am a local artist and I do not have any showings of my work

and I say this because I draw and write or paint almost everyday.

most of my work is not on canvas and if it is it is just 8 x 10 canvas and I

usually paint over it after a week and make something entirely new.

The Godrey Dean Art Gallery in Yorkton has a super showing right now

and while I was helping out there last Thursday I took snaps of

the paintings that popped out at me.

 this painting above is called "Trusting The Universe".  It is just black

paint and under the black is alot of texture and grooves then below is 

the band of white.  Very simple very striking and I liked the title of the painting.

my phone snaps are not doing this painting its justice.

this painting is dedicated to all the miners who have worked

in the Sask mines and died.  The circles are painted using actual potash.  It is called St Barbara's Egress/Not Forgotten (see below)

So inspiring and finally adult art classes are coming up for me

to attend and learn more...!

Artist Way at Kirkville

A creative surge has embraced our place this holiday season

Tom has taken up paper mache and is making

large mache animals!  very cool! He has been working on this in SC for a couple of

months and brought his art studio with him to finish up.

I think this is a creative way to get through winter and work through things in our

mind or at the very best to help forget things that bother you, I know it helps me to paint and write so Tom has really taken on a project here as the body and legs and feet are being worked on now

So satisfying to see him get this hands-on and bold about art!

Art is outside too and a walk through this

community pasture across from our acreage

is very interesting.  It goes on for miles and there

is a large lake in here as well.  (canoe and me and an extra paddler - yup!)

Art is everywhere and to hide the creative beauty

in us and around us is a loss we forget to take a photo or draw or write

or paint about.

ha!  the ghost of....

The cold weather has me bundled up in my "Value Village" $25 down-filled

coat and hood and neck warmer and toque and when the sun is shining and sky blue

the cold seems starkingly georgous to witness and is worth venturing out upon.

Happy 2015!

here is a poem written from the famous "Rumi" poet called

Just Do It

who can find a trace of you?

There isn't even a bit of dust from your track

who could find your home?

You have no home.

How can I praise you?

what can I say about you?

Foam is the only form in the sea of meaning.

A great, unseen town

lies just behind that curtain.

Our world is nothing compared to that.

Don't lower yourself.

Don't knock on every door.

You yourself are what you are looking for.

O heart, raise your tent up to the sky.

Don't say "I can't".

Sure you can. Just do it.

Rumi