Beach Boy - SOLD

 Some of my favorite memories are right here.

Magic- Sold

10" x 20" acrylic on deep sided canvas

For all of you artists out there I have found Magic! There is a little lady in my church who crochets these amazing little pieces out of a coarse, plastic type of material. They are originally used as scrubbers for your dishes during washing but they are wonderful for getting paint off your hands, brushes, floors, tools, etc. I teach my little grandchildren art every week and it can really get messy around here. I tell them to go get the magic and the paint comes right off. If any of you are interested I have a picture below and they are $7 for two. You can email me and I will get them to you.   paintingbythelake@gmail.com 

A Daydream -Sold

10" x 8" acrylic on linen stretched canvas

Sometimes I dream in color.

Me and You and Our Life We Love - SOLD

 

Alive! - SOLD

16" x 20"

Heartsong - SOLD

 I listen to a lot of podcasts when I am walking.  One particular podcast by The Oprah Winfrey Show dated October 19, 2001 was entitled, "How Does That Feel?"  The show focused on an interview with Oprah talking to Mattie Stephanek, an 11 year old boy who had muscular dystrophy. 

His goal in life was to be a peacemaker .  He wrote several books of poetry that he described as "Heartsongs".  The wisdom this little guy possessed touched my heart.  I just cried listening to him describe his life and his philosophy.  You can google his quotes and I think you will agree that he was full of wisdom much greater than his age.  I have included a couple of his quotes here:

"A heart song doesn't have to be a song in your heart.  It doesn't have to be talking about love and peace.  It can just be your message.  It can be your feeling.  Some people might even call it a conscience, even though that's not really what it is.  It's your message, what you feel like you need to do."

"I would not have lasted a minute, literally a minute, on this Earth with God and angels by my side, because I was born.  And right as I was born, I went into a respiratory arrest.  So, big things that keep me going are friends and family, God.  And another think is looking forward to what's going to happen tomorrow."

"I want to be remembered as a poet, a peacemaker, and a philosopher who played."

This painting is my heartsong.

Lovely Life - SOLD

 

"Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking."   Marcus Aurelius