Horse Photography

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've been very fortunate to photograph some amazing homes this past week. One of them had acres and acres of stables with horses. Here are some prints I made of them. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/79455752/horse-fine-art-animal-photography-on"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicawbsQIJmiEvH2JGn9u5JqxohwGWeKToUKRaALppzkLopi86sWS9A4PayMKIuZpUdn-c-nOSGjNH1vr8Q96aw7OewwoulMxnO9fAaC0TwHxBwotbHIuYiihJgEkz6PGWTNhrx5HOb6Js/s320/Horse+eye.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/79455752/horse-fine-art-animal-photography-on">Purchase this print on metallic paper here.</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/79455752/horse-fine-art-animal-photography-on"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibTTc3wnW7X0OXi3zwQWfgA4r8tur-iy4P2SZEyiE_9gxcmytgn4fRb6Lxoz8gMIUrZt3VMgbyHICTvlG6ZCSq8aCInaxMJ_McIM5m2zb5YdKX9aUacLjyBDPsM0WlhICraxiLZf8x-k4/s320/horse+head+portrait+sepia+animal+photography+farm+lilacpop.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/79455752/horse-fine-art-animal-photography-on">Purchase this print on metallic paper here.</a></div>

Horse Photography

I've been very fortunate to photograph some amazing homes this past week. One of them had acres and acres of stables with horses. Here a...

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Friday's Favorites 2/18 ART

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHRIBbhixsj0aBnF-BYzZIQCQU-EVza2rLtm2RJtCYJOIuldvawS37q68Qvzr_PpFDbbEeUNqC7744Y5YZHeKjRbkLV8JrX9MTmGHPFyOVYXRDXbOPI0x9R5BFJJIvsuUmj0NXyFFDHGw/s1600/a1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574879648879410322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHRIBbhixsj0aBnF-BYzZIQCQU-EVza2rLtm2RJtCYJOIuldvawS37q68Qvzr_PpFDbbEeUNqC7744Y5YZHeKjRbkLV8JrX9MTmGHPFyOVYXRDXbOPI0x9R5BFJJIvsuUmj0NXyFFDHGw/s400/a1.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/68300572/original-mixed-media-do-not-disturb-me">Original Mixed Media "Do Not Disturb Me" Painting</a> $70</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrPI7oa1-4dvK-_luuGsnvjbLE1tOSSUTl85px0OqP93eVrOHesGhGZh4Svq14RkRQEMwkD0_M24H_H5zJkvsP0BfbuB4DhHOBUgz3voNM-ShuO0txEvwDowNJGh9Ag_oi9cSDYeSLxQ0/s1600/a1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574878229885455698" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrPI7oa1-4dvK-_luuGsnvjbLE1tOSSUTl85px0OqP93eVrOHesGhGZh4Svq14RkRQEMwkD0_M24H_H5zJkvsP0BfbuB4DhHOBUgz3voNM-ShuO0txEvwDowNJGh9Ag_oi9cSDYeSLxQ0/s400/a1.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/61323119/original-oil-encaustic-mixed-media?ref=sr_gallery_38&ga_search_query=encaustic&ga_page=4&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_facet=handmade">Original Oil Encaustic Mixed Media Painting 12x12</a> $69</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGpBkYAsX8stbJiDY4umtouw7tKckmy3CIl9UNogXixgV4sw2Zk9P1Ax_f6Hy5q88Q6rYoQZc2Rw1t0kJGUs19JOR3ZcbBYcqKdqoga-GmbvgzPf4BHGS1G51bbmK0LdwVXGk80KV6AyY/s1600/a1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574876412015723234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGpBkYAsX8stbJiDY4umtouw7tKckmy3CIl9UNogXixgV4sw2Zk9P1Ax_f6Hy5q88Q6rYoQZc2Rw1t0kJGUs19JOR3ZcbBYcqKdqoga-GmbvgzPf4BHGS1G51bbmK0LdwVXGk80KV6AyY/s400/a1.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 377px;" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/20753148/art-painting-fruit-orange-on-blue-plate?ref=sr_gallery_12&ga_search_query=art&ga_noautofacet=1&ga_page=9&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_facet=handmade/art/painting">Rimma Print</a> $15</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDILvp_frTNQfg5g0Q6o6NW5SYZD31c7C-H6_d7KyAX7xM1fuXM109leQuZ1IJ2sG4vGJKZhYC5uq39BRuPOZQhmlBw_BoMfhAk1VBy6ylp0P5EVSbzVoil1qLl28MYlLwgEBjueRgVdw/s1600/a1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574871642455530610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDILvp_frTNQfg5g0Q6o6NW5SYZD31c7C-H6_d7KyAX7xM1fuXM109leQuZ1IJ2sG4vGJKZhYC5uq39BRuPOZQhmlBw_BoMfhAk1VBy6ylp0P5EVSbzVoil1qLl28MYlLwgEBjueRgVdw/s400/a1.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 396px; height: 400px;" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/20753148/art-painting-fruit-orange-on-blue-plate?ref=sr_gallery_12&ga_search_query=art&ga_noautofacet=1&ga_page=9&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_facet=handmade/art/painting">6x6 Inch Oil Painting</a> $99</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwXzet8nPVCV2yXoxR7_N19MjulyOIlmjdypkBe4CWiWSmNUztgYIsDqoXgPG3q5wm3BV7rlQLC6Bj5jq8VfzUcr6g5Z0huaD4tYQWBMDqCD_U5K5eJnzk4UMiC4fkeO0wLkuNyNoT9u0/s1600/a1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574870142806737954" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwXzet8nPVCV2yXoxR7_N19MjulyOIlmjdypkBe4CWiWSmNUztgYIsDqoXgPG3q5wm3BV7rlQLC6Bj5jq8VfzUcr6g5Z0huaD4tYQWBMDqCD_U5K5eJnzk4UMiC4fkeO0wLkuNyNoT9u0/s400/a1.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 400px;" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/68340050/three-willets?ref=sr_gallery_25&ga_search_query=art&ga_noautofacet=1&ga_page=4&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_facet=handmade/art/painting">Three Willets Archival Print</a> $20</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij8J5joxdnp14qDBgSOhyphenhyphenvJWkk93t4NYeyoZW0n9oxDIwAOJK_zvvEMzBV__gO9Z0jbS4rmL22XHrIDTxOnefjerr3Q0Pkh2UfypqCA6AEeTB_qYTGlifZb6KMU6lFxyr6zo9oPnqWaus/s1600/a1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574869290986021634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij8J5joxdnp14qDBgSOhyphenhyphenvJWkk93t4NYeyoZW0n9oxDIwAOJK_zvvEMzBV__gO9Z0jbS4rmL22XHrIDTxOnefjerr3Q0Pkh2UfypqCA6AEeTB_qYTGlifZb6KMU6lFxyr6zo9oPnqWaus/s400/a1.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 371px; height: 400px;" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/17152080/downtown-girl-original-stillman-giclee">Downtown Girl Original Stillman Giclee on Signed Archival Paper</a> $41</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdmez7ozMyLmAk9mdxvEO6ujBDi4RVxBRWFx_6XFWqimePyhjvbweVTnOf-Y4g7y18iQM1CL4EnPbz7VkfRUnhd5aPg7pN3TeJtarm2kHJ1SscfK7UM_hEfFpn9xT3IQ1xq2K5YE0N0Gk/s1600/a1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574868664781162210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdmez7ozMyLmAk9mdxvEO6ujBDi4RVxBRWFx_6XFWqimePyhjvbweVTnOf-Y4g7y18iQM1CL4EnPbz7VkfRUnhd5aPg7pN3TeJtarm2kHJ1SscfK7UM_hEfFpn9xT3IQ1xq2K5YE0N0Gk/s400/a1.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 310px; height: 400px;" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/65140680/paige-in-a-green-dress-open-edition">Paige In A Green Dress Open Edition Print</a> $26</div>

Friday's Favorites 2/18 ART

Original Mixed Media "Do Not Disturb Me" Painting $70 Original Oil Encaustic Mixed Media Painting 12x12 $69 Rimma Print $15 6x6...

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Friday's Favorites 11/12

<div align="center"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/34056478/8x8-lost-in-memories?ref=sr_gallery_1&ga_search_query=art+lost+love&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=1&order=&includes%5B0%5D=tags&includes%5B1%5D=title&filter%5B0%5D=handmade"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538516713343377842" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1W-Utx6TC381hkMXK-mRGDZ7HimO5iVS77K25MNXbuuE-kSPwnRdgwhSa0HVnXgIEnXqvUj6IbL4pQWRUHjUPPBbCo8JPFMDFx0oAjkSUL-nENxLQ5ciYNjo5G6TJLF3R4EPy5xERL3A/s400/a1.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/34056478/8x8-lost-in-memories?ref=sr_gallery_1&ga_search_query=art+lost+love&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=1&order=&includes%5B0%5D=tags&includes%5B1%5D=title&filter%5B0%5D=handmade">8x8 Lost in Memories</a> $30</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/45154340/when-i-see-you-again-original?ref=sr_gallery_27&ga_search_query=art+lost+love&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=3&order=&includes%5B0%5D=tags&includes%5B1%5D=title&filter%5B0%5D=handmade"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538516033743470050" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnOWSk6tf5SPKZ7JDw9QqwKt3PUVUsRCF5OcfwFv4NCJU_oneojE1TB9i_ndQETWv9N5mrO7XkwlfJ-dFXESBYxmTchTwAE1Y5s08cXWOM5i6mcLFb_IKzAz3oCLA6ObZSG4WH3S4HBSM/s400/a1.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/45154340/when-i-see-you-again-original?ref=sr_gallery_27&ga_search_query=art+lost+love&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=3&order=&includes%5B0%5D=tags&includes%5B1%5D=title&filter%5B0%5D=handmade">When I See You Again</a> $18</div><br /><br /><div align="center"><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/17588018/impossible-things"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538514900278510498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX92I8oa02_sTh1j7g2QURfy97X1rjMvkQzOy0Fi4GZSkHz5MrXkt00rwNnRInxpY5iW3kfNz-4qv-wPy2Io2kxNuNmKQ5UDUvCV2oUwzrJ809cJGt07xy2oMsxhZM0S90OwhdCmioeYw/s400/a1.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 262px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/17588018/impossible-things">Impossible Things</a> $25<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div align="center"><div align="center"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/61141377/first-snow-at-the-lake-8x12-fine-art?ref=cat2_gallery_12"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538513311899262946" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZzGYe75osffvb148GU7tyHeGtMIMJ6_w9Iw95-HiPZ0BVTrmdbtiE265LjvhRYTZED8MoE_ADSPHUGNSkQhv1Yn3MsRwPbc1dvnyWqe4v8kObMdwNyRFXZZli1PZnT3tB3QshvDr5qhE/s400/a1.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/61141377/first-snow-at-the-lake-8x12-fine-art?ref=cat2_gallery_12">First Snow at the Lake</a> $35</div><div align="center"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/57074649/notes-on-flight-original-mixed-media?ref=cat1_gallery_39"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538512485966168434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnZyPK9zxudQgEobZ7ohoHzqwikNyWGlW_ycfGNm5XeqfFXfTTpQZlnD01-hjsY57-kvP-C5Z8XUgNp-w6CRp3UUXxtE38gl9jW3Zyiqr3u4eAMN-HjjGqT6s6V0mD350APSajnHcof1U/s400/a1.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 259px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/57074649/notes-on-flight-original-mixed-media?ref=cat1_gallery_39">Notes on Flight original mixed media encaustic</a> $130</div><br /><div align="center"><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/61570366/apocatastasis-soft-puffy-dandelion-seeds?ref=cat1_gallery_6"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538511978883694738" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfI9ZcSKlnsDzVMnHTYiXjxNayRAnmyQXA10kzE62YYQlM4GPQxRb50do4heWagRuAeJfVgfa2n29W_1hXFQsUxj-U6Q4hGWMvJDvXmXGHnpH3UQM7JpjnqsmAcW4cXr9W30etImMNsdo/s400/a1.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/61570366/apocatastasis-soft-puffy-dandelion-seeds?ref=cat1_gallery_6">Apocatastasis soft puffy dandelion seeds</a> $5</div><br /><div align="center"><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/61570746/steampunk-vintage-art-print-tv?ref=cat1_gallery_17"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538511273204986530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvkSHAeb637qfxRZPqAmzljTAGVwOnZLyYjahaKUrif_qxj7eLDjb4M_7YaXuJ0ufYLxe8aJ2KcJvw-CTjZTwMWGgb_uJSPM8YvzPEZOWAHZd_0loBn-k8uUfbFJNhcrPhvNUG-DizxiA/s400/a1.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/61570746/steampunk-vintage-art-print-tv?ref=cat1_gallery_17">Steampunk Vintage Art Print</a> $60<br /><br /><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>

Friday's Favorites 11/12

8x8 Lost in Memories $30 When I See You Again $18 Impossible Things $25 First Snow at the Lake $35 Notes on Flight original mixed ...

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Grafitti

<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZoBi3nWiagHHoBquF3QwYUse6yOy1k74KG3TzJ6pWg35Pbt7_kjLGJQvgT4dcWoWzEGu1CqFOW_htgR9f4DoSzuws1I5Y8FnLF59mpWv65d1oKVpGdZqSuwieBn-WWXEZKvsyzcBm7Xi1/s1600/DSC_0290+(Medium).jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488774688452190066" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZoBi3nWiagHHoBquF3QwYUse6yOy1k74KG3TzJ6pWg35Pbt7_kjLGJQvgT4dcWoWzEGu1CqFOW_htgR9f4DoSzuws1I5Y8FnLF59mpWv65d1oKVpGdZqSuwieBn-WWXEZKvsyzcBm7Xi1/s400/DSC_0290+(Medium).jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> I took the kids to Bald Mountain State Park yesterday and we ended up in this amazing part of the Paint Creek Trail where everything is covered in <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">graffiti</span>. I should be upset that this beautiful natural area is "ruined" but I am not. I find it even more beautiful.</div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk5WTVMPrDm4toQ_tW2psq4Hy608MSPx8Hme_QZEJxH_eUVSlGdvRbwIbFdDgCqB7ZxWo7WXX0pgsagHxUBoJnWzgOeRU2NnGVtXfwSGcobE4xWeFGhevIqWXOXW8JQHIBFDnC4Zl6_h_c/s1600/DSC_0282+(Medium).jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488774668565354882" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk5WTVMPrDm4toQ_tW2psq4Hy608MSPx8Hme_QZEJxH_eUVSlGdvRbwIbFdDgCqB7ZxWo7WXX0pgsagHxUBoJnWzgOeRU2NnGVtXfwSGcobE4xWeFGhevIqWXOXW8JQHIBFDnC4Zl6_h_c/s400/DSC_0282+(Medium).jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> I envision a fashion shoot here at some time.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggq0XR4J72C2fQKVkYQEGSZZIuI1cgfxtjtgO-K2noN8erx40SBiG2Cv649FZruEh08066DH6K0MoQTY6mWu4cig5_QcbWXEfnfqm0H1cCsRrOAMQoK95kbqzf69IdRpjFBAQGg-5H1IlT/s1600/DSC_0280+(Medium).jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488774653569010642" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggq0XR4J72C2fQKVkYQEGSZZIuI1cgfxtjtgO-K2noN8erx40SBiG2Cv649FZruEh08066DH6K0MoQTY6mWu4cig5_QcbWXEfnfqm0H1cCsRrOAMQoK95kbqzf69IdRpjFBAQGg-5H1IlT/s400/DSC_0280+(Medium).jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCURjaa2oTmC2tc6iasxmxwvCOrxvQ0H9KsTj3kM1945tAT2YU8MktZ2gxHt9DY9YziKgrQ2Fvzi4RPJCTKPsSrcPOynHIWfKe0BVI8TngFfWCl4PQx-06ehpJIt45pZjIdkAGRHPfMG-f/s1600/DSC_0238+(Medium).jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488773534016352978" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCURjaa2oTmC2tc6iasxmxwvCOrxvQ0H9KsTj3kM1945tAT2YU8MktZ2gxHt9DY9YziKgrQ2Fvzi4RPJCTKPsSrcPOynHIWfKe0BVI8TngFfWCl4PQx-06ehpJIt45pZjIdkAGRHPfMG-f/s400/DSC_0238+(Medium).jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> With these mixed sepia/color shots I wanted to leave the natural as sepia toned and the man made as color. It's sort of an old vs. new theme as well as playing with what is perceived as the more beautiful part.<br /><br /><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIK6GRHY1V2ZveXYcZ4GZ4_b0BQJQSaXDFdnLTlHo25T3u1yhC94rC_Q455u5suyVCp16oSX_L6701odr1RquCGv3KEQ6wFvpwmokQ6Y52UEHyt_zz4ctq7Rm0Z6RDfgoxB8TZWEMVFQtL/s1600/DSC_0238+(Medium).jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488773514274802722" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIK6GRHY1V2ZveXYcZ4GZ4_b0BQJQSaXDFdnLTlHo25T3u1yhC94rC_Q455u5suyVCp16oSX_L6701odr1RquCGv3KEQ6wFvpwmokQ6Y52UEHyt_zz4ctq7Rm0Z6RDfgoxB8TZWEMVFQtL/s400/DSC_0238+(Medium).jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-W4mwwNyHmtEqWuGi7b604NpI37RUxw8W0OkNW8ow8MdsQWYIqphT-d1EQKTeMMDAPZwh5orlgj80Zfjy2GAW0KQsgtJeVChYuU0uCWBCQFO8LzQrQGaDEvAy0m88SMucFKkSKHpJj8n4/s1600/DSC_0236+(Medium).jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488773506706774834" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-W4mwwNyHmtEqWuGi7b604NpI37RUxw8W0OkNW8ow8MdsQWYIqphT-d1EQKTeMMDAPZwh5orlgj80Zfjy2GAW0KQsgtJeVChYuU0uCWBCQFO8LzQrQGaDEvAy0m88SMucFKkSKHpJj8n4/s400/DSC_0236+(Medium).jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnEfmAGqfgbjCr1WJtbjdNuC9zWltxWMOSBw-y2ghVtsGNo7QOW3XrX-ICQU0lcoNDrGQ2wg0Xag8uwyB4uG9YZdhyphenhyphenCmET1zUncEbLhlAa_Geh38gm_rr4WWt0uq0clEk42HP6t3-p_txE/s1600/DSC_0235.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488772067996480962" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnEfmAGqfgbjCr1WJtbjdNuC9zWltxWMOSBw-y2ghVtsGNo7QOW3XrX-ICQU0lcoNDrGQ2wg0Xag8uwyB4uG9YZdhyphenhyphenCmET1zUncEbLhlAa_Geh38gm_rr4WWt0uq0clEk42HP6t3-p_txE/s400/DSC_0235.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOiMF2uu5ld_osefz2SDyVztvjDz5-juoEGAknVr_LMS5kARomr77viySQ19itGwJZxPQjce4lKzcB4qlRIxxheVi7J3RoGpASGVcc9t1AeAZ14faEImCcUuiJjejh4FVazXLhOp0TYtUA/s1600/DSC_0234.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488772062010563234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOiMF2uu5ld_osefz2SDyVztvjDz5-juoEGAknVr_LMS5kARomr77viySQ19itGwJZxPQjce4lKzcB4qlRIxxheVi7J3RoGpASGVcc9t1AeAZ14faEImCcUuiJjejh4FVazXLhOp0TYtUA/s400/DSC_0234.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVBIw_VbWP7XvjHDMVkqKLkOU_g8vEWgWTDgX41RpT2s8GuddY_fegedRlKVMU1yVqxynNIMnUDxAag8v5gSbmTrqT9HGkZHahgv0PYh0Gf_Ft_TbD2ZPkOMypszR32bHu_9sN6MBxuFDG/s1600/DSC_0227.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488772044751643586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVBIw_VbWP7XvjHDMVkqKLkOU_g8vEWgWTDgX41RpT2s8GuddY_fegedRlKVMU1yVqxynNIMnUDxAag8v5gSbmTrqT9HGkZHahgv0PYh0Gf_Ft_TbD2ZPkOMypszR32bHu_9sN6MBxuFDG/s400/DSC_0227.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIyPkY1Z2BAqOXvlFW260t9UBsPoK1ODmoAzOzybXn8i61zZRrYiehJNe-00eL8hUQDGSCUW8IlfFYdlwm6_g2Y8y9zXbikkIT4JsWD_toD67IC44llB6E8BWbuiBq6HX-RlH58m9V2lI2/s1600/DSC_0225.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488772036735955378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIyPkY1Z2BAqOXvlFW260t9UBsPoK1ODmoAzOzybXn8i61zZRrYiehJNe-00eL8hUQDGSCUW8IlfFYdlwm6_g2Y8y9zXbikkIT4JsWD_toD67IC44llB6E8BWbuiBq6HX-RlH58m9V2lI2/s400/DSC_0225.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA4Z-Mto5NkyL5Vf3jylrTTKF-qW3ZMzRqLcPZbSuDnEkNpkaVorjAr-CHYPYlFKdGNMp0WzmtPG7qU4MnDZUQXJXHaeZl3vfIOaKKX0NjYs9MV5ItcxVZ8Cb610R10rPQnt0vAarfXwXY/s1600/DSC_0305.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488772024918372114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA4Z-Mto5NkyL5Vf3jylrTTKF-qW3ZMzRqLcPZbSuDnEkNpkaVorjAr-CHYPYlFKdGNMp0WzmtPG7qU4MnDZUQXJXHaeZl3vfIOaKKX0NjYs9MV5ItcxVZ8Cb610R10rPQnt0vAarfXwXY/s400/DSC_0305.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>

Grafitti

I took the kids to Bald Mountain State Park yesterday and we ended up in this amazing part of the Paint Creek Trail where everything is cov...

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Metallics: Photography by Janna Bissett at LA Cafe

<div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>“Metallics: Photography by Janna Bissett”</strong></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Featured at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Waterford-MI/L-A-Cafe/30058648955?v=wall">LA Cafe</a><br />5815 Dixie Hwy.<br />Waterford, MI<br />June 7 – June 30<br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Waterford-MI/L-A-Cafe/30058648955?v=wall#!/pages/Peacefest/327555490648?ref=ts">Peacefest</a> June 12 and 13<br />10-?</span><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU9nh1_lijMfCe9e1Xm1xTV7xxTvRCDT3kSe6qBB4_J-GXwFc8W4qIJ64TGO67YgtBJ5G2XXVkXsY3QouVnm4iMbd4Ik_IZWf4yP0lbZBsUjOZD79KeLlxtc0cWlaQZl4sB84HSG-YeJ_R/s1600/La+cafe+6.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480224774598616898" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU9nh1_lijMfCe9e1Xm1xTV7xxTvRCDT3kSe6qBB4_J-GXwFc8W4qIJ64TGO67YgtBJ5G2XXVkXsY3QouVnm4iMbd4Ik_IZWf4yP0lbZBsUjOZD79KeLlxtc0cWlaQZl4sB84HSG-YeJ_R/s400/La+cafe+6.jpg" style="WIDTH: 268px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTJMajC0nfUkjSlnmuNJgF9EdeJ66j_rVNJQVgNEAU5OEzumdsDS01NeidMeqrImFkoT6xb7VvWdJSDXcO7ckm6SL8diWZgqGQcMoFx6OdLK3JToo5bn1yejYAm0OHsSZriHTkFkvlfJtp/s1600/la+cafe+5.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480224770779384914" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTJMajC0nfUkjSlnmuNJgF9EdeJ66j_rVNJQVgNEAU5OEzumdsDS01NeidMeqrImFkoT6xb7VvWdJSDXcO7ckm6SL8diWZgqGQcMoFx6OdLK3JToo5bn1yejYAm0OHsSZriHTkFkvlfJtp/s400/la+cafe+5.jpg" style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /></div><p align="center">Darren, the owner of the LA Cafe is one of the nicest people I have ever met. He fully supports the arts!<br /><br /><br /></p><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkGgaZdIaSN8s6i8BhNmzW1Bx_uV-O2oeS0Y2H4w5HK_SNz7cIvnyyv0Z7vuT6NyqtTHJQ82GdH9mfkbth0Vlvc4zPd8mDstPHAB3eamVgHl9tS6JYnDGIF0h7PZ70NaSRyHBUg4UVyZvx/s1600/la+cafe+4.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480224767390802770" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkGgaZdIaSN8s6i8BhNmzW1Bx_uV-O2oeS0Y2H4w5HK_SNz7cIvnyyv0Z7vuT6NyqtTHJQ82GdH9mfkbth0Vlvc4zPd8mDstPHAB3eamVgHl9tS6JYnDGIF0h7PZ70NaSRyHBUg4UVyZvx/s400/la+cafe+4.jpg" style="WIDTH: 334px; HEIGHT: 212px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPXh_cLFeg1bEJk_jdsRXyAQz4LWnBt1qyL6j8qEzGPJWob4Cw7EHNdj54LLnL40oh7ycTjNq6g_yEUV3BPe3xVq2BWWR7TJWv3zd8daekAMgaaF8wZ7yXfTcKgAQSDUWcXXAPFmIDJdw3/s1600/la+cafe+3.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5480224755753776978" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPXh_cLFeg1bEJk_jdsRXyAQz4LWnBt1qyL6j8qEzGPJWob4Cw7EHNdj54LLnL40oh7ycTjNq6g_yEUV3BPe3xVq2BWWR7TJWv3zd8daekAMgaaF8wZ7yXfTcKgAQSDUWcXXAPFmIDJdw3/s400/la+cafe+3.jpg" style="WIDTH: 328px; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> <div align="center"> </div><div align="left"><br /><br />A new collection of inspiring photographs by artist Janna Bissett will be on exhibit at the<a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Waterford-MI/L-A-Cafe/30058648955?v=wall"> LA Cafe </a>in Waterford, Mi, beginning June 7, and running until the end of June. The <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Waterford-MI/L-A-Cafe/30058648955?v=wall#!/pages/Peacefest/327555490648?ref=ts">Peacefest</a> will be held June 12 and 13th in the parking lot of the cafe and features art, photography, jewelry, music, and fun!<br /><br />Bissett, a graduate of the University of Michigan School of Art and Design, credits her striking photographic style to the fact that she works in many other media, including charcoal, metalwork, paint and fiber. “Once I accepted that having a hand in all these different media can actually work for me rather than against me, I started to see my art grow in ways I never thought possible.” In some of her photos, a combination of media is used, as photos are shot through a glass “painted” with cleaner, and also manipulated after the shot.<br /><br />Although she spent time during college working in a state park, don’t expect to find the usual “scenery” photos in Bissett’s work. Rather, she concentrates on bits and pieces of nature that would normally be overlooked, and captures them with an unusual intensity. Her urban photography takes a similar approach, often concentrating on the “dirty” or discarded, turning it into something interesting and often quite beautiful. In a more lighthearted but equally intense mode, Bissett includes some of her fashion photography in the exhibit as well.<br /><br />For more information on the artist, visit <a href="http://lilacpopphotography.etsy.com/">lilacpopphotography.etsy.com</a>.<br /></div><div align="left"></div>

Metallics: Photography by Janna Bissett at LA Cafe

“Metallics: Photography by Janna Bissett” Featured at LA Cafe 5815 Dixie Hwy. Waterford, MI June 7 – June 30 Peacefest June 12 and 13 10-? ...

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The Painting Process; An Unexpected Afternoon

<p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFZNJtZxmrDMmrTXrAgN-QTDKQV69DeWdqb6QhxNF8vgtp4m0u6_kpKxV4wxQNWZs_MCvmlLccURdKzqwkJJaYYzYm2G0owNYFXFybdDQ7kIE49QHsHABaa2E34aH6tbp-l2GcP8gKsy5E/s1600/DSC_4267.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453866294335232258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFZNJtZxmrDMmrTXrAgN-QTDKQV69DeWdqb6QhxNF8vgtp4m0u6_kpKxV4wxQNWZs_MCvmlLccURdKzqwkJJaYYzYm2G0owNYFXFybdDQ7kIE49QHsHABaa2E34aH6tbp-l2GcP8gKsy5E/s400/DSC_4267.jpg" style="WIDTH: 281px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></p>This weekend was super busy, yet also super productive. Friday I finally cut up the silver plated trays I bought at Salvation Army and made necklaces out of them (another post on that later), Saturday I worked on them some more plus we had 2 birthday parties and a theater workshop for my daughter, and today-the most productive day of all. I set up "creative time" for both of my kids on the dining room table with paint, markers, sketchbooks, and more-all so that I could work out without any fights between them! I ended up doing 2 workouts and after sat down to see what they made. My daughter had saved the small 4x6 squares that were left when I was cutting mats and she'd done paintings on them. They were so cute. There were all these great acrylic colors already mixed up and just sitting there so I did my own 4x6 painting-pictured above.<br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIUSkYwhi2IRLqo30st_E6b_00CbtGEYe2SHYiECvRSaEgTKL3e956IHSIYmUg_bQmfvf7REKPp7c9mj-_AyPWn-s3wm_1MtmhtwDFLchAxxPohr04LZege4ais44XqXllPXRgj2SWOdc4/s1600/DSC_4237.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453866283152986018" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIUSkYwhi2IRLqo30st_E6b_00CbtGEYe2SHYiECvRSaEgTKL3e956IHSIYmUg_bQmfvf7REKPp7c9mj-_AyPWn-s3wm_1MtmhtwDFLchAxxPohr04LZege4ais44XqXllPXRgj2SWOdc4/s400/DSC_4237.jpg" style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 323px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></p>I had so much fun with it and was totally inspired so I pulled out an empty canvas and just went with it. I wanted to add texture and I'd been thinking about doing this to a canvas for a long time so I used Collage <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Pauge</span> with the paint and put a wrinkled layer of sewing pattern tissue on it and painted over parts of it. I studied the finished product to try and decide what to paint on it and I saw this great tree shape coming out of it.<br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO2i_wNo9WTeWGmvLSnMhFszg2FsvnSkEDAi346pCke6NCJyS92-sN07kEbAMVtlaPWWeDPdxaJQrpg1yvAVfrIFin0GnVS2Nxv-hlatlqkovPVFsqKXKpzsffvnKzTkK4cgOR6em1Mj-9/s1600/DSC_4239.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453866278501868066" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO2i_wNo9WTeWGmvLSnMhFszg2FsvnSkEDAi346pCke6NCJyS92-sN07kEbAMVtlaPWWeDPdxaJQrpg1yvAVfrIFin0GnVS2Nxv-hlatlqkovPVFsqKXKpzsffvnKzTkK4cgOR6em1Mj-9/s400/DSC_4239.jpg" style="WIDTH: 281px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9SAwinSomOSo8NUmy9BY1aZCmg80rsx4hksk8ddXvvC0QrEk0M4Ak1pCzezzqoAqY2JfyI0QJp-mCtSjdvkA6a4k69_k_M6kXQgQrEbMpUdlRh7cV4mIz6dVDdPk8jzoEoYRvZpBVsI5W/s1600/DSC_4244.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453866274645167378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9SAwinSomOSo8NUmy9BY1aZCmg80rsx4hksk8ddXvvC0QrEk0M4Ak1pCzezzqoAqY2JfyI0QJp-mCtSjdvkA6a4k69_k_M6kXQgQrEbMpUdlRh7cV4mIz6dVDdPk8jzoEoYRvZpBVsI5W/s400/DSC_4244.jpg" style="WIDTH: 272px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br />My dark and twisty addition is the red towards the bottom. Makes me wonder what happened below that tree. Is it from a sunset? Is it blood? Why does it say "(blouse)" and "Guide" above it? I can come up with a whole creepy scenario--maybe I've been watching too many dramas on <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">tv</span>.<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwyYJvWuUM0COvuB6U_dbId6N-zQbGgPpbdniwciz7o4TJCe9vGbg9el318WyGdEVyTqShztAHAtMBISAPRi_WFkAYjr-tfyz4kmbIjHf-Id1ncDVjc7vE5O6DMEZxVCKYq-8ePle_K-B3/s1600/DSC_4282.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453866270649505538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwyYJvWuUM0COvuB6U_dbId6N-zQbGgPpbdniwciz7o4TJCe9vGbg9el318WyGdEVyTqShztAHAtMBISAPRi_WFkAYjr-tfyz4kmbIjHf-Id1ncDVjc7vE5O6DMEZxVCKYq-8ePle_K-B3/s400/DSC_4282.jpg" style="WIDTH: 268px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></p><div align="center">The finished painting.<br /><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix6j3Dx3LwwBqe3edeXazMhGu90AOPNOGvj7wK-4JauKLZzZT4FRhEeSaV9EwjrYsndMWZIlOAfqrilizencjXUVKOKu-FnuxqG6fMl9Ss-a2d-u4VD2yr7mi9iy8cOEQ0T43zns1nsG9t/s1600/DSC_4260.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453865944255904562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix6j3Dx3LwwBqe3edeXazMhGu90AOPNOGvj7wK-4JauKLZzZT4FRhEeSaV9EwjrYsndMWZIlOAfqrilizencjXUVKOKu-FnuxqG6fMl9Ss-a2d-u4VD2yr7mi9iy8cOEQ0T43zns1nsG9t/s400/DSC_4260.jpg" style="WIDTH: 268px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></p>I was still feeling inspired so I got out a 16x20 canvas and went with it too. I really love the way the pattern paper turned out and the deep green colors. It was almost hard to paint an image on. I almost kept it abstract.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3DO1cG-Elx1iFR3Y39R9W5CSt0tmnE6glHKVanJ-N4LEZIC4YBplJZIr4W1MxN0mMP4MNBTWCdrJyfpdM3M0Eq5E2hRH1BQwZUjjQtjYwMeli_9BC3wnITiBA_XCGxwb8KQ1wHE9hu99t/s1600/DSC_4261.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453865939480424258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3DO1cG-Elx1iFR3Y39R9W5CSt0tmnE6glHKVanJ-N4LEZIC4YBplJZIr4W1MxN0mMP4MNBTWCdrJyfpdM3M0Eq5E2hRH1BQwZUjjQtjYwMeli_9BC3wnITiBA_XCGxwb8KQ1wHE9hu99t/s400/DSC_4261.jpg" style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></p><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2weEB5iywtXpeD79gtSvic_HiamS7CNlwvffeypJ3iAhvoLDE1kkVmq1zGx-h6JNnksmChKQiaXkW_gXi105Ej2aM3YRM8IkWYVID0i8RZ5lyh6ubxwEOg45iUi8-zzYlWXtB1aQmXwyT/s1600/DSC_4269.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453865930783565842" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2weEB5iywtXpeD79gtSvic_HiamS7CNlwvffeypJ3iAhvoLDE1kkVmq1zGx-h6JNnksmChKQiaXkW_gXi105Ej2aM3YRM8IkWYVID0i8RZ5lyh6ubxwEOg45iUi8-zzYlWXtB1aQmXwyT/s400/DSC_4269.jpg" style="WIDTH: 268px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></p><br /><br />I painted this but the legs just didn't look right to me. It cuts off right at the knees but it kind of looked like those were the feet and she had super short legs. After much contemplation I decided to extend the skirt.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvuANIiRCMrRtcy-mWiDqj6gkAH_OBCGqKqTfsqDTKVygJoHOW5Oxnu0QaUnfIfNRpWNEqEPCAbfAyWaK4rLzfmbU5xxYYw2wUmfUTErbmB9JQLRwd09RuHoLnA7Ey8ZKvohsrTt17bB0a/s1600/DSC_4276.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453865919193346082" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvuANIiRCMrRtcy-mWiDqj6gkAH_OBCGqKqTfsqDTKVygJoHOW5Oxnu0QaUnfIfNRpWNEqEPCAbfAyWaK4rLzfmbU5xxYYw2wUmfUTErbmB9JQLRwd09RuHoLnA7Ey8ZKvohsrTt17bB0a/s400/DSC_4276.jpg" style="WIDTH: 268px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></p><div>Here is the finished painting. I have it hanging on my wall and I keep looking at it feeling that maybe it's not finished. I love the color and I love the figure but I am not <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">completely</span> 100% happy with her being right directly in the middle of the canvas. I might change it. Then again I might not.</div><div> </div><div>After all this painting I ended up cleaning the house, doing dishes, a load of laundry, and then I made 5 new necklaces! Yeah, I'm whipped alright.</div><div></div>

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