Art With Heart for Cheri

This book was made to raise funds for a family in need. On September 30, Cherie Ann Stannard rolled her Jeep, suffering a C-4 complete spinal cord injury and paralysis. Her whole life changed in an instant.

Author Elizabeth St. Hilaire Nelson..."This book has been a group effort made possible from creativity around the country, each person having the desire to reach out and lend a hand to a stranger in need. The artists featured came together to help in raising funds for Cherie’s family. Her brother and sister have quit their jobs to receive specialized training on how to care for their now paralyzed sister. Thank you to every artist for their kindness and willingness to help in this project. Thank you to the purchasers of this book for your donation. 100% of the profits will be donated to Cherie’s family for living expenses, including modifying the home to accommodate a wheelchair and other adaptive devices. Random acts of kindness bring us together, keeping us strong in our faith of human nature."

Tenacious Finished

 

Varnished, framed and ready to hang at the Yeiser Art Center's members' show.
$200

New Pieces

The colors are better in the actual paintings. I am just not good at capturing paintings with lots of shiny textures. I will have to find some one to help me photograph these better. The colors are really more intense and much prettier.

11x14 framed

reds, golds, pinks

10x10 gallery wrapped canvas

lots of hot pink and orange

12x12 gallery wrapped canvas

oranges and greens

Help...need a title

Got any ideas for a title for this painting? I am stuck.

More new pieces

I have been working on several new pieces including some note cards. I can't believe how fast the days are flying by. I can't seem to get all things I'd like to do started but I am working on it. There are not enough hours in my days!

The green piece is an 8x8 on wrapped canvas and the orange is on a 16x20 wrapped canvas. I am working on several pieces for a show in May. I would like to have several new pieces done by then. I am still working on some collage pieces too.





Update on our sweet Ellie Mae. She is nearly 11 1/2 months old and has just finished her beginner's agility's class. She has no fear! While chatting with our kennel club members she took off and walked or rather ran up one side of a 5 ft high ramp and ran across the plank to the other side and back down. Everyone just stood there with their mouths hanging open while mommy (me) went flying over to the ramp as Ellie decided to try it again! Then before we could get her she flew through the tunnels that were set up. She loves climbing and does everything at break neck speed. Her least favorite is the weave poles where she has to weave between 6 poles that are set up 2 ft apart. What a dog. She is getting so much better with her everyday obedience training and I am able to walk her off leash and recall her if I need her to return to my side quickly. Her is a pic...not a real recent one but you can see how she has grown to 67#.

New Collage Pieces

This is a 5x7 on canvas board.

This is approx a 9x12 on panel board.

This is an 8x8 piece on gallery wrapped canvas.

Tenacious

Here is another fun piece I was experimenting with using all sorts textures with neat papers and acrylic mediums. The photo reminded me of how we some times hang on for dear life hoping things won't change but they always do. I couldn't resist making a collage of the photo.

18x24 on panel board unframed.

The Big Apple - New York New York

This is my first large collage piece. it was pure joy to see it all coming together.
18X24 unframed on hardwood board

Close-up of The Big Apple

My Little Chickadee

 

This is my first adventure into Collage Painting. It was really fun working on this little fellow.

A Gift From A Dear Friend

 

This is a portrait of my sweet Ellie Mae painted by my folk artist friend Gay Speirbhain. She does the cutest doggy portraits in her own wonderful style. Thank you Gay. I will cherish it forever. It so looks like my Ellie.

Be sure and check out Gay's site at www.theartofgayspeirbhain.blogspot.com

WIP

 

Work in progress...don't have any idea what I am doing. Hoping it will "speak" to me what it wants to say!

Martin Luther King

My friend, Gay Speirbhain, and I collaborated on this piece of MLK for The Hotel Metropolitan here in Paducah KY. Gay is a folk artist and I think we did a great piece. This is our gift to the hotel. Please check out their site at http://www.thehotelmetropolitan.org/. It was the only hotel for blacks and many famous people stayed there like Billie Holiday, Louie Armstrong, Cab Calloway and Ella Fitzgerald just to name a few.

Abby

This is a commissioned piece I am working on these days between taking care of and training our new pup. It is a pastel piece on 8 x 10 Ampersand green board.

It's A Girl!

Here is the lastest addition to our family. Her name is Ellie Mae and she is such a joy, headache and real pain rolled up into one furry ball but we just can't help falling in love with her!

Ellie is a yellow lab puppy. When we brought her home January 25th she weighed 8 1/2 pounds. Today she nearly tops the scale at 30 pounds. She is going to be one big girl.

This is what I have been working on...

8x10 pastel on suede mat board...

Can't believe

it's been a whole month since I last posted. I really need to get busy with painting. I have fallen behind. I have had a lot going on with starting a new art guild, mother in the hospital for 3 weeks, just to mention a couple of things. I have put together some boxed note cards with my children's portraits and some with my Bird of Paradises. They turned out very nice and I plan on putting them in a few places around town to sell. I am also looking ahead to some commission work soon.

Hopefully I will be posting some work soon. Please check back.

Carol

Anna

Here is my latest...not sure it is quite finished but I like it just the same. Comments welcome.

"Up I Go" wins 2nd place...

in the pastel category at the Easter Seals Art Celebration! I was so excited to see that my painting had won. 9 x 12 pastel on suede board. Overall framed 11 x 14.

We had 3 different receptions going on downtown last night. All three were wonderful. Lots of folks out enjoying the lovely evening. I helped at the Yeiser Art Center's reception most of the evening and it was packed. Some of my sweet friends made it out to support me and I really appreciated it very much. Thank you.

Another moment in time...

Lily Kate 9 x 12 pastel on suede board