Home, Studio and Balance

Ugh. My studio is a disaster. I have to walk around on my tip toes so I don't step on open paint tubes or glass Christmas ornaments. I would post a before picture, but I think I might embarrass myself beyond repair. I will post a finished photo later this week though!

We are getting our house re-financed- HOORAY- and the appraisal guy is coming January 4th. This means that I will be cleaning our house from top to bottom until he comes. It kind of feels good to get the house cleaned up anyways. We have almost lived here for 5 years, so it is time for a revamp! Which means, I getting ready to repaint- or have someone repaint- our formal living and dining room and my bathroom. I am thinking of a really pale blue color similar to the photo below for the formal room. What do you think?


My bathroom will be a light Tiffany blue to go with my Tiffany blue antique depression glass collection.

One of these days I also hope to do a Christmas recap! Santa Greg was amazing to me as usual. I am a lucky girl!

My November-December was such a busy painting time for me. I seriously painted and sold over 30 paintings and a bazillion hand painted ornaments. I have been so blessed, but I am so excited for January. I need to slow down and add a much needed balance to my life. Take a little time to take care of my little family and myself.

Whirl of a Weekend and Being a Full Timer

On Thursday I headed to Dallas to do a lot of different things!~

Well, let me back up. I went to bed on Thursday morning around 3:30am. I went to bed so late because I was finishing these two guys...

Marty the Moose, 36"x48"

Big Boy Hoots, 30x40"

I was finishing them to take to my Dallas Art Patron, who bought the 7 paintings from me. Well after my trip to Dallas he now has 11! Bananas. This is his entry way now after we hung my work. His home is still under remodel, but it is GORGEOUS! I am blessed to have my work hanging next to Picassos, Chagalls and Whisters now!




Here is Trigger in his kitchen...

Big Boy Hoots and the Goldfish are in the office, and I didn't get a picture of McCoy the Longhorn on the stairs, but he looks great there!

After my happy art fest, I went to Opus in Addison and got a hair cut!
I also got more PINK! I love having pink hair. I think life is too short not to have pink hair, and it is like people give you a free pass to be weird when you are an artist. I'll take that free pass thank you very much! :) My husband likes it too, so I think it is a win, win!


After my pink makeover, I headed to my high school art teacher's art show in Carrollton. Neat stuff, and I am SO mad I didn't take any pictures!!! Here is his website.

Then I headed over to the Rising Gallery for their artist Christmas party! I am showing at the Rising Gallery in April 2010. It is in the Knox and Henderson area. Save the date! Dear friends Alli and Courtney met me there! So sweet of them to be my dates!

I was planning to head back to Tyler after the Rising Gallery event, but being up until 3:30am the night before put a damper on my plans... well, not really! I ended up staying with the awesome Dr. Heidi Edmondson! As a thank you I brought her bare little tree some ornaments. I love Heidi :) She is the BEST!After spending some time celebrating my 11 painting sale by doing a little damage at Anthropologie in HP village the next morning and visiting with my dear friend Jaran at her casa, I finally headed back home to Tyler. I love spending time with friends and shopping in Dallas, but Tyler is my home now. I love Tyler more and more each day! Such a lovely place to live!

Later Friday night I had Greg's law firm Christmas party. What a fun time! I about hurt myself on some little peanut butter moose chocolate cups! Heaven. I have photos of Greg singing Poncho and Lefty kareoke with his buddy Robert, but he would KILL me if I posted them. I'm still laughing. Maybe one day I'll post...

I am booked solid with commissions until Christmas eve. I am so blessed seeing there is a recession going on and all! Business has been AMAZING, but my goodness I am taking a week off after Christmas to do very little. My Snuggie, warm puppies and stack of books by my bed are calling me name! Bring on the 26th!

My Girls

Could they get any cute? I think not! My nieces, Alison is 9 months, Katie is 9 and little Sarah is 3

My New Best Friend

I am kind of in shock. A very nice art collector man in Dallas has decided he likes me and purchased 7 of my paintings. BANANAS. I am so excited! This is what he bought :)