Category Archives: art

Fabulous in the Works

Posted on February 6, 2012 by B

A girl should be two things: classy and fabulous. ~Coco Chanel ———————— Not sure about the classy, but I’m working on the fabulous. Cheers, B

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Forget Me Not

Posted on February 2, 2012 by B

We’re so engaged in doing things to achieve purposes of outer value that we forget the inner value, the rapture that is associated with being alive, is what it is all about. ~Joseph Campbell ———————— I’ve been neglecting my watercolour … Continue reading →

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Bleached Out

Posted on February 1, 2012 by B

You can be better than your technique. You can be better than most of your usual ideas. And this is a whole other category that you can get into. ~Dave Brubeck ———————— Sometimes there’s no way around the mountain, you … Continue reading →

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Something New

Posted on January 31, 2012 by B

I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it. ~Pablo Picasso ———————— I am such a creature of habit and I like to control things but I’m trying to let … Continue reading →

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And the Survey Says…

Posted on January 26, 2012 by B

Tenderness and kindness are not signs on weakness and despair but manifestations of strength and resolution. ~Kahlil Gibran ———————— She loves it! My little creation has made it home. At the start of this year I was talking with a … Continue reading →

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Simple Math

Posted on January 25, 2012 by B

Another fine mess you’ve gotten me into. ~Stan Laurel ———————— Here’s a simple equation I should memorize: me+something messy+loud music=fun Last night I went to a friends house and brought home 3 chunks of scrap wood that I planned to … Continue reading →

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She Believed…yes I really do…

Posted on January 23, 2012 by B

Believe it can be done. When you believe something can be done, really believe, your mind will find the ways to do it. ~David Joseph Schwartz ———————— The other day I learned a lesson.  Something doesn’t have to be good, … Continue reading →

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Purple Elephant

Posted on January 21, 2012 by B

It’s all make believe isn’t it? ~Marilyn Monroe ———————— When I first sketched out this little guy I loved him so much I was scared to paint him.  I’m still so new at watercolour and it’s nerve wracking when I … Continue reading →

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Just a Glimpse

Posted on January 20, 2012 by B

A nice blend of prediction and surprise seem to be at the heart of the best art. ~Wendy Carlos ———————— Spent time working on a project the other day and promised a glimpse of what it was. Of course, I … Continue reading →

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Early Birthday Presents

Posted on January 19, 2012 by B

There is not less wit, not less invention, in applying rightly a thought one finds in a book, than in being the first author of that book ~Pierre Boyle ———————— February marks my entry into life.  I’ll be 33 soon … Continue reading →

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