Campbell Pottery Lily Festival, third year for me!

Just got word last week that my watercolor and colored pencil painting titled Brights and Blues, was accepted into the Campbell Pottery Lily Festival art show this year!! I am so pleased!  This makes three years that I have made it into the beautiful show!! I was really nervous this year wondering if I could make it again! The show starts tomorrow, July 8th and runs until August 4th, at the Campbell Pottery store in Edinboro. The artists reception isn't until the 20th, from 1 to 3. I would love to have any of my blog readers or customers come to the reception.


Here are some pictures of my art studio as it looks now. I have actually moved some things in and have been working in there a few times. There is still a corner cabinet to go in and some more trim pieces and the track lights, but it is really taking shape! I found a little table and chairs on craigslist that fits in perfectly! I painted an old dresser to match and an old antique china closet too. They will add much needed storage space and display area for my gourds.

 

Here is a watercolor and colored pencil painting I have recently finished.

My Bad!

Until next time....

Studio progress and Spring at last!!

Here is the latest progress on my art studio! The outside lights are up now and the final grading is done and the grass seed is planted! I have been staining the oak boards for the floor and my husband finished the first coat of varnish on them last night! hopefully they will be put down on Saturday! So we are getting real close to having it finished!!

Here is a new gourd birdhouse I finished with a scarlet tanager and strawberries on it!

Spring is finally here and it seems to be one of the most beautiful in recent memory! I swear every tree and flowering bush is loaded with flowers! I have had lots of gorgeous birds visiting my yard and feeders, like this indigo bunting!

Here is a rose breasted grosbeak at a gourd feeder! It is in my plum tree that is loaded with blossoms!

I have also had the most funny thing happening on a daily basis!! This woodpecker has been visiting my hummingbird feeder and seems to have figured out how to drink out of it with his tongue! I have never heard of this happening before! Have any of you had this happen??

This is a watercolor of a little girl we saw on vacation in Panama. I am still tweaking it a bit, but she was a real cutie! Hope everyone has a wonderful spring!

Outside finished,,almost!!!

Here is the art studio with the outside done, except for staining , which will have to wait for warmer weather. I am really happy with the way it looks!! The log posts in the front are awesome and the real front door is beautiful!! Now work will move inside with wiring, then insulation, then drywall, ceiling boards and floor boards.  What do you think of my new little studio?

    I have finished another gourd with butterflies carved into it and black and tan leather lacing up at the rim.... I also did a small watercolor painting of some nasturtiums I grew last summer along with some salvia, and veronca,in a little blue bottle. It is 5x7 and can be purchased from my Etsy shop.

I can't believe January is almost over! Does time really go much faster the older we get? Soon I need to start looking at my seed catalogs and get ready for the wonderful warm weather that will be here before I know it!!

Art Studio Progress

Lots of progress has been made on my little art studio since last time. billy and I worked really hard building the floor and insulating it. Then he pretty much took over with the help of some other strong guys to do the rest. ( I helped where I was able!)  So now the building is under roof and shingled and for the most part dry!

I have been trying to decide now on siding options and colors. I think I have finally convinced my husband to let me use some kind of wood for the siding. I think I will put cedar shingles up in the peak of the porch roof. The two logs laying on the ground will be the support posts for the porch. I am very excited and thankful for the way my little building is taking shape!!

     I have also been busy painting and preparing gourds for Christmas orders I have gotten. Here are some of the ones I have just about finished. I even dried the flowers myself from my garden. I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving , spent with those you love.

New Art Studio

I am pleased to announce that we have started to build a new small art studio for me , at our farm. I had the idea of buying a small garden shed and converting it into a studio, where I could work and not have all my art supplies spread all over the dining room table. Also I could display and sell my artwork from it. At first my husband was not on board , but he has since changed his tune. Soo now my little shed has grown into a bit larger building ,that will probably be timberframe. It will be 16 x 16 with a porch on the front. I am so excited and looking forward to the opportunities it will provide!! My husband worked really hard for two days getting the posts put in. I helped but he did soo much more than I did! ( and we aren't getting any younger!!) Above is the area where an old building used to be, and below is the area with the poles in. 

Here is a new watercolor of two fawns I recently finished.I thought it was funny they were facing opposite directions!! When I took the reference photo, the doe ran for the woods but the fawns acted like nothing was wrong! So sweet!