Serenity

 It is a quiet morning here at Cedar Ridge,

I am working on the painting and am stuck.

My friend Doris is coming to the rescue.

She can at a glance tell me where I am going wrong.

What a nice friend.

She is amazing.

At going on 91 years of age she is a dynamo.

I wish everyone could be so vital and full of life.

She can still throw 32 pots in a day.

Paint great pictures and help a friend.

Have a great day.

The fourth of July 2012

Wishing everyone a safe and Happy 4th of July 2012.

Thanks to all who have served so we can enjoy

FREEDOM.

Scrap quilt

 I had to do some sewing.

All that painting was driving me crazy.

It is amazing but I like fabric better that paint now.

So after 5 hours of painting I stitched the scrap

quilt I made last week. I had fun with the stitches.

Curving lines and straight lines.

 Now to use this piece as part of a larger quilt..

I love the colors.

Reminds one of fall leaves.

I may cut it in leaf pieces.

Or use it as part of a larger quilt with leaves around it.

We will see

The views out my windows

 The views out my windows can inspire countless

art quilts. There is no end to the ideas I get from

my patch of earth. Living in the country with a

pump and well lets us keep everything fresh and green.

 The honeysuckle vines provide humming bird food.

 A quiet place to read the mail in the afternoon.

 Another honeysuckle vine I took from my parents home

10 years ago when my father passed.

What a sweet reminder of how much he loved flowers

 A love he passed on to me and I passed to my daughter.

I have shared lots of plants from my gardens.

In fact over 12 pick-up loads in 12 years.

They just keep growing.

Have a great day.

Stay cool.

Step 2 of the painting

While Saturday I added some tree trunks.

I cannot decide if I like this project or not.

That is my confidence talking.

Something this big is scarey.

I have not painted for a few months.

The brain forgets how to do things

I will keep at it and finish.

Have a great Sunday.

Scrapes

 I  just had to touch some fabric again.

Pulled out the scrapes from my last project.

Picked up some more off the floor.

Now just some stitching and I have

a journal cover and a small art quilt.

I really like the top one.

Last night it rained and stormed.

We are very thankful for the moisture.

My newest project

 I have take on the daunting task of painting these

huge canvas's in 4 weeks.

Our theme is Under Indiana Skies.

I am painting Indiana skies  in reflection.

Yesterday after lunch I painted just a small portion.

DO you find too that life gets in the way of

working on a project for more that an hour at a time.

I get my most  creating time in the

 first 3 months of the year.

I will keep plugging along.

After all I looked at these bare canvases for 2 summers.

Finally putting some paint on them.