Art in the Rain!

It was a good day despite the deluge. I sat listening to the Mastersingers perform selections from Les Miserable--powerful and sublime, while munching way too many home-made cookies, fruit and other goodies. There was wine, too. A friend braved the floods to join me for the afternoon and it was great to catch up. I even sold some art (woo hoo!)

Some of my work will also be at the Church of the Savior (651 N. Wayne Ave, Wayne Pennsylvania) for the COS Art Festival: April 9-11, 2010. The opening is Friday night (April 9). There is also a reception, private art showing and dinner at 6:15 pm on Saturday with guest speaker Gracia Burnham titled "Lessons from the Jungle". She will talk about her experiences in the Phillipines when she and her husband were kidnapped (and he was killed) in 2001. It should be quite a night! Check out their website for details. www.cosnet.org

Mastersinger's Benefit Music and Art Show

Get out your umbrellas and come enjoy Arts in the Afternoon. An afternoon of art and music to benefit the Mastersinger's. This Saturday, March 13, from 1-5 pm at the Country Day School of the Sacred Heart in Bryn Mawr, PA.

480 South Bryn Mawr Avenue
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
(610) 527-3915

There will be several artists participating in an art show and sale. I will be there with painted river rock animals, painted wooden plaques, small framed acrylics, matted prints and cards for sale. There will also be solo and ensemble musical performances and refreshments. Entrance fee $10. To anyone who is local I hope to see you there!

Illustration Friday: Theater

In rehearsal, dancers may "mark" steps to review choreography, but in performance they dance "full out". Sometimes I feel like just marking my steps, but then I remember that Jesus calls me to live "full out" for Him. When I do, regardless of circumstances, my life is a dance of joy!

Illustration Friday topic: Poise

There is absolutely nothing like a cat for demonstrating poise! This is Rahji, one of my patients who graciously posed for me in my exam room one day. Usually he doesn't hold still and is off the table exploring or up on his "mom's" shoulder. The background is utterly imaginary, but fits his exotic coloring and adventurous personality.

"Laughing Dogs"

A quick pastel and marker sketch for IF topic "Celebration"

I hope I remember how to post on IF it's been a long time. Mostly because of a 3 legged cat we rescued who turned our lives upside down for 6 months. Thereby hangs a tail--for next time!

Wrinkles for IF

Life is seldom flat and smooth. Instead we go from hill to valley and back again. Sometimes mountain peak, sometimes river gorge. Always moving on. Wrinkles are just the map of where we've been. Signs of blessing, hard work, lot's of laughter and not a few tears. Without them we'd be flat as pudding! Celebrate them!

Glories

It's almost spring!!!!!!! The longer light, warmer sun with still-cool nights, I can't wait. There's something about the smell of the earth in spring, new life, such potential. I always think, not this year, I don't have time, the deer might eat my flowers again. (They chomped down every pansy within 24 hours!) But every year, the garden lures me back--who can resist it's siren call?

P.S. Thank you all for your generous comments, that rich blue is my favorite and I love to push the color envelope.