Blackwell's Angel and Stuart's Barn Quilt

I finished Stuart's barn quilt today and will bring it to him tomorrow.  The Blackwell's Angel is almost finished, a few odds and ends and it will be highlighted by them so they can see it from their back door.  Tomorrow is work day at the church garden, and in the morning I plan to go and capture some pine straw for the pathways.

Ms. Waller called to say she would see me there if the appt. doesn't last too long and that was delightful.  Tony will finish the trellises and then on to the benches.  So all in all we are moving forward.  After this Friday it looks like it might be safe to put some flowers in the ground.  But the Almanac says April 15th last frost date....but things in the greenhouse are growing beautifully. 

The painting season outside is just about to begin, getting back on Tim and Gwen's barn and then planning to go to Richlands to start a mural there.

So keep looking around there will be more barn quilts up around the area, a new Angel in town, and some wonderful days to come in Richlands.  Thanks for reading.  k

New Focus

Tonight I was at the Beautification Committee meeting and found myself wondering how I have missed painting for myself.  So I have this list that has 3 murals on it, and some other miscellaneous commitments, but it was clear to me I need to finish these and paint, paint, paint, until my heart is empty of what I long to paint.

Next week I will start back on Gwen and Tim's mural and that should be done in about 3 weeks.  I will post pics of what I accomplish next week.  I will finish Jeannie and Danny's mural of an angel, and finish two barn quilts that are outstanding at this time.  After that I will renegotiate some smaller painting, that are not coming through right now.

In my artistic history the painting either comes or not, and those that don't I have pushed thought and never been happy with them.  Now I know better I have to love it, to paint it, and when I paint it I always ask God to be there with me.  I long for that kind of painting, where I lose track of time and when I do wake up the results are amazing, and that is really what makes me happy.  So I am recommitting to a new focus. 

For those who read this blog, thank you.  For me, it helps to put down what I feel.  Tonight I felt like I had lost my edge, but after coming home, drinking a glass of wine, and looking around at the painting I have hanging in my own home I realize I do have something and that something longs to be put on canvas.  I dearly love art, and now I want to experience the joy of creation again.

So I hope you see something you love in a painting either by someone you know as an artist or as a painting you must have to make your life complete.  This is the desire of any artist, to have someone love the painting so much they just have to have it to complete their life.

Thanks for listening, in the next few months I will finish my projects and commitments, then I will be free to do what is inside me, and enjoy the joy of creation,

k