Angel 10th Day

Arrived at the wall a little late today, plenty of things to do at home.  The weather is perfect for yard work, and that makes me very happy.  I arrived at Gypsy's and found her mowing her grass.  She stopped welcomed me, gave me some juice and we sat and talked for awhile.  Delightful, insightful and inspiring, that just about sums it all up

She gave me some varnish to use to seal the angel, and I put some last minute touches on the Holy Spirit Dove, the angel's wings, and then the melting blending of the blues and purples were complete.

I started to seal the Angel and the colors melted together under the varnish.  I worked about 3 and 1/2 hours was too tired to get on the tall ladder to do the upper portion of the mural, but will be back at it about 9:30 in the morning.

I will sign it tomorrow and Claudia will take a picture for Christmas Card orders.  Check the last day's verbiage and you will find her name (Angel Day 9), click on it and it will give you an option to send her a personal message regarding the cards.  Our family plans to use this Angel for our Christmas Cards this year.

September 18, 2010 is Heritage Day in Trenton.  There will be lots of activities. Ben Casey will be at the mural of "Dude Andrews" across from the courthouse at 9:30 am for a dedication ceremony.  Everyone is invited, this is going to be a fun day.  Then there is the Civic Center activities, garage sales at 8:00 am downtown, and Gypsy's place in the evening.  Plan to make a day of it, and pass the news along to everyone you know.

I am looking up scripture on Angels and I read we are a little lower than the Angels, mainly meaning I believe our inherited nature from Adam has caused some difficulty.  But we all know Grace abides in our lives and that Grace is amazing.....so live well in Grace because Jesus died for us all.  What a wonderful thing to remember as I finish the Angel tomorrow.  She came before Jesus came and I know she comes often to Gypsy's.  She is a protector, carrying a warning to let everyone know she stand on Holy ground......to protect and to serve Gypsy and her extended family.  Join up, you will enjoy the passion this Angel has for all of usl.

k

Angel 9th Day

Thursday Grandma and I went down to paint on the Angel while waiting on the storm. The air was breezy, the sun hid most of the day and it was a perfect day for painting. I spent most of the day on the cloud, it was amazing how the gray, blue, black, pink, gold, white, and orange melted together to make a most outstanding strong cloud on which the Angel stands.


I painted until about 1:30 pm and it started to rain just a little, so I packed up, sat down in the chair for a moment, and felt the Angel was almost finished.

Friday I worked at home, and ran some errands, so I didn't make it back to the Angel that day. But on Saturday on the way home of New Bern, we stopped by the Angel and I felt it was finished. The only two things I will do on Monday are blend the blues together, and put blue behind the dove.

As the Angel stands on the cloud I feel like she is guarding Gypsy's place, and acknowledges this truly is holy ground in Trenton. I hope I get to paint more angels, one I will begin next week will be at a private residence in Trenton. It will be painted on two doors which will be hinged together in their back yard. It will be lit, so it may be visible from the road or it may not, but whomever gets to see it will know Trenton is the land of Angels.

Today I didn't go to church, I worked on the flower beds in the front yard, and when I was having a moment of church with Grandma in the am before we had breakfast, I asked God to let us see an Angel, so that I could paint one from Him, and I believe this will happen.

There was a time last year that I kept dreaming about an angel appearing in a dream in a circle, an opening between this world and our heavenly world. I painted this angel and a man bought it for his little girl's room, because she was afraid at night. This angel floated in the circle with black hair and wonderfully kind eyes, so don't be surprised if this angel does not appear on someones barn in the future.


I have some projects to work on before I start the next mural, one is a surprise on a 4 x 8 sheet of balsa wood, the angel at the private residence, a picture of Mr. Thomas, some children who play musical instruments from Jacksonville, and a Christmas Card for some of our friends who visit Gypsy's Cafe several times a week. Then I will start a barn near my home for Tim and Gwen Meadows, and the mural across from Aggies' is still a want to, but the process begins with meeting with the Beautification Committee of Trenton. So it will be a busy September and October. Hopefully I will get to paint until the middle of December, before the cold sets in, so keep watching for new projects around our town.


Thanks to those who believe in me, and thanks for all the projects. The final picture will be posted tomorrow.


If you would like a picture of the Angel to hang in your home, please contact claudia, at Air Frames and Art. She can print a picture for you. Pricing will depend on the size you choose. Her business is located in Trenton, NC. I personally use her talents for my paintings, and many of my friends do also, she is very talented.

Angel 8th Day

It was a great early morning to paint, we got there about 8am and left at 12:20.  The tin got really hot today around 11:30 but I didn't want to stop because the cloud definitely wanted to come in under the angel.  Someone stopped by today, but didn't come over to talk, they came across Gypsy's neighbors drive and stared at the angel for a long time.  This made me feel really good.  I guess there is enough of the colors showing for Wyse Fork travelers to get a glimpse of something.  Be curious about this and come by and see it.  There is definitely a feeling of peace on this property and now that peace has a guard....a beautiful red haired angel which I am sure Gypsy will name.

I have been getting paint from some of the most out of the way places.  Grandma and I went to some garage sales a couple of weeks ago, and I am always looking for paint, paint brushes, canvases, anything pertinent to painting.  So that week I found four bottles of temper paint and they were primary colors, which is so appropriate for the clouds on this angel.  I am hoping people will see our murals in Jones County and stop by with any left over paint they have that is tempered to use outside.  I plan to have the owners of each mural supply the coating for their painting.  I can get the coating for about 20 dollars, and it will protect your artwork and help others see it and enjoy it for a long time.

I have a special prayer request and God knows what it is all about, so please join with me to thank Him for His will in my life.  He knows I love to paint and hopefully an opportunity will come alone to help me realize my dreams of painting for Jones County.

I talked to my friend Lisa today in CA, and she is starting a private high school in San Bernadino.  She wants to have me consult with her art teacher about murals.  This again helped me know this is my future. 

You may be a little tired of hearing the word THANKS but thanks to all of you who took a chance with me when  I first moved to Jones County.  Willow and all her friends, customers, our church members, Tim and Gwen, Regina and Matt, Shelly, Lydia, Wendy, Logan Green, Julie and Stevie, Rose, Becky, Gypsy, Claudia, Jessie, Bud, the ladies at the courthouse, and all those who bought my paintings.

You make me feel like a Trentonian....k

More Pics:

 

I worked on the Holy Spirit in her left hand today, I believe you can see it a little better now.  Also the sword and hand were adjusted.  The cloud has just begun so keep watching for more picture and remember to stop by and meet our first Jones County angel.

A closer view of today's angel.

I will be painting in the early morning, and looking forward to finishing the clouds.

k

7th Day Angel

Well, I have sent out an email to those of you following our murals and you now see a different name.  AweWinds.  Awe -which means a mixed feeling of reverence, fear, and wonder, caused by something majestic, sublime, sacred, etc.  Winds - which can mean bearing information indicating trends, etc.   When you put these together it means to me:  Sacred information brought by natural winds from God.  So many times I stand on the ladder and feel the wind and my hand begins to move with brush and paint thereby creating a pleasant mural for people who pass by!

I registered this name with the Deed of Records in Jones County today at 2:06 PM and I felt like the winds were changing.  This is Tony's 3 year anniversary in NC today and today I stood before a notary capturing what has been in the wind since I met Willow in Trenton 3 years and 4 months ago.  Today I stopped by Gypsy's and talked about the new name for my business and we all prayed and thanked God for the vision which is becoming a reality for many people in many area in Jones County.  As most of you know I am involved in commissioned art, murals and raise plants in a greenhouse.  I can't tell you how many people just come by to talk, share seeds, pick up a plant, or get a painting, so now they will know what the name means and will see it all over North Carolina one day.  I love painting and new projects are on the way. Thanks to all who support the endeavors and pray for me daily.

The Angel is progressing, her winds are lifting, the sword and Holy Spirit are in, the image of the cloud is beginning to appear under the angel, and then the details.  Grandma and I get there between 7:00 and 8:00 am most mornings, so I can paint and she can spot for me before it gets too hot.  This angel is being done with left over paint and Gypsy had some copper paint that was awesome.....it just picked up the hands, sword like you would not have believed.  I am always amazed as to where the paint comes from.  Gypsy opened her barn and went it and came out with the perfect color which is making the mural.  And Gypsy and others just love where we are now, but we have a long way to go....today made me excited about being there so it will be hard pressed to keep me from getting up early and out to paint this beautiful feeling.

I will have pictures tomorrow, and I want to SHOUT out a big thank you for backing me and helping me start AweWinds.

Love k

6th Day Angel

Friday morning we got out early, Grandma and me, and the sun was just under the clouds.  Fog, bright light and cool weather, what a beautiful way to paint.  I started to work on the face and wings.  Gypsy had some input and it worked well on the wall.  The face and hair and the crown around the head became a reality.

I had some visitors, some folks who come to the cafe most mornings.  I don't know how to spell their names but they are the Gregaineses (attempt to spell their names.)  They drove around the back of the barn, and surprises Grandma, me and Brad.  Brad walked from his house and helped paint the purple trip high on the wall. 

We left there around 12 pm and I was happy to see the Angel coming out so strong on the barn.  I look forward to putting in some heavy hours next week.  I will also post pictures from the 6th day and what I finish on the 7th day.

Again, thanks for all the prayers and I look forward to posting more next week.  k

5th Day Angel

Monday was a good day.  I got there early 7:20 and the clouds and moisture just felt like Fall was in the air.  I heard yesterday that the Fall will be a bit warmer than expected for the whole country, but that's ok, it is always like that and then the frost hits.....and there we go another year is gone.  This year has been a good year, lots of lessons, lots of friends, lots of opportunities to paint.....I couldn't ask for more!

On Sunday a person who attends our church died, Essie Jarman, please remember their family in prayer, the funeral is on Thursday.  I just see her dancing and smiling and being with her husband in heaven, what a rejoicing time.  I couldn't help but think about my precious "Grandma" and on Monday morning I was up before her and we had coffee which is always a special time.  On the porch talking about the day, reading a chapter in our book and then I missed her......so God please let her stay until all the murals are painted in Jones County, which I believe should take about 10 years.....

Yesterday the angel began to have arms, and hands, a dove in the left hand, and depth to the wings.  Now is the application of layer upon layer of paint.  I believe I have about 10 more days and then it will be finished, or so I think, but that is really up to my helper and that is God.  It is harder this time for me to be in the zone of painting, but each day I start out with prayer, and my friends do also at Willow's for safety and inspiration.  So thanks to all for that precious moment, it will make this a better painting and my hope is that Gypsy's barn will be used by Him for what He wants in this world.

Willow has put up her Barn Quilt board and it looks great.  It took me back to our little vacation and how special those Barn Quilts were in West Jefferson. If you stop by Gypsy's Willow has a CD of pictures and plans for Jones County.  Count me in Willow!

Gypsy and I were looking at the Angel the other day and we both noticed the eyes are not right yet, one is, but the other needs work, it is all about the focus.  I look at the angel and work on one area at the time, then I get scattered and lose focus and just paint on the blue, until I see something else, climb the ladder with the appropriate paint and work on that area. This is harder because of the heat on the tin, but I am learning to just stop working, pack up and come back later when it is cooler.  As I said before lessons are always around, and it is quite interesting to see if I pay attention are not.

Stuart stopped by yesterday with "Baby Girl", she has freckles on her nose and she is part Basset hound and Cocker Spaniel, wow what a good looking girl.  Stuart says she is a vacation girl, loves to travel and her sweetness just filled his car.  She was on the way back from the vet, and was appreciative she didn't get a shot.  She and Stuart were welcome visitors.  Thanks Stuart for your spirit.  You are one of a kind, which Gypsy and Willow had already clued me in on before, but now I get to see it up close.  Thanks a bunch and stop by often. 

Here are some pictures Tony, Grandma and I took last evening just before the light shower.  Keep reading, keep praying and know I appreciate all of you.  k

4th Day of Angel

Well, as you all know the heat has been something else, and Friday was no exception.  I went to the wall by 9:00 am and it was hot already.  The tin on the barn was responding to the sun and I just sat there for a while looking at the wall beneath the angel.  The wall had to go so I mixed some darker blue and took the wall out.  Then I saw the angel's face and felt the halo appear on the barn.  I put the tall ladder up and the yellow and white was placed around the head and then I saw the robe had to be more translucent like the blue and gold on the wall already. Needless to say 4 hours later the robe had changed, the halo was in, the blue had been added and the mural began to speak to me and Grandma too, she was withme.

Monday, hoping the weather will hold off and let me continue to paint the robe and the sky behind the angel.  The sword will be in the right hand and a dove will be flying about the left hand. It is very difficult to see the angel from the road, but I hope those you catch a glimpse of it, will respond to the glory around the angel.

Please keep praying for safety on ladders and that the Spirit of God will forever be in this painting.

Love k