I just want to sip a margerita.....

 
...on a warm summer night out on the deck, by a slow, lazy river. Will that day ever get here?

"Eventually, all things merge into one.....

 
"Eventually, all things merge into one, and a river runs through it." - Norman Maclean. One of my favorite movies

"Why ask, why...if it's raining, it just is."

 
After spending the weekend digging out our patio, I awoke today to a new project...a swimming pool! I think I am going to need a better filtration system!

Tools of the trade....

 
What would I do without all my various brushes, pencils, markers and pens..somehow they keep multiplying, because I never throw anything out...you can always find a use for even those brushes that have seen better days.

To the top of the world...

 
I drive by this old weathered barn everyday and the weathervane always catches my eye in the morning light...but I am in too much of a rush to stop and shoot...but not today!

My Pipe Dream...

 
This is the little shop for rent across the street from LaSalle Market in Collinsville...it is one open storefront that would be a perfect gallery/studio. Hardwood floors...great light...four walls...just waiting to come alive....dreaming continues...we'll see what dreams are made of.

My Forsythia are coming out...

 
Every year one of the first signs of spring in my yard is my border of forsythia bushes. In the last few days I've noticed the blossoms popping open little by little....soon our yards will be wrapped in lemon yellow ribbons of color!

Chinese Calligraphy ....

 
We are studying Chinese culture in our Social Studies class so I asked my fellow teacher if I could do some Chinese Calligraphy and Chop designs with the kids. I think they came out rather nice.

Ports of Color Trio plus one...

 
Tonight was the opening night of the Ports of Color Exhibit by three amazing artists...Marge, Pat and my sister Martha.
I finally got to meet these friends of Marth's after talking with them on FB for a while...felt like I already knew them...but so glad to finally get to! Wonderful night!

So proud of our Art Teacher....

 
Dave and I went to North Branford tonight for the opening of Lauren's townwide school art show. It was held in the beautiful town library and it was PACKED. Her students did phenomenal work! We met some of her fellow art teachers, students and her superintendent, who praised our daughter's teaching. Just makes us feel soooo proud!

Just because it humors me...

 
I saw this necklace in a gift shop and it amused me...so I snapped it...just because.

A clean studio is a happy studio...

 
Because I had a 1/2 day today, I took advantage of the free time to organize my messy space...it is nice to be cleaned up...wonder how long this will last.

Trout of a different color...

 
I finished my fish for the Farmington River Watershed Auction. The event isthe evening before the opening day of fishing season at the Pia Sjolin Gallery in Canton. So many different directions I could have gone...but chose whimsical and colorful because after all it is spring!

LaSalle Market Menu Board

 
Every time I go up to order at this place I don't have my glasses with me..hence I always order the same thing...so I figured I would take a shot..now I can plan ahead...smart cookie, no ;)

Hippity...Hoppity...Easter's on it's way

 
The Village Sweet Shoppe on River St. in Collinsville is brimming with delectible chocolate bunnies...go grab a few for Easter!

Artistic Fish...

 
This is one of the fish being auctioned off for the Farmington Watershed Painted Fish Gala. The artist is Lars-Goran Blom from Alingsas, Sweden. Pretty cool...now I just have to come up with something for my fish...think..think...think!

No Vacancy

 
Just saw this piece in a Gallery window...and snapped!

Chloe, through the looking glass...

 
My little Chloe has a hard time deciding where she wants to be...I let her out..she looks back in..I let her in..she wants out...such tough decisions for a cat's day to day existence

Top of the morning!

 
This happy little fella stands in LaSalle Market greeting all the St. Patty's Day celebrants! Go Green!

The sun dance.........

 
As I drove home today the sun was shining oh so bright after 4 days of gloom...so I pulled over by Lake Garda and took some photos by the shore...look how the sun sparkles :)

Good Will Hunting....

 
I went on a Good Will hunt the other day and bagged a cool Chico's jacket for a mere $6.00...throw on a funkified (is that a word?) necklace and I'm a happy camper! I love the hunt!

Tag Team

 
When you can't make larger pieces (because you ran out of canvases)..think on a smaller scale

One of my Dad's Barns..

 
If you ask me where I got my artistic abilities from I would have to say my dad. Although he doesn't paint much anymore, for a long time he traveled around with his Canon camera snapping up photos of old beaten up barns...then he would spend time on the sunporch interpreting what his camera caught. This is one of my favorites.

Just because I like kids artwork

 

Hear no evil, speak no evil, see no evil

 
So I am running thru Westfarms Mall this morning and stopped to grab my keys on the way out...and these triplets stared me down from their perch above...Stepford mannequins