Anne's Tree

My dear Aunt Anne passed away this past Saturday of lung cancer.  She was both extremely talented and stubbornly ornery.  Her art quilts were a sight to behold, if you did indeed get a chance to see them. She hid them away as fast as she worked on them.  Like me, her artwork was "not quite finished, not yet good enough."  We shared a type of fear of showing things off.  But she believed in me.  Whenever I showed her a piece I had been working on, she'd always say something in a feisty possesive tone like, "That one is miiine!".  Well, the painting above truly was hers.  It hangs above the mantle in my aunt and uncle's living room and I'd like to think this first of my tree ladies watched over her and kept her at peace during my aunt's last days...at least I hope it did.

My aunt had quit smoking many years ago, but I guess it just wasn't soon enough.  I have a love/hate relationship with smoking.  I dearly love so many of my friends and family that smoke...but I truly hate it.  I don't judge anyone that smokes (I have my own bad habits)...but I do wish they would take a moment to reconsider.
Aunt Anne, you will be remembered fondly.

Morning To Evening

I know I know...I can't believe it either, I finally "finished" a painting.  I have a supply hoarding problem, but I'm making myself get over it and push more texture and quit letting my ideas get all crusty and gather dust.  I used glass and metal beads and a good bit of resin and slickies.  You can hang it in all four directions and allow it to mean all kinds of things.  For me, its the morning, the day and the evening of your life.  Its your connections to family, to nature, to the earth and sky...the sun and moon. Embrace it all and celebrate before and until the sun finally sets for good.

You want it, don't you?? Well, too bad...it's already sold:).

Tree Jeans

My favorite neighbor of all time asked me to paint up a special pair of art jeans, Elaine (and Bill too!) (they just left us in Soco for a peacful retirement in New Mexico...I literally cried after saying goodbye:(...)

I knew she loved my tree obsessed art, so I came up with these.  I miss you guys!!

Pretty Much Done Gate

I'll need to clean this up a bit and then wait for mother nature to rust it up more. I'll be allowing it to oxidize underneath and where I haven't painted, then will seal over to hopefully stop oxidation where I like it best. More pictures to come when that happens. There are also more pics and info on the process on www.scatter-birdie.blogspot.com

Final Silver Tree Lady Tripdych

My first official etsy commission...complete! More photos of the progress on www.scatter-birdie.blogspot.com As always, click on pics for more detail:)

Ancestry: Revamped

Here's the official revamp of my painting called "Ancestry" (at least for now;) I'll be taking it down to Kerrville this weekend to put into their KACC member show. Click on the pics for a larger view and/or go to: http://www.scatter-birdie.blogspot.com/ for more pics and info:)

PS...I've just added a few new posts to the scatter-birdie blog as well.