Dec27Art

I had really expected the news today to be that former President Bush had passed away in Houston Texas.... and then find out General Norman Schwarzkopf died today at the age of 78.  Prayers for the General's family and friends, and I will continue to keep President Bush and Barbara in my prayers too.

Dec26Art

Frog strangling rain this morning, around 1pm this afternoon the wind started to blow, it is still blowing really hard out there, and getting much colder.
The final Rural sketchers challenge was to do a self portrait.... this was as close as I care to get to a drawing of myself. It's been a fun year of weekly sketches.

Dec25Art

I HATE it when I misspell BIG important words... like Christmas.  Oh well the thought was there... hope everyone had fun today.
We went to see 'Hitchcock' at the theater today, it was pretty good.  I thought Anthony Hopkins did a great job as 'Hitch'... looked just like him.

Dec24Art

Put our Christmas turkey in the oven this morning, and enjoyed it for lunch AND dinner.  We have enough turkey left over for turkey sandwiches well into January.
Got a lovely card and a tiny accordion sketchbook from Rita today... what a delightful surprise for Christmas... now how to fill the pages?  One by one... or a single picture spanning the whole sheet?  I will need to think on it....
Merry Christmas everyone... remember the angels said the good tidings of great joy were for ALL people.

Dec23Art

Found some blue ink at Michael's,  Rita's snowflake stamps done with blue ink looked so cool I had to give that a try too.  I like the way they turned out.
Kind of a cloudy, gray day today.. and COLD this morning... I actually had to use my heated seats in my car.  I love that little luxury in my car... don't get to use it much, but it surely is nice when it's cold out.

Dec22Art

Ron and I went on a shopping spree today.  First we bought a sailboat, a little Hobie Cat that we can do some day sailing on this Spring and Summer, we go pick it up tomorrow morning.  After lunch we went to the Charleston Collections store and he bought me a bracelet and earrings that I'd had my eye on.  Then to Pier One for some ceramic containers for my paint brushes... I got everything I wanted LOL

My paints from Daniel Smith arrived and I filled in the Green Gold slot on my color wheel...

Dec21Art

Well so far so good, and since it is already Saturday in Australia... I guess the Mayan's just ended their calendar and never got around to doing the next one.  So we'll all enjoy our time here a little bit longer.  I had to draw my favorite cookie that kinda reminds me of what the Mayan calendar disk looked like to me.

Dec20Art

This wild eyed nutcracker is kinda scary looking to me... well when I tried to draw him, I couldn't get him on the page... so now looks even scarier.
According to the Mayans, tomorrow is the end of the world... gotta think of something spectacular for my last entry... any suggestions?

Dec19Art

Only 5 more shopping days till Christmas... I'm done, mailed the last 4 today.  
The traffic around here get worse every day, could tourists be coming here for Christmas?  Maybe it's just all the people out shopping that usually are home in the evenings.

Dec18Art

Almost done with the rural sketchers 2012 weekly sketches... I have missed a couple I think, but managed to do most of them.  It was a fun project for the year.

Senator Tim Scott

Yesterday Dec 17th, Gov Haley chose my Congressman Tim Scott to fill the vacancy in the Senate due to Jim DeMint's move to head the Heritage Foundation.  I couldn't be prouder of Tim if he was my own son, and I know his Mother is very proud indeed.  Tim Scott will do a great job for SC and for the Nation in his new role as a Senator.

Dec17Art

My first grand baby is 16 today,  she is the epitome of the mother's curse... you know when your mother said, 'Some day I hope you have a child just like you'... well my Mom said that to me and my daughter if VERY much like me opinionated, smart, with a sharp wit ... well Ashton is just like her Mom... and this Granny loves them both... may the legacy of strong willed creative women in the family continue... Ashton will carry that tradition forward I have no doubt.  Happy birthday dear girl... and please, DO NOT TEXT and drive.

Dec16Art

I've gained eight pounds... YIKES and Beau is looking a little phat too LOL... The whole family will be going on a diet after Christmas... no way I'm missing out on any of the good stuff over Christmas.

Another triad color wheel, interesting how French ultra Marine granulation qualities effect the mixtures it is in... while New Gamboge and Alizarin Crimson mix some nice transparent oranges.

Dec15Art

Someone today, did a random act of kindness, in the parking lot at Wal*Mart...  I know this because after lunch my husband and I went to Wal*Mart he got a couple of pairs of jeans, I got a nightshirt with scottie dogs on it.  We went home and discovered that I had lost a ring off my key chain and didn't have my key to the house... and Ron didn't have his keys with him... so we went back to Wal*Mart, we walked through the store, looking for the dropped keys, but did not find them.  Went to the customer service counter and some kind soul found them in the parking lot and turned them in.... God bless you whoever you are...