The Flip Side

This is my portrait as painted by Annelein Beukenkamp! Check out her blog at:

http://abwatercolors.blogspot.com/

And check out all the portraits at different strokes from different folks.

Different Strokes Portrait

Karin Jurick is sponsoring a terrific portrait exchange on Different Strokes from Different Folks.

http://differentstrokesfromdifferentfolks.blogspot.com/

This is my attempt. Please check out the others. And look for yours truly!

Cuddling Cougars

I took this shot at the Kamloops Wildlife Park in October. They look so sweet and innocent, not like predators that will stalk you and snap your neck.

The Red Dress

I literally cannot paint a straight line! But I kinda like the wonks. This is based on a series of photos that I took in Victoria using my daughter as a model. It is not a portrait.

Happy Winter Solstice 2008

A Solstice Prayer

Goddess, you create day and night,
Rolling away light before darkness,
Darkness before light,
Thank you for the darkness,
Without it we could not appreciate the light.
By the darkness we can measure blessing-
Health by sickness,
Laughter by tears,
Riches by poverty,
Freedom by oppression.

In memory of ancient light after darkness, let us light a candle.
A candle is small,
Nor far from where it brightly flames the darkness closes in.
But candles light other candles,
And light draws strength from light.
Each night of life let us add candles;
The candle of hope.
The candle of faith.
The candle of brave deeds.
The candle of freedom.
Thank you for the darkness.
Thank you for the light.


a thank you to the author of this prayer.

TAGGED!

This is one of my artist trading cards.



Faye Phillips tagged me!
http://faye-christian-phillips.blogspot.com/
(Bad Faye, bad artist).

I have been dithering ever since about what to put down, harassing people to help me think about what is unusual about me... So here goes:

Five unusual things about me:

I love the smell of crude oil, it’s so chunky, oily, rich that I want to eat it. I grew up in the oilfields, my Dad worked for Pure Oil company.

I was a mail-order bride (sort-of). I married a man I met through the “Mother Earth News”.

I do everything with my right hand except use scissors.

I have a Crazy Ravens hat that I have worn to art openings.

The area I grew up in is famous for its’ white squirrels.

I would recommend people to view the following blogs:

Jami

http://1976volkswagonadventures.blogspot.com/

Nancy Standlee

http://nancystandlee.blogspot.com/

Deb Schmit

http://debschmit.blogspot.com/

Kay Cox

http://gypsyssketchbook.blogspot.com/

Deb Trotter

http://cowboyssweetheart.typepad.com/my_weblog/2006/09/index.html

I'm a scanner!

I've always been troubled by the fact that I have never found my great passion in life (although being an artist is filling it pretty well). I have now discovered there is a name for people like me...we are scanners. I am reading the book "Refuse to Choose" by Barbara Sher. Eureka! It is liberating and encouraging to think that there is nothing "wrong" with me..I am just wired differently. After looking at the book, Bruce has confirmed the diagnosis, so it must be true.