Makings of a fun day!

Last weekend when we went down to Chicago, we brought

four of my paintings along.  We took a chance that maybe 

Beth Harlow, of "The Painted Lady",

would see them as a fit for her shop.  Well, she DID

and now it's so exciting to know that my paintings are 

hanging on the walls of "The Painted Lady" in Chicago!

Here are the paintings that went along with us . . .

Icelandic Blue Poppy

Three Pears

Still Life After Cezanne

Coral and Cream
SOLD!
at
The Painted Lady-Chicago

The Painted Lady on Damen

      We made a second trip to one of our new favorite shops on Friday -

The Painted Lady on Damen, in Chicago.

Such a pretty little shop that I first learned about while reading

the November/December issue of

"Where Women Create".

(This is a really inspirational "book" showing work spaces of some

very creative women.)

The Painted Lady on Damen is owned by Beth Harlow,
who shares my philosophy about old (and sometimes new) wood furniture -

just paint it white!

It's a beautiful little shop filled with unique accessories,

antique furniture, and gorgeous chandeliers.

This place just makes me want to go home and

MAKE STUFF!

Love these light fixtures and thinking about how I could make them . . . 

This beautiful chair was there a few weeks ago . . . but now it's gone.

So, that's more than enough inspiration for one weekend.

I now have about 3 more projects added to my list . . .