NEW YEAR - NEW LOOK

   It's a new year.  Something about putting up that new calendar must make people want to clean, clean, clean - myself included!  My car knows the way to the drop-off line at Goodwill pretty well by now.  I guess after weeks of having my house a little over-decorated for the holidays, I crave more simplicity once the new year arrives.   Simplicity and change.

First of all, I decided it was time to give the BLOG a little color change.
Something calm and soothing.

Then, on to a few color changes around the house.  

Thanks to Horchow, aqua/turquoise is one of my favorite colors.  

       

 

 Then, I looked in the "Turquoise" folder I keep on my computer.  While I don't remember the source for all of these, they show some great ways to bring some turquoise-like color into a room.   The"slip" on this chair is not my style, but I do love the color of the chair itself.

         

So, today, I'm pulling out my little pot of turquoise-like paint and doing a little damage.

I'll post the results . . . if I like how it all turns out.

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