Little Girl At Heart Art

As I look over this collection

of pieces from the past

week, it reminds me that I'm 

still a little girl at heart. 

Bright colors

and cheerful themes

are what I'm drawn to. 

I'm the same way when it comes

to movies. 

I want to leave the theater uplifted and happy,

not drained or discouraged. 

There's enough heavy stuff

going on in every day life.

Movies and art tend to be pleasant escapes

for me most of the time. 

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The following are mostly mixed

media pieces, which

I've been having fun

with lately. 

The saying on this last piece is actually

one of Willie Nelson's song titles. 

My dear artist friend Dede and I both

love Willie Nelson music and this

is her favorite song of his.

It makes me smile. 

Thank you for visiting. 

I hope you have a fabulous and productive week! 

Terri

Painted Lamp

I've been all out of sorts when it comes

to artwork these past few weeks. 

My husband is home for the summer

and my daily schedule is all off kilter. 

My creative spark has fizzled

and I'm hoping it's just a temporary slump. 

I've figured out it's going to take

some effort on my part to get back 

on track and figure out my new routine

while he's here. 

Don't get me wrong, it's nice having him home,

it's just that it's not the same as being alone. 

I'm working on figuring it all out. 

* * * 

In the meantime, I've been doing some spring cleaning 

and rearranging in the house. 

There was an all white lamp and shade on my 

nightstand that I decided to move into our family room. 

Before I did that, I thought, 'Why not give it some color?'

I think it turned out pretty

cute and gives a nice pop of color

to the family room. 

Now it's on to the rest of the day. . .

I hope you're enjoying yours. 

Until next time,

Terri

Bunny Hutch

I received this bunny hutch

when it was looking a bit

tired and needing a little lift. 

It was stained wood

with black grating. 

Why didn't I take a picture 

before I started??

* * *

First, I drew out patterns of a flower

and butterfly and my husband

kindly cut them out of wood

on our scroll saw. 

I decided to spray paint the base.

With all the wire and intricate structuring

it just made more sense. 

That said, I rarely use spray paint, but

I'm glad I did in this case. 

You can see Maybelline came to check

things out. 

On a side note, we've noticed she's been 

biting the fur off the back of her tail. 

She's 11 years old and has never done 

that before. 

Hmmm. . . 

I'm hoping the bunnies will enjoy 

their new digs. 

Thanks for visiting! 

Terri

Funky Frame and Pig Painting

As I was painting the goat picture,

I noticed a butterfly I'd

asked my husband cut out of wood for me

sitting on one of my work tables. 

I put it behind my painting on the side so

just one of the wings was showing.

That's it! I'll give my painting "wings" 

instead of a traditional frame. 

I drew out some patterns and my husband

cut them out and attached them to the 

painting for me. 

Viola! First painting completed. 

Yesterday, I started on my pig

painting. These two (the goat and the pig paintings) will be 

on either side of the barn doors. 

I have a couple flying pigs

that'll go on the barn doors that I'll share 

with you in another post.

Today I'm finishing up on 

the pig and painting the "wings"

on this one. 

After this, I have a cow
painting and a bunny hutch to finish.

I'm hoping to get it all done within a week. . .

Back to work!

Hope you're having 

a wonderful week.

Until next time. 

Terri