Paintings and Thoughts on Procrastination

I've found one positive thing about 

myself in regard to procrastination today.

When I procrastinate about doing 

the thing I don't want to do, I'm extremely

productive in doing everything

else that eventually needs to be done. 

Laundry's done, dishes are done, birthday card

that had to go out is in the mail, blog post

almost finished. . . 

Speaking of which, I'll get

started on now. 

I was sort of willy nilly in my

painting this week. 

I had some wood pieces my husband

had cut for me that I wanted to use up.

Here's what I came up with for now. 

It's funny, the thing I'm procrastinating about

is not a big deal at all.

It's just something I don't feel like doing. 

Oh, I just remembered the pomodoro time

management method!

That's what I'll do, set the timer and get started.  

Thank you for visiting today!

I hope you have a fabulous week.

Terri

Cats and Skulls and Magnets, Oh My!

The past weekend was so much fun! 

My daughter and son-in-law

took their "mom's" out for an early

 surprise Mother's Day celebration. 

(It's so nice being good friends

with my daughter's mother-in-law.)

The four of us went to the 

English Rose Tea Room

in Carefree Arizona. 

It was just perfect. 

Being a tea drinker myself I had

to up my game the following morning

and forgo my usual mug for Grandma's 

porcelain tea set. 

While it wasn't quite as delicious without

the real cream and lump of sugar,

it extended the delightful memory just the same. 

If you ever happen to be in the 

area, it's a wonderful place to visit. 

* * * * *

Moving on now to my 

art creations of this past week. 

Here's a pic of my purple kitty plaque, . . .

. . . . my new skull plaque, . . . 

. .  .  and some fun little art magnets. 

These little guys are all painted on 2"x 2" pieces of wood. 

I decided to make some one of a kind 

mini artwork magnets as well. 

This little kitty is one of those. 

So much fun! 

Hope you have a wonderful week. 

Thanks for stopping by. 

Terri

ART~ Receiving, Creating, Mailing~ Love it all!

This sweet little trio arrived

in the mail over the weekend.

I'd participated in my first

Altered Art Ladies ATC swap

a few weeks ago.  It's been

such a fun experience. 

Steph did an exemplary job

hosting and I'm very grateful to her. 

She plans on hosting some more swaps

periodically during the year

if you'd like to check out her

inspiring blog here. 

I finished another skull

painting over the weekend. 

It gave my mind a bit of rest

after finishing my skyline paintings. 

Speaking of my skyline paintings,

I sold both of them! 

Thanking the Lord

for that blessing! 

If you'd like to see what

they looked like while they

were still works in progress,

you can see them here. 

My husband and I spent 

some time this weekend getting

them all protected and packaged

up for delivery to their new home

in Chicago. 

I was born in Chicago (as were my parents), 

and spent the first 21 years of my life there. 

It'll always have a special place in my heart. 

That's why I called them "Sweet Home Chicago". 

Hoping you have a wonderful week! 

Terri

New Skull Series

I'm working on a new painting

that's rather stressful and

decided to paint some more

skulls as a brief diversion from that. 

These almost seem

to paint themselves, and

the fun thing about them

is that they seem to 

be morphing a bit. 

I like seeing their evolution.

In fact, I'm looking at one

of the original skulls I painted

(it's hanging in my art room)

and thinking about how

much I want to sand and repaint it. 

That'll have to wait for later. 

These are the four I completed

this week. 

I've finished 8 so far and my

new goal is 12. 

Some people may find them

scary, but they make me smile.

Thanks for stopping by. 

Hoping you have a wonderful weekend!