Happy Anniversary to Me!

It's always fun to celebrate and we humans find so many events to rejoice over: birthdays, graduations, weddings, and in this case, my anniversary. This month of July marks the tenth year that I have been painting seriously and intentionally. As many of you know, I had been a pediatric nurse for many years, in hospitals and home health, and was very fulfilled in helping little ones heal and have good starts in life. But a secret desire rumbled around in my heart: to be able to create a scene of some thing or some place that was special, beautiful, and meaningful. I wanted to learn to paint and be an artist. And now I am celebrating my 10 year anniversary of those early months of oil painting lessons. What better way to celebrate than to give a huge discount to all you faithful patrons, readers, appreciators, and friends! 

Every few weeks I will be offering a few paintings at a time at significantly reduced prices.  All the paintings will be $200 or less and no larger than 11x14. They are all original oil paintings from various points in my art journey. if you see one you like, please contact me either through the website contact page or directly at [email protected]. 

Everyone needs original art in their homes! Here is why:

• Original art has heart and soul in it...a poster does not
• Art inspires your own creativity
• Art is expressive, dimensional, textural, responsive
• Art tells a story and makes us curious
• Original art is created through touch and invention by a real person
• Original art is subtle, thoughtful, intentional
• Buying original art connects you to the art-maker in a special way
• Owning original art demonstrates how you value creativity

Can you add to this list?  
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I look back at my early work and see the growth over the years. (These photos are just for show and will not be in the sale rotation.)

I thought it would be fun to show some of my early paintings:

And follow it up with some of my more recent ones:

What a happy, challenging journey, and still a long way to go! Thanks for your support and for reading my blog!!