tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10497817518860498952023-11-16T06:11:40.179-08:00lori.dianelori http://www.blogger.com/profile/16110289584159437510noreply@blogger.comBlogger75125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1049781751886049895.post-83278694231154328012012-12-26T08:39:00.000-08:002012-12-26T09:22:11.531-08:00i am pleasantly busy...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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well, i've been officially busy with pet portraits...and i love it!</div>
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here are a few of my recent portraits.</div>
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a few were Christmas presents, so i didn't want to </div>
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this was a big 30x40 painted of my client's beloved</div>
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jackson, who recently passed, painted for his wife......</div>
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i had it displayed on an easel in our entryway, so he could see him as soon </div>
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as i opened the door. he loved it. i hope she did too.</div>
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the color is a little off. it was much richer and deeper in color.</div>
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here is maui...</div>
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isn't she sweet. she is the owner's pride and joy. she is aging, and i painted her</div>
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with a little of her younger coloring...</div>
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this is another Christmas gift of my client's sister and brother-in-laws children. </div>
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the perfect gift for the hard-to-buy-for family...</div>
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here is riley...a gift for my client's husband's birthday...i added a special collar that he </div>
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was currently wearing....</div>
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and here is duke...painted for my client's husband...he flew lovingly packaged</div>
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over the pond to England. she let me know he absolutely loved it.</div>
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i am currently working on another gift of a pet that has passed. those portraits are painted</div>
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with special love.</div>
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and then i have two others that are waiting to be painted. </div>
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so i am pleasantly busy.</div>
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i have made a new website for my pet portraits...</div>
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all the details are on the website for ordering yours!</div>
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lori http://www.blogger.com/profile/16110289584159437510noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1049781751886049895.post-54459785300757297162012-08-02T21:34:00.002-07:002012-08-12T08:54:34.830-07:00getting ready for a show...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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i've been busy...vewwwy busy. i have been painting like crazy trying to get ready for first fridays in </div>
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lake oswego. i first had the august 3rd date, but changed it to september and am glad i did. i would be frantic if it was now! so i will be there september 7th...my birthday...kind of appropriate.</div>
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here is my banner for my booth...i really like it. i ordered it from vistaprint and am really happy with the quality.</div>
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i started painting pets purely by accident. i took this pic of my sister, kim's dog, and have always thought it would be fun to paint. so i did and posted it on facebook on her wall for fun. she loved it and everyone started saying that's what i should start doing. </div>
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so i started painting...next was my dog, buddy...</div>
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and my friend caroline's dog, spike...</div>
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and a visla...</div>
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i'm working on another one for my sister....one that i donated as a commission for an auction for gales creek camp for kids with diabetes...a birthday gift commission...and another soon to be commision, all while preparing for this show! and i have a few non-pet paintings that i had started and need to finish! so...i'm verrry busy. and i want to finish them before the show to have more samples to show for (hopefully) some orders! i'd really like to focus on pets...i treat them just like i would a human portrait. there are the eyes, nose, mouth, hair...and each one looks different. i jsut started a website too...</div>
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for my portraits.</div>
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and her are some of my biz cards...</div>
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here's one that will show the pet side of my art...</div>
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pets include horses...</div>
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i really like how my postcard came out...i didn't think i'd like glossy, but like it more than the matt.<br />
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here's my buddy on display in my home...i really like having a portrait of him on display. he is such a sweetie.</div>
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on top of teaching art classes at michaels in tualatin....i took over oregon city as well. that store has been really slow. they haven't promoted it, so most weeks i don't even teach. but, i'm hoping that changes. they are building a classroom and are going to start promoting.</div>
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i am also really excited that i started teaching at The Stafford Boutique Retirement Community in lake oswego. here was my first class..we painted Van Gogh. .two of them have been coming to my michaels class prior to this. i'm there during the summer on fridays at 10am and in september it'll be fridays at 3:00. i just love it!</div>
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and here is Gladdie...she's one of my regulars. we painted multnomah falls. it was quite complicated, so she worked on it at home during the week, and brought it back finished so I could see it. look what a great job she did! i am so proud of her!</div>
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what i love about her too is her child-like enthusiasm about having creativity in her life. she looks forward to not finishing in class so she can have homework during the week...something to work on. </div>
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i told her it is feeding her soul...and she agreed.</div>
</div>lori http://www.blogger.com/profile/16110289584159437510noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1049781751886049895.post-57219800767015554442012-06-21T09:25:00.001-07:002012-06-21T09:45:27.961-07:00art abandonment<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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i recently became a part of a new group called ART ABANDONMENT. It was started by <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CGQQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmichaeldemeng.blogspot.com%2F&ei=vErjT8fFKemG2gXJs7TgCw&usg=AFQjCNEU6YfYnSUvNEekgz4VHOftsavPAg">Michael DeMeng.</a> </div>
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he started this group on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/groups/ArtAbandonment/">facebook</a> just a few weeks ago, and there are well over 3,000 members worldwide already! the purpose of this group is to create some kind of art - a drawing on a napkin at a cafe, a painting on canvas, a poem, words of support, whatever you creatively do - then leave it somewhere for someone to find with a note attached that says it's a gift for the finder, and if they choose to reply back via e-mail to say how they felt or what they will do with it.</div>
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Michaels was immediately surprised at the response and the growth of the group. he started a separate <a href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fmichaeldemeng.typepad.com%2Fart_abandonment%2F&h=6AQED2w4xAQGK4fvrFUnyh-AWVe3nfDu41CUzWa-Ek8nmmw&enc=AZOpKHAXCY6m4EpayWUHMeyUyYeIPxK0IxlkK9-RZhljeLHQMFN3JlCgjArn0KCImLPgvPwRkufBkMj5WDP71SXxmSrVbp8jQRa63q61Ej4HYg">blog</a>. This is what he writes about the group:</div>
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<em>"Art Abandonment is a group designed to encourage random acts of art, left in various locations around the globe. The id</em><span class="text_exposed_show"><em>ea is that folks can make something and leave it for a lucky unsuspecting person to find. Artists can then post locations and photos of abandoned goodies…and finders can let everyone know that they are the lucky finder! O' sweet abandon!<br /> <br /> So leave some art. Leave a contact email for the finder…and if you get notified share the message with this group. If you prefer you can use the contact email: i.found.artwork@gmail.com we'll be checking it often and share the results. Have fun!"</em></span></div>
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there was a new baby born at our barn. there is nothing like a little one with long legs.</div>
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just 2 days old</div>
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and when i went to pick up my daughter the other day, this is where i found her.</div>
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she has a way with animals. she thinks of what they are thinking or feeling and they feel safe.</div>
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the owners of this horse were calling this little filly a wild one. they were saying it would be hard to try her out with a halter. they need to have my horse whisperer daughter do it.</div>
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even mama approves.</div>
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</div>lori http://www.blogger.com/profile/16110289584159437510noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1049781751886049895.post-64472944953953732402012-04-02T09:42:00.001-07:002012-04-02T09:45:04.769-07:00vaca in the sun...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-_VHR36rnlMyy4J3zkSMkfBaszUB4WtdMwBJpUqPfeFfMuKrOKt5D408G6gM27o2sk9mbNtA8d1B7dOi2jZBISxY6Xs0xiKyRPC2c5LEG8_07huVTDJRk02G0tvEDN5IzCgxK8ULUsRU/s1600/IMG_0279.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-_VHR36rnlMyy4J3zkSMkfBaszUB4WtdMwBJpUqPfeFfMuKrOKt5D408G6gM27o2sk9mbNtA8d1B7dOi2jZBISxY6Xs0xiKyRPC2c5LEG8_07huVTDJRk02G0tvEDN5IzCgxK8ULUsRU/s400/IMG_0279.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>we spent spring break in palm desert. oregon right now is wet, wet, wet. it seems the weathermen say it's raining, sprinkling, showers, etc...they just try to make it sound different every day...but it's rain. so going to where it was warm - like 80-95 warm - was shocking and soooo needed. these are views from our room...<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">here's a mermaid in the pond...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5gApGb7_mBA5GDSLBvWN8pFxpJIFDqO5L-AnEuIfvUEPMTTQf7rP4OxS9V543Oc6fI7m7LTbtCkXX9vTyb5GiA00xdFTLJSZbE3Woyy7XB1W3Au222lDuVXu7fd1cBiLC6RKUWhgrP-8/s1600/IMG_0307.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5gApGb7_mBA5GDSLBvWN8pFxpJIFDqO5L-AnEuIfvUEPMTTQf7rP4OxS9V543Oc6fI7m7LTbtCkXX9vTyb5GiA00xdFTLJSZbE3Woyy7XB1W3Au222lDuVXu7fd1cBiLC6RKUWhgrP-8/s320/IMG_0307.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and on to the art museum...they were having an exhibit with rodin so had to go...only sculptures here...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_HQUmP0nGLlK13KrVjQZvp_7Wqhu7kKPRHk32_GVxzxAiC2fSffYjxqc43fJwXv9iUdIwC6yPCKVOiQgm435WStotQfxdLADR3xCrjH_8k5CZeVs2B4Ri9Fu-5yRQXMYljXNcwApOdvo/s1600/IMG_0301.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_HQUmP0nGLlK13KrVjQZvp_7Wqhu7kKPRHk32_GVxzxAiC2fSffYjxqc43fJwXv9iUdIwC6yPCKVOiQgm435WStotQfxdLADR3xCrjH_8k5CZeVs2B4Ri9Fu-5yRQXMYljXNcwApOdvo/s400/IMG_0301.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">rodin...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIOVnBIC5f6NLmPM74Zro9AvUGq7VjW4p7_6e18lCc9HJgdgERP1dXLgGJ79D_8oiTq0G0HemNZSG4I3UzLxNeRcWuPsoBvxaUZG2rsrQlzeEaCWkYFCp7QFETrZXHAH4JLCbxicNY7yo/s1600/IMG_0294.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIOVnBIC5f6NLmPM74Zro9AvUGq7VjW4p7_6e18lCc9HJgdgERP1dXLgGJ79D_8oiTq0G0HemNZSG4I3UzLxNeRcWuPsoBvxaUZG2rsrQlzeEaCWkYFCp7QFETrZXHAH4JLCbxicNY7yo/s400/IMG_0294.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">picasso...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibEBjbpPF7EFiizD7PgoyFfgxSgMB-yyQVunFH4yoDRCt6rFQnA05N1D-18Ub-LIX-MV5zirrJCO013bbOp84Etvcfe86zDEL2DsSVTe2HjvMBv9SsdDiSUk4Y7OviUIWx5EWz88Gv9rs/s1600/IMG_0296.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibEBjbpPF7EFiizD7PgoyFfgxSgMB-yyQVunFH4yoDRCt6rFQnA05N1D-18Ub-LIX-MV5zirrJCO013bbOp84Etvcfe86zDEL2DsSVTe2HjvMBv9SsdDiSUk4Y7OviUIWx5EWz88Gv9rs/s320/IMG_0296.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYFk028yXT87lT4jFUcxkFeD5PmWaeLykuekMkjowY511A38aDdI_0uW8jOf-b5Jr7iO-WIcNgS07bPg9zMsZqj0MvaN4XAqkx8ei4BCmBG6kj75aJskU0kUoPVm3MkXbjtxaOlcHGI_Y/s1600/IMG_0378.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYFk028yXT87lT4jFUcxkFeD5PmWaeLykuekMkjowY511A38aDdI_0uW8jOf-b5Jr7iO-WIcNgS07bPg9zMsZqj0MvaN4XAqkx8ei4BCmBG6kj75aJskU0kUoPVm3MkXbjtxaOlcHGI_Y/s400/IMG_0378.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">it's futuristic looking...and beautiful...notice the blue skies.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh69AeHROL5d2tQteYSlEwkYqigbwMY3h9F_1K3b6CWFzkL9rvby0AjnOmmTENjv9Q5T46bdoNx0uU-9LtMIA4yDG9Bn0oODLAksTD-KD_eP0RFNcSoKHl3ITnkOnaDXXOO0vTVDRApmvQ/s1600/IMG_0379.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh69AeHROL5d2tQteYSlEwkYqigbwMY3h9F_1K3b6CWFzkL9rvby0AjnOmmTENjv9Q5T46bdoNx0uU-9LtMIA4yDG9Bn0oODLAksTD-KD_eP0RFNcSoKHl3ITnkOnaDXXOO0vTVDRApmvQ/s400/IMG_0379.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">we then stopped by my sister, dolly's beautiful house where my mother has recently moved in and had such a great time there. then off the next morning after a home cooked breakfast to drive the rest of the way home...and like clockwork, the rain started just after we went through southern oregon...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div></div>lori http://www.blogger.com/profile/16110289584159437510noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1049781751886049895.post-26392461704511475832012-02-08T16:32:00.000-08:002012-02-08T16:54:25.768-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">i'm loving my iphone and the photos apps available! here's a picture of a statue i have...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8-bvDJBHdutaiUetyIJHeIosKbURoNOwVC3DvQXV_EHRHMHIHyklixUP1T5kJo1KWYHc-08QYNJ8LZElbQ-8GU2givKn-KzITAwXWm3kUnXbzgVz-FQ2rRJPgAkfDyez36Bp2a5brepU/s1600/IMG_0124.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8-bvDJBHdutaiUetyIJHeIosKbURoNOwVC3DvQXV_EHRHMHIHyklixUP1T5kJo1KWYHc-08QYNJ8LZElbQ-8GU2givKn-KzITAwXWm3kUnXbzgVz-FQ2rRJPgAkfDyez36Bp2a5brepU/s400/IMG_0124.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">here's another painting i did recently...this shows the progression and my re-working...</div><div style="text-align: center;"> i used acrylic and pastels...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgevh3tEvdLjaN6kH_DF4GduuqKbMly2Tf1JPs3nQF9Pn14t2fcoyM5d5ynarKswQnwcMF0nZjWHPA8TJ13MXVYGmCW1ICwekTwT5QZSv9pJ-WKr6Z7mvHvijNAQgHSIIQNYfcna52Aos/s1600/IMG_0055+copy72.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgevh3tEvdLjaN6kH_DF4GduuqKbMly2Tf1JPs3nQF9Pn14t2fcoyM5d5ynarKswQnwcMF0nZjWHPA8TJ13MXVYGmCW1ICwekTwT5QZSv9pJ-WKr6Z7mvHvijNAQgHSIIQNYfcna52Aos/s400/IMG_0055+copy72.jpg" width="381" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">i wasn't happy with the color on one side...i then put color on both sides, and kept working on her face. i still wasn't thrilled, so i kept at it. i gave her more hair. i lightened it up quite a bit and added flowers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfS5Fv2-7zmvm9xg-cg8nifQa1x3ixBqu2-zdEgDOFWumwTWgtRsaX8UyHvfnks3N7uS2Uwsy3Zm9JKr6kl2m5NyGnrZK3giwvsx8qOQc3hTud36GLDIRq_V2SpVmmEp3S6RDI48fpgVc/s1600/IMG_0108+copy72.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfS5Fv2-7zmvm9xg-cg8nifQa1x3ixBqu2-zdEgDOFWumwTWgtRsaX8UyHvfnks3N7uS2Uwsy3Zm9JKr6kl2m5NyGnrZK3giwvsx8qOQc3hTud36GLDIRq_V2SpVmmEp3S6RDI48fpgVc/s400/IMG_0108+copy72.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">then i didn't care for the flowers and how detailed they looked. i painted and pasteled and chalked over them, leaving a bit of color showing through. i then added more of a creamy color to the white, which looks better with her hair and the tones in the painting.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">here's the finished piece.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj_f03l10mF3oQGwoI-kKbmj3lZAVItE1DF29ECLItpGrEX-T5omA2WbHzkxPG3MWo4rs9keOrD_qPC7670PyVlC9Wtn4ccDb8wAzQ6I3_sM2yB86UKtXUK3X24uXM2Q3m-DQFmuquwp8/s1600/IMG_0114+copy72.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj_f03l10mF3oQGwoI-kKbmj3lZAVItE1DF29ECLItpGrEX-T5omA2WbHzkxPG3MWo4rs9keOrD_qPC7670PyVlC9Wtn4ccDb8wAzQ6I3_sM2yB86UKtXUK3X24uXM2Q3m-DQFmuquwp8/s400/IMG_0114+copy72.jpg" width="318" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">chalked another event board at native foods cafe at the bridgeport mall. i just love the whole vibe i get while in there. i am blessed to be able to do their event board at the end of every month for the next month. it feels great to be a part of such a cool place.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUwNMReW2rQHFu1XDHq9VIU412XqOy-I_Hz5_eBVVTPUmRtjcfKILalRljZUgoiZdp-BJO3GYdD7-Q_WY-7YUS9Ombl0tHpJYvumdnerFoPnVYwzt9dJXpRkbTQDeG7Vc8zGq_iu1UpdI/s1600/IMG_0125.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUwNMReW2rQHFu1XDHq9VIU412XqOy-I_Hz5_eBVVTPUmRtjcfKILalRljZUgoiZdp-BJO3GYdD7-Q_WY-7YUS9Ombl0tHpJYvumdnerFoPnVYwzt9dJXpRkbTQDeG7Vc8zGq_iu1UpdI/s400/IMG_0125.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and my grumbacher paint classes at michaels are so much fun. my students are churning out such great work! i'm really proud of them!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">we did a series of van gogh paintings...here is the still life...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkulGGYRK7jKCr8JcGs-dBlHELKKG499kVsvqpHnRr8Zhyphenhyphen-TcSoi4-sjibYyDvj3z_Jd4eQbOg8DQo7lr5vo-YXn2e5TNyp4y2cD6tC1kH384Labx6L5_7Cc7ARY5-fu1s_a7eMyL8l2w/s1600/IMG_0115.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkulGGYRK7jKCr8JcGs-dBlHELKKG499kVsvqpHnRr8Zhyphenhyphen-TcSoi4-sjibYyDvj3z_Jd4eQbOg8DQo7lr5vo-YXn2e5TNyp4y2cD6tC1kH384Labx6L5_7Cc7ARY5-fu1s_a7eMyL8l2w/s400/IMG_0115.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">here's the floral...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgedxeXNpZZwEQhVxTEJBI3G498z-7MDL1Q37798Ok_cNjvkw6rmasOFfUy49gljGEmeCDXWMRe6em1dSFNSR4MhS67ALjFB9BXux-LA6r0lZ2ti2pKxUA8rZowzV18gnW0GKHzxfEP0I/s1600/IMG_0051.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgedxeXNpZZwEQhVxTEJBI3G498z-7MDL1Q37798Ok_cNjvkw6rmasOFfUy49gljGEmeCDXWMRe6em1dSFNSR4MhS67ALjFB9BXux-LA6r0lZ2ti2pKxUA8rZowzV18gnW0GKHzxfEP0I/s400/IMG_0051.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and here's the landscape...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjykUvRz2mc2RnTwxR9DR0hQP3VVoFuijY8IiLGoehp_z2Znz4uRhVrKLeh_m4qsATgUVpwSY4QtEO5GpyKrY6TsR1yMXxiqgTrcBEhciaR9X71qYRN-_8G0DZ9G5dg9OygO7rFI3zDCLY/s1600/IMG_0100.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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this was all on instagram.</div></div>lori http://www.blogger.com/profile/16110289584159437510noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1049781751886049895.post-12547399084466937742012-01-14T15:58:00.000-08:002012-01-14T15:58:06.493-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsS7BcexhAqP9NGSvJZwB1jkQNimvsy0y1Lju_BB0K9BUx6o9HW3ZchrU0LapbAnNF8n_vQubZi3qdHqFC2nuWikdo5TZIEXdew8mZ20LvekevqPB-t7EaMzaoIP9zpwCUGvMrsBOTEJc/s1600/002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsS7BcexhAqP9NGSvJZwB1jkQNimvsy0y1Lju_BB0K9BUx6o9HW3ZchrU0LapbAnNF8n_vQubZi3qdHqFC2nuWikdo5TZIEXdew8mZ20LvekevqPB-t7EaMzaoIP9zpwCUGvMrsBOTEJc/s320/002.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">i am in the midst of misty mawn's 5 week online art course. i wanted to take this course because i just love misty's open and free work. she is spontaneous and uses many different mediums and i wanted to get a taste of that. i will post as i do new work. it's not easy finding the time though! i am already sooo behind! but luckily it seems that may others are as well. with working and teaching grumbacher painting classes - and doing one of the paintings that i'll be teaching during the week so i can get the process before teaching, leaves me little time for this class. but she is leaving the class up for us for a year...which is so freeing. anyways...here is a journal page that i created...it's me, although it doesn't look like me. she looks younger and has better eyelids...but i absolutely loved this exercise! it really freed me up to just put down color instead of trying to be exact. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div></div>lori http://www.blogger.com/profile/16110289584159437510noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1049781751886049895.post-61962696728758581652012-01-09T21:14:00.000-08:002012-01-10T07:58:27.580-08:00fun with apps...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">well i just got an iphone...not a new 4g model, but a 3g.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and with it came my excitement to get some photography apps...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">had to run around my house and shoot some things and then add</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">fun effects to them...here's my messy art area...at least this effect kinda softens</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the mess :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRY79fVIPMLvikeKf1CBJNOrLx0MqWWtYxhXOQrQWnMv8434Ise6CkWXcPKTYpgv3PJVW4nEg9_f7iBKs5k_yOgKlPoXan6G8_aBaeE9jX185erK3ZEYBbxcw2UrmMmptSR4gvVa4Kd08/s1600/003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRY79fVIPMLvikeKf1CBJNOrLx0MqWWtYxhXOQrQWnMv8434Ise6CkWXcPKTYpgv3PJVW4nEg9_f7iBKs5k_yOgKlPoXan6G8_aBaeE9jX185erK3ZEYBbxcw2UrmMmptSR4gvVa4Kd08/s400/003.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and i love this one. it's a lighted house that i keep up all year. at christmas i put some snow at the base as well as trees on the sides of it. this effect put white spots all over it which looks like snow coming down! love it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUjAquJuLjmGu17NcAZXcXiNVDqg_fg76A5Tv3GJ-Oe31PCiUZiAto-TbDzxdzFLbziJkzuUvFgWYWNBaV6lIaLfA0puAAHkoV9PkIqMnVyh0ivWJKODFtmU5LEnLQ_ktEwQ3641ZVSdM/s1600/004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUjAquJuLjmGu17NcAZXcXiNVDqg_fg76A5Tv3GJ-Oe31PCiUZiAto-TbDzxdzFLbziJkzuUvFgWYWNBaV6lIaLfA0puAAHkoV9PkIqMnVyh0ivWJKODFtmU5LEnLQ_ktEwQ3641ZVSdM/s400/004.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and this was a mary statue i got at the goodwill. i got really close and then did a scratched photo effect. i absolutely love it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiOUn3Q8ixOE98zvr02xzZJWELeP8FnktCAhdyYxXDMmTCgqaaLYzZEsBosI-4VjYf3pB0orDlnJaGTzHwAlhIDQjzLu2XhZ8PY9t1LdUSSIwiiibCpbahVXuYBxVko6yIUdsMhiZnS8c/s1600/005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiOUn3Q8ixOE98zvr02xzZJWELeP8FnktCAhdyYxXDMmTCgqaaLYzZEsBosI-4VjYf3pB0orDlnJaGTzHwAlhIDQjzLu2XhZ8PY9t1LdUSSIwiiibCpbahVXuYBxVko6yIUdsMhiZnS8c/s400/005.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAQPhrDLKTNByCK7tUr3ip8ndi8MrIZ5pJGhdIdJHnG5lmUak86FcLbxWUgtHKVV3oUv7a4tG4yvlWCo4cD8WWJDVfGqnEIQZ1JafUMTsXiichcXkc-B6LSG0LfAxa8LOGv1rcQx4Bwuk/s1600/013.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAQPhrDLKTNByCK7tUr3ip8ndi8MrIZ5pJGhdIdJHnG5lmUak86FcLbxWUgtHKVV3oUv7a4tG4yvlWCo4cD8WWJDVfGqnEIQZ1JafUMTsXiichcXkc-B6LSG0LfAxa8LOGv1rcQx4Bwuk/s400/013.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and i enrolled in misty mawn's e-course. fun, fun, fun! our first assignments are sketching with charcoal and pencils. this is something i came up with tonight. it's been soooo many years since i have done a portrait with charcoal. i think i was in college! so this was like rediscovering it all over again. her class will last for 5 weeks. i'm going to be sooo busy! but it's definitely a good thing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Xt9882tT_OOarkD-3fjJbAvZ6QPI3R58NS6ZwrQ7HZexIJ94BeNFmdRz0TmBDbJ4wOCXcHI8QIF1MqQGypAkXGKCo-USVdOErNhnzfc3RP7O7L79FdsPqXANdR_KoQ214eSVQDndqAI/s1600/0271.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Xt9882tT_OOarkD-3fjJbAvZ6QPI3R58NS6ZwrQ7HZexIJ94BeNFmdRz0TmBDbJ4wOCXcHI8QIF1MqQGypAkXGKCo-USVdOErNhnzfc3RP7O7L79FdsPqXANdR_KoQ214eSVQDndqAI/s400/0271.jpg" width="301" /></a></div></div>lori http://www.blogger.com/profile/16110289584159437510noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1049781751886049895.post-62560810156907270252012-01-01T19:35:00.000-08:002012-01-01T19:35:23.662-08:00grow your blog in 2012 via one smart cookie!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">just want to let you who blog, know about something coming up which i'm sure will be filled with a wealth of information: one of my favorite blogs called <a href="http://missmustardseed.com/">miss mustard seed</a> will be a part of a 5 blog hop that will give information for growing your blog...for FREE.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZLdWDfe-l1AIOaiKmiAJky0RTfWIGNrr3lTrw1sYGoo-UgnzFgJ7DJ2Iax-5PSU1MhfV1es0HvsAn2O5hmQujLbORYX0ULIhkwlt_kv1wnPV-kkYe-29f7emzLAxxmblJCyuTAP6UhZQ/s1600/smallmmsbutton.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZLdWDfe-l1AIOaiKmiAJky0RTfWIGNrr3lTrw1sYGoo-UgnzFgJ7DJ2Iax-5PSU1MhfV1es0HvsAn2O5hmQujLbORYX0ULIhkwlt_kv1wnPV-kkYe-29f7emzLAxxmblJCyuTAP6UhZQ/s1600/smallmmsbutton.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">i just want to first tell you a little about miss mustard seed. i have been following her since i started blogging a little over a year ago. i have this alter ego...i'm basically a want-to-be picker. i just love going to garage sales, flea markets, etc. and finding things that what you call "another's trash". i have an eye (so i think) for decorating and that is filled with things that are old. why? i just love the feeling of history...of age (which a lot of times means better made)...of uniqueness...one of a kind...or nostalgic. well, miss mustard seed aka marian, finds things, and has become quite skilled with transforming what someone else would call dated or old, into a beautiful piece by painting, recovering, revamping. she has really made a name for herself quite quickly too. she has a huge following. she is a spokesperson for many products, and is writing her first book. she is also a mother of youngin's, and a youth pastors wife. she's a busy bee. and i always read her daily posts. always. well she's a part of a small blog hop for you...and me...and anyone else to get information on what she and these others have done to grow their blogs called</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQOIm1VbIN9hCvFxtHSUXkZS_M3bH0fXK1AfRO5S350DTKBSs_lYjUWqVJInopiDymQiow07tXe23i0gRS15YADmdn-gGTAlFREbHgvOsAkRWcrFg4VMnsJtrGt_K_FVKoHRhg2Yymwz0/s1600/growing-your-blog-button-576x321.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQOIm1VbIN9hCvFxtHSUXkZS_M3bH0fXK1AfRO5S350DTKBSs_lYjUWqVJInopiDymQiow07tXe23i0gRS15YADmdn-gGTAlFREbHgvOsAkRWcrFg4VMnsJtrGt_K_FVKoHRhg2Yymwz0/s320/growing-your-blog-button-576x321.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">so...i just wanted to pass on this information to YOU. stop by her<a href="http://missmustardseed.com/"> blog</a> and read more...i hope you learn and grow in 2012. happy new year!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div></div>lori http://www.blogger.com/profile/16110289584159437510noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1049781751886049895.post-37502534890179473692011-12-28T09:38:00.000-08:002011-12-28T09:38:58.682-08:00i am here<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;">i am here</div><div style="text-align: center;">there isn't time, but here i am</div><div style="text-align: center;">i am being pulled</div><div style="text-align: center;">my leg is pulled, my arm is pulled</div><div style="text-align: center;">but my heart is here</div><div style="text-align: center;">how do i make time?</div><div style="text-align: center;">i must</div><div style="text-align: center;">it's my heart...my soul</div><div style="text-align: center;">the blood that runs through my veins</div><div style="text-align: center;">so i am here</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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AHHHHHH! so excited!!!! and <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=web&cd=1&sqi=2&ved=0CDEQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stylishpatina.com%2F&ei=3B3ITpqBNY_LsQLytcki&usg=AFQjCNEqg0xMRci06BU0RTd1zOerF0X3lg">stylish patina</a> is such a cool blog that i discovered through miss mustard seed. she has the same love for "picking" and styling that i love and so can't believe that i am going to be able to "shop" there too!!!! she's got an <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=web&cd=8&sqi=2&ved=0CFkQFjAH&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.etsy.com%2Fshop%2FStylishPatina&ei=3B3ITpqBNY_LsQLytcki&usg=AFQjCNG6h95IoyuSXKRvLz_nvfWM1WLShg">etsy shop</a>, as well as an actual store called The Foundry.... so forgive me if it seems i'm bragging or boasting, but i'm beside myself.</div></div>lori http://www.blogger.com/profile/16110289584159437510noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1049781751886049895.post-37700639012038100942011-11-06T13:22:00.000-08:002011-11-06T18:21:27.065-08:00veganize me...some of my art on the walls of a new restaurant!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">a new restauant is opening at bridgeport, our outdoor mall that is nearby. it's called <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CCsQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnativefoods.com%2F&ei=kPG2TojBEpHRiAKYwaFm&usg=AFQjCNEh9i1eSI1ny_WBHultvREwh9EbbA">native foods cafe</a>, and is a growing chain that is mostly in california and chicago right now. this is their first restaurant in oregon. it's a vegan restaurant...a fun, bustling, colorful, happening place. definitely not stuffy or predjudice against those that aren't vegan. they say that 75% of their clientele actually aren't vegan, but come to experience a healthy day or night out. i was hired, along with another artist, to either paint chalkboards or the walls. she did mainly chalk-art...and a lot of it. beautiful stuff. i did their mission statement, which you can see on the wall near the celing...yes, it's high...i was on 18 ft. scafolding...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC4IxvtykcwVF94buMUTuG6BCrFXxPqRW2gv5NFJ-8Bl6o2efm7Z7zHHqnupr7o6lkuKSDjUxp4_KQA1Y9FG7Li0o0H1IgY1LcPkN50MvBden190yYJTsmzbLEoWJsnCpWsh5anEGYh7c/s1600/DSC_0729+copy2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="381" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC4IxvtykcwVF94buMUTuG6BCrFXxPqRW2gv5NFJ-8Bl6o2efm7Z7zHHqnupr7o6lkuKSDjUxp4_KQA1Y9FG7Li0o0H1IgY1LcPkN50MvBden190yYJTsmzbLEoWJsnCpWsh5anEGYh7c/s400/DSC_0729+copy2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjypK23acnS4NUQ718xBuBGhBVdv4WwNUDIPkLZd1CUbS5Cv5wT2NsaaL-u5Q0vOqyPSXJcXEg8tKnZWdty2jbuKIVJio5z7iu3oN8YsBWmwNTUmAof56FcEzUmfysaO-TEDv0dFEHa5Vc/s1600/DSC_0729+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="176" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjypK23acnS4NUQ718xBuBGhBVdv4WwNUDIPkLZd1CUbS5Cv5wT2NsaaL-u5Q0vOqyPSXJcXEg8tKnZWdty2jbuKIVJio5z7iu3oN8YsBWmwNTUmAof56FcEzUmfysaO-TEDv0dFEHa5Vc/s400/DSC_0729+copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> i also painted or chalked their juice bar flavors and their native stuff sign, which shows happenings around portland...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">my family and i were invited to the vip grand opening last night, where we got to order appetizers, sides, main dishes, and desserts, all free of charge. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUTjsnvcd4yIHyZGIyAzAc8WGBOyfsA26Fi5n5VSLnU99W0pDv4xyGedERTX2KqNYkBTWSfO-UKHdXbjqBzBorJnxZ8drfK9Ey9YB3Yer_yLU0ZwFnrzUHvwnRD_zfrwZH7NK_UjU_oDw/s1600/DSC_0722+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="343" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUTjsnvcd4yIHyZGIyAzAc8WGBOyfsA26Fi5n5VSLnU99W0pDv4xyGedERTX2KqNYkBTWSfO-UKHdXbjqBzBorJnxZ8drfK9Ey9YB3Yer_yLU0ZwFnrzUHvwnRD_zfrwZH7NK_UjU_oDw/s400/DSC_0722+copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">this is the to-die-for butternut squash soup that 3 of the 4 of us had...the kick that was unexpected...dried cranberries in it. it was soooo good. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXxI76dOio05AsLg5lfhiDVZIzIXQpYSY7JFLweljhyphenhyphenV5k1-GNRBIO-ey-SonfilKxevaeN0qmp2gw1IVCI8_SJy_bbMQvR3NONjGVIjDd_hni5xAgsrQnDPjaZ4SDjsEJVagkm8g3m5Y/s1600/DSC_0723.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXxI76dOio05AsLg5lfhiDVZIzIXQpYSY7JFLweljhyphenhyphenV5k1-GNRBIO-ey-SonfilKxevaeN0qmp2gw1IVCI8_SJy_bbMQvR3NONjGVIjDd_hni5xAgsrQnDPjaZ4SDjsEJVagkm8g3m5Y/s400/DSC_0723.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">this was the soul bowl my daughter ordered...that's their native chicken...that tastes like chicken, but isn't.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu889YupENEdEbuO89lGQ0fCQDXWH0I4Mvi9A4KNZTShsrtHO94ZEUqd9bVvMOzocH3w1RCPHNtiwyWKso2xfOBGOimHAPEBSd0M6THhfc8tuSwwzci3SFgiNLuQn8CjHMyUQ90h3Y_fs/s1600/DSC_0722+ncopy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="337" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu889YupENEdEbuO89lGQ0fCQDXWH0I4Mvi9A4KNZTShsrtHO94ZEUqd9bVvMOzocH3w1RCPHNtiwyWKso2xfOBGOimHAPEBSd0M6THhfc8tuSwwzci3SFgiNLuQn8CjHMyUQ90h3Y_fs/s400/DSC_0722+ncopy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">i had the ensalada azteca salad as my main dish...mmmmm good. avacado, cucumber, jicama salsa, quinoa, romaine, currants, toasted pumpkin seeds, cilantro...mmmm</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWymN6Evckj-WZ_68BlV7OGI3ABoVhrqesADufG8TD4ldKjy2Nohh79GQ_bUCm_3pTVMLXDkozsQflHR0ZhXri8soFuCPPKdnpx3xsCkxAWoI2aFXEFziphyphenhyphenuEYV5bn2PpUqKnBhYueNU/s1600/DSC_0724.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWymN6Evckj-WZ_68BlV7OGI3ABoVhrqesADufG8TD4ldKjy2Nohh79GQ_bUCm_3pTVMLXDkozsQflHR0ZhXri8soFuCPPKdnpx3xsCkxAWoI2aFXEFziphyphenhyphenuEYV5bn2PpUqKnBhYueNU/s400/DSC_0724.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">here's a half eaten portobello and "sausage" burger (hubby couldn't wait 'till i was ready to shoot my camera) with dilled potato salad on the side.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGdUCgBMyNg50vgDzcDYYWj8i83P0K-dfDVDjsxZoLXmHGWa9cpEoZVVMhcAbKAUoQQyBoMPjfhm4Oeu_1Y12jaC-uv7W1rg9iEIPe-dXMzRVScC78ot-oSHvMk9U2QUpuUsbjkBEA_5o/s1600/DSC_0717.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGdUCgBMyNg50vgDzcDYYWj8i83P0K-dfDVDjsxZoLXmHGWa9cpEoZVVMhcAbKAUoQQyBoMPjfhm4Oeu_1Y12jaC-uv7W1rg9iEIPe-dXMzRVScC78ot-oSHvMk9U2QUpuUsbjkBEA_5o/s400/DSC_0717.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">this is their twister wrap, that my kids had another night that i was painting for them. they were training their chefs and made me a to-go bag filled with yummies.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">their official opening is tuesday, and i know they are going to be busy, busy, busy. we are long over-due for a place like this! it's nice to go out and feel like you are eating healthy...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the native foods blog is a great one too...check it out<a href="http://blog.nativefoods.com/"> here</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">here's a <strong>Green Bean Casserole</strong> from their newsletter for your Thanksgiving feast:</div> 1⁄2 cup olive oil<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">10 sliced shallots</div><div style="text-align: center;">4 cloves garlic, chopped</div><div style="text-align: center;">2 cups panko breadcrumbs</div><div style="text-align: center;">2 tbsp olive oil</div><div style="text-align: center;">2-1⁄2 cups sliced mushrooms</div><div style="text-align: center;">2 tbsp flour</div><div style="text-align: center;">1 cup vegetable broth</div><div style="text-align: center;">3/4 cup Vegenaise</div><div style="text-align: center;">3⁄4-1lb green beans, washed</div><div style="text-align: left;">1. Heat oil in pan. 2. Add shallots and sauté until lightly brown 3. Remove shallots, saving oil. 4. Add 2 garlic cloves to oil and sauté for 1+ min. Add breadcrumbs. 5. Stir until breadcrumbs absorb the garlic and are slightly toasted. 6. Remove from stove and put aside. 7. Heat 2 Tbsp. olive oil in pan and add mushrooms</div><div style="text-align: left;">(don’t stack on top of one another). 8. Add a touch of salt, which will release some of the water and help them sear nicely. Cook for 4 minutes then add 2 cloves of garlic as the mushrooms start to brown. 9. Cook another minute then add flour and mix well as fl our browns a bit. 10. Add broth and Vegenaise, and stir well. It will start to thicken. 11. Then add the green beans and stir to incorporate. 12. Add half of breadcrumb mixture and half of the crispy shallots and mix well. 13. Garnish with more crispy shallots and the delicious breadcrumb mixture and serve!</div><div style="text-align: center;">and here are TONS of recipes from chef Tonya, the owner and founder:</div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://nativefoods.com/events/recipes.aspx">http://nativefoods.com/events/recipes.aspx</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">and here are TONS of youtube videos</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/NativeFoodsCafe">http://www.youtube.com/user/NativeFoodsCafe</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">although not vegan...i just might want to try after all this flavor!</div></div>lori http://www.blogger.com/profile/16110289584159437510noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1049781751886049895.post-41688009267068637812011-11-04T13:31:00.000-07:002011-11-04T13:42:35.775-07:00santos, statues, inspiration, and art...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">my sister janine aka <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=rusted%20wings&source=web&cd=1&sqi=2&ved=0CCQQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Frustedwingsstudio.blogspot.com%2F&ei=dUq0Tve1NMqYiQLs5sCHAQ&usg=AFQjCNE_mgcMjNRnDaFz0K1wOCnk5DPDnA">abigail</a>, stopped by for a few days from montana to take a few <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=misty%20mawn&source=web&cd=1&sqi=2&ved=0CCAQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmistymawn.typepad.com%2F&ei=Pkq0TpapCefXiAKknela&usg=AFQjCNE1nTugHhwckCT5LgiQern9TolvSg">misty mawn</a> classes at <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=art%20%26%20soul%20portland&source=web&cd=1&sqi=2&ved=0CCwQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.artandsoulretreat.com%2Fretreat-Portland2011-retreat.php&ei=Fkq0TsLoNqKGiQKu4uBh&usg=AFQjCNGj8bqxBQ45Gt8dInouJ7hXr5nUvw">art & soul </a>when it was in portland...she has gone for the last few years and stays with me those days and we hit the vintage stores and places i think she'd enjoy...</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; 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text-align: center;">and from across the room, i spied this lovely...she had a sold ticket on her...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ0_eWphCSqDma9JaxeCVnWyrJBPFVDIMKr7GBAscydWe_gbsCzzu6kf8Grsu5WZNBnyInd3Xk9hmN39IkGJQ2UAZlOVzQp6aQVPng9hVwmX-HCPkGJwusf_xYzZDoxoNE3jQ2d70gRt8/s1600/DSC_0615.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTfnpgdYCWZOkjRp9loRKkq-cfxwKhtoL1htlmxtmDsI91FBk41hyvjlpi5FnQmY9kjg3SnjKdlh-W0R6afaLbwSCZH3-_golrnQumF5GHhKkBk9u_sdd_19SL4fuwc8YkudlP2enwJT4/s1600/DSC_0606.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTfnpgdYCWZOkjRp9loRKkq-cfxwKhtoL1htlmxtmDsI91FBk41hyvjlpi5FnQmY9kjg3SnjKdlh-W0R6afaLbwSCZH3-_golrnQumF5GHhKkBk9u_sdd_19SL4fuwc8YkudlP2enwJT4/s320/DSC_0606.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and among the many boxes, toys, and colorful whatnot...mary...ahhh...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjChCwOX2gIXiLnczBwsSezVNGhaC_coAk_hBmFE1OnKj7uZo0lzvm9HRog9YfKYbprPVKxe_qgEwQj3FTszxZco5XIw0y7X4QSnsC6TDjKrXurrFJf5yAvLUsrdhlczdsGhnX1kmg8gZk/s1600/DSC_0624.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">the bead wall...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3jllRT_UPawtwxJQjqe_dF5IJbwPVoyTXbAcKn9uS2C7EWWqc5cUPtt9jZCoGV4sWhtyWik7tm3qF_S4AGokvVKsIaqDg1fm1uZFa80-Hnj3lwvekUw3Vqhs5lL3Aa_mVJVzBDUTfsu4/s1600/DSC_0634.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3jllRT_UPawtwxJQjqe_dF5IJbwPVoyTXbAcKn9uS2C7EWWqc5cUPtt9jZCoGV4sWhtyWik7tm3qF_S4AGokvVKsIaqDg1fm1uZFa80-Hnj3lwvekUw3Vqhs5lL3Aa_mVJVzBDUTfsu4/s400/DSC_0634.JPG" width="267" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQdHtiMQAZRByZ2z_L46tJhPPDPnj0bES5j9HXFjdyH3fbo_1jb63IAhQNXg35zgXKSEB3mZ5qy6UEq8yZPnvYHojV4RPNX4A_58O4O8fIjeW_rwV3VdhKX6JzmS8axm6qe3ueIqLGKIs/s1600/DSC_0640.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi04jQBMgCtJdIvwzwdvvPbTD5XIr3Y1GH0p_IUjHWRLQiZDc3T1vCjy54yPYBopl3QdyCGBzX24lmZ0Wr9MiLRR5cc2vZDb3C1Flvw23gW8qzvoyw8Ocym-cQrgdVZxAcJL9MfYPtESkY/s1600/DSC_0630.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi04jQBMgCtJdIvwzwdvvPbTD5XIr3Y1GH0p_IUjHWRLQiZDc3T1vCjy54yPYBopl3QdyCGBzX24lmZ0Wr9MiLRR5cc2vZDb3C1Flvw23gW8qzvoyw8Ocym-cQrgdVZxAcJL9MfYPtESkY/s320/DSC_0630.JPG" width="214" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and sis acting silly...we had fun with the masks...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirJxlcgq3Lz_dMSMJyts5oYQE894CmLMWhMN2jQHoc4pHFLuMoyFcsORNC1qL8zv0ifeIe3ArdQl4JEAH6FpbaPYiPGvyjBWl3tPKiHGMeFLXewAnTNiQJPyjgFf_dTJNMxVIQzLS0vSk/s1600/DSC_0650.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">the walls are filled with original art...art everywhere...art on every wall......</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8BYRS0YXmu8TLw42PUrHUTpxSaNk-y55zcHZvuPTRVD7InnibSgI0RgKAo40dlslunUpKVy1YGYi7kvXPPQNYuoxH7tXTn5jU25lJBRnw2g9se5stalt8nAkwjSM2VSmaLQAQUinyO5k/s1600/DSC_0660.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8BYRS0YXmu8TLw42PUrHUTpxSaNk-y55zcHZvuPTRVD7InnibSgI0RgKAo40dlslunUpKVy1YGYi7kvXPPQNYuoxH7tXTn5jU25lJBRnw2g9se5stalt8nAkwjSM2VSmaLQAQUinyO5k/s400/DSC_0660.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">on a fuse box...</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwEykw2hr1ab4-JXXbHv8JRuEG5XnpV5A0KYtJWiMfMHV7HX35FST9f1eEi0UL7fw8wEqfpWod4hBAYRBPqLenZUdtjRXVaCTRgRZcniqOY-Ikz0m-NrdLucX2SGpvMh7fIzMQZ1OIL3E/s1600/DSC_0667.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwEykw2hr1ab4-JXXbHv8JRuEG5XnpV5A0KYtJWiMfMHV7HX35FST9f1eEi0UL7fw8wEqfpWod4hBAYRBPqLenZUdtjRXVaCTRgRZcniqOY-Ikz0m-NrdLucX2SGpvMh7fIzMQZ1OIL3E/s400/DSC_0667.JPG" width="267" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">and just in case you peek inside...a treat.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrOq72naLb-vjS6QRUGLjKSrjmyrm9sCuE3it4AQDDtDwx59rW7vrHID9ycM98V2Yb2zgsNULvGLQ9wst6SeN6mmt-Adij0JsftEVb-Q5wZp9IQSOwnL8zSrbKFFmYTWMx0lRzuv63xYI/s1600/DSC_0669.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrOq72naLb-vjS6QRUGLjKSrjmyrm9sCuE3it4AQDDtDwx59rW7vrHID9ycM98V2Yb2zgsNULvGLQ9wst6SeN6mmt-Adij0JsftEVb-Q5wZp9IQSOwnL8zSrbKFFmYTWMx0lRzuv63xYI/s400/DSC_0669.JPG" width="267" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">art on the pipes...in the most unexpected places...</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinqCELyCc6q30yhWKi8rtLvxNkegbWoxBfFqI1cvn7gt0EQ7j3H0OfSQSV0_zNS2oElOVxflDZkIAtlZUeFbcLQXb4qinMpJ-C3B24kfESgcktzprtihvp4KRPKr3dCzJIi710bA01Q2w/s1600/DSC_0671.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinqCELyCc6q30yhWKi8rtLvxNkegbWoxBfFqI1cvn7gt0EQ7j3H0OfSQSV0_zNS2oElOVxflDZkIAtlZUeFbcLQXb4qinMpJ-C3B24kfESgcktzprtihvp4KRPKr3dCzJIi710bA01Q2w/s400/DSC_0671.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">art on every door...</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQl7O6UnW2oHoy10PO3jxhxHwE_Zh_lXUgMpMVeyXW06CEZU0SZzqbF8ljokKBWYKe9GY0pbcwI4lRwq7K8iHcZCDnHvBnAsNhwr6HPV7RmzBi2HQ0EEhJEpInpruPsMpHThmhk2evz1A/s1600/DSC_0674.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQl7O6UnW2oHoy10PO3jxhxHwE_Zh_lXUgMpMVeyXW06CEZU0SZzqbF8ljokKBWYKe9GY0pbcwI4lRwq7K8iHcZCDnHvBnAsNhwr6HPV7RmzBi2HQ0EEhJEpInpruPsMpHThmhk2evz1A/s400/DSC_0674.JPG" width="267" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0E6FqNNad9376TT9Qer7zHKYcwwOMVrt_dXtUNa8L-7eiVhwT4StR6oSIYrWn_NHNVnukK6e7EuKzxITEhwGANj79rGoMrBksfYYrVHFWhoCzHVmPkviAVwVB8uwkfl0QK7-g5KervJ0/s1600/DSC_0676.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0E6FqNNad9376TT9Qer7zHKYcwwOMVrt_dXtUNa8L-7eiVhwT4StR6oSIYrWn_NHNVnukK6e7EuKzxITEhwGANj79rGoMrBksfYYrVHFWhoCzHVmPkviAVwVB8uwkfl0QK7-g5KervJ0/s400/DSC_0676.JPG" width="267" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">art in every nook and cranny...</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfbyrbl_Q0O2o42NGCouGtiS2KH6uEon8AilcuFODSZtrsZr7qIWVwTBCvhlJ9tJKlsvsAgjlbAzowDCx9ixfzddt6h3vAD6zoEbzKz-Z0mN5uAoOzHd_SLKeyh0Xq6q-vAKTYa7LWaSc/s1600/DSC_0677.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfbyrbl_Q0O2o42NGCouGtiS2KH6uEon8AilcuFODSZtrsZr7qIWVwTBCvhlJ9tJKlsvsAgjlbAzowDCx9ixfzddt6h3vAD6zoEbzKz-Z0mN5uAoOzHd_SLKeyh0Xq6q-vAKTYa7LWaSc/s400/DSC_0677.JPG" width="267" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; 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border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2nUakm3KkiGLdgKjfAaWtNttdUudW7omrPrmjOMpifBnx3TeB_yFMoSPyQ70ob-jKGYWH5jXY9D-Y8VbvaPEh7NCTkP1NeLuj_K7RpkDvMBBWIkWAQ1klOL5bwIcKKdfgkLMJ1pUhMZc/s1600/DSC_0683.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2nUakm3KkiGLdgKjfAaWtNttdUudW7omrPrmjOMpifBnx3TeB_yFMoSPyQ70ob-jKGYWH5jXY9D-Y8VbvaPEh7NCTkP1NeLuj_K7RpkDvMBBWIkWAQ1klOL5bwIcKKdfgkLMJ1pUhMZc/s400/DSC_0683.JPG" width="267" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">even the exit sign doesn't stand a chance...</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv90zcBIpBtNl2z3-c2CY3Q_nI_dnB5NfRwjnTw8X9Y0nCMZQQm4kE_nM7n_BN0M0LMUbeysvCr13ijGZSxMhFhbJI0RxbCoUSIDyrQnPOnI6_fb0eC_TzuUnNLwS2MJ8jTgV0kYajo2o/s1600/DSC_0684-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv90zcBIpBtNl2z3-c2CY3Q_nI_dnB5NfRwjnTw8X9Y0nCMZQQm4kE_nM7n_BN0M0LMUbeysvCr13ijGZSxMhFhbJI0RxbCoUSIDyrQnPOnI6_fb0eC_TzuUnNLwS2MJ8jTgV0kYajo2o/s400/DSC_0684-1.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">oh how i would love to be one of the artists that gets to paint these lovely walls...</div></div>lori http://www.blogger.com/profile/16110289584159437510noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1049781751886049895.post-58106825386531996512011-09-22T17:14:00.000-07:002011-09-22T21:11:02.755-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">i want to share with you some pictures from my niece, courtney's wedding. courtney just started working as an assistant wedding planner. boy, does she come up with great ideas! the company she works for is in northern california called a <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=2&sqi=2&ved=0CCgQFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fasavvyevent.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F11%2Fcara-nate-sonoma-golf-club-october-4.html&ei=r817TqaqAqHkiAKL64WaBw&usg=AFQjCNEPnfFaQe5palS9l87uUojergoRRA">savvy event</a>. i flew from oregon to southern california to help out a few days before. she had collected lots of old wood pieces and rusty this and that from either barns or swap meets or wherever. it was at the ranch/reservoir of my sister kim's and her husband, bud's friend. it all came together amazingly. she didn't know where she wanted anything and we all just helped make vignettes and areas that were so cool.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">this area was where everyone would write down on a slip of paper how to keep the love alive. they would then slip the paper in the cubby...</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq54XVKt71qW9TA8-MaY1SeRx-osF3ETM06XkyoBrWBymi50NZ2EosBR3u4vc-4VPAjZEVf31VKay9fmjP2fUQrKn2e_k1Qa4kGYfDgXwM9_0Hvr0JHZCyeKAdXT25i-_YKXrB1sKZTMk/s1600/DSC_0028.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hca="true" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq54XVKt71qW9TA8-MaY1SeRx-osF3ETM06XkyoBrWBymi50NZ2EosBR3u4vc-4VPAjZEVf31VKay9fmjP2fUQrKn2e_k1Qa4kGYfDgXwM9_0Hvr0JHZCyeKAdXT25i-_YKXrB1sKZTMk/s400/DSC_0028.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidv6r-L8pj2U5-Cnk3G12yqBTD1fh3Qz4GiUjLK9C3ZPCtt1D9TAHMUcaEm8pQ_P020Md6k1fJxcctAbLaq6kHd4PrKjEnHFEjeqJvk_PHCOhsQ1HFL_AkSZyizs1qb8bKaWCfTXiXzZo/s1600/DSC_0152.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hca="true" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidv6r-L8pj2U5-Cnk3G12yqBTD1fh3Qz4GiUjLK9C3ZPCtt1D9TAHMUcaEm8pQ_P020Md6k1fJxcctAbLaq6kHd4PrKjEnHFEjeqJvk_PHCOhsQ1HFL_AkSZyizs1qb8bKaWCfTXiXzZo/s320/DSC_0152.JPG" width="214" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">this is my sister painting the labels for the refreshment area. how cool is this? she is known for her handwriting and calligraphy...as well as her art. visit her at her <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=1&sqi=2&ved=0CBkQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Frustedwingsstudio.blogspot.com%2F&ei=LrJ7TtfxCYjRiAKutsy4Bw&usg=AFQjCNE_mgcMjNRnDaFz0K1wOCnk5DPDnA">blog</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7JGn1AF7SR3ZWfHG0PN8yq4DN6wiyXs4uykWb1TVllcXLB8s1wfSNivE_4q1r5yB9Wxq7IqsVX_JxsWQDcr6yacQa-fvT_iqO73nabgBmKlgcH9s8zY-l5PNp4UrnitK8PhaTKyDqPBQ/s1600/DSC_0038.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hca="true" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7JGn1AF7SR3ZWfHG0PN8yq4DN6wiyXs4uykWb1TVllcXLB8s1wfSNivE_4q1r5yB9Wxq7IqsVX_JxsWQDcr6yacQa-fvT_iqO73nabgBmKlgcH9s8zY-l5PNp4UrnitK8PhaTKyDqPBQ/s400/DSC_0038.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">this is one of the centerpieces for the tables and the table numbers on blocks of wood...she used clippings from the plants for the men's boutenneirs.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWu1XCrQRX8BUIl-tDY0P8uqlILDDChZE3B5vkEpjrn9kCe9WFazJTyzGKfzJ5wli_eT-kBwV1ZENs0Kn0LU7yAxfbhI5Ogb63MezN1gQHO6KL3jlioYnMoRP3EZkmjQgAY2RO7l9daGM/s1600/DSC_0043.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hca="true" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWu1XCrQRX8BUIl-tDY0P8uqlILDDChZE3B5vkEpjrn9kCe9WFazJTyzGKfzJ5wli_eT-kBwV1ZENs0Kn0LU7yAxfbhI5Ogb63MezN1gQHO6KL3jlioYnMoRP3EZkmjQgAY2RO7l9daGM/s320/DSC_0043.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">everyone picked up a small potted plant with their name and table number to find their place.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRWhYhXztS-0iaDAj-dKwsbmsDVKswCEyMmN1jkhbPWzKkT7GYompr6RuEhM1yC-nTXgjRywPMvHAulxxgASTspwK9JU38Luhx92fDiZXhjurxkoHyEZyHufdOD0nMP4TUPkbxmfV-EHw/s1600/DSC_0049.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hca="true" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRWhYhXztS-0iaDAj-dKwsbmsDVKswCEyMmN1jkhbPWzKkT7GYompr6RuEhM1yC-nTXgjRywPMvHAulxxgASTspwK9JU38Luhx92fDiZXhjurxkoHyEZyHufdOD0nMP4TUPkbxmfV-EHw/s320/DSC_0049.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> their wedding table...</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhifdM9Rj-MfooBcA8OKiUPUEjTeeycqGACptzoPoVBHWNWzTUWz-IovOh2hDfmD1Wj6mJR1evT3RtHborZZgEFtDVG918Ub-WZWH-_AKNyCKrLe0svnDQ0d6pobjQ2IpJ0KvHiqd8s0n8/s1600/DSC_0159.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hca="true" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhifdM9Rj-MfooBcA8OKiUPUEjTeeycqGACptzoPoVBHWNWzTUWz-IovOh2hDfmD1Wj6mJR1evT3RtHborZZgEFtDVG918Ub-WZWH-_AKNyCKrLe0svnDQ0d6pobjQ2IpJ0KvHiqd8s0n8/s320/DSC_0159.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">it was a huge hit...they had a bon-fire with long sticks...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8rK9LQdBqkaPa31zzACXC1LTwu0Yx10eyxshZf5kVvFb1Pmq9QFG-fMJD2YI33mx3z5M0Epgcqwjj4NsEa_PGj1Kz3PKILS954LMvSYsonWp8uMWOVs09bBrhW4wVVqP6ufkpzaPzYyE/s1600/DSC_0166.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh18CZyrmxvT6OK7rh4vyLpHm36FPhaxSv1dV1flskhLmkqK-s6dJtRCZYU_5KRdwFSb_xmm8eoYu-KtulfjoBct4VuCLtsWeorp-hrlH5_6JLreUFPXvnNrgeGzCldWxsRZMwqphd-_i0/s1600/DSC_0155.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hca="true" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh18CZyrmxvT6OK7rh4vyLpHm36FPhaxSv1dV1flskhLmkqK-s6dJtRCZYU_5KRdwFSb_xmm8eoYu-KtulfjoBct4VuCLtsWeorp-hrlH5_6JLreUFPXvnNrgeGzCldWxsRZMwqphd-_i0/s320/DSC_0155.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">one of the table scapes...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD9-vt4QaOHXIN-D9bBqKuwWi3KzrF-rtKgeHrApgEc90ijLMYg5eSO47qaSXWRkRGo4o97SxTQH9B00vh0r9PuLsm7YrmSpEi1j4j7JESHxMPAHeWsg3_w_umkzgrhW21doAnxgXYIDw/s1600/DSC_0013.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hca="true" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD9-vt4QaOHXIN-D9bBqKuwWi3KzrF-rtKgeHrApgEc90ijLMYg5eSO47qaSXWRkRGo4o97SxTQH9B00vh0r9PuLsm7YrmSpEi1j4j7JESHxMPAHeWsg3_w_umkzgrhW21doAnxgXYIDw/s320/DSC_0013.JPG" width="214" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> ok...is this a lounge or what...hay bales placed in old rusted bed frames...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_RziR8TPjPGIRnzdinEE4szaCkS65aYAg6GcGDxLmV-_HRQ07WnbqyO5l-ZcTiJKcGP5b3ffB-pcmUgLvxLHICmDtZw7TTQpATIFae2UQCDz-h5q5k4lf-a5cvkBZlQUImRCAr5fvYCw/s1600/DSC_0258.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hca="true" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_RziR8TPjPGIRnzdinEE4szaCkS65aYAg6GcGDxLmV-_HRQ07WnbqyO5l-ZcTiJKcGP5b3ffB-pcmUgLvxLHICmDtZw7TTQpATIFae2UQCDz-h5q5k4lf-a5cvkBZlQUImRCAr5fvYCw/s400/DSC_0258.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">on the coffee table...she had these old rusted pipes cut and her husband filled them with cement...they became candle sticks...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv5jeMi40mO1u20LM3Pwkt7wD7GLBqnrtIurcqDlL9AdtzB-uw57kS5HYd5EY951QLVJu1E6-0R1_FIEEUrCQh2UM2jiObUatqfGb2abkGvRqn0UbEw1RqgGC3JdM7ADwwCATPPDpdNy4/s1600/DSC_0260.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hca="true" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv5jeMi40mO1u20LM3Pwkt7wD7GLBqnrtIurcqDlL9AdtzB-uw57kS5HYd5EY951QLVJu1E6-0R1_FIEEUrCQh2UM2jiObUatqfGb2abkGvRqn0UbEw1RqgGC3JdM7ADwwCATPPDpdNy4/s320/DSC_0260.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">this is the cupboard that the place card/plants were in...someone else would discard this cupboard...but look what it can become to someone with a vision...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaxBiRyXGZtWaDHUn7zIE6SmcEqKySxG3y8dFyRez6GF7XfobZfGFxN2vn5Po2LEFhbn0F__sZy3DjOs1hufuKqLNM0vJ-btCukTjngEsGvgvnT6LRfcW3w4YcQab8DaNeu-_qrWkBqXA/s1600/DSC_0090.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hca="true" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaxBiRyXGZtWaDHUn7zIE6SmcEqKySxG3y8dFyRez6GF7XfobZfGFxN2vn5Po2LEFhbn0F__sZy3DjOs1hufuKqLNM0vJ-btCukTjngEsGvgvnT6LRfcW3w4YcQab8DaNeu-_qrWkBqXA/s400/DSC_0090.JPG" width="267" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the window in the lounge...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWmqlUacnMxWtrZkLl1_5lKk-uww3VDvQIQbKcQzlys1s5KBURDfiQ6MYDwxHZ9Qu6ZuLGYPmIVhT32uQK_8dJwK485dMvEVBBxuNeR7OC7Cl3t-7yXLDV2FyVhLI-umnj_Lv_FYgUSNo/s1600/DSC_0467.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hca="true" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWmqlUacnMxWtrZkLl1_5lKk-uww3VDvQIQbKcQzlys1s5KBURDfiQ6MYDwxHZ9Qu6ZuLGYPmIVhT32uQK_8dJwK485dMvEVBBxuNeR7OC7Cl3t-7yXLDV2FyVhLI-umnj_Lv_FYgUSNo/s400/DSC_0467.JPG" width="267" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">they had a picture her cousin...my niece, miriam painted...a beautiful tree. everyone placed their thumb print and signature on it...she painted the same amount of limbs as there were people. if you know someone who would like that for their wedding, let me know and i'll have her get in contact with you.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGDYJLoiAJw7Yw4uwA640TqKbyBUl4QdW8hh2TmgOxl8bQnofRfP8_2xtTp3OivTvqZ6OnapVJE055W-SPKCXUtR7J3D_uPly_P6CpbqJ7HxOMHlGjIJp087HiJvZ3MBuOnueSlAiM1To/s1600/DSC_0016.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hca="true" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGDYJLoiAJw7Yw4uwA640TqKbyBUl4QdW8hh2TmgOxl8bQnofRfP8_2xtTp3OivTvqZ6OnapVJE055W-SPKCXUtR7J3D_uPly_P6CpbqJ7HxOMHlGjIJp087HiJvZ3MBuOnueSlAiM1To/s320/DSC_0016.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">that's my mama and aunt mary signing it...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-UFxq696X_Xq9Um7LZWNOzPSjTz1P-tduTN8662VgiMV6wJKKPXqIalqFbrIVQby9K3v9EZLktvCLaNXsi0f5nhGNUVYKNY7uVP5y9kgjO5x0_4rZDzQ_WjtPrjGzCaFyD62cjV_0faQ/s1600/DSC_0190.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hca="true" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-UFxq696X_Xq9Um7LZWNOzPSjTz1P-tduTN8662VgiMV6wJKKPXqIalqFbrIVQby9K3v9EZLktvCLaNXsi0f5nhGNUVYKNY7uVP5y9kgjO5x0_4rZDzQ_WjtPrjGzCaFyD62cjV_0faQ/s400/DSC_0190.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the chandelier above where they said their vows...</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV87g0ol8qQCcfR3MDCIj1Dz9tzO1stSZgiy4pjjAtSHXmDV6zQCdJtjPDQUcHbe_MpgXJTtiCPnG6eDPgMo_U_H5ik7SUyJqxPjucOG79cUU0Vv-JlUMzSr01bPCuVouU79lXeT92E4g/s1600/DSC_0198.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hca="true" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV87g0ol8qQCcfR3MDCIj1Dz9tzO1stSZgiy4pjjAtSHXmDV6zQCdJtjPDQUcHbe_MpgXJTtiCPnG6eDPgMo_U_H5ik7SUyJqxPjucOG79cUU0Vv-JlUMzSr01bPCuVouU79lXeT92E4g/s400/DSC_0198.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">and they had an amazing blue-grass band playing all night...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNaDu7HePnRphiCDuKa-2codJGuayKlNsVnGUqThV4Skp91J5FgO8w_4fN1I7ssv1w7qnEODYf97CYtkS4OR9yv01Zc90Un_plPYNtUvaVR3AGBplHDh1VK7gME2IGYNbHl3QbxmSXnh8/s1600/DSC_0416.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hca="true" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNaDu7HePnRphiCDuKa-2codJGuayKlNsVnGUqThV4Skp91J5FgO8w_4fN1I7ssv1w7qnEODYf97CYtkS4OR9yv01Zc90Un_plPYNtUvaVR3AGBplHDh1VK7gME2IGYNbHl3QbxmSXnh8/s320/DSC_0416.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiUtL2GS6drjjb8uoAj4QUsI68E7bAhvu4ZckJ9HgClu73nOVwANc9rtTVB4QtsbFWP1mI3ibGBsaNrt8YVFY4lvJclu7MOD6O30IUhEZ2psV-9vv83eVgz5jkQkI2a19CxoQq4DK_Yzw/s1600/DSC_0464.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hca="true" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiUtL2GS6drjjb8uoAj4QUsI68E7bAhvu4ZckJ9HgClu73nOVwANc9rtTVB4QtsbFWP1mI3ibGBsaNrt8YVFY4lvJclu7MOD6O30IUhEZ2psV-9vv83eVgz5jkQkI2a19CxoQq4DK_Yzw/s400/DSC_0464.JPG" width="267" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">courtney and aaron.</div></div>lori http://www.blogger.com/profile/16110289584159437510noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1049781751886049895.post-41367163481755859792011-09-12T14:31:00.000-07:002011-09-12T14:31:16.149-07:00lily<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">i completed my latest painting...here are a few close ups...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV7wa4krf_mxBMaOEh-11UcrX3RHGxeQMm3Mz6R3ESRN2mvolQcmRGLMEcA2To4IpqGpRPgt7fbMI1AQFcfnN4RbCjQiHRDY7EpRepfmccn6lZk00262WXAT82VtLsMYm2QKMGNNsxpYk/s1600/DSC_72.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" nba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV7wa4krf_mxBMaOEh-11UcrX3RHGxeQMm3Mz6R3ESRN2mvolQcmRGLMEcA2To4IpqGpRPgt7fbMI1AQFcfnN4RbCjQiHRDY7EpRepfmccn6lZk00262WXAT82VtLsMYm2QKMGNNsxpYk/s400/DSC_72.jpg" width="267" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXdMVjoo3u1D4qpGjGtJZHKklA90Qw6pvD0EKJnYsLYt8lZ7io-j2au7QlKmh0cia61P3z0kMe7_5NfH2wfS_dBMbKPDIH6nHkDFzorLHUC5VFwy9UoTgF0o5WwYKz4QiG7s7RWXXk9lI/s1600/DSC_072.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" nba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXdMVjoo3u1D4qpGjGtJZHKklA90Qw6pvD0EKJnYsLYt8lZ7io-j2au7QlKmh0cia61P3z0kMe7_5NfH2wfS_dBMbKPDIH6nHkDFzorLHUC5VFwy9UoTgF0o5WwYKz4QiG7s7RWXXk9lI/s400/DSC_072.jpg" width="267" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">she was a pleasure to paint. i got lost in it... and i love it when that happens.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgghwKT0rnv0oDDf_1MrWrTkOPV6lP4mTDf5zWJqLFmUDBOITMtmHqmmYtaSfhkpJnmHIzzM9XYeRvI2jnhDVMtSgQVuxQcXiGxLQVcR_zXupI2yJOr1mSnR64Xlade8p0gAjgTcNJ3_Os/s1600/DSC_0072.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" nba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgghwKT0rnv0oDDf_1MrWrTkOPV6lP4mTDf5zWJqLFmUDBOITMtmHqmmYtaSfhkpJnmHIzzM9XYeRvI2jnhDVMtSgQVuxQcXiGxLQVcR_zXupI2yJOr1mSnR64Xlade8p0gAjgTcNJ3_Os/s400/DSC_0072.jpg" width="267" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> what do you think? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKVEwQZpIlfFV99Q0-wcg0iH3BeEPYfXOHhtoNWA5klDMJqGdydDDNh49HAby1_76RVAri9KdaRiFYx0MShXvdoJFbP4Bgh8w2BKLWPlsfvPFn9esRGRB6eViADrnLcn9OD5Oc1c_Xtss/s1600/DSC_00722.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" nba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKVEwQZpIlfFV99Q0-wcg0iH3BeEPYfXOHhtoNWA5klDMJqGdydDDNh49HAby1_76RVAri9KdaRiFYx0MShXvdoJFbP4Bgh8w2BKLWPlsfvPFn9esRGRB6eViADrnLcn9OD5Oc1c_Xtss/s400/DSC_00722.jpg" width="267" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">lily</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">acrylic on 11 x 14 canvas</div></div>lori http://www.blogger.com/profile/16110289584159437510noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1049781751886049895.post-22831083292062471672011-09-02T21:27:00.000-07:002011-09-02T21:38:32.479-07:00a long time coming...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" closure_uid_y7g0f9="156" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">it's been a while since i've painted a lady...angel...or some other pretty like that. i've been haunted by it. the kind of feeling like i had to. i couldn't manage to not. i just needed my muse...my inspiration. i always paint with my eyes first. when i look at a photo, i paint it in about 2 or 3 minutes. i look over it...i imagine painting it. and that's what i did with this one. i thought this is it. this is what i'm doing next...</div><div class="separator" closure_uid_y7g0f9="156" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6skZMJORcePkyrALg96kVe1bMeItcv-yM43GxuZDiGWxlEwgCWN8Ex-i_Rd1e9QGEOWhgLp4ivVlkhUjDeZqqs3yDR5apmtuexGwQG0S-537ML__ekw7GjnwdmMdVu-jkOxVwBH7sxzo/s1600/DSC_0015+72copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6skZMJORcePkyrALg96kVe1bMeItcv-yM43GxuZDiGWxlEwgCWN8Ex-i_Rd1e9QGEOWhgLp4ivVlkhUjDeZqqs3yDR5apmtuexGwQG0S-537ML__ekw7GjnwdmMdVu-jkOxVwBH7sxzo/s400/DSC_0015+72copy.jpg" width="400" xaa="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" closure_uid_y7g0f9="156" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">this is just the beginning...the underpainting, so i have a long way to go, but wanted to post since i feel like i've been in hibernation or something.</div><div class="separator" closure_uid_y7g0f9="225" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWMUHge_Rf5q4D0u2OWCniGso0I4y52RtP_-mcKt3YmPDbLrwCSyKz3FNGInTupUfq_OisUKboD0Il9QYVolzQuEcPSEcEA3NH3C0qgeELREQJD2PlnfU78fmqr8KAtKkFodDzHluFzx4/s1600/DSC_0014+72copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWMUHge_Rf5q4D0u2OWCniGso0I4y52RtP_-mcKt3YmPDbLrwCSyKz3FNGInTupUfq_OisUKboD0Il9QYVolzQuEcPSEcEA3NH3C0qgeELREQJD2PlnfU78fmqr8KAtKkFodDzHluFzx4/s400/DSC_0014+72copy.jpg" width="267" xaa="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" closure_uid_y7g0f9="225" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">i have a plan for the background too. i still have quite a ways to go on her face...but i think i'm going to enjoy this one a lot. sometimes it just flows...and this seems to be headed that way....like i'm on auto-pilot and it's just effortless.</div><div class="separator" closure_uid_y7g0f9="225" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">had a painting class with two of the sweetest twin girls ever...that's paint on the one on the right's cheek...the other had it in her hair and on her shirt. their dad said they'll be back for more classes...i hope they do! i just love helping put the love of art in someone else's life. man, if it gets in there...it's wonderous. </div><div class="separator" closure_uid_y7g0f9="207" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-op_BCrzWZfgjWfnxSciRIXYfn6mvkO828QCbHddv-IercCi7m6t6xHeQ8kwAxuqSP0FiKN4VFRSjbzvXkN0qMJHbJHPdisg_V2G6uP5eDoSkzTSzcq6cQ5VeKFJcz6meRhUX7Q6_Xhw/s1600/DSC_0018.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-op_BCrzWZfgjWfnxSciRIXYfn6mvkO828QCbHddv-IercCi7m6t6xHeQ8kwAxuqSP0FiKN4VFRSjbzvXkN0qMJHbJHPdisg_V2G6uP5eDoSkzTSzcq6cQ5VeKFJcz6meRhUX7Q6_Xhw/s400/DSC_0018.JPG" width="400" xaa="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" closure_uid_y7g0f9="207" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">future classes:</div><div closure_uid_y7g0f9="767" style="text-align: center;"> friday. september 16 at 4:30 and saturday, september 17, at 12:00.</div><div class="separator" closure_uid_y7g0f9="774" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Q12s51jdjYlNkEHTtyDexeMrzJsblOc3JU4bFby1j6hVsZCmSq9rJdCqhfQcU9dM78ApfzzpXSt9nKT5JE1ESHI0u-95ARrA6IEbjRuVSw6Idmk8wbeK0ENAiidjRqlR2BomncIzgVs/s200/floral+sample1.jpg" width="153" xaa="true" /></div><div class="separator" closure_uid_y7g0f9="774" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">friday september 23 at 4:30 and saturday, september 24 at 3:00.</div><div class="separator" closure_uid_y7g0f9="530" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjom0KjjF1Q3fk6sLMSKmO7fxeOLF6dyV_iawRcKPPD9_7tTEEEjbFPLI6TViwsnCfIhZ5gQxZh34VcNffGKXfkYJunhoeu-vyvb0xl1KlaGB5jGW9SaKx64CJmNjMAbaMEnldaW8sWJfA/s1600/1085_i_l.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="163" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjom0KjjF1Q3fk6sLMSKmO7fxeOLF6dyV_iawRcKPPD9_7tTEEEjbFPLI6TViwsnCfIhZ5gQxZh34VcNffGKXfkYJunhoeu-vyvb0xl1KlaGB5jGW9SaKx64CJmNjMAbaMEnldaW8sWJfA/s200/1085_i_l.jpg" width="200" xaa="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" closure_uid_y7g0f9="530" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">friday, september 30 at 4:30, and saturday october 1 at 3:00</div><div class="separator" closure_uid_69lca5="389" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWa8LglftnQTodJRHyMqFONbIIu9G90RNUTXwfqGd7tu69cDVnmPTgblgvpj6ZO6bOqU8MYVeQ3C4uBs01FBD_5Kux1bHNp96dmvtPUfPi46BFgWyZJwkTys1Y8SXLIHcmfUj0AQz0qY8/s1600/haunted+house1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWa8LglftnQTodJRHyMqFONbIIu9G90RNUTXwfqGd7tu69cDVnmPTgblgvpj6ZO6bOqU8MYVeQ3C4uBs01FBD_5Kux1bHNp96dmvtPUfPi46BFgWyZJwkTys1Y8SXLIHcmfUj0AQz0qY8/s320/haunted+house1.jpg" width="247" xaa="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" closure_uid_69lca5="359" closure_uid_y7g0f9="953" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">friday october 7 at 4:30 and saturday, october 8 at 3:00</div><div class="separator" closure_uid_y7g0f9="953" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKWCt_oE2-CMJSkDQglOzgdZZ-24LhzplV1ZGglfIpcT5H94yC3r1VnZsl-kC6KROvqwySK7bsEZ7I6yDGKcSHY3R9aTWNqTv_lGHIKOI3SUvcvXsLez3hcAItMm6CCzXL6lXcNDCIoCA/s200/fall+reference+photo.jpg" width="200" xaa="true" /></a></div></div>lori http://www.blogger.com/profile/16110289584159437510noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1049781751886049895.post-74999203034626986702011-08-17T11:50:00.000-07:002011-08-24T11:47:54.370-07:00class schedule for the next few weeks...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">my latest sample still life painting for my grumbacher painting class.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1erTeS30B5bonLV-iZXZiV7L7DMw8fXbxvafq1se2cGyfIUd45KNtoVsWjVc4cuyW3hvgXZrAndRXvUDQMt8GdQhagygfzpmSnX8glbxp7x7WiNLZeI44bvViHKKe8dokHHwjwnr2qSE/s1600/DSC_4813.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="301" qaa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1erTeS30B5bonLV-iZXZiV7L7DMw8fXbxvafq1se2cGyfIUd45KNtoVsWjVc4cuyW3hvgXZrAndRXvUDQMt8GdQhagygfzpmSnX8glbxp7x7WiNLZeI44bvViHKKe8dokHHwjwnr2qSE/s400/DSC_4813.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">i'll be having my first demo on saturday, august 20th...3:00-5:00</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">at michaels store in tualatin, oregon,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> and have scheduled classes and demos through october.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">i will be eventually be posting on the side bar the image or painting for the week or month.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">saturday, august 27 ...3:00-5:00...will be a landscape class where we will paint...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi48Xriy9e0-oqMFoLZ1bl-UVSq-V0CtDXW4lh8Aak5_RtbIWOEFjXJgOKNrjgKCabxzYhIXojl15bwjQTPEMp1aHaBcqdkdyTYIi0i7a83W6NeuZqJDicWzYpVg4Rpx_2cq6kG-BlX1RQ/s1600/DSC_4796+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" qaa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi48Xriy9e0-oqMFoLZ1bl-UVSq-V0CtDXW4lh8Aak5_RtbIWOEFjXJgOKNrjgKCabxzYhIXojl15bwjQTPEMp1aHaBcqdkdyTYIi0i7a83W6NeuZqJDicWzYpVg4Rpx_2cq6kG-BlX1RQ/s400/DSC_4796+copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">friday, september 2nd...kids painting class... 4:30-6:30 for ages 8-13</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> saturday, september 3rd from 3-5:00 where we will paint this pretty floral...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrNmBjqGHhdrYPZEhDR12V2MbKD9mrpu9Pi_av4VZF8BzeJsqxM_CIBDgelVC7vUbfgk2ywlYclHNay0T640UFOgGRE17wxMHvzqwki1jZ_JrkYyE_9krv7MQb3bKppOcpBmypWe8h0BY/s1600/DSC_4795+copy+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" qaa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrNmBjqGHhdrYPZEhDR12V2MbKD9mrpu9Pi_av4VZF8BzeJsqxM_CIBDgelVC7vUbfgk2ywlYclHNay0T640UFOgGRE17wxMHvzqwki1jZ_JrkYyE_9krv7MQb3bKppOcpBmypWe8h0BY/s400/DSC_4795+copy+2.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">i'll will be doing a demo on</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">sunday, september 4th ... 3:00-5:00.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">i'm going to be going to my niece, courtney's wedding over the weekend of september 10th, so will be taking that week off.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">friday, september 16th...kids class...4:30-6:30 </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">saturday, september 17th...class...3:00-5:00 </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">where we will be painting this seascape...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLAh55DbANlkHj9mtDaEeX99ucQW5q1a0XezlAm2Fe-_NC7ZkA67VxtILXxd4L830EiJy_m1htMNYirZxpYz5jqDKCwpCZKFeNcd9RiuJXSjZCfopVfA8QC7zKm9xlPMIfJxbubw68mpU/s1600/DSC_4797+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" qaa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLAh55DbANlkHj9mtDaEeX99ucQW5q1a0XezlAm2Fe-_NC7ZkA67VxtILXxd4L830EiJy_m1htMNYirZxpYz5jqDKCwpCZKFeNcd9RiuJXSjZCfopVfA8QC7zKm9xlPMIfJxbubw68mpU/s400/DSC_4797+copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">i'm excited about this new venture.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">it's definitely keeping me busy right now getting things together for the start of it all. i'll keep you posted with upcoming images. i'm having lots of fun with researching and finding images that would be fun to paint. some are vintage, some are local to oregon, some are just pretty and things that i think people would enjoy hanging on their walls or giving as gifts. what's great is that you can finish a painting in one session...so you can just take the one class, or keep taking classes on a regular basis to get more experience and try different techniques or attempt different images. Or take more than one class to just be with like minded people...that in itself is sooo fun. Each class is $25. There is a grumbacher paint kit in the store that has the basic paints, paintbrushes, and canvas panels to get started. Each catagory (floral, still life, landscape, seascape) has a couple of extra paints that you can get separately to make mixing a little quicker and to broaden your palette. You can use your michaels coupon for the kit. you can even clip other coupons, like joannes, and use those in your michaels stores!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>lori http://www.blogger.com/profile/16110289584159437510noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1049781751886049895.post-54785408055779069522011-08-13T09:26:00.000-07:002011-08-13T09:26:58.471-07:00vaca...and painting samples for my classes!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">we just got back from a little vaca at the beach. there is really nothing like the oregon coast. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJBP_8T_KJAA5Dt__RrWabOQW1Ibzy0X_mlvTIKyT3vPGcePn5g2BUcWVXQHHIzWYaj0uy_P382CYG56FEYsJpuXOnV4fis-cmcAWeJ0rqjIfu0fb0YZYk8qyy3nXhy3Y5Y2t0O2jIJi0/s1600/DSC_4664.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" naa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJBP_8T_KJAA5Dt__RrWabOQW1Ibzy0X_mlvTIKyT3vPGcePn5g2BUcWVXQHHIzWYaj0uy_P382CYG56FEYsJpuXOnV4fis-cmcAWeJ0rqjIfu0fb0YZYk8qyy3nXhy3Y5Y2t0O2jIJi0/s400/DSC_4664.JPG" width="267" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">i have lived in california most of my life. but walking through the tundra on a trail for what seems so long...to get that glimpse of the ocean. you just want to stop time. it's so beautiful.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyw6_ilmnpOkpO0L2VzNsh3vEPTqahs7xVEDK0aY0xaa0XE1cChZe_QFd-GbucreHD83wz8j6KdeF0GJqwdmi8rMIxiQeNeXARk8wxYIQj0JInmwo_TDCe83yDeU5NBCG2dqOzExnfMOA/s1600/DSC_4746.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" naa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyw6_ilmnpOkpO0L2VzNsh3vEPTqahs7xVEDK0aY0xaa0XE1cChZe_QFd-GbucreHD83wz8j6KdeF0GJqwdmi8rMIxiQeNeXARk8wxYIQj0JInmwo_TDCe83yDeU5NBCG2dqOzExnfMOA/s400/DSC_4746.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq2jC-hFYWTLfyNmNTGMhET_KP2EyTnwz0EeUp8ryK-zGGZC04SaI0c_I9mmhZNtiPK6rFIq1r6wVUHHdJhdYu65RXxHqNi8HNWlqkPQDYLo08pG0QtLdxiPLgDHbkhD0jINwLU9EugXc/s1600/DSC_4740.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL4puHm1BEi9zwIskI64LWfjBsxmmLpNleTqjv0rWJ7ld9UmGucZs7NNJGWE-So_UK-8GgtqiUD-1lYxBBuhOalzV4k7v-rbN9u7EsIINEpmWnM7xSAA6J62RXoan9sStGDlWsjpTAee8/s1600/DSC_4657.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" naa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL4puHm1BEi9zwIskI64LWfjBsxmmLpNleTqjv0rWJ7ld9UmGucZs7NNJGWE-So_UK-8GgtqiUD-1lYxBBuhOalzV4k7v-rbN9u7EsIINEpmWnM7xSAA6J62RXoan9sStGDlWsjpTAee8/s400/DSC_4657.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and people on the oregon coast (for the most part) don't don bathing suits. it's too cold. they are there to enjoy the beauty of nature. it's a totally different feeling.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and then we frequented our favorite coffee/pastry cafe...the pacific way.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpNdf4_M-aq5A6-cYOYdcny0YDkmH0IeVejnvnfnfWHi6MzMR_Ns7Lo6oVUqz6Vc2e6hRSdHFCWWo7CcmcvpDwmNxW5Ov_S3V1xkXbI0JkDfM2DQvvgB4dVdYB4C32HqiPyn2XtNYj07w/s1600/DSC_4678.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" naa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpNdf4_M-aq5A6-cYOYdcny0YDkmH0IeVejnvnfnfWHi6MzMR_Ns7Lo6oVUqz6Vc2e6hRSdHFCWWo7CcmcvpDwmNxW5Ov_S3V1xkXbI0JkDfM2DQvvgB4dVdYB4C32HqiPyn2XtNYj07w/s400/DSC_4678.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">i just love all of the paintings and old photos on the walls there...all clustered together...but each with such meaning that you want to study them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhys4swMnRoYU0WDOYLJKQR9p5lF6MTVCFEHbEn2CvxhnLFjfzVTJQOlzZwFfQbEtB0Nhrgma5PtDEnuaQxxVuaK7Tl_O-NyBhOk8QCFSWOcwCAVWm_Tpuqp1ZPadAFoG8NIMngDq-nQMY/s1600/DSC_4681.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">see that old cooler? i wanted that. i pictured it on our back patio...when we had parties it would be filled with ice and i would gaze at it lovingly.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn8CRTE8_XgyJmWgez998D1ob2arURG2nc6k29JnsBbJI3V8WP_rILsWRDZRHSnqNWqYwZHlCzHs7dD3cPcczvYLueZ2PKEAgd_216Qh79D0P5ZHSbkn9mocJ1TR1m7qC3bNJo-4YAm0U/s1600/DSC_4687.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" naa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn8CRTE8_XgyJmWgez998D1ob2arURG2nc6k29JnsBbJI3V8WP_rILsWRDZRHSnqNWqYwZHlCzHs7dD3cPcczvYLueZ2PKEAgd_216Qh79D0P5ZHSbkn9mocJ1TR1m7qC3bNJo-4YAm0U/s400/DSC_4687.JPG" width="267" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">there was a hallway to a basement that was blocked and off limits by old doors and building remnants. it had a light which made you wonder...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">and i'm coming along with my getting ready to teach beginning acrylic classes representing grumbacher at michaels. i have been painting a few samples for my demo table. here are a few...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOQKrNnHfaZqroVeRF9bKC18xrNkLEjANVsmTSKIC5KA7R6I_0HL9EjYBUxeJrlNMBe3movzoO7NFuBUUyFfK4Mk0pAHZKzQyvxdWeSMapQJRNhKuyt_htAmkXGh6reXzJP3fjMMDBcIg/s1600/DSC_4795+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" naa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOQKrNnHfaZqroVeRF9bKC18xrNkLEjANVsmTSKIC5KA7R6I_0HL9EjYBUxeJrlNMBe3movzoO7NFuBUUyFfK4Mk0pAHZKzQyvxdWeSMapQJRNhKuyt_htAmkXGh6reXzJP3fjMMDBcIg/s400/DSC_4795+copy.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT1dkqRiG3W14may12Na_o47iPb3Q4hwUe_dShvea0xMX_9uHK4lpNXfTGDzJlZ5olEybj2G-ZXvWc_tsyrpPY8tYG6EOiPhsJUwFsvBhY2kHKSuLX3OgfOfTAWa0MmKTuVrYxBXmcr0U/s1600/DSC_4796+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">i am gathering some great images that i want to teach. these are some that grumbacher gave us, but am having fun finding ones for future classes. since it's a local class, some will be images around oregon, and some that i just went oooh and ahhh over.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">i am also creating signage for the store. i found a big 54 x 30 ornate frame with an old painting from the 1970's in it. i painted out the painting with black paint (first i googled the signature to make sure it wasn't a million dollar find) and then painted the title. i will make copies of the samples i've done and attach them with magnets. this will hang above the fine arts supply aisle.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt-5Y6q0TtkFY7uTcYJYo9AX0iNVVE1gTy3nOEMqCihRDfzdn-6bfOh1HICf7Dof3PX68WF4kTpPIp6ImslWA1YU22lou5kUYzTrTobd4iRnP7cNLq7RUcu1hPlBAXyaiKJfpZLbKMVUE/s1600/DSC_4798.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj46DZlD-wOZc6uWNGRKm1IZNWh1RjQtO3RKAu-pzE2Ojl5zL_H2iesy2Gt1hvjKvWuRnyaP3I2-A17uicMVfI1o3NE0bRK6HYIfGeO4RPKY43UvSnk3DyVErVl2E_gffw8-mXvkz4juBk/s1600/Michaels_Class.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj46DZlD-wOZc6uWNGRKm1IZNWh1RjQtO3RKAu-pzE2Ojl5zL_H2iesy2Gt1hvjKvWuRnyaP3I2-A17uicMVfI1o3NE0bRK6HYIfGeO4RPKY43UvSnk3DyVErVl2E_gffw8-mXvkz4juBk/s200/Michaels_Class.png" t$="true" width="200" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">it would be great to also get some people in that had painted years ago, but for whatever reason stopped...just to get jump-started again...or maybe just hadn't ever tried acrylics.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhALZ-F1udM-in3Cx5aDtqSXZupI_oWNu-P6glAcVciTD1RdMSv-UW9IfHkUhi8NYf12sO1YrU1JqhWT_mNbZaTDpmbcANC6iCqhMPgs8VlIF3K1ROEaSbqhxA4l16cro_Yc-uCh-RLnqs/s1600/academy+acrylic+tube.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhALZ-F1udM-in3Cx5aDtqSXZupI_oWNu-P6glAcVciTD1RdMSv-UW9IfHkUhi8NYf12sO1YrU1JqhWT_mNbZaTDpmbcANC6iCqhMPgs8VlIF3K1ROEaSbqhxA4l16cro_Yc-uCh-RLnqs/s320/academy+acrylic+tube.jpg" t$="true" width="110" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and to be representing <a href="http://www.grumbacherart.com/">grumbacher</a>...such a respected institution in art supplies is such a thrill. and to have my classes at michaels...one of my favorite places for arts and craft supplies...how fun is that?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="128" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaNlZMlgfFLrjUgQWLiz1uewl0vvAENjkCja2N6E3sugRFSAoOqA-QSY1lLIfyfVfSjFznSkusPhD8-wH292oddST5DRoS_-GZQZdyZMElnIrV_kmcclfC5HRooZHZx1isjEYBDoUW4LE/s320/GrumButtonLg.gif" t$="true" width="320" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">i'm also going to be doing at least one demo each month in the store where people can sign up for classes, find out more info, and watch me create!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">i'll keep you updated on my calendar and pictures of the paintings we paint. i'm really looking forward to it!</div>lori http://www.blogger.com/profile/16110289584159437510noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1049781751886049895.post-55809493032268193782011-07-05T19:29:00.000-07:002011-07-19T12:44:12.161-07:00decorations from our 4th party and a little painting too...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">i wanted to share with you a taste of our annual 4th of july party we hosted yesterday...the weather was just perfect. we are always awaiting the weather forecast for our party...living in oregon is so unpredictable. but it really was perfect.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM_WftMxvjdmyqhm-WZaVOkUNQiXjsAHjPqKo4IT2KrzUB6ZRzygrQiorSW9NfPbmQQ-5kh8O8yUxV9SCpn7uI5oRt56Eyc1k0veF6TqDk-rgpdXBbNokCa4336AStAyn8rf9glX-oqrs/s1600/DSC_3679.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">and great fireworks...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3lCNORcSrQwShLsqvR0DIatyc4MxYK9L6VOhFhXn6EbRJHst_1Bf_88iL11ADHPhUm4Ql4udEpAAkJyW60Ly5_gmaYkq-Ka36Cy8wbrVCH3HPFB2yGNnNKbIoxaxdioNeWAAbVZDmJWk/s1600/DSC_3735.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3lCNORcSrQwShLsqvR0DIatyc4MxYK9L6VOhFhXn6EbRJHst_1Bf_88iL11ADHPhUm4Ql4udEpAAkJyW60Ly5_gmaYkq-Ka36Cy8wbrVCH3HPFB2yGNnNKbIoxaxdioNeWAAbVZDmJWk/s400/DSC_3735.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and here is a landscape i did recently...we have it in our bedroom which we have decorated in beachy colors of sands and blues...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlS_8zNHEW7DbGZOZYhGZDVfHVBzLYT7NIVCsbhovM6LPcnTU_Gegl8nqF2PDAl4DC-3LjxllzSoLA865TmuzbhNVEdIk61HP8zytObRdUkLQ2tOFmKGsMAC983Bu6aKYjFRaLmZPhDug/s1600/DSC_3597.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlS_8zNHEW7DbGZOZYhGZDVfHVBzLYT7NIVCsbhovM6LPcnTU_Gegl8nqF2PDAl4DC-3LjxllzSoLA865TmuzbhNVEdIk61HP8zytObRdUkLQ2tOFmKGsMAC983Bu6aKYjFRaLmZPhDug/s400/DSC_3597.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">it was a from a photo i took on a beach trip here in oregon...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl-G9d5YrtLKBfEfpFfAoMIWwtliJsDwESL6gDk5HTw2S67luLJDCUQBsFodMzt-JLlebAmWhJcrZ2GOdGHRZMPtlmz_LIywSjqHuz7e1tWo61hVFMVXGWsv0xMzyYwJ5NgiOkUgIwpJo/s1600/DSC_3600.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl-G9d5YrtLKBfEfpFfAoMIWwtliJsDwESL6gDk5HTw2S67luLJDCUQBsFodMzt-JLlebAmWhJcrZ2GOdGHRZMPtlmz_LIywSjqHuz7e1tWo61hVFMVXGWsv0xMzyYwJ5NgiOkUgIwpJo/s400/DSC_3600.JPG" width="267" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and i have some news to share with you very soon...</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>lori http://www.blogger.com/profile/16110289584159437510noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1049781751886049895.post-65809718442551722922011-05-28T09:05:00.000-07:002011-05-28T10:17:11.414-07:00ranch life...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"> i wanted to share with you a little trip we had visiting my sister kim and brother-in-law bud where they gifted us with a wonderful day of ranch life...we ventured in a jeep...went off-road and toured their ranch...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUB0HXcackxsSWEaAHO7ja1rVsJ5Xkh3c6VXqpzFqIseMU98GuwiQJ79CHlz0kWdHsieRgr0GnymUS-NP32i4Sv4FT9rSKldpq9PsO4nIs4gP8uecP20kFYvBltyd_X0lGPVJepetL7O4/s1600/DSC_3361.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUB0HXcackxsSWEaAHO7ja1rVsJ5Xkh3c6VXqpzFqIseMU98GuwiQJ79CHlz0kWdHsieRgr0GnymUS-NP32i4Sv4FT9rSKldpq9PsO4nIs4gP8uecP20kFYvBltyd_X0lGPVJepetL7O4/s400/DSC_3361.JPG" t8="true" width="267" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">my beautiful 86 year old mother enjoyed the adventure as well...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG_Gz0FIrP5QqH1Ln53iED-9wp887NmF9o9DWz8123tYS1Uw9_aUkODEOidI9oUtIgjwCSs6wng-tk45JVLs2YLjT_9WDI1J0LhthUTgloYjdAerSUcbX6jXzGn-UQ2Gt4_lenN7xnJzo/s1600/DSC_3349.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="cssfloat: left; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG_Gz0FIrP5QqH1Ln53iED-9wp887NmF9o9DWz8123tYS1Uw9_aUkODEOidI9oUtIgjwCSs6wng-tk45JVLs2YLjT_9WDI1J0LhthUTgloYjdAerSUcbX6jXzGn-UQ2Gt4_lenN7xnJzo/s400/DSC_3349.JPG" t8="true" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyGeooFHsOE67HINxMDKZCxRtqw7hg3yFT1oScsbZ_8PAdje8LLrFK0HRoN_54NNvUc0ErdhlH0qTF27OXiJ3-ScXHfNZYsn3AuCk6n7euHhW5_gN6h2UwF2CEPC5YcOq_bSEFMIzhTW4/s1600/DSC_3356.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; 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border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"> we saw wild turkeys...the male flirting with the female...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsIPC5Rs-4SEWmr7qj8u2B5oqb8Z2goItxfnPknJjIngcKsVtCv4JVuW24gQ-frreNhyphenhyphenE2Y7OK9Ul33hOA5Y8a1qsUZT3MYMpTjgIW-9cXh-9uMyHLS0q3DbSE-7aCRJiF2krGBkufNfQ/s1600/DSC_3359.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsIPC5Rs-4SEWmr7qj8u2B5oqb8Z2goItxfnPknJjIngcKsVtCv4JVuW24gQ-frreNhyphenhyphenE2Y7OK9Ul33hOA5Y8a1qsUZT3MYMpTjgIW-9cXh-9uMyHLS0q3DbSE-7aCRJiF2krGBkufNfQ/s400/DSC_3359.JPG" t8="true" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKx2FLSG3_1VCbEJGX58UENhau-kcixlaXpm0jNFJeEqNf8KU7hINqIWbikaQ2cggDrQlH08WspjwbpwmCw1gywsqhq5Egn91C6L0BO0KSOW9rh0M5BYjc2WwbbzufDC1MJNCAH1jybaQ/s1600/DSC_3363.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKx2FLSG3_1VCbEJGX58UENhau-kcixlaXpm0jNFJeEqNf8KU7hINqIWbikaQ2cggDrQlH08WspjwbpwmCw1gywsqhq5Egn91C6L0BO0KSOW9rh0M5BYjc2WwbbzufDC1MJNCAH1jybaQ/s400/DSC_3363.JPG" t8="true" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">wide open spaces...to breathe</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrjlT4kW04zN9D8vRIR-IioV4hZ26RunaHFBEo9pSVhrGjXtNU9uwrYOGDfxVAwjab4HbKDcRurgm-pTEDoyiOYQ8s-OC3T4kwJicGkkMSHLTH7eAbpDl5THmDnhJykvi_MnqI1l341rM/s1600/DSC_3362.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrjlT4kW04zN9D8vRIR-IioV4hZ26RunaHFBEo9pSVhrGjXtNU9uwrYOGDfxVAwjab4HbKDcRurgm-pTEDoyiOYQ8s-OC3T4kwJicGkkMSHLTH7eAbpDl5THmDnhJykvi_MnqI1l341rM/s400/DSC_3362.JPG" t8="true" width="400" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; 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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;">Tera is a fiery online entrepreneur with a passion for projects that empower and inspire women.</span><span style="color: #38761d;">She reminds you to move beyond the size of your hips, or the shape of your hair and asks you to recall the sense of limitlessness you felt when you made your first wish on a birthday candle, a dandelion seedling, a wishing well...</span><span style="color: #38761d;">With a community of over 60,000 women (and a few great men) in all corners of the globe, she's dedicated her life to busting the barriers that keep people from achieving the level of health, abundance and vitality they’re looking for.</span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d;">Her trademark, besides the fiery hair and personality, is an unparalleled ability to support others in achieving transformation through dietary change and a positive outlook on life.</span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d;">Tera is a writer, a leader, a sister, a lover and a mother.</span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d;">Her dream is to create a project that touches the lives of millions of women in an empowering way, so that her daughter's daughter can live without limits, too. </span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444;">the topics that they cover are:</span></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="color: #a64d79;">Attitude</span></span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79;"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79;">Wisdom</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79;">Sensuality</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79;">Health</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79;">Beauty</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79;">Fitness</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79;">Abundance</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79;">Balance</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79;">Relationships<br />
Food</span></div><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">so each day an e-mail comes to you with a recorded interview with one of the guest speakers. There are some famous names and some you may not have heard of...but they are all powerful speakers taking time out of their day for the cause of empowering you to be the best you can be. </span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">Here is one of the first ones by kristin morelli...</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;"><a href="http://www.wishsummit.com/downloads/2011?kristin-morelli.mp3">http://www.wishsummit.com/downloads/2011?kristin-morelli.mp3</a></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">if you enjoyed that, just go to their website and sign up to start receiving them in your e-mail. you can just download them and listen later at a time that is convenient to you. and they'll give you a link to access the ones that you've missed. there really is some good stuff there.</span><br />
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<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="color: #444444;">also want to let you know that i received one of my special gifts from OWOH that i won! it was a wall hanging from sheree at <a href="http://ravenmoonmagic.blogspot.com/">raven moon magic</a> all the way from new zealand! thank you so much sheree! all of your intricate work to make this so special shines through! it's just beautiful!</span></div><br />
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</div>lori http://www.blogger.com/profile/16110289584159437510noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1049781751886049895.post-22791184969931141142011-02-17T09:49:00.000-08:002011-02-17T09:49:42.528-08:00AND THE WINNER IS.....<div style="text-align: center;">today is february 17th...the official day to pick and reveal the winner of the OWOH event. </div><div style="text-align: center;">i had originally said i would draw a name from a hat, but i had so many more comments than i thought i would, that i decided to use a random generator to make it easier. i was actually writing numbers on a piece of paper this morning while reading emails~muti-tasking as usual~and my sister suggested in an email that i might want to use a random generator online. i thought that seemed so much easier (and the timing couldn't have been better) and less time consuming. </div><div style="text-align: center;">soooo....the random generated winner is.....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">kristin dudish!!!</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">i asked everyone to choose between two pieces, and kristin chose my wood block print. </div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYK6YQD5kbriYeKFC3_IuDVBQik7V-9wZO63B8NqECSIj8UVpV9WzEEwcTO5fbIrW9BlR302piZuYGnrj2jIIiR9PTEXZXIrBPEQ26XaRpw4DWai-_fiV41EUNxOaVrQlac5WUJrFPvvE/s1600/DSC_3122.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" j6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYK6YQD5kbriYeKFC3_IuDVBQik7V-9wZO63B8NqECSIj8UVpV9WzEEwcTO5fbIrW9BlR302piZuYGnrj2jIIiR9PTEXZXIrBPEQ26XaRpw4DWai-_fiV41EUNxOaVrQlac5WUJrFPvvE/s400/DSC_3122.jpg" width="267" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">so, kristin, please email me your address and i will place that in the mail for you. i hope you will enjoy having it in your home and thank you all for your lovely comments and the time you took to visit me.</div></div><div style="text-align: center;">i tried to visit everyone on OWOH, but time made it hard to really spend time going through each blog. i am really looking forward to visiting everyone at a much less rushed time constraint.</div><div style="text-align: center;">it's been a great experience, and i'm glad i got to experience OWOH, this being it's last year.</div>lori http://www.blogger.com/profile/16110289584159437510noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1049781751886049895.post-34995330558745787152011-02-10T13:48:00.000-08:002011-02-10T15:28:47.407-08:00I HEARD A VOICE FROM HEAVEN<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">i didn't think i was going to post until the OWOH (one world one heart) was over, but since i finished a new piece, i thought i would. although i post on fb, i also like to post more detailed pics here. if you want to see what i'm offering for the OWOH and enter, just scoll down to the next post. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">i title this painting "a voice from heaven" </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz5UZFGv_MUrFHMa_gdzDMAQV3PuG2Bj4jeySLSVT2lge5Kb1N8rppfm-s5Lpoy_QYFpwAgJlwtm1VV2tGLfSM_18D06oREn0oV1I70H3uOLK-RoYRSz_96gParUocQtuEWxeEOca73n0/s1600/DSC_3157+72copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz5UZFGv_MUrFHMa_gdzDMAQV3PuG2Bj4jeySLSVT2lge5Kb1N8rppfm-s5Lpoy_QYFpwAgJlwtm1VV2tGLfSM_18D06oREn0oV1I70H3uOLK-RoYRSz_96gParUocQtuEWxeEOca73n0/s400/DSC_3157+72copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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