Great White Heron ~ Avalon, NJ Art Show and Sale ~ SOLD

"Life beats down and crushes the soul
and art reminds you that you have one."
~ Stella Adler

Great White Heron

8.5" x 11" hand painted watercolor on synthetic paper, matted - $169.

acid free, white core mat & foam core backing in an acetate sleeve

fits a standard 11" x 14" frame / Framed - $219.

• SOLD

This is one of my new paintings that will be available for sale at the

Avalon Performing Arts Council  26th Annual Art Show.

Admission is free and it is inside the Avalon, NJ, Community Center,

this Friday, June 21st - Preview Show - from 7-9 pm 

and Saturday, June 22nd - Main Show - from 10 am - 4 pm.

If you are in the area, or just need an excuse to come down to the shore,

please come in and see me! I'm offering a special gift to

anyone who mentions seeing my show announcement online.

I will be featuring some of this year's new works

on Yupo paper so I've been busy organizing, framing and packing.

The paintings were laid out on the rack

on the studio floor to decide what to take.

Of course, Cutie Pye and Opie are always eager to help.

No job is complete without my extra special, highly qualified, inspection team. 

After they double checked each frame, every one was personalized with paw prints,

kitty hair and a nose smudge. What wonderful assistants they are!

Double the work, but definitely double the pleasure!

Hugs and Purrs, 

X ♥  O

 

Opie Darling and Princess Cutie Pye

How Sweet It Is ~ Be Here Now ~ SOLD

"All the things that truly matter - 

beauty, love, creativity, joy, inner peace - 

arise from beyond the mind."

"You cannot be both unhappy

and fully present in the Now."

~ Eckhart Tolle

How Sweet it is  • Sold

How Sweet it is

 • Sold 

Limited Supply of Solid Burl-wood Frames

I am now offering this painting framed in a burl-wood frame.

This is the painting I was debating on cropping, but decided to leave it as is.

(And of course, all my paintings come signed by me, with extras!)

The hummingbirds have started to flock in!

Their presence reminds me to "be here now". 

Perhaps that is one of the ways they spread so much joy!

The kittens, Opie and Cutie Pye,

are amazed with the little fellas.

Look how big they've gotten!

I can't believe they will be one year old on May 1st!

My husband Jerry - Ever-Ready Bunny

Since the scare with his high blood pressure and loss of the sight in his right eye, my husband's work schedule has been cut way down. I can't slow him down though. He seems to be working harder than ever getting the place in tip top shape for my parents' visit in about a week.

Alice's Tea Party by Jerry Farley

Jerry got inspired by my YARD ART board on Pinterest

and has been frantically clearing the woods

and adding to his Sculpture Garden.

A Good Day For Fishing by Jerry Farley

He's not done with this one, but I really like it so far.

Mr. McChicken by Jerry Farley

This rooster is another new creation.

Horseshoe Horse by Jerry Farley

This piece stands about 5 ft. high

and weighs over 100 lbs.

Of course, this is my favorite! 

"Surrender to what is. Say “yes” to life 

and see how life suddenly starts working for you 

rather than against you."

~ Eckhart Tolle

Thanks for stopping by.

Have a GREAT DAY!!

X ♥ O

Wacky Wednesday / Midweek Mayhem

Here's the wacky part . . .

Princess Cutie Pye

would like to announce

another 

G I V E A W A Y !

It's been a weird and wacky kind of a day.

You know, one of those ones that has it's own special agenda.

I started going through my lithograph prints.

I've got a lot of work to do in the next few weeks.

Finding a whole bunch of signed bat prints made me smile.

Signing prints is not one of my favorite jobs.

This one was already matted in black.

I found this tabletop frame, cleaned the glass and popped it in.

Wow! I really like how it looks.

I decided it would raise my spirits to give it away!

This time I'm not having a drawing though.

I will give it to the one who convinces me

that they really want it.

This should be interesting.

I'll be picking a winner right before the other

Fall Giveaway.

If you want it, comment before the next full moon!

Here's the mayhem part. . . .

This is (my) studio, after I tidied up a bit.

Opie and Cutie Pye think differently.

Everything in here, including me, is theirs.

They love their toys

(everything in the studio is a toy -

erasers, paint, brushes, waste baskets and paper)

and they love spreading them all around.

They are growing up so fast and happy.

Let it go, live with the mess,

savor the moment and let it happen.

It won't last long, I often remind myself.

Be Here Now and Enjoy!

x♥o

My Famous Guests Have Arrived!

The Little Traveling Chicken

and friends got here last night!

Today she wanted to relax and enjoy some down time.

"When I am in the country,

 I wish to vegetate like the country."  ~ William Hazlitt

Everyone went outside with me. They were

immediately drawn to the Hens and Chicks. I was

thrilled when they asked me to take their pictures.

Little Chick's manager / boyfriend seems very nice.

I was disappointed that her bodyguard didn't come!

I need to get the full story about that.

When I do, I'll report back.

Here's her sweet momma and two little siblings.

They spent most of the afternoon outdoors, unwinding

and soaking up the peace and quiet of the country.

Later, the kittens; Opie and Cutie Pye,

wanted to know what all the fuss was about.

I told them they could meet TC

if they promised to be gentle.

They promised and they were.

After a few gentle pokes

and sniffs, they were done.

Unimpressed, the kitties ran off

to play with their toys.

TC and the troupe were then introduced to

some of the smaller members of our household.

They seemed thrilled to meet some folks their size!

I can tell it's going to be a wonderful visit. 

Everyone is getting along famously!

Check out the 

Traveling Chicken Blog

And see a snapshot of them

relaxing and shooting the breeze here today.

Keep Smiling!

☺

Where Do I Begin?

All is well in Sandy Land!

Opie Darling III
5.5 x 7.5" watercolor on Yupo paper, matted to 8 x 10"

As it turned out, I found out on Friday evening that one of the kittens that Jerry and I were keeping as a girl and had named Betty Boop, was actually a boy. I was disappointed. I wanted a boy and a girl cat. (What parent doesn't?) I had already promised the two calico girls to my blogging friend, Robin Larkspur. She was coming the next day, 300 miles, all the way from central NY with her husband, to fetch them. She had already named them, Pixie and Pyewacket. She even started a blog called PurrrSnicKitty about them. One of the calico kittens that Robin was taking, Pye Pye, was trying very hard to be my favorite. She wanted to be with me, purring and talking and jumping up on the cage when I came into the room. She reminded Jerry and I so much of our little Princess as a kitten who had just passed a couple of weeks ago at age seventeen. It was heartbreaking because Cutie Pye was quickly succeeding. She stole my heart away from Betty Boop. Then, when I found out that she was a he, I had no strong feelings left for him/her at all. 

Bobby Boop?

I had already cried for days thinking Cutie Pye and I would have to part, however I knew I would get over it. I was going to stick with the plan. After all, a deal is a deal. I couldn't do that to anyone, let alone a kind good friend like Robin. 


We all had a wonderful, short, pleasant visit on Saturday into Sunday morning with Robin and her husband, Jim.  They are the kind of people you feel like you've known and will know forever, in this, previous and subsequent lifetimes. Robin is such a magically sweet, loving person. The time went by way too fast. I couldn't sleep at all on Saturday night, knowing my favorite kitten would leave me in the morning.

Princess Cutie Pye

It was a beautiful morning. We had breakfast, enjoyed the wildlife here at the Sandarosa and took some snapshots. All too soon however, it was time to put the kittens into their travel cage. I put Pixie in, no problem. Then when I lifted Pye Pye up, tears immediately shot out from my eyes and I began to sob. "I didn't want to fall in love with you," I said; "but I did". To make a long story short, Robin graciously traded Cutie Pye for her new Pyewacket, (or Pye Man) and everyone is going to live happily ever after!

Princess Cutie Pye and Opie Darling III

Thank-You Robin, Thank-You Universal Mind!!

Exciting things are happening here in Sandy Land everyday.

Stay tuned, updates coming soon!

Hugs and Purrs,

"No amount of time can erase the memory of a good cat,and no amount of masking tape can ever totally remove his fur from your couch."  ~ Leo Dworken