"Forget Love ...

 I'd rather fall in chocolate."

"There are four basic food groups: 

milk chocolate, dark chocolate, 

white chocolate, and chocolate truffles.

Guess what I just had for lunch!

Giant Chocolate Mousse Heart Cake

Come on over, there's plenty to go around!

Hope everybody had a nice Valentine's Day!

Last Saturday's class project ...

Thanks for stopping by!

X ♥  O

ARRRRRR, It 'Twas A Jolly Good Month!

It was one of those joyful, eventful months, 

full of autumnal days which occur even 

more perfectly in memory than in life.

I didn't do much painting this month, except for the past

 week, when some Halloween images were just begging

to be released from their alcohol inky backgrounds.

Paintings inspired by the season. Email Sandy@SandySandy.com for purchase info.

And WOW! I didn't expect this award from the Alcohol Ink Artists Group on facebook. 
I'm touched and have never won a medal before.
☺

"And this, our life, exempt from public haunt, 

finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, 

sermons in stones, and good in everything." 

~ William Shakespeare

See price and specifications here.

When witches go riding and black cats are seen,

the moon laughs and whispers,‘tis near Halloween.

From "The Birds" / 1963 Horror film

"I think we're in real trouble. I don't know how this started or why, 

but I know it's here and we'd be crazy to ignore it... The bird war, 

the bird attack, plague - call it what you like. They're amassing 

out there someplace and they'll be back. You can count on it... 

Unless we do something right now!"

See price and specifications here.

Here's a short explanation of why you haven't
seen many blog posts from me lately . . . .

October was a month full of fun and excitement here at The Sandarosa.

It started off with my parents' two week visit and our annual art event here at the studio. Then my sister, Gaile, from Florida, visited in the middle. And our friends, Dorrie and Dave's visit topped off the end. There were so many laughs, games, celebrations, great food, day trips and adventures along the way! 

Cap'n Happy and Scallywag Sandy Celebrate The Season With Piratude!

ARRR! Cap'n Happy an 'yers truly was out spreadin' the Piratude and celebratin' the season this year at both Harrah's and Borgota Casino parties in Atlantic City! The costumes and decorations were phenomenal.

I've got lots of photos taken over the past month on facebook here. If you can't see them, send me a friend request.

I hope you are enjoying your fall season too. 

Happy creating and remember to enjoy the little things!

HUGS

X ♥  O

Celebrating 500 Posts with a Painting Giveaway!

I am still in the Christmas Spirit here and have just painted this little holiday hummingbird today. The Christmas Day post on my web log was my 500th post on this blog! To celebrate, I am having an original watercolor painting giveaway! To be eligible to win this one of a kind, 5" x 7" double matted painting, you have to leave a comment here on this post and tell me why you would like to win this piece. If you subscribe to my blog, or are already a follower, with your comment you get an extra two entries into the drawing, making it a total of three! The drawing will be held at 3pm, EST on January 6th, Little Christmas, the traditional end of the Christmas Season. This contest is open to all residents of the USA and Canada. The winner will be notified here on my blog and by email. I will mail the painting as soon as I have the winner's shipping address. Thanks to everyone who reads my posts and adds their thoughts and comments! Please tell your friends about this drawing and good Luck to you all!!

Day Of The Dead

Day Of The Dead is a Latin American celebration which takes place on November 1st - (honoring children and infants - Day of Little Angles) and November 2nd - (honoring deceased adults - Day Of The Dead).

Friends and family gather to remember and honor those that have passed on. It is a national holiday in Mexico and is widely celebrated around the world. People visit cemeteries, build alters, decorate graves, make offering to the dead, eat special holiday foods, light candles, say prayers, recite poems, tell funny stories and in general have a darn good time.

As with many modern holidays, Day Of The Dead gets it's roots from indigenous pagan cultures dating back as far as 2,500 - 3,000 years ago. The festivities were then dedicated to the goddess, "Lady of the Dead" or the modern day Catrina, which has now become one of the most popular symbols for the celebration.

"Happy New Year!"

"The celebration of the new year is the oldest of all holidays and was not always January 1, which is purely arbitrary. Observed in ancient Babylon about 4000 years go, the New Year began with the first New Moon after the Vernal Equinox (first day of spring), a more logical time to begin a new year." ~ wilstar.com

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More quotations on the "The New Year":

"I made no resolutions for the New Year. The habit of making plans, of criticizing, sanctioning and molding my life, is too much of a daily event for me." ~ Anaïs Nin

"We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called Opportunity and its first chapter is New Year's Day." ~ Edith Lovejoy Pierce

Reposted from my January 2007 Spirit Art Letters.