my new muse

  i have a new muse.....it came about towards the end of last year.  when i bought a dslr camera.  don't get me wrong i've always love photography, but now i'm obsessed. i'm excited and seeing the world in a different way...don't you love the feeling of excitement when you find a new muse?.. i've decided to open another Etsy shop  for my photography art.  please check it out here and let me know what you think.

 i still love painting..and always will.  i started to doubt my abilities to paint so, i have been experimenting with different painting styles. what i found is i love them all LOL.....i wanted to find where my strength lie....well after weeks (months) of self doubt and questioning my abilities..i've decided to just listen to my instincts and do what i do...and not second guess if it is good enough, if it is "real art". instead i will continue to paint and to push myself to improve, to take chances with my paintings, to go after my dream and Love what i do... because when i think about it...i really love what i do..do you ever question your abilities, your talents? how do you get past self doubt?

                     
                      i encourage you to push past that doubt and keeping going after your dream..

8 blogs that rock

today i would like to share with you a few of the blogs i like to visit. you can visit their blog by clicking on their image. 

who knows maybe you will find a new blog to follow. 

   

i love the images and feel of this blog. her blog is very creative and inspiring with lovely photos. 

Monique Hoch's Art Blog 

Welcome all artists and art lovers. I have started this blog,so I can share my obsession ART. I hope you enjoy my point of view both intellectually and literally

Monique is a very talented artist.  she shares her love of art and her inspirations. the images of her art are amazing , and her posts are insightful.

Misty Mawn is an amazing artist.  a lot of you may already know about Misty's blog.  if not... her blog in filled with her beautiful art, creative photographs and tons of inspiration.

what can i say, this blog is eye candy for anyone that loves beauty.

Yvonne Eijkenduijnin blogs about everything from decorating to

food to diy's with beautiful photo.

i recently found this blog and i am a new follower. i love looking  at the gorgeous photographs and reading her posts. 

this is another recent find. Wendy is a dutch photographer who shares her inspirations, photos, and finds on her blog.

Jen is the author of this blog and also authors cocoa &  hearts. she loves all things stylist. on her blog she post about her art, decor,  and fashion.

do you have a favorite blog you follow? if so leave a link in my comments, maybe blog about them on your blog and share the love. 

#blogboss

everyday inspiration

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summer is gone..

fall is here

a chill is in the air

argh!!

i miss summer already

my kids are back in school

so i just had to paint

a red apple of course.

available here



inspiration in las vegas

i went to las vegas this weekend

with my husband

of course we had a few drinks and did a little gambling

do you know that Las Vegas is one of the top 5 cities for art?

the highlight of my weekend was visiting the

the Bellagio

 the bellagio lobby ceiling features

2,000 Chihuly hand-blown glass flowers

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i also went to the

bellagio gallery of fine art

on my birthday no less

Showcasing 20 works by the founder of French Impressionist painting, "Claude Monet: Impressions of Light" also presents eight other canvases by Monet's predecessors and contemporaries, including Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, Camille Pissarro, and Eugene Louis Boudin. It was from Monet's collaboration with these painters, along with his solitary explorations of the French countryside, that his own signature style eventually emerged.

graystaks

this is the first time i've seen an original Monet painting

AMAZING-INSPIRING

pictures can't do them justice...

i spent over an hour looking at these amazing paintings..

i was amazed by the depth

the brush strokes

the colors

of these paintings...

i wanted to go home and start painting..

if you are in las vegas or will be there i highly recommend going

what has inspired you lately?



today's creation

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today's creation

i craved an "ART" stamp
this will be prefect to stamp on the  packages i send my art in
the how to...
i wrote the word "ART" on a piece of paper with a charcoal pencil
then laid the paper (charcoal side down) on the stamp and rubbed the paper
then the image is on the stamp in reverse
then carve around the word art
 then when you stamp it, it will read ART...

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our new kitty *mia* she's a devon rex

 she's no bigger then my 10yr old sons shoes

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check back to see what else i create

don't forget to leave a link so i can see what you create....