A Southern Lady's Ramblings

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Anastasia's Room

I am painting a mural in my daughter's bedroom. She loves it, this is just the begining.

Painting in progress

I have to decide what quote of scripture to use for it.

Purple

This painting in in progress. I love the way the colors came out.

God knows you by name

This is a painting on wood board.

The earth blooms in flowers. ~ E.E. CUMMINGS

Completed

This one is now complete. The scripture is Isaiah 6:3

The start of a new painting.

I have to decide on a scripture to put on this one and finish the doodles when it is dry. It is a 11x14 canvas

Randomness

 

I am so blessed to have to family and friends that I have. I am blessed to be alive and breathing this morning.  We have to remember that each day is a gift from God and we need to thank him for each and everyone that we are blessed to be given.

I have been reading various inspirational blogs lately and I thought I whouls share a post from on of them, It is at "Under Grace & Over Coffee"  I thought the bible studies that she listed were very interesting. You might want to go and check it out.

I just found this site also and I thought I would share it wil you. It is a Ladies site to In Courage you. Take a look around and let me know what you think. Please leave a comment and tell me what your thankful for today.

 

SOLD

This painting was made by request. I was given the scripture that she wanted and this is what I came up with.

ART BLOCKS

This is the 1st of a series of Art Blocks. They are two sided with a collage work on each side.

Summer Journal Pages

Here are a few pictures of my journal pages that I have created over the summer.

I finished it!

I couldn't stop myself. I had to finish it. Please let me know what you think.

My latest painting

I have been working on this one for a couple of days now, and now only have to add words to finish it off. I do not like to work on a piece for more than 2 days because I start to lose interest, but I
think it will have to wait until tomorrow for the words to be added. I am loving the creative process and i wished that I had taken pictures along the way with this one.

Art Video that is interesting

 

 

Art Blogs I like

Lifer Verse Design

 

Mixed media hands

Even after washing them so many times that I can't count, they are still blue from paint.

Close to my Art Giveaway

 
Check out Allen Design's Giveaway you have until Midnight tonight to enter.

Today's Art

This picture was taken in Vermont, on our last summer road trip in July, 2008. I thought it was a beautiful scene. I would love to have a place like that to paint, it was small and quaint, and would be a nice place to sit and create.

I have been working on a few new backgrounds. I have completed the background for a new canvas and I have created the backgrounds for a couple of journal pages. I have also tried out Nevr-Dull for Art Backgrounds. Here a video that I watched for inspiration for using this product. I found it at my local Tractor Supply Store, they have it with the metal polish. It works very good, but the smell is very bad. I would suggest using it outside and not indoors unless you have good ventilation. 

 

Journal Pages

I love creating journal pages. I carry it every where, so that if I get a spare minute I will have ti to draw. I have gotten some of my best ideas while riding (not driving lol) down the road.

I carry a collection of different pens and markers and most of the time I create in Black and White while I am out and then add color when I get a chance at home. Some pages are left this way while others have color added, when I feel it will enhance the intial drawing. 

I use Sharpie Pens, Faber Castle Drawing Pens, and Martha Stewart Craft and Art Markers. I always make sure to have a glue stick in my pouch so that I can add collage bits to a page while I am out. I have a old mint tin filled with small pieces of scrapbook paper, old books, paper punch shapes, and quotes written on small strips of paper for easy addition to a page. I also have a pouch of Metalic colored pencils and Watercolor Pencils as well as a small Windsor Newton Watercolor set. Tomorrow I will try to post a picture of what I carry with me and what organization tools that I use to help me keep up with my tools.  
 
 

Lady in Blue

 This mixed media painting is a large scale painting. It is a collage background with a glaze wash on the background around the face area. I used multiple colors of blues and greens to achieve thie illusion of depth. The dress piece is a glazed with many layers to achieve a more 3-D look. The face is another element that is created using colored pencil, marker and paint wash. The hair in also another element that was created using glazing techniques and markers. This piece is for sale for $75.

My Summer Art Series

I have been trying to work all summer on being creative everyday. I believe that If God gives you a talent you need to use it and not hide it under a bush. I hope to be able to use my art work as a tool to let God's light shine though me. I hope that you will be inspired by what you see here. I might not post many long typed post, but I will try to keep the photos coming and also to try and post a few how-to's here and there. Please let me know what you think about what you see as I really look forward to the feedback. The pieces about are all avaliable for sale $25 each piece, Mixed Media on MDF Board. Contact me at craftykate1(at)gmail(dot)com.

Sketch for Commission Piece

This is the original sketch for Commissioned piece. I like to sketch out each piece in my journal so that I can play around with placement of the elements. I ended up taking out the button ellement because it did not fit into the finished piece.

Summer Art Series

Summer Art Series  Completed. This piece was a very fun piece to create. I loved the way the collage elements work with the layered mixed media background.

Surround yourself In progress

Summer Art Series. (Sold)

Porterdale, Georgia Burnie's BBQ

Poterdale is a wonderful little small town will all the trapings of a southern small town. There are mom and pop resturants and a little antique shop where you can find unique treasures.  The best little resturant is a BBQ resturant names Burnie's BBQ. They are located at 2021 Main St. Porterdale, Ga. 30070  You can call 678-712-6000 to place a to-go order. They have a wide variety of foods, with yummy fresh-made sauces. Homemade desserts are the highlight of the menu and the ribs are finger lickin'. You can check them out online here. They are open Tue- Wed 11-2 for lunch, and Thu - Fri 11-8 for lunch and dinner. If you love BBQ Stew this is the place for you. Their stew recipe has been around for generations and it is worth the drive just for it. You can eat-in or take it to-go but either way, I say they have the best BBQ in Newton County.  Pictures to come soon.

Quait Small Towns

These are just a few of the quaint small towns that I love to visit.

Monticello, GA

Newborn, GA

Social Circle, GA

Watkinsville, GA

Porterdale, GA

Covington, GA

Monroe, GA

An introduction

What is it that makes us love small towns? Is it that everyone seems to know or be related to everyone else? Or is it that everywhere you go in these small towns you run into someone that you know? I will tell you what makes me love my small town. It is the sense of family everywhere that you look. I can see memories around every corner both good and bad, but they are what makes up life in a small town. I have lived in the same area for all of my life never moving out of a five mile radius from where I was born. It has its advantages and its disadvantages. You always know that what ever you do and where every you go there is someone who knows your momma. I love that about my small town, it gives me a sense of belonging that no other place on earth can give me.  I hope you enjoy the journey that I am about to embark on and that you will come along with me. Sit back relax and sip a glass of iced tea. Leave a comment or two and let me know if there are any questions that you would like to to answer. I will be featuring a few of best small towns around Georgia with you over the next few weeks.