Everyone Relocated

I went in to pay my rent today and talked to the office manager.  I was so happy to find out that the renters insurance is covering all the losses for the people in the fire.  YAY!     She also told me that they have relocated everyone right here on the property so that was more good news. 

I also found out we have a donation center set up in the conference room.  There were tons of clothes and things for people to come and pick out according to their needs.  I found out there weren’t any blankets though so I think I am going to go to target after work tomorrow and buy some.  They have started tearing the building down.  It’s amazing to see six huge dumpsters in the parking lot just to hold all the debris.

Well I’m off to write a bit and then get in bed early.  Peace to you all.

Fire

Two nights ago the apt. building behind mine caught on fire.  My dog woke me up barking and this is what I woke up too.  Thank God nobody was hurt.  It gutted a 16 unit building.  Please pray for the people who lost everything. 

      The last one is a pic of the damage by daylight.  They are tearing the building down with a construction crane now.  It’s so frightening and unbelievable just how fast the building burned.  I’m so blessed that it wasn’t our building.  The most damage we got was that the fire was so hot it melted the vinyl siding on the back of our building.

On a more positive note, my movie “The Secret” has arrived.  I’ve been watching it and I think that it’s awesome!  I recommend it to anyone interested in making positive changes in their lives.  I’m working on some new paintings and I will have some pics up as soon as I finish.  Peace to you all. 

Beautiful weather and angels!

Hey Yall,

Well I’ve been busy cleaning and painting.  It has been BEAUTIFUL here the last couple of days!  Today I painted an angel and used some of the sheet music I won off of ebay.

 Her wings were part of a cover of one of the books.  They were black and white.  I painted them with acrylic paints before adding them to the canvas.  I love this piece.  I used metalics on the background and then painted over them to create this angel.  The music is also collaged.  What do yall think?

I tried to make her look peaceful.  I think I achieved that.    Peace and love!

Angels and Cats

Well here are the pictures I promised you yesterday.  I went to take the pics when I got home and my batteries were dead in my camera.  It takes them several hours to charge so I had to wait until today. 

This is Priscilla.  She is the first painting I did off of my list of words from my Sassy Southern Sisters in my ebay group.  She is respresenting the word “pink”.  I think she turned out really cute.  I love using the brighter colors in my work.  Especially when I’m painting kitties.    

This close up pic is much closer to the real colors in the painting.  My camera has a wicked flash and washes color out sometimes as is evident on the picture above.

 

This is Dapper Dan.  He is the second painting off of my list.  Dan is respresenting the word “Era” as he is from an era long ago.  He’s still very handsome though.  Don’t you think?  Both of these little paintings are done on canvas boards that measure 5 X 7.  It’s funny to me how I love doing small pieces but I have a huge desire to do really big pieces too.  Unfortunately, right now I don’t have the space to work on the really large pieces.  Someday…….*smiles*……someday.

This angel was inspired when I was reading Hebrews.  Instead of painting the verse on the painting, I simply painted Hebrews 4:16 in the top right corner.  Maybe it will inspire someone to look it up? 

She’s painted on a solid block of wood.  I LOVE painting on wood.  There is something kind of “raw” about it that I don’t get when I paint on canvas.  It’s just a different experience for me that’s hard to put into words.  The work is “solid” and feels more permanent.  I have absolutely no science to back this up.  LOL!  Anyway, I hope you enjoy her.  I’m working all day tomorrow at the flower shop so I’m going to spend tonight playing with Miss Maddison.  Have a great night all.     Peace.

I’m well and it’s raining.

Hi Y’all,

Well I’m all recovered from the flu.  It seems it wanted to come back after I thought it was gone the first time.  *just shakes my head*  HORRID little virus it is.  Anyway, I am all better now!  YAY!!  Another bit of good news is that it’s been raining here in Ga. for the last three days.  We need it all! 

I am working at the flower shop half a day today.  When I get home I’m going to take some pics of the paintings I did this week.  I also received the bag of ephemera that I won on Ebay this week.  WOO HOO! 

I won a grouping of Easter hymnals that is from the famous 1823 Brooklyn Baptist temple.  The seller tells me that the Choir was accompanied by an original JW Steere pipe organ which is magnificent.   One piece was written by Cornelius Van Reese who was a noted muscian and led the musical programs there for three decades.  This music is alive with history and I can’t wait to incorporate it into some of my art.

Have a great day and I will post more this afternoon when I get home.  Peace!