The feast after the famine

For all of you frequent readers of this infrequently updated blog, get ready for a deluge!

An Upcoming Artist

These are some of my favorite paintings by Paul Ferney. I want to own at least two of them (the first and the last). I know absolutely nothing about Paul as an artist and everything I know about him personally I know because I blogstock his wife Jordan.




What I love about Paul's work, and what I generally love in art, is his ability to capture a mood, an emotion, and to tell a story - even when it seems as though there is no story there to tell. Each of these paintings take me away to a different place and time and, for a moment, allow me to trascend my reality and be a part of a beautiful evening drive after a long day at the beach or a serene summer afternoon .... Or Maybe it is my overactive imagination :)

Sweetness!

The other day (okay maybe it has been three weeks because I am lame and can't find time to blog or upload pictures) Courtnie told me she had a surprise for me. I thought it was a black&white cookie or a fancy muffin - something along those lines. Imagine my shock when she pulled this out from behind her back. Thanks Court! (object may appear slightly different in real life )

Trivia

I didn't get tagged on Brenda's blog...I didn't even know she had a blog until today...but I thought I'd share a little trivia about myself anyway.

Ten years ago....I was graduating from high school. So yes, you guessed it. My 10 year reunion is this only a few months away. Yikes!

5 things on my 'to do' list today....you want me to only list 5? Number one on my list is find a way to support myself without having to have a "job"!

Things I would do if I were a billionaire....I would live life to the fullest! I would travel, paint, read, sing, dance, live a bi-costal, No, a multi-costal life, start all the companies I have dreamed of starting without having to fear the cost of failure...this list could go on for days!

3 of my bad habits...G-chatting at work, addiction to Diet Coke (but I LOVE it!), self doubt

5 places I've lived...Utah, Las Vegas, California, New York & London

5 jobs I've had.... Life Guard, Summer Day Camp Director :), Bath & Body Works, Corporate Events, Social Services

Happy Mothers Day!

Growing up, this painting hung above my Grandparents' bed. I loved this painting. It embodied the feelings of beauty, peace and reassurance I felt in my Grandparents' home and my own home. I see it as the iconic depiction of motherhood.

I would like to dedicate this painting to my mother and grandmother, who are wonderful mothers, and to my sister who I know will be an increadible mother someday.

The Portrait of Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Mifflin

I recently received a request that I give a little more information about my paintings of the week (or month, depending on how often I blog!) So from now on I will try to meet this request.

I realized, when I posted this painting it was an unusual choice and that full appreciation required an explaination. I am sorry I did not given one sooner.

I first saw this painting by John Singleton Copley (sorry for the previous misattribution) about a year ago at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. I was not initially captured by this painting, but upon closer inspection I was swept away by Copley's highly finished style and stunningly detailed representation of the young couple. When I first looked at the painting all I saw was a handsom man and a cold, rather unattractive looking woman. But Copley's careful depiction of the couple communicated so much more than just their phyical characteristics. As the Philadelphia Museum says "Here, Copley depicts not only the features and costumes of his sitters with his famed skill, but creates an image of marriage as an affectionate, equal partnership-an innovative concept in American portraiture at the time." He translated onto the canvas the deep care, devotion, love and kinship felt by this couple - all of which is communicated through the relationship of their hands.

Sunshine Makes My Heart Sing

Hooray it is spring!!!