Renovation Cabin and the Creative process

Evening Painting classes that I am teaching at the local community college (Vance Granville) started Jan 12. Four newcomers came with no supplies but I managed to put oil pastels and paper to good use in an Op Art exercise that always inspires participants :-) So they were happy campers. With a break for MLK day, classes will resume Jan 27 with the everyone bringing paint and canvases!




Below is my Jan 14 post Renovation Cabin and the Creative process that got lost in the shuffle of slow Internet and things to do :-)

Renovation cabin and the creative process!

The recent extreme cold has really slowed  down the cabin renovations! It's hard to put up sheetrock when you can't feel your nose..BUT we managed to get the ceiling done with help from our son who was visiting (haha no one is coming by all of a sudden!) and the longest wall (the other side has cabinets)

The other side was just hubby and I with a little hep from our four egged friends who are always delighted to find their humans down at their level!

And today? Outside lights are going up before the rain and sleet come back in a day or so!

sheetrock the longest wall-done!

Getting some help

Holiday creativity

The packing, shipping and creativity continues on this dark, dreary, rainy day! The storms that have hit the midwest are rain events for us and that is good news on this Thanksgiving week! Not such good news for those caught in snow and ice and airlines schedules.
Our little Corgi, Rosie ate a ham bone and is now at the vet's undergoing a hydration therapy to see if it will work rather than surgery. So although I am making food for the big day, my thoughts are very much with a shortlegged dog!

Rosie

We are finally finished with the shows at the Hunt complex!
Long days and some interesting temperature fluctuations made for a few tough days but that comes with the territory!

Sections of our booth the past two months!

We love to be face to face with people and that makes any phone or Internet contact more personal as we've met-makes a big difference!

A few more portraits coming soon-some I cannot show as there is always that possibility that someone may see their Christmas gift!

Have a HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Painting the Family pets

January 29 turned into a stunningly beautiful day! Our 10-12 class on Painting your family dog or cat was packed and most of the participants were here for the day!

So by lunchtime we were opening the doors and letting in some brilliant sunshine :-) The coffee was on, participants were happily working...it just doesn't get any better than that!


Upcoming workshops are on our website!

 This is her very first horse painting! Is she happy? :-)

Little Sara was pleased with her dog painting!

 Betty is more of a pro and it showed in her beautiful cat painting!

 And this participant drove all the way from Wilson to take the class and created a beautiful horse painting!

Emily's first horse painting!

                         Emily came with her mom and   together they had some amazing paintings to take home to show Dad!