Thanksgiving is around the corner and it will not be a traditional one for me. My oldest daughter will have to have back surgery first thing Tuesday morning so the plan is - there is no plan. We might visit my brother and stay with him or if she's feeling well enough, head on home. These sunflowers were painted for the show- still have them too. They are 6x6's.

Whew- Holiday Art Show Accomplished

Well we survived the holiday art show and it was enjoyable. Here is a picture of my mom and daughter Cami together on the couch with Erin, my other daughter on the chair. I took this picture during some down time but the crowd was pretty steady for all three days.

Here is a picture of Yvette who also helped out at the show- she is a good friend and an art lover.

A picture of the east bedroom..

The front door and the living room

The south bedroom.

I enjoyed having the show and made quite a few sales so it was a nice experience. Mom and I made WAY too much food however and will have to cut back for next year-

Getting Ready for the Show

Well, I am working on getting my studio ready for the holiday show next weekend- the little barn that I painted is my logo for the studio. The barn actually exists to the south of the studio- but I wanted to use it in the logo instead of the house which happens to be rather boring. It's just a house- you know? I have been making cookies and brownies and appetizers, labeling and hanging an incredible amount of art and am getting tired. I will post some pictures soon.

Before the Snow

It has been snowing quite a bit lately- the days are interesting- one day it will be below freezing and the next day it will be close to 60. I have been trying to get prepared for my show- invitations out, hanging MORE track lighting- just tying up loose ends and I really haven't been that efficient. I walk into my studio and I just start to walk around in circles , not getting much of anything done. The painting above was painted at the ranch right before the first snow- the day after I painted this it was cold and windy and started to snow that morning- I have lost a brush which I believe is over there but still have yet to retrieve it. I hope that I can get a little more excited to paint in the snow- I love the beautiful whites - I just don't like the cold- and inthe San Luis Valley- it does get COLD!