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| Bernadette's Bedrrom 11 x 14 inch oil on panel |
This is an oil painting I started before I left for North Carolina and it is now finished. In the beginning the background was just one big curtain, but it seemed so boring so I put in a smaller window and flowered wallpaper. The carpet design was made by scratching squiggly lines into the paint. I used a palette knife for the curtains and the bedspread. I thought about putting a vase of flowers or something on the nightstand, but decided to just leave it. The wonderful thing about painting is you can always change it later if you want to. I am getting more comfortable with oils the more I use them.
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| Close up of Bernadette's Bedroom |
My trip to North Carolina with my friends Carol and Kelly was a great time! One evening, we spent some time drawing and I walked them through the steps of drawing a face with charcoal. I think they did fabulous! I really love teaching people how to draw faces, because they always seem to get so into it and really enjoy the process.
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| Our drawings: Carol's, Mine and Kelly's |
Every year at our house we throw a July 4th party to celebrate Independence Day and this year we had around 40 people come. We cooked on the grill, listened to live music...our son plays keyboards for a band and my mother and father in-law have their own 2 person band. We also watch fireworks and it is so relaxing to sit in a lawn chair and watch our fireworks and all the others around our neighborhood. Our street is full of families that really like to celebrate so it's quite a show. I didn't get any photos of the fireworks this year, but here's a great one from last year...
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| July 4th fireworks at our house |
See you soon.
♥ Lisa
