MERRY CHRISTMAS

Grace and I wish you all the warmest Christmas 2009

She's already smiling and doing tricks for the leftovers.

"Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests."

Luke 2 :14

" CHRISTMAS PORTRAIT "

8 x 8 Pen , pencil & watercolor

Well here we are a year later doing the Different Strokes From Different Folks Christmas portrait exchange again. We were given a picture of an other artist participating, so I am painting her and she is painting me. It is a surprise for both of us. For this one I have to admit I was influence by Alice Thompson with her decorative flair she applies sometimes to her work. My subject has the most beautiful green eyes so my decision to make her sweater green also was easy.

Please go check out all the entries so far with their actual pictures on U-Tube

I truly enjoyed doing this piece I hope my subject likes it too.

OUR DEARLY DEPARTED !

6 x 4 Pastel

Well I have to announce that we have a valiant sacrifice made on behalf of our survival for which we are very thankful and appreciate all minute morsels.

So here is the portrait I did today in memory of the blessing that was bestowed to us.

I hope many such sacrifices where made in your households for which I say

Happy Thanksgiving to all.

San Diego SketchCrawlers

These are sketches of Batik prints blocks from the Mingei Museum done with the San Diego Sketchcrawlers. Go to Dancing Strokes to check out the other sketch I did at that time too. We had fun sharing our work and eating lunch together afterwards.

I added the colors later since we were not allowed watercolors in the museum.

IF BORED........ Do not.........

PAINT YOUR ANIMALS ...................... LOL

GET READY......SET.........GO !

Tomorrow Saturday is the 25th Worldwide Sketchcrawl so go grab your pencil, pens, watercolors and anything else you want to draw with and go have fun. Record your life where you live with others or by yourself but just DO IT. You will get blessed in the process and then share it with all of us.

NOW GO DRAW................

I BRING GIFTS !

8 x 10 Acrylic

Well here we are the last DSFDF before Thanksgiving so I decided I am coming to visit each and every one of you bearing gifts for Thanksgiving via the Web of course but nevertheless that is what this picture represents.

I am thankful for all of you DSFDF'ers for without your comments, e-mails, calls I would not have the richness my life has in the Art World.

I thank you all and I bless you to have the best Thanksgiving ever.

PLease go check out all the other submissions on this fabulous website of Different Strokes From Different Folks, Thank you Karin.