Reenergized

I was feeling tired all day but after getting to work on painting once the kids were finally in bed, I started to feel so much better. It seems that if I indulge in my tiredness and relax or waste time in the evening I end up feeling more tired. But if I get to work and get painting I feel so much better. It is such a rewarding thing to get paint on my brush and make the paint do what I want.

I am very happy with the way the grandfather in the painting has developed. I think he is complete. Now to get grandma to a happy place. I worked some on her hair and sweater, but have a lot to do an her face

Trip to the Farm

A last minute decision sent the Kids and I off to the Farm for a week.
They had such a great time running with lots of space and enjoying the wonderful weather.

Everyday they helped grandpa with cores and I had many photo opportunities to catch a yearly update of Grandpa's Barn.

I also asked my grandmother and several of my parent's neighbors to pose for photos for future portraits. I am very excited to get prints and decide on poses to paint. I feel like I have been waiting for pictures to work on for some time. The only painting I have been doing is on a lily which I started about three weeks ago.

Hopefully some new paintings will be underway soon and I will have lots of photos to share.