Behind Every Good Shoe

What an awesome theme..shoes! I am of course a women obsessed as you may already know! This is what I spent my morning on..hopefully not in vain! One of my dreams has always been to share my art with others..and thanks to cyber space...here I am. I can truly say that dream has come true. No matter how few or many people enjoy my creations...when I finish something and just say Wow...I like that..there is a sense of accomplishment..and only then am I comfortable to present it to others...but what is not to like about shoes? post note...this print available for purchase..you know where!

Worry

This is my contribution to Illustration Friday this week. The word being worry. You can interpret it as you like. For me this girl is looking outside through a window, on a dark stormy night. I loved creating this montage, a lot of thought went into it. I have been reading a lot of about how artists express themselves throught their work. I began this picture thinking of something that used to worry me when I was young. My poor parents can probably attest to this also..as it scared me through my adulthood! That being storms. I am over that now, and have been for a while, but I used to have a huge fear of them. Now I sort of look forward to a nice thunderstorm....and wouldn't mind being able to view a tornado from a safe distance. Another worry that I used to have..that relates to this picture is a fear of monsters! We used to live on a one mile long, dead end road..that ended with a house surrounded by fields bordering on woods. Many nights I would lie in bed afraid Big Foot or King Kong were on their way towards my bedroom window. That sums it up! Two of my biggest childlike, childhood worries. Now, how about you?

Through the Window

Yes another gothic, freaky pic..just having fun with this type of work! I took one of the pictures used for this collage, last winter, on a run of course. It is of a barn window. I loved the way the branches and vines spread themselves. They made this barn look oh so vacant and ancient. It actually is in horrible disrepair..and I do believe will be torn down soon. Too bad..as it looked so gorgeous and peaceful this winter after it snowed. There was always another view, another beautiful angle to see. I am sure there are many other empty, falling down barns out there...but it has become like a landmark for me. Always providing something new to entertain my eyes. As the seasons change I look forward to seeing other more appealing scenes it might have in store. I wonder if anyone else appreciates it like I do! My friends live on either side of it. I really should gather the pics up that I have taken of it..and there are MANY!..and give them a few.

Since I started to actually take the time and look more closely at my surroundings, I have found such beauty in this world. I have to owe my thanks to a recent love of photography. So you take a picture...and then it makes you think..about who may have been there, what something was used for, who held it dear to them....and on and on.

I believe everyone is artistic in their own way. Be it a stick figure drawing or beautiful and famous oil painting. There is beauty and feeling to be found because we are all unique and indivisual in any creation.

Coming Home

My latest digital print....earned me a "You are a freak" from my son! He says it is too scary for him. I like it...that's all that matters. And if someone else likes it enough they will let me know..or not for that matter! Hope you all are doing well! I had sort of a quiet day until I went into work for a few hours to fill in this evening. Actually it was an action packed two hours! But I won't go into all that....American Idol is on..and my glass of Australian Chardonney is whispering for me!

Little Delilah ...Just Checking

Poor little Delilah..home all alone and heard a strange noise. She stepped outside to see what it could be...hmmmm. This is my latest etsy listing...and my favorite to date. I just love to look on her face. Have been posting quite a few prints lately and feel like I need to settle on a certain style..if that is to be..this would be the style..sort of dark and mysterious..but still childlike.

Open Door Policy

Just posting this little digital collage I created this morning. There are tons of flowers in my garden...not thanks to me...killer thumb that I am..as opposed to green thumb, but thanks to the previous owner of my house. He must have lived, breathed, ate and slept in his garden. So lucky me! My picture file is loaded with floral shots! Perhaps this collage would have been more universal if I hadn't stuck little Delilah in there...but she is sooo cute looking..peeking out from the collage! I hope all is well for my blog visitors. Here is something I have been trying to live by..
No matter how bad your day is or seems, try to find one thing that is good, one thing you are thankful for...and link it to another....and another if you can. Today I am thankful that I was able to see my mom. She is flying back to Florida today. Just the thought that I got to see her on Mothers Day and my birthday is truly a blessing!

Bird Song

Don't you just wish you could while away a day amongst the flowers...singing with the birds!

Luv Ya Aunt Tina!

Mental Illness..it is real. Bloggers Unite

Like I said, it is real..mental illness..and often ignored, ridiculed, not recognized or not treated as such..a disease. It is a disease that affect millions of Americans. It can be just as deadly as a heart attach or cancer..and can affect a persons whole lifetime. It has cold, clammy hands..and many faces..It wraps its empty arms around people and tries to never, ever let go. And never let go is just what it will do...if left untreated. Things are a bit better these days in regards to insurance coverage for treatment, but there are still companies who refuse to cover such. How unfair that a person can be totally debilitated and their own insurance company will not recognize that this is a disease worthy of covering. We all need healthy minds and bodies.

I guess I am not blogging about just one aspect of this. The fact that proper treatment is difficult to find and pay for is only one issue. The fact that so many people go undiagnosed is another. How would you like to live your whole life suffering from an illness that was never treated or defined..and with treatment, you could be the person you were meant to be...not the disease that defines you..diagnosed or undiagnosed. There are people out there with wonderful potential, to have beautiful lives..that will never get help. Maybe we could change that.

Siblings

Siblings...I have three of them....I have a sister, and two half brothers. One brother from my mom, and one from my dad. I haven't seen either in a very long time. I miss them all...and cherish each of them... though they may not know it...I do believe I have told them though..except for my Dads son...I have no idea where he is! Time, distance and outside issues so often get in the way of family relationships, which is sort of unfortunate. I am sure there are many out there who can say the same. You just have to keep in mind the person they really are..and what they and you really are...just human...and fallible.

Check Your Ego

What defines you? Are you defined by the house you own, your career, your children? I am reading A New Earth, by Eckhart Tolle. It is the book Oprah raves about. I am up for anything that makes me try to become a better person, and to also understand others. Some of the things written in this book, I already have the same opinion. One idea, is sort of a wake up call though. It says we are all defined by our ego. There is nothing good or bad..it is what we make of it that makes it good or bad. Such as a rainy day. There is nothing really bad in the fact that it is raining. It is the fact that we say it is a bad day because it is raining. We make it that way in our minds. Also, it says that we are defined by our reactions from others and the labels we are given. It really is true. Our ego takes those labels into consideration and makes us who we are. But when you take away the labels, and our own things that define us...what is beneath that? That is our being. I am trying to peel away the layers of my ego and actually see more of who I am. I am also trying to not let certain labels define me and my thoughts of myself and see what is left to think. I already think everyone on this earth is equal..is their own person underneath..regardless of what they do or who they are. They have their own unique spirit..and deserve no less than the next person. We may hate or decide what someone has done is bad...but that is the act they have done, not the person they are. So I am sort of philisophical about all this. But I love people, and I love to the fact that we are all here..surviving each day in our own way. So my thoughts as I was running yesterday..which turned out to be a very long run..was who I am really, after all my definitions are taken away? How about you?

The Seed

The Seed....Knowledge starts as a seed.. You enter through the doors and and begin to tend to your seed. You create a garden from it. A garden of knowledge.....You can choose to make it grow and flourish...or you can choose to neglect it.....The choice is yours.

Little Delilah

I know you all have most likely seen this image..the little girl at least. Her name is Delilah, and here she is about four or five years old....Delilah being a.k.a mwah. She is sort of poking around an abandoned house..much as the adult Delilah does..but as a child, she is minus her digital cam!

Her Moodiness!

I am trying to remember my husbands comment after I showed him this..maybe ...you ARE a little strange...or that is out there a bit..something along those lines. I love this type of picture. For years I painted scenery, still life..now and then..and never was drawn to it...but I really feel a connection to this type of work! I never feel that way about my other stuff. I like the deep, moody, dark look of things like this. There will be more, to be sure of it!