favorite paint colors, shopping in Nags Head and mermaids…..Tuesday’s Treasure Chest

Hi and WELCOME to Tuesday’s Treasure Chest, every Tuesday you’re in for a bit of musing and discoveries.  Thanks for following me on my painting journey! Journey to Nags Head My hubby and I traveled to the Nags Head and spent a little time with some pretty amazing friends last week.  My friend Betty chauffeured me around toContinue reading “favorite paint colors, shopping in Nags Head and mermaids…..Tuesday’s Treasure Chest”

on the road again………Tuesday’s Treasure Chest

On the Road Again It was MY weekend to paint with Jodi Ohl and plein air with the OOPS group.  Funky fish and a mermaid theme were my choices for a fun play with paint at Artful Living in Carolina Beach.  Sunday I joined the OOPS group (Onslow Outdoor Painting Society) for an afternoon of paintingContinue reading “on the road again………Tuesday’s Treasure Chest”

“Summer Sisters”

Here’s a happy childhood moment between two close cousins who are now in their twenties.  Hawley is newly married and wanted to do something special for her maid of honor, Caroline, so she asked me to paint this moment from an old photograph.  The two cousins have share many special moments throughout their lives.  CongratulationsContinue reading ““Summer Sisters””

a chapel, decorating and art candy…Tuesday’s Treasure Chest

My inflatable island studio I transformed my oasis island titled “Anything Goes” into a floating studio, complete with brushes, paints and watercolor paper.  As the artist in me looked around with  discerning eyes around the lake, I noted the new little chapel at Clearwater.  It’s sweet and charming little steeple rises sharply above the surroundingContinue reading “a chapel, decorating and art candy…Tuesday’s Treasure Chest”

Tuesday’s Treasure Chest

Here’s a good book It’s a long hot summer folks here in the south and one of my favorite things to do (when I’m not painting) is to read down by the lake,  so I wanted to share one of my great summer books , “The Bridges of Madison County” by Robert James Waller. The story is aboutContinue reading “Tuesday’s Treasure Chest”

Tuesday’s Treasure Chest

Welcome to “Tuesday’s Treasure Chest” full of tidbits and good ole stuff for the creative soul! Here’s a line from one of my fave movies, Forrest Gump……….My momma always said, “Life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.” So heads up my friends, you’ll never know what you’re goingContinue reading “Tuesday’s Treasure Chest”