(at the Atlanta Botanical Gardens; taken from my iphone)
View from the car, middle America; Indiana
Jun23
Jun20
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Amelia’s Soap Co.
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Handmade Soap Products
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ArtisticPaws23
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Glass Fusion Jewelry & Plates
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handmade accessories
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CraftersCrossing
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Handmade Swarovski and wire jewelry
20% off any purchase over $10.00. Discount will be refunded thru Paypal.
Darcey Lane Designs
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Custom made Birthday Outfits. Sassy ruffle panty (bloomers)
Custom Children clothes traditional with modern twist.
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Handmade jewelry
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Handmade beautiful bottle jewelry
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Jun15
“Sophie”
Aceo, Faber-Castell colored pencil on Bristol Smooth
This piece is for Elsie. Her sweet Irish Setter Sophie loves attention and loves to tell you when anything is happening. I took this photo in her kitchen, and you may have noticed that I like the perspective of dogs with noses up front! Silly. It makes me smile! Last week, I drew a graphite illustration from the same picture, but I took some liberties with it.
Faber-Castell Polychromos colored pencils are nice to work with. Dick Blick has some great pricing on them, too. I bought mine at Sam Flax and paid a bit more, unfortunately, although my set is not yet complete! I think I’ll finish it off at Blick.
The Georgia Etsy Street Team will be having it’s annual “Peachy Deals” Summer Sale June 22nd-30th! Stock up on fun crafts and art from people, well, like me, and get great promotions and discounts along the way! Search for Peachy Deals and Gaetsyteam on Etsy.com!
Order a Custom Pet Portrait at Smelly Rhino Studio, and receive free shipping and a Peachy 15% off!
Jun10
In studio all week. Painting in Progress…
For quite some time, 2 years, actually, I have been kept away from any sense of normalcy when it comes to a workday in my studio. My desire to learn more about this internet/blogging/social networking/online selling world of ours has made, well, an addict outta me. It was innocent at first. I thought, “well, I’ll just learn this stuff real quick like so I can do my own marketing!” Did I mention that was 2 years ago?
Monday, I decided to alter this freakish course of action because the perceived outcome wasn’t lookin’ good for my art career. I have no inventory!
So, I intervened on my own behalf, and legislated a self-imposed computer ban in my studio. I had to add (to myself) that I also have to BE in my studio (or it wont work). he he
Today was day two and I have made a lot of progress. I even wrote in my journal 3 mornings in a row! I know, unbelievable.
I told Eric I needed a little push toward that manifest destiny thing. I work on it constantly by saying aloud all the weaknesses I’m dealing with so that he can regurgitate them back to me at strategic moments. It’s my own way of holding myself accountable.
I asked him for help and he gave it to me!
He said, “Ok, well, first of all, no computer during the day. You can get online at night while you’re hanging on the couch with me! Pretend your boss is there and you can’t surf!
The other thing: Stop making lists and plans. Just paint. You need to just paint without worrying about all that other stuff for a while.
You are doing what they do in the corporate world…lists and schedules and planning, it’s like Dilbert, for crying out loud! Nothing gets done this way at the office either! That’s why they wrote a cartoon about it. Just allow yourself to let loose and be creative. Let yourself see some progress that makes you feel good. This is your goal, after all. You are having anxiety about it, but once you start to see progress, this will pass.”
I was listening this time.
Well, the reward the past 2 days has been real progress on a painting and a nice feeling of satisfaction after focusing for a change on what I really want to do.
He is really smart.
Jun10
Join in the fun next year! Until then, check out the results of the day here!
drawingday.org
Jun3
“Saying Grace”I constantly say I am not a religious person. I often mention my distaste for organized religion and the hypocrisy that makes company beside it.
That being said, if I break down my day, hour by hour, and record my thoughts and utterances, (aloud and under my breath), the truth is that I pray all the time!
Wow. I pray all the time. And I mean, all the time!
“Thank you, Lord!”
“Oh, please, God, help that person!”
“Please, Lord, help me get through this!”
“Lord, Thank you for this day!”
“Thank you, Lord, for showing my humility!”
“I am so grateful for such an understanding partner!”
“Lord, Thank you for bringing what I need exactly when I need it!”
“Oh, Thank GOD!”
I am quite proud of my good parking Karma..my ability to get parking spaces just about anywhere when I need it. I also have an incredible ability to win concert tickets. It’s almost crazy! We only paid for one of the last 6 concerts we’ve attended. Positive thinking, praying, it’s in the wording. The power may come from within myself, from the Universe, wherever…but it does come. I can’t explain it, but I believe in good luck. I believe in goodness.
I am not one to discuss religion at all, and really hate when people try to shove it down my throat, but I think you ought to know what I take from all this….
What comes around, goes around. So, catch yourself next time you are about to yell at someone, or say unkind words to them or do something wrong. Instead, find one good thing to focus on and try a smile. It may get you a lot farther. If not right this minute, in the future. Take a breath and say “Thank you!”
I am so lucky!
May29

Buddy Giraffe
Colored pencil on bristol smooth
Tonight, I read my friend Alexia’s regular newsletter, full of daily wisdom, funny and familiar. She that she was writing her morning pages, and made note of the vital 2500 word a day challenge that is out there. She also mentioned having hurt her knee while attempting to train with the couch to 5k program.
She reminded me of a story. Well, 2 stories, really. My knee was defiled by a fucktard snowboarder in Tahoe 4 years ago. But more recently, my hip is suddenly WHACK! It’s so tight even bending over can be a problem. (probably also the fault of the snowboarder). All this physiological self-discovery came to pass when I started my own couch to 10k program a few weeks ago so a bunch of us could do the Peachtree Road Race (the largest 10k in the country, I’ve been told). My hip is so tight the chiropractor said, “NO running!” Find a swimming pool instead. and YOGA; do some of those sunrise poses.” So, now I have to nurse this aging hip, instead of just running on a whim, with no prior training or exercise, like I did when I was 25. I don’t understand why Maker’s Mark and TV can’t prepare me for that kind of thing.
Back to the snowboarder, briefly. Whoever the hell invented snowboarding should have his own damned mountain to board on, and bring the rest of the boarders with him, because they don’t belong with skiers. I don’t say this to be mean, I say this to keep skiers safe and to keep the slopes uncluttered from the discourteous, etiquette thrashing, malevolent effing teenagers who just stop for no other apparent reason right in the middle of a downhill slope than to ‘take a break’ as skiers are actually attempting to use the slope for SKIING! But maybe worse still are the wobbly snowboarders who grab people and drag them down when exiting the ski lift because they can’t control their own balance, and have to completely destroy the cartilage of totally innocent skiers because they are too fracking clumsy and self-absorbed to just fall on their own off to the side somewhere!
Soooo, the other story…yea, this is gonna chew off a few people, but here goes, (and this is the really demonstrative part): The fracking morning pages. That book, specifically. I stopped reading the stupid book on chapter 4 or 5 when it said, “don’t read this book for a week!”…I never went back. Then, like 4 months later, I decided to start again. whatever! Stopped again after the second night falling asleep thinking, ‘yea, see, now I’m bored.’
Hello? What book says, “Stop reading me for a week, now that I am sure I have your attention!”
I seriously think the writer or editor should change that part. New Editions are good, mkay?
Anyway, had a yard sale with a girlfriend a couple months later, and her book was in the yard. (I chuckled under my breath).
I liked a lot of ideas in that book, though. I have always journaled, and I liked the suggestion that you always do your morning pages, just get up and get it out right away. I rarely do first thing in the morning, but I do write, and I think that was more the point for me than getting out my expletives before my second cup of coffee. I thanked Alexia and said, “Now I am going to go put this in my blog. Thanks for making me write tonight. he he.”
Have a great safe holiday weekend!
Rebecca
Ps. I really do still write the pages, just not every morning.
Alexia is a terrific person, has a great site and is a very intuitive and helpful observer, and coach. Read more about Alexia Petrakos.
May25
“Fat and Happy” ; Colored pencil on Bristol smooth
I have often felt that I would never be taken seriously if I created only cartoon-ish-y art. In fact, that has been true, as I have been rejected at times as a serious artist. I have even canceled listings because when I looked back, I felt it just wasn’t good enough. But, there is plenty of “serious” art that doesn’t make me feel good, so what good is it after all?
Eh, who cares anymore?!!! I think the goal here is to do what makes you happy, and what you seem to be good at performing. I’m still not sure what I am best at performing, but I’m turning a new leaf and I am no longer going to pout that I haven’t really painted a still life since college, (and I’m not upset about it.)
I’ve been afraid to say I would begin my painting a day challenge just because I know I’d be bound to miss some days. Screw that charade as well!
So, to start small, I will create an aceo a day! Maybe I’ll work up to the oswoa size for the Daily Painter’s site! I will post some and throw in some more Rhinos and history lessons! yay! I hope you will follow my blog for a little fun now and then!
For all of you who are illustrators and whimsical artists, power on!
Have an inspired day!