I am working on kick starting my attempt at keeping folks informed about what is going on in my art world.  Historically I have vowed the same intention only to have it fall by the wayside.

It would be a great incentive for me to get encouragement from followers.  SO, please contact me and give me a kick-in-the-pants when I falter.

Recently I had 2 paintings juried into the A. E. Backus Museum "Best of the Best" show/sale held once a year.  AND.....one of the paintings sold the first day the show opened to the public.  Color me a very happy artist.  Top painting 8" x 12"  Available        Bottom painting   12" x 9"  Sold

  

It has been quite a while since I have posted on my blog.  Life just got in the way.  In 2015 my husband and I Sold and moved from our home of over 20 years in Ocala, bought a new home in Ocala, downsizing....in other words trying to fit too many possessions and memories into a smaller space.

Then we decided it would be fun to spend summers away from Florida, where we both had lived almost all of our lives.  So we bought a camper and off we went to Franklin, NC.  As if that wasn't enough after a couple of summers we decided to give up camping and BUY A CABIN, so we sold the camper.

It took us a couple of years to realize that living in two places wasn't all it is cracked up to be.  Hauling things back and forth.  Wanting to be in one place when we were in the other. Missing the Grandchildren was the worst.  So....we sold the cabin.

Now we were living in Ocala in a smaller house than previously.  We had experienced being involved with our two older grandchildren - and thoroughly loved every minute of it.  Now one was off to college and the other well on her way in High School...not much time for Grandmother and Grandfather.

Our younger son lived in Ft. Pierce, FL and  had started his family with a son of his own.  He asked us to return to Ft. Pierce to live, where we had lived for over 20 years and raised our sons.  It was wonderful to be asked!  We looked forward to be in the life of our last grandschild and watch him grow up as we had done with our older two.  Soooooo, you guessed it, sold the Ocala house, bought a house in Ft. Pierce and off we went.

Through all those moves I had continued to paint and participate in shows.  My work took me to 3 separate solo exhibits at the Capital in Tallahassee, earned me a visit to the White House with my Hand Painted  Ornament for the Official White House Christmas Tree,  a one woman show at the Appleton Museum, another one woman show at Sante Fe College as well as other memorable events along the way.

We are now settled - for the last time - and looking forward to new adventures.  I will keep you posted as life progresses.  Oh, by the way,  I opened my very own Fine Art Gallery in Ft. Pierce.  I will save that news for the next post.