THERE'S ALWAYS A PEARSABILITY ...

... THAT I WILL GET BACK INTO MY STUDIO SOON AND GET SOME WORK DONE!  IN THE MEANTIME, I HAD THIS ACRYLIC POUR BACKGROUND I HAD DONE BEFORE WE LEFT IDAHO SO THIS WEEK THE KITCHEN TABLE (IN THE RV!) FUNCTIONED AS MY STUDIO.  

'TO THE PEARS DELIGHT'

6 x 6" Acrylic

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I love how the background gives the effect of butterflies dancing around the Pear.  A nice feeling of spontaneity.

You may not be able to see them both, but the Hummingbird feeders have been moved on to the tree.  :)  

It looks like a disaster zone doesn't it.  We tore all the walls down to the studs and then reconfigured the inside to suit our needs ... which isn't much since we have a very nice RV.  But the RV is lacking one big essential ~ a Studio!  :)  Oh yes, and a laundry room, and an extra bathroom . Oh and maybe a small guest/living space.  :)   We only left 400 square feet so not a lot of room for expansion.  One third of what was the actual house was opened up and will now just be covered deck. (To watch all the beautiful Sunrises/Sunsets from!)

 Foam boards are being put on over the old siding, and then covered with chicken wire.  This will be the base for the new siding ... Stucco. We are very anxious to see the finished product (maybe in a week) and so it seems are most of the people passing by the house.  We have had more "Can we come in and see what you've done" requests already than the whole 2 years it took us to build our last house.  I guess that's what happens when most of the people around are retirees and have lots of time on their hands.  I have to say, we've met a lot of very nice people since starting this project.  :) 

(And given a lot of tours!)

We have the most beautiful Sunrises and Sunsets here in Ajo.  This was the Sunrise the other morning.  I always delight in them because in Idaho, living in the mountains, we rarely get to see the Sunrise like this.  By the time it peeks over the mountain tops it says "Hey, sorry, but I moved on."  :(

PATIENCE

is the calm acceptance 

that things can happen 

in a different order 

than the one you have in mind.

~ david g. allen

when you are renovating a house Patience is a big deal!

Charleen

FROM THE IDAHO STUDIO of CHARLEEN MARTIN

MERRY CHRISTMAS

AND

THE HAPPIEST OF HOLDAYS!

THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING PART OF MY JOURNEY

I WISH YOU GOOD HEALTH
AND SUCCESS IN THE COMING YEAR!

CHARLEEN

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INNOCENCE AND HAPPINESS ....

SEEM TO GO HAND IN HAND.

LITTLE SISTERS:

'HAPPINESS IN THE MOMENT'

8 X 8" Collage on Wood panel

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I started this as a companion to the one below but never quite finished it in time because the one below sold right away.  :)

 

("I CAN'T EXPLAIN IT, BUT BIG PEOPLE JUST DON'T BELIEVE IN MAGIC.")

And, the backgrounds do match, but obviously not in my photographs!

A sister is both your mirror - and your opposite.

~ Elizabeth Fishel

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CLOUDS OF THE DAY ...

                                                         Photographer: Unknown

THIS JUST LOOKS LIKE SOMETHING FROM OUTER SPACE!

CHARLEEN

HERE A BARN, THERE A BARN, EVERYWHERE ...

WELL, IT'S A BARN OF COURSE ...

'OVERCOME BY OLD FRIENDS'

12 x 12 Mixed Media

This was done with both Collage and Palette Knife

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I highlighted this Piece in my July Newsletter and also told the following story.  If you get the Newsletter you can skip over this and head 'straight for the clouds'!  :)

A LITTLE STORY ...

DOCTOR: "So ... tell me, exactly what happened."

PATIENT: "Well, I got up and couldn't walk. My legs were like rubber. I had a headache and felt a little nauseous."

DOCTOR: "Then what did you do?"

PATIENT: "I got myself to a chair and sat down."

DOCTOR: "Sat down? For how long?"

PATIENT: "Two hours. I thought it would pass."

DOCTOR: "Two hours?!!"

PATIENT: "Well ... when it didn't, I called my regular Doctor. They said to come right in. So, I called a neighbor and he took me in."

DOCTOR: "Why didn't you call an Ambulance?"

PATIENT: "Ambulance? I didn't think I was Ambulance material."

DOCTOR: "You didn't think you might be having a stroke?"

PATIENT: "My husband just had a stroke a year ago ... I wasn't going to play off of that!"

DOCTOR: "Do you know the difference between a Moron and an Idiot?"

PATIENT: "Is that a Polish Joke ...?"

DOCTOR: Silence. Evil Eye. "Well, just so you know. You've had a stroke."

And yes, that was an actual conversation. :) And yes, that was me being asked if I knew the difference between a moron and an idiot. (Actually ... they are synonymous. :) And, fortunately, it was just a little stroke. A TIA. No major damage. When I'm tired I walk like I've had a few too many without the pleasure of having had a few too many. Now, tell me, how fair is that? :(

So, above is just another little warning ... Pay Attention to what your body is telling you. Of course, this is obviously a 'Do as I say, not as I do' moment.

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CLOUDS OF THE DAY ...

DUMBO !! 

If you are not sure who he is, he has been around since about 1941 ~ an oldie but goody.  He resides at Disneyworld now, in the form of a ride.  Not too many places have flying elephants hanging out these days.  :) 

God is really only another artist. He invented the giraffe, the elephant and the cat. He has no real style, He just goes on trying other things.
~ Pablo Picasso

Happy August!!

Charleen