FROM THE IDAHO STUDIO of CHARLEEN MARTIN

NOVEMBER ... DECEMBER... AND THEN ...

Can you believe we will be writing 2015 in just another month?!  I can't.  I'm still ignoring the fact that Thanksgiving is tomorrow!  I should be 'in the kitchen' preparing things that I am suppose to be bringing to my daughters for dinner tomorrow and and yet, here I am, pretending I still have a week or so to go!

We have been so busy dealing with the house (in case you have missed it before, we are building a new home and it has been one fiasco after another!)  and all of the mis-adventures that have gone along with that, that the time has just flown by.  I will receive my first Christmas card on Friday.  It will be from my Sister in Florida.  I don't know how she does it, but every year hers is the first card we receive and it ALWAYS comes the day after Thanksgiving!  I'm not even acknowledging Thanksgiving yet so you can imagine where I am on Christmas. Three months away or so??

I have managed to get some time in the studio but I have to admit it has not all been productive.  A lot of looking at blank canvases only to have them yell "What?!  Do I even have to come up with the ideas for you??!!"  Not good.  I keep thinking that once we are in the house (was suppose to be October~ now 'maybe' February) things will calm down and I will be able to concentrate  more on my work.  Of course then, there will still be a lot of painting, re-arranging , etc. etc. to be done.  If I could, I would clone myself, but knowing me, we'd argue as to who gave the orders and nothing would get done!   :/

I did get the three Necklaces below done . . .

FIRE IN THE HEART                                               MOROCCO

FOR MORE INFORMATION

You can Click HERE for 'Fire in the Heart '                You can Click HERE for 'Morocco'

AUTUMN CREEK

Please Click HERE for more information

'JUST ONE A DAY'

This is just a small 4 x 4" that I did (along with a few others) that went to a Christmas Show at the Moses Lake Museum and Art Gallery.  It's on my Website HERE

DOWN AT COPPER CREEK

This is a 5 x 7" Acrylic on Wood Panel.  

For more information on this Piece Please Click HERE

Since this is so close to Thanksgiving, and these Blogs sometimes sit in a que for a while, you may not receive this until after Thanksgiving.  And besides, you will probably have much better things to do tomorrow anyway than read this Blog (!) I hope you had a Wonderful Day and 

My Very Best Wishes for a Safe and Healthy Holiday Season

                                                                              Charleen

Love in December . . . as a card

Love in December . . . as a card.

These are my Wishes for you!

Merry Christmas!

Love in December

 

Love in December

This is the Original . . . . before the words above were added.   

6" x 6" x 1.5"  Mixed Media Collage on Canvas.  

A Pink Poinsettia, Gold Leaf and a nice little saying (I'd like to take credit, but the saying is  not mine!) about Love, Strength and Courage.

JUST A COUPLE OF OLD CRACKERS . . .

If you get the opportunity please join me at Angel Gallery of Fine Art on Friday evening, Sept. 14th for the opening of my show there. 

'Just a couple of old crackers . . . '  whilin' away the time.  I thought they turned out looking like a couple of grouchy old coots ~ you know the kind ~ rough on the outside but old softies on the inside.  :)

Colorful and fun, this 6" x 6" x 1.5" deep piece can stand or be hung.  To purchase, or for more information, please go to my Website at  www.charleenmartin.com