HERE'S LOOKING AT YOU . . .

This funny fellow resides on my porch just outside the door. He gets to welcomes all our visitors.  

'HERE'S LOOKING AT YOU' 

Prints of this character can be found at the link below. 

Also available: totes, cards, mugs, and more.

https://fineartamerica.com/featured/heres-looking-at-you-charleen-martin.html

And, the latest in wardrobe accessories  . . . 

Face masks!

(at the link below)

(more designs available. Just follow the link)

https://fineartamerica.com/profiles/charleen-martin/shop/face+masks

'SEVEN O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING'

4 x 4" Acrylic on canvas

For more information on this piece please click below

https://www.charleenmartinfineart.com/workszoom/3555878#/

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CLOUDS OF THE DAY . . .

These clouds remind me of my brain when the monkeys have gotten to it.

Stay in (as best you can in your circumstances).

Stay Safe.

Look around you.  All that clutter used to be money.

~ unknown

HERE A ROOSTER, THERE A ROOSTER ...

It's better to be the head of a Chicken 

than the rear end of an Ox.

~ japanese proverb

"I SAID IT.  I MEAN IT."

'JUST GOIN' WITH THE FLOW'

Both Pieces are 6 x 6 " Acrylic over an Acrylic pour.

More information on either Piece can be found HERE  on my website.

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Only in Ajo

CLOUDS OF THE DAY ...

Well, no clouds but maybe this little Angel (can you see her?!) resides up in the Clouds.  That is, when she is not in the Fire!  

"I could not have made it this far had there not been Angels along the way."

~ della reese

HAPPY SPRING EVERYONE!

CHARLEEN

A LITTLE CHAOS ON DAY 9 ...

"WHAT CAN I SAY?  I THRIVE ON CHAOS."

6 x 6" Mixed Media Collage on Wood Panel

For more information on this Piece Please Click HERE

(Family and Friends would probably say this is true!!)

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The Easter Parade?  I see several Ladies hats on display.  :)

Charleen

As a singer I tried on all these hats, these voices, these clothes, 

and eventually out came me.                     ~ Carly Simon

FROM THE STUDIO of CHARLEEN MARTIN

IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR . . .

Decorations and Dreams

Santa and Cookies

Gift Wrap and Cards

Parties and big Family Dinners

Anticipation and Sharing

and a shear craziness to the whole thing!

But ... as crazy as it all may get it still is a Wonderful time of the year.  We just have to remember to stop, take a deep breathe, and remember the importance of the Season.  No matter what our beliefs, there are a lot of extra Smiles out there at this time of the year so be sure to take advantage of them!  :)  (I write this as partly a reminder to myself ! :/ )

Besides continuing to work on our home (the move-in date keeps getting 'moved' farther and farther out)  :(  I'm trying to work on getting ready for an April deadline for a Gallery Opening.  That may seem a ways out but sometime around the end of January/beginning of February we will (hopefully) be moving and I know, once in, there will be massive amounts of work to be done in the house.  It's going to be an ongoing process for a while so it will be taking up a lot of my time.

Below is one of my pieces recently done.  It's part of my 'The Backside of Life' Series.

                        THE BACKSIDE OF LIFE:  

BUT. . .  IS SHE REALLY LISTENING?

12 X 16" Mixed Media Collage on Wood Panel

To see more about this Piece Please Click HERE

This one is Mixed Media also (Ink and Acrylic) but no Collage . . .

'BEHIND EVERY GREAT MAN . . .'

6 X 6" Acrylic and Ink on Wood Panel

  I've been wanting to do Cardinals for a while so this was a fun piece to do.  To see more about 'Behind Every Great Man ...'  Please Click HERE

And this one is only Acrylic on Canvas . . .

THE PATRIOT

6 x 6 x 1 1/2"Acrylic on Canvas

To see more about 'The Patriot'  Please Click HERE

And, one Necklace to add this time . . .

ABETZI

This is not a brand new Piece but I realized I had never put it online until recently.  :/  It's one that I particularly like because the color of the 'Yellow Turquoise' (which is actually more to the green side) is really striking.

To see more about this Piece Please Click HERE

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

til next time . . .

Charleen

'Anyone that believes that men are the equal to women has never seen a man trying to wrap a Christmas present.'  ~  Anonymous

A LITTLE OF THIS, A LITTLE OF THAT AND A FEW FALL LEAVES . . .

This is the City Park in Mullan where we are building our house (In Mullan.  Not the Park!  :).  All 1/2 block of it.  :)  Most of the Trees in the area are in the Pine family so we don't see a lot of color as the Season is changing.  That's one thing I do miss about living on the East Coast.  This time of year it's just a glorious splash of color.  Of course, in another month or so most of our trees will still be green and not dancing naked in the Falls winds . . .  :)

Things have been moving a lot faster this last month on our new home since the company that was building the outer shell of it has moved on.  That's a very good thing ~ their Time Management (or lack of) issues put us about 2 months behind where we should have been at this point.  It does mean though, that I have been spending a lot more time up at the property this month with some of our other Contractors.  Also needed to be there for some of our bigger deliveries ~ like the Refrigerator, Washer/Dryer, etc., etc. :)  These are currently sitting on our patio since we are so far behind on the inside.  The walls where they are to go are only studs at this point.  :/  So what that means, here and in the present, is that I have not gotten a lot of Studio time in the last few weeks ~ and that also means not a lot of new work to show you.  It's been difficult switching gears back and forth.  I constantly find myself, while in the Studio, thinking about what needs to be done at the house, and then while at the house, I'm thinking about the fact that I AM NOT IN THE STUDIO!  As the saying goes . . . You can't win for losing . . .  :)

Here is some of what I did manage to get done . . . 

KINSWAYA

This is predominantly a blend of Gray Feldspar and Crazy Lace Agate.  You can find more information on this piece by Clicking on the Link below:

http://charleenmartinfineart.com/works/1580824/kinswaya

A LITTLE BARNYARD ATTITUDE

This is just a little guy ~ 4 x 4" and he comes with a Black Metal, Bamboo Style Stand for Display.  Those are the Kanji Symbols for Attitude up in the left.  I did this in a combination of Ink and Acrylic (used more like watercolor)  on a white wood panel.   I have a small set-up of Acrylics I can bring with me in our RV so I was experimenting up at the property while waiting for the electricians.  :)  For more information Please Click Below:

http://charleenmartinfineart.com/works/1580289/a-little-barn-yard-attitude-14071

MOROCCAN SKY

This is a blend of Brass and Batik-ed Bone Beads that are all from Africa.  It is complimented with Buri Nut Seeds (South America) and Patikan Wood  (Phillipines).  Fastens with an easy to open/close Toggle Clasp.

http://charleenmartinfineart.com/workszoom/1580888

'IF I HEAR THAT ONE MORE TIME . . .'

5 x 7"  Acrylic on Wood Panel.   Hmmm . . . talk about attitude!  :)  He comes framed and ready to hang.

For more information on this Piece, Please Click Here:

http://charleenmartinfineart.com/workszoom/1581165

That's it for tonight.  If interested you can go to the Blog I am writing about all the escapades happening during the construction of our house.  It's been quite a ride so far!  You can find us at  www.theadventuresatcampdunmovin.blogspot.com

'Today I'll be happier than a Bird . . . with a French fry.

'til next time . . .

Charleen

PEEPING TOM

Here he is . . . 'Peeping Tom' !  With those eyes what else could I call him?!  This is an acrylic and torn paper collage on canvas.  Some of the papers are copies of old postcards sent to my Mother from her 'Admirers'  during World War II.  :)  For more information on Tom please visit my website at www.charleenmartin.com