I understand that it has been unseasonably cool in the northwest this year. Texas has been plenty hot! The thermometer at my house registered 104 this afternoon. I think I need to find an art show I can go to where the temps are more reasonable!
My husband has been gone to Boy Scout camps and I have been very busy with some new responsibilities at church. Once again, I feel like my art is taking a back seat to life. But I will go on and forge ahead.
I want to paint a picture for a very sweet lady who is a member of my church. She is in her 90's and sharp as a tack. But she is weak and can't live in her home alone anymore. She has painted countless porcelain items with beautiful florals during her life. Her room at the assisted care home is clean, but stark. I want to do something to liven it up for her. She may not be with us much longer, but I would like for her to have some beauty to look at for whatever time she has left.
I will post some more paintings soon.
Kindest regards,
Nancy Verschoor
nancyverschoor@toast2.net
"Neglect not the gift that is in thee." (1 Timothy 4:14)
Friday, June 13, 2008
Monday, June 2, 2008
Back in the Saddle Again
It is amazing that I haven't posted to my blog in so long. I apologize. This year so far has passed like a dream. I made several out of town trips during the first few months of the year. My mother passed away in February and I was traveling quite a bit during that time.
I actually got to go to Kalispell, MT to a Wildlife Winter Workshop put on by the Triple D Game Farm and Julie Chapman. Julie is an extremely talented wildlife artist and it was a joy to learn from her. I took literally thousands of photos of cougars, snow leopards, bobcat, Canadian lynx, red foxes, wolves, Arctic foxes, Arctic wolves, raccoon, horses and a Siberian tiger. I hope I didn't forget any of the animals - there were so many of them. And they were all just beautiful against the glistening snow. I can see how it would be easy to become a workshop junkie!! I would love to repeat the experience on a monthly basis. But that would be a bit expensive and I would miss my family too much. Besides, I have enough photographic material now to keep me painting for a long time to come. I am working on four different paintings right now and have at least half a dozen more that I can't wait to begin. I will load a couple that I have finished recently.
Kindest regards,
Nancy Verschoor
nancyverschoor@toast2.net
"Neglect not the gift that is in thee." (1 Timothy 4:14)
I actually got to go to Kalispell, MT to a Wildlife Winter Workshop put on by the Triple D Game Farm and Julie Chapman. Julie is an extremely talented wildlife artist and it was a joy to learn from her. I took literally thousands of photos of cougars, snow leopards, bobcat, Canadian lynx, red foxes, wolves, Arctic foxes, Arctic wolves, raccoon, horses and a Siberian tiger. I hope I didn't forget any of the animals - there were so many of them. And they were all just beautiful against the glistening snow. I can see how it would be easy to become a workshop junkie!! I would love to repeat the experience on a monthly basis. But that would be a bit expensive and I would miss my family too much. Besides, I have enough photographic material now to keep me painting for a long time to come. I am working on four different paintings right now and have at least half a dozen more that I can't wait to begin. I will load a couple that I have finished recently.
Kindest regards,
Nancy Verschoor
nancyverschoor@toast2.net
"Neglect not the gift that is in thee." (1 Timothy 4:14)
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