Finished Paintings for the Art Walk

"Figs" watercolor on tengucho papers 

 "Mountains" mixed media

 "Forest" mixed media

 "Ocean" mixed media

 "Red Bicycle" watercolor   (sold)

"Floats" acrylics

What a fun beautiful warm sunny night for the Art Walk in Snoqualmie.

My paintings are at the Bindlestick.

I am a New Lady...............!

Flowers from my dear friends in town

Me

                                                      I have been away but not by choice...

                                                  On Fathers Day my son and I were walking

1. up our long driveway when I had to stop
2. because I started having pains in my chest and having trouble
3. catching my breath. Then my mouth went numb.
4. So he drove me to emergency and they thought I
5. was having a heart attack. So by ambulance to the big city hospital.
6. Tests after tests came back normal but the
7. cardiologist were not buying it and wanted to do an 
8. angioplasty. So they scheduled it and had surgery the 
9. next day where they found a 99% percent blockage.
10. Long story short I have a shiny new stent inside me 
11. and I am now feeling much more better.
12. Glad to be alive!!!! 
13. I usually don't write about all this stuff but I felt there
14. were a few things I could point out.
15.  For weeks I was always feeling tired.
16. I had had some chest pain but thought it was
17. acid reflux.
18. My jaw had been sore on the right side for 
19. some time.
20. I was winded going up the stairs.
21. My complexion was pale.
22.  
23. I just didn't add it all up. I had had a physical
24.  and all was fine. So ladies be aware our 
25. symptoms are not the same as men's.
26. I was so lucky that my son was there, that the
27.  doctors were not fooled by my first set of tests
28. and it was caught in time.
29. So take the time to listen to your body.

                                                                  It will pay off big time.

1. I am anxious to get back to painting. 
2. Sorry about the numbers on the left. This happened once
3.  before and I can't remember how to get them GONE.....!*** :-( 
4. 
   

Where Did May Go................

 Wow we are into June already. My Dogwood is heavy with beautiful blooms.

At night they light up the  yard magically. 

 Over in Snoqualmie  the train running again on its summer

schedule and is fun to watch especially the children.

 I was asked to do some Fathers Day cards. Why I always 

equate fathers day and fish I don't know...but I like this fish 

as he is very colorful.

So I made some funny and some serious cards.

 I survived by the skin of my teeth finishing up
Every Day In May for the sixth year in a row.
I had so much going on this year it was hard to keep up.
But so worth it in the end. Can't wait for year seven for me.

The first year I made a case for my work and after that
the next five years were made into books.

I know, I know you've seen this before...
but I need a nap now!

Mothers Day at Kubota Garden

 My son took me to the Kubota Garden in Seattle for a 

mothers day stroll. We spent hours there just marveling

at this beautiful peaceful place.

Fujitaro Kubota (born 1879 in Shikoku Island, Japan)

emigrated to the US in 1907 and started the garden in 

1927,  The garden was completed in 1962.  Fujitaro Kubota

passed away in 1973 at the age of 94.

 I am totally amazed at all that this one man completed. It is 

now a historical landmark. It was acquired by the

 city of Seattle from the Kubota family in 1987.

 I found it to be so peaceful and beautiful it was

hard to leave.There were so many pathways to 

travel .So many bridges and waterfalls, ponds,

magnificent stones and unusual plants.

 My photos do not do it justice.

Many Koi all different colors.

What a wonderful day with my son. He is a keeper.

I hope you all had a wonderful day too!

New Cards and Gift Tags

Cards are on Etsy and gift tags are at local shops

and I am going to take a nap!
More later it has been a very l-o-n-g week.
Have a fun weekend everybody.

Continued from Last Post.

More of the old but glorious cherry tree.

So many big blossums,

Purple mini rhodie

A lovely peach rhodie with bell shaped flowers.

My favorite "face flowers" the pansies. I worried 

about them as one day it was very warm and the next

morning they were covered in snow. :-(

Bellflowers

The flower in this photo belongs on a 

ground cover that spreads quickly. 

Has varigated leaves and I use them in some of my pots as

they trail nicely. Can't remember the name, sorry.

I had them in a garden and they took over so ripped 

some out and tossed them in part of our shady woods. I underline

tossed and two years later they had become a lush ground cover.

Last but not least the start of my crimson azalea patch.

Dogs, TV Commercials and Spring has Sprung

 Don't they look like angels.......NOT

Max has become addicted to TV commercials involving dogs.

He gets so excited watching, then trys to figure out where they went 

when the commercial is over. Barks and howls begin.....

 He wakes poor Cooper up... "whats going mom, is Max OK?"

But then the next day they want to help me weed. Such

sweet little munchkins, until the next dog on TV.

Max loves the Heinz commercial with weiner dogs in buns

running for the ketchup and mustard. Where do they come up 

with this stuff.

On another note Spring is here. So I wandered about the

property shooting photos of early flowers and my wonderful 

very old cherry tree.

I rescued this tree some twenty plus years ago and brought 

it here to Wildflower. It was old then, but every year it puts on a show.

For some reason blogger won't let me post more pictures .... so
there will have to be a part two. If anyone knows why, let me know.
Til then tootles and may the sun shine down on you all.

Bunnies, Bunnies Everywhere Bunnies

I had just finished this painting and was about to hang this in a local shop when a lady bought it.

I t made my day!

It measures 17 by 17 and I must say the rascally bunny really was acting up about having to 

pose for such a  long time. Actually this was my second one as the first one was ruined.

The ink pen I used in the first one said permanent ink.....it wasn't. Believe me after days of 

work I was very upset to say the least.

I had to rest before my second attempt.

 I must say I have a "thing" for rabbits. They reside everywhere in and outside

of my home.

Well I could go on but this is just a sampling of the little critters that 

live here.

Hope your day is filled with sunshine and a bunny or two!

Easter Cards and Sunny Weather

Been busy getting my Rascally Bunny cards finished.

 He has such an attitude but has agreed to pose once again.

Even brought his twin along this year.

So the cards are off to the local shops and Etsy.

I am slowly getting over this *@!% cold. They say it 

hangs on forever. But I plan to kick it to the curb soon.

The sun is out so that helps a lot. I don't mind the rain

but web feet are not in style this year.