A cup of love...

I did this little drawing a while ago...but I still enjoy it....Several years ago I had a one woman show at Starbucks and did quite a few COFFEE themed paintings! Must be a favorite theme because they sold very quickly!! Nothing like a good cup of coffee!!! (or in my case...a good POT of coffee!)
Artfully Yours,
Pattie

Day of the Dead....

I have always been meaning to do one of these paintings...thanks for the excuse to let my MUSE have her way!! GREAT FUN!!! Of course the glitter doesn't show up when scanned, but the glitter on the yellow paint is a sugary coating!
Artfully Yours,
Pattie

The Power of Pink Story....

I had the great honor to grace the pages of the 2007 calendar for the WTWW for the month of October for this ART BRA titled...THE POWER OF PINK which was created by myself and my sister. My friend Royce helped me write the story....With the Breast Cancer Awareness month approaching I decided to share this story once again.

Goddess of Pink Power

She always loved Pink!
During her Wild Child days of delighting in every moment, scrumptious
Delectable Pink adorned her from head to toe. It made her feel pretty. Deeper
Than pretty, really, because Pink is the color of miracles.
Ah, Pink!
Bubblegum and Roses, Flamingos and Flaming Sunsets.

As she grew older, Pink became less of a focal point in her wardrobe.
She decided that “black” was her color of choice in her twenties. Her
Thirties were “blue” and Pink slipped further into the shadows. But,
Pink was patient.

It wasn’t until after the visit to her doctor…after the screams and tears.
After she began her treatments. After the shock wore off. As she started
to piece back the fabric of her life. Her strength, and her courage allowed
her to live again. And what did she discover?
Pink!

Pink is the energy that moves us out of negative states, giving us
Physical and spiritual clarity. Pink is the balance of yin and yang.
Pink is tremendously powerful.

The wild child wears the ribbon proudly, the symbol of a bodacious
Warrior. It diminishes the fear and anguish of dis-ease. It lovingly
Supports the integrity of the individual. Pink is the color of healing.
Pink is the color of her soul. She glitters in pink, she glides, she
Feels pretty!

Never underestimate the Power of Pink! It HEALS OUR WORLD!
When you have a choice, wear and think Pink!

Artfully Yours,
Pattie

Inspire Me Thursday....YELLOW!

Yellow

This week’s creative prompt is the color Yellow. Be inspired by the delicious hues of lemon, honey, mustard, butter, corn, custard or whatever shade of yellow you may fancy.

" Yellow is capable of charming God." Vincent Van Gogh

" Some painters transform the sun into a yellow spot; others transform a yellow spot into the sun. " Pablo Picasso

I have been missing in action for a while...but did this piece this week...I seem to always paint with YELLOW....usually in a background....It just feels RIGHT to me!!
Artfully Yours,
Pattie

Chilren's Art...

My Grandson, (who is 3) painted this heart for his Mommy for Valentines Day... I took it a step further and made a shadow box assemblage ...SHE LOVES IT...We paint as often as possible...And he loves COLOR (a chip off the old block!!) We are currently working on a pencil box which I will post soon as it dries!! Anyhow...I love collaborating with the little one!!
Artfully Yours,
Pattie

Art in the Everyday...

The IMT prompt this week:
Let’s revisit a favorite theme of mine: Find the Art in the Everyday. As you go through your day, look for the beauty. Find the extraordinary in the ordinary. Take a photo, draw a sketch, journal about it, then share with all of us here.

MY WORDS TO GO ALONG WITH THE ARTWORK:
There is nothing like the summer for me, especially living in upstate New York! It is alive with color...it is alive with humming and buzzing and life....These pretty little flowers beckon me this morning...they remind me of the joy...happiness and bliss that is in my life. While away I walked through a beautiful music garden...full of lush color and peace...washing over me a force that opens me to everything...
Artfully Yours,
Pattie

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The challenge this week was orange and purple...Now, this is nothing new to me, because I use these two colors a great deal in my work...But I tried to limit this to just shades of purple and shades of orange...had to throw in the lime green to make it pop!!
I think this might make a great tattoo!!
Artfully Yours,
Pattie

Chicken Whimsy!

This weeks prompt was WHIMSY....and everyone knows that my WHIMSY is color!! Nothing is the color that it is suppose to be!! I even have that word on my business cards... "A bit of childhood...a little whimsy and a smile!" I did this little terra cotta pitcher a while ago and kept it for myself...(something NOT heard of in my studio often!!) So before doing my little 4 by 4 that I usually do here...thought I would share this titled: ONE CUTE CHICK!
Artfully Yours,
Pattie

Please ask for permission!

It has come to my attention that my images here are being downloaded without my permission.
I am a creative...I am a joyous person...I am usually willing to share all of me...and that is what blogging is about...sharing. But, this is the art that my heart puts forth...This is the art that I do because I know of no other way to live my life...So please, respect my art..please respect me and E mail me, via my profile page if you wish to download a painting that I have done...and we can chat.
Artfully Yours,
Pattie

Bonus Points!!

Birds of a Feather...Two birds in a bush...Similar yet different...
I love to design coloring book pages....This would be a good one I think!!
Artfully Yours,
Pattie

Two

Two hearts .... One love....Easy prompt today...I will be back to add another before the week is up for my "bonus points"... LOL

The prompt was: TWO...two peas in a pod, double trouble, terrible twos...the perfect pair.
Join in the fun at Inspire Me Thursday!
Artfully Yours,
Pattie

Wallpaper

This week’s creative prompt is Wallpaper. Look to your own favorite papered walls for inspiration of pattern and color… use wallpaper scraps in your art… design your own desktop wallpaper… or perhaps feature wallpaper somehow in an illustration, painting, collage or sketch.

I took this opportunity to try a few different things that I was curious about. I used plaster to make the raised stencil and then laid the paint on with baby wipes...going over with different colors and wiping it off....Once done, I decided that my wallpaper needed a message! Although I only allow myself 10 minutes for these little 4 by 4 pieces...I am happy with the results and will try this process on a larger piece in the future.

Happy Easter to all who venture here.... And may you continue to GROW as we approach this time of renewal and rebirth of Spring!
Artfully Yours,
Pattie

Ink Blot...Stawberry

This weeks challenge was INK BLOT....Seeing as I do not have ink I used acrylic paint...
a couple drops of red..yellow and green...Of course it looked just like a ripe juicy strawberry! Did a water color wash for the background. I am going to try some more and see if something a little more CRAZY can come out!! This is great FUN!
Artfully Yours,
Pattie
In this second ink blot....I saw a Chinese mask!

Food for Thought...

It has been a long time since I did an IMT prompt...This week the prompt was kitchen...
I have been spending time in my kitchen, making some great soups and chocolate chip brownies..but I have spent more time typing on this machine!! So I have combined the two! This was great fun!
Artfully Yours,
Pattie

The Best of 2007

There is no way that I can pick just ONE thing that was the best of 2007.... So I will say this:
It was a year of growing...a year of giving to charity events for auctions...a year of sharing a bit of my heart to reach out to a family to heal...a year of paintings for new babies...and grand babies..
a year of creativity beyond my wildest imagination...of being published and honored by others and myself...A year of connecting with so many like spirits here at IMT!
Thank you all....
Artfully Yours,
Pattie

Out of Control

Weekly Creative Prompt:
Control

This week at Inspire Me Thursday, our theme is Control. Take this topic in whatever direction you wish, perhaps thinking about your creative process and what you control and what you don’t control… or perhaps choosing to illustrate this concept drawing inspiration from life or fiction.

This is a page from my "BLUE FUNK" journal....When I feel myself getting out of control I promised my Shadow Muse I would let her write in this blue journal...I did not keep my promise and this is what she did!! I can fall into a non creative and very BLUE period if I do not honor my shadow side...Once I became aware of the fact that all I had to do was give her a journal... she had a voice where she could speak and let me know what was going on then I began to understand that she was NOT there to bring me down...but rather she was there to help me understand more about myself...But, a promise is a promise!! LOL...So, this is her way of telling me so! (if you look closely you will see that butterfly is really a mouth screaming out of control!) She really got her point across to me!!
Anyhow, I did not do a 4 by 4 for this prompt because well....I am out of control getting ready to go on a holiday for 10 days....See you when I get back!!
Artfully Yours,
Pattie

Hats

Weekly Creative Prompt: IMT
Hats

This week, let’s put on our creative caps and be inspired by Hats. Make a hat, alter a hat, draw a hat, paint a hat, or whatever else your creative genius may conjure up.

For 5 years I was the chairwomen for a charity auction for Gilda's Club in Rochester, New York.
I gathered artists and non-artist (or those who thought they were not artist, only to find out how much their creativity was cherished by others!!) together to donate hats they had made or purchased and embellished to raise money for our local chapter to keep the FREE classes going for those living with cancer, survivors and family members. Then the hats were auctioned off at a breakfast fashion show where the models are all dealing with cancer in some stage. Although I no longer chair this event, it is one that I donate to every year. As an artist this is just such a wonderful way to support my community.
So here we are in October and it is Breast Cancer Awareness month...So for all the survivors, for all those living with cancer and for all those who gave a good fight and for all the families and friends...MY HAT IS OFF TO YOU!
May we see a cure in our grand children's life time.
Artfully Yours,
Pattie

Bird

My children are both tattoo artists...and I am in awe of the work that they do...taking ink and making permanent art on people. Now, I know that tattoos are not for everyone...My children are fairly illustrated as they say...I have a few, but we love them....I am very fond of the OLD SCHOOL style myself...very black line and slight graphic...so here is my take on a bird tattoo done in the OLD SCHOOL style...And the love I hold for my children and our creativity!
(My tattoos are: an ankle bracelet with scarab Beatles and a lotus blossom..done by my daughter...a small entwined branch with two flowers on my left wrist, done by a guy named jet when I turned 40 before my kids started doing them, a Japanese crane on my hip that covers up the very first tattoo I got (the long stem red rose of course!!) and if you press on my profile page you will see the one I have on my back...My son drew this as a gift for me for Mother's Day one year except there was a banner that said THE MOMMY...I knew it had to be a tattoo!! That is it FOR NOW...Seems I get one every 5 to 10 years ...so I will be coming up for one soon!!)
Artfully Yours,
Pattie

Intimacy..(Sheltering Heart)

This is the inspiration for this week from IMT.
Whether it is the intimacy of your studio, the intimate relationships between colors or images, an intimate knowledge of your technique, or other intimate issues, this week, let us find inspiration in intimacy.
SHELTERING HEART


This prompt came easily to me...My littlest love of my life, my grandson, who is 2 1/2 years old. Has the gentlest, most precious heart...and being his MO-MA (his choice of names for me) it is my hearts desire to guide and protect him as he reaches his stars....This is my heartfelt joy....my love for my boy and my love of my creativity that I can share with him. Both are a blessing to me.
Artfully Yours,
Pattie

Square

I did a larger version of this 4 by 4 earlier this year...so this came easy to me. I was interviewed(Volume 2/issue 12/early June 2007) for an online newsletter.. ENCOURAGER..by Karen at Square-Peg People...which prompted this little painting...I have never fit into either a square or a circle peg, even as a child...So, I continue to reach for my star and BELIEVE!!
Artfully Yours,
Pattie