Chair for Chairty!

CHAIR-ITY!!! Haha... okay, bad joke.

I belong to the Amherst Junior Women's. The club is a great group that works hard all winter, raising money for various charities. This year, the auction committee decided instead of having the formal auction at the country club, they'd have many local artists paint Adirondack Chairs, which will be auctioned in April.

I am flattered to say, I was one of the artists the committee asked!!! It was fun, being involved and am so eager to see what the other artists have done.

I just hope it gets at least one bid!!! I am so nervous. Please wish me luck.



There are small little dots one the arm paddles and on the slats of the seat... hope you can see them in the image.

Memorial Pet Portrait

I was commissioned to do a pet portrait, over the winter, by the nicest woman. When she first contacted me, her email really touched me.

It was a joy to paint the portait and it was a pleasure working with her! She liked it and she's asked me to do another portrait. I am so honored!

Sorry For My Absence!

Sorry everyone, for not posting for so long.

My mother died July 3rd, 2007. Although I have been doing most of the things I usually do, it's been hard keeping up.... terrible with emails, forums and especially this blog!!!

I'd like to thank everyone who noticed my absence and contacted me, over the months. I appreciate all your best wishes and being in your thoughts!

Very sincerely,
Leslie

“I've Been Tagged!!!”

Ha! I have been tagged!!!

I'd like to thank Karen Schmidt from Louisiana Edgewood Art for tagging me (I am embarrassed to mention how long ago). What fun! You can read the rules on her Blog's post; "I've Been Tagged".

First I am to give seven facts about me (I assume unique things not already found in my profile). Well here it goes!

1. The comma key on my keyboard is broken.

2. We have one beagle named Mabel. What a hoUUUUUnd!

3. I don't grow weeds I grow wildflowers.

4. My eye glasses come from the DollarTree.

5. Still waiting for the other shoe to drop.

6. Run around the court chasing tennis balls several times a week.

7. I try hard to never squat with my spurs on. Trust me...

Now I am supposed to come up with 7 people to tag but I was invited to do this by a blogging friend that has a lot of the same cyber-friends as I... she's tagged them first!!

1. Mary Sheehan Winn. Her fun use of color and artistic style really shine in each of her pieces. I love spending my mornings (when not so crazy) viewing her recent work.

2. Debbie Miller. She has a fun way of capturing real life in her work.

3. Rebecca Finch A wonderful still life artist and a fellow WetCanvas member!

4. Linda Blondheim Holy cow what wonderful landscapes. Her blog has great suggestions and demos that are so incredibly helpful. OH! And Linda’s also a WetCanvas member.