More landscape work

 "Path in the Field"

Acrylics on cradled wood

6"x8"

The skies are so beautiful here. 

I am always looking at them at all times of day and night.

I especially love looking at the night sky and finding Orion now.

I think even as a young child I loved the sky.

Thank you for stopping by!

Landscape in acrylics

 One of my recent landscapes. I'm so rusty at getting photos edited and on my blog from Photos-I can hardly believe I did it.

This scene is looking down our road a few months ago.

Acrylics on canvas, 6"x6".

Hello and Happy Thanksgiving!

 Posting old photos from my blogs-since I'm not able to load new photos-perhaps I will eventually figure it out, but maybe not😕

Of course my geese have been in heaven a while now. I'm so glad Blogger saves all my blog photos.

Truthfully, I've been so discouraged by the world, the government, and how terribly things are changing that it's been hard to even want to post here.

I have been painting landscapes-which I never in a million years thought I would do.

Soon I'll show you!

I have embroidery projects for winter, and looking at art books that I have squirreled away for a time when I'm not so busy.

I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Happy Almost September!

One of my wool birds.

                                         Norton, our dove, who is in heaven now-we lost him a few years ago....                                       

 An old drawing of a dove. I must have used a photo as a reference.

I feel like I've been away from blogging for so long.

Hard to catch up with  friends, but I will. 

This summer I had day surgery-it went well, but it was good to have it over with.

I am slowly getting back to doing artwork again, and feeling the need to learn new things and even change up my usual 'style' of drawing and painting.

I made a quilt this summer! My very first one. I can't upload pictures to this blog anymore, but maybe I can scan one block from it to show you sometime. It's a little wonky for sure. I did all the quilting by hand with embroidery thread. It's a Christmas gift to my lovely daughter-in-law. I made one for her dog too.

I will show you a book I'm using to do art-it's Jeanne Oliver's book, "The Painted Art Journal."

I love it! I love how she asks the reader to make an inspiration board of things that make up your personal story. I usually don't really follow an art book- But this one I am going to do all of the lessons.

How has your summer been?

And what project or art are you doing or thinking of doing?

Be the GOOD in this World. You can make a difference.

 Watercolor

copyright Debra Smith

I have been reading blogs when I can, but having dry eye makes it a little hard, so I don't blog much anymore.

I miss my blog friends!

 It seems a bit mean to mention this, BUT

I have noticed a lot of views here from other countries of my old artwork. I don't think my art is that great, but I know it is easy to steal photos for your own use.

So if you are doing this-

PLEASE STOP.

It's not worth it.

Be kind.

There are too many hurtful, sad and awful things going on in this world.

Be a person that doesn't go that way.

Make a difference for GOOD.

Hello

 Some random photos from older blogs of mine that I have stopped using.

I'm so anxious for Spring. Please take care everyone.

God bless you.

 November 11

My mom went to heaven.

I have not known grief like this. It will take time.

I miss her terribly.