Sorry this blog has not been update in a month. It has been very busy with travel, and lots of work and many projects.

The art guild has been very busy with the Mural project and the calendar project, Old Fashion 4th of July plans, and helping to prepare a TAG grant.

The Mural project was a great success (pictured below). The Art Guild of Hope won $750.00 for it's 8x8 panel depiction of the 2nd street bridge, courthouse, bike trail, and windmills. The theme was Dreaming of a Greener Columbus. It was a blast working with other guild members and I look forward to many more project in the future.

We are in the finale stage of the calendar project. It has been a lot of hard work and many sales calls. We will being designing the calendar this next week. The judging was very hard because there were many great painting to chose from. They have all been photographed and will be displayed at the Gallery in Hope. All ads have been sold and they are ready to be turned over to the designer and then off to printing and ready for sales. Be sure to purchase one at various locations in and around Hope and Columbus.

Old Fashion 4th of July (really 3rd of July) the Art Guild will be having a children's sidewalk chalk drawing contest. It will be held in the shelter house on the Hope town square from 6 to 8 pm. There will be 4 age groups, pre-K to 1st grade, 2nd & 3th , 4th & 5th and 6th & 7th. There will be a penny vote for the best drawing in each age group.

The TAG grant is a collaboration with The Community Center of Hope, The Hope Chamber of Commerce and The Art Guild of Hope. More information to follows as we are just starting this project.

Please forgive me I will try harder to keep this blog updated from now on.

Awards ceremony Jackson Place Apartments

Member of the Art Guild of Hope standing in front of the mural wall for the Jackson Place Apartments in Columbus IN. Our portion of the Mural that won in it's category is the road leading to Columbus with the windmills. The theme was Dreaming of a Greener Columbus. It was a lot of fun doing this project with other guild members and it was nice to win. Member present were Wayne Campbell, Joyce Dempsey, Rhonda Bontrager, Paul Hendrickson and Jeff Jackson.

Gulf Blvd Sea Gulls

This was from one of the photos I took while in Florida on vacation. It is a different style that what I am used too, very quick and impressionistic. It was a lot of fun and I really like the colors.

Gulf BLVD Blue Beach Cottage

This painting was inspired by a trip to Indian Rocks Beach Fl. I went to the art Gallery there and there was a calendar to save the local cottages and I really liked the art work on the calendar, so of course I bought one and tried to paint a scene like on the calendar (I took lots of pictures of difference cottages). I picked this cottage because of the bright blue color and it looked like a very relaxing place to be.

Still Standing

The Brown's barn before the collapse. I have always liked this barn and felt real bad when it went down. I am still working on the painting, correcting a few mistakes (can you find them?). This is the third time I painted this scene from difference angles and at difference seasons.

I'm Hurring Daddy

This painting was a birthday commission for a friend of mine. Her and her husband went to Israel on a company trip. They were site seeing and came across this scene of a little girl trying to keep up with her father, my friends husband could not help but to snap a picture. I just hope I captured what he saw.

Eze France II

Eze France is a very wonderful little village in south France. We were there on our second trip to Europe. This was a village we visited while there, and I just fell in love with it. There were many artist and shops and we spent all day taking pictures. We walked all over town and if I could I would spend a month there just painting and taking pictures.

Almost Awaking

This painting was for a juried art show "Art for all Season" put on by Gallery North in Bloomington and Sycamore Land Trust. Almost Awaking was one of three that I entered in the contest it was accepted and hung in Gallery North for a month and then at Stillframes in Columbus for a month. I felt very honored that a painting of mine was chosen.

Hawcreek-Flat Rock Orchard Society Mural

Art Guild members working on the Hawcreek-Flat Rock Area Endowment Orchard Society Mural in the Community Center in Hope IN. The wall will be dedicated April 19, 2009.

Colorful Antiguain Village

Antigua a beautiful southern Caribbean Island. Iwas lucky to get to see this wonderful village on a tour of the island, and this village just took my breath away. It was a great day for a bus trip because the sea was very high, and not suitable for a day at the beach.

Story INN

This painting was inspired by a trip on the motorcycle on US 135. It was a beautiful day and the lighting was just right.

Mossey Oak Lane

This painting is set in the old south. My consin's husband works on the Nilo Plantation in south west Georgia. I had the pleasure of a taking a tour and it is a beautiful old plantation.

FORGOTTEN

This barn was found on one of many

trips my husband and I take. I find alot of inspitation and beauty on these trips. Sometimes when I see an old homestead like this it makes me sad.