Hope has a sassy color!!!

Hello crazy people! I have been really busy this month! I just started a part-time job as a sassy cashier at my favorite joint Whole Foods. Love it! On top of ringing in organic produce, I'm a focused mom to my 2 year old and I occasionally paint canvases (wink wink). I also, try to sell my art, clean the house, do laundry and put it away (I hate that part), cook healthy meals, and have some kind of adult conversation with my husband. Oh yeah, I also am trying to get back into a regular work out regimen (my last blog). I guess I can sleep when I am old and I must be eating good because my jeans are still tight. Anyway, I'm a busy chick! On top of my chaos, I have been working really hard on finishing a special piece. My special paintings is titled "An Angel named Hope." The drumroll pppllllleeeeeeeeeaaaaaaassssssseeee!!!

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Here she is my beautiful angel of hope. Now this painting is out of the ordinary for me. It's different from my usual Buddha inspired, asian mixed media masterpieces (I'm being sarcastic). However, I think I may have pulled it off. Now, what's important is the underlying meaning behind this work of art. I have breast cancer on both sides of my families and I recently discovered a friend had gone through the whole ordeal at the tender age of 29. Yikes! Let's put it this way. My spiritual thoughts have been incorporated in every stroke of this painting. I don't think it is the best craftsmanship I have ever put out there, but the incredible feelings put forth into it make up for it. Enough of the sappy stuff. Let's talk about art!

The following picture is a detail of Hopes' pink sash. It has gold lettering that spell out HOPE and white and pink rhinestones. I have to add these to everything. I love rhinestones. One day, my husband is going to wake up with a bunch of rhinestones glued to his face. Hee Hee. Also, Hope's wings have the slightest bit of sparkle from the tiniest touch of glitter. Many thin layers of metallic paint and thick texture was applied in the background. I had fun painting this painting because I got to be very girlie. To all the women of the world..........Blessings!!

Oh before I go. I just want to tell ya that I will be accepting offers to buy this painting. Half the proceeds will be donated to the Susan G. Komen Foundation. Also, it has been entered into a show at www.ebsqart.com in regards to Breast Cancer Awareness. Here's the link: http://www.ebsqart.com/ArtShows/sh_148.htm.

If you would like to purchase or see more pictures, go to my etsy store: http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=7563671

Well, I think that about wraps it up. I'm tired and I want to catch up on some loss sleep. Good night my friends!!! Ladies.......check your boobies:)

Life is Great

If anyone is listening, I just want to say "Life is Great." Arizona's blistering heat has melted away and the best weather on Earth has presented itself to us. I can't reiterate it enough that I hate Arizona summers. They are torture. You end up spending alot of time inside or in your 90 degree pool water. So, when October arrives, I always feel a rebirth and shed my cranky skin. Therefore, with heaven's weather upon us, I decided to start my outdoors workout regimen all over again. Last night, my precious husband cleaned and put air in my jogging stroller's tires for me. What a sweetie! He knows that when I get a good workout in, I am a nicer, more focused, lovable person.

To kick off my season of greatness, I woke up and made some fresh juice using carrots, apples, kale, and a pear. Yummy, ya gotta love the Jack La Lanne juicer! I didn't ingest my usual dark roast with a shot of soy milk for no apparent reason. I guess you could say that I just needed a spark of earthly nutrients. After my morning earthy cocktail, I strapped my 2 year old, Jerry, in my jogging stroller and went for a ride. Well, actually he went for a ride and I set out to test the good ol' heart rate. With toddler in tow, I started huffing and puffing around my neighborhood. I can say that I am definitely not in the best shape of my life, but I felt good. While keeping an open eye out for our safety, I slowly slipped into my zone and meditated on life. I felt extremely grateful to live in such a beautiful state and neighborhood, to be healthy enough to jog, wealthy enough to own my stroller, and to have such great friends and family. Jerry and I pointed to the big yellow school buses as they passed and waved to the middle schoolers as they slowly walked to school. At the end of our route, we stopped by our neighborhood park and played on the slide for a little while. After hearing the growls in our stomachs, we headed back home to eat breakfast. The sun was shining....no worries...it was a great morning.

When I got back to the house, I started a fairly large painting (30" x 40") symbolic of the month of October and the awareness of breast cancer. The evolution of this painting will follow in my........yep you guessed it................... next blog.


Stay tuned...............................