this is my peony

This is my peony.

I painted this peony is 1999, 

on vacation, at a kitchen table in Ocean City, NJ.

This is MY peony.

It is not your peony to use in products you are "designing".

It is not for your wedding products, your packaging labels,

your avatars, your "designer" pillows,

your coupons, your links to porn,

or your poetry page.

I have found MY peony in all those places.

This is my peony that I now have to cover with watermarks because my

signature was cropped off.  That did not make it yours.

It is My peony.

I am a watercolor artist and this is my peony.

Stolen Art

I'm FURIOUS!

Kathleen from Trowel and Paintbrush posted about her art being stolen.  She found out by doing a reverse image search.  I thought I'd give it a try and lo & behold:

That's MY pink peony

no doubt about it!

Just got back from 2 weeks in France (which I'll post later).

I'm seriously jet-lagged and MAD!

I've emailed Zazzle and will call when they're opened.

new print: peony

peony

8" x 10" print

Rain is on the way, hooray! 

Looks like a very rainy Monday for my very dry garden.

the simple things

One of my favorite & most peaceful blogs to visit is Soul Aperture.
Christina writes the most beautiful words and just fills my heart
whenever I stop to visit.

Today, Christina is hosting "the simple things", inviting us to list
the little things we appreciate in our lives.
For every blog that participates, Christina & her family will generously
donate one dollar to Doctors Without Borders (max $250).

My Simple Things

looking at little cat faces
silky fur on my sweet Jack
pink toes on my sweet Buster
~
seeing the sunshine falling across my table
having a long quiet time with a cup of tea
watching birds at the feeder
~
reading a beautifully written book
reading a kind, thoughtful email
soaking in a warm bath
~
having a vase of flowers..real flowers
hearing the school bus go by (while I'm still in bed)
the quiet light early in the morning (when I get up before that bus rolls by)
~
peonies
irises
standing in a drizzly French garden with my daughter
~
opening a paintbox
dipping a brush into color
getting lost in a painting
~
movie popcorn
being with a good friend I've known forever
meeting new friends I'll never meet in person
~
talking about the day with my son
chocolate
blue and white anything
~
big snowflakes
soft rain
moonlight
~
seashells
sound of the waves
seahorses
~
the soft patina of vintage silver
hydrangeas
~
unexpected kindness
unexpected smiles


Wishing you a lovely day.