New Year, New...Everything

It's funny how we wait for the new year to come in order to make change in our lives and a bunch of resolutions that will have disappeared before the snow.  On the contrary, this coming of the new year does arrive conveniently at the same time I'm looking to make some changes with Reenie Rose.  For starters, I will be gaining an addition to my one-woman-show staff.  Some lucky contestant will join me in an internship to help jump start some real business this year.  While I start a new painting, my intern will be on the look out for new opportunities.  This will leave me a lot more time to get some work done without being pulled in so many directions.
There will be a severe decrease in friends and family freebie gifts as I anticipate a boom in business with the help of my intern....sorry to those out there hoping for one.  New people will be met and and relationships will be shared.  Additional details will be spiced up too....my website, my activities and my blog.  Everything is going to get turned up a notch.

So, as I toast to the new year by sipping a glass of champagne and gazing at my final painting of 2009, I extend to everyone a very happy new year filled with wishes being made, dreams coming true, and much prosperity.  Cheers!!!

Into a New Year

It is the eve of New Year's Eve and I thought I'd post before the grand finale post of the year which should be a finished painting.....will be a finished painting.  I will save all of my many words of wisdom for later and leave you with this image of another rung in the ladder of Victoria's painting.

Christmas Cheer

Here's a little holiday gift..an update on Victoria's painting.

Here's wishing everyone a very merry Christmas and a prosperous new year.

Victoria Update

Here's a little update on Victoria's painting progress.  Enjoy the weekend and be sure to finish up all your Christmas shopping!

The Beginning of Victoria's

You may remember back on a day in September where I had 3 weddings going on....one that I was in, one that my parents where going to and one for a friend.  Today I introduce to you "the wedding my parents went to".
Victoria and Zak were married in a Northern Chicago suburb on a farm.  I was able to see Victoria's bouquet the day before the wedding to capture the chosen composition below.

I've now started the painting and have it all sketched in and ready to go!

Mary's is finished!!!

I realize I implied in my last post that I would be showing additional posts on the progress of Mary's painting, but instead I decided to just finish it without any of the fluff in between.  Mary's painting is a great example of how much life a painting can bring to an all ivory bouquet.  The colors and contrast that come out of it really make it a piece of art.  The added sparkle of the brooch and rhinestones are an extra bonus.
Next on the list....all of my September wedding gifts....

Thankful for Painting?

My last post came before Thanksgiving and just before I was leaving for NY, so it's been awhile.  To update you, my NY visit was lovely.  Alana and Ben loved their painting!  Better yet, the wet painting arrived perfectly!  It even got to ride business class!

Here's a pic of Abra and me at Peter's exhibit.  Definitely take a look at the images from his Underground Entrepreneurs exhibit....it was an amazing experience.

Thanksgiving has also passed.  I hope everyone enjoyed a plentiful holiday while giving thanks for everything we are so lucky to have.  I know I've been very lucky this year.  Thank you to my friends and family that have been so supportive this year.
Now that I have had some down time, it's back to the work routine and Mary's painting.  Here's a look at it after working on it a bit yesterday.

I can tell the snow is coming soon....and so is lots more painting.