So Far So Good

                       Our Gloves Up

So far every thing is going as planned...
Thank You, Thank You, Thank You!!!!!!
Amy is doing as well as can be expected..
she came through the surgery well, and is bruised from head to toe, sore and hurting, but home ,in her own bed, medicated, and resting...
Thank You to all who have sent good thoughts and prayers and even more, for helping us get through all this ....
Thank You Jennifer for taking the first watch, so I could rest up ,to feel better for this next healing process...
More news coming soon  ....
Love to your Mother......

Rearranging and Hanging

We have been busy getting things in some kind of order, and getting the new 30 paintings hung somewhere....
I do not have all the shoe paintings up yet but maybe today...
 We shall see....
A day off,which means a day to clean, and get things ready for company...
So what the heck have I done to have this bad pain between my shoulder blades???
I got no time for this ....
I am not a good sport with this kind of thing, I have stuff to do....
I am so thrilled to still be able to have the windows open in the morning.
We are going back to the 80's this afternoon, but as long as it lasts I am very happy.....
Okay,Okay it is time to get going,so I wish everyone a very nice Monday....

Great weather for a Walk

  See that finish line behind us??
We made it....
We were up and out early, and ready to walk in that 58 degree, breeze weather..
It sure did help to be cool for this...
Thank You all who joined us in Amy's Army... And a special Thank You to Betty George for making our shirts so special...We love all the work you put into them....
It was over whelming, waiting in that sea of Pink....
I think they said 20,000 people walked for Breast Cancer ,down the famous Bay Shore Blvd.....
 It was great to be a part of this good cause....
Not even going to mention how sore someone might be this morning....
This morning it is cool again and I wish everyone a beautiful Sunday....

Nice way to start a weekend

                        Ms. Sandi and the children....

 More... Get Smart With Art Fun...
We had a great time using buttons,gems,yarn and more, to make self portraits this week ..
Always a big hit.....[Even more for the parents]

On a completely different note...I have awoken to 69 degrees,for two days in a row, and I have been able, again this week, to open all the windows and doors for two or three hours at a time...
It sure feels good to bring the outside in after all this time....
[Please ignore the fact that we are now way closer to the air flight path,] and just enjoy a little cooler weather.....

This is my pre-paint for a private party I am teaching later today.....
I have been feeling a bit under the weather for a while now, and am hoping I have turned the corner, and am heading out the right direction..
After all Tomorrow is the "Making Strides for Breast Cancer walk",and I am all in for it..
The weather is supposed to be nice and cool, which will really help get everyone in the mood.....
Busy Times so must now get on with it... bye for now, Hope all have a nice week end ahead......

Art Smart Fun

 self portrait..

Flower for Mom

Color mixing

flower and pumpkin

portrait of Ms. Rayanne

A rock

We started off this Thursday class with a color mixing project..
Mixed primary colors to get our secondary colors.
This took most of the hour but we were able to paint with the colors we mixed too..
To finish off the day we got out homemade playdoh and made fun faces....
Markers again were a big hit for some of the children....
These are four year olds in pre-school and so cute and fun to work with....

Still Playing

Not nearly so dramatic on whiter paper,but I love the results on the black Paper, so, more to come soon on that note..
I must say these are fun pens to play with...
Sparked my interest anyway....
Went to see Mom yesterday and got to see Teresa as well... Mom is doing pretty well, all things considered..
It was good to get to visit with both, no matter how brief....
Today is Art Cart again and I spent the rest of the afternoon getting ready for it. I think it should be fun with mixing colors....
Here we are to the middle of the month again...
How is it going so fast????
I wish everyone a great Thursday...
See you back here soon.
Bye for now....

Weathers a changing....

                              Silvery Moon
                                 6x9
                             Chalk paint pens
It has been another one of those weeks already and we are only to hump day.. WOW!!!!!
But the mornings have been cool enough to open doors and windows for two hours at a time... Nice!!!!
I got a new toy to play with,this set of chalk paint pens.
I just did this ,to try them out on black paper...
What do you guys think????
So far I only have a few colors, so I used white, silver,blue and a tiny bit of pink....
I love the way they show up on the black paper for sure,but need more practice I think....

Get Smart With Art

 We had fun yesterday with the Art Cart ...
Painting the color wheel to make turtles,and talking about warm and cool colors..
Then using markers to make the name bugs...
Next it was using pencil, markers and paper to draw anything  they wanted to....
One person drew a lollipop, and did a great job, but I am sad I did not get a picture of it..
They are all so cute and so creative....
A fun time was had by all..
Looking forward to next week...
Everyone stay safe out there.....

New Month, New Diggs

                     " Sandipaint's Art Cart "
Locked and loaded for a brand new start...
A new adventure starts this Thursday with a group of 4 year old's.
 Two projects to start their love for learning to be creative... [I hope.]
I have a little bit of everything art related on the cart, so the children can explore a lot of different mediums,plus art games and art toys...
I was able to get two batches of home made playdoh finished,with leaf cookie cutters  for the fall season...
When we finish a project they are free to pick what they would like to use.....
I hope to start with the color wheel to introduce the children to the elements of art....
It has been a long while since I have had the art cart up and running ,and I am looking forward to it.....
Wish us luck as we start this journey, to a life long love, of a creative life....