Fine Art Friday #9

Bedtime.

Bedtime Routines.

Bath, pajamas, book, song, pray, song.

This was our pattern for the last almost 8 years (with a few switches here and there).

And now…

Every night my kids ask for stories — not books, stories from my childhood, how Dad and I met, about them as little ones.

I don’t know about you, but I find it really hard to recall *different* stories — and they absolutely do not want to hear the same ones over and over again —

One day I was just beeboppin’ along, slinging my favorite crossbody handbag from a garage sale (slinging was my mothers cooked term for my favorite pastime of swinging my purse like a lasso), and do you know what happened? I slung my purse all the way up to Mimi’s Waterford vase. Mimi’s favorite vase fell to the floor and shattered —

With all the emotions and thoughts pouring in (on no! What did I do?)

I turned tail and ran…

Right into the arms of my dad…

Who gave me a hug and forgave me.

Mooooom you tell that one all the time.

Moooom we’ve heard that for years.

Funpa (my dad) tells it better. 😂

The days are long, and we think we will remember all the stories, all the things, all the moments.

But really, unless we write them down we will forget.

— those funny words our kids said (Rillyrenda for Cinderella)

— those sweet moments

— basically your entire wedding day

That’s where a painting comes in — a living masterpiece of your most special moments so you can remember the feelings and the magic.

For example — the painting I told you about last week for Haley Kelly Events.

This one>>

I sketched two different sketches, one for color and one for black and white, painted one, and still didn’t feel it was right.

Classy and colorful, chick and sophisticated, but also a super fun party. How to show that in ONE image?

And then I thought of it. To combine different images and reimagine them into something new. The beauty of a painting — combining special moments to make one masterpiece.

I LOVE how it turned out – and I'd love to hear what you think too!

And stay tuned, because I’ve got something in the works to help you *remember* that I can’t WAIT to share.

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