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There is a new post for a new painting on my new site!

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I hope you will take a moment to bookmark my new site, your support truly means the world to me !

I hope you like it :)

xoxo

Laura

Coming up Roses

Last night I attended the opening of a community art show at the Garden (formally known as the R.A.T)

I had the good fortune of showing some of my newest pieces amongst some very lovely work. If you are in the area I highly recommend stopping in Y

THE GARDEN

5207 point pleasant pike

Gardenville p.a.

( use Doylestown p.a. for map quest)

Pictured above is "The Silkmoth"

"BunBun three"

and

"Glow"

"The Silkmoth"

"BunBun three"

"Glow"

I have 5 little pieces in this photo, can you spot them?

"BunBun one", "BunBun two" and "the Bee Charmer"

"It's you"

"You Broke my Heart"

I know this photo isn't the best, I am going to have to take another because this piece is my favorite!

I wish you a beautiful weekend! Y

1000 Words

I have recently come across this fantastic book loaded with inspirational symbolism, I am filled with a feeling of peace and wonder as I wander through it's beautiful pictures.

In the painting "Glow" an image of a Tibetan lotus, is used on the figures forehead as a symbol of purity.

A Final Note

a last word for "Dear Edgar"

"Little Edgar"

from the imagination of Rachael of Benediction

"Nevermore"

"The Raven"

Bunnies and Snowbells

"Glow"

5".7"

watercolor and acrylic on folio paper

"glow"

face detail

"Bun Bun 1"

4" . 4"

acrylic on masonite

with a glitter and enamel frame

"Bun Bun 3"

2.5". 2.5"

acrylic on masonite

enamel and glitter frame

All of the beautiful winter snow has shown up on my canvases as dreamy soft whites and powdery glitters.

my winter studio is;

hot soups and teas,

wool sweaters and socks,

paintbrush and easel,

with good music of course :)

I hope you are enjoying this beautiful glistening season

Put your Stamp on it

The other day while exploring an antique shop, I found a romantic treasure, vintage stamps, used postcards and envelopes - the stripy kind! They were all sprawled throughout a village of glass ashtrays.

A mountain of vintage stamps from all over the globe, for $4.

I am going to start tucking a few in as gifts with purchase :)

The person who collected all these stamps and envelopes had such a reverence for mail they even used a letter opener (see above), I am sure their letter opener was made of fine smooth silver, heavy in the palm, with a monogrammed handle.

I also found a collection of Postcards sent by a daughter to her mother while traveling through Europe. These Postcards are from her time in Rome, The Netherlands and Berlin. Is it wired that I haven't read them? Perhaps I feel I would be violating their privacy - if you can consider a Postcard private in anyway. Or maybe I haven't read them because I think they will be too boring, after all it is a postcard (to her mother no less) and anyone can read it. All said I must now send a scandalous postcard to someone- I am almost certain it would go unread by anyone but the recipient.

I love this handwriting! Handwriting was once considered an art form. I have never seen a single person from my grandparents generation ( born in the 1930s ) - man or woman, who doesn't have the most impeccable handwriting! I wish nothing would get pushed aside for the sake of the new. I wish we could simply make upgrades while still hording all the beautiful things from the generations prior. But alas, the days are short, and I don't know about you but I was learning "Home Keys" not Calligraphy with school hours. *weep *

Oh yes and...

Speaking of stamps and cards - I got a new both!

A new custom stamp for shipping envelopes!

And new Postcards! Yay!

Oh the Horror

Yesterday I hung many small works for "the Horror Show" at the R.A.T. Gallery in Gardenville, PA. I hope you can make it, it is Saturday night, the eve of Halloween, doors open at 7' o clock

"Dear Edgar" Drawings

"The Veils are Thin"

4" x 6"

"Tell my Heart a Tale"

2.5" x 3"

"The Rat"

2"x 3"

"Short and Sweet"

2.5"x 3"

"Raven's Claw"

4" x 4"

there is also a piece titled "the Raven" I have yet to photograph

"They'll Break your Heart"

"The Sweethearts"

"Sweetheart One"

5"x7"

face detail

"Sweetheart Two"

5"x7"

face detail

Dear Edgar,

I am currently working on a series of small drawings for the Hallween show inspired by the great Mr. Allen Poe. Last night while I was looking for a coffee table book on Moths, for a upcoming project I found this!

Eeeek! So stunning!

Click on images for larger view

I am sure you can see that I am a bit obsessed with etching right now! Learning to etch is my next endeavor, I cannot leave this earth without knowing how to create these alluring textures.

Here is a sneek peek at my latest, I am planning on completing 10 more in the next few days so I have my work cut out.

Annabell Lee

3 1/2" x 3"

"Lenor"

3"x3"

face detail

I will update the others when the series is complete!