New Tea with Mint and Lemon Painting~

Tea with Mint and Lemon II

6" x 6"

Acrylic on Gallery Wrapped Canvas

Available for Purchase

~Sold~

This composition was painted again, this time on a gallery wrapped canvas.

Tea with Mint and Lemon II was painted using professional artist grade acrylic paint on a gallery wrapped museum quality canvas with painted sides to allow for hanging without a frame. This painting can also be placed on a small display easel. Painting was finished with a light coat of varnish.

This painting sold 4/2/2010

UP NEXT~

I should be finished with my Lily Pond paintings by the end of the weekend. I have also finished a second teacup painting, and will be finishing my cup of coffee on red this evening. So much to do, so little time.

Spring is here, the trees and blooming around Charlotte. I will have to take time to drive around and take pictures. They are all so pretty.

I am still planing to do a series of painting from my porch. The weather is just perfect and the porch is ready to go!

Thanks for stopping by,

Torrie

The Pear Family ~ New small pear painting

The Pear Family

5" x 7"

Oil on Canvas Panel

Available for Purchase

$25.00, plus shipping

This was just a small fun painting to do in order to get back into the swing of painting. Momma pear and her three baby pears in shades of blue, gray, green, gold, and yellow.

This painting is currently available for purchase using the Paypal button above, at my website, and in my Etsy.com store.

The Pear Family was painted using professional artist grade oil paint on a small canvas panel. Painting can be framed or placed on a small display easel. Painting was finished with a light coat of varnish.

Spring is here! More daylight, better weather, and everything is blooming. This is my favorite time of the year in North Carolina. Time to get busy and paint! I am thinking of starting a series of "paintings from the porch", small creations while sitting on the porch upstairs. I will let you know how that idea progresses.

Well, off to spring clean a bit and then spend the day painting!

Have a fabulous Sunday~

Torrie

An Unexpected Break ~

Audrey Grace

smiling at grandma

Audrey at Levine Children's Hospital
(She looks so big at just over 8 pounds)

Audrey and her renal ultrasound

The blue tint of the photo is from the blue neon light in her room

This week was spent enjoying quality time with Audrey. She developed a fever and her mom took her to the hospital in Gastonia and she was transported to Levine Children's Hospital in Charlotte. Infections are not uncommon in preemies, but is was very scary. When she first became ill, her fever was not that high just barely 100 often dropping back to normal, but she would not make eye contact and appeared to be "zoned out" in a world of her own. When we got her to the hospital her fever seemed to rise very rapidly. Dr. Fink, in Gastonia, performed a spinal tap to check for meningitis and run tests on the fluid to see exactly what type of infection Audrey had. She was moved to Charlotte where she stayed until Wednesday. She had a renal ultrasound which showed her plumbing to be completely normal, just very small. She responded really well to antibiotics and was back to her old self by the next day, but continued to be monitored until her fever and weight had stabilized. She spent one night in Charlotte with me after her release until heading back home with her mom and dad.

Miranda and Dustin are finding out the hard way and very early how difficult it is to be a parent. All those times they have heard growing up "this is harder on me than it is on you"~ they finally get what their parents meant. Miranda also learned about promises that you can't keep. She promised Audrey January 15, when she was released from the NICU in Asheville, they could go home a be a family and not have to go back to stay at the hospital. That promise lasted six weeks.

If you have not seen or been to Levine Children's Hospital, it is quite beautiful. Lit at night with multiple shades of neon and the children's rooms have a neon light across the ceiling which Audrey just loved. Audrey's room was painted lime green. Not only is the hospital colorful, full of lights and sparkling glass, the staff is amazing. We met the most wonderful group of professionals who make a very difficult situation so much better for both the families and the patients.

Needless to say, no painting has been done until today~ I am back to playing in my gooey paint and enjoying my studio. I will be finishing up the Lily pond paintings and more pear paintings.

I am starting a series of small paintings using a variety of teacups and coffee cups. I had a request to do more teacup paintings around the holidays and I am just now getting around to starting them.

This week is spring break and the girls are home from school, Taylor home from Miami U in Ohio and Courtney home from UNC in Chapel Hill. The house if full of laughter, girls coming and going, and lots of food! Family dinner is Monday.....I can't wait!

Well, off to paint!

Have a wonderful day.

Torrie