The Smiley ~ Wright Wedding

Courtney and Seth at her

sister's wedding in May

I will be taking just a short break from painting~

September 15, 2012 ~ The big day.  Baby Courtney will be getting married to Mr. Seth Wright... I love saying my Courtney has found her "Mr. Right" (Wright).  

I am making the final adjustments to the flower girl dress, making the junior bridesmaid dress, and altering the Maid and Matron of Honor dresses. I need to adjust the sleeves on the wedding gown and make the headpiece for the bride......um, that should be it --and I have a whole week!  Then I will be back to painting again!

My shipment of new canvas and gessobords have arrived and I can't wait to get back to painting~  Look for new paintings by the end of the month.

Thanks for stopping by~

Torrie

New Website~

The Wright Boat
30" x 48"
~Sold~

The new website is up and I love it~ I am still adding paintings, hopefully to be finished with the available paintings soon. Filling the sold gallery with over 500 paintings may take a while.

Stop by and visit TorrieSmiley.com

Seth Wright did a fabulous job!

I have been working on commissions, currently finishing up a large Rooster painting.

After that, a small salt and pepper painting and maybe a small Tornado~

Thanks for stopping by and check back again soon.

Torrie

The Website is up and ready!

www.TorrieSmiley.com

The new and improved website is now online. Drop by and see the newly designed website.

Thank you Seth Wright for your hard work and creativity in putting my paintings online. I love it!

My newest pear painting has sold to a collector that has been patiently waiting for me to get back to work.

I have a new small poppy painting finished that will be available online by tomorrow. The commissioned paintings are coming along and soon there will also be new ballerina paintings available for purchase. The new year is off to a great start!

Thanks for dropping by~have a wonderful week!

Torrie

The New Studio

The New Studio

Time to get busy! All moved in a ready to go. Hopefully, I will get a lot done this weekend, so many paintings waiting to be finished!

This is the new office/studio. So much room and great light! The hospital computer is against the front wall, so while doing the "day job", I can dream up a new painting, enjoy the view, or watch TV (on the shelves on the right). When it is time to paint, the cabinet doors on the right open and there are brushes, paint, and canvas all tucked away. The cabinets to the left with the glass doors hold vases, pitchers, bowls, cups, and other items used in my still life paintings. The gate-leg table has convenient drawers that hold my most used tubes of paint to be close at hand. All the studio furniture is from Ikea. Dustin put all the cabinets together; Kevin and Aaron put the table and desk together.

UP NEXT~

Almost finished with the website upgrade. Seth Wright has finished with the actual site, now we are just uploading all the paintings.

New Year, new studio, new website, new granddaughter~ Life is good!

Torrie

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Audrey Grace

Miranda, Dustin, and Audrey

I am the luckiest woman in the world. I have a wonderful family that keeps getting bigger and better!

Audrey Grace is growing and doing really well. She is still living in the hospital in Asheville, but she has been moved from the NICU and is now living in the transition room with her parents waiting to get to go home. She still has the small defect in her heart that hopefully will resolve itself as she gets a few weeks older.

Now, it is time for Grandma to get back to work! I am finishing commissions that should have been done before the holidays and breaking in the new studio. Lots more room, new computer, and a TV...just for fun.

I am having my website redone, thanks to Seth at www.SethAWright.com He is working very hard to make me a fabulous website.....and I am trying not to drive him crazy. I will let you know when he is finished and the new site is online.

Now, off to get busy. I hope your Christmas holidays were as joy-filled as mine and your new year the best ever!

Torrie