Blonde Bombshell Mermaid

5 x 20 inches

acrylic on wood

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Living near the beach has its advantages. Shells, for example.....

Back to The Garden 3

acrylic on wood cabinet door

28 x 16 inches

Another of my freeform pieces based on Joni Mitchell's song, Woodstock.

Cosmic Tree

12 x 9 inches

acrylic on wood

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Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas. Mine was fun, abundant, and supernaturally blessed as we celebrated the birth of our Savior.

When you come right down to it, the secret of having it all is loving it all.
~Dr. Joyce Brothers

Believe In Your Wings

mixed media on wood

14.5 x 15 inches

I've been playing with different mediums and techniques. I've always been fascinated with any creature that flies.

Bottle Cap Mermaid

5 x 20 inches

acrylic on wood

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Funky Cat

acrylic on wood assemblage

8 x 11 inches

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Princess of Bliss

mixed media on wood assemblage

20 x 11 inches

I've been having fun with the scraps of wood left over after I cut my "canvases." My family likes to tease me about my new love of power tools.

Magic Bus 3

acrylic on wood

12 x 12 inches

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Elton John's Greatest Hits

Acrylic on old vinyl record

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I grew up with this album. It's permanently burned in my brain. I decided to do the cover with a little twist in the colors for fun.

You can't plant me in your penthouse
I'm going back to my plough.
~Bernie Taupin, as sung by Elton John

Sunny Face
5 x 5 inches
acrylic on wood with molded face
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Friends are like stars, you don't always see them, but you know they're always there.
~Vanii Arcri

Winged Guitar

20 x 15 inches

acrylic on wood

SOLD, but available as a print

This winged guitar was a commission.

My work is being picked up by another gallery - one in the Atlanta area. It's called "A Life's Work" and it is in Lilburn, Ga.

Cool Cat

4 x 8 inches

acrylic on wood

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Scallop and Dove Mermaid

approx 6 x 17 inches

acrylic on wood

embellished with scallop seashells and Dove chocolate wrappers

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This is a new twist on my Dove mermaids. I had a wonderful birthday. I'm truly blessed.

Red Haired Free Spirit

acrylic on window

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Grace Angel

8 x 8

acrylic on wood

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Free Spirit Butterfly

acrylic on wood

12 x 12 inches

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Pink and Green Fishy

8 x 8 inches

acrylic on wood

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Voice Of The Sea

acrylic on wood

12 x 9

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I love painting colorful skies. Realism is for those who lack imagination!

The sea does not reward those who are too anxious, too greedy, or too impatient. One should lie empty, open, choiceless as a beach, waiting for a gift from the sea.
~Anne Morrow Lindbergh

Colorful Fish

acrylic on wood

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One can never consent to creep when one feels an impluse to soar.
~Helen Keller

Brew Revolution

12 x 12

acrylic on wood

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I, personally, think a taxpayers revolution is coming in our country.

Katie

18 x 24

acrylic on wood

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The more light you allow within you, the brighter the world you live in will be.
~Shakti Gawain

Flower Speak

25 x 18

acrylic and paper on wood

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These are my words. This piece, minus the words, is my new business card.

The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Joy Dragonfly

8 x 5

acrylic on wood

sealed and ready to hang

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This is an idea I got from the writer Julia Cameron, but I phrased it in my own way. My daughter's digital arts teacher has taught her to pay attention. God Bless that woman! I remember when I was about 12 years old, and my dad and I were getting in the car together. As we were driving out the driveway, my dad asked me if I noticed anything different. I looked and looked, but noticed nothing. He finally said, "The daffodils are just beginning to sprout." I was amazed that he had noticed. I've been paying better attention ever since.

"All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt."
~Charles M. Schulz

Five O'Clock Somewhere

approx 18 x 16

acrylic on wood

sealed and ready to hang

SOLD, but available as a print

"I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing"

acrylic on vinyl record and wood

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This idea just came to me, and I think it really turned out well.

I am busy and productive with my art, and beginning to plan my shows for next year. I'm looking ahead with great anticipation.

Dancing Anyway

9 x 20

acrylic on wood

Here is a flapper dancing the Charleston and being liberated - or "modern" as they called it back then.

The Creator has not given you a longing to do that which you have no ability to do.
~Orison Swett Marden

Here is the Phagan's outdoor folk art gallery. Isn't it unique and beautiful?

Big Scallop Shell Mermaid

8 x 24 inches

acrylic on wood

sealed and ready to hang

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Let It Be

12 x 8 inches

acrylic on wood

sealed and ready to hang

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I was listening to this song the other day, and it made me wonder what kind of experiences led to it being written.

Coca Cola Sunflower on Blue

8 x 14 inches

acrylic on wood

embellished with Coca Cola cans

sealed and ready to hang

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I like working with unusual materials - it keeps life interesting.

I believe that we are here to contribute love to the planet--each of us in our own way.
~Bernie Siegel

Damn Right I Got The Blues

8 x 14 inches

acrylic on wood

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Buddy Guy kicks this song up a notch till ya feel it in your bones....

Pink Fabric Angel

5 x 25 inches

acrylic on wood

sealed and ready to hang

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This little angel has a pretty fabric dress, and a shiny gold halo.

Girl and Orange Kitty

10 x 6

acrylic on wood

sealed and ready to hang

The heart of life is service.
~Mother Teresa

Good Morning Sunshine

acrylic on wood

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Do all things with love.
~Og Mandino

My art is featured in an article in today's Carolina Forest Chronicle about my clients and friends, Danny and Bekki Phagan. Click here, then go to pages 24 and 26: http://www.thecarolinaforestchronicle.com/v2/content.aspx?IsHome=1&MemberID=1598&ID=7044

Bible Page Angel

15 x 8 inches

acrylic and collage on wood

sealed and ready to hang

God's Eye

12 x 6 inches

acrylic and collage on wood

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sealed and ready to hang

For the eyes of the Lord search back and forth across the whole earth, looking for people whose hearts are perfect toward him, so that he can show his great power in helping them.

~2 Chronicles 16:99

Friendly Village

12 x 5 inches

acrylic on wood

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My grandmother grew up in Montbeliard, which is in East central France. This is how I imagine it looked.

Bob Dylan's "Forever Young"

12 x 8 inches

acrylic on wood

sealed and ready to hang

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I've always loved the song "Forever Young" written by Bob Dylan. Joan Baez does an awesome version of it. The lyrics are something I'd imagine a parent would wish for a child:

May God bless and keep you always,
May your wishes all come true,
May you always do for others
And let others do for you.
May you build a ladder to the stars
And climb on every rung,
May you stay forever young,
Forever young, forever young,
May you stay forever young.

May you grow up to be righteous,
May you grow up to be true,
May you always know the truth
And see the lights surrounding you.
May you always be courageous,
Stand upright and be strong,
May you stay forever young,
Forever young, forever young,
May you stay forever young.

May your hands always be busy,
May your feet always be swift,
May you have a strong foundation
When the winds of changes shift.
May your heart always be joyful,
May your song always be sung,
May you stay forever young,F
orever young, forever young,
May you stay forever young.

Word Made Flesh

acrylic with collage on wood

approx 8 x 10 inches

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This one is done on pages from an old dilapidated Bible.

The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. ~John 1:14

Beauty Is Everywhere

36 x 32

acrylic on recycled window

sealed and ready to hang

More of my own words. This is how I feel when I go to the beach...

Sunkist Sun

approx 20 x 20 inches

acrylic on recycled cabinet door

embellished with Sunkist soda cans and beads

sealed and ready to hang

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Painting the sun makes me joyful. Sunkist soda seemed like a natural for this one.

"I, Jesus, have sent my angel to give you this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, and the bright Morning Star."
~Revelation 22:16

Sophia

approx 11 x 14 inches

acrylic on wood

sealed and ready to hang

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"The LORD brought me (wisdom) forth as the first of his works, before his deeds of old; I was appointed from eternity,from the beginning, before the world began.
Proverbs 8:22-23

Magic Bus 2

acrylic on wood cutting board

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The headlights are cut from salvaged metal and are perfectly convex, just like a headlight.

I'm not quite old enough to have been a hippie. People often assume I am when they see my colorful skirts and painted van. My friend, Cynde, when asked if she was a hippie, replies, "No, but I was a flower child." That sounds good to me, too.


In dreams and in love there are no impossibilities.
~Janos Arnay

Starry Eyed Fish

20 x 9

acrylic on wood

sealed and ready to hang

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Pair of Pears

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Ultimately love is everything.
~M. Scott Peck

Wind In Her Hair

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This one was painted one evening with all the leftover paint on my palette. I try not to waste, and it usually turns out right that way....

Colorful Dragonflies

12 x 5 inches

acrlyic on wood

sealed and ready to hang

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There are so many dragonflies around my barn this summer. They come and sit on the edge of my workshop bench while I'm prepping wood. They don't even startle when I walk by anymore. I guess you could say they are tame. It is amazing. It makes me feel a teensy bit like St. Francis. And since I believe that the Lord can choose to speak to us through animals, I Googled dragonflies. They mean wisdom, vision, and change.

It reminds me of the time that my friend Janice and I rented horses in the Tennesee mountains. When trail ride was over, Janice remarked about the yellow butterflies that were following my horse, Anne, and me throughout the whole trail ride. I had noticed, but I didn't think anyone else had. It was a magical day.

Love does not dominate; it cultivates.
~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

I have been all things unholy. If God can work through me, he can work through anyone.
~St. Francis of Assisi

Green Earth

8 x 8 inches

acrylic on wood

sealed and ready to hang

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I am of the philosophy that the Earth is alive, and we must care for its health. I want future generations to be able to enjoy dangling their feet in rivers, walking in forests, and all the other cool stuff this beautiful planet makes possible for us. I do my part - I buy green, and I'm a recycling maniac!

Do or do not, there is no try.
~Yoda

Pseudo Family Portrait

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This was a commission for a beautiful homeschooling family from NC. I don't do portraits (we have cameras for that). This is as close as I get to that. It shows, hopefully, the spirit of a family. Did you notice that if you look at the family from left to right, it looks similar to a heartbeat on an EKG? The heartbeat of life is the family....

If a man would move the world, he must first move himself.
~Socrates