Bonnie Mermaid

5 x 21 inches

acrylic on wood

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Sing It, Girl

8 x 15 inches approx

acrylic on wood

sealed and ready to hang

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Bury Me With My Fender

5 x 20 inches

acrylic on wood

sealed and ready to hang

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Here's one for all the guitar fanatics.....you know who you are!

A River Runs Through It

18 x 20 inches

acrylic on wood

sealed and ready to hang

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One of my favorite movies is "A River Runs Through It." It is also a wonderful short story by Norman Maclean. This painting was inspired by the last scene of the movie, where an elderly gentleman is fishing. Here is the excerpt:

"Then in the arctic half-light of the canyon, all existence fades to a being with my soul and memories and the sounds of the Big Blackfoot River and a four-count rhythm and the hope that a fish will rise.
Eventually, all things merge into one, and a river runs through it. The river was cut by the world’s great flood and runs over the rocks from the basement of time. On some of the rocks are timeless raindrops. Under the rocks are the words, and some of the words are theirs.
I am haunted by waters."

That passage reminds me, for some reason, that the Bible says there is a river coming from God's throne, and God's voice is like the sound of rushing water. Oh, how I love going to sit by rivers.....

Well, we're back from a week's vacation out in the glorious "Wild West." We went to Flagstaff, Sedona, Jerome, the Grand Canyon, and Phoenix. Everything is spacious there. You can sit in your car and look 360 degrees as far as the eye can see. I was amazed at the varieties of cacti, and of course, the "dry heat" I had heard about. We also drove up the Apache Trail. The best part of the trip was our trek to the river. I snapped this picture of my feet dangling in the cool, clear water of Oak Creek Canyon. Just after snapping this picture, I noticed that the rock under my left foot was shaped like a heart, so we had to bring it home with us. Am I the only lunatic that packs their suitcase full of rocks and sticks for the return trip?

Music Girl

15 x 13 inches

acrylic on recycled cabinet door

sealed and ready to hang

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I got so much positive feedback on this quote on the guitar piece, that I decided to do another piece with the same quote.

Peace On Earth

5 x 25 inches

acrylic on wood

sealed and ready to hang

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I hit the motherload at yard sales the other day, so you'll be seeing some neat new stuff soon!

Let's Go To The Beach Diva

12 inches in diameter

acrylic on old Vinyl LP album

I am really in a yellow polka dot bikini phase right now. I keep hearing the song in my head. This painting is the third I've done on old record albums. Those black vinyl babies bring back such good memories for me. I used to have a huge record player in my bedroom, and I'd put on a stack of records and turn up the volume so my sister could hear in her bedroom next door. My poor mother! Although when Helen Reddy sang "I Am Woman, Hear Me Roar," mom sang along!

Start a revolution. Stop hating your body.

True Colors Shining

approx 12 x 11 inches

acrylic on wood

sealed and ready to hang

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The words on this piece are from the song "True Colors." It has been done by Cyndi Lauper and Phil Collins. But my favorite version by far is by Eva Cassidy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Zsq42yKuHA

"Things won are done, joy's soul lies in the doing."
~William Shakespeare

Fat Bottomed Beach Buddies

approx 10 x 8

acrylic on wood

sealed and ready to hang

SOLDThis one is titled after the song by Queen: Fat Bottomed Girls, you make the rockin' world go round!

The more balanced our lives, the more serene we feel.
~Ann Smith