Kendall Kessler Blogs

Everything is too complicated these days. My son put some sort of program on his phone and now he can't use his phone. ARGH! Time to go find a geek to help or get another phone. Hope we can get help. 

Mocking Birds and others have been attacking a crow in our back yard the last few days. Crows certainly are not popular as they cause a lot of mischief among smaller birds..  

Always great to place in contests. My most popular floral, Natural Rhythm placed third in As You Wish on Fine Art America! Check it out! 

Usually the organic celery I buy has some bad stalks and brown marks on some. This time the celery looked great but it was rather bitter. Clyde said the bugs didn't like it either. Oh well, maybe next time it won't look perfect but taste gre... 

We are trying to straighten something out with the IRS which has become extremely difficult. We did not file late but now when there is a Federal refund the recipient has to be identified with the IRS before getting the refund. I guess this is du... 

Hey hey hey. Nothing to say. Have a great day! 

I have opened a Reddit account but I am having a hard time posting anything there. I know members can't post sales links. I have not done that. I put up one post about a week ago and now I can't post anything. If any readers know what the prob... 

Last night on the way to bowling a bee got into the car. When we arrived Clyde tried to get it out but could not find it. He left the alley twice to look for it and came to the conclusion it was no longer there. When we got ready to leave there... 

Every once in a while I think about cutting down on sugar. Can't do it. I am a sugar addict. Since I am not over weight and I don't inhale sugar I am just not going to worry about it but the thought to cut down does occur to me once in a while... 

We have a few vegetables planted in some protected from deer boxes. The snow peas and onions are starting to come up but no carrots. We may have to replant them. Looking forward to vegetables that I know for certain do not have pesticide on th... 

We use those laundry sheets that we order and we are down to our last one. According to my email the sheets were mailed on the 10th. I think they should be here. When I click on the check on order tab on the email nothing happens. Hope there is... 

We have been wanting to get an umbrella for our patio and found one that is on wheels rather than in the middle of a table. The tables were so big and heavy we decided against that. Instead we have a bunch of little tables for guests. The stand... 

The mouse I dropped yesterday came back to life but it was not working right before I dropped it so we decided to let it rest in peace in our computer graveyard. The new one is just zipping all over the screen! I will be glad when we get over t... 

Not sure how it happened but I was working on a form at my computer and I heard a loud crash. Somehow I had knocked the mouse off. I put it back together and the pointer showed up but I couldn't click on anything. I tried a new battery to no av... 

Yoga Class today was exactly what the teacher said it would be - challenging. Afterwards I really stunk. I don't usually smell after class but I did today. I guess that is a good sign that I got a good work out.  

Looking into movies for Movie Night. One of the couples is bringing Knives Out for the next one so I am looking into future Movie Nights. I love Strictly Ball Room. It is a zany comedy with some serious scenes about Ball Room dancing. The sto... 

I am at an age I don't care to admit to but I am pleased that I still don't have any knee problems, knock on wood. My husband had to have knee surgery a few years ago but mine never bother me. Lots of exercise and lots of Yoga. I hope I can co... 

I am a big fan of Peanuts by Charles Schultz and have a lot of books with his comics. Yesterday I was reminded of the time Snoopy asked his bird friend Woodstock why birds that are confronted by a car scatter instead of flying. Woodstock's reply ... 

Yesterday I listened to a video about artists and social media. They were talking about trolls and how it is not helpful to respond to them but one lady had such a great retort that she would have liked to use. A guy said it was about time she ... 

We have a lot of dirty windows right now. They don't look that bad except when the light hits them in a certain way. Then they look pretty bad so I better get out there. Hate cleaning windows.  

The other day I had a lot of chores to do and I was trying to find the best route to avoid bad traffic and aggravation. Clyde said, "Leave me home?" Well, that won't do anything about the traffic but, aggravation? Hmm. Maybe. LOL!  

Last night Alan scored a 155 on the first game and a 188 on the second game. He was smashing those pins! In the second game he got a four bagger! Always great to watch him bowl. He had the highest scores in both games for both teams.  

More and more I wish I had gotten a degree in Computer Science. Even though my husband had a job working on a computer we still need help sometimes and we have to pay a yearly fee to get that help. We get one free help session each year. Wow!... 

Lots of deer to shoo away before they eat everything. Glad they don't eat daffodils but one of them decided to just stand there and give my husband a fierce, dirty look. I guess that one considers our yard to be his and we are the trespassers. ... 

It has been such a long time since the crows were dunking bread in the bird bath that it was a surprise to see them back at it yesterday. It is kind of fun watching them dunking bread and chewing the fat but the bird bath gets so messed up. Oh ... 

Remember the George of the Jungle song? George, George, George of the Jungle, friend of you and me. Watch out for that tree! Of course George clunks right into it. Well, my poor husband was working on some flowers in the back yard and ran int... 

Can't think of anything to say so have a great weekend!  

Account security is something else these days. I know it is for our protection but it can be so irritating at times. I went to the library with my files on my email and the computer insisted the user name and password combination was wrong. Ca... 

I still don't know why my computer turns my color photos into black and white ones. I also don't know why we haven't figured it out yet. I do know I can go to the library and print them out. Time to go there. 

I actually was able to pay my Virginia tax online without a your password is incorrect notice or some other problem. I also got a very nice tax rep on the phone for another problem. I did not have to wait for a half hour or longer. I guess sin... 

I have to go online to pay my Virginia tax. Sounds easy, right? Well, I am still waiting for my amended refund for 2022. The last time I checked the site said there was a back log. So, of course, now I can't check. The site won't recognize... 

Sometimes we eat sausage that is made with turkey. You have to wonder what they do to make it taste like sausage. Clyde says he is not so sure it is turkey. Maybe they put in skunk. Don't think so. Hope not. They better not do that! LOL!  

We have had so many cloudy days that it is great to see lots of sunshine! Looking forward to the sunshine plus warm weather days! Very cold out there right now. 

So glad Wish You Well was a big hit! All of my friends have been to the beautiful Cascades in the Jefferson National Forest so it was especially nice to see footage of the falls in the movie. Be sure to check it out sometime! 

For the last three weeks my son's bowling team has been on lane 14. Also, for the last three weeks lane fourteen has messed up badly and the team has to wait while it is fixed. That took a long time last night. All the other lanes were fine. ... 

Lots of crows swooping around our backyard. They usually do that when they have bread they want to dunk in our birdbath and really mess it up. I guess they aren't having any luck with finding garbage. Hope they don't. We like our birdbath br... 

Friday I am showing Wish You Well with Ellen Burstyn and Josh Lucas! This is an especially great movie to show my friends. It was filmed in Giles County and has footage of The Cascades. I hope everyone likes it.  

Not happy about our rhododendron. Lots of yellow leaves but we are working on it. Pine needles spread around them should help and we need to do something about the soil. We have a lot of beautiful rhododendron. I would hate to see them die ... 

Computers, computers, computers. I really wish I had grown up with them. I am working with a promoter on Zoom sessions. I have to join from my browser but I need to share screens with the promoter. I have tried multiple ways to add Zoom and it... 

Today on Facebook there was a picture of a chicken in a pot and on the front of the pot there was the symbol for Pi. Get it? Chicken Pot Pie. Love to laugh! 

Beautiful day so what am I doing in here? The weather is supposed to turn very cold tomorrow so time to step away from the computer and that little phone computer can just shut up. Not answering it. Cheers!  

No time to talk. Wish I could balk. Got to get things done. Rather be with my Hon. I feel sorry for writers that don't marry writers. I know I gag my husband with my poetry but it is fun to write!  

Actually it turned out to be an hour and a half. After an hour of trying to straighten out an online credit card purchase problem I mentioned to my husband I had been working on the problem for an hour. There was still a half hour to go. Actu... 

I am working with another site to promote my work. I am hoping that I can keep up with my blogging but this one may take a lot more time. So much to do. I hope the computer fights will be minimal. Yelling at a machine really is a weird thing ... 

Trying to get something done on a site and I am told to edit my information. When I try to go back to that page the site won't let me. Argh! Computers! Chats always take at least an hour so I will try another time. Onward to other computer ... 

A great Texas patron bought Blue Ridge Red! Always so nice to get my mountain paintings out in the world! As always, wall art prints and prints on other items are available with the link.  

Workaholics don't like losing an hour but I am forging ahead with everything. Cheers on a shorter day with too much to do!  

I asked my husband if he got the number of that truck that knocked me over. He then asked me if I got the number of the one that got him. Gross exaggeration, but seems to fit. So tired. Time for some caffeinated tea. "I" before "E" excep... 

Pleased to sell another framed print of Reaching Out to a great Florida patron. For any new readers, this print was selected out of two million works of art on Fine Art America to be on The Mindy Project TV show. A Break in the Clouds is my sec... 

When flowers bloom we have to chase the deer away. Our grounds are a free for all diner to them. So glad they don't like daffodils! We have them blooming all over the place right now. Beautiful!  

So much to do today. I am going to need a lot of tenacity to get everything done. Clyde said he does not know where Tena city is. Okay, that one made me groan. Cheers on a super busy day!  

I always liked that Beatle's song! After many days of rain it is great to see the sun! I don't mind rainy days but after a lot of them it is nice to see that sunshine streaming through my kitchen window! Beautiful day! We have lots of daffodil... 

I have a lot of fond memories of my childhood, especially those from our days in our first house. For some reason one of my most vivid memories is the sound of many lawn mowers on warm days. Whenever I hear that sound, or other yard work sounds... 

Yesterday I was gessoing a large piece of hardboard and did not notice that some sort of trash got stuck on the board. I tried to remove it but it was stubborn so I will have to chip it out. Not that big of a deal. I'm sure everyone has variou... 

Nothing to Say. At least not today. Got to get my mess out of the way. A sunless day of grey.  

I was looking at a bunch of small birds on our veranda. There was one plump looking mourning dove on the rail. I said to Clyde that maybe the reason mourning doves mourn is because they are fat. Again, my naturalist husband that has been study... 

Feeling low today but I will work myself out of it. Concerned about a lot of things but there is Bowling tonight! That certainly is a reason to smile!  

We had boxes put in our back yard to grow some vegetables. Of course, there is a wire fence around it to keep all our deer visitors out. Clyde saw 23 of them crossing a street a few days ago. Lots of deer. Anyway, there isn't a top so I asked... 

Dragging along, singing a song, trying to get things done. Music is always going through my head. Good thing I love music. Dental appointment this afternoon. Not looking forward to that. Cleanings have become too painful with the new equipment th... 

Kind of glad my Yoga teacher can't meet with us today. We have a bunch of doctor's appointments this week starting with today so I will do a recorded Yoga later. Still cussing here and there and I won't have to be sure the session is muted. ... 

Usually I can think of something to say but I am drawing a big blank today. Not doing any actual drawing but I will be painting soon! I'll bet Clyde will ask me what a big blank looks like after I draw one. Life with a writer. Always playin... 

My friends were especially pleased with Tuck Everlasting. Great cast, great story,and beautiful cinematography! Check it out!  

I love movie night and this time we are watching Tuck Everlasting. This movie is based on a children's story that they modified into a story about two teenagers. It has a great cast including Ben Kingsley, Sissy Spacek, William Hurt, and Amy Irv... 

Yesterday I complained about a Youtuber putting the comment "sick" on one of my youtubes. A Wordpress friend said "sick" is now a great compliment. Well, I deleted the comment and can't get it back so I made a Youtube explaining the error. I h... 

I post a short 15 - 60 second Youtube every day and get great comments on my work! Today one of the comments was "sick". Now, I know that some guys call girls Fat spelled PHAT for pretty hot and tempting but I doubt that a "sick" comment on a o... 

Our new oven that broke down under warranty was replaced yesterday. It is easy to operate so I did not read the book for the last one. This time I will in case there is something we need to know that is not obvious. Anyway, chapter 14 is Trouble... 

Last night our TV decided to show a screen saver and all we could get were audios from some of the stations. We did not want to pretend we were in the Radio days. We assumed the TV, which is not very old, was shot. Today we called the Cable prov... 

Weird thing happened upstairs. Two of our smoke alarms were beeping every few seconds for many days. We, of course, thought they were in need of new batteries. The strange thing is they only beeped every few seconds at night when the temperature g... 

We ran out of brownies yesterday and I was going to make some last night. I forgot. Lots to do but the brownies were first today. Not happy without my brownies. I am surprised we have not gotten tired of them. Not yet!  

Due to a lot of complications last year my tax chore was awful but I finally said enough and they are now being reviewed by a tax preparer. Due to complications in 2022 I had to pay a large preparations fee and then had to pay again for an amended... 

Too much to do and nothing to say but gang way! I will be running through this house. 

I love movies and have a large collection. I still have VHS and a TV I can watch them on. Some of my favorites never made it to DVD. I am always surprised when I get a new DVD of one I liked very much and I have forgotten the plot. I guess the... 

Yesterday I watched a movie about The Beach Boys and was shocked to see how a medical professional took over Brian Wilson's life when he was middle aged. He was rescued but the story is amazing and it was completely accurate. The film makers di... 

Yes, I know this is Sunday but I can't help thinking of that famous Carpenters song with all the rain making puddles on my patio. I have never been bothered by rain. I like to watch it and the mists are beautiful. Have a nice day!  

Years ago when I first started Yoga classes I watched the clock just hoping it would end soon. As I have said many times I love what Yoga does for my body but I hate doing it. I have also mentioned that I make sure the teacher has muted us so I ... 

Can't think. Dishes in the sink. Paperwork to do. Boo hoo! Cheers on a busy Friday!  

Sometimes paintings don't work out. All painters know this. I have been at this for such a long time that a failure rarely happens but sometimes I have to say one just isn't working out. What a lot of people don't know is unless the paint is v... 

Some of the jokes on Facebook are so good I like to share them here. Never wait until the last minute to print off an important document that you need right away. Printers sense fear and break down. Isn't that the truth? LOL!  

All those phone numbers that have a very confusing list of choices that go on for minutes have wised up. Often times after listening to all the choices I still can't find the one that will help me and I just get a good bye. It used to be you co... 

I love to learn and the program When Whales Could Walk is fascinating! It will air again on Wednesday and I will watch it again. According to fossil research millions of years ago whales had legs and spent a lot of time hunting for food in the ... 

The two sure things in life are death and taxes. I still think I have a ways to go until the death thing but right now I am under a mountain of paperwork for the tax thing. Hope to get it all together for the tax preparer soon. I always have he... 

My mother was an excellent pianist and she had a nice upright that replaced the baby grand she did not like. She also bought a digital piano which was fun to play. Well, I have the great upright she bought shortly after she married Dad and now I ... 

Love the Hoopla site where I can watch movies from my local library! I have found a lot of movies there that are not main stream that are great. I like all sorts of movies, from the fantastic 2000 Twelfth Night to Ernest Scared Stupid. I recen... 

Yesterday my son's girl friend came over for some Chinese food. Afterwards they decided to get a movie from Alan's collection and watch it in the living room. They chose Rush Hour. Howling laughter! It was great to hear them having such a nice ti... 

I taught for twenty years at a University and did the best I could. I received very high evaluations and met a lot of nice students. I retired in 2011 and I have been having nightmares ever since. In these dreams things go horribly wrong in class... 

We got our new printer going after a lot of problems and it printed out a color sample. Fine, but when I try to print out a color photograph, it defaults to black and white and we have searched all over the settings and can't figure it out. Oh ... 

Our cable, internet, and phone service was off due to a downed cable last night. The service provider estimated we would get it back today at 5:00pm. Well, it came back on at 10:50 and I was able to get to my Zoom Yoga class for the last forty m... 

I know going to the store to get some much needed items isn't exactly an adventure, but this hobbit needs to get out of the house. Too much time on the computer. Time to explore some stores!  

When our friends arrived last night they were excited about seeing a Hitchcock movie and liked Vertigo very much. Since they like Hitchcock I was surprised that they had not seen it. Anyway, lots of fun. I do love a wide range of movies. Now I... 

No. I am not planning on getting dizzy. It is movie night and friends are coming over for dinner and a movie. I am not a big Hitchcock fan but I think Vertigo is fantastic! If you haven't seen it, check it out!  

Last night I was cooking some chicken that I use for sandwiches. I forgot to set the timer and since I did not smell it cooking I forgot about it. When I got in bed I realized I had not gotten the chicken out of the oven. I ran down and turned it... 

Years ago I did some subbing in the schools here and the principal of one of them would always say after the morning announcements, "Let's have a great day!" I thought of that after I dumped almost a whole shaker of pepper on my egg. The top was ... 

Laugh and the world laughs with you. Cry, and you cry alone. I don't want to cry but I am, once again frustrated with technology and I don't have anything funny today. I hope I don't need a new phone but my Youtube shorts are blurry. I have f... 

No, not my husband. He is a great guy. Friday night I took a bath and right afterwards a drip started and is still going. We figured the plumber would not be able to come on the weekend but we called and placed a request. They probably have a... 

I would like to say that I don't have anything to say today because I am taking it easy but considering all the work I have finished that would not be true. Just don't have anything to say but a lot more to do. Cheers on a busy day!  

I am not the dedicated naturalist my husband is but I have learned a lot from him. The other day I saw the back of a big bird behind a bush just a few feet away from the window. It was a hawk! I have only seen two hawks up close. Clyde said i... 

Clyde and I are back to griping about all the commercials on TV. We have to switch channels at the beginning of some programs that have five minutes of commercials before the program starts. There is an opening line or two and then the commercia... 

Yesterday after some strenuous work I had some muscle problems. Lots of time those get rather bad and I can't do much but they went away in the evening and I was able to attend Yoga this morning without any problems! Yea! 

Yesterday I was working on an abstract. Sometimes I really like music without words but as I was working several forms appeared in such a strong way that I am going to go with them and turn it into a whimsical water painting. It is fun when the ... 

The snow is beautiful but we are stuck here. The roads are icy and we don't take chances in bad weather. I walked around in it yesterday and that was nice but now I want the roads to be clear and no more snow for a while. I really am a lot like... 

The snow we were supposed to get tomorrow came last night and it is so beautiful! We only have about an inch and that is enough. We don't want to be stuck here. It is still gently snowing and I hope it does not accumulate much more. Beautifu... 

I have been writing about how I would like to see some snow but the forecast for next week is not for a little snow, it is for a lot and extremely low temperatures. Be careful what you wish for. I may not want that snow after all.  

I need to get a large crate in from the garage to use to send two paintings to California and I hope it doesn't have any bugs in it. I covered it but you never know about bugs. They seem to get in anywhere. Oh well. Time to get it ready to send... 

We have been getting lots of rain and freezing rain but the forecast for Tuesdays is snow! I love snow, but, of course, if we get pummeled with it I will be singing a different tune. Hope it is just enough for me to walk in and enjoy the only t... 

So much to do today that I don't have time to dilly dally. I asked Clyde if he thought people used that word anymore? He said probably not, takes too long to type on a phone. I just wasted some time trying to find out if anymore can be used in... 

The other day Clyde and I were watching a detailed account of what people should do if they find themselves driving in bad weather. We were caught in a snow storm one time. It was awful. Anyway, as always, the commentator said, if you start to sk... 

Like I said yesterday I am so pleased I tried Earl Grey tea. It is great! Now I am wondering about apples. I always get Fuji and I read that Fuji apples are the sweetest and I have a sweet tooth. I have tried Gala and they are great, too, but... 

For weeks now the store has been out of my favorite black tea. I like to mix black tea and green tea for a great wake up drink. I decided to give Earl Grey a try and like it very much! Clyde says I have something in common with Captain Picard ... 

Although this rarely happens with me, yesterday I took some paint and went right through a painting I was working on. It just was not working out and I may try a different approach. One thing I have learned over the years is that painting reall... 

We hate to use poisonous household chemicals but we have used them to clean out clogged up drains. Clyde saw some plumbing devices anyone can use to snake out the drain. Can't believe we did not know we could do that after all these years of ca... 

Sometimes, for no reason that I can determine, I break a blood vessel in one of my fingers and get a small bruise. This time the whole joint turned purple. Weird things happen as we age. Oh well. That happened yesterday and it only hurts a litt... 

Every day my husband travels to secluded sections of the city and beyond to study wildlife, especially birds. I always worry about his safety. Yesterday I said watch out for idiots. He said he hopes he is the only idiot there. LOL! He is not... 

Years ago someone told me that if you do something for twenty-one days it becomes a habit. Since we got a king sized bed I stopped making the bed up in the mornings. King size beds require a lot of walking back and forth so I just stopped. Wel... 

I have been painting a lot of landscapes lately, mostly mountain paintings, so I was thinking of painting some abstracts, music without words. I started one yesterday, and as always, I started to see forms in the paint and will probably turn it in... 

Sometimes I forget to hit the little arrow on Youtube when I am scheduling a short. I was wondering why I didn't get any views. I selected January 31 by mistake. I would say that was my first mistake of the New Year but I did it last night. S... 

At the end of every year I always say I am not going to make New Years resolutions. That is a sure path to failure. I am always trying to improve and I have improved in some ways so why make resolutions? No matter how many times I say I am not... 

So pleased to sell another print of Claytor Lake Dock to a great Virginia patron! Not pleased that my phone seems to have died. I guess I need a new battery and I have no idea how to open it and replace the one in there. Time to look it up on... 

Our trash pick-up is Tuesday. Since Christmas was Monday Clyde was not surprised that they didn't pick it up. Well, they did not pick it up on Wednesday either and I did not see a Holiday trash pick-up day in the newspaper. I asked Clyde what a... 

I love this joke I saw on Facebook. The reason older people have trouble recalling things is after all those decades they have amassed a huge storehouse of information and it takes a while to find what they are looking for. Oh yes! I like that ... 

This site that I blog from suggests that I add a catchy title. Well, I doubt Stumped is catchy but I just don't have anything to say today. Maybe tomorrow. Cheers on a rainy Wednesday.  

There are sensors all over this house. We have been hearing a weird beep for days and could not figure out where it was coming from so we, once again, called for help. It turns out it is an old sensor that is beeping for no reason in the crawl ... 

A lot of people in the south consider dinner to be the middle meal and supper is the evening meal. Clyde is one of them. Today we are having a big meal in the middle of the day and he is going to have some breakfast food tonight. He calls it ... 

Every day I seem to run out of energy when I still have things I want to get done. Most of them have to do with camera work so today I got most of that done and now I am on to other things. Yea! Merry Christmas to those that celebrate Christmas... 

Drawing a blank. Since artists draw in one way or another from nature or their minds that is kind of a weird phrase. Very tired and just don't have anything to say today. As always, lots to do so cheers on a busy Saturday! 

Yesterday I made a butter pecan cake with cream cheese icing in a long pan. I wanted to cut it into pieces and put them on a nice cake platter. The first one crumbled in half. The second one turned over on to the icing side when I tried to get... 

I have never been a good sleeper. It usually takes me quite a while to get to sleep no matter how hard I work during the day. My husband goes right to sleep. We used to go to bed at the same time but now he goes to bed a little earlier than me... 

I needed to go to the store for one thing I have been meaning to buy for a long time. There were some other things I needed so I made a list. The item I needed the most was not on the list. I realized that yesterday when I saw the old one I w... 

Okay, we only got an inch of snow but sometimes I wish I could go back in time to my childhood snow days. It was such a thrill to see all that snow and play in it. Cheers on a very cold day!  

Time for another get together to watch a favorite movie! This time we are watching one of the last movies that George C. Scott starred in along with Kathy Bates and some young actors that pretty much got their start in this movie. Angus is a gr... 

This morning I received a scam message accusing me of doing something I would never do so now I have to spend time alerting the site and others. What a trojan horse this computer is at times.  

Always great to sell prints and this is the first print sale of this painting. I am very pleased with Claytor Lake Dock. I mostly sell Wall Art Prints but this time the print is on a puzzle. It is nice to think of people putting my painting tog... 

Nothing to say today but lots to do. Have a great weekend! 

Yesterday we got the Covid booster. Our arms are so sore. It took quite a while to inject that vaccine so maybe that is why we are so sore. We are glad to get that over with. I know so many people that have Covid and one of them is in the hosp... 

Last May was the only time I have had to file an amended tax return. Since I still haven't received my check I tried calling the IRS and the online site. I got bumped off the call with no hope of talking to a representative after answering all th... 

I can't get through to the IRS about a refund. The Where is my Tax form ends with contact my CPA. The CPA does not understand why I am told to contact him and he can't contact the IRS for me. I can not get a representative to help me with the n... 

The sensors to fix our top oven are on back order for 3-4 weeks. We still have the lower one. It seems happy right now and I am being as gentle as I can with the touch screen. Clyde said I should blow it some kisses. LOL!  

As I have mentioned before sometimes I see completed paintings in my dreams. I painted those as best as I could and I have a collection of Dream Paintings on my Fine Art America website. Last night I dreamed I read a very good poem. I memorize... 

I love Claytor Lake, especially in the summer. Always great to sell prints of this beautiful resort. Thanks to the great Rich Creek patron that bought a framed print of Claytor Lake Cabin in Fall! The original is still available. Use the li... 

Once a year we have our heating system inspected. When the worker saw we have a carpeted crawl space he said we are now his favorite customers. Nice to be appreciated!  

Last August we had to replace our oven. It has a touch screen that is already going nuts. The screen is stuck on the on selection but the oven is not on. This never happened with dials. I miss dials. I have said it before and I will say it a... 

Glad to place in another online contest! This time I tied for Fourth in Birds of Prey on Fine Art America. Since I married the Bird Man that was especially nice. Many of my bird paintings are done in an Expressionistic manner all my own. I lik... 

My mild sore throat turned into a tight chest, some congestion, and a cough that woke me up last night for a long time. Clyde was diagnosed with a bad cold so can't I just skip going back to the doctor's office? I am going to debate that for a ... 

As everyone knows a lot of birds together is a flock. I jokingly asked Clyde if there is a word for a bunch of birds hanging around a feeder chewing the suet fat. He didn't know of one but there are words for groups of the same species. A bunc... 

Thanks to the great Pulaski patron that bought a wall art print of Autumn Beauty from Sharp Top! Always great to sell prints. The original is still available. The link is below the painting. Cheers on a cold but nice Sunday!  

I hate being sick. Workaholics don't like being slowed down. I am going to try to take it easy today. We'll see how that goes. Have a great Saturday!  

First my son came down with a virus, then my husband, and now me. It was a mild virus for my son, a nasty one for my husband, and I just have a sore throat with a tiny bit of congestion. Go figure. Anyway, no flu or covid. We have been tested so ma... 

Last night I was watching this girl in a commercial with skin tight black pants that she wears in every one of those commercials. It seems to me she could wear something different. Clyde said she probably can't get them off. That would expla... 

Fall always seems way too short just like summer. I love the colors and have a number of Fall paintings. Hoping to get to a large one soon. Still having a great time with still life works.  

If I had to pick a favorite fall mountain painting it would be Into the Gorge. There is a strong visual effect in the sky that I can't explain but I am very pleased with. Glad it has a home in New Hampshire!  

We have all kinds of birds at the feeder and two squirrels that shake the feeder to get some seed on the ground. The fights they get into are wild. One of them chases the other one up a large tree and the smaller one hides on the other side. I ... 

Yesterday the title for my post was, "Don't like that." I was referring to my husband's cough which is now a tremendous amount of congestion. He will see the doctor tomorrow. I am certainly not happy he is ill but today a great Virginia patron... 

My hubby has a cough. These days I always worry about Covid. It is on the rise in this area and I know of two friends that recently came down with it and are taking two and three hour naps every day. I guess he should get the test on Monday. ... 

Great joke on Facebook yesterday! An overweight deer and one with a walker look at the sign with the deer gracefully leaping into the air. The overweight one says, "Well, maybe thirty years ago." Time marches on. Keep smiling! 

Happy Thanksgiving to those that celebrate it! Just us this time and thankful for that! I miss the big family get togethers but we still have our immediate family. Cheers!  

Another print of Charlotte Spiral was sold to a great Indiana patron! This time it is on a Christmas ornament. Nice to think of my paintings hanging on a tree!  

A while back we noticed signs of mice in our laundry room and our basement. Clyde set up traps and caught one of them. We still have the traps up but have not seen any evidence of mice. I guess one of them sent out a warning call to the others.... 

Lots of deer on our property. They have a bad habit of trying to knock down the bird feeder so we shoo them off. Yesterday they just looked at me as I told them to leave with loud claps. I had to chase them. They should know that word by now ... 

Not much to say today but I hate to leave this blank. Cheers on a beautiful Sunday! Hoping to make one of my rare appearances at a store.  

I have been looking in the paper for when people can donate to the Elf Shelf and haven't seen any announcements so I called up one of the places I have seen donation boxes and they have one so it is off to the store I go. So important for families... 

Movie Night tonight and I am making sure the house is in order and arranging some snacks and deserts. Looking forward to a great time! 

Working on two paintings right now. I don't usually do that. One at a time is enough for me but I am approaching these in a similar manner and looking forward to finding out where the paint will lead me! Never a dull moment. 

Not much to say today. Birds all over the place. Clyde counted thirty-two species on Saturday. I saw about seven. Oh well. Before I was married it would have been two at the most. Lots to do. Better get to work.  

Movie night! My friends prefer that I pick out the films. I usually select crowd pleaser comedies but this time we are going to check out the true story of a screen writer that was a competitive swimmer. It is an uplifting account of success un... 

We still have some trees with beautiful leaves but most of them are down now and blowing all over the place. Too much of them will hurt the grass but a reasonable amount can serve as mulch. We try to strike a balance.  

Now the weather is getting colder, Clyde has filled the bird feeder up and he saw a deer trying to take it down. Not good. It is great to watch all the different species but the seed is not for the deer. I guess we will be shooing them away. ... 

The Geek Squad figured out what was wrong and my son got his Facebook account back. He was hacked. The day before we got help we went around in all kinds of circles but couldn't fix it. The circles worked for the Geek Squad guy. Took a while b... 

We tried for a long time to get long distance help on our computer but the chat file would not open so now we have to bring it to the Geeks once again. Yuck. I wish we did not have to travel to the next town but that is the way it is.  

Another computer problem. My son can't get into his Facebook account but I can. Computer problems sure do keep us busy. How can he change his password if he can't get in? I think computers stay up late thinking of ways to baffle us. LOL!  

Been painting a lot of landscapes and now I am going to do a few still lifes. I don't do a lot of them but when I do I work hard to put the life in them. I have an idea for a completely different approach to one of them and looking forward to w... 

Everybody get out and vote if you didn't take advantage of early voting. Voting is what we are all about! Cheers on a beautiful Tuesday! 

Love this Facebook joke! Don't get lost in a fog. You will be mist! Cheers on the day before Election Day! Get out and vote! You can vote early and avoid the lines! 

I still like celebrating my Birthday in spite of the huge number of them. Still here and still painting!  

When I was a kid I often made my own costumes. I loved doing that which makes sense for a creative child. Anyway, I love Halloween and wish everyone would behave and have fun! Our small town has a Halloween special a few days before Halloween... 

After working on a 60" x 40" commission I am having a great time working on some 7" x 5" paintings. Love to paint!  

I have strong positions on politics these days but I know if I voice them on the internet I will just get a lot of opposition and I do not want to get into any arguments so I will just say please vote! That is so important. Your vote does matter! 

Writers are always good for weird comments. Clyde said his body is older than he is. Not sure what that means but I like it. Probably wishful thinking. Cheers on a beautiful Monday!  

Movie night! Enough said. My friends are going to check out one of our most favorite flicks, Time Bandits. Check it out if you haven't seen it.  

My large commission arrived safely and the patron said it is exactly what they wanted. They are having it framed and I look forward to the file they are going to send me. My file of it is below. So great to hear that! Commissions are tricky, es... 

A great Virginia patron bought a print of The Lodge at the Peaks of Otter! This time the print is on a Christmas ornament. Always great to think of my artwork hanging on a Christmas tree! 

We are taking the computer to the computer geeks and hopefully get it back today. I hope it is just a simple problem. If not, they will keep it over night. I don't like being off the grid but it can't be helped. Cheers until whenever! 

I still can't upload anything from my desk top after we updated our computer. Clyde called the Geek Squad and we will have to take the computer in tomorrow for an appointment. Does this sound familiar? I don't expect doctors to do that so I don't ... 

A friend of mine put up a reassuring note on Facebook that I loved and had to share. I was worried that I was losing my mind but the unicorn in the kitchen told me not to worry. That made me feel a lot better. I'll bet the unicorn would say the s... 

Now that my mailing crate for my large painting commission is done I am looking forward to getting back to some small paintings I am working on. After working on a 60" x 40" painting it will seem strange to get back to some 7" x 5" ones but I am h... 

We sent the printer that did not work back with everything carefully placed in the box. We even arranged the styrofoam pads around it and I was charged a $379.08 restocking fee. The printer was $900.00. So we could have kept a $900.00 printer t... 

My current commission is about done and I am waiting for it to completely dry. The patron is happy and is sending the second half of the payment. Now I have to build a 60" x 40" wooden crate to mail it in. I have lots of experience in building... 

Yesterday I was trying to schedule a pick up order for the printer we bought that does not work. I talked to the robot and answered many questions. Then I must have made a mistake and the robot referred me to a real person and, of course, I had t... 

Haven't had a weird muscle problem in such a long time I was fooling myself into thinking I would stop getting them. Guess again. Oh well, it isn't too bad and we all get these pains from time to time. Cheers on a sore Saturday.  

When we received our new printer I carefully took the whole box apart so we would not have to lift it out of it. It is a very heavy printer. Well, of course, it doesn't work so yesterday I put the box back together. Like my painting crates, it to... 

Clyde and I are not much on traveling but there are a few places we would like to go if we could beam ourselves there like on Star Trek. Clyde said if we beamed ourselves to Hawaii he would probably end up inside a coconut. Oh well. We are hap... 

My son and I always get a great barbecue sandwich on Sundays. Clyde picks them up with some chicken after he bird watches for a while. When he left the restaurant he noticed the bag felt lighter than usual. Sure enough one of the sandwiches was... 

I always tell people that the good thing about the procedure I had done yesterday was that when you get to the examining room, it is over with since you don't remember anything due to the mild anesthesia. It always seems like you are just there for ... 

Almost there. Appointment is 11:00 and I should be there at least three hours. Looking forward to eating again but right now I am not interested. So thankful to the medical profession and I am sure we all know why we are called patients. 

Prep today, out patient procedure tomorrow. Enough said. Looking forward to Saturday. 

Can't think of anything to say today so I will just get to work. Cheers on a busy Tuesday! 

I sent the file of the first layer of the large wildflower painting to the New York patron and he is pleased. We agreed on half of the payment after the first layer and he said he would send it today so there won't be any delays in the progress. A ... 

I was watching a game warden in Texas trying to get a scared deer away from fences where it could hurt itself. The deer was running like mad. Here a family of them come into our yard and tell us to move over so they can munch on our flowers. Somet... 

Lots of housework to do today but on Facebook there was a warning. Housework probably won't kill you, but why take the chance. I think I won't take any chances. Cheers on a beautiful Saturday! 

Always pleased to sell Wall Art Prints of my Skyline Beauty series! This time two large Austin Texas prints were purchased by a great Illinois patron! Too busy to get back to this series but I hope to soon. 

I had to call an Insurance Company yesterday. I always dread those calls as I have to go through a menu and finally the robot decides a human being will talk to me soon. Usually the music they play while I wait is something I don't like and... 

Running around in circles today. So much to do and no hope of anyone adding hours to the day. Cheers on a busy Wednesday!  

I guess all homes are works in progress but since we moved we have had a hard time getting to all the things we want to do with our new place but the last of the rugs are coming today! Yay! There have been a lot of delays on this improvement so I... 

I tend to wake up three or four times at night but last night I think I woke up about twenty times. That is not a record that I want. Cheers on a sleepy Monday. 

While I was flipping through TV channels there weren't that many commercials. Clyde said he was glad to see that they still know how to make TV commercials. He was getting worried that sellers had forgotten how. I asked him why he said that. ... 

There is a skunk in a neighbors yard spinning around and around with its head stuck in a jar. Of course, Clyde is not going to try to get that jar off. He has called animal control and I hope someone comes out to help it. Seems to me they sho... 

It is pretty cool this morning but if it warms up enough I will be swimming in the lake this afternoon. The swimming area will still be open after Labor Day but there won't be any lifeguards and I call it quits until next summer. We did get the... 

I am not dyslexic but sometimes I read something too quickly and imagine a word that is not there. One of my yoga teachers sent out an email a while back that she would be off starting August 2nd and classes would resume on the fifteenth. I wou... 

Life with a writer. Today is grocery day and I still have not made my list. I asked Clyde to remember I will need some plain yogurt and he offered to get the list going. Of course, he could not resist a little word play. Never thought of it b... 

I ordered the most expensive 60" x 40" stretched canvas for my current commission and I have never seen a better one. The support boards are huge and the system of placement could not be better. You really do get what you pay for! 

This morning when I started my breakfast I saw that every one of the eggs in my new pack had a little water on the bottom. I didn't give them a bath so that was weird. Starting the week wondering about eggs. That's different.  

Our printer is officially dead. I have a bunch of loose ink cartridges and a whole box of new ones so we need to order the same one. If it has been "retired" like my old camera I will not be happy. It is quite heavy so we will need a forklift t... 

Another evening of What is wrong with my Computer? Maybe that should be a Jeopardy category. Anyway, this time it is a problem with the printer that was working fine and decided to die. We are getting some help before we sign the Death Certifi... 

As I am writing this a huge storm is on the way so that kills my plan to swim in the lake today. Now that school has started the lake is only open to swimmers on the weekend. I guess they can't schedule life guards now so I try to get there the l... 

Movie Night is tomorrow! Been looking forward to our cook out and movie with friends. Love it and working on dessert! 

Had a great chat with a New York patron about a large painting commission of wildflowers. That is certainly a favorite subject and I look forward to getting started on the painting. First, I will paint a small sketch so we can be in agreement o... 

Just kidding. I wake up a lot at night but when I wake up at 5:00 or 5:30 I have trouble getting back to sleep. Fortunately it took a while but I did get back to sleep. I really think I am a night owl but that just doesn't work with my schedule. ... 

I retired from teaching at Radford University in 2011. had a lot of good experiences there but there were, of course, some bad ones. I had a doozy of a nightmare about a bad experience last night. Wish I did not remember my dreams so vividly. ... 

Yesterday I was complaining about the deer drinking all the water in our bird bath at night since there is plenty of water in the day time. Well, they must have read the blog and decided to check out another cafe. The bird bath was full this morn... 

No. Not the popular seventies song. Talking about our bird bath having plenty of water all day long but in the morning it is all gone. Since the deer have been chomping their favorite flowers we figure they are doing that at night and stopping for... 

Yesterday I received a bill for a whole order but only half of the order has been delivered. The secretary said that was not supposed to happen but considering all the delays I have had with this store I am not surprised. Some businesses need t... 

When we were kids at the beach every sunny day was so important to us. One day it was completely overcast and we were sad. I'll never forget my Dad saying it will burn off. He was right and I am waiting for the fog to burn off today so I can g... 

Working on some 7" x 5" oil paintings right now and I like trying different approaches on a small scale. Don't have to use gobs of paint and there are less fumes. I will be adding more to my portfolio soon and hoping to get to the lake tomorrow!... 

I consider myself to be a Representational artist but sometimes I like Music without Words. I call these paintings Center of my Mind paintings. Once in a while I get insulting comments from people that probably have not extensively studied princi... 

Woke up this morning at 5:30 and spent an hour and a half trying to decide if I should get up early or keep trying to go back to sleep. I tried the latter and finally got back to sleep at around 7:15. Got up around 7:30. I think I would have d... 

Workaholics like to have great breaks. This weekend's TV binge is The Honeymooners! Couldn't be happier! Lots of work and great entertainment today. I will also make time to get outdoors. Big cheers on a beautiful Sunday!  

I hate shopping online. I finally found just what I wanted online that I could not find in the stores in all the colors I wanted so I ordered one of them to see if I wanted more. I do not want more. I was only sent half of the order so I sent ... 

I am convinced the morning headache and hear popping are because of the humidity. Huge downpour the other night and bad headache in the morning. No rain, the humidity is not too high and no headache at all this morning. I think I can close thi... 

This morning at 6:30 torrents of rain came down and I woke up with a bad headache. I found out on Google that headaches can be weather related. Learn something new every day. Sometimes facts can be painful.  

Last night we watched some extremely energetic dancers on Americas Got Talent. I told Clyde I would throw my back out if I tried any of that. He said he threw his back out just watching them. Ha ha. Droll. Very droll.  

Nothing to say but lots to do so cheers on a busy Tuesday! 

I was about to mail a letter to friends in California when I noticed the address in my book was sloppy and I wasn't sure if it was Hemet or Hermet California. Clyde looked it up and it is He Met California and not Hermit California. A little fu... 

Last night I realized that I hadn't woken up with a headache and ear popping for weeks. Well, I jinxed that one. This morning I woke up with a headache and popping ears. I need to know when to shut my mind up. 

I paint in so many directions but my main work is of The Blue Ridge and surrounding mountains. I am always especially pleased to sell an original or print of one of these beautiful sights. A great North Carolina patron bought a large print of N... 

My 20% sale on originals ends at Midnight. Don't miss out! Here is the address. https://www.etsy.com/shop/TowheeHillStudio?ref=seller-platform-mcnav There is a reason my studio is named Towhee Hill Studio. So many towhees here and we are on a h... 

With all the political turmoil right now it is so nice to hear all the beautiful bird songs outside. Nature is always a great comfort and inspiration for artists. Cheers on a lovely Wednesday! My 20% off sale on originals ends Friday. Here i... 

Memphis Reflections is one of my most popular paintings in my Beautiful Skyline series and a great Tennessee patron just bought another print! The painting was a commissioned work but, as always, prints are available. Here is the address to the... 

My 20% off sale on original paintings is on until Friday! Here is the Address. https://www.etsy.com/shop/TowheeHillStudio?ref=seller-platform-mcnav I have always been fascinated by sharks and several channels have been hosting shark week. I k... 

My 20% off sale on original paintings on Etsy ends on Friday. Dont miss out! Here is the address! https://www.etsy.com/shop/TowheeHillStudio?ref=seller-platform-mcnav If you follow my blog you know that I don't like practicing Yoga but I love w... 

I am really excited about two small landscapes that I finished. I don't have them in my portfolio yet but they will be there soon. I really do live to paint and have been lucking out with trips to the lake. We have managed to get there once a wee... 

Please take advantage of my one week 20% off sale on the paintings in my Etsy shop!  

Last night Clyde put on a raincoat, hat, goggles, face mask, and gloves in this heat to spray a large hornets nest in one of our bushes. That always makes me nervous. So glad he was not stung but there are still bees so we may have to call a profe... 

So excited about my latest floral that I made a Youtube even though it is not done. Not a lot left to do and then I will add it to my portfolio.  

Didn't think I would ever get to the computer today. Getting ready for some carpets to be delivered tomorrow. I had to move a lot of things out of two rooms. The carpet guys will move the furniture. So glad to finally get this done. Of cour... 

We get a lot of Potential Spam calls. Glad to have a robot to tell us that. Clyde says Potential Spam is his cousin but they don't speak because he is always trying to scam him. Makes sense to me. LOL!  

Still sad after yesterday so I am just going to get busy. Activity always helps when we are down.  

We will be celebrating the life of a good friend's husband today. It is so hard to believe this great man has passed on.  

Clyde likes to refer to himself as a Monkey Butt. I told him since I married him I was a Monkey Butt by persuasion. Who persuaded you? Argh. Life with a writer. The word play is not always funny but it is most of the time.  

Clyde was watching three crows sitting next to each other on a branch in our back yard. A fourth one landed on the branch and it broke. I am sure the other three were thinking, "Dude, lose some weight."  

I am not a chatty person but I hate to post without saying anything. Not looking forward to running around in circles today but that is what I will be doing. Cheers on a busy Wednesday!  

Every once in a while painters have one of those why did I ever take this up sessions. Painters never stop learning and modifying their technique and those sessions always occur when they are learning something a little different about their work.... 

One step forward, two steps backwards. Oh well, it is Monday. Looking forward to painting later today.  

I haven't had nearly as much sugar as I usually do and I seem to feel better. I don't know if that is a coincidence. I really should cut back on sugar but not going to happen. The last time I tried that I was craving hot fudge sundaes all the ti... 

I have had these shoes for quite a while so why is there a hole in the left one where the big toe is? Is one toe that much heavier than the other one? LOL on a Saturday. 

Movie night tonight! Always lots to do to get ready. We are doing better about keeping our house from having to be bull dozed when people come over but there still are things to do. Everybody have a great weekend!  

Time to get away from the computer and go swimming. Cheers on a beautiful Thursday!  

One of my favorite childhood memories was when I was a toddler and saw a rabbit in my grandmother's beautiful yard. I ran to her and my mother and told them I saw a wunny babbit! My mother could not make out what I was saying but my grandmother... 

The other day I needed hamburger and potatoes. Who writes a list for two items? Well, I came home with hamburger, an onion, and a small watermelon. Oh well, at least I bought a nice watermelon and didn't throw my money in the ground.  

We had a sub today in my online Yoga class and she does not mute us so I was determined not to cuss the hard moves. I made it all the way to the end and just giggled when I fell backwards doing the boat pose. Yoga ain't easy!  

One of my favorite paintings of my guys tied for fourth place in the contest Love and Color! Here is the painting. 

Now for something different. This time I have included a photograph of some front yard clematas that the deer have not demolished. This photo is not in my portfolio. Just though it would be nice to include a floral from my yard. Cheers on a... 

Once a month we have friends over to watch a movie in my large collection that goes all the way back to silent films. I am so pleased they like my movies and this time I am going to show a great silent film. Usually I show crowd pleasers but th... 

Another one of those days shot out of a rocket and definitely not one of my favorites. Oh well. Cheers to you and cheers to me! 

Great Fourth of July joke on Facebook. If you have a fifth on the fourth you may not be able to go forth on the fifth. Love it!  

My naturalist husband says bird feeders are for people. There is plenty for birds to eat almost all of the time. Tell that to the male and female couple that keep looking in the patio window at me. I think they want free seed. They don't want... 

Chippy the chipmunk is no longer getting seed out of the animal proof bird feeder. Clyde is not putting seed in there. He says they don't really need it. We haven't seen Dingy the Bat in the house since Clyde showed him the door. Now we are h... 

I love our jacuzzi. Not supposed to use bubble bath in one because the jets will cause an overflow of bubbles. Well, I love bubble baths so I use the jacuzzi for a while and then pour one small squirt of shampoo in it. After a huge amount of b... 

Politics in our country right now has me perpetually worried. What ever happened to Live and Let Live? All I can say is Vote, Vote Vote! 

I can't believe that I figured out a computer problem without any help. Maybe you can teach old dogs new tricks! 

Life with a writer! Lots of fun for me. I'll bet I will hear groans from people in other states over this one. Clyde says under aged cantaloupes can't get married. They can't elope. Well, I like it. 

I can't believe I was out of flour last night when I was making brownies. I thought I had a full bag but all I had was a little bit in a canister. Oh well. Get the flour today, add it in and I am all set. Really love brownies. The weather is ... 

Our old oven can be replaced! There are two we can choose from at a repair service near by. So glad there are still a few ovens that size. The size that companies have gone to is too big for the space in our kitchen. Cabinets would have to b... 

One of the rugs that I ordered with a Carpet shop should be there today. It had to be cut at another carpet place. We have a large oval spot in our bedroom that is the shape of an oval. The wooden floor around it is a different color as the sun h... 

To be sung to Send in the Clowns Where are the ants? There ought to be ants. So glad they aren't here. Quite a few days without ants. Still knocking on wood and hoping one of them finally found the trap and took the bait. Anyway, it is a beaut... 

We have an appointment today with a repair service for our oven. Two weeks ago we had an appointment with another repair service. They did not show up. I don't understand what is going on with these businesses. If they have too much business t... 

For weeks now ants have been thumbing their noses at us as we lay out ant traps that have not worked. Day after day hordes of them have been marching along. I figured they had gotten too smart for traps. Well, I guess a dumb one finally went i... 

I really do live to paint and my latest floral has me baffled. As always it took a lot of turns and started talking to me when I thought it was coming along. Changed direction and finished it. They are never exactly what I want but this one is s... 

You know your Yoga class was rough when even the teacher said it was hard. If it was hard for a young, perfectly fit girl, you know it was rough for me. Enough Downward Facing Dogs to make you bark and howl at the moon or something else since t... 

Yesterday I decided to cook some brownies in the microwave since my son and I like to have a brownie every day and we won't have our oven worked on until Saturday at the earliest. Since I have been making some loud disgruntled comments about micro... 

The oven repair people let us down. We waited all week and gave up calling them. We contacted someone else and they can't get here until Saturday at the earliest. I do not like microwave cooking at all. Salmon tastes much better when cooked in... 

Lots of things to do but don't have much to say so cheers on a Saturday! 

We have been waiting since Monday for service people to fix our oven. We keep calling and the clerk says she will call right back when she finds out what is going on. She does not call back. Perhaps this repair service could just say they are b... 

It is great to be able to attend an online Zoom Yoga class but I do miss getting together with people in a class. The problem with Online Yoga is no matter where I put the mat I have to keep bobbing my head up and down to make sure I understand th... 

We have a smart TV now but we haven't done anything with all the options. We just like turning on a TV and changing channels like the old days. Well, we need to use one of the options and I hope we are smarter than our Smart TV. I have my dou... 

Today we have a baby rabbit eating some grass in our front yard. Clyde does not have a problem with Little Bugs Bunny like he has with Chippy the bird seed stealing chipmunk. Little Bugs can't get into the feeder and just serves as a grass mower... 

It seems like every time I turn the channel there is a minute or two of a program and then right to a commercial. I told Clyde that maybe there should be a special that is called The Ballad of Commercials. He said it would have too many commerc... 

I like to enter online contests on Fine Art America since there are so many artists on this site. I think the contests help to get more exposure for my work. I have placed in a number of contests and I just tied for third in one on paintings of... 

So great to see blue in the sky today instead of gray. I hope that bad air is clearing out everywhere. I hope that does not happen again. We only have so many days and I try to enjoy each one. Cheers on a beautiful Saturday! 

So sad that the air quality in parts of our country is so bad right now. We don't have any smoke but the sky is gray on a sunny day. Glad I can stay indoors and get things done. Hope the sky turns blue soon.  

One of the ways I get exposure for my artwork is to enter online contests. I have won and placed in a number of them. Right now I am at the top of one on Cats. The painting is pictured here and Meow! I posted this earlier and just realized tha... 

I see a lot of political posts on Youtube and until I started looking at them I really did not know what money laundering was. Now I know and Clyde and I have often been involved in our own kind of money laundering. I certainly have found a lot ... 

Looking forward to swimming in the lake. Hopefully we can get there soon. So much to do all the time but it is so close by that we will get there. Always lots of birds and butterflies for Clyde to look at while I swim. I have a lot of fond ... 

No headache today. Not much to say. New carpets on the way. Cheers on a Monday! 

A while back I was complaining that a sore muscle in my back seemed to be better and then came back with a vengeance a day later. Well, now it is the ants. I reported that the traps must be working because their numbers are way down. Yesterday ... 

A while back we had a bat flying around our house that Clyde managed to get out and we have not seen "Dingy" since. Last night I awoke to the sounds of scratching in our heating system. Hope Dingy has not come back or a rat or squirrel. We sure... 

I did not wake up with a headache yesterday or today! Yea! Maybe whatever is causing this on an off headache with ear popping is slowing down. Don't think it is gone after two months but I did go to the doctor and he said there weren't any red fla... 

I guess the ant traps are starting to work. I have wiped a lot of surfaces that messes up their scent trails. There are still a few thumbing their noses at me as they march off. Some of them still haven't figured out they are on dangerous tu... 

As I have mentioned before I am not trying on clothes right now. I just find things I like and hope for the best. I sure have returned a lot of dresses but I lucked out yesterday! It looks great on me so I can chuck the receipt! Yay! 

Love hearing from viewers! Today I received such a nice email regarding my Yin Yang paintings in my Whimsy collection. I put a lot of effort into coming up with some creative interpretations of that symbol and may do some more sometime. She es... 

As I have mentioned many times I love my husband's quirky sense of humor. You may groan but I loved this. Don't remember the name of the program but a Park Ranger was in hot pursuit of a man that shot a deer without a license. Why would a deer... 

Between the ant traps that I hope will work soon and me wiping away their scent trails I hope we will be rid of ants soon. Their numbers are down and I tell them to tell their friends that it is not safe in here. Hope they do that however ants ... 

When did ants get too smart for ant traps? We have quite a herd of them right now in the kitchen and I think they just laugh and go around the traps. So far they have only ruined some dried bananas that was in a unsealed package. Now everythin... 

I think we are in for some mind boggling today. Clyde wants to get a laptop. Since he sat on a computer at his job he probably won't have much trouble with it but I think there is a visit from our young tech savvy friend in our future. Every l... 

I am one of those people that hardly ever gets headaches until now. For weeks I have been waking up with a mild headache that I have off and on during the day. I have noticed that the pain is coinciding with popping in my ears. I think it is a... 

Looks like my legal problem is almost over. Working out the details and then hope to see the end of this. So many decades without any legal problems. No court time. We did not know how great we had it.  

As I said yesterday, today is the day I hope a legal conflict will be resolved. I am definitely on edge but hopeful all will be well. My floral is coming along and I am waiting for it to dry so I can get to the next layer. I think I will think... 

Tomorrow is the showdown for a legal problem I have been having for a long time. Not going to get into any details but I hope I will be compensated for what the person owes me. Hope he does not skip town or the country. I want to see the end ... 

Our cheek filled chipmunk we call Chippy has been racing back in front of our patio window for a long time now. Since Chippy can get into the bird feeder that is designed to keep animals out Clyde has stopped filling it for a while. Yesterday a f... 

I have always been uncomfortable at parties and large gatherings. I am the fifth wheel at these events but last night Clyde and I had a great time with friends in our home. Good food and we watched one of my favorite movies. Kelsey Grammar s... 

Today will be like watching a cannon ball shot out right in front of me. Not at me of course. Just by me. So much to do today and seeing friends tonight. Running around in circles but I am getting things done. Cheers on a Friday! 

Facebook is great for jokes. Yesterday there was a post about turn signals. Using your turn signal is not giving information to the enemy. That is right up there with the bumper sticker, I slow down for tailgators. Always great to laugh! 

Too much to do. Too tired to talk. Head hurts. Almost Wordless Wednesday.  

Saw something on Facebook that I can relate to. The writer said he would be able to find Waldo before he could find the plastic bag tie he just put on the counter. Oh yes. I didn't know other people had that problem. Where does that little thi... 

Always fun to start a new painting and then it gets hard. As always I have an idea of what I want that is based on something I see but oftentimes my idea takes a U-turn back to another past approach and then I get it back on track. I like to le... 

I have the strangest dreams. I guess we all do. This morning I woke up after watching ants with umbrellas marching in a line by my wall. I was putting down a trap but it wasn't working at all. Why ants would be carrying umbrellas is beyond me... 

Computers, computers, computers. I wanted to start a large painting from a file I had in Aperture but for some reason the export button does not work so I guess I have to get some help. Hope I haven't lost all those files. I was going to take som... 

Glad another print of my most popular shore painting was sold to a great Alabama patron! This time the print is on a puzzle. This painting will always bring back great memories of that beautiful beach resort. Pawley's Island isn't really an isla... 

In one of my favorite Looney tunes Sylvester is in the kitchen opening a can of something to attract the kangaroo he thinks is a giant mouse. I had to ask why Sylvester does not just open a can of Fancy Feast for himself? Right as I was asking t... 

Our resident chipmunk we call Chippy is running around the grounds with very full cheeks. The bird feeder that is designed to keep animals out works great for squirrels but not for chipmunks. Clyde saw Chippy in there sucking up all the sunflower... 

I always loved it when Barney on The Andy Griffith show would get mad at people telling him he was superstitious and he would angrily say he was cautious, just cautious. Well, I don't consider myself to be a hypochondriac but I think over the yea... 

Every day after supper Clyde and I have a small piece of chocolate with our cup of coffee. He likes dark chocolate and I like milk chocolate. This time of the year we have to watch out for ants so I keep the chocolate in the refrigerator. Ants... 

After completing three Blue Ridge paintings with clouds I am thinking about getting back to the lake. I still have a lot of files that I want to start from. They are my sketches and the painting is a creation based on them. It is always an excitin... 

Still looking for various items for our new home and the rug problem is difficult. I need a large oval rug to cover an oval space in our bedroom that is a different color from the rest of the wood. If you look up oval rugs on the internet you get... 

A few Sundays ago I had to stop myself from doing The Electric Slide after playing the piano for the last time at church. So glad to be off the stage. Well, not surprised that I got a call from another church that is looking for a musician. ... 

There are so many polls all over the internet and TV and I like to check them out to see what people are thinking about various issues and political figures. A lot of the percentages are surprising to me. Clyde looks at certain ones and says the... 

My online Zoom Yoga teacher always mutes the class so there aren't additional noises. Sometimes she forgets and mutes us later in the class. As I have mentioned many times I love what Yoga does for my body but I have a tendency to cuss during pract... 

I am hoping the legal problem I have been involved with for quite some time is over today. Until a few years ago my husband and I were completely free of legal hassles. This experience certainly has been an eye opener. Here is hoping it ends toda... 

Can't think of much to say today. Our grounds certainly are gorgeous this time of the year and the smell of the lilac bushes is so nice. We are putting in a lot of native plants which will help pollinators. Glad I married a naturalist that underst... 

I always worry these days about the isolated places my husband spends a lot of time bird and butterfly watching. This is a great community and I doubt anything would happen to him but I am a worry wart. Yesterday I told him to watch out for wei... 

The crows keep dipping bread in the bird bath and the crumbs are piling up. Clyde said that is a bad thing because harmful bacteria will grow so we bought a large strainer to get the bread out. Crows are very smart and I really don't want to str... 

Every time I have so much to do that I put up a Wordless blog I end up saying something so this is an Almost Wordless Thursday. Beautiful day and I hope everyone gets outside and enjoys it! 

Clyde says we are always doing the 1-step and the 2-step when it comes to recycling. I know there is a 2-step. I don't know if Line Dancing is considered to be a 1-step. Anyway, it sure was a lot nicer when we didn't have to spend time dancin... 

You hear a lot of people talking about their Bucket List, things they want to do before they pass on. I have never actually thought about that. Except for going to the beach I don't really have any travel plans these days. I am too much of a h... 

I think the crows around here consider our grounds to be the Crow Cafe. A lot of large ones are swooping in, dumping bread in the bird bath, and then quickly eating it. I guess our bird bath is a huge cup of coffee that they dunk their doughnut... 

Last Sunday was the last service for our church and I am no longer playing the piano for groups of people. After quite a number of years I am now just playing for myself. I am considering putting up some pieces on Youtube. How great to practice ... 

I practice Yoga almost every day and there is one phrase you hear a lot from Yoga teachers. This is especially helpful if you sit down a lot during the day. Since I am on the computer a lot I am sitting down a lot. I tried a stand for the comp... 

Sometimes I have popping in my ears and I have to keep yawning to open them up. I guess it is an allergy thing. Oh well. I guess we all have to have some things to complain about. Keeps life interesting. Like a friend once said a long time a... 

It is great to take a break from sniffing mineral spirits and not hearing an exhaust fan when I work. I don't like acrylics as much as oils but I can get a lot of interesting effects with them and have a lot of them that I did as demos on Youtube.... 

Today I will be going to a funeral for a 33 year old man that died unexpectedly. He was such a nice young man and years ago he played in the band at Radford High School. I will always remember him as a child. I did not see him much when he grew... 

Still working on an acrylic painting that I have been meaning to get to for some time. The great thing about acrylics is I don't need to turn on my exhaust fan. We could not figure out how to install my huge exhaust fan from our old house so I am... 

The other day Clyde and I went to the store he does not like but has some things that I need. As I mentioned in another post there were a lot of pot holes filled with water and they are still there. Clyde was wondering why I didn't try harder to av... 

So much to do and so little time so cheers on a beautiful Sunday! 

Tomorrow is the last service for our church. I am so sad it is closing after 130 years. We are having a catered lunch afterwards and a lot of people are coming from other churches. Church attendance is down everywhere. Covid is one of the reasons... 

You always read about how artists will return to a work many years after it was created. Well, we certainly can't work on sold works bur sometimes we do return to older works when we think there is something we can do to improve it. I rarely do t... 

Now that I am no longer playing the piano for our church I can get back to just playing for me. Some hymns are difficult and now I can just play the ones I like and not have to learn new ones every week. No more horrible stage fright. I was ge... 

For the first time in my long life I had a very hard time reading the eye chart with my left eye. That was a strange experience. No problem with the right eye. The doctor said the cataract in the left eye is thickening but I am a long way off ... 

Right now I am in a legal battle with someone that lives five hours by car away from me. I was concerned that I would have to drive up there and appear in court. I found out yesterday that my appointed representative can appear for me. Yes!!! ... 

We have lots of blooming trees right now and have hired a great couple to replace invasive species with native ones. Our grounds are looking so nice on a beautiful Monday morning! What could go wrong? Not going to think that way but Clyde did... 

This morning was the last time I played the piano at church! The church has one more service next week and an organist will play. I love to play the piano but not in front of groups of people. Too nervous. After the last hymn I almost got up and ... 

Monday evening I started having pain in my rear end that was pretty bad until Thursday morning. I took a few pain relievers Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday and thought I was back to normal. Well, I avoided work and that sneaky muscle decided to a... 

Another print of Memphis Lights was sold to a great California patron! Memphis Lights and Richmond on the James are my best selling Skyline Beauty prints. Memphis Lights was a commissioned painting and a great Richmond VA patron owns Richmond o... 

My rear end muscle injury seems to be gone but I am skipping Yoga today. The teachers always say to go to your edge and no pain in Yoga. Well, I go to my edge and don't have pain in class. It is after class that I sometimes get into trouble with ... 

For some strange reason when my husband calls our landline another person's name comes up. Good thing I have his number memorized. Also, when I put his first name in my Google email his address comes up with a good friends name instead of his. ... 

Yesterday my online Yoga teacher had a class that emphasized creating heat in the body. It was a great work out but later in the day I started feeling a twinge in my rear end that increased quite a bit. Taking it easy today. I hate to take pain ... 

I am just about done with three Blue Ridge paintings that I am very pleased with. As always, they talk to me as I work. My initial intention was to be very loose with these and have them in between my usual mountain paintings and some that are ba... 

Yesterday I talked about how my husband I are forgetting important chores. I mentioned to him my solution of taping the chore to the middle of the computer or to our backs. He said the only way a note to our backs would work is if we used a lar... 

Clyde and I have so much to do that I have started to put up large notes that we, of course, would never miss. Yeah, right. I have a large one at the bottom of the computer that is very important and we both forgot that chore once again. I ... 

When it comes to computers I am always progressing slowly but it looks like I did set up my Pattern website and published a blog. I hit a tab and get kicked out, hit another tab and I am at the site I was on before clicking on Pattern. I feel lik... 

I have started work on my new Pattern website, and, of course, there is a computer problem. I look up how to solve it on the site, google how to fix the problem, and then ask other people on the site. Problem is still there. Hopefully, I can w... 

I am spread too thin on the internet and am working on centralizing my work, blogs, etc. on my new Pattern website on Etsy. I seem to get the most attention there so I will be working hard to make that my internet home. I may still blog here if... 

Sometimes I wake up with a headache. I guess it is the result of too much screen time. Anyway, the last time I mentioned that to Clyde he said he was already up. Ha ha. So this time I said I woke up with a headache but it wasn't you. His r... 

The store I was talking about yesterday is one Clyde does not like. When I mentioned to him there were huge water filled pot holes that ducks could swim in, he said not to tell the store. They will have it declared a Bird Sanctuary and get a hug... 

A department store that I get a few items from has gigantic pot holes right now. This store is very bad about fixing them. There had been so much rain that each one looked like a peaceful little pond. I couldn't help thinking there ought to b... 

My three little mountainscapes are coming along. I am on the last layers. As always there is something a little different about my approach which is so exciting. Always learning. Never boring!  

I am so sorry our church will no longer have services in a few weeks but I am glad I just have three more Sundays to play the piano. Not sure how many years I have been doing this but I have never gotten over the stage fright. It was years before... 

I used to get more troll comments on my work but now they are a surprise. They never bother me. When it comes to Art there are always ignorant people that, of course, know much more about Art than me. This morning a troll let me know she or he ... 

These days I don't try on clothes. I would rather not take the time so I buy clothes that look like they will fit and then return them if I strike out. Yesterday I really struck out. I bought a dress that was my size and looked great in the st... 

Yoga has done great things for my body and I hope to keep at it but Clyde and I like to joke around about it. Yesterday we thought of a great new pose. It is called the M & M pose. You get into child's pose with your arms outstretched and ha... 

Yesterday I was talking with a friend that would like to move out west. I could not believe the cost of houses out there. I am not going to get into any details or specific states but the supply and demand is crazy in some of the western state... 

Church and reception went on for such a long time I am going to be struggling to get my work done so no time to talk. Hope everyone has a great Sunday!  

These days a lot of people are attacking the positions of people that have spent many years studying a subject. I think people that don't know Jack are telling people that know Jack, they don't know Jack. Actually I came up with this theory using ... 

I wonder how many people say that when it comes to organizing information for taxes? I say that every year but this time it will be different. I guess I can put that right up there with New Years resolutions that I have never kept so I stopped ma... 

Never say you don't ever get leg cramps in the middle of the night anymore. That is a guarantee that you will have one if you are a senior. They are so mild these days that they hardly hurt at all but I still have to get up and walk it out. I ... 

Yesterday I mentioned that I had contact with an impressive scammer. I was hoping that I was wrong but when I explained how the payment had to be handled she did not respond. I am not going to give the details of the scam but it was a great one... 

Not sure but I think a scammer has contacted me. They are getting more and more elaborate in their schemes to get people's money. The patron wants me to use a payment method that I don't use and found out online that this type of transaction can ... 

At our last house we were covered up in birds due to Clyde's naturalist efforts. After his efforts here they are swarming all over the place. I don't see them at other homes. They have found The Bird Man and concentrate on feeding here. I may ... 

Rainy days don't make me sad. I always thought it was nice to be able to see without sunglasses on a rainy day. Just dragging along thinking about all I have to do and how I would rather be on a sunny beach with sunglasses. I can't imagine any... 

Now that our parents have passed on we have a number of things from our childhoods. Before Clyde's mom passed she gave us a bank in the shape of a elephant. I made a whimsical painting of it and it is in my portfolio. It is on the shelf here i... 

After all my tantrums with my new camera I found the instruction book. I have a box for items that go downstairs and one for items that go upstairs. I am cleaning out a closet and those items covered up the book. Anyway, I think I am getting ... 

This morning I was watching a science program about the universe. At one point the scientist said very enthusiastically that one day we will be able to leave the universe. I immediately thought of some prominent people in the news that I would ... 

When we moved into this house we were left with a huge number of large cardboard boxes from the movers. I flatted them and stacked them in the garage and every time I looked at them I was so pleased that it would be a very long time before I would... 

I found a Youtube tutorial for my camera that actually has the same words and symbols that are in my new camera. It is the most recent version of the camera I bought and I don't have to translate anything. I am sure many people can figure out ... 

One of the reasons that I through a tantrum on Saturday was after all my frustration with my new camera I could not find the instruction book anywhere. I was so careful to keep track of it and it disappeared. I will check out some Youtubes and ... 

I have often mentioned that I would be in my second childhood if I weren't still in my first. Although it is rare, once in a while I throw a tantrum. My Mom was always reminding me that I did that when I was little. Anyway, I was trying to do ... 

We all have those crummy days and this one is starting out to be a real doozy. Got to look at the bigger picture and smile. Cheers!  

Wow! Last night my son bowled a 212! I have never gotten past 160. Both teams were watching him bowl. At one point in the game he bowled five strikes in a row! He was really in the zone last night!  

I always look forward to Bowling night. I love to watch Alan smash the pins. Last Thursday he had the highest score for both teams on the first game and close to the highest on the second. Great bowler!  

Today is the day the court will hopefully settle a conflict I have with an extremely difficult person. Fingers, eyes, and toes are crossed. I want to see the end of this problem.  

At the doctor's office yesterday I could not help but hear a conversation between two workers at the desk. One was trim and the other one was morbidly obese. The obese one asked the trim one if she had lost weight. The trim one said others had ... 

Yesterday a great couple at our church that is closing were talking to me about the church they plan to attend which is a thirty minute drive. This church has a choir but they need an accompanist so they suggested me to them. No way! I will be s... 

A while back I talked about how some boxes are easy to open and others require a ridiculous amount of effort and then is difficult to return since it is so hard to get it back into the package. Well, I ordered a slide scanner that is going to work... 

I now have a separate scanner for documents and one for slides. I don't have a lot of slides to scan but I do have some and I have some paintings on film of sold paintings from long ago that I want to scan and add to my portfolio. Well, as usua... 

Yesterday I wanted to get some salmon for supper and Clyde was with me. Since it was just one item he stayed in the car and, as always, checked out the birds. Although it is rare, sometimes there isn't any salmon. I mentioned that to Clyde and... 

We were watching Jeremy Wade's River Monsters program last night. He was trying to find out why some people in a southern part of Africa were claiming a mermaid with reddish eyes and mythological beauty was attacking people. He assumed it was a... 

Lots of wake up time last night so this is going to be an almost Wordless Wednesday. Cheers on a Wednesday! 

Love Looney Tunes. As I have said before, I would be in my second childhood if I had ever gotten out of my first. Yesterday I saw the one with Yosemite Sam trying to win the hand of a rich old widow. She lived in Doughnut Center. Under Doughnu... 

Lot of scary stuff in the news and on the internet. Since I spend a lot of time promoting my artwork online I am constantly running into scary posts. I like to remind myself of the saying, "The Sky is Falling". People are always saying that in on... 

So much to do but I have been just playing on the internet. So many Youtubes that I agree with are all over the place. I get caught up in them and then there is Hoopla. Found a great movie that I saw many years ago that I loved. It is The Bachel... 

I could probably write a book or at least a short story about all the scammers I have run into on the internet. Some of them are quite clever. Most of them are scammers that pretend they are interested in buying a bunch of my paintings. They have ... 

We are pretty sure that Dingy the Bat has left our house but since it just showed up flying in our living room we are a little concerned it is living in our house. All the doors were closed when I saw it. Hopefully it left. We opened the doors bu... 

Last night when we were watching TV I saw the reflection of some sort of bird in the window glass by the TV. I knew it was not outside so I asked Clyde if we had a bird in the house. It was a bat and it was behind me. Yikes! We have no idea h... 

Since my order for a scanner that handles slides as well as documents was cancelled we bought one at a store that does not handle slides. They didn't have any with that capability. So back to the online drawing board. I am having a hard time findi... 

My husband spends a lot of time in isolated spots where he studies wildlife. He wears a jacket that has threads hanging down from the sleeves and the back of it. I don't think any crooks would think he has any money. Could be wrong but I doubt ... 

There are so many politicians saying one thing and then trying to get out of it by walking it back. So much walking back I am surprised they don't fall over. LOL on a Monday!  

My husband and I are a lot alike in many ways. We both hate to shop online or in person. Just hate shopping. I gave up getting my new scanner online so we trekked on over to the store in Christiansburg and finally got a new scanner in a great bo... 

Having a hard time getting it together today and I have lots to do but not much to say so apart from this sentence I will just have my artwork up this time. Cheers on a beautiful Saturday! 

I haven't cancelled my account but I found Instagram to be the social media app I didn't want to work with. I needed to let something go and probably will let another site go. Too much social media and I need to concentrate more on the one that ha... 

Probably a very bad idea and I guess it is a good thing we don't really have a place to put one. Yesterday I saw a small child jumping up and down on a trampoline that had a protective screen around it. I loved jumping on a neighbor's trampoline ... 

Maybe I am just old fashioned but I think members of Congress should not heckle a president when he is giving a State of the Union speech. I remember when the opposite party would just look glum and sometimes clap. I think that is enough of a res... 

The other day when I put my egg in the pan it was a little pink. I went downstairs to my farm boy and asked if I should eat that. I always ask him these questions since he did grow up on a farm. He said it was all right and was just the indica... 

Most of the time I have two pairs of glasses on. One is on the top of my head that I need so I can read things close up. The others are on the front that I need to read the computer which is not close up. My husband uses the same computer glas... 

I friend from High School has been compiling information on our teachers and she asked me about an Art teacher I had for three years. I wrote a paragraph about him and she filled in the details of his life and put that on Facebook. I was fortunat... 

I have lived with a dedicated naturalist for many decades but I have never seen a hawk slam into the window to catch a blue jay until this morning. After the big thud there were feathers streaming from the sky onto our front yard. Clyde said haw... 

I don't like scary films with one exception. I like the ones about ventriloquists that have dummies that become alive and are evil. Most horror films give me nightmares but since it is really a wooden doll these don't bother me. I saw a short cl... 

I loved to fish when I was a kid and fished with my Dad on the Chesapeake Bay when I was a teenager so of course I love the great show River Monsters. It is amazing what Jeremy Wade pulls out of the water. Some of them have to be lifted by three ... 

Don't have much to say today but I saw a joke I loved on the internet. When I finally choke to death on gummy bears, I hope people will say I was killed by bears. That does sound a lot better!  

Having a problem with another muscle that is determined to ruin my days and keep me from working. Yesterday I vegetated and watch a movie I would never watch if I weren't determined to take it easy. Hoping to get out of the vegetable patch today bu... 

Sometimes I think I am attached to this computer and I want to do other things today. I am in a book study so I want to start the reading of a great new book. Cheers on a computer free Monday!  

I am not lazy. As I have mentioned many times I am a workaholic but I am determined today to be lazy and not try to get a lot of things done. I am taking this Sunday off, or at least the afternoon and evening. I have already played the piano fo... 

Here we are with a plaque that just won't quit. I know so many people that have gotten Covid. My mother-in-law died from it. There are a lot of people in this country AND in Congress that do not want Separation of Church and State. They want pe... 

Super tired today but that is because I got more done yesterday than I usually get done on a Thursday so as I pull myself around the house I am singing. I love music. I may not have a great voice but it isn't that bad. Let's see what I can get d... 

Still waiting on news of my legal problem. If I don't get a text or phone call soon I will call and see what is going on. Clyde was thinking about all the problems we face as adults and maybe there should be a course in High School called Practic... 

Today I have a legal matter that I hope is resolved. Not getting into details but I have my fingers crossed that all goes well. Super full day of stuff to do so I am going to get to those matters now.  

My mother was 96 when she passed away. How many people can say that their parents lived to be that old? Every day I see obituaries of people younger than me passing on. This is the anniversary of her passing and I wish we could talk on the pho... 

Last night I was watching a fantastic opera on PBS. It was Agrippina and, of course, I thought of my Mom who passed away four years ago. She was a great pianist but she did not like opera. She said it was a controlled yell. Still don't agree at... 

I live to paint but it is a discipline and a lot of work. I have learned that when it is laborious the painting is going down the tubes. That was happening to my latest one and then it turned around and I want to work on it. There is a fine line b... 

Due to my husband's efforts we are covered up in all kinds of birds. A lot of them hang out at the feeder but many of them congregate on the evergreen out front that he puts seed on. But there are squirrels competing for the seed on that one and ... 

I do not comment on politics online and these days I rarely talk to anyone about the political scene but it is hard. There is so much I want to say about what is going on in Congress but that will just result in people I don't even know calling me ... 

My son tested negative yesterday for Covid! He just has a nasty sinus infection that he tends to get in the cold weather. Yes!!!! He was exposed to someone with the disease so we were very worried he had it and would give it to us. We are still... 

My son is coughing and feeling pretty sick. I hope he does not have Covid. We are going to take him in today and we will all get tested. He was exposed to someone that was recovering from it so we are quite concerned that he has gotten it. We... 

I really do live to paint and I have learned so much over the years that I don't feel so anxious when I work now. When I started out it was not that hard but then as I better understood what I was doing and what I really wanted to accomplish it be... 

I am not a gabby type of person but I can usually think of something to say for my blog. I am drawing a blank today so I am going to just move on to other things. Cheers on a Wordless Monday! 

Most of the time I am very much like a baby with a pacifier - perfectly content and just going about my business with lots of breaks for snacks. Love to eat. I am have been told that when I was a baby my brother would pull the pacifier out of my ... 

I now have a very long list of people that I know that have gotten Covid. Fortunately, all of them, with the exception of my mother-in-law, were vaccinated and had rather mild symptoms. My mother-in-law was not vaccinated and died from it. We ... 

Live and Learn or is it Live and Learn too late. Another Yoga complaint. Yoga is great but I need to remember if any pose is a strain I need to get out of it. Yesterday I held a pose too long and now the front part of my thighs are quite sore but... 

I keep saying I am going to get back to my Skyline Beauty series but right now I just want to paint some large oil paintings. My Skyline Beauty series consists of whimsical 12" x 9" paintings mostly done in acrylics. They are quite popular and Memp... 

I bought a great camera a while back and still have not used it. It is much fancier than my old power shot and I am worried about all the computer stuff. Fortunately, our young friend that helps us with our computer is a photographer so I defini... 

More computer fun. Maybe there are products that are not computerized. I recently bought a wind up clock just to see if I would like it. I don't, but clocks that require a battery certainly are not a problem. I bought a fan that has three spe... 

I work my right arm pretty hard with computer work and painting. Sometimes a muscle in the right side of my back tells me to knock it off. When it is not that bad I ignore that voice and end up being in bad shape for a week or a week and a half. ... 

I am glad that the House of Representatives has a Speaker now and I hope the two parties will work together. Not optimistic that will happen but we can always hope these politicians will work for us. Time to work together and stop this war betw... 

Just don't have much to say today but I am always glad for another day. So much to be thankful for and looking forward to painting this afternoon. Not enough hours in the day but lately I am getting some work done that is not clerical work or effo... 

I am very concerned with the problems in Congress right now. I hope this fight over the speaker of the house is settled soon. Not going to get into details or my political affiliation. Just want to see this done so they can get to work.  

Lots of rain today. Hoping it will end when I go to get the groceries. Clyde noticed something about several squirrels today that were munching on bird seed. They had their tails bent over the top of their heads. Always wondered why they have... 

With our bird feeders and the extra bird seed Clyde puts all over a front yard bush we are covered up in many different species. Lots of squirrels are also after the seed, and, of course, deer travel across our lawns. We had Bambi taking naps in t... 

Our church officially closed Jan. 1 and I am so sad we could not keep it going. I have so many great memories of my son growing up in that church. We will still have services through April. He loved it and I will never forget the day a parishioner... 

Such a popular shore scene! Lots of wall art prints sold of this painting but this time the sale is on a puzzle. Fun to think of people putting my painting together! Happy 2023!  

Love it! Last weekend we had a binge of Carol Burnett shows and this weekend we have a binge of Twilight Zone shows! So nice to know when I want to relax that there is something I want to watch! I have only seen one today but I will get to mor... 

Having lots of problems with various people that I need help from to resolve some business issues and not having much luck. I know that is better to keep your cool so I am biting my tongue with a number of people. I am biting it so much that I ask... 

I really do try to keep things straight in my house. It sure is hard but I can't figure out why I have such a large tub of batteries next to new ones. I was so pleased to find out that batteries can be recycled but it is tricky to keep the new ones ... 

I was on the phone and computer from 8:30 until 11:00 today trying to straighten out an online account and another matter that is driving me nuttier than I already am. I am going to check out the beautiful day that is not nearly as cold as the wee... 

I have been dealing with a business representative for weeks and getting nowhere. He kept saying he would call back when he found out how to proceed with my policy. Today when I called he was so fuzzy on what he was supposed to be doing that I ... 

Got into a funny conversation with my hubby last night. Here is how it went. I am going to check on information regarding something I want from a young guy on the internet. What? I want his Hold on product. What?? Hold on is a company that sell... 

I always tell people if they want to give me a Christmas present to give me something I can use up like candy or fancy lotions. Since I love all the arts so much my TV gave me the kind of Christmas present I love! A Christmas Carol which is a binge... 

I hate tax preparation. What a mess. For many years I just put my art tax info in a notebook and that was fine with me. This year I decided to join the modern world and put that info on my desk top. Well, of course, since we got a new computer, ... 

My church is cancelling the Christmas Candlelight Service tomorrow evening due to the extremely cold weather. One member said he cannot get his car doors open. They are frozen shut. We all hated to cancel but the roads are just too dangerous and ... 

I am giving my right arm a long vacation so that messed up muscle will completely heal. I am pretending I am left handed and doing as little as possible on the computer but I really want to paint. Many years ago a friend commented that she trie... 

I can usually think of something to say but since I can only think of some gripes right now I will just leave out the words this time. Cheers on a beautiful Wednesday!  

I have been griping a lot in my blog lately and I could add a few more but I think I will just get to work and chill. I always have good things going on and I will concentrate on those.  

Last week was such a hard week regarding computer problems that I am hoping this week will be better. I think Murphy's Law which states that if anything can go wrong- it will, is firmly implanted in my computer. Anyway, my funny hubby said after... 

Another very aggravating computer glitch last night and another one today. I am all glitched out and just not going to rant and rave about it. Wonder if one day I won't be able to keep up with all the added quirks to the internet and just give... 

I always hit the home button on my Youtube account and browse through the videos. Most of them are political ones that I am very interested in but today as I was scrolling I saw, "Maybe Broccoli doesn't like you either". Since I love broccoli I... 

I have been complaining about computer issues that I had to deal with for hours on Monday and Tuesday. Thought I was done but yesterday I spent another hour trying to get help from a bunch of robots that would not let me get to an operator. Now... 

I almost have every thing straightened out with my recent computer problems except one and for that one I need to call an operator. I was just informed my wait is more than fifteen minutes. I think I will call later. In the old days people had... 

How ironic. Yesterday I wrote about computer problems and how I didn't get angry after an hour of trying to straighten things out. Well, my husband then modified one thing on our computer to help me and the whole thing went nuts and every site that... 

Today I was determined to get some things done on the computer that involves contacting sites. I was at it for an hour and actually got two things done! One of the sites had a phone number but no email. When I tried to contact them that way I g... 

esterday I mentioned that I had just finished watching Waiting for Bojangles and loved it. I also said that I wouldn't recommend it to people that don't like subtitles or sad endings but it is a great celebration of life. I completely forgot th... 

I just finished watching Waiting for Bojangles starring Romain Duris. I loved it but I wouldn't recommend it to people that don't like subtitles or sad endings. I like listening to other languages and whether or not the film is happy or sad is ... 

I have so many collections of my artwork but the most important one to me is my collection of mountain paintings, especially the Blue Ridge ones. I have lived in the Ridge and Valley mountains my whole adult life with a dedicated naturalist and he... 

I may have mentioned this before but it is such a nice memory, so here I go again. When I was in the second grade my father gave my class a Christmas tree and it was so big it scraped the top of the ceiling. All the kids were impressed and I was ... 

Everything really is relatives. No details. Just not happy with one of mine. Oh well. On to something else. 

So glad people appreciate my Skyline Beauty series. I work hard to come up with colorful, creative skylines of various cities. Please check out my collection here. Memphis Lights and Richmond on the James are the most popular ones but there have... 

I have often wondered why the coyote doesn't just take the money he pays for Acme products and go get something at a cafe. Clyde's response was the roadrunner would come up behind him and beep so loud the coyote would end up in the ceiling fan spi... 

Since I am a workaholic the day of the week does not matter that much to me but I find myself doing the Monday drag. Just don't want to get going but I know that will not last. I guess even workaholics should laze out sometime. I think I will do... 

Two days ago I received my new Canon camera since my old one has been "retired" so I can't get help from their site. Anyway, since everything is a computer these days and I am not good with computers I really don't want to open that box- but I wil... 

The other day Clyde asked me to give him the remote to see if there was anything on TV that he was remotely interested in. Maybe that is why it is called a remote. Ha ha. Like I said to my Mom when she said her two favorite buttons were the mute bu... 

That mean muscle in my back seems to have completely calmed down but I am being careful. I know I have said this before but it bears repeating. I wish there was a device that we could attach to our body that goes off when we are doing too much. ... 

Tuesday evening my back was completely pain free. I sat down and did some work on the computer and the pain came back with a vengeance. I have not been able to do much of anything here due to that muscle spasm on the right side of my back so I a... 

The muscle in my back is still sore so this will be short and sweet. Yesterday, for the first time I was able to do a Yoga squat with my heels down! I have been practicing Yoga for seven years now and can do a lot of things I could not do before ... 

Too much time on this computer has caused a muscle in my back to be quite aggravated. This morning I was on it for a while and the pain got pretty bad. I did Yoga and it stretched out and stopped hurting until I got back on the computer. Left t... 

Cloud Swirl over the Peaks of Otter certainly gets around! Another wall art print went to a Virginia patron. This is my most popular Peaks of otter painting and I am glad the original has a permanent home. Always like to see my children get out int... 

Yesterday I watched a fairly old Liza Minnelli movie about a dance class called Stepping Out. I love to watch dancers and this had some great numbers and a nice story line. It reminded me of what I am determined to do today which is step away f... 

Hope everyone that celebrates Thanksgiving has a great one! This is the first Thanksgiving without my mother-in-law. We all miss her very much. Cheers to everyone!  

I am going to have to get a new camera because according to the Canon site my camera has been retired so they can't help me. I can't use it to upload files on my new computer and I need to do that a lot so time to get a new one. Buying a new on... 

Our pastor was on break this Sunday and a great pastor that we have had fill in a number of times came and did a terrific job of leading the service. He commented that he is so OCD that he wants to change the order of the letters to CDO so they ar... 

Last night I woke up every hour. The bad thing is I woke up every hour. The good thing is I went back to sleep right after waking up. Hubby is having more digestive problems so he had to get up four times. Of course, I did not wake up four times... 

Finally organized my huge collection of VHS and DVD movies. As I have said before my tastes are not typical so a lot of my VHS movies are not available to stream or in DVD format. Same with my DVD movies. My collection is very important to me. I... 

Last night Clyde said something that cracked me up. I wish I had written it down. I used to do that so I could put his quips in my blog but he isn't coming up with as many as he used to come up with. We were talking about that last night. He t... 

I was directed to the Canon site for help and discovered that my Power Shot has been retired. I guess that is why I can't import anything into Photos. I will get Clyde to see if he can figure something out before I admit defeat and buy a new came... 

As always I am having a computer problem. I found Pictures on my new computer and I can drag Photos there and it is all I need. Yea! I don't need to get anything else. It is just like Aperture which is no longer available. But, when I try to imp... 

All of the arts require a lot of discipline and dedication. I am not a writer but I do want to blog every day as a way of drawing more attention to my artwork. It is hard for me but I have noticed that writing has become easier. It is like a mus... 

I am pretty sure everybody knows that when a smoke alarm starts beeping, pausing, and beeping again for a while, it is the battery. That has happened to us before and we, of course, replaced the battery. Well, yesterday one of them was screaming... 

Today is the day I finally get my new rug placed in the living room. It has been sitting in the garage for such a long time. Shortly after we bought it my husband developed two hernias and is finally recovered but he is not going to lift anything... 

As I have said before I love movies and TV. There are plenty of movies and shows that are not for me but there are so many that are! Mama's Family has cracked me up so many times. Vickie Lawrence did such a good job of portraying an old lady and... 

I mostly sell originals and wall art prints but my work is available on just about anything and it is great to think of patrons buying prints on various products! This time I say thanks to a great Ohio patron that bought two of my more whimsical wor... 

For most of our marriage we have been doing laundry twice a week. I knew a lady with three kids that did two loads a day! Wow! Now that my son does his own laundry and we are not going out to jobs we are still doing laundry twice a week. I am s... 

A while ago I bought some organic sticky buns that you heat up and drizzle the sugar on. They were so good. Those great looking buns I bought from the grocery store bakery yesterday were not. What a difference. Lots of sugar but the bread ha... 

There are certain bakery products I never buy. I mostly just like having my home made brownies or home made cookies. That way I can put in organic ingredients. Yesterday those big sticky buns with lots of icing were calling to me. I was looking ... 

Not talking about voting or flu shot. We vote early and I will get my flu shot on Friday which is one day past two weeks since I got the Covid booster. We have been in this house for over a year and I finally painted the wall paper where the movers ... 

I don't have much to say today but I hope everyone will get out and vote tomorrow! Everyone's vote is important. I have read in many sources that a lot of people do not vote because they don't think their vote will make a difference. It will! ... 

Yes, I got a little more sleep but I hate the time change. I wish we could just leave it one way or another. For some reason the change always makes my stomach act up and I feel like a zombie at night. Not looking for brains. Just wobbling arou... 

My husband spends a lot of time watching birds in various locations. Of course, he uses binoculars. There is so much tension in this country right now that I always worry about him coming across people that might do him harm. One time someone ... 

Happy Birthday to me! I always buy the little cupcakes to celebrate. Like I always say to people. You can have a little cupcake that is not fattening or you can have a bunch with lots of calories. I have been counting calories for decades and it... 

Last January my great mother-in-law passed away from Covid. She was such a sweet lady and we miss her. She loved her children and grand children and did all that she could do to support them. We had such fun family Holidays. The division of hou... 

Last night while I was watching TV a small bug of some sort kept dive bombing me. It wasn't a mosquito and it wasn't a fly. I never did get a good look at it and one time it flew inside my bath robe. It spent a long time harassing me and then whe... 

Twenty years ago I was waiting for my son at a Tai Chi class. On the wall was a picture of small children. One of them had her arm around a friend's shoulder and she looked like no matter what happened they would be great friends and support each... 

Had to go on a trip for a family matter that I hope is settled. Einstein really was right. Everything is relatives. Anyway, we came back to a spaghetti dinner complete with corn for Clyde. Due to a certain medicine he is on right now he can't hav... 

I was afraid this was going to happen. After much wrangling we got the new computer to shake hands with the old printer but it turned up its nose at the old scanner. Of course, I was sent a form that I needed to print out, sign, scan, and then email... 

We finally set up our new computer last night and all is well but I keep getting an error message with a cute little cat looking at me on one site. After some going around in circles I was able to get the site back on Chrome but not Firefox. I ... 

I received another Covid booster shot yesterday and was hoping it would be like the last one. My arm was fine and I didn't have a fever. Not this time. My arm was so sore that I didn't sleep but a few hours last night. Also I had a fever and had ... 

I try so hard to be organized so my studio is not a mess. I am doing better than I used to do but it is starting to look pretty bad. I know why. Even though I have lists to tell me where everything is, somehow something is either not on the list... 

I have an important Zoom meeting later today so I need to make sure I know what I am talking about. I like to make a list to refer to. Zoom meetings really are like seances. Are you there? Is everybody here now? One time I forgot that I alread... 

Kind of at a loss for words today but I will be starting my large painting today! Yea! Finally have the board prepared and the file I want to work with. My files are my sketches. The paintings are a creative elaboration of them. As I have sai... 

So behind in my paintings but I will get to the Claytor lake ones soon. Yesterday I got a lot of great files of the New River with fall colors that I want to turn into expressive paintings after the Claytor lake ones. I need to order more paint f... 

Such a beautiful day so I am going to grab my hubby and walk on the trails at the gorgeous New River. So great to live so close to such a beautiful sight. Cheers!  

We may actually get our new computer set up today now that I was permitted by Apple to change my password. I can't believe we had to wait such a long time to do that and then our friend's father became ill and he could not help us but I think toda... 

I am very proud of my Skyline Beauty series. I let the colors and brushwork fly on these creative city interpretations. Always great to sell prints of them and this time another print of Charlotte Flip was sold to a California patron. So nice t... 

Last night my son was checking out stuff on Facebook when the site clicked off. I had unplugged my boom box, yes I still have one of those, to the long electrical outlet a while before he got on the computer. I figured I had jarred some of the ... 

I usually wait until the last minute to buy candy for Halloween. This time I got it early and it is still there! I haven't touched it and the others don't know where it is. I only have to hold out a little longer and then it is Candy Time! We ... 

I want to add music to my Youtube shorts that I am making on my android phone, but as usual I am having a hard time. After I made one yesterday I picked a music selection and the short disappeared. I found it and uploaded it but the music was not t... 

I have the worst time finding shoes that I can use. Since I have a bone spur that has just about gone away I want to keep on taking my podiatrist's excellent advice. I need a shoe that is open in the back and a high heel but not a very high one. Y... 

With age comes senior moments. I am amazed at how I can't get a famous name out at times. I was talking with a friend at church about our representative in the House and could not remember his name. She couldn't either! We are close to the same age ... 

We all get down at times and today is one of those days for me. Not going to get into any details. Just going to get busy and appreciate all that I have and try not think about what is making me sad. All anyone really has is a limited amount o... 

I find it really helps me to sleep if I do some housework right before going to bed. Last night I was doing that and just had to stop. Too tired. Very busy day and, as usual, I didn't get done everything I wanted to get done but I keep at it. ... 

I will be so glad when we get our new computer set up. Our friend has some serious family concerns so there is another delay. Computers continue to baffle me. Sites baffle me. I am one baffled lady in front of a computer screen. I changed my ... 

My son is very congested today with a sore throat and mild fever. I still worry about Covid. Some friends of ours got all their vaccinations and still came down with Covid. They are all right now but I have been reading about strange long term eff... 

I know getting hardboard at Lowes is not the sort of trip that is exciting to your average person but it is to me. I have not painted a large painting for quite some time and am looking forward to getting some hardboard cut up and prepared for som... 

Met a great neighbor yesterday! She is working to support her candidate for the Virginia House and we had a nice talk. We have only been here a little over a year and she has been here for three years. She is also an artist so we had a great chat a... 

Always glad to sell prints of my work and another print of Richmond on the James was sold to a great Illinois patron. This Skyline Beauty print certainly does get around! I am so behind on all my chores right now that I am going to sign off and ge... 

Two days ago I asked someone about a problem I was having with Youtube. He sent me a long paragraph that utterly confused me. Among other things, I am uploading shorts right now but I can't seem to change the one I have for my other blogs. I keep... 

Feeling so oppressed by all my activities today so I am just going to say yuck and move on. Cheers and I hope I will cheer up later. 

I always like to watch my son bowl on his team. He practically smashes those pins. Such energy! I have to get a ball that is very heavy for me or I make a lot of gutter balls. With a ten pound ball I tend to send it to the left or right. I can ke... 

I have been meaning to post some Youtube shorts from my phone and I finally did that yesterday. Already I have received a huge increase in views! I am definitely going to post more of them. I have gotten tired of posting fifteen minute demos s... 

There is one Yoga pose that I used to make myself do because I know I need it very much. I hate that one so much that I stopped doing it. Then one day my Zoom Yoga teacher had it and it really hurt so I asked her to include that one more often bec... 

I was actually so lazy yesterday that I thought I would have trouble sleeping. I convinced my workaholic self to take it easy. I did some work as always but I watched a whole movie instead of just part of it. It was The Bad Seed, a 1956 film abou... 

I am so pleased that Cloud Swirl over The Peaks of Otter has been sold to a great Northern Virginia patron. His wife is from Forest, VA and he bought my painting for an anniversary gift. I have sold many Wall Art Prints and Prints on other items of ... 

I have painted many beautiful scenes of gorgeous Pawleys Island in South Carolina. The hurricane caused a tremendous amount of damage and one of the piers was taken out and is floating somewhere in the Atlantic. One of my favorite Pawleys Islan... 

We don't have a lot of guests but we will have two today. Clyde has invited some naturalists to help advise us on the best plants for our property that will be good for the environment and pollinators. I am kind of surprised that Clyde is seeking a... 

In an effort to compete with Tik Tok a lot of youtubers are making very short videos on their phones. I keep saying I am going to do that so maybe today is the day. I always put out a short video on Thursdays but I use my camera and they are abou... 

I needed to print out a sales receipt and a certificate of authenticity this morning and couldn't understand why I could turn on the printer but it wouldn't print. I can't believe I didn't realize it wasn't connected to the old computer. What a d... 

We never pay attention to medical ads on TV. This morning there was one promoting a medicine that could be useful to my husband so I had to tease him. But Clyde it has a money back guarantee! You can try it for thirty days risk free! Not sure b... 

We now have the old computer in front of the new computer which is so much better. I was doing Yoga straddles on the floor to work on the old one since we didn't have a high place to put it on. I tried sitting in a chair and leaning down but that w... 

Another computer argh. Apple will not notify me that I can get a new pass word until October 7th. October 7th! Still working on the old one on the floor and I am not happy. Going to do the minimum computer work and this evening we will get he... 

Still waiting to get on our new computer because my carefully composed list of passwords has a wrong one. Argh! I must have updated my Apple one and forgot to change it on my list so we have to wait 24 hours to put in a new one. I am using the ... 

I hope our friend can come today and help us set up our new computer. I received one message that I had to open through a protected system with no problem. Then I received another one from the same person and this time it would not open. Computer... 

I still have a TV that has VHS on it. The Salvation Army store has a great collection of movies and I have a lot of old favorites. They charge twenty five cents for one. It is so nice to be able to take the movie out and it will still be where ... 

We have a Looney Tunes program early in the morning here and I love it. Glad to see them again. My favorite characters are Daffy Duck, Sylvester, and Fog Horn Leg Horn. I especially like the ones with Sylvester's kid. One of those was on toda... 

For many years I skated with my son and his friends at a rink in Christiansburg. Sometimes we were there three times a week. I was very sad when it closed down. Then a few years later another one opened up. It was the nicest rink I have ever see... 

You know you did not sleep well when you get up and can hardly open your eyes. This morning mine were practically glued shut. Oh wait. Maybe that means I did sleep well. If that is so then why did I wake up at 3:30 and took forever to get back t... 

I can't believe that I get a little confused when I want to copy a post on Wix and wonder where the phrase copy post is. In the drop down box it has duplicate instead of copy. I have been doing this for a long time so I don't have to re-add my cu... 

We were supposed to set up our new computer yesterday but our friend couldn't make it so I have one more week of Aperture and then I have to learn a new way to work with my painting files. I am slow to learn computer stuff so I hope this won't be ... 

We finally got a new computer and this evening a young friend will help us set it up. Not looking forward to that. It always takes a long time and involves a long list of passwords and I will no longer have aperture which I depend on. That is a... 

Pretty sure I have mentioned this before. When my Zoom Yoga teacher says she has a gentle practice planned that means a tough one. Enough Downward Facing Dogs to make you bark. Gentle practice is definitely a code word for strong work out. I can d... 

Last night I thought I was in trouble with my stomach. We all ate the same meal but one of my pieces of tomato tasted a little off. I felt quite ill for hours but I guess my stomach acid took care of it. So glad! You never know about food. On... 

My husband is still recovering from surgery even though it has been three months since the procedure. He is improving but still has to get up three to five times at night so he takes a nap in the afternoons. There is so much work going on right no... 

Don't know if it is my computer or Facebook messenger but when I type out a message it stops at one point and the whole message sinks down so I can't see it. After a little while I can get it back. So easy to make errors when this happens. We ... 

Just want to give a pitch for the medical profession. Not sure how true this internet information is but I just read that New York is declaring a polio emergency to get people to get their vaccines. Polio is a devastating disease and we should a... 

Since I mostly sell originals and prints online it is nice to talk to a prospective patron. One contacted me a few days ago and asked my opinion on certain florals and which ones would look good in his apartment. He sent me files of the spaces he... 

We have book studies at our church and I want to highly recommend Love in a Time of Climate Change by Sharon Delgado. I have learned a lot from my naturalist husband and am very concerned about how we treat our home planet. We will be adding ... 

I have been reading some disturbing things about Covid on Morgan Fairchild's twitter feed. She is connected to so many health officials and there are some reports that the long term effects of the disease are quite serious. Some people that have ... 

My Yoga teacher can't meet with us today so I will practice with an online yoga class. My zoom class is twice a week but I practice every day so I actually have some of my online classes memorized word for word. If I could depend on myself to h... 

Hoping to get to a painting that I foolishly changed and change it back. Fortunately I have a file of what it used to look like. I still can't remember why I drastically changed part of it and then realized it was a mistake. When are they done?... 

Yesterday I started playing the wrong hymn for the last one. The pastor had to come over and show me which one I was supposed to be playing. It was a very difficult one so we had to sing it acapella. Oh well, the pastor sends me the hymn numbers... 

Today there is a Bugs Bunny block and I watched one that was a lot of fun. A witch asks the mirror on the wall who is the ugliest in the world. Of course, she is until Bugs tricks her into drinking a magic pretty up potion. She is furious. Ima... 

Every Friday night at 10:00 Clyde turns on the stand up comedy show Zanies and every Friday night at 10:00 I say it can't be Friday already. Wow! I wish I could slow time down a little. What a rocket show. Oh well. Lots to do and lots to be t... 

One third of Pakistan is under water. Fifty million people displaced. Fourteen hundred dead. Such a horrific tragedy. It is so hard to consider any of my problems to be at all important. I hope they get the assistance they desperately need.  

My Zoom class was cancelled on Tuesday and it is cancelled today. The class is for an hour twice a week and I really need it. I know I have mentioned many times that I don't like Yoga but it is so important for my body. I use online ones when my ... 

Lots of regular visitors to our home. The deer mostly stay out of sight but the squirrels and chipmunks are running all over the place. We are starting to name some of the regulars. I am calling the chipmunk I see sitting on our patio"Chippy" an... 

Last Friday was my last swim day at the lake until next summer. There are no life guards now and I don't like to swim without them. That 1962 song Sealed with a Kiss by Bryan Hyland kept going through my mind. We have to say good bye for the summ... 

I hope this is true. Minnesota is paying people to ditch their lawn and plant pollinator friendly plants and native grasses. You never know about the internet but I will research this to find out if this is happening. We have a lot of non native... 

Lots of squirrels and chipmunks on our property, not to mention deer families. I think they think they own the place. Yesterday when Clyde opened the door there was a squirrel right at the doorstep looking at him. Clyde thinks the squirrel was... 

I am way up there in senior years but when I look into the mirror I don't see any wrinkles. I use a lot of coconut oil. I asked my husband if the reason I don't see wrinkles is because the coconut oil is working or I don't have glasses on. My ... 

I couldn't go yesterday but today I am headed to the lake! It may not be the ocean but, like I always say, no sharks! These days that is important. When I go to the shore I don't swim in the ocean. Too much shark activity. One time I was stan... 

Sometimes I see a Wordless post on someone's blog on Wordpress. I always wondered why someone would post that but today I know why. For once I don't have a thing to say and am too tired to try to think of something up so I will just post a differe... 

I skated in my garage yesterday and was amazed at how rusty I am. Maybe you can forget how to ride a bike. I will certainly keep all the protective equipment on and just use regular inline skates. There is something wrong with the right speed s... 

My husband lived on a farm the first few years of his life and then the family moved to a house his father and grand father built on a rural road with few neighbors. The farm was family owned so my father-in-law continued to grow crops there. I h... 

So pleased to sell a print of a painting in my Whimsy series which is a fanciful set of paintings most of which are based on symbols. I have a number of creative heart paintings and this time a great Nebraska patron bought Hawk Heart. It is a sma... 

I play a lot of rather complicated pieces on the piano but I have very bad stage fright. I have gotten somewhat better but it is still a problem when I perform at church. I wanted to play a beautiful piece by Claude Debussy for the prelude but w... 

We have a really big garage now and I am going to put on my skates, turn on some music and skate there. The rinks in Christiansburg have closed and I don't skate on roads. Too easy to hit a rock and land on my face. I miss skating so much and I... 

Lots of times I get into a conversation with Clyde and forget what I was going to say. My train of thought gets derailed. Clyde says sometimes his never gets on the track. No lake today. It is cloudy and will rain soon. Next week is the last ti... 

Yesterday I made it all the way to lunch without getting into a political discussion. I don't think that will happen today. I am trying to not let politics dominate my days but we are living in a time when what used to be said privately can be se... 

Yesterday I was determined not to start my day with bending my husband's ear with all the political posts I see on the internet. I made it to lunch time and then had to let loose. Clyde keeps up with different sources so I know there are some thin... 

Proud of myself. Since I am on so much Social Media to promote my work I am always seeing a barrage of political posts which I am forever sharing with my hubby. He keeps up with other sources. I was determined to stay off of politics this morning... 

I like the sound of rain and I don't mind rainy days at all. They have a calming effect on me but the sound of rain at 4:00 am is not welcome. I couldn't believe how loud it was this morning. Not raining at all now. Oh well. We can't regulate... 

I buy the family size bag of Peanut M & Ms and I don't think we will make it to grocery day. I guess I need to go to a bigger size or buy two. Clyde asked me if I was thinking of a horses feed bag size? Ha ha. Not that big. We are three ... 

Always great to sell prints and Memphis Lights is certainly getting around. This time a print was sold to a patron in Arkansas. I keep saying I am going to get back to my Skyline Beauty series but just haven't gotten there yet. Really into my mai... 

A lot of great performers have passed on and I miss them. I especially miss Victor Borge, a great classical pianist and comedian. The other day I was looking for a Youtube recording of Claire de lune and I came across his performance of it. The a... 

Computers are great but they are also aggravating. I have not been able to get to my Gmail since yesterday morning. I get a temporary glitz notice. When I go to the page that is supposed to explain what the problem is, none of the issues have a r... 

I put up a Demo youtube on Mondays and a studio tour one on Thursdays. I love reading the comments! People write such great, supportive ones and I always answer them. So nice to have an audience that gets something out of my videos. My channel i... 

When Clyde turned on Zanies comedy show that is broadcasted from Nashville Friday on Friday night I couldn't believe it was on. How did Friday come that fast? I couldn't believe it was Friday. What happened to Wednesday and Thursday? Anyway, if... 

Doing a little better in the sleep department. For the first time in a while I woke up feeling rested rather than feeling like I spent the night trying to work in my sleep. Clyde said he felt better yesterday than he has since the second surgery so... 

Too tired to say much today. Not getting enough sleep is discouraging so I will just try to cheer up and maybe get out of the house for some fun. Day time Naps are not an option since I have that weird sleep disorder that only occurs during the da... 

Hubby is still recovering from surgery and one of the drawbacks is he has to get up many times at night. Wednesday night it was only three and we were cheering. Last night it was seven. I am waking up every hour but so glad I go back to sleep. ... 

There was a great program about tracking sharks on PBS yesterday. The journey started off the coast of Mexico. Clyde was well into it when he asked me to watch it with him. Since it was off the coast of Mexico I figured he wanted me to tell him t... 

We have a fake fireplace in our new home. It looks like there are logs that are simmering and it can be turned on. We haven't used it yet but I noticed a blinking red light through the vent area last night. Don't know what that means so we are get... 

I was getting my groceries in one day. I loaded up the cart and pitied the people behind me in line. The cart is so heavy that it is rather hard to push so now I am getting heavy stuff a day before grocery day. I noticed that we were very low ... 

We have so many deer here that can be seen all hours of the day. On an early morning errand there was one grazing away in a yard. The window was open and Clyde yelled out, "Moo!" Wonder what that doe thought of that. Weird start to a Monday.  

As I have said many times I love movies and watch them on breaks from work. One of my favorite movies that was filmed in 1992 was The Last of the Mohicans starring Daniel Day-Lewis. It occurred to me that I had seen many films with Daniel Day-Le... 

I can understand ants in the kitchen. I worked hard to get rid of them. Last night when I was doing the laundry I saw bunches of them on the ledge by the window. What is in the laundry room that ants would want? I guess I had better ask Clyde. ... 

Not sleeping that well and working all day long. I did a lot of housework before going to bed. So tired but not too tired to get to the lake and swim. I love my little beach without sharks. Please check out a short video on a favorite Skyline ... 

Love to joke around with my hubby. Since he is not sleeping that well while he recovers from surgery he takes a nap after lunch. I asked him if my bagpipes would bother him. He said no. They would lull him to sleep. LOL! 

Always great to sell prints. It is nice to know that originals and prints are out there. This time a great NC patron bought Memphis Lights. Memphis Lights is a commissioned painting from my Skyline Beauty series. I have sold a lot of prints of ... 

The Deer Diner is going strong but they are missing a few flowers here and there. We have two gorgeous Crepe Myrtle trees that have scarlet blooms right now. We will look into some solutions for next year but fortunately it doesn't really bother m... 

As I have said before, one day is the same as the next to me since I have so much to do all the time but I am dragging today. It is hard not to get down when you check out the news. Not going into detail but I am sure you can guess what I am refe... 

Not feeling too good today and I have so much to get done so I am going to get to all those chores faster than greased lightening. After I put up that title I realized I did not know where that expression came from so I looked it up. I love to lear... 

Yesterday we took some articles to the police station to help people that suffered flooding in Southwest Virginia. The newspaper said the collection would take place July 25th but residents could take them early to the police station. I wanted t... 

Workaholics are hopeless. I knew I was doing a little too much yesterday. My right shoulder was trying to tell me that but like the disobedient little kid, "I dood it anyway." Oh well, it isn't very bad and I am forcing myself to stay home and... 

We have a son that moves fast and does not waste time. Sometimes he moves so fast he pushes us around. Clyde says he moves faster than a chimp can peel a Banana. Then he said he is not sure chimps peel a banana. Maybe they just bite right through... 

One of my favorite Blue Ridge paintings was purchased by a great North Carolina couple. They gave me a great review and are considering purchasing more of my work. Always glad to find homes for my creations. So much to do today. Got to get to i... 

One of my favorite British series is Black Adder, a great comedy! In one of the episodes set around the time of George III the first dictionary is accidentally burned and Black Adder is trying to recreate it. I don't remember it exactly but I thi... 

Can't think of anything to say today so I guess I will just put up another painting and move on to other activities. I have a friend on Wordpress that has 6000 followers and sometimes she just puts up a picture of lunch. She gets a huge number of ... 

We had a great time yesterday with friends and I cleaned up the house and studio. They spent a lot of time looking at our new home and my artwork. Now I want to work on a demo video and cannot find the attachment for the camera that secures it to t... 

We have some people coming over this afternoon so I have been cleaning up. This house is still a work in progress due to my Art business and my husband's illness but we should get to all those improvements soon. Just wanted to straighten up and so... 

I am covered up in work but the lake is calling so I am going to crawl out from under and get there for a while. My hubby is coming, too! So glad he is improving! What a long recovery. Cheers on a beautiful day!  

Our Deer Diner is still very popular and we just keep on losing flowers except for the butterfly bushes. So glad the deer don't like them. There was one gladiola left that they missed and today that is gone, too. We have written off this year but... 

All day long I have been trying to get to a post. One obstacle after the other. Don't really have much to say today but I like to post every day and put up a different work of art. So here is the drawing and I think I will just get to some work I ... 

Lots of birds all over the yard right now which is great for Clyde. He is even getting out to the New River by himself and checking out all the wildlife. There is no better therapy for my naturalist husband. One cardinal spent a lot of time bath... 

I will be mailing out another painting tomorrow to a great North Carolina couple. I have a lot of paintings in that state which certainly makes a lot of sense since the Blue Ridge is a small strip of mountains in Virginia and North Carolina. This... 

Today I was talking with friends about having events that we can not explain. One friend says she writes them down. I have had a few and I am an extremely skeptical person. I have strong religious beliefs but I don't know for sure they are true ... 

Every day I check out the butterfly bushes hoping the blooms won't be eaten in our Deer Diner. So far so good. It is nice to have one section of flowers intact. Last summer I painted a small work of some I could see out the window of my studio ... 

Usually I can think of something to talk about but I am stumped today. I could talk about some very sad aspects of our country but I don't want to be depressed so I am just going to stop here and get out to the lake. I am trying to get there e... 

One doctor's appointment can shoot the whole morning. I was hoping this one would be quick but I had to wait thirty minutes in the examining room. I don't blame the doctor. I know they don't want these back ups either but they happen. I was hopi... 

Yesterday I was mulling over which desert bar I wanted. I was either going to have a chocolate bar or a cookies and cream yogurt bar. I told Clyde I should probably flip a coin but I didn't want to get up and get one. I asked him if it were possib... 

We are going to look into some sort of deer repellent that is not harmful to the deer or our grounds. Poisons don't really go away and we don't use them. Most of our flowers have been eaten by deer and we would like them to find another diner. Y... 

So glad Twilight Zone is on for the Holiday! It is great to have a show to watch on my breaks from work. The stories are always interesting and the sets are so well done. I appreciate the spacing and lighting so much. Movies developed from the... 

We have great automation at church with big screens so people can follow the service without fumbling with a book. It is great for the service but I wish we would go back to hymnals. Someone has to click the screens to get to each verse and that ... 

Had such a nice time at the lake yesterday. The water was so warm and the weather was great. Not too hot. I love to look at kids playing in the water. One adorable little girl that could not be more than two was walking through the water and tryin... 

Summers go by so quickly and I couldn't go to the lake last week so I am going to get my morning work done faster than greased lightening and get on down there. It may be almost the 4th but it isn't very crowded in the mornings. I swim, eat my l... 

Before I decided to help out our church and play the piano when our excellent organist left I wasn't a fan of hymns. I was surprised to find out that there are many that I like very much and every once in a while I find one that is great. Of co... 

Clyde and I like to watch Jeopardy. Some of the information in the questions is very interesting and I like to see the contestants maneuver the money to win. Sometimes a very knowledgeable player will lose due to poor betting on their answers. An... 

I am very pleased with my latest abstract painting,or, as I call them, Center of my Mind paintings. I am essentially a representational artist and prefer to work with subject matter from nature but it is always a great experience to create a visual ... 

As I have said before, I am not a good sleeper. Never have been. One good thing about not sleeping well is people that don't sleep well have a lot of dreams that they remember. I have a friend that sleeps like a rock and she says she does not rem... 

I hate being painfully shy but I just have to deal with it as best I can. We were invited to a neighborhood party with live music. Due to Covid and other difficulties we have not met anyone here. I kind of feel like they should come to us not th... 

We have a Faith and Film event every so often at our church and the members like the ones I pick out. I am a movie buff and there are so many films that are uplifting and well made. One of my all time favorites is Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ball Room Dan... 

I can't believe the weird noises my new washer makes. I don't really know what a wounded buffalo slogging through water sounds like but it is probably like these sounds. I have never heard a washing machine sound like water is sloshing back and f... 

On Facebook I keep seeing posts about the right way to hang toilet paper on the dispenser. Some of the people that put up these posts are outraged that people would hang it with the paper coming from underneath the roll. I never have paid any at... 

I have two huge garbage bags full of plastic bags. Why do I have two huge garbage bags full of plastic bags? Years ago I was faithfully recycling them at the grocery store then one day a young neighbor told me the manager always told him to take th... 

Hubby is definitely doing better. I have been trimming his hair and beard. He was going to try to go to church so I wanted to trim him Saturday. He said you don't want me to look like a baboon in front of others. I told him that even a baboon needs... 

I work every day of the week at making and promoting my artwork. I also have a lot of housework, piano practice, and care giver work for an ailing husband who is definitely on the mend. One day is the same as the next to me but today sure had a b... 

I am determined to get Clyde out to the river but I have so much to do first, so I will get to all of that and just say Cheers on a beautiful Sunday! 

I had such a nice time at the lake yesterday. The water was not very cold at all and it was not crowded. I like to go in the mornings. The crowds tend to show up later. I swam for a while and then just sat in the shallow water and let the tiny wa... 

Okay, no ocean but there is sand and a gorgeous lake. Love swimming there and the great thing about lakes is you never have to worry about sharks so I am on my way in a little while. My poor hubby is not up to it yet but he will be soon. Cheer... 

So glad my husband continues to improve. He did a little too much yesterday and is under strict orders to rest more today. In cases like this I pull rank, old lady in charge. Anyway, I am determined to get to the lake tomorrow morning. I don't ... 

My husband is doing better but is still recovering from his 5.5 month ordeal. So glad he is improving. Last night I saw a firefly outside our window and it reminded me of how we liked looking at them when we were little. I loved walking barefoot b... 

So glad my husband is getting back to normal. Still has some adjustments to make but the surgery was successful and I am looking forward to seeing him enjoying the activities he loves in a week or so. You can't keep a good naturalist down. We ar... 

Today is the day. Hopefully my husband will be back to normal now that it has been a week since he had surgery. How great it would be if his doctor's appointment today is the last one for a long time. February 4th 2022 will live in infamy. I gue... 

Seems nice in our house right now but it is supposed to be in the nineties this week. Hope I can get to the lake and swim but the days keep taking off in some sort of rocket I wish I could slow down. As I have mentioned before I hate to turn on ... 

Got to get a new computer. I have always said these things have minds of their own but now I realize there comes a point when it has aged out and starts doing really weird things. I know part of the problem is I need to clean out the cache but th... 

Yesterday my husband reminded me of something that has to be done in June. I can't believe that I didn't think we were in June yet. My head is still in May. Hope I am not developing dementia or some other sort of memory problem. I keep checking... 

We have a lot of beautiful birds at our new house but right now I wish they would not sing in the morning. I am waking up too early to such a loud chorus. Oh well. They sound nice now. I just spent close to half an hour on a service chat that ... 

The surgery was successful and I will bet that next week my husband will be thumbing his nose at the laughing turtles. I am sure he will be able to pass them after he rests for a few days. I am going to try to concentrate on some good things an... 

My husband's surgery is this morning and I wish we were at the beach instead. Hopefully, this procedure will correct the problem he is having. I wish we could magically transport ourselves to the shore and he could recuperate there. Oh well, ... 

I over heard my husband talking to a nurse about his progress since surgery. He will be having more surgery tomorrow and she was checking on a lot of things. When she got to the part about his activities Clyde said all he is doing is walking ver... 

My eye hardly has any visible blood in it and I can raise my right arm up with just a little soreness. Yea! So glad there was not an injury that required a visit to the doctor or physical therapist. As I have said many times, I don't like Yoga bu... 

Well, broken vessels in my right eye was not enough of a problem to contend with. Now my upper right arm is so sore I can hardly use it. Doing things at a snails pace and am going to step away from the computer. Hope everyone has a better day th... 

I was never a big fan of Leave it to Beaver but I did watch a number of episodes when I was young. I thought the obsequious Eddie Haskal was the best part of the show. Anyway, there is an episode every day on MeTV that I watch while I am eating... 

I can't believe I have broken blood vessels in my eye again. I have been good. I don't lift things that are too heavy for me. This time it is my left eye. I guess my right eye wanted to take a break. Now I can't do much of anything except walk... 

Beautiful day and I am behind the eight ball. Not sure if people say that these days to mean behind schedule. It was a phrase my mother used a lot. It came from the game of pool. I looked it up and here is the explanation. Funny, I never realized... 

I know. Another complaint about the class that has done wonderful things for my body. Actually, this time it is not a complaint. As always, I was cussing softly to myself as my body strained to do what the teacher said to do. I cuss softly in c... 

I never watch horror movies. I have enough nightmares. I think the reason I have a lot of bad dreams is because I don't sleep that well. I have a very comfortable bed and I am not too hot which I know can cause nightmares. I don't always have n... 

I am looking forward to my Youtube demo today. I was going to paint an expressive painting of a hand but changed my mind. I think I will do that another time. Today I want to paint another Suggestions painting. These are such great experiences... 

Lots of birds in our back yard and I really think we are seeing the same chipmunk and squirrel running across our patio. The chipmunk may be setting up shop in a barbecue set up. We aren't much for outdoor cooking and I am dragging my feet like I ... 

I don't remember which program it was on, but last night we saw a tennis shoe with a computer in the back. I met a lady that tracked the number of steps she took a day and the calories she burned with some sort of bracelet. Computers are taking... 

I don't know what to say. It has all been said. What happened yesterday should not happen. I will continue to try to spread joy and appreciation for the beauty all around us. We need to work together to stop this senseless violence. 

I am an responsible adult that loves all art forms and am especially appreciative of theater arts. I love movies and I have a collection that goes back to silent films. My mother was an exceptionally perceptive person and one time when I did so... 

I think I mentioned that years ago one of my sons friends liked to call my husband Big Foot for a joke. I always thought that was weird since he wears a size 10 shoe. Anyway, we all laughed about it. Well, another problem he is having since his s... 

I have been playing the piano at church for a number of years now, at least five, and I thought I had gotten over my stage fright. I went from my legs shaking to a sick stomach to just a little nervous. I was so happy when that happened a few mont... 

We are having a mild version of the Colorado weather switcheroo. Nineties today and fifties and sixties starting tomorrow. Glad my husband is great about circulating air through our house. I hate to use air conditioning since it is another conven... 

I don't like to turn on the air conditioner. What is a nice temperature to most people is freezing to me so I would rather just find ways to be cool. I could not find light weight cotton PJs in the store so I ordered some cotton PJs and they must be... 

I know what Tear Here means on products that are resealable. Cuss and get the scissors. Most of those packages are impossible to tear. I really think manufacturers stay awake nights trying to figure out ways to aggravate me. Well, what else w... 

Just joking around. Some neighbors have been building a car port and the noise is awful. Mister Rogers theme song with my words just keeps running through my head. Time to go walking far away from the ruckus. Cheers on a beautiful, hot day!... 

I am so pleased that a great California patron purchased Sweet Pea Morning on The Blue Ridge which is one of my most popular mountain paintings. I will miss this one very much but like I always say, I live to paint but I can't take them with me. ... 

I have been practicing Yoga for years now and it has done great things for my body and I highly recommend it. Even though I was exercising every day, before I took up Yoga I could not touch my toes. But I still hate hearing the teacher say once i... 

I think I was meant to be a night person and sleep during the day. That would not work with my life at all. I work hard and should be able to sleep well but I don't. Now I am waking up every hour starting at 2:00 until I get up at 7:00. When i... 

My husband is still recovering from surgery that he had on February 4th. Yikes! Another procedure tomorrow and more surgery in a few weeks. My dedicated naturalist is pretty much home bound but at least it is migration season so he is seeing a lo... 

I am so busy all the time but I am determined to get some things done that I have been putting off. I need to re-arrange my painting set up in my studio and fix the drain in one of the bathrooms. That Time Fairy just will not show up and add hour... 

I always have my taxes done by someone else to avoid errors. My uncle was a lawyer and he didn't do his own taxes and thought everyone should have them done by an accountant. A weird thing happened this time resulting in an under payment for Fede... 

I get such a kick out of old shows, especially Sandford and Son and The Dick Van Dyke Show. A while back they aired an episode of the show that starred Carl Riner as the character that Dick Van Dyke took over. It was awful. I can see why it was can... 

I love the MeTV channel we have here in Southwest Virginia. Every week day morning there is a show with Looney Tunes. I still get a kick out of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Sylvester, and the others. I especially like Daffy Duck and Sylvester. One o... 

Well, not caged, but greatly restricted. I think Clyde is in for a few more months of this lengthy recovery. Two more procedures and then hopefully he will be back to normal. He has been pleased with all the warblers he is seeing on his walks aroun... 

I always get a little uptight when I play the piano at church. I used to shake like a leaf and get rather sick to my stomach. Now I am just a little nervous. I get there early to practice on the digital piano which is so different from mine. On... 

Like I always say, I live to paint, but I can't take them with me. I work hard to promote my work so I can find homes for my paintings. It is also great to be able to sell prints of sold work. Yesterday a great NC patron bought a large print of ... 

We were under a tornado watch yesterday and I was so worried we would be injured, our house destroyed, and paintings flying out the windows. Fortunately we just got a strong storm that did not damage anything. Phew! Family first, property seco... 

I am so busy right now that I am revving up the process I have always used to get things done. I pick at everything so eventually everything will get done. One of the chores I have right now is a political endeavor which is quite time consuming. ... 

My husband has been able to help out some with the dishes now but that chauffeur has definitely flown the coop. Every time I think I have some time I am reminded of multiple appointments, mostly visits to the doctor. I will be jumping for joy when ... 

One of the strange problems my husband has been having after surgery is digestive quirks. Sometimes he can eat bread and sometimes he has to stay away from it. Also, he has to pretty much stay away from milk so he is taking pills right now. We don... 

You know you are tired when you are holding the mouse with one hand and propping up your head with the other hand. I am finally back to my latest wildflower painting and I have completed the second stage. One more to go. My husband is still not ... 

I am working at getting more attention to the Wix website but not having much success so far but I am a very impatient person so I will forge ahead. I am blogging there every day and the traffic has increased some. So glad my husband is doing b... 

I am spread so thin over the internet and getting worn out with posts to I am going to work harder on my Wix website to get more attention for my work. I am going to try to post every day or every other day. My husband is improving but there is stil... 

Well, not surprised. Along with pain, mild fever, edema, and a sinus infection I had to at least get something from Clyde so I got the sinus infection. I am having such a hard time getting to my work but I continue to be as upbeat as possible. It... 

Yikes! Two trips to the ER last week and now Clyde can't seem to get rid of a low grade fever so back to the Doctor's office we go. The surgery was February 4th and he is still a long ways from recovery. Another surgery is scheduled for April 20t... 

Still having lots of hubby problems. I hope he does not have to go back for some exploratory surgery to find out why his system is not returning to normal. I know he is having such a hard time with this recovery. Hopefully, he will better soon. I... 

So glad my husband does not have Covid and here is hoping he completely recovers from surgery soon. I hate to see such a dedicated naturalist stuck at home. I know it is getting him down. I finally started a new wildflower painting and am so plea... 

So glad my husband does not have Covid and here is hoping he completely recovers from surgery soon. I hate to see such a dedicated naturalist stuck at home. I know it is getting him down. I finally started a new wildflower painting and am so plea... 

This day is being shot out of a cannon. I am so behind in everything and I will be taking my son to Bowling for the first time since the pandemic began. My husband is still recovering from surgery and I am so tired. Oh well. I don't live in Ukr... 

Well, my husband is doing better and so am I. So glad he can handle the post op by himself now so I can sleep. So tired. I am determined to finish my Wix website and connect the purchase feature there. Lots of work that I want to share with the... 

Yuck! Now I know what it is to be an attendant 24/7. I have to help my poor husband with everything and that includes night time duty. The surgery went well but the aftermath has been a real horror story. He seems to be doing a lot better tod... 

Still plugging along but things are a little rough right now. My husband has two hernias and the operation is early February. He is a very active guy and great about helping me with housework but he can't do much right now so I am getting worn ou... 

My Mother-in-law passed away Saturday morning from Covid. She was such a sweet lady and we will miss her very much. I wish she had been vaccinated but it was her choice not to get the shot. She was isolated and did not leave the house but a gues... 

Well, we did dodge the virus! Yea! Only two of the wedding guests contracted Covid and they are feeling better. My mother-in-law is not doing so well. She refused to get the vaccine and now has Covid. She has been in the hospital since last Wedn... 

I think we dodged Covid! Only two people at the wedding have tested positive for the disease. There were only twelve people there. We were tested again today with the long test since our first test was so close to the exposure date. Anyway, I am wo... 

Yikes! We have been so careful about this virus and stayed away from groups, received our vaccinations, worn our masks and now we are worried we may have Covid. Hopefully our tests will come back negative. We attended a very small friend's wedding... 

Not much to say today. I do know which wildflower painting I will be working on next. I was real pleased with the fun reactions I received for my latest Youtube demo. My channel is Kendall Kessler. I love my Suggestion Series and this time a lot... 

I am back into my Skyline Beauty series and have completed two more of San Diego on Youtube. I love this series. I have used so many different approaches that I think are very creative. I will never forget my third grade teacher telling me I had... 

I have finished my latest wildflower painting and I am very happy with it! Decades ago I destroyed paintings that did not turn out to my specifications. I am so glad I am able to accomplish what I was not able to accomplish when I started out in... 

I am really into wildflowers right now and am happy with my latest one. I think I am going to paint two more from that patch, same size. Love to work with subject matter that is loaded with color and intricate textural surfaces. Sometimes it get... 

Very proud of my latest wildflower painting! The colors and shapes are more vivid than previous wildflower paintings. I didn't hold back at all. I think I will do one or two more from this wildflower patch and then move on. So glad I took some fi... 

Really into wildflowers right now. My latest wildflower oil painting is coming along and this week's Youtube is a small wildflower painting that could be a detail of my large one but it is in acrylics and not as complex. Wildflowers seem to dance t... 

Not much to talk about today. My latest wildflower painting is coming along and I haven't injured myself lately. Yea! I am so glad to sell another print of The Lodge at The Peaks of Otter to a great Georgia patron. I have always been fascinated... 

So glad my eye doesn't look like someone clobbered me anymore. It certainly took a long time clear up. Now I can get back to all of my activities. One thing I will not do is lift something that causes too much strain. That is when I get this pro... 

My eye is just about better and I am holding myself down and taking it easy for one more week. I am not going to go right back into all my activities and injure myself again. I wish there were some sort of gauge we could wear that tells us we are w... 

My eye still looks awful and I made it worse. It was looking somewhat better on Thursday morning so I did my online Yoga class. Friday morning all of the white was covered in blood so I went to the Opthamologist and she said I should not do anyth... 

Workaholics never learn. I did too much lifting yesterday and not only did I hurt my back but the strenuous effort caused vessels in my right eye to break so now the eye is half covered in blood. Looks awful. This happened a long time ago when I di... 

Glad to see another sale of Richmond on the James to a great Richmond, VA patron! I am very proud of all of my creative interpretations of various skylines and hope to get back to that series soon. Right now I have been inspired by some beautiful ... 

It is always great to have more print sales of my most popular shore painting, Marsh View at Pawleys Island. This time prints went out to a great patrons in South Carolina and Maryland. This is one of my favorite paintings and it is the largest pa... 

I am so pleased to sell a print of Mushroom Clouds to a great South Carolina patron! It is so great to be able to offer large and small wall art prints with all kinds of printing selections! Still sorting things out and getting rid of stuff from ... 

At this point we are certainly using our trash can sorting things out for our new place. We are just about done with our old home and I will be so glad when it is sold. For it's age it is looking pretty good. So pleased to sell another Pawleys Is... 

Well, the move is coming along but it will be some time before our new home is organized. It certainly would be a lot easier if I weren't an artist. So much to do in my new studio. It is such a great space! Anyway, I am so pleased to sell two ... 

Wow, moving is such a mess! We will have boxes around for a long time. I am so glad the former owners are still around. I couldn't figure out the oven but now I am on track with it. I miss the old days with dials but everything is a computer these... 

In spite of a zillion things we are doing to fix up our house to sell, I was able to paint Saturday morning on my latest floral! I have now completed the second stage. I don't know when I can get to the last stage but I am hopefull I will have some... 

Our move is coming along. We are getting so much done on our house and had a big surprise yesterday. The nice young couple that lives next door with two toddlers want a bigger house and ours is much bigger than theirs. They came over and want to buy... 

Always great to sell prints and originals of the gorgeous Blue Ridge mountains. I am especially fond of this one and a great NC patron bought a canvas print of it. I love coneflowers and am working hard on a new one. It is coming along. The light ... 

Argh!!! I really don't think I picked a previous Wordpress post to work on but when I looked at the last one to check on it had been modified. I guess I must have altered it thinking I was on the draft for this one. Computers and me are not good ... 

I can at least look at some of my florals and the flowers outside but I am having such a hard time getting back to work. So much to do before we move. We have some people coming over to landscape. Our bushes practically cover the windows. We go... 

I am running around in circles but I wanted to be sure to post my latest sales of two of my favorite Blue Ridge paintings. Rock Castle Gorge is now in a lovely home in South Carolina and the patron says it is beautiful! I always worry about painting... 

So glad I put away my latest large painting because I am running into other studio problems that I have to deal with. I hope to get back to my small floral that I barely began weeks ago before I was hired for a commission. Maybe tomorrow. We did g... 

Having such a hard time with my latest painting that I have put it away for a while. It is getting to be too much so I am going to move on to a smaller one and try to work with the same brushwork that I am using on the large one and check it out lat... 

So much to do when you are planning to move. This sort of stuff is really hard on someone who has a hard time getting away from a studio and art promotion. It's like, really? We need to do that? Yes, we do and then are a lot of repairs we need t... 

I was going to complain about my latest painting, but since a great North Carolina patron bought this above painting, I think I will talk about that! Always glad to place a painting. I am hoping my work will still be around after I am gone and I am... 

My latest Youtube demo painting is a Skyline Beauty of Pittsburgh and it is getting a lot of attention so I thought I would post a favorite here.I am having a little difficulty with my latest painting but I think it will get back on track tomorrow. ... 

My latest figure painting has had quite a few delays due to other obligations but I am determined to get a lot of work done on it this week. I am pleased with how it is coming along. It has a dreamy look right now and I will probably go with that.... 

It is always great to sell prints of this beautiful region I live in and it is especially great to sell several to one patron! I hope my work lightens up this patron's home. Please check them out here. I have the Claytor Lake Memory address below an... 

I can't believe I am finally going to the doctor for a check up. It has been well over a year since my last check up and I will be glad to go. I feel fine but I believe in preventive medicine. I especially believe in dental appointments. Neglected t... 

Not happy with my latest shipment. I have been shipping my work for decades and I know how to immobilize the work in cardboard and then immobilized in an outer box. It arrived with a the frame broken in two places so I had to refund the patron. Fo... 

I am pleased to mail out Atlantic Sunrise to a great Mississippi patron who is recovering from the second Moderna shot. I hope this painting cheers him up. Such a nice man to work with. He has consented to letting me offer print sales of this paint... 

I love it when someone orders a print that is the same size as the painting. I remember listening to one artist on TV say scale does not matter. I disagree and I paint many of my works to look good in a 40" x 30" format. The great MO patron will be ... 

So glad my back is completely better. All I did was lean over to get something out of the refrigerator. I know it is just tension that causes one of my muscles to go crazy. I am back to Yoga and that helps a lot. I am about to get started on one o... 

Charlie Chaplin once said when you are in pain, everything else is just fantasy. I am remembering that quote today. A muscle in my back decided to go ballistic and I am slowed down to a crawl which is very hard on a workaholic. Oh well, I took s... 

Had a few problems with my latest commission, but it is just about done. That is always a great feeling! Looking forward to the finishing touches and sending a file to the patron. It is an oil painting so I will have to wait for it to dry and the... 

Well, I had the second Moderna shot and thought I was going to be one of those that don't have adverse symptoms. I was fine until eight hours later I started a low grade fever that went up to 102.6. Yuck. That was a miserable night. Strange that... 

I thought I was getting better with the new Wordpress format. I copied the old one but when I tried to delete the images the whole post disappeared. Argh!!! I will get used to it. Sometimes I think old dogs can't learn new tricks but this old dog... 

I am running around in circles right now. What else is new? Lots of family issues, painting issues, and problems that are keeping me away from my painting time. That has got to stop! I really do live to paint so I have got to just wade through all m... 

I am still having a hard time learning the new Wordpress format but I am pleased that I am learning to have a sense of humor about computers. The glitches and aggravations used to make me so mad. Now I just laugh and keep going. Anyway, I am pleas... 

Well, I am getting better at the Wordpress block, but I don't like it. I have received advice from a number of people but I really don't want to take the time to figure that out either. I am glad the Fine Art America blog is the same. I don't have... 

I am just about done with my latest Blue Ridge painting and it was a struggle but I am happy with it and it is time to move on. I am so pleased with all the attention I am getting on Youtube! I have decided to upload twice a week and getting lots... 

Hi Everyone! I have decided to scale back on blogging since it is so time consuming and I am on so much social media. I work hard to promote my artwork but I need to have a life, too. I will try to check in a few times a week but with much less d... 

Hi Everyone! I have decided to scale back on blogging since it is so time consuming and I am on so much social media. I work hard to promote my artwork but I need to have a life, too. I will try to check in a few times a week but with much less d... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Story Latest Youtube! My channel is Kendall Kessler   Wow!  My current painting took a nose dive off a cliff.  I really think I was going to just live with a large amount of wasted paint and give u... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Latest Youtube! My channel is Kendall Kessler   I am looking outside my window to a beautiful warm day! The first one in a long time so I am determined to walk away from this computer and get outsid... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Latest Youtube! My channel is Kendall Kessler  Having a hard time getting going today but I am looking forward to my next oil painting which will be of a specific site on the Blue Ridge.  These pai... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Latest Youtube! My channel is Kendall Kessler   Working away at my latest painting and will have it up soon!  Just a few more touches.  Looking forward to starting another atmospheric Blue Ridge p... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Latest Demo Youtube! My channel is Kendall Kessler   Wow!  I discovered a strange way to save paint on my palette.  A week ago I accidentally spilled a little mineral spirits into my cadmium ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Latest Youtube! My channel is Kendall Kessler   So happy with my latest painting!  Now is the hard part. Do I work in a few areas that are not quite what I wanted or do I go all out with ano... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Latest Youtube! My channel is Kendall Kessler.   Yea! Clyde got his vaccine shot today!  I am still waiting on an opening but I am hopeful it will be soon and I am so excited about my latest la... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Latest Youtube! My channel is Kendall Kessler   My latest painting took a nose dive yesterday and I wasn't sure how to approach it today. So I just painted and didn't think about what I was try... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Latest Youtube! My channel is Kendall Kessler   Not much to say except we are very excited about the house we may be moving into this summer!  Artist and writers need a lot of space that we do... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Latest Youtube! My channel is Kendall Kessler   I started a new lake painting today and it was quite a different experience. I don't know if this pandemic has me down or I just wanted to try a ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Latest Youtube! My channel is Kendall Kessler  I am very pleased with my latest painting of Claytor Lake and I am considering painting more of this great park.  This is only the second painting... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Latest Youtube! My channel is Kendall Kessler   Where in the world did Friday go?  Way too much to do today to get to this blog but I like to put out two a week so here goes.  I am too tir... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Latest Youtube! My channel is Kendall Kessler  I am at the final stage on my Claytor Lake painting and it is going well.  Usually, I am afraid my final changes will hurt what I have but this ti... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Latest Youtube!   I am having one of those experiences that many artists talk about regarding the painting process.  I was having a very hard time with my latest Claytor Lake painting and then ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Story Latest Youtube! My channel is Kendall Kessler   Well, that was a different experience at the dentist. The hygienist worked for a fairly long time cleaning my teeth and then she flossed th... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Latest Youtube! My channel is Kendall Kessler  So glad to be back to work on an oil painting of one of my favorite places in Southwest Virginia, Claytor lake!  I am looking forward to the warm ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Latest Youtube!   I am always so much happier when I am in the middle of a new work!  Have to paint!  It is a beautiful day here and I hope I can get out and walk.  It is always nice to do mo... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Latest Youtube! The channel is Kendall Kessler   I have been trying for days to get to a new painting started but I have had a lot of other things to do and my youtube videos always take up a l... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Latest Youtube! The channel is Kendall Kessler   I finished my latest Blue Ridge sunset painting and I like how it turned out.  It is an impasto painting but the surface is not as complicated ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Latest Youtube! My channel is Kendall Kessler   I am so pleased with my latest painting of a Blue Ridge sunset!  The effect I am trying to get is coming along and it may not be exactly what ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Latest Youtube! My channel is Kendall Kessler   Well, I had a great session in the studio today as I got closer to the effect I wanted in a sunset.  As I have said before, no one can really pa... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Latest Youtube!   Yea!  I had the time to paint this morning and am very pleased with the effect I am trying to get in my latest Blue Ridge painting.  I want strong contrast in an end of the d... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Latest Youtube! My channel is Kendall Kessler   Well, I was going to paint but something came up so here I am hoping for better light tomorrow. I may go in after my computer stuff since it is j... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Latest Youtube! The channel is Kendall Kessler   I just don't understand how this happens every year.  I think I have plenty of time to mail Christmas cards and packages and then, all of a s... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Latest Youtube! The channel is Kendall Kessler  Still not back to my oil painting but I am just about finished with the acrylic demo one that I thought was a lost cause. So glad I did not throw ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Latest Youtube! My channel is Kendall Kessler.   Well, when it rains it pours.  I wanted to paint today but we have a family emergency so we have to spend the day traveling.  While I was  fi... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Latest Youtube! My channel is Kendall Kessler   I am real excited about my new painting which is a very small acrylic sunset in a marsh that I tried to paint in a youtube last week.  It was to... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Latest Youtube! My channel is Kendall Kessler   So much to do today that I didn't get to paint but I will tomorrow.  I am trying to just cross things off my list without any distracting move... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Latest Youtube. My channel is Kendall Kessler  Not much to say today.  We had a nice Thanksgiving and I am pleased that I finished my new sailboat painting.  I haven't added it to my portfolio... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Latest Youtube! The channel is Kendall Kessler  Such a beautiful day!  Great to see so much sunshine!  I like cloudy days, too, but sometimes there are too many of them in a row.  My lates... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Latest Demo Youtube! My channel is Kendall Kessler  Another beautiful day!  I am so pleased to sell another print of my most popular Skyline Beauty painting, Richmond on the James!  This time th... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Latest Youtube! My channel is Kendall Kessler  Another beautiful day!  I am so pleased to sell another print of my most popular Skyline Beauty painting, Richmond on the James, to a great Richmo... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My latest Youtube! My channel is Kendall Kessler.   It is a beautiful day but I missed the morning light so I can't get to the next layer of my current painting.  So much to do all the time and... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out my latest Youtube. My channel is Kendall Kessler.   Sometimes a painting really comes together and it doesn't even have to age! That is what happened this time and I am extremely pleased with my... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Latest Youtube! My channel is Kendall Kessler.   Such a beautiful day!  I hope to get my work done and get outside.  I am indoors so much of the time.  I am preparing for another painti... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out my latest Youtube. My channel is Kendall Kessler   I finished my latest Blue Ridge painting and will have it here soon.  My paintings are becoming more and more complex and the amount of paint ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Latest Youtube. My channel is Kendall Kessler   Still trying to get to finish line on my latest painting of a Blue Ridge sunset but I am at the most difficult stage, at least for me.  I don'... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Latest Youtube. My channel is Kendall Kessler   Well, I arm wrestled my latest painting down and now I am debating on working in small areas which I hate to do. It is always so hard to decide... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Latest Youtube. My channel is Kendall Kessler   Well, instead of painting today I filmed another youtube for Monday. This time I gave a tour of my studio.  I did that a long time ago when I ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Latest Youtube. My channel is Kendall Kessler   Yesterday, as I was getting aggravated over my current painting that seemed to be working really well the day before yesterday, I thought about h... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Latest Youtube! My channel is Kendall Kessler   Well, today's painting session was an arm wrestler but it turned out well. I violated one of my own rules that I don't think will ever change.  ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Latest Youtube!   Not much to say today.  It is a beautiful day outside but I have too much to do inside. Oh well.  I did work on my latest Blue Ridge painting and already took quite a detou... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Latest Youtube. My channel is Kendall Kessler   I really am behind the eight ball today but that is nothing new.  Still not happy about the Wordpress changes and will use the classic version ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Latest Youtube!   I guess Wordpress has changed their format which is probably helpful to many but it is always a problem for me.  I get used to one way of doing things and then it is differe... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Latest Youtube. My channel is Kendall Kessler.   I don't have a lot to say today.  I couldn't paint because it is just too dark.  My Daylight Fluorescent lights aren't good enough when it is ve... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Latest Youtube. My channel is Kendall Kessler   Well, the summer is shot.  I hope an effective vaccine is available soon.  I am going to do my research before I get harpooned.  Such an awful v... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Latest Youtube. My channel is Kendall Kessler   I have finally got to the finesse stage of my latest floral and am so pleased to be done with most of the work.  I love what I do but it does re... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Latest Youtube. My channel is Kendall Kessler.   Well, we went to vote at the Registrar and the parking lot was completely filled and the surrounding streets were also clogged. We will try again... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Latest Youtube!   I actually got out of the house today and visited beautiful Claytor Lake with my husband!  That was great.  Too cold to go swimming but we walked around and it was so peaceful.... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Latest Youtube!   Where does the time go?  I was sure yesterday was Monday.  How did we get from Monday to Friday?  I guess Einstein was right.  Everything is relative.  Whenever I hear of a... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My latest Youtube! My channel is Kendall Kessler.   I am so pleased to sell a print of A Memory to talented and beautiful actress, Morgan Fairchild!  This time the print is on a t-shirt. Morgan own... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Story Latest Youtube. My channel is Kendall Kessler   Not much to say today but plenty to do in the studio.  I am immersed in my latest painting.  It has such an intense atmosphere.  I love to... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Latest Youtube! My channel is Kendall Kessler.   Still working on a floral that is coming along and bursting with color contrast.  It is soaking wet right now so I will have to wait to get to the ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Latest Youtube. My channel is Kendall Kessler   I am so glad I have my painting to work on in this difficult time.  Other than quarantining myself and wearing a mask when I have to go out, I can... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Latest Youtube. My channel is Kendall Kessler   I have been so concerned about the upcoming election that it has been difficult to concentrate on my latest painting.  It is coming along very well... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Latest Youtube. My channel is Kendall Kessler.   In order to promote my artwork I spend a lot of time on the internet so I am always seeing news that I have strong opinions about. I don't want to... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Latest Youtube. My channel is Kendall Kessler.   I have high hopes for my latest floral.  It is a cultivated flower garden and I am pleased with the spacing and the value pattern.  Now to get t... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Latest Youtube. My channel is Kendall Kessler   I think my latest painting is going to be quite a different experience.  I did decide on a creative version of a cultivated floral garden but I am... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Latest Youtube! My channel is Kendall Kessler   Well, I finally decided on my next oil painting and started on it yesterday.  I am going to paint a creative interpretation of a flower garden.... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Latest Youtube. My channel is Kendall Kessler I am having a hard time deciding which direction to go with my next painting. I was thinking of a cultivated flower garden but now I still have some id... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Latest Youtube. My channel is Kendall Kessler Well, I did something today that I have not done in many years.  I got out my pen and ink supplies and finished a pen and ink drawing I started a long... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Latest Youtube. My channel is Kendall Kessler   Wow, I am sitting on my hands when I come across certain posts on Facebook. As I said I am no longer posting rebuttal comments because I don't t... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Latest Youtube!   Lot of interesting posts on Facebook that I am not going to comment on.  I don't want to be called names by people that disagree with my opinions so I will just voice my opinion... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Latest on Youtube! My channel is Kendall Kessler   Still taking flack off of Facebook people but I will not stay out of the problems the US is in right now.  I do not think the reports of death ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Latest Youtube! My channel is Kendall Kessler   So pleased to find a great home for one of my personal favorites, Tulip Burst.  I mailed it yesterday after taking a few more files of it.  Re... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Latest Youtube! My channel is Kendall Kessler   Still sharing posts on Facebook and catching a lot of flack.  Also getting a lot of support and many friends share the posts I think are very ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Latest Youtube. My channel is Kendall Kessler   Wow! Facebook sure is a hornets nest if people don't agree with you.  During this difficult time I share posts that I think are important.  The... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Latest Youtube. My channel is Kendall Kessler   Not a lot to say today.  Still working away and trying to stay upbeat which is hard considering the spike in the number of viruses and deaths.Â... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Latest Youtube. My channel is Kendall Kessler   Well, as usual my crate took longer to make then expected so I couldn't paint today.  I will be taking Morning Color Dance to UPS this afternoon. ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out Latest Youtube. My channel is Kendall Kessler   Well, things certainly are looking up as another one of my medium sized Blue Ridge Parkway paintings was purchased by a great Washington patron!  It i... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Not my favorite day.  We all have them and this is a very bad one for me for personal reasons.  I didn't have time to paint when the light was good but that is not the reason I am so out of sorts.  I have to endure s... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Latest Youtube. My channel is Kendall Kessler.   I keep plugging along and try to keep from getting this virus.  I wish people would forego the beach this summer.  A huge spike in covid-19 in F... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Latest Youtube! My channel is Kendall Kessler.   Well, I knew I would not get through with my latest painting without some art or arm wrestling but it wasn't a hair pulling time, just a few set b... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My latest Youtube! My channel is Kendall Kessler   Still no art wrestling regarding the progress of my latest painting. I meant to say arm wrestling but art wrestling works good, too.  I have complet... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Latest Youtube! My channel is Kendall Kessler   I was so surprised to see that I hadn't shown my latest wildflower painting on Wordpress.  I was very pleased with the resulting work and am incor... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Latest Youtube! My channel is Kendall Kessler   So pleased to sell another print of my most popular photograph Rosy Evening at Isle of Palms to a great Iowa patron!  I live to paint but I do... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Latest Youtube!   I am very pleased to be working on a large painting that incorporates architecture!  I have always been fascinated by architecture and took many courses while obtaining my MFA d... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Latest Youtube! My channel is Kendall Kessler   Pleased to sell more prints! This time the prints are on face masks.  I mostly sell originals and wall art prints but my work is available on ju... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Latest Youtube! My channel is Kendall Kessler.   I am so pleased that the talented, award-winning beautiful actress Morgan Fairchild purchased three of my wildflower paintings! I am honored to ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Latest Youtube! My channel is Kendall Kessler   I don't have much to say today.  I am glad that Virginia residents are complying with our governor's guidelines in phase one of the re-opening of ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Latest Youtube! My channel is Kendall Kewssler   Wow, no rain today! The New river rose almost as high as a seven foot sign at the Dog Park!  It has never been that high before.  What a flood!... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Latest Youtubes! My channel is Kendall Kessler   Not my favorite day but they are all good in some ways.  Didn't get to paint this morning and now the light is not right and I have been having ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Latest Youtube! My channel is Kendall Kessler   I am really getting into wildflowers right now and looking forward to tomorrow when I can get to the second stage of my latest one!  The one i... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Latest Youtube! My channel is Kendall Kessler   What a beautiful Mother's Day!  My son bought me a box of candy.  Gee, I wonder how he thought of that for a present? Could it be that I always... 

Please Check out My Latest Youtube!   What a dramatic change in weather!  So glad I was able to get the groceries before it starts raining.  Winter weather tonight!  Yikes!  I will be glad to see some warm weather soon.  I can't go to t... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My latest Youtube! My channel is Kendall Kessler   Such a beautiful day!  Lots of people outside having some fun.  We took a great walk and plugged carpenter bee holes in our roof.  The bees flew... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Latest Youtube! My channel is Kendall Kessler   I wanted to paint today but the day got away from me as I have been working on Youtube stuff.  My channel is growing and I am seeing a lot of ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Latest Youtube! My channel is Kendall Kessler   I have been spending so much time working on my Youtube channel that I have stopped listening to great Youtube music.  Decided today to get ba... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Latest Youtube! My channel is Kendall Kessler   Really behind the eight ball today!  So much to do and I have hardly gotten to anything due to a long, important phone call.  It is amazing h... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Latest Youtube! My channel is Kendall Kessler.   Well, I never thought I would live to see the day that I am selling prints of my paintings on face masks!  I have sold my prints on a lot of hous... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Latest Youtube! My channel is Kendall Kessler   I was so pleased to see one minister's great solution to holding services with his congregation!  He got on the roof of the church and the parishi... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Latest Youtube! My channel is Kendall Kessler   My studio is finally getting cleaned up.  Now that I am not getting out very much, the mess in this house and studio is staring me right in the fa... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Latest Youtube! My channel is Kendall Kessler   Wow!  You know you are getting a good Yoga work out when your arm pits sweat during all those Downward Facing Dogs!  Like I always say, I take cl... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Latest Youtube!   I don't think I have ever wanted to be at the beach more than I do right now! I'm sure I am not the only one.  We were not planning on going this year due to some obligation... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Latest Youtube! My channel is Kendall Kessler   I was not happy to hear about how long we need to quarantine ourselves but I know we have to do this.  This virus is horrible.  I have plenty ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Latest Youtube!   Beautiful day.  I am seeing more and more signs of life outside. I am still sanitizing every thing that can be sanitized.  People are being great about keeping their distan... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Latest Youtube! My channel is Kendall Kessler   Well, my naturalist husband is still getting out.  He is being careful to steer clear of other people but he is getting out.  I am just goin... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Latest Youtube!   Not getting out much but I did want to buy a new thermometer.  Of course, our digital one decided to retire and I went to two Drug stores and surprise, surprise!  They... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Latest Youtube! My channel is Kendall Kessler   Well, I am not going stir crazy yet but I am not getting out much.  I am worried about the virus and have been washing my hands all the time ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Latest Youtube! My channel is Kendall Kessler   Well, I couldn't miss Line Dance Class today so when I arrived I put sanitizer on my hands.  Then I put gloves on and kept them on during the ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Latest Youtube! My channel is Kendall Kessler   Argh, argh and argh again!  I am so tired of being run over by technology.  Now my phone is acting up and it is a new one.  I always g... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Latest Youtube! My channel is Kendall Kessler   Well, once again I decided on a different direction with a painting that was fighting me and then all of a sudden it started talking to me and ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out my Latest Youtube! My channel is Kendall Kessler   Well,  my latest painting took a nose dive off a Blue Ridge cliff.  After all I wrote about how well it was going it decided to turn into an arm ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Latest Youtube!   Sometimes a painting experience is over the top! My latest Blue Ridge painting looked so good in the second stage that I was worried I would lose the strong effect in the next p... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Latest Youtube! My channel is Kendall Kessler   I had a lot of success with my new painting of a Wintergreen sunset yesterday and decided I should put it in my Stages of my Artwork collection... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Latest Youtube! My channel is Kendall Kessler.   Well, as usual I am wondering what happened to Monday.  Someone shot another day out of a cannon.  I was very glad to get back to work on my lat... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out my latest Youtube! My channel is Kendall Kessler I am finally to my blog after a lot of work!  I am so glad to sell another original painting to a great Virginia patron!  Secluded Home which is pict... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Latest Youtube! My channel is Kendall Kessler   Tiring Monday but I am sure I am not the only one saying that.  The phone is ringing all day long with scammers ready for another week of... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Latest Youtube! My channel is Kendall Kessler!   It certainly has been cloudy lately.  I don't mind overcast weather but I would like to see the sun soon.  It always amazes me that when I have ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Latest Youtube! My channel is Kendall Kessler   I am pleased that I managed another Skyline Beauty painting of Austin Texas!  Now I will have five for an Etsy listing.  This time I decided to u... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out my latest Youtube! My channel is Kendall Kessler!   I am so pleased to be finished with the second glass painting restoration!  Had some trouble with certain colors resisting but after many lay... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Latest Youtube! My channel is Kendall Kessler   I am just about finished with the second painting commission and it is turning out really well!  As I said, these are paintings on glass so ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Latest Youtube! My channel is Kendall Kessler   Still working away on too many things at the same time.  I am pleased that I am able to juggle a lot of balls at the same time.  Never could real... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out my latest Youtube! My channel is Kendall Kessler   Well, I have done some unusual commissions but my latest is definitely a new experience for me that is turning out very well!  A great patron that... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Latest Youtube! My channel is Kendall Kessler   I am so pleased I finished another Youtube Demo today!  I am trying to get more attention on Youtube and more followers.  I think this one turned... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out my Latest Youtube! My channel is Kendall Kessler   Not my favorite day. Lots of aggravation. Trying to get things done but I feel like I am on a treadmill.  Lots of motion, just not getting anywh... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Latest Youtube! My channel is Kendall Kessler.   Well, the painting demo for my latest Youtube that I uploaded today sure took quite a u-turn!  I changed it so much that I decided to upload the ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Latest Youtube! My channel is Kendall Kessler.   Such a grey day.  It is so dark outside it is like twilight.  I have read that days without sun cause some people to be depressed.  I hav... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Latest Youtube! My channel is Kendall Kessler Well, I couldn't be more uptight about a matter that I have to keep private.  I hate these kinds of confrontations but it isn't someth... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Latest Youtube! My channel is Kendall Kessler   Another day shot out of a cannon!  I wanted to publish this morning.  This certainly is quite a bit past morning.  I was aiming for 9:30 a.m.,... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Latest Youtube! My channel is Kendall Kessler   I can' believe I am just now getting to my blog.  Yikes, what a day!  Too much to do.  I know am like a broken record.  I don't know the meani... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My latest Youtube! My channel is Kendall Kessler!   I am really looking forward to starting another Blue Ridge Parkway painting of Wintergreen!  We don't ski but we do like to stay there for short ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out my latest Youtube! My channel is Kendall Kessler.   Glad to be back on the grid!  I had a great time visiting relatives and I hate fighting with my i-pad.  For some reason things just don't wo... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out my latest Youtube! My channel is Kendall Kessler   I am going off the grid for a few days!  I am going to take a little time off from Social Media and give my fingers  a  break.  Cheers to ever... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Latest Painting Demo on Youtube! My channel is Kendall Kessler.   I can't believe how fast last week went!  I think the same will happen this week as I run around trying to get everything done be... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My latest Youtube! My channel is Kendall Kessler   I am so pleased with the popularity of my Skyline Beauty Series and am glad to be working on them again!  Yesterday a great NC patron bought ten C... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out my latest Youtube! My channel is Kendall Kessler   So pleased to finish Christmas shopping today! I didn't have to wait in line since most people get their shopping done much earlier.  That's the w... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out Latest Youtube! My channel is Kendall Kessler   So pleased to sell another print of Richmond on the James!  Memphis Lights was the most popular Skyline painting but Richmond on the James is now num... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Latest Youtube! My channel is Kendall Kessler   Well, looking forward to Line Dance this afternoon!  Love to dance and we will be performing at Warm Hearth in Blacksburg this Saturday!  I have ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Latest Youtube! My channel is Kendall Kessler   I have accomplished a lot today but the list I made still has a lot to mark off. What a Monday!  I don't have a lot to say today so I think I will... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out Latest Youtube! My channel is Kendall Kessler   Way too much to do today!  I am overwhelmed! I am so glad that bug that I thought was a 24 hour bug quit after three days. It was very mild except fo... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Latest Youtube! My channel is Kendall Kessler   Well, sometimes workaholics have to take a day off. It is called illness.  I had some kind of 24 hour bug yesterday that had my stomach so upset I... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My latest Youtube! My channel is Kendall Kessler.   I am trying real hard not to get so caught up in a problem that has been going on for quite a while. I don't want to get into the details but it i... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Latest Youtube! My channel is Kendall Kessler   What a great Thanksgiving!  I love to see family in Ferrum!  Hope to see my side of the family soon!  The Kesslers are great people and we alway... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out my latest Youtube! My channel is Kendall Kessler! I am determined to get a lot of things done today that I was going to do last night but there was a great drama on PBS that I kept trying to tear ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out my latest Youtube! My channel is Kendall Kessler   Well, my leg still itches where the deer tick was.  I hope I did not get Lyme disease.  I will call Monday if the doctor's office does not ca... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Latest Youtube! My channel is Kendall Kessler   Yikes!  I practically live in  front of a computer or in my studio and the insect on my thigh was a deer tick!  How in the world did I get a... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please click on my latest Demo Youtube of a Lake Sunset! My channel is Kendall Kessler Oh Yuck!  Saturday night I noticed an itchy place on the back of my right thigh.  It looked like a tag that had become irritate... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist  Please click on my latest Demo Youtube of glowing stars! My channel is Kendall Kessler Technology and me do not mix and it is almost always my fault.  I worked on another Demo Youtube today and it ran too long.  I... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist   Please click on my latest Demo Youtube of glowing stars! My channel is Kendall Kessler As I have said before, my Yoga Mantra that I keep to myself is, "I hate Yoga, I hate Yoga, I hate Yoga."  I would ne... 

Please Check out My Story on Youtube!   Please click on my latest Demo Youtube of glowing stars! My channel is Kendall Kessler I had big plans for all the things I wanted to do today and then Monday decided to clobber me right in the lower ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I am so tired trying to keep up with all that I do.  Trying to relax and appreciate some quiet time.  So I hope everyone has a great weekend and be sure to check out my new collection, "Simple Variations", on my websi... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please click on my latest Demo Youtube of a very expressive floral! My channel is Kendall Kessler I am pleased to present a new Collection on my Website called Simple Variations!  There are only two paintings there r... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please click on my latest Demo Youtube of a very expressive floral! My channel is Kendall Kessler! It's my Birthday and I am going to step away from the computer and have some fun with my husband!  Please che... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please click on my latest Youtube!  I have a new Blue Ridge Parkway Sunset painting! My channel is Kendall Kessler Well, I made chocolate bread and I don't like it. Not sweet enough for me. I know there are peo... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please click on my latest Youtube!  I have  new Blue Ridge Parkway Sunset painting! My channel is Kendall Kessler Wow, try to do something different in the morning and the whole day gets eaten up!  I can't beli... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please click on my latest Youtube!  I have  new Blue Ridge Parkway Sunset painting! My channel is Kendall Kessler! Well, I managed to upload another Youtube!  I am pleased that I have managed one a week for a lo... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please click on my latest Youtube!  Watch me paint! My channel is Kendall Kessler Wow!  I get a lot of bogus friend requests on Facebook and fake messages in the comments section of my artwork but this is the first t... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please click on my latest Youtube!  Watch me paint! My channel is Kendall Kessler! I don't usually look forward to a doctor's appointment, but I am anxious to get there today with my husband.  I hope they can give ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please click on my latest Youtube!  Watch me paint! My channel is Kendall Kessler Love my husband but since he has been home sick I am reminded of a saying I often heard from my mother.  I am marrying you for ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please click on my latest Youtube!  Watch me paint! My channel is Kendall Kessler Not much to say today so I think I will just say Happy Weekend!  Hope to have more to say next time. Monarch Original 2... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please click on my latest Youtube!  Watch me paint! Mychannel is Kendall Kessler. Wow!  I am always complaining about lack of time but when there is a family emergency the time really gets shot out of a cannon! ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please click on my latest Youtube!  Watch me paint! My channel is Kendall Kessler Well, it sure is a Monday!  I think I will run with Garfield.  My poor husband was up most of the night with either food poison... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please click on my latest Youtube!  Watch me paint! My channel is Kendall Kessler! Well, here I am again after doing so many other things.  I actually got out to the store which was great!  I don't like to ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please click on my latest Youtube!  Watch me paint! My channel is Kendall Kessler. Well, once again I have been crowned.  Yuck.  Now I have three crowns and the Insurance Company still wants to insist I got t... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I just uploaded a new Youtube on my latest Demo!  This time the demo is of an expressive owl painting!  This one took a lot of different directions after I filmed it.  I liked what I started with but then when I was ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I am really getting into this youtube thing!  It is a great experience to create a spontaneous painting each week while talking about  art.  I have done ten of these and will continue to upload one on Mondays.  I... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Been thinking about all the great movies I have seen.  I have quite a collection and even have some silent films that I think are fantastic!  The Cabinet of Doctor Caligari is  a masterpiece!  The sets are incredible... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Filmed another Youtube !  Please check it out!  My channel is Kendall Kessler. This one is a Center of my Mind painting!  I am especially pleased with the energetic brushwork! So glad to not see 90 degrees on ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I am so please I filmed another Youtube !  Please check it out!  I am especially pleased with the vibrant color contrast in this one! My channel is Kendall Kessler. Wow!  What happened to Thursday? I wanted to pos... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I am so please I filmed another Youtube !  I am trying to have one a week but it is hard.  I was going for one of my coloristic, whimsical works but I think when I finish it , it will have gentle color contrast and ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I don't care what anyone says.  There are demons in my kitchen. Yes, Mom, I am impatient and move too fast, but the things that happen in my kitchen are ridiculous.  I have tried real hard to slow down but I am always... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Not looking forward to this afternoon. I have to get another crown.  This is my third one and I hope it is the last.  My first dentist was awful and did not see that I had three cavities and one was very bad.  They... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Well, it is almost evening and I am still trying to get everything done. Clyde and Alan are up on Rocky Knob leading a Hawk Watch and I am working away. Most of it was work I wanted to do so I can't really complain.  ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Not much to say today.  It is a beautiful outside!  Maybe Clyde and I can get out to the park and he can continue to try to educate me on birds and butterflies.  I try but a lot of it goes in one ear and out t... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My new Youtubes! My channel name is Kendall Kessler! Still working hard on my Youtubes!  Lots of interesting comments and gaining subscribers every day!   I am especially pleased with my la... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Been lazy today.  Well, lazy for a workaholic.  Cleaned out part of my studio, decided on the composition for the next painting, did dishes and vacuumed the floors.  Not bragging.  I'm sure most people have done m... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Wow!  The ants are marching away in our bathroom. The kitchen still has some but they look like they are just wandering around looking for food or their friends.  I guess toothpaste rules.  Masses and masses in the b... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I have been battling ants today.  We have a lot of trouble with ants so I went to work scrubbing the table and floor where they have congregated the most. They are also on the counters and having a big party in the b... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Too much to do today so I am going to just say Happy Labor Day while I labor and get on with it.  Be sure to check out this week's Youtube! My Channel is Kendall Kessler. I am very happy with my latest abstract Butte... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I tried something different this time with my latest Suggestion painting that I filmed and will present on Monday.  I had been covering the surface quickly with a large brush and then spending more time on the second s... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I am so pleased with my latest Blue Ridge Parkway painting of The James River!  It is coming along and will be done soon!  One more session with a lot of layers and then I will add it to my portfolio!  Also, pleas... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Whatever happened to paper forms? Today I spent an hour and fifteen minutes trying to straighten out an online service.  The representative was very helpful and she said all the problems I was having with the form was ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Wow! Today at the Grocery store I saw something I never thought I would see again!  Someone was underneath his car working on it!  I said to what appeared to be his wife I was amazed and didn't think anyone knew how t... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I am pleased with the first stage of my latest Blue Ridge Parkway painting of the James.  I love to paint water.  I remember years ago reading about the friendship between Eugene Delacroix and Frederic Chopin.  Del... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist   I can't believe I am finally getting to my blog.  I wanted to write something this morning but two many things got in the way.  Oh well, another Monday shot down the drain.  How does Tuesday get here so quickly?... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I am so pleased to sell another Blue Ridge Parkway painting to a great Virginia patron!  This one is of Rock Castle Gorge.  I have a number of paintings of this beautiful section of the Parkway.  It is my favorite ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist A little frustrated today so I bought some caramel topping to add to my frozen vanilla yogurt.  I am one of those obnoxious calorie counters so my frozen yogurt will not be swimming in it. Hey, it has worked for me sin... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist My ankle is better so look out lake!  I am going to zoom through my work and get on down there.  The summer will be over soon and I love swimming there.  Please check out my latest Demo youtube below! Watch me paint!... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I had visions of getting to the lake today and then my foot with either tendinitis or Achilles Bursitis started acting up.  Oh well, I am going to relax and watch a movie.  Not just part of it, all of it!  That will ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Racing with the clock again!  So much to do.  I can't imagine having a lot of time to just goof off and watch TV.  I watch a little TV for breaks but not much.  I love movies!  So glad they can be paused so I can... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Who shot Monday out of a cannon!  I can't believe how little I got done today so now I have to do it now.  Well, what happened was I escaped and went shopping for shoes at the mall.  The only shoe store Radford had c... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I finished my latest painting, Evening Blue Ridge Light, but I still hadn't uploaded the first stage which is actually the second stage.  I forgot to take files of the first.  Anyway, I think it turned out very well a... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I will be posting my newest Rock Castle Gorge painting in a few days!  Hope to get the first stage uploaded today.  Racing with the clock!  Cheers!   Last day! The billboard contest is still on!  Pleas... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Wow! Hardly any arm wrestling this time!  The painting of Rock Castle Gorge is really coming together without aggravation!  Always great to have this kind of experience.  Sometimes they are so difficult I want to scr... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out My Demo Video on Youtube! My channel is New River Artist I am so pleased with my new Blue Ridge painting of Rock Castle Gorge!  It isn't finished so I may be taking that back but I hope not.    ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please check out my first Demo Youtube! My channel is New River Artist. Watch me paint! I  just finished a new one and will have it up in a few days.  I want to get more attention on Youtube and I think Demo video... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please Check out Kendall Kessler Demonstrates a Vibrant Sunflower painting on my New River Artist Youtube channel! I am happy to present my first Demo Youtube!  It is rather long so I may look into those speeded up ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist So pleased to sell another print of Richmond on the James to a great Georgia patron!  This certainly is a very popular painting from my Skyline Beauty series that I hope to get back to soon! Right now I am working on a... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Back from vacation!  We had a great time!  I love not cooking, not cleaning, and not doing the laundry!  Not having to do those things puts a capital "V" in vacation!    Lodge at The P... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I sure am taking the detours lately.  I started a Blue Ridge painting and then decided to try again for a demo Youtube with a Suggestion painting.  It turned out to be too long for my camera card so I just finished the ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I am so pleased to be working on a new Blue Ridge painting!  I was going to paint it in acrylics but now I think it would work better in oils which is always my favorite choice of medium!  I want to make a completely... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I am so pleased to be working on a new Blue Ridge painting!  I was going to use it for a demo Youtube but I don't think it would work out that well as a video so I am going to try another approach.  Still, I hav... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist The company that handles my print sales is hosting a billboard contest and I would greatly appreciate your votes!  The contest ends July 31st!  Here are the addresses to the popular paintings I entered! Thank you! ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I am real pleased with  my latest Center of my Mind painting!  I don't have a file of it yet but I will get one soon.  I actually got away from the computer today and did some Yoga on a dock right next to Claytor... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Still haven't gotten to the second stage of my latest Center of my Mind painting.  I did include the first stage in my Youtube!  Please check it out on !  The name of the channel is Kendall Kessler. I am trying to ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist My strong visual memory is bugging me as usual.  My mind is a photo album on steroids.  Everything and everyone is always flipping through my head and I wish I could stop it but maybe that is a price artist's pay for ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Looking forward to the last Center of My Mind painting!  After this one I will move on to something else.  I love all levels of abstraction but I like representational the best.  Thinking of either a floral or a larg... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I am real pleased to sell another  print of Reaching Out to a great United Kingdom patron!  This print sure gets around!  It is my best-selling print and I am happy to see it reach so many different places! It will a... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Still working on Music without Words paintings and looking forward to one more, this time a large one with a lot of depth.  I know that the illusion of depth is the main reason I like to work from nature most of the time... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Such beautiful weather!  This must be what it is like in Hawaii!  I still want hotter swimming weather but this will certainly do for now!  I now have Turning Inward on my website!  I really do like to work this w... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist So happy to see the sunlight!  I hope it lasts but I think more rain is coming.  I am pleased with my new Center of my Mind paintings!  Here is the third one in the first stage.  The others stayed in the first stage... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Still staring at the rain.  I will be glad when the sunny weather comes back.  I am having a hard time getting any artwork done right now due to various family matters.  But I did photograph my latest Center of My Mind... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Rain, rain, go away, come again some other day.  It rained yesterday and it is supposed to rain for the next few days and stop on Thursday.  Glad I got to the lake once.  It is always tricky to swim in the lake due t... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Such a beautiful Monday!  Not too hot and there is a nice breeze coming through the window.  A brown thrasher is digging under the brush where the bushes are.  It is making quite a lot of noise as it looks for food.  ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Started my first new abstract painting and am going to start another one before I go to the second stage of the first one.  It is always hard to know when to say a painting is finished but I find it is especially hard wh... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please click on my latest Youtube! Please Check out My Story on Youtube! I am again saddened by another mass shooting.  This is crazy and I am so sorry for the loss of innocent lives.  I don't know what the answer i... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I have the second stage of Standing Shadows completed and am pleased with the intense mood of this work.  The girl looks as if she is holding herself for security but she is about to walk off the podium into the shadows.... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I am having a great time working on my latest addition to my Beautiful Nudes series!  I keep wondering when it is going to start aggravating me.  It is in acrylics and acrylics don't usually aggravate me the way oil p... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Such a beautiful evening!  I work all the time but I still think Friday nights are special.  The temperature is just right and the birds are singing.  I look forward to joking around with Clyde after I do a few thing... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Still trying to get to my latest painting. Yikes!  Too many other things to do with computer work and house repairs.  I have an appointment at 11:00.  Hope I can back to it after that.  Running around in circles.  ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Not much to say today but, as always, too much to do so I will say cheers and get to it all!  Have a great Monday! Here is the first stage of my latest addition to my Beautiful Nudes series! Standing Shadows  ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Lots of rain today.  I have never minded rainy days.  They are quite peaceful if there isn't a storm going on.  I am still adding paintings to my Beautiful Nudes series.  So far I have been working on 9" x 12" ones... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Hi Everyone!  I am back from a great wedding.  We all had a wonderful time!  The ceremony was beautiful, the food was fantastic, and I enjoyed meeting friends and family of the bride and groom!  Wonder, the painti... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist More Fall of the House of Kessler. We are waiting on a plumber to give us an assessment on pipe replacement.  We still have a  hole in our son's room where the massive leak destroyed a large section.  Now the TV we had... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist It is heating up outside and I am looking forward to blowing up my inner tubes and going to Claytor Lake!  Love swimming there!  Alan and I do some laps and then we spin around in our tubes.  The temperature is climbin... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Wow! I try so hard to organize everything but sometimes I feel like I am on a sinking ship without a life boat.  I have a huge section of documents on one of my shelves that I can't put in the computer room because tha... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Trying to get away but it is hard.  So much to do but I would like to get down to the Aquatic Center.  Haven't been there in a long time.  I am not a great swimmer but there is more to life than Line Dancing and Yoga.Â... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Such a gorgeous day!  Clyde and I got out for a walk in beautiful Bisset Park yesterday!  Glad to get away from work for a while.  Can't do it today but hope to soon.  Clyde is a one-man educator.  I always learn abo... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I am very pleased with my latest Beautiful Nude painting! I had the first stage on my website but it turned out so well that I just replaced the file with the finished painting that was not much different from the first s... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I am so pleased to own an adjustable table for my computer!  Now I can stand up rather than get all stiff in a chair!  The table can easily be adjusted for sitting or standing. I highly recommend it!  They say sitting ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Happy Easter to those that celebrate it! My hairdresser was selling easter eggs to benefit a church so I bought one.  It was a maple one and fantastic!  I am eating a little each day.  Haven't had an Easter egg since I... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Well, I managed to send out my first Wix newsletter without too much screaming at the computer.  You would think this sort of thing would be easy, but I am definitely computer challenged.  I didn't quite get it the way ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I am getting it together with my Wix website!  I may be computer challenged but I eventually figure things out.  Sometimes I can find the answer on Google and sometimes I just wander around until I get what I want.  I wi... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I am really getting into Acrylics these days. I can remember a time when I just didn't like them at all.  The fast drying time didn't work well with the way I used to paint but now I can pretty much make paint sit up an... 

Blue Ridge Parkway I am having such a hard time getting to my Wix site due to all the other internet stuff I do that I may take a break from Wordpress for a while and see if I can get a blog going there.  My wix site is free right now so I pro... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I am so glad to have some warm weather!  Such a long winter and my skin has dried out so much it itches.  My doctor said I may have some eczema so I am going to buy some hydrocortizone.  Lots to do today but I hope I c... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Busy, busy day!  Sometimes I feel like I am running on a treadmill, especially on Thursdays!  I have to fit in all my computer chores with Yoga, Line Dancing, and Bowling.  Right now I have to practice the piano.  I... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Having an interesting time with a new Suggestions painting.  I thought I knew what to do with it and then it took a completely different direction and now it is going back to the first idea.  I am letting this painting ta... 

Blue Ridge Parkway So pleased to finish a still life!  I don't have it on my website but I will put it there soon!  I don't paint a lot of still lifes but when I do I try real hard to make them special and visually captivating.  I think the su... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist So pleased that a yoga friend decided to try out Line Dancing today!  I tell people all the time about how great Line Dancing is.  We had a big class today with two new students that did great.  Both of them had Line D... 

Blue Ridge Parkway I am pleased with my progress on an old still life that I am putting the life back into.  I am not sure whether or not I will include a progress file on my website.  The photo I took didn't turn out that well and now I have ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Well, I have taken a detour from my new nudes series. I found an old painting that I decided to finally finish and I started a small Suggestions painting.  Glad for both of these paintings since I had a lot of oil paint ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I finished Turning and am very happy with it.  It has an intense surface and complicated brushwork.  Be sure to check out this vibrant work and click on the link to see the print possibilities! Turning   Orig... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Well, I finished the third stage of my latest figure painting and I think the arm wrestling is over.  I still have work to do but I like the way it looks now more or less. The surface is complicated and the colors are starting... 

Blue Ridge Parkway My latest painting is really aggravating.  The second stage was great.  I should have left it there.  I am so glad I preserve the different stages.  A common complaint among artists is that sometimes we go too far and kill ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist It looks like my new figure painting is turning into an arm wrestling match.  Oh well, my recent wildflower painting was a beautiful stroll through paint.  I guess it is time to appreciate the ones that aren't so difficul... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Very excited about my new figure painting in acrylics!  I am using more layers than I usually use in each stage so I can properly build up the figure's form.  As I told my students, ad nauseam, anyone can draw a figure.  T... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I am back to the figure which is a particular love for artists.  We don't draw and paint nudes to be provocative.  We just love the beauty of the human form and all the expressions that different poses give us.  I am... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Thursdays are so busy!  Yoga, Line Dance, and bowling this evening!  Not much to say except time to get all my work done and get out the door again! Cheers everybody! Evening Light from Sharp Top   Original 12" x... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I am very concerned about our environmental problems.  I don't think ocean's temperature is rising or the polar ice caps are melting because it is just time for that to happen.  I think we contribute to  this problem w... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist No time to blog today.  I am running around in circles but I did want to put up something since my Special Promotions end today!  I always have one up for a while and I change the other two.  Today is the last time for... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I don't have much to say about anything going on in the world.  I am encouraged by some events and discouraged by others.  I guess Dickens first line in Tale of Two Cities will always apply to this planet.  It was ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I was just looking at the oscar awards for this year and I have heard many people say they are pleased with the results. I used to keep up with the oscars since I am such a movie buff but I don't follow them now that ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway I was so sorry to hear of the death of Peter Tork. I was not a big fan but I admire anyone that can be successful in the music field.  The show was just a two year hit but it was fun and after a struggle he was able to obtain w... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist As always this blog is about my artwork and, yes, one of the purposes is to sell it.  My artwork is extremely important to me and in order to make it I have to sell it.  As I have said may times I can't take them with m... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I am still waiting for the arm wrestling on my latest painting. I am amazed at how cooperative it has been so far. I think there is a demon hiding behind my storage bin that is just waiting to come out and pounce. I ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Still happy with my latest wildflower painting. I have finished the second stage and will add it to my website on Fine Art America where prints can be purchased. I have been posting my stages for a while now and prints ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Still complaining about computers. I keep trying to work on my Wix site and weird things happen that are not supposed to happen. I wonder if it is a cache problem. Every time I mention to Clyde we need to clean out t... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I am having a great time with my latest wildflower painting and hope to get the second layer done soon. More and more I am letting the paint take shape with a strong impasto effect that seems to melt beautifully into the... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I received some bad news a few days ago. A great friend, teacher, and excellent artist found out she had cancer throughout her body and just had a few days to live. She and her wonderful husband had recently moved to W... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I am very excited about my new wildflower painting! I love to work with all the textures and colors in field of beautiful flowers! This one has white and magenta flowers and I am looking forward to the next stage. I am... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Still dragging but I am trying to get it together so I can start my Wix blog. I am not sure how to handle it and how to get traffic there. I am learning all the time about this internet stuff so hopefully my new site ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I have been dragging for the last few days. It is so hard to lose a parent, especially a mother that was so supportive of what I do. So many kids are discouraged from becoming artists due to the financial consideratio... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Just a short blog before I head home to visit family for a funeral. I am going to go off the grid for a few days as we mourn our wonderful mother. I have posted two beach paintings in her honor as I know she loved the ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Not much to say today. Lots of work. So glad to be back to my latest wildflower painting! I knew it needed one more layer and now I am getting to the end of it! Time to get in there! North Albemarle Stree McLea... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist The patron for my latest commission came by yesterday and was very pleased with the painting and also with many of my other paintings. He is interested in bringing his wife by and selecting others. He also has some re... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I am in a very bad mood today. Most of the time I am an up person which is contrary to what many people think about artists, but today I am, as Clyde would say, lower than a snake's belly. We have to deal with a decad... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I am trying hard to get my work done so I can see a movie at 3:00! All work and no play make Kendall one cranky old artist. Time to get a move on! Buffalo Mountain in Fall Original 40" x 32" oil painting $2760... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Well, I have learned to be more careful with commissions with letters. I thought the garage that was also owned by the Roanoke family that owned the store I made a painting of was named after them. In the photograph ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Not in the best mood today. Usually Mondays are like any other day to me since I haven't figured out how to stop working all the time. I can't even watch TV without doing something with my hands. I don't really care ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist We are waiting for the snow to fall and I am trying to get a lot of work done. I keep saying I will put on my boots and walk in it like I did when I was young. In so many ways I never grew up and I like it that way. I ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Well, I made it to Yoga and Line Dance and now I am back in the new "Smoking" position in front of the computer. I don't smoke but I have heard that sitting is the new smoking. That is kind of a weird phrase. I don't t... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I don't usually write a to do list. I try to keep it all in my head but yesterday I did write one. If I have an appointment I have to hang a note from the entrance to the kitchen so I see if every time I go in there whi... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I am so pleased to sell a wall art print of Mabry Mill in Fall to a great Texas patron! This is one of my favorite fall paintings of this beautiful sight in The Meadows of Dan. Tourists stream to this old mill all the... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I actually worked on a painting, did computer work, went to yoga class, went to Line Dance class, practiced the church piano for Sunday and fixed dinner. House is a mess and I did a load of dishes before and after dinn... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist New Years Eve! Time for resolutions or, as I saw on Facebook - the to do list for the first week of January. Well, I don't really make any resolutions. I just keep on trying to improve. I have some ideas for more ar... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I actually got out to a movie today and got away from this computer! That was great! We saw Aquaman. I am not real big on super hero films but this one was especially fun for me since I love to watch marine life and I ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Christmas was great! Always love to see relatives! We made it down to Clyde's house without any spills of the food we brought. His mother was so grateful that we provided the dinner. She can't manage it anymore but ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Not much to say today. I wrapped my last present and am trying to get other things done. My commission is in a good place right now. I am waiting on a little more information about the store I am painting before I... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I am pleased with my first painting in my new series, Skyline Beauty. I have painted many Blue Ridge Mountain Skylines and will continue to paint them but this series gives me a chance to do some creative things with bui... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Thursday is run around day but there has to be more to my life than my painting so Yoga this morning and Line Dancing Class this afternoon! Good to get away but it is hard to get all the computer work done. The lates... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I am looking forward to getting back to some wild flower paintings after I finish my latest commission. It is coming along but the drying time for each layer has been longer than usual. I hope I can get back to it soon.... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Looking forward to a wedding today! A neice on Clyde's side will be taking that big step this afternoon. The church is an hour away so we said we would come if the roads are clear. Well, the back roads are not clear s... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Running around in circles today. So much to do! I still have some Christmas shopping to do and Yoga class and Line Dancing class are today. I will be playing the piano this Sunday for church so I have to go over and g... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I am very pleased to sell two more prints! One of them was of my most popular beach photographs to a great South Carolina patron and the other one was of a very popular Pawleys Island painting to a great New Hampshire pa... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I am trying hard to avoid work today which is a laugh. I have already completed the first stage of my latest commission, two loads of dishes, and some cleaning up. Workaholics have a hard time relaxing. I have notice... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Thursdays are difficult. Yoga in the morning and Dance Class in the afternoon. I don't really like Yoga but it sure likes me. I do like Line Dancing and will be real glad when the new class starts in Radford so I don... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I was beginning to think Garfield is right about Mondays in spite of the fact that we workaholics don't see any difference in the days, when I saw a great announcement from the company that handles most of my print option... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I am so pleased that my favorite abstract painting, Gentle Fall, has a great Virginia home! There is a rather mystical look to the impasto surface of this work, hence the title. I prefer to work from representational su... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I am so pleased to sell another print of Richmond on the James to a great Virginia patron! This certainly is a popular painting in my Beautiful Skyline series! Be sure to check them out on my website connected with Fine ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist The company that handles my print sales is extending the FREE SHIPPING offer until 12:00 tonight! Don't miss out on this great offer and be sure to check out all the print possibilities of my work to the right of each ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I am so pleased to sell prints of Cloud Swirl over the Peaks of Otter and Fall Reflections at Peaks of Otter to a great VA patron! I mostly sell originals and wall art prints but my work can be bought on many house hol... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Getting ready for Thanksgiving with my husband's family. Usually I just bring a desert but this time I am bringing everything. My mother-in-law is not up to it this year. It is about time she took a break and I am bri... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist My latest painting is thankfully past the driving-me-crazy stage and I am starting to see how it will work out. Unless readers of this post paint, I am sure no one knows what I am talking about. That's okay. There ar... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Special Promotions below end Today Running around in circles today. Too much to do. I think I will try to get some dishes help today from the guys. Working all morning and the dirty dishes are piling up with rei... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Special Promotions below end Saturday Wow! Life is so different in the car these days. I can remember the days when no one talked on the phone. Now people are either on the phone or talking to their car with blu... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Special Promotions below end Saturday Been jumping through hoops today with computer stuff and camera stuff. Waiting to hear from a Canadian visitor regarding one of my Skyline Beauty paintings he is interested in... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Special Promotions below end Today! Way behind in all my work today but I hope to catch up. Lots of computer work, paper work and studio fun to get to. I know I have said this before but I love this Aunt Bea line... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Special Promotions below end Saturday So pleased to sell Fun with Peggy's Garden to a great Virginia patron! This is the second painting for this patron and he will be looking into buying others. As always wall ar... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Special Promotions below end Saturday! Pleased to sell a wall art print of Canoes at Mountain Lake to a great Canadian patron! This is one of my favorite paintings of the beautiful setting of the hit movie Dirty... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I am pleased to sell another print of Charlotte Spiral to a great Massachusetts patron! I mostly sell originals and wall art prints but my work can be bought on just about anything from Fine Art America and Zazzle! Th... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I am looking forward to painting today! I prepared the hardboard yesterday and now I can get started on another wildflower painting. I love to work with zillions of colors and nuances of colors and wildflower painting... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I don't know of a lot to do on my blog today. I know what I don't want to do which is what I just did. I completely modified my last post like I always do and then realized I was working on the last one and not the new o... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I actually got out and danced last night! That was great! I really do spend so much time at home these days that getting away is such a nice experience. Been too busy with restoring a frame and postal stuff to paint so... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Fall on the New River certainly is a popular painting! Another print of it was bought today by a great Virginia patron. A great North Carolina patron owns the original. Check out the print possibilities below the pictur... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I am so pleased to sell my original painting of Sugarloaf Mountain to a great Texas patron! This is a very popular Blue Ridge painting and it is great to have a good home for it! As always wall art prints and prints o... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I am so pleased to sell another print of my best seller, "Reaching Out", to a great VA patron! As I have mentioned before, "Reaching Out" was selected to be on the set of the popular sitcom The Mindy Project which ran... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I am pleased to present another Skyline Beauty painting of Memphis TN! For the last two Skyline Beauty paintings I have used a limited palette for a change of pace. I prefer to use all the colors of the spectrum of l... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I have been doing what could be passed for fast yoga today. So much of the poses we take when we do housework are the same as yoga poses. The difference is I am not breathing slowly when I do table top to clean the bath... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Come on down to Glencoe Museum in Radford Va for the 20th Anniversary celebration! Here is a list of what is going on and one of my paintings will be in an exhibit of local scenes! The celebration will include the o... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I am so pleased to sell two prints from my Suggestions series to a great Va patron! This patron contacted me about looking at some originals, too. He recently bought a condominium on beautiful Smith Mountain Lake. I... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Once in a while a troll or whatever appears on my computer radar. Today I was asked to stop posting pictures in my tweets. I have had this ridiculous request before from this person. I am on twitter to promote my art... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist No one can tell me a computer mouse is not alive. We bought a new one a while back because the one we had was doing crazy things. Cleaning it and changing the battery made no difference. The one we have now is doing ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I am not going to bore anyone with my latest device fiascos except to say every one of them messed up today. From this computer to my phone everything was in a bad mood today. I will not go into detail. I talked to a... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Computers, computers, computers. One screwy thing after another. I have learned a lot but if I were not marketing artwork on the net I would probably be the next thing to computer illiterate. Now my Gmail will not co... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I am getting help with my Youtube problems from a great photographer here on Wordpress! I may get to figuring out more about my camera today but I may just back away for a while. My studio and my computer have me lass... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I know my camera has some years on it but why can't I put the name and number in Google and get instructions that I can use. I look up something I need help with and when I follow the instructions the selection that I ne... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I am more than halfway through my new website on Wix! What a lot of work. I am one prolific artist and when it is done there will be a little over 400 originals available for purchase. I have been painting for more y... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Well, I am back to my Skyline Beauty series! I really enjoy this series in acrylics. I love the way I can achieve a bunch of layers in one session due to the drying time of the paint. I used to think that was a majo... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist We are all glad to see the water go back to the New River! We certainly got by with minimal flooding. I am glad that I am all paid up on my Home Owners Insurance. Funny thing. Well, not that funny but definitely an... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist We waited for some torrential rains but it looks like it did not happen here. Roanoke had some severe flooding but we just got wet. The people on the coast did not have to evacuate their homes but North Carolina sure... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Wow, my painting progress seems very unimportant in the light of the coming storm! It looks to be quite a devastating one. A local weatherman, Kevin Myatt, is so concerned he said we should pray! Never heard that befo... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Well, I arm wrestled my latest painting down and now it is just a matter of finesse. I hope I don't have back problems the next time. It is never good for me to have to leave a painting for a while and then begin ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Sometimes I think I should just take a break from all my work and just relax. I used to despise shopping and still don't like it but these days it is a break. There are zillions of things I would do if I could tal... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist FREE SHIPPING ON PRINTS THROUGH midnight SEPTEMBER 3RD!!!!! Fine Art America is again giving patrons a huge Labor Day weekend price break! As we all know shipping artwork is very expensive so be sure to take adva... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist FREE SHIPPING ON PRINTS THROUGH midnight SEPTEMBER 3RD!!!!! Fine Art America is again giving patrons a huge Labor Day weekend price break! As we all know shipping artwork is very expensive so be sure to take advanta... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I wanted to get back to my latest shore painting but I got sidetracked so I am going to get in there and at least clean off my palette so I can work tomorrow. The trick is how to paint, get all my computer work done, and... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Can't think of much to say today except I finished the second stage of Pawleys Island Atmosphere and am looking forward to the last stage. The first stage that is getting a lot of hits is in the video at the top of this ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Selling artwork on line can be a very tricky thing. There are a lot of scammers out there and I have known of artists that were tricked out of a lot of money. I am very careful and haven't fallen for any schemes so far... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Soon I will be finished with the second stage of Pawleys Island Atmosphere which is pictured in the first video above. It is coming along and it doesn't seem to be such an arm wrestling event as usual. It is great to ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I am still working away on my Wix website. Considering all the artwork I need to add to it, it will take a long time to complete, but I do want to get traffic there as soon as possible so I will have my header paint... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Too much to do today so I am trying to get most of it done early. One of the problems with oil paintings is that even with a cover on the palette the expensive paint is drying as I am typing so I have to get in there a... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I am so tired I am feeling like the Walking Dead lately. Okay, you know you are an old person that does not watch much TV when you make a reference to something and not know what you are referring to. I decided I had be... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Google and I are becoming close companions as I work on my independent website which I think I have published. I hit the publish button and I now have an address but, as usual, I am very confused with the site directions... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I will never look at my front screen door again in the same way. Today as I was going out to mail a package the bottom metal section caught my heel and gave it a big gash. It bled for a while and then stopped so I don't ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I am so pleased to sell a print of Blue Life to a great New York patron! This painting is one of many paintings that I did for my thesis. I compared the use of color of The Impressionists with the use of color of 20th c... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a Wow! It is so great to be back to a computer that does not bump me off a page or give me grief when I want to... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a My To Do List is so long today I want to hang it up somewhere and shoot it over and over again until it loo... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a Back has been better all week! Yea! I am still taking it easy so it doesn't act up again. We never appre... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a Back to Yoga but still taking it easy. Twice I thought my back was completely better and twice the piriformi... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a I hope this is the last time I say my back is better. Don't want to jinx it. I thought it was better two ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a Still nursing a sore back and wondering if I should get a straight jacket to keep me from working. I am ab... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a This is getting to be a monotonous note on my blog. Last time I was so thrilled to be better and back to wor... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a Yea!!! My back is well and I can get back to work not that I stopped work completely. But for me the last... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a Well, I would like to blame my shipping mistake on my computer and I sort of can. I know I updated the bus... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a I can't believe the mistake I made last week. I sent a painting to the old business address of a repea... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a Not getting much done today as I have been forcing myself to avoid work so my back can completely heal up. ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a I am glad to be back to another Pawleys Island painting! I wanted to do another gazebo on the marsh si... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a Happy July 4th! We went down to Bisset Park for a great time with food and vendors! Alan won some prizes ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a Another Sunday shot out of a rocket. Oh well. After church that Clyde officiated at we attended a wonderful... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a So much to do but I will get to the lake this evening! I try real hard to seize the day but it just slips... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a I am so pleased to sell one of my favorite Dreamscapes to a great Virginia patron! As always, wall art... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a I am so pleased to sell two large prints of Memphis Skyline paintings to a great Tennessee patron and one l... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a Feeling better but still dragging after the dreaded colonoscopy. Glad I don't have to have another one ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a I am not looking forward to tomorrow or Thursday. It is that awful time again for a colonoscopy. Yuck! I ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a Happy Father's Day! Our son took us out to dinner to celebrate! I lost my great Dad seven years ago and m... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a My yoga teacher pulled some modifications of old moves that she learned at a yoga learning session of s... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a The arm wrestling is over for my latest painting! I am getting exactly what I want. When I started I wasn... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a I am arguing with the computer once again. Trying to bulk edit my listings on a site and only a few were... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a Trying hard to get some things done today but Tuesdays are body maintenance day with Yoga in the morning ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a I can't believe that I am deciphering things on my new Wix website! I have such a hard time figuring differ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a I am real pleased to get back to another wildlife painting. I have had such a hard time starting this one th... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a I am feeling real good about the work on my website. When it comes to different sites I am like a bull... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a Not getting anything done today. I feel like I am on a treadmill running around but not getting anywhere... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a I am real pleased to get back to some Suggestions paintings! They are quite a trip. In these painting... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a Got to get back to work and I don't mean computer work. I get real uptight when I can't get to a painti... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a Glad to be back home after a grueling trip to Wintergreen resort near Charlottesville, Va. We had a great ti... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a I am so pleased to sell a print of Memphis Lights to a great Tennessee patron! The original is owned by... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a I am very excited about launching my own completely independent website! Right now my website is connec... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a Chilling today with my family on a great Mother's Day! I have done some work on the net but for me it h... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a I am pleased to present the first stage of another Skyline Beauty painting! It is great to have some t... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a We have a new mouse zooming all over the screen! It selects, it deletes, it does not send me to another... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a Clyde is going to get me a new mouse this week and it will not come a moment too soon! I told him we should... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a Today my mouse was barely crawling around the screen. I decided to change the battery to see if the new one... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a Well, this rodent is working a little better but not much. I know it is not the battery. I guess these ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a I am trying to relax between work. The work never ends but that is the way it is. I will be mailing two p... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a I am so pleased to sell another wildflower painting! Wildflower Magic has a lot of subtle color nuances t... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I have had such a positive response to the first stage of Pawleys Island Morning Light that I decided to offer it in my Special Promotions sections at the bottom! I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you lik... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I have had such a positive response to the first stage of Pawleys Island Morning Light that I decided to offer it in my Special Promotions sections! I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my wo... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a I am so pleased with my latest shore painting! It took a turn that I didn't think was going to work ou... 

Blue Ridge Parkway ArtistPlease click on my latest Youtube! I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a Yikes! Time is tighter than a favorite pair of pants that I have not w... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist! I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a Wow! We usually dine out Sunday evenings but there was a tornado watch and a horrible storm going ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a I am real excited about my current Pawleys Island painting! I have the first layer done and I like it ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a Too tired to blog. I am going to just say hope your Tuesday is great, get some nighty night tea, and pa... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a My mouse is driving me crazy today. The selecting is whacky. I can't select and then write over it. ... 

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Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a I have been doing my Happy Dance today! I played for Thursday night's service, Friday night's service and to... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a One great thing about Social Media is that a lot of what I do to keep up with it can be done while I talk on ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a Roads are great now but a lot of surrounding areas will not have power for a few more days! What a Spri... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a Fifteen inches of snow! Wow! Radford City is great about snow removal. We were able to get out by earl... 

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Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a I am dragging today. So much to do and I have been real slow at getting to anything. Laundry and dishe... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a My current genre painting is coming along so well I may have to pinch myself to see if I am dreaming! I... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a I am real pleased to sell another New River painting to a great VA patron! The same patron that commissio... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a I am excited about my new genre painting of a man fishing at Pawleys Island on the marsh side. I have c... 

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Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a I am real pleased to sell another print of Fall on the New River to a great VA patron! This is my most popul... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a I wanted to get this blog out this morning but the day got away from faster than it usually does. Oh well, I... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a Well, got through another church service with shaking legs as I played the piano. Did okay but I get so nerv... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a Well, looking forward to a new oil painting today! I have a number of ideas but I think a Pawleys Island ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a Working at a hundred things at the same time but I am trying to get my latest commissioned painting of... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a I have a lot of new ideas for paintings and looking forward to starting them. I want to get back to my mai... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a I am getting the crate ready to send my enlargement of Wading to a Richmond painting. Artwork has to be immo... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a Paint is still drying on my enlargement of Wading. Some oil paints are dyes and they take forever! Sta... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a Waiting for the paint to dry on my latest commission of Wading. Should be soon. I hope to be able to m... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a So pleased to sell another print of Star City Play! This is my most popular Skyline Beauty painting tha... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a I have just about finished the enlargement of Wading and will send it as soon as it completely dries. ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a I am real pleased with my latest commission. Enlarging a painting can be tricky, especially if it has co... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a Waiting for the paint to dry on my current commission. Some artists work wet-in-wet but I prefer to add... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a Waiting for the paint to dry on my current commission. Some artists work wet-in-wet but I prefer to add lay... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a We are snowed in and I am working around the guys. We workaholics have a hard time relaxing in front of t... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a I mailed Memphis Lights out yesterday and will begin a new commission today! A patron that owns two ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a Finished my Memphis Skyline Beauty commission and the patron has thanked me over and over again! Commissi... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a I seem to be doing better on the church piano as it gets worse. Now there are two c sharps that I have ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a Got away from the computer today and now I have to catch up. Don't have much to say. My commission is comin... 

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Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a I am real pleased to sell another print of James on the River to a great VA patron! This is my most popular ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a Well, we aren't snowed in today. We did get to the store yesterday but it was a creepy crawly ride. Roads l... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a I am finally back to some Skyline Beauty paintings and I am real pleased with the first stage of a Memph... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a I am pleased to sell a large print of Pawleys Island Sunrise in the Sand to a Utah patron! The origina... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a I am so pleased that my Line Dancing teacher has started class again! She has been very ill with Lyme d... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a I can't believe I am starting a new series of nightmares. I wish I did not remember my dreams so vividly. ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a I am very pleased to sell a large print of Wildflowers Near Fancy Gap to a great Canadian family that sent me... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a Well 2017 was the year of Spend That Money with a new roof, new car, and new heating system. The cost fo... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a I usually really get into plans for the New Year that I keep for a quite a while but this year I am drag... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please click on my latest Youtube! Please Check out My Story on Youtube! I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a Thinking about how to start anot... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a I am having a great time with my new Suggestions paintings They keep me on my toes. It is great to jus... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a I am very pleased to sell a print of Fall on the New River to a great California patron! This is my most p... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a In spite of all the Christmas stuff I am still able to paint which keeps me smiling. Here is another one of m... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a I am really dragging my brush today. I wanted to paint but I have so much to do that it may not happen. H... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a Another Sunday shot out of a rocket! Too busy is better than not busy enough but I wish I could lasso a few... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a I am again pleased that one of my photographs was appreciated enough for a sale to a great Missouri patron... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a I was real excited about my latest pastel but then it got to be too much. I still had a lot to... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a I am so pleased to sell a print of Charlotte Spiral! I am so glad people are responding favorabl... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a The solar guy is back! The unit is still broken but we have our main heat from a heat pump. We have a li... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a I am real pleased to sell another print of Smith Mountain Lake to a great Virginia patron! This tim... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a Well, I shook my way through church today. I like to play the piano by myself but I don't think I will ever... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a I am so pleased to sell another print of Richmond on the James to a great Virginia patron! I a... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a I am still choking on pastel dust but not as much as I was. My methods always change and now I a... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I wanted to be sure to let everyone know that for the rest of 2017 I am offering my originals with FREE SHIPPING! Shipping artwork is difficult and expensive so that is my Holiday gift to my patrons! I would grea... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a Glad to step away from the computer and into my mother-in-law's house! We always have a great Thanksgiving t... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a Well, I am back to choking on pastel dust as I try to finish a family portrait. Question to self. Why do... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address https://goo.gl/rV7F9a We finally have hot and cold water! Still, a part has to be replaced on the system but it looks like we wo... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a Yesterday we spent well over an hour taking buckets of water from the solar unit to the sink as it just dr... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a Yikes, what a day! We got hacked and had to spend time and money getting our computer back. I have ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a Looking forward to getting back to a pastel portrait of my son and his girlfriend! I still have some work... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a I am real pleased with my latest Fall painting! I have one more layer to go but it won't look that different... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a Working away. I guess we all do that. I never thought I would be doing so much work on a computer but ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a Three weeks without hot water and counting. I can't believe it but Clyde found someone in Roanoke that has... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Two weeks without cold water and when we use cold water in the kitchen the solar system leaks. The heat pump people are doing their inspection today. I hope there is nothing wrong there. One good thing about thi... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a Still no warm water and a lot of smart mice running around leaving their calling cards. I was getting d... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a We are still getting cold water from the bathroom and heating it on the stove. If we use the water in t... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a Wow! Not my favorite week. Our Solar System sprang a leak and now we can't use our hot water and it leak... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a I finished Wildflower Mist and if I were not so tired I would put it on my website and here. I actual... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a I am very pleased with Wildflower Mist so far! It is quite different from my usual work. It is not from ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a I am on the second stage of a new Suggestions painting and, as usual, I gained something and lost someth... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a I am so pleased to sell another original painting! As I have said many times I live to paint but I ca... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a I finally finished my latest painting and am tearing myself away from it. It has been quite a ride with a... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a I am trying to tear myself away from my latest painting. It has worked out real well and now is the tim... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a I am so pleased to sell another print of Star City to a great Roanoke VA patron! The Rutherford Company... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a I am real pleased to sell a print of Richmond Ripples to a great Virginia patron! This is one of my fa... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a I am having a hard time finishing my latest large oil floral. It is coming along but I picked up a cold t... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a I am so pleased that a great Florida Designer bought a large print of Marsh View at Pawleys Island! This ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a My painting is still behaving and a great Ohio patron bought two prints of my work yesterday! That shou... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a Well, my painting is behaving itself again. I figured out how to solve the composition problem and am n... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the link! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a Well, the painting I am working on is sneaky. It was working just fine for a while and then it decided it wa... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a Once in a while a painting doesn't make you want to throw your brushes out the window. The one I am worki... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a I am so thankful for people on the internet that are less computer challenged than me! I have been tryi... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a Okay, where did Sunday go? I guess it hitched a ride to Saturday and they catapulted right on out of ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a Wow! I can't believe I did that. I have all of my keys on one chain. It I didn't I would never be able ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a I am getting a lot done today. I hate to waste time but sometimes I get a little down and it is hard to ge... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a Not my favorite day. Oh well. I don't have cancer and I don't live in Florida so my aggravations amount ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a I am looking forward to starting a large wildflower painting! I just finished Hidden Beauty and now I w... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a I am determined to get better at using sites. Lots of time I look up instructions only to find the butt... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a After an extremely irritating week of attempting to be self-hosted I have decided to do more research be... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a I am looking forward to working on a floral! Such beautiful flowers all around me and I love to interpr... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a I finished my latest Peaks of Otter painting and will now move on to some floral works. I am really in ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a So pleased that a great North Carolina patron bought New River Rush! Love the New River! Of course, all s... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a So pleased that a great Virginia patron bought Pawleys Island Sunrise in the sand! This is my favori... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please click on my latest Youtube! Please Check out My Story on Youtube! I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a Started this day with a twinge... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist     I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work!  Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a This day got shot out of a cannon and I am going to cry uncle real soon.  I am having so many... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a I am working very hard this morning so I can get out to Claytor Lake but the temperature right now is 64 s... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a I am so pleased to sell a large metal print of Apple Splash to a great Arkansas patron! It is great to ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a So much to do! Trips are a lot of work. Lots to do to get ready and then lots to do when you get home.... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a The roof is done! I may take a picture of it to remember it by as the weather starts working on it. ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a The roofers are back and it sounds like the house is going to cave in! I know they are doing a great jo... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a Had a great time at Claytor Lake yesterday and, of all things, got to see an African python up close! T... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a I have very loud roofers right over my head right now and am having a hard time getting any work done.... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a So many ideas! So little time! I am going to start on another Peaks of Otter painting today and I hope... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a I have been working at not working today but there is so much computer stuff to do, so here I am! I fina... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a I am really in the art wrestling stage with my latest painting from The Peaks of Otter resort. It a... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Cascades in Giles County Original 24" x 20" oil painting $960 Prints available at kendall-kessler.pixels.com I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/r... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a Well, we went walking early since rain was predicted for the afternoon and nothing but sunshine. I could... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a I decided I could beat the afternoon thunderstorm problem by going to Clayter Lake this morning! As soo... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a We just got back from the Fourth of July festivities at Bisset Park! Lots of fun and great food! If you a... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a I am so pleased to be back to working with a brush! I have been spending a long time working on a... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a I am determined to get out today and go to the lake. I just wish it were a lot hotter. I'm sure tha... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I would greatly appreciate a Google review if you like my work! Here is the address! https://goo.gl/rV7F9a We are back from The Peaks of Otter and I am under a pile of work. Yuck! The weather is gorgeous. I ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Be sure to check out my Special Promotions at the bottom of the blog that end Tuesday! This time of the year I often take pictures for painting ideas. Most of my paintings are interpretive works from photogra... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Be sure to check out my Special Promotions at the bottom of the blog that end Saturday! The book launch for Fiddling at Midnight's Farmhouse was a great success! The church sanctuary was full, the food was... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Be sure to check out my Special Promotions at the bottom of the blog that end Tomorrow! Fiddling at Midnight's Farmhouse book launch is tonight at 7:00! Everyone is invited! The great event will take pl... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Be sure to check out my Special Promotions at the bottom of the blog that end Saturday! I am going to keep on promoting Clyde's book launch on June 16th! Fiddling at Midnight's Farmhouse was published by Ce... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Be sure to check out my Special Promotions at the bottom of the blog that end Saturday! I am real pleased to sell a print of Capital Swirl to a great New York patron! My Skyline Beauty series is gaining in popularity... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Be sure to check out my Special Promotions at the bottom of the blog that end Tomorrow! I am real pleased to sell another print of Marsh View at Pawleys Island! This painting is my most popular shore painting. I... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Be sure to check out my Special Promotions at the bottom of the blog that end Saturday! I am going to keep on promoting Clyde's book launch on June 16th! Fiddling at Midnight's Farmhouse was published by Cedar C... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I am going to keep on promoting Clyde's book launch on June 16th! Fiddling at Midnight's Farmhouse was published by Cedar Creek Publishing and they are hosting the launch! The great event will take place with ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Be sure to check out my Special Promotions at the bottom of the blog that end Today! June 16th is the Book Launch for The Word Man's book that was published by Cedar Creek Publishing! The great event will take... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Be sure to check out my Special Promotions at the bottom of the blog that end Saturday! I am so pleased to be back to oil paint and I think the second stage of Blue Ridge Mist turned out well! I will probably not chan... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Be sure to check out my Special Promotions at the bottom of the blog that end Saturday! Clyde and I are looking forward to June 16th when Christ Lutheran will host a Book Signing Party for Clyde's book, Fiddli... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Be sure to check out my Special Promotions at the bottom of the blog that end Today! Glad to back to oils and I am very happy with the first stage of my latest Blue Ridge painting! I love oil paint the best, but ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Be sure to check out my Special Promotions at the bottom of the blog that end Saturday! Rain, rain go away! We are having a monsoon right now in Radford. My Line Dance troupe had to cancel a performance last ni... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Be sure to check out my Special Promotions at the bottom of the blog that end Saturday! Well, my ipad has bit the dust. The store clerk said you can't replace the battery. Once it is gone, that is the end of the... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Be sure to check out my Special Promotions at the bottom of the blog that end Today! Does the computer baby sitting ever end? I bought a iPad years ago that I hardly ever use and now when I need it, it won't charge. ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Be sure to check out my Special Promotions at the bottom of the blog that end Saturday! Lots of work to do on my new pastel portrait of Alan and Sarah! It will take a long time but I have been wanting to do one fo... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Be sure to check out my Special Promotions at the bottom of the blog that end Saturday! I am real excited about starting a soft pastel portrait! It has been a long time since I worked in pastels. They are a mess bu... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Be sure to check out my Special Promotions at the bottom of the blog that end Today! Had a great time watching Time Bandits last night at Christ Lutheran! Time Bandits is a great History and Theology spoof ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Be sure to check out my Special Promotions at the bottom of the blog that end Saturday! This day got shot out of a rocket! So much to do, so little time. I am glad to get back to this blog. I prefer to publish the... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Be sure to check out my Special Promotions at the bottom of the blog that end Saturday! I didn't get the chance to paint over the busy weekend but I did today! I am real excited over a new Skyline painting of Paris ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Be sure to check out my Special Promotions at the bottom of the blog that end Sunday! Well, I am getting it together today! No appointments, no workers at my house, and no bills to pay. Wait a minute. I haven't paid ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Be sure to check out my Special Promotions at the bottom of the blog that end Sunday! Where did this day go? I am finally back to this computer to finish this blog and then check on some other sites. Beautiful... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Be sure to check out my Special Promotions at the bottom of the blog that end Tomorrow! Well, I am finally ready to finish this blog and send it out. So many things to do today that it got lost in the shuffle. I a... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Be sure to check out my Special Promotions at the bottom of the blog that end Tomorrow! I am at the arm wrestling stage of my latest oil painting. First layer is always fun then it gets hard but I still love what ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Be sure to check out my Special Promotions at the bottom of the blog that end Saturday! Finished the first layer of my new New River oil painting! Love, love, love oil paint! Great stuff! Check out the beginning ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Be sure to check out my Special Promotions at the bottom of the blog that end Saturday! I am so pleased to back to oils! Been walking with Clyde and getting Spring inspirations! The first one is a beautiful New Ri... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Be sure to check out my Special Promotions at the bottom of the blog that end Tomorrow! Love the weather right now. Not too cold or hot. Just right. We are in for a deluge this weekend so it is time to step away ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I was determined today to have a good Wednesday. I don't know what it is about Wednesday's, but things seem to just go wrong. I am pleased to report this evening that I had a good Wednesday and hope the eveni... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Be sure to check out my Special Promotions at the bottom of the blog that end Saturday! Technology has me screaming at times. I needed to correct something and when I told the person on chat I did not know the numb... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Be sure to check out my Special Promotions at the bottom of the blog that end Tomorrow! Getting a lot done today. So far, the ear pulsing is not there! Maybe the pulsatile tinnitus is due to a sinus infection that... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Be sure to check out my Special Promotions at the bottom of the blog that end Saturday! Check out my latest Suggestions painting! This one looked like it just splashed together, hence the title! Apple Splash... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Be sure to check out my Special Promotions at the bottom of the blog that end Saturday! I am real pleased to sell a large print of Color Ripples on The Blue Ridge to a great California patron! The owner of the pain... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Be sure to check out my Special Promotions at the bottom of the blog that end Tomorrow! Check out my latest Chicago Skyline Beauty painting! This is the first stage but I think it may be the last. I like the s... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Be sure to check out my Special Promotions at the bottom of the blog that end Saturday! I am so pleased to sell FIVE large prints of Natural Rhythm to a great Kentucky patron! This is one of my most popular paintin... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Be sure to check out my Special Promotions at the bottom of the blog that end Saturday! I am still griping away about the noise in my ear but I don't think I will cut if off like Van Gogh did. Pulsatile tinnitus is... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Be sure to check out my Special Promotions at the bottom of the blog that end Tomorrow! I am going to see the doctor again today about this awful pulsing and tinnitus. Yesterday it was so much better I thought it w... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Be sure to check out my Special Promotions at the bottom of the blog that end Saturday! Beautiful day and I could not be more behind in my work. Lots of distractions today including two plumber visits. Our water b... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Be sure to check out my Special Promotions at the bottom of the blog that end Saturday! Clyde is getting better and hopes to get to work tomorrow. I don't know. The knee is still a pain in the knee so I am not sure ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Be sure to check out my Special Promotions at the bottom of the blog that end Today! It is great to see Clyde getting around without the walker! His knee still hurts but he is walking, mostly without assistance. H... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Be sure to check out my Special Promotions at the bottom of the blog that end Saturday! I am starting to catch up on some of my computer work as Clyde hobbles around the house. His knee is getting better every day ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Be sure to check out my Special Promotions at the bottom of the blog that end Saturday! It is always great to hear from patrons! The couple that bought Eagle Fire sent me a picture of it in their Montana home. I t... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Be sure to check out my Special Promotions at the bottom of the blog that end Today! Wow! Clyde is hobbling around after knee surgery and I am gaining appreciation for Home Health Care workers. He is great about ta... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Be sure to check out my Special Promotions at the bottom of the blog that end Saturday! I am really on the tread mill lately. Like my father-in-law would say, I am like a three legged bear. Making a lot of track... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Be sure to check out my Special Promotions at the bottom of the blog that end Saturday! So much to do today that about the only thing I am looking forward to is supper which is spaghetti! Love it! Actually, I am l... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Be sure to check out my Special Promotions at the bottom of the blog that end Today! Beautiful cold day. Clyde, of course, has already been out checking on wildlife. He saw a bald eagle at Bisset Park. I think ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Be sure to check out my Special Promotions at the bottom of the blog that end Sunday! Yes! I dodged another high costing medical procedure! My doctor says the pulsing and constricted ear problem is due to the extr... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Be sure to check out my Special Promotions at the bottom of the blog that end Sunday! Well, today was a first. I am getting more forgetful with age but I have never left the house to mail a painting without the pai... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Be sure to check out my Special Promotions at the bottom of the blog that end Saturday! Such a beautiful day in spite of the cold! I have so much to do but I will get out later. Having a great time working on Sugg... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Be sure to check out my Special Promotions at the bottom of the blog that end Saturday! I like Facebook but I think people should read the status before they friend someone. I am getting a lot of scam messages from... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I got so busy yesterday that I forgot to put this one up. Be sure to check out my Special Promotions at the bottom of the blog that end Saturday! I am fighting the Monday blahs and trying to get a lot of t... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Be sure to check out my Special Promotions at the bottom of the blog that end Wednesday! I am on a roll! I have completed another Skyline Beauty painting and the first stage of another Suggestion painting! I am esp... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Be sure to check out my Special Promotions at the bottom of the blog that end Today! I am real pleased with another Suggestions painting. In this one I started to see drops in all the swirling color so I made them str... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Still back in my Suggestion Series! I am going to try to get back to the Skyline Beauty series soon but I really enjoy my excursions into expressionist painting. I almost always start to see recognizable objects and l... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I am real excited to be back to my Suggestions Series! It is great to just react to the paint and see if any recognizable forms show up. My first one, Serpent Swirl, has already gotten over 100 hits and a lot of atten... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Need to practice some Line Dances for Saturday. We performed this last Saturday and now we will be doing it again this week. Yikes! We did well . The audience was great! I have to travel to Pulaski for class but th... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Too much to do all the time. Not looking forward to shopping for a car. Clyde has pretty much decided which one we should get so we just need to narrow down the details. I always let him decide on big purchases. I w... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Wow! $728 to get the Prius fixed! Time to buy a new car. Dragging on a Friday. Oh well. As a friend said long ago, "What is the use of complaining? Someone will just complain louder. Time to cheer up. Mabr... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist We are still down a car. I hope it won't cost too much to fix it. I just got back from driving Clyde to work. The Prius has been a great car but it is getting to the do we fix it or buy a new one stage. I think it i... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist One car down. Our Prius gave Clyde a nasty note about break fluid. Needless to say, the repair people towed it. Can't take a chance on the breaks going out. Hopefully the other car will keep going. They are both ve... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Beautiful, cold day! I would love to take a walk but it is too cold for me. Guess I will get on over to the Rec Center and use the walking path. That is always a lot of fun since it overlooks the basket ball court. ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I am very happy with the second stage of Lincoln. It may be the last stage. I will spend some time tweaking it but it probably won't change that much. Lincoln Stage Two Original Acrylic Painting NFS ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I am taking a short break from my Skyline Beauty series to work on a portrait of Abraham Lincoln. I like to make portraits of people I admire and hope to paint many more. I am real pleased with the first stage of this p... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I am so pleased to sell prints from completely different galleries on my website! A great West Virginia patron bought a print of The Lodge at Peaks of Otter and a great Charlotte NC patron bought a print of Charlotte... 

THERE SHOULD BE PAINTINGS BELOW LIKE ALWAYS, BUT FOR SOME REASON THEY JUST ARE NOT SHOWING UP ANY MORE. I AM TRYING TO FIND OUT WHAT IS GOING ON BUT SO FAR I HAVE NOT FOUND A SOLUTION. THE PAINTINGS CAN BE FOUND IN MY PORTFOLIO Blue Ridge Parkwa... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Please click on my latest Youtube! Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I am so pleased that a great home has been found for my favorite painting from my Kendall Expressions series! Eagle Fire will go to a great New Jersey pat... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I love to play my piano every day but I hate having it tuned. That hour of noise is awful! I have a great tuner who takes great care of my piano and he did that today. My ears are still ringing. I wish there were ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist I am so pleased to sell a print of Yin Yang to a great Wisconsin patron! My Whimsy gallery on my website is catching on! Be sure to check it out! This time the print is on a puzzle! Be sure to check out my work o... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist The guys are out of the house for a while so it is very quiet and I am determined to get my computer work done so I can paint. I spent thirty minutes with internet service people trying to get messenger back on Faceb... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist So pleased to sell a print of Heart Twirl to a great Minnesota patron! If I had to pick a favorite out of my heart paintings it would be this one. The brushwork and vibrant color make it a terrific visual experience! ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Way to much to to today and I have a meeting with my son's supervisors at 2:00. Yikes! Today should be a slightly lazy day since the guys are back at work and I have the house to myself. I never stop but I was ... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist The guys are home today due to the snow so I am hiding the mouse in my pants pocket whenever they come near the computer room. I have an ipad but I hate using it. Too small. So much to do and it is too cold to walk i... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Trying to catch up on paper work and get all my other work done, too. I am pleased with my two latest New York Skyline paintings that include the Statue of Liberty! Love my Skyline Beauty series and will be doing more... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Fourth day of the new year and we are working on an insurance claim for our wind damaged roof. Our heating system was making a funny noise last night. I hope we won't be calling about that. The noise happened a while... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Second day of the new year and there is a puddle in my studio. Yikes! A roof repair man came over and informed us that our roof shingles are 20 year shingles so we have been living on borrowed time. Time to fork out th... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist One more day to work on my end of the year resolution and I probably won't make it. I got the easy half done but going through my two huge file folders and making all those decisions on what we absolutely have to kee... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist Lots to do today! I don't make News Years Resolutions but I decided, just this once, to make an End of the Year resolution. I am way behind in my paper work so I am trying to get that done before 2017. I made Clyde a co... 

Blue Ridge Parkway Artist We had a great time with relatives yesterday! Lots of laughing. Both of our families are great for funnies! I love to laugh! Back to work today on my Skyline Beauty paintings. Here is the first of three new ones. ...