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Tag Archives: painting

I don’t believe in it any more

A year and a half ago, my husband left me very suddenly after 27 years together. As far as I was aware, up until he told me he was leaving me for someone else, I thought things were good between us.  All of our closest friends and family were sturead more »

GLADE paint additive

Has anyone else used the GLADE paint additive?  I used Clean Linen and really like the smell. I even got my husband to do the painting… LOL 0 read more »

My Great Smelling Walls

My library has a new aura about it.read more »

Rained in at Sea Island

I know, I know, rained in sounds like a bad thing, but it isn’t.  Can you imagine just sitting in lush, green surroundings, enjoying the stillness as the sound of trickling, okay occasionally down-pouring rain falls outside?  Your view is perfread more »

DIY CPR

We were finally going to do it. After eight years of making do with the threadbare, dog and kid stained, lifeless green carpet (picked out by the previous owners) in our bedroom, Downtown Dad and I decided it was time to do something nice fread more »

Five Ways to Entertain your Four year old Grandson in a Construction Zone

Have you ever tried to keep a four year old boy occupied and out of harms way in a construction zone? It is not easy, but I have managed to do it with some success this week and no one was injured in the process. Let me share my top five tips, justread more »

Work what work

I just can’t believe how difficult it is to find a job at my age, I should be taking it easy and living in comfort No way am I , I have never been so poor. My poor husband had a serious road accident, lost his hip and nerve palsy in hread more »

How to Not Get Discouraged

This week’s email question asks, “I have not sold a painting in a long time and I do not want to lower my prices, but I get so discouraged. Do you have any tips?” I don’t know whether you want a tip on selling a painting or not getting disread more »

Alive in the Universe’s Museum of Beauty

“Life is a passage through a museum of beauty.” Robert Geen, Artist   I read this quote in Geen’s Twice-Weekly newsletter today, and iread more »

How to Find Art Subjects and Time to Paint Them

This week’s email question asks, “I like to paint and I am a novice painter who cannot seem to discover new art subjects. Do you have any tips or ideas? Also, I feel bad when I just do not feel like painting since I feel that I should be paintiread more »