Positive Engery II~My new botanical painting

This is my newest painting.  It's 40x30 painted on gallery wrapped stretched canvas.  Working on this painting has been extremely therapeutic.  I have hit a bit of a rough patch in my life concerning my youngest son and working on this painting has helped me in so many ways. 

Thanks for looking.  For sale in my etsy shop

www.catherine47.etsy.com  or my website  www.catherinenolin.org

On my easel~Magic Hat 2

This is a fun little piece I've been working on.  I use to love black silk top hats when I was younger. I guess I still do.  My father had a collection of fancy hats he kept up on a high shelf in his closet.  I remember even liking the boxes the hats were in too.  This painting is 14x11 painted on a cradled wood panel.  I hope to have it completed tomorrow.  Thanks for looking.

Angel's Sonata~New painting

Angel's Sonata is my newest painting. I have brought together some of my favorite things. It has a lovely glow. It's painted with acrylics on a cradled birch wood panel. Sides are painted to match so it can be hung with or without a frame. Thank you for looking!

for sale here:

     https://www.etsy.com/listing/150917105/original-painting-angels-sonata-by?ref=shop_home_active                               

For Today~

 

Stress, worry, and anxiety simply come from projecting your thoughts into the future and imagining something bad. This is focusing on what you don't want! If you find that your mind is projecting into the future in a negative way, focus intensely on NOW. Keep bringing yourself back to the present.

Use all of your will, and focus your mind in this very moment, because in this moment of now there is utter peace.  From The Secret.

 

Art and Quote for the day~

Sorrow is the mere rust of the soul.  Activity will cleanse and brighten it.  ~Samuel Johnson

I am beginning a new painting today having to do with all things Italian.

Young Leanora-New Painting

I have become more and more interested in painting portraits.  I just completed this today.  It's 11x14 painted on a cradled birch wood panel with acrylics.  It's available in my etsy shop

www.catherine47.etsy.com or www.catherinenolin.org

Thanks for looking.

Mothers and Daughters~New original painting

A Mother and Daughter themed painting is something  I have wanted to do since last Mother's Day.  Yes, Mother's Day is May12th.  Hopefully my sons will remember on their own but highly unlikely.

As I was working on this piece I very much enjoyed painting the pretty pink cake and flowers so you may see them make an appearance again .  There is a bowl of cherries on the side table there too. You can make up your own story about this painting.  It's 16x20 painted with acrylics on a cradled birch wood panel.  The sides are painted to match so it's ready to hang with or without a frame.

For sale in my Etsy shop

www.catherine47.etsy.com

or on my website

www.catherinenolin.org

Thanks for looking and Happy Mother's Day!