thank you, my friends...

i am working my little butt off this week,

decorating for Christmas over at C's house...

but i just had to pop in here........

to tell you all,

how happy you have made me,

with all your glowing compliments

about my horsey paintings.

it just warms my heart,

that you take the time to visit my little bloggy,

and leave such wonderful and supportive comments.

you have touched me, indeed.

thank you,

my friends.

ee

i'll be around to visit

as soon as i can!

xxoo

horsing around...

hello friends!

well, here it is....

my newest painting.

see what can happen if i focus more on

ART

and less on blogging.

i missed you!

art happens!

and when art is happening, well, i have to go with it.........

cuz it's not always there.

this horse painting is big. 3'x4'

here it is hanging above my couch to show scale.....

oh, my...

here is another horse painting i did this week.....

i sure hope you like these horsey paintings.

cuz, i am liking them.

i can't say that about a lot of my paintings and i must admit these recent paintings need some tweaking,

but i was excited to show them off right now, before the paint is even dry.

i feel like my bloggy is a safe place to share part of myself.

and my

ART

is part of me.........

i thought i'd show you some more of this room in my house.........

you know, since i had the camera out.

and since i am sharing and all...

i have a pretty neutral palette in here,
with lots of textures and natural elements.
that is an old Christmas tree stand holding those drieds.





a cement bowl i made with a leaf mold.

gotta have fluffy pillows!

an old hospital cart as a side table.

driftwood topped with a discarded stem braid

from a deceased ficus tree.

wet paint...

i love this little lamb,

he reminds me of my beloved bichon frise who lived for 17 1/2 years.

i sure hope you enjoyed seeing my latest paintings and little snippets of my home.......

things will soon be changing in the house with the holidays coming.

i start some Christmas decorating for one of my clients next week,

in her 10,000 sq. foot home (yikes!).

this will be my seventh year decorating for her

and i still get pretty darn nervous about it.

really nervous...truth be told.

here is wishing you a fabulous weekend.....

i hope you can take the time to find some inspiration in your life........

and thanks so much for visiting me!!

xxoo

ee

softer...

as the air outside becomes chilled,

and my gardening chores dwindle,

i turn my attention to my softer side indoors

and my goals for the winter....

LEARN.

CREATE.

SHARE.

paint. paint. paint.

i may not be spending as much time "commenting around" on blogs,

as my valuable moments will be, should be, spent painting.

how can i expect to be a good artist, if i am not painting?

some of my "blogging around" is a form of avoidance.

the blank canvas can be terrifying.

the self doubt even worse.

friends, please know, i very much appreciate you visiting me and i LOVE your comments.

i read every single one of them and come to your blogs.

but, as in my "real" life...i don't talk to even my best of friends on a daily basis...some not even weekly/monthly!

that doesn't mean the LOVE isn't there.......

please know, i totally value your time spent here so so much!

thank you.

thank you.

thank you,

erin elizabeth

tree shadow path...

exploring tree shadows today........

please join

Chania at Razmataz

for other

shadow seekers.

all photos taken at Radnor Lake, Brentwood, Tn.