Here is one last Alice. I don’t know why I think of Alice in Wonderland … but I have always thought that looking at this painting. So much so, that I named it Alice. I think part of it is the bright colors .. and perhaps the other part is that it looks like entering a new world - as a very little person.
Thank you for this award!! A brief update … the snow and ice are GONE!! The AWE (Artist Window Exhibit) is up - at least my part … and these things are good! Just taking more asthma medicine and accepting it - so I can breathe a little better again.
This image is for the Pet Monologues which is the blog which I directed you to showing that incredible video about the lion hugging the woman who rescued him. I sure was moved and I think many of you were too!! Also they highlight art, poems and more that showcase animals every week. You can see there blog here. And this is the post for this particular challenge. I hope you enjoy the images there!! Anyone can join in this fun here too!! They put up a few of the images and then have links to the rest of the sites … perhaps you will feel moved to participate!
 Neda also gave this award to me and to several others … thank you to so much, Neda!! You have brightened my day for sure!! I encourage you to go see Neda’s wonderful blog! This award is to show me love - I will take it - thank you!
I like to enter the 2 Things Challenge each week. This week is Box and Car. I sure hope you like it. I am not sure I do … but I did spend quite a lot of time working on this. But I like the idea of boxing in (with bubbles) the car. I did 2 to see if you hopefully like either. I thought you might like to see last week’s entries …. they are here. Anyone can join in, and I hope you give it a try!! We would love more people playing with us! Details are at this link above.
Genxster and Kris Cahill also gave this award to me and to several others … thank you to both Genxster and Kris!! Many of you have seen Kris’ blog but may not have seen Genxster .. So I hoipe you will go over and see both of these wonderful blogs! This award is to show me love - I will take it - thank you!
1. If you get tagged (and want to play along), write a post with links to blogs that you love,
2. Link to this post so that people can easily find the exact origin of the meme.
Sweet Irene has given me the Kind Heart Award. Thank you so much - it is also a wonderful award. Many of you have seen Irene’s great blog - go check it out if you haven’t. This award is for having a Kind Heart.
Thank you for these awards!! A brief update … the snow guy came today and plowed - so whew! But he also was shocked at the state of the driveway and he thought the ice on the driveway would not melt until June … and I live in Massachusetts, not northern Canada!! Hope you enjoy today and I would love to hear about you!
Thank you for all your warm and hot thoughts for me and my car … I thought I would do my share by sharing this painting … some of you have seen it on the Treasuries … but here it is on the blog for real. On my other blog, there is another Treasury that I am featured in .. I am wildly delighted!! I hope you will go take a peek over there!! It is so much fun to see I am being included in these … for now, I am sharing these Treasuries - it takes a lot of prep time … so enjoy while they are there!
Sweet Irene has given me the Mad Skillz Award. Thank you, Irene, for this interesting award! Thank you!!
I am way behind in my commenting - I am so very sorry. Thank you for your supporting me during this hard time!! I am so moved by the speeches that Obama is making - he is so unifying!! Hugs to all!
I like to enter the 2 Things Challenge each week. This week is Love and Bird. I sure hope you like it. I wasn’t sure what I was possibly going to do for this one - thought I might have to go in a whole new direction … and then - viola! Inspiration!! -I thought you might like to see last week’s entries …. they are here and here. Anyone can join in, and I hope you give it a try!! We would love more people playing with us! Details are at this link above.
I just found out that I am in more Treasuries!! Here is a link about it to my other blog … details to the Treasuries and stores are there … These are about Not Just Frogs and about Joyful!! Late news again … 2 more Treasuries … so I changed the link just to the blog so you can see the different Treasuries if you like. Thank you for caring!!
Frances has given me 2 more awards. It is kind of amazing!! But a lot of fun!! This is the Keep Up the Good Work Award. Pretty cool!!
Frances also gave this award to me and to several others … thank you, Frances!! This award is for having a Kind Heart.
This image is for the Pet Monologues - the blog which I directed you to showing that incredible video about the lion hugging the woman who rescued him. I sure was moved and I think many of you were too!! This is a current wild post!! You’ll enjoy it. And here is a recent post that is also quite wild!!
Also they highlight art, poems and more that showcase animals every week. You can see there blog here. And this is the post for this particular challenge. I hope you enjoy the images there!! Anyone can join in this fun here too!! They put up a few of the images and then have links to the rest of the sites … perhaps you will feel moved to participate! Chase is a rescued dog who now has a very loving home!!
If you feel inclined, I would love if you would click the Blogger Choice Awards on the side of this … unfortunately they don’t have art … but this is cobbled together and hopefully they will include Art next year. If you so choose, you can vote for all 4 categories. Unfortunately, you need to register … but only once. Kris Cahill was the one who nominated me - thank you, Kris … check out her blog … she is also being featured as an artist on another blog! The buttons are down a little on the right sidebar. Thank you!!
Sweet Irene has given me the Intellectually Simulating Blog Award. It is an award I have desired for a long time (in blog time anyway!!) I am absolutely thrilled to have gotten this!! Thank you!!
There is another award that I have really wanted for a long time!! Frances and Sweet Irene have jointly given me the An Apple for Teacher Blog Award. I am absolutely delighted to have gotten this!! Thank you so much!!
Now time to give out an award!!! Sweet Irene had given me something which I can only call the Mwah Award. It is a great big red kiss and its function is described as follows:
‘It’s a big kiss, of the chaste, platonic kind, from me to you with the underlying ‘thanks’ message implied. I really do appreciate your support and your friendship, and yes, your comments.’
I just found out that I am in a third Treasury!! Here is a post about it to my other blog and here is the link to the Treasury. I am so excited!! And late breaking news - another Treasury … Here is another post about that on my other blog too .. and here is the link to the Kitty Treasury! I found another Treasury too - it is in that 2nd post!! Thank you for caring!!
Illustration Friday has a challenge every week. This week is Choose. My painting is in honor of Robert Frost’s poem, “The Road Not Taken.” That poem moved me a lot in the 6th grade. It penetrated my soul very deeply. Illustration Friday is a great way to showcase your work and a wonderful opportunity to meet lots of wonderful people! I encourage you to check it out! Lots of fun people and paintings!
Sweet Irene has given me something which I can only call the Mwah Award. It is a great big red kiss and its function is described as follows:
‘It’s a big kiss, of the chaste, platonic kind, from me to you with the underlying ‘thanks’ message implied. I really do appreciate your support and your friendship, and yes, your comments.’
Thank you, Irene … you KNOW I appreciate EVERY comment I get! I also love awards!! So many people I should pass this along to … that will have to wait until another day. Thank you, Irene!
This image is for the Pet Monologues which is the blog which I directed you to showing that incredible video about the lion hugging the woman who rescued him. I sure was moved and I think many of you were too!! Also they highlight art, poems and more that showcase animals every week. You can see there blog here. And this is the post for this particular challenge. I hope you enjoy the images there!! Anyone can join in this fun here too!! They put up a few of the images and then have links to the rest of the sites … perhaps you will feel moved to participate!
Sweet Irene was kind enough to give me another award - the Creative Blogger Award!! I could get used to having this kind of appreciation!! Thank you so much, Irene. I feel honored!! Truth be told, I really love this kind of award … when these teaching, creative, inspirational awards go around, I am always hoping and hoping someone will give one to me. So, thank you, Irene!
Creative Blogger Award
I found out today that Kris Cahill has nominated me (this blog) for Bloggers Choice Awards - I am awed and amazed!! You can check them out Bloggers Choice. Many of you know about Bloggers Choice Awards where we all (once you register) get to choose the best blogs in lots of different categories. It is an honor to be even suggested … never mind win. Someone wanted to nominate me for a best blog in Art, but there is no category for Art. Some of us wrote them and they suggested Art was a Hobby. Kris then nominated me for Best Marketing Blog, Best Blog About Stuff, Best Business Blog, and Best Hobby Blog.
If you click on these “badges” you get to go vote for me .. but you do need to register. I will put them in my sidebar …. but this is what I could do today. Thank you, Kris!! You have All Made My Day!!
I like to enter the 2 Things Challenge each week. This week is Sign and Post. I sure hope you like itI hope it is an ok entry! I thought you might like to see last week’s entries …. they are here. Anyone can join in, and I hope you give it a try!! We would love more people playing with us! Details are at this link above.
Sweet Irene has very kindly passed on the Excellent Blog Award, originating with a Canadian blogger who says:
‘I love being a part of the blogging community and part of all the friendships that I’ve formed so I wanted to give a blog award for all of you out there that have Excellent Blogs. By accepting this Excellent Blog Award, you have to award it to 10 more people whose blogs you find Excellent Award worthy. You can give it to as many people as you want but please award at least 10.’
Diane Clancy creates vibrant paintings that feature color and vision to inspire and uplift people. Says Diane, "I feel very blessed to have this opportunity to express myself through painting. I love that people say my artwork enhances their lives."
Diane belongs to Worldwide Women Artists Online, an international collective of women artists showing and selling our work online. For more original art direct from the women who create it, search WWAO.
Diane Clancy creates vibrant paintings that feature color and vision to inspire and uplift people. Says Diane, "I feel very blessed to have this opportunity to express myself through painting. I love that people say my artwork enhances their lives."
