Never too early for Christmas Poinsettia painting

This is a new watercolor painting that I did  hopefully to use on Christmas cards this year.  It always gets to be holiday time and I have no chance to do something for a card.  Well, this year I am way ahead of the game. 

These poinsettias were in a casino of all places - they were the prettiest white, pink and red.  This casino has a display of huge gingerbread houses every year so I took my camera.  I am sooo glad that I did! 

I will be adding Giclee prints of this painting to my Etsy shop soon!  I have to keep the original for a solo gallery show in September.

Thanks for looking and come back soon!

What Christmas means to me!

C is for the special cookies I bake for my husband even though I would much rather make drop cookies
     than cutouts!

H is for the hours I spend surfiing for that perfect gift and loving every minute of it.

R is for the real meaning of the season - spending time with family and friends.

I  is for the illusive silent moments I spend looking at the beautiful tree we decorated with glass memories.

S is for singing along with all the carols on the radio since the beginning of November!

T is for the trips we take to each year to my folks - always through a snowstorm for some reason and for 
    all the traditions we embrace year to year.

M is for the childhood memories of waking up and sneaking down to see what Santa left me.

A  is for Alway looking forward to the holiday season each and every year!

S is for sending cards to old friends as a way to keep in touch at least once a year.

Wishing all of you a joyous holiday season and a wonderous New Year!

New Etsy Store

Happy Holidays! I say that because I have all my indoor Christmas decorations up except for the tree. I have so many that I like to put them up early. That makes all the work worthwhile.

I remember the Christmas I got my guitar. I think I was 15 or 16. I still have it, but have never learned to play it. I guess I just don't have the patience. I still think about picking it up once in awhile, but never do.

Just in time for the holidays I have opened an Etsy store. Etsy is a great site to buy handmade crafts and original art. Please take a gander at http://www.artbylmr.etsy.com/ I plan to do some Christmas shopping there myself!

Lynne