The sky is the limit!

I wanted to share some photos from a balloon ride we took in the 1000 Islands New York. You can see the St. Lawrence River and some neat ground fog.

It is like you are not even moving up there. It is so quiet and peaceful. Well, that is until a grumpy lady came out in her jammies and yelled at us for blasting the flame and waking her up. We also have some farms to stay away from since apparently the sound spooks the cows and they won't give up their milk right away.

Keep in mind that this was 6:30 in the AM so I wasn't at my photographic best.

Painting and Ebay

Hey, I've been busy painting and camping. The summer has flown by. Where does it go? Those of you in warmer climates can't imagine the anticipation of summer and then to have it go by in the blink of an eye. I love Fall and I enjoy winter to a point. It should end after Christmas and on with Spring!

I have been working on some larger pieces for a juried watercolor show. Don't know if I will get in, but I need to try. I forgot to scan them before I had them matted so no Pics :(

I do have a couple pics to share. I have been doing Halloween post cards which are so much fun! I also worked on a 5X7 acrylic floral piece that comes framed in a vintage gold frame.

Ebay has not been kind to me. Sometimes it gets me down to the point where I just want to chuck it all. I list works I think are good just to have them flounder and not sell. I am having more interest in the Halloween stuff, but still only 1 sale. I guess I have cried on your shoulder long enough. Next entry I'll post some pics from a balloon ride hubby and I took. Really fun!

Cheers.

T-Shirts, Garage Sales and Weddings.

I have been going crazy trying to get ready for an out of town wedding, pull stuff together for a community garage sale and do some art. of course, It is the art that suffers. I did try a mermaid since they are all the rage now, but it turned out pretty bad. Not really my cup of tea so to speak. Maybe I'll give it another go at a later date.

I also try to keep my cafepress shop fresh by adding new designs regularly. I made one using the tiger in the post below with the tag line 'I'm just a pussycat!' It came out pretty cute. Couldn't seem to upload the image though. So here is another example - Sweet cow drawing which reads 'I need more cowbell!' Love that SNL sketch with Christopher Walken.

Anyhoo, you can check out all my designs by clicking on the cafepress link on the left. You won't be disappointed!

Well, gotta go wrap up the gifts for the wedding. Must make them look pretty.

Camping and Colored Pencils

I hope everyone is enjoying their summer. I spent last week at the family camp in the Adirondacks. The weather was a mixed bag. We had some sun for canoeing and hiking and some rain for reading and art.

I usually take my colored pencils to camp since they are easy to transport. Here is the offering from last week. We had guests most of the week so there wasn't much time for art.

This little tiger looks so cute and a little sad. I think he is looking for his mom.

Colored pencils are not just for kids anymore. Check out this site for great colored pencil artists.

http://www.fabcolorpencil.com/

Tall Ship and Sci Fi

It's hot hot hot here in Central NY. 90+ and humid. I live in an old house with no central air. Thank God for window air conditioners.

I am a bit of a Sci Fi geek. You can tell from my bio pic if you are familiar with Stargate SG-1. That is me with Michael Shanks (Dr. Daniel Jackson from the show) . Unfortunately, the show is over. Not quite yet to me though since I still have the last couple of shows on DVR to watch. I hear they are going to make straight to DVD movies though to keep the show alive. Yay!!

Back in the real world, I have a new 4 X 6 watercolor. I love tall ships. Unfortunately skies and water are a bitch to paint. This is my attempt titled 'Tall Ship Sunset'.

New Watercolor

I finally got a new painting done. This is again a 4X6 work. I need to do some larger paintings to build a portfolio. I just love working in the smaller formats though.

I hope some of my friends return to give me an opinion on this one. It brings back memories of taking ballet as a girl. I think every girl wants to be a ballerina at some point in her life.

Thought I'd be daring and try a new format for my entry. Until next time...

Lynne

My other passion!

Garage Sale hunting for Ebay resale is my 'You gotta eat' past time. I just love it. I use the money for art supplies, classes, books and even some clothes, DVD's and such.

Garage saleing can be an addiction! It is so much fun finding an old toy you grew up with that you know sells well on Ebay. I sell mostly collectibles, records and other unique items. I recently found a complete spirograph game from the 60's. These are hard to find complete with the pens and pins. For those that aren't a child of the 60's, spirograph is a drawing toy. You can create cool abstract designs using graphic tools.

I just made a squidoo lens on garage saleing for Ebay. You can find it at http://www.squidoo.com/GarageSale4Ebay/

Ebay is really slow right now though. I stock pile a lot of inventory for winter when there are no garage sales.

I never thougt I would be a garage sale hunter, looking through other people's throw aways. I had exhausted my own inventory for Ebay selling so I had to get more stuff! This is the most fun way to do it. I like to pick each item individually and sell a variety of things.

This does take time away from my painting, but as I said 'You Gotta Eat'!