Watching the Seasons Go By....

What a difference a year makes! It has been a rite of passage for this girl, in many different ways. I have been painting at home since today a year ago,and is my full time job. I work really hard but love every minute of it! I have participated in several shows, have had two exhibits and am having a great time teaching creativity classes at a local shop. A very talented author from my hometown used several of my paintings in his new book which should come out next month outdoorsdownsouth.com called " Life Along The Apalachicola River" by Jim McClellan and can be pre-ordered from Barnes and Noble and Books A Million. It is a wonderful addition to the Christmas list for those hunters and fisherman and the people that love them! We were fortunate to grow up in a wonderful part of Florida with a bevy of interesting characters in the small town of Blountstown, Fla.

I have been art journaling and that has been a fun way to stay mindful of the passing days, weeks and seasons. I get my watercolor pencils out and my media paper pad and play till all hours of the night. It is good to put down your thoughts and clear your head for the day, it is very freeing. I will add tidbits of fabric, ribbon, quotes and scripture along with other ephemera I come across. If you want to take a great class online, take a look at yes and amen blog and laugh along with Junelle as she sketches out her day with humor and sacredness. 

Well, that is all I wanted to tell you today, I am working on Christmas ornaments for Artisians in the Garden at tallahasseenurseries.com and needed a break from all the glitter and paint. Till next time,       Suzanne

No Vanilla For Me!

       I belong to a small, maybe larger than I think, group of people that have an addiction…… to color! Working with customers for so long, I realize that for some of us color inspires us and moves us, much like a beautiful piece of music played to perfection, or a culinary masterpiece like  the perfect meal. I have a designer friend, won't mention any names, Krista, that has the same problem.  She also agonizes over sea glass shades to paint her rooms , fabric swatches she studies like a text book. I don't know why we are so affected but I know that if I want serenity in a room I know the exact shade that will work for me. I knew I was in trouble when I was trying to impress on an unimpressed paint guy that I didn't want yellow…. I wanted banana.  I didn't want light green…. I wanted honeydew . I am guilty of taking in a Hershey bar to get the right shade of chocolate….. another designer friend realized that all my color names were the names of food…. what does this mean???? I am pretty laid back in life but if you want to stay on my good side….. stay away from my paint fan deck and always wear a soft shade of pink! Till next time, Suz  

   P.S. What color makes your heart sing???

beach sand

 

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          Welcome to A Little Aquamarine blog. I am a child of the Florida panhandle coast and as many of my fellow Floridians also know, we are connected to the  aquamarine water, salty air, and white sand that we call home. I am also an artist, trained in interior design which I practiced many years,  but now is the time to play for awhile, wear long flowy skirts, sandals, pile my hair up and be a child again. I aim to glorify my Heavenly Father in all that I do, my art, my living day to day and my musings.

        I have always loved art, growing up in the 60's and 70's you couldn't help but admire the wow colors of the time! Peter Max, Ken Done.... the wilder the better. My love of color had me working in a designer fabric store as an adult and there I stayed for a long time. After the death of a beloved brother to suicide and my mother right before that , I lost myself in a swirl of depression, grief and checking out of my world as I knew it. Thanks to my Savior's deep and merciful love and a Christian counselor who helped me to seek alignment with God ,  I began paint ..... and that was the beginning of expressing myself with color and texture and pattern. The rest is unfolding as we speak. This is a painting of my first mermaid, an ode to Anne Morley who I loved as an artist and who died the same day as my brother. I loved her bold colors, simple subject matter and of course, a little aquamarine. I am a walking testament to the fact that you are never too old to do something you love  that ignites your  soul and imagination.  Till next time, Suz