Princess Strawberry

Okay. This is getting a little crazy. A full-grown man creating these cutesy girls. I'm blaming it on cabin fever from fighting the flu for so long. I'm pretty sure I haven't been overdosing on my medication. :-)

Queen of Tarts In Color

Queen Cupcake

The Queen of Tarts has a twin sister. She, however, loves cupcakes!

The Queen of Tarts

It's been a week since our darling grandson brought the flu germs over. We still haven't recovered from it. Oh well. When I couldn't sleep last night, I got out a pencil and decided to draw. You might remember The Queen of Tarts from my Mad Tea Parties. That's the disguise my friend Marguerite uses to join the parties. She is quite famous for her lemon tarts. The queen. Not Marguerite. Well, I know Marguerite cooks, but I don't know if she's famous for anything. Anyhow, after drawing the picture, I added a little poem.

The Crud

My friend Marguerite Bryant from California has been sick for several weeks with what her doctor called "The Crud." I remember the doctor telling my mother years ago I had The Crud -  a cold and cough that just wouldn't seem to go away. This week everyone here has been very sick with the flu. It's been four days now, and we're still feeling lousy. My body has had my days and nights mixed up for over a year now. I can't sleep at night and then sleep all day. While I was feeling so lousy and wide awake last night, I decided to try painting a picture of the virus that causes The Crud.

Mindy Lacefield's New Class

I've taken one of Mindy's classes and loved it. I don't have the money to take this one, but am hoping to win the free spot. Please check her class out! Those cute, crazy little characters I've shared I made while taken her class. :-)

"There's just a couple more days to lock in the early bird price $89 for ENCHANTED: mixed media characters with Susana and Mindy. I am doing a giveaway for one spot in the class. Please just share this link or copy and share elsewhere on other social media platforms and then leave your email address below. (please don't forget to comment with this info because this is how I'll do the drawing) Drawing will be held the afternoon of December 8th.
http://www.mindylacefieldart.com/…/enchanted-mixed-media-ch…
Micki Wilde and Mystele are our guest artists!!"

Wyanne Thompson

I just finished an 11 month class taught by Wyanne Thompson. She is such an inspiring person. She survived a severe case of throat cancer, and her attitude on life is so encouraging. I didn't do much of the painting she taught as I didn't have a lot of the materials she used. But we have lifetime access to the videos, so I'll be going back many times to revisit her techniques. It seems so sad now that the class is over! I created a digital collage with a picture of her for memory's sake. :-)