Last of the year PPF

Hi Everyone!

I hope your holiday was blessed and there was lots of love and laughter. This will be our last Paint Party Friday for 2018. I don't know about you but this year has gone by way too fast. On some level that is a good thing. 

Thanks to Eva and Kristin for hosting PPF and allowing all the wonderful artists to get to know each other. You have inspired me, encouraged me and even at times kept me going, 

so thanks to all of you. 

Now I have art and some other things too. As most of you know I have been in quiescence with lupus. It is not a remission but a slowing down of the dis-ease. Most of you also know that after a 50 year run as a bead artist, author and teacher I had to stop beading due to the lupus. I am doing so well right now that I am not only beading but I even crocheted a hat. YAY!!! 

  But first the last few Black to white pieces.

 Peyote with a twist. This is almost finished.

Crocheted hat. I love how this fits

Oh I baked a pear and apple pie tonight. 

And last but not least I have my bathroom finished with my new floor. It has been in for a few weeks now. I love it so much. It is vinyl and so soft beneath my feet.

 It's called Ocean Heaven.

This is the before

 Have a wonderful week and a very 

happy New Year

Nicole/DVArtist 

Honor and integrity in art, in life.

Hi Everyone!

I hope all of you had a wonderful Christmas. Petty quiet at my house, but that gave me time to do something I have been wanting to do for quite sometime. It's called Peyote with a twist, created by Gerlinde Lenz. Since my hands have been working these days, I made it my mission to get this going. I am so happy I had the seed beads stashed away to get this going. The colors are yummy.  I will have this done today but wanted to show off  a bit. 

 

The reason I thought I could do the beading is because 

I crocheted this hat a few nights ago.

I am not sure why my hands are working so well right now, but I am going with it.

Have a happy day.

 

Nicole/DVArtist 

Honor and integrity in art, in life.

Merry Christmas

Hi Everyone!

Just wanted to wish all of my followers a wonderful Christmas no matter how you celebrate or if you are like me and don't celebrate remember to share the love.

Nicole/DVArtist 

Honor and integrity in art, in life.

PPF

Hi Everyone!

Another week gone by. I am working hard on my Black To White paintings for my exhibit starting Jan 15, 2019. 
Wow can you believe 2019? 

Our weather here in Florence, OR. is unseasonably warm. Not as much rain as we use to get and the wind seems calmer too. EXCEPT for the other night when I thought our house was going to blow off the foundation. We lost some shingles. The roof is old so come spring we will get a new roof. The next door neighbor lost part of her fence too.  Hey that is coastal living in Oregon.  

Thanks to Eva and Kristin for hosting Paint Party Friday

Looking forward to seeing all of your art this week.

Now for my art.

Just for fun

 Still need to finish the Raven 

but you get the idea

My Magical Tree

It's a Mystery

 

Nicole/DVArtist 

Honor and integrity in art, in life.

PPF I was able to bead

Hi Everyone!

Wow! I have been so busy this week, and I have to tell you I feel alive. I haven't felt this good in years and I am taking full advantage of it.

 I was even able to make my hands beads!

Tonight was bead night. I am so fortunate to know these wonderful women. We have had our bead meeting non stop for 12 years. I think that is a pretty good record. Kind of like Paint Party Friday. Thanks to Eva and Kristen for hosting and to all the artists who show art.  Ohh I got my dates for my Black To White exhibit. Jan. 15 to March 1. Uuuhhh I need to hurry up and get some pieces painted. This is what I finished this week.   

Have a great weekend!

Nicole/DVArtist 

Honor and integrity in art, in life.

PPF My Days Are OFF

Hi Everyone!

Well, my days are off. All day today I thought it was Thursday, ya know the day we on the west coast link up to PPF.  Haaa it is Friday!  It was a busy week with my new bathroom floor put in on Monday, Art Committee meeting on Tuesday, taught a beading class on Wednesday and then Thursday slow cooked ribs for Thanksgiving dinner. Not to mention the million other things I do. LOL. I will post photos of my finished bathroom next week.

I hope all of you had a great week and thanks to Eve and Kristin for hosting Paint Party Friday.

I have been painting a black and white series. It is quite fun! Here are two pieces I finished this week.

Hope you enjoy them.

The background has great texture and the black and white blended very well. I just like how this turned out. 

20x16" acrylic 

This started out so differently. The background became this wonderful cracked texture and as I started to paint  all I thought of was the people in California and the fires. This is my tribute to those who have lost so much and so many.

20x16" acrylic

Click for closer view.

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Nicole/DVArtist

Honor and integrity in art, in life.

Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving 

Nicole/DVArtist
 Honor and integrity in art, in life.

Paint Pary Friday 11/16

Hi Everyone, 

I have had a long day. Up early, which is nothing new for me, to drive into Eugene. Uhhhgggg. It is the worst drive from Florence. However, groceries do have to be bought. LOL  Finally getting home to do website work. I have a new color of Nicole's BeadBacking. Well actually it is an old color brought back. Yayyyy Lavender. It is so pretty.   

I did attend my first meeting with the art committee with our library. This is going to be so much fun. 

I am honored to be apart of it.

Now for some art. Not much done this week. I have decided to paint a black and white series and this is the first of I think 10.

This looks so illuminating in real life.

Needed another abstract for an upcoming show.

OK, I was just not able to get any good photos of my leather display but at least wanted to show how it was set up. 

Two cases on either side of the isle.  

Glass and mirrors make up the cases so for me getting a photo was not good.

 Here are a few more cabs hand painted by me

These have some real nice neon green.

I love these next sets kind of psychedelically

This is autumn splash

The background is black silver shine

One person said fire another said sea weed, you pick?

Linking to Paint Party Friday with thanks to Eva and Kristen.

Nicole/DVArtist 

Honor and integrity in art, in life.

Paint Party Friday 11/9

Hi Everyone!

I just got home from the best bead meeting. I have a connection with each one of these amazing women that attend and feel so blessed to have them in my life. So because it is so late this will be a short read. Things seem to be going pretty well with life right now. Shhhh don't want to say that too loudly. LOL I have my first meeting for the Art Committee next Wednesday and I am excited about that. I have been making cabs and getting some painting in. As far as the watercolors. I am coming along with that slowly. It feels like I am not relaxed with it. So as I tell my students RELAX. For art this week.

I just love this kid. I am happy with the fingers and the nose.

Just playing around and this is what I get

 The photo isn't very good, she is actually darker than this, 

but I love her face.

Some cabs made. These are glass and ready for beading.

 You can get these and more at beadwright.com

Linking to Paint Party Friday with a big thanks to Eva and Kristin.

Nicole/DVArtist 

Honor and integrity in art, in life.

Paint Party Friday 11/2

Hi Everyone!

UPDATE!
I wrote this earlier today and in the mean time I have some great news. I have been asked to join the art committee for our Library. This is a big deal and I feel honored that I was asked. Oh I said, "Yes" 

Wow! I can't believe how busy I am. As of today I have my art showing in 4 different venues. I feel pretty blessed with that. Tonight hubby and I will go to The After Hours Block party at BeauxArts here in Florence. It is so much fun. 

If you are in town come join in.

2285 HWY 101 in the Coastal Fitness  Plaza.

Now here are some pieces for this week.

I did some watercolor inktense pencils on her sweater. 

His face just made me feel like he was a gentle man.

 I wasn't trying for a self portrait of my youth, however

I see the features in this one are mine. 

Especially the nose.

These two pieces are actually going to a friend of mine and her daughter who live in Eugene.

 Thanks to Eva and Kristin for hosting Paint Party Friday.

A last word, don't forget to VOTE!

Nicole/DVArtist

Honor and integrity in art, in life.

PPF 10/11

Hi Everyone!

I am so excited. I have another exhibit for my hanging leather art that begins on March 2, 2019. I have enough pieces to fill the wall but, I have some new designs that I want to make up. 

In the mean time my exhibit that is going on now has reaped some sales. They cannot go through the library they are done privately and that is OK with the library. demARTs was a huge success and I have 5 people who would like classes from me for abstract painting. Watercolor classes are coming along and even though I really like the medium acrylics are still my favorite. Now for some art for this week. I have been doing my early morning draws and here are a few. 

I haven't drawn a scull in awhile so thought it was time.

I do like how the eyes came out on this one.

The neck on this is horrible. There is a lot of tooth to this paper and every time I tried to erase it got worse.  I do like the hand though.

 Who knows where I was going with this. 

A 15 minute quick draw

I really love this one. Gold leaf in the waves really sets it off.  

8x10" gallery canvas.

 Another world is 16x20" gallery canvas. Just through some paint on and this is what came out.

Thanks to Eva and Kristin for hosting Paint Party Friday

Looking forward to seeing all of the art this week too.

Nicole/DVArtist 

Honor and integrity in art, in life.