Texarkana Art Happenings: April 2008 Archives

I had a full house last night - and they seemed to have a lot of fun.  Wish I had taken some pictures!!

We painted a canvas with a martini and everyone made it their own.  There were different flavor martinis with all having very different garnishes.  Some even created very stylish stirrers for theirs.  One couple brought all the mixings for different martinis - pomegranate was very popular.

Sometimes you are just having such a good time, that you forget to record the moments.  And I would have like to share them with you.  I must admit that I am really bad at recording the moments. Who knows why? - I have a wonderful little digital camera but i just never think to pull it out at those moments.  I am way to busy enjoying it to record it!

So most of my memories are in my mind and I can haul them out anytime I want.  I can choose to remember them my way - and of course, I will always be wrinkle free and slim!!

I need to get the projects together for June ( doesn't the time fly by )  So much is going on all over town, I have to force myself not to have too good a time.  The Texarkana College Choir has its Spring Sing tonight so we will be going to that - our son is in the choir.  Tomorrow night is the St. James Gala. Sunday night is the pre-party for the Divots for Disablities Golf Tournament.

I am not sure I am up for all the fun!

Hope you guys are!

mj

One of my husband's friends asked me to look for a print for him of a tulip called the Sempus Augustus.  After lots of research, I discovered that a print of this tulip was as elusive as the original tulip that apparently caused a financial problem back in the 1600s.  Since he had a picture of it - and it looked fairly simple, I offered to paint one for him.  It was actually just a botanical look with no background and I could do it fairly quickly in watercolor.  I actually enjoyed doing it. - and he had it professionally framed at Stanhope's Art, Framing & Stationery!

 I also painted a few (20) tablecloths for the Women for the Arts Fundraiser "Party with Picassos".

Brent Stewart was doing the decor for the party and after he told me the 'grand plan', I offered to paint the cloths for him.  They were really easy.  The only hard part was figuring out where to lay 20 squares of canvas that were 54" each while they dried.  I think Brent said that they were planning on using them every year. I wish I had a photo of them at the event but all I have are some snapshots that I emailed to Brent so that he could see how they were going.

well - this was a little of what I have been doing the month of March as well as helping the 2 'celebrities finish their pieces for the event. - Though that took very little time - just one more thing to do!

well - later

merilynn

Tomorrow I leave for New Orleans and I am going to the Linda Kemp workshop.