tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45619623351380484992024-03-04T20:10:09.237-08:00Flat sound of wooden clogsMostly art, but sometimes I wander...Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13535348885585528618noreply@blogger.comBlogger247125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561962335138048499.post-37138776067944526872017-06-27T16:18:00.000-07:002017-06-27T16:18:31.834-07:00Babies are the best...My new granddaughter!<br />
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Inspired by a similar modern, improvisational quilt I saw on Pinterest, I made this baby quilt for my daughter last month. After it was done, I decided it didn't LOOK anything like a baby quilt, so I quickly made her a second, more traditional looking baby quilt. </div>
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<br />Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13535348885585528618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561962335138048499.post-27848722864673349442016-12-31T16:04:00.002-08:002016-12-31T16:04:40.863-08:00New Year Poem<small style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><strong>New Year Poem</strong></small><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"> </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">by </span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://writersalmanac.org/poem_author/may-sarton/?utm_campaign%3DTWA%2BNewsletter%2Bfor%2BDecember%2B31%252c%2B2016%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_source%3DEloqua%26utm_content%3DThe%2BWriter%2527s%2BAlmanac%2Bfor%2BDecember%2B31%252c%2B2016%26elqTrackId%3D0c7fbad3de3b4e4b8625951a73d95bbf%26elq%3Ddea8f7a21a614219a4dd6659b49c6810%26elqaid%3D26053%26elqat%3D1%26elqCampaignId%3D22876&source=gmail&ust=1483315137933000&usg=AFQjCNGm3N3okuvU0cEb8Kx3S-biZdkYGw" href="http://writersalmanac.org/poem_author/may-sarton/?utm_campaign=TWA+Newsletter+for+December+31%2c+2016&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua&utm_content=The+Writer%27s+Almanac+for+December+31%2c+2016&elqTrackId=0c7fbad3de3b4e4b8625951a73d95bbf&elq=dea8f7a21a614219a4dd6659b49c6810&elqaid=26053&elqat=1&elqCampaignId=22876" style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;" target="_blank">May Sarton </a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"></span><br />
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Let us step outside for a moment<br />As the sun breaks through clouds<br />And shines on wet new fallen snow,<br />And breathe the new air.<br />So much has died that had to die this year.</div>
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We are dying away from things.<br />It is a necessity—we have to do it<br />Or we shall be buried under the magazines,<br />The too many clothes, the too much food.<br />We have dragged it all around<br />Like dung beetles<br />Who drag piles of dung<br />Behind them on which to feed,<br />In which to lay their eggs.</div>
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Let us step outside for a moment<br />Among ocean, clouds, a white field,<br />Islands floating in the distance.<br />They have always been there.<br />But we have not been there.</div>
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We are going to drive slowly<br />And see the small poor farms,<br />The lovely shapes of leafless trees<br />Their shadows blue on the snow.<br />We are going to learn the sharp edge<br />Of perception after a day’s fast.</div>
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There is nothing to fear.<br />About this revolution…<br />Though it will change our minds.<br />Aggression, violence, machismo<br />Are fading from us<br />Like old photographs<br />Faintly ridiculous<br />(Did a man actually step like a goose<br />To instill fear?<br />Does a boy have to kill<br />To become a man?)</div>
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Already there are signs.<br />Young people plant gardens.<br />Fathers change their babies’ diapers<br />And are learning to cook.</div>
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Let us step outside for a moment.<br />It is all there<br />Only we have been slow to arrive<br />At a way of seeing it.<br />Unless the gentle inherit the earth<br />There will be no earth.</div>
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I altered it a bit, adding clouds (it's Oregon!) and changing the colors. The building is quite wonky, but still, I like the cheerfulness of this painting.Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13535348885585528618noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561962335138048499.post-78491011178445828342010-05-11T08:50:00.000-07:002010-07-10T18:04:57.203-07:00The gladdest thing under the sun...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSnaoqLOlLXLH0tokIKBTxS6J9iSp5hneZKGUtqgzD2gWzbVRzHjOx6TcFoPkCAzXmlqvWsHx5WuKcEP9mm582ilGChlJwxQTRUFl4jgiEIRVjiEbOkJv5I0LE8yF44pTCkbRbROvndYg/s1600/Pansies.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 375px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSnaoqLOlLXLH0tokIKBTxS6J9iSp5hneZKGUtqgzD2gWzbVRzHjOx6TcFoPkCAzXmlqvWsHx5WuKcEP9mm582ilGChlJwxQTRUFl4jgiEIRVjiEbOkJv5I0LE8yF44pTCkbRbROvndYg/s400/Pansies.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470040565078663042" /></a>Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13535348885585528618noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561962335138048499.post-51197335067140473592010-05-10T13:29:00.000-07:002010-07-10T18:05:21.583-07:00Soup's on...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVP2Odu_yjXQp6DD-cF4jZ4WfcZ5uEEQe8Ab5TvRV69tg6EEZadLptRTxdIn33g_rWcCXxt0JTo8AKAFEld9EgKub8JUm_V12kDM9pARewhTTCUk2JvSgXxn4UumR9GBBP3z-7otrUvB8/s1600/Leeks.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 306px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9U-CGwV8LQ_8qzDQgc8enkfMgtF6jEjvEdS59-oBFvGudvxuN-i_6RfKVNHDhkbM2Py6zDMpHgbVViS9X9jhB9XPCuRzyqIaak1vfFp86pgo727S3LoINT57ZiLR4GPBb9jlDxIdpwyU/s400/purple+Cabbage.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467927860680450594" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRTLmiCbX4N_HO8SCB9ZRAiDm-1FdYQlGWQzllXGa0lhrEQDBp7vcHlhS6aozchFCJUfZBaU4rmnZ4QCzj8mApt6Dq23cocpM-1B1Rt4v2FIRwUaQC6_vhNUA3A9-avJX8oshPFJxFnbw/s1600/radishes.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRTLmiCbX4N_HO8SCB9ZRAiDm-1FdYQlGWQzllXGa0lhrEQDBp7vcHlhS6aozchFCJUfZBaU4rmnZ4QCzj8mApt6Dq23cocpM-1B1Rt4v2FIRwUaQC6_vhNUA3A9-avJX8oshPFJxFnbw/s400/radishes.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467927737790065426" /></a>Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13535348885585528618noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561962335138048499.post-71014260791703167822010-01-02T13:21:00.000-08:002010-05-11T08:55:34.635-07:00Across the river...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuvPJIhbrpt6cHKLRjibCIMaNSMFNUy9XK48VYgXbBtSkdbkkVnjFQNloP2o_WokLAF7ziL4LMb20cfVxOH_cqJ9E3vxuMWoV9mw8_RmKyar_qk3YC5tHaC5S1g9HEJtCtJ3WOIIGpzSI/s1600-h/Across+the+river.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 322px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuvPJIhbrpt6cHKLRjibCIMaNSMFNUy9XK48VYgXbBtSkdbkkVnjFQNloP2o_WokLAF7ziL4LMb20cfVxOH_cqJ9E3vxuMWoV9mw8_RmKyar_qk3YC5tHaC5S1g9HEJtCtJ3WOIIGpzSI/s400/Across+the+river.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422255710868274178" /></a>Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13535348885585528618noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561962335138048499.post-69091836889624723132009-12-31T14:42:00.001-08:002010-07-10T18:07:58.792-07:00Pear Vase<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgABMyZn_8mTQhMC4luOmsJjLksR9jFaWRBOVjXn2aloU-YETjvbcgcyTnuTtJsNk1kuJbbb1ICPLBclUiB6_buAvQuqdKccOzaR7hioJQH9KmE0AdRhwhYHjhRDZ7p-qGd5LHa9CxNnps/s1600-h/Porclain+Pear+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 316px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgABMyZn_8mTQhMC4luOmsJjLksR9jFaWRBOVjXn2aloU-YETjvbcgcyTnuTtJsNk1kuJbbb1ICPLBclUiB6_buAvQuqdKccOzaR7hioJQH9KmE0AdRhwhYHjhRDZ7p-qGd5LHa9CxNnps/s400/Porclain+Pear+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421534535248831170" /></a>Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13535348885585528618noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561962335138048499.post-2762955872600126222009-12-14T15:55:00.001-08:002010-07-10T18:08:38.502-07:00Cezanne study...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAZlcQxjuBU2RLpKyycoEJBt_FR9ESHwFwNMhs7pgBRYDQ5GBVnxDLLbbtEKn4kdshyOWZ9NiT5qqMtTrYIOGr1oUQSIUTAdygud8Xs37_exfVn3_Xm111-TVjMUkdFu6kCcGB_EvABbc/s1600-h/Cezanne.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 290px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAZlcQxjuBU2RLpKyycoEJBt_FR9ESHwFwNMhs7pgBRYDQ5GBVnxDLLbbtEKn4kdshyOWZ9NiT5qqMtTrYIOGr1oUQSIUTAdygud8Xs37_exfVn3_Xm111-TVjMUkdFu6kCcGB_EvABbc/s400/Cezanne.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415282560806896834" /></a>Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13535348885585528618noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561962335138048499.post-3933276213435203622009-11-19T14:20:00.000-08:002009-11-19T20:19:45.512-08:00A gathering of apples<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrrVZ-ey2b6KRlggZrjpd0usHgNNvxXMpKaH48-_e4167Q_swB9FpiU8QysirU64wLG6u2xPXY5D59h56D8bkhZDwC-G6dL4pg5agjEvDZ5iGhrU7aveDEGUgrk6cCbn13ngEChCpgGX8/s1600/Apple+gathering.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 352px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrrVZ-ey2b6KRlggZrjpd0usHgNNvxXMpKaH48-_e4167Q_swB9FpiU8QysirU64wLG6u2xPXY5D59h56D8bkhZDwC-G6dL4pg5agjEvDZ5iGhrU7aveDEGUgrk6cCbn13ngEChCpgGX8/s400/Apple+gathering.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405947499361842098" /></a><br />Apples have replaced pears in my painting affections.Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13535348885585528618noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561962335138048499.post-18120762560838741262009-11-05T18:04:00.000-08:002009-11-05T18:12:18.099-08:00Falling off the table<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjveHRWTt7guNzyBmPV9dAmwgpbzv2vOhzTX95iD2F-T7YYrPX025v1BI7zwRb2wmGIzLIanxBc76QwbtVXgmlzE5S8V2-2Xuq7i9iq68EWtznO5Tv6kNuX_38pE454caIhQenmTKHJhoU/s1600-h/yellow+ochre.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 313px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjveHRWTt7guNzyBmPV9dAmwgpbzv2vOhzTX95iD2F-T7YYrPX025v1BI7zwRb2wmGIzLIanxBc76QwbtVXgmlzE5S8V2-2Xuq7i9iq68EWtznO5Tv6kNuX_38pE454caIhQenmTKHJhoU/s400/yellow+ochre.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400805845578475666" /></a><br />There's a definite downward slant to these apples. <br /><br />My favorite color this week? Yellow ochre.Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13535348885585528618noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561962335138048499.post-74638714195507694602009-11-04T13:31:00.000-08:002009-11-04T15:50:42.392-08:00October still life...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_ru_RqXWbq-Q5_AVBUpDnRo4yd6dqIN5Z9Ay01KbtrPz4BRuaVswr68eI_-Bn0kygJtNrqHGpf5agRyKvAKE5QHkyitpnkyXxoujHWFJC4r0ZzJdcwxuwWhBMcVqHp3Ag-mNbkO3KJo8/s1600-h/Apples.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 290px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_ru_RqXWbq-Q5_AVBUpDnRo4yd6dqIN5Z9Ay01KbtrPz4BRuaVswr68eI_-Bn0kygJtNrqHGpf5agRyKvAKE5QHkyitpnkyXxoujHWFJC4r0ZzJdcwxuwWhBMcVqHp3Ag-mNbkO3KJo8/s400/Apples.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400364382288088386" /></a><br /><br />The colors in this painting are actually very different from what appears here, and there wasn't room for the whole painting in the scanner, but you get the idea...Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13535348885585528618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561962335138048499.post-90814508729560899152009-11-03T15:44:00.000-08:002009-11-04T07:03:06.098-08:00Taco Chip<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ6FgJs2nQOFypM_AzcwEX4eBXB9Ml9mY3U95Sn9tzd8WK_6Hf7G11zfD1eq_phFQnM2A_XhkFBk8IWBIuiOKkijm1qSs1eNIjOaXHUTScz22et7PgKwnYvALMFQXc5RD4enaAx23IQhk/s1600-h/abstraction.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ6FgJs2nQOFypM_AzcwEX4eBXB9Ml9mY3U95Sn9tzd8WK_6Hf7G11zfD1eq_phFQnM2A_XhkFBk8IWBIuiOKkijm1qSs1eNIjOaXHUTScz22et7PgKwnYvALMFQXc5RD4enaAx23IQhk/s320/abstraction.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400264138752427570" /></a><br /><br />Abstracting everyday objects...Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13535348885585528618noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561962335138048499.post-13364753965492709162009-11-02T08:39:00.001-08:002009-11-02T09:17:08.278-08:00Anaheim studies<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5wLLrqjH7lRmW0wVUezaZ0M7LlMV5aDlosG-vfnOK2ICc_jAD46MOVt3PHPWNQxEJl2sSrx3esGRbK1QlWTkrE_nRUA2j5vf-rK-TzUNA1Hit3J37y48YecRNI3Vx94S6WjF1WhWBr1Q/s1600-h/Golden.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5wLLrqjH7lRmW0wVUezaZ0M7LlMV5aDlosG-vfnOK2ICc_jAD46MOVt3PHPWNQxEJl2sSrx3esGRbK1QlWTkrE_nRUA2j5vf-rK-TzUNA1Hit3J37y48YecRNI3Vx94S6WjF1WhWBr1Q/s400/Golden.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399546886609605410" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBNXDGcP3APy4cfE5uwmR22SXM-Lg_EifeiF7T69kIPXDK1qmJOPFfE22MxJBGC2JwuS1GlfBkdomfSu-fwH8gWeQ-SAvkQJmae58wC_KBx5TMpXdE2JYaa8lml7SK9giNVDlp4QbwJ3Q/s1600-h/Purple.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 237px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBNXDGcP3APy4cfE5uwmR22SXM-Lg_EifeiF7T69kIPXDK1qmJOPFfE22MxJBGC2JwuS1GlfBkdomfSu-fwH8gWeQ-SAvkQJmae58wC_KBx5TMpXdE2JYaa8lml7SK9giNVDlp4QbwJ3Q/s400/Purple.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399546960053007570" /></a>Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13535348885585528618noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561962335138048499.post-66284080792541016732009-10-03T14:06:00.001-07:002010-07-10T18:09:47.565-07:00Saturday, with pears...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6bNStbjnOatQVJFNWAbvsZiETvH9dhrZmTjKgYjCgPx9CvydfEH2FtFMoia5VTbbv6foGpkorMVn1L8yOpWw0GF8YvQS7N37_PAo-UI-9fKrcs4ckauQQLVuOcKxyD1oPBC8cOsgsPxg/s1600-h/Brown+Pears+3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 346px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6bNStbjnOatQVJFNWAbvsZiETvH9dhrZmTjKgYjCgPx9CvydfEH2FtFMoia5VTbbv6foGpkorMVn1L8yOpWw0GF8YvQS7N37_PAo-UI-9fKrcs4ckauQQLVuOcKxyD1oPBC8cOsgsPxg/s400/Brown+Pears+3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388483341316032274" /></a><br /><br />Although I <em>think</em> about painting almost every day, I haven't picked up a paintbrush for several months. These brown pears have been beckoning me all week. Since they are starting to develop mushy spots, today was the day. It felt good to paint again, even if that one pear looks a lot like a piece of fried chicken.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEf0NO6Qn1LuHI8pK3YO3B_0IWRkAAgQKTVlZS2FwNvBA3GRWoXxSARgoRUea9WLfcCGCWgbrpEvFSOJvl9TLLD15TL1De-eIDmIXaMJLj4UhkgrwG-tuGtr_2fZr6lZVZoBL5Li0j2Js/s1600-h/Brown+Pears2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 289px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEf0NO6Qn1LuHI8pK3YO3B_0IWRkAAgQKTVlZS2FwNvBA3GRWoXxSARgoRUea9WLfcCGCWgbrpEvFSOJvl9TLLD15TL1De-eIDmIXaMJLj4UhkgrwG-tuGtr_2fZr6lZVZoBL5Li0j2Js/s400/Brown+Pears2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388483264455765138" /></a>Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13535348885585528618noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561962335138048499.post-68727805351274163762009-07-26T15:59:00.001-07:002010-07-10T18:09:59.775-07:00Peach Explosion<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOBy8Dm8dty3iEFWwKR86wxYBJVqqJBy9LezQCXm6dYh5Pc5FOxqJlVbbZDHgh0ASH3OqOtGNGghrJUXBvN-hcgoCbbGXi7WlVzM6vPoWRRK5XqR2GAmB4_1nn_H-_culXIyDAVDYuUOs/s1600-h/Peach.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOBy8Dm8dty3iEFWwKR86wxYBJVqqJBy9LezQCXm6dYh5Pc5FOxqJlVbbZDHgh0ASH3OqOtGNGghrJUXBvN-hcgoCbbGXi7WlVzM6vPoWRRK5XqR2GAmB4_1nn_H-_culXIyDAVDYuUOs/s400/Peach.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362907384757755890" /></a>Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13535348885585528618noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561962335138048499.post-25624535079187173032009-07-12T17:10:00.000-07:002010-07-10T18:10:37.239-07:00TreesHere are a few tree studies for Vivian Blackburn's <a href="http://vivienb.blogspot.com/2009/06/paint-or-sketch-tree-challenge.html">tree challenge.</a> <br /><br />These black oaks are ungainly, with little foliage and often a lot of stringy moss at the top. Not a particularly attractive tree, but I do like watching them sway back and forth wildly on stormy days. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihW5QHlnTz-r1s7pKqIjg8vjilxTzwkJTSrmDLLydIV_pLQQCW9bGvAW8VjhE-Hk8QFUnP_VVCoOn-iC5aygEnAOcDuYYPpFkjsUyZccN454MEm0XOtZ5AcXrO98FyjWqhv_bFHu9kr6o/s1600-h/Black+Oaks.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 293px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihW5QHlnTz-r1s7pKqIjg8vjilxTzwkJTSrmDLLydIV_pLQQCW9bGvAW8VjhE-Hk8QFUnP_VVCoOn-iC5aygEnAOcDuYYPpFkjsUyZccN454MEm0XOtZ5AcXrO98FyjWqhv_bFHu9kr6o/s400/Black+Oaks.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357730439440144178" /></a>(Watercolor with graphite on smooth Bristol)<br /><br />There are a lot of these in Oregon...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEKr1Nzb_cB46sjLjiXF3P-YZHQ20vc_VjjbWi1yvfZw0huOAK1Glxbrif82elbaMqk5BmzKxX0BGikzSQTWLFQBb9jjtg5Uq23I-mszzLkLhmAzQZ0wbxNNK2CuP47-W64I2effDRS_U/s1600-h/Evergreen.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 374px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEKr1Nzb_cB46sjLjiXF3P-YZHQ20vc_VjjbWi1yvfZw0huOAK1Glxbrif82elbaMqk5BmzKxX0BGikzSQTWLFQBb9jjtg5Uq23I-mszzLkLhmAzQZ0wbxNNK2CuP47-W64I2effDRS_U/s400/Evergreen.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359943945510596834" /></a> (Watercolor on Magnani Pescia 100% rag)<br /><br />I'm not sure what these trees are, but I love the greyish/blue color.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8r92x873NlHxhOd05ugYSSFuxJXVM4mytpc7gDQH2-kdjIjnXqw4JGSRuu-nCxQ0i8ZPLWkWfWtlXU0zbu-jvQW0MXk12hUdfQjw42QuIphcRkZ2-xfzaHU_dsAI_VK860DqMfPYP3pY/s1600-h/Silver+Trees.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 284px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8r92x873NlHxhOd05ugYSSFuxJXVM4mytpc7gDQH2-kdjIjnXqw4JGSRuu-nCxQ0i8ZPLWkWfWtlXU0zbu-jvQW0MXk12hUdfQjw42QuIphcRkZ2-xfzaHU_dsAI_VK860DqMfPYP3pY/s400/Silver+Trees.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359983247052206354" /></a>(Watercolor on Magnani Pescia 100% rag)Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13535348885585528618noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561962335138048499.post-5152470096479357432009-06-25T10:38:00.000-07:002010-07-10T18:11:20.523-07:00The best part of summer...There's a lot that's wonderful about summer, but having garden flowers available for these simple little arrangements is at the top of my list.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlvVp6Hq_xYWmJ_htwtzsXaP_9DyXd01vERWH61BXIEWG6-OaiKHUfXnRYovwxJCsX18FOW_KAVk-g-ShywDudY5aTYX8uXGdAx6FzTpJaG9Cj8qr7Eob2LWUD094M7ecwgPzlapp3bN4/s1600-h/flowers4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 382px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlvVp6Hq_xYWmJ_htwtzsXaP_9DyXd01vERWH61BXIEWG6-OaiKHUfXnRYovwxJCsX18FOW_KAVk-g-ShywDudY5aTYX8uXGdAx6FzTpJaG9Cj8qr7Eob2LWUD094M7ecwgPzlapp3bN4/s400/flowers4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356106270276828146" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMqwKrw8s9JbjiVPUW2Fgg2RtX_WidgIYxKHGiLE0gB9gbd-JH6wFGBVykpDVbvqrbyXoEw35DPKm7HwwoqG8bDr9gpPnRcFtcuxJ_Zj-pIoYQEssLhpmwBAKf-wgywQrD5Q5OZ-kp1tU/s1600-h/flower3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 343px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMqwKrw8s9JbjiVPUW2Fgg2RtX_WidgIYxKHGiLE0gB9gbd-JH6wFGBVykpDVbvqrbyXoEw35DPKm7HwwoqG8bDr9gpPnRcFtcuxJ_Zj-pIoYQEssLhpmwBAKf-wgywQrD5Q5OZ-kp1tU/s400/flower3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356106132511102274" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNvLFt-D2q3NHxxW95mfGTJPJDN30l_sC_C6xv6alpLOayO2Y4ZGYuqdVYuJIw_9Wm3wfznTE2E8KDry9TpFoj1DRCHSq2T74QGqDgUqyplZ3u7ocbwJufairM2Aru5LfWGDFiuKdr8Q0/s1600-h/Petunia.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNvLFt-D2q3NHxxW95mfGTJPJDN30l_sC_C6xv6alpLOayO2Y4ZGYuqdVYuJIw_9Wm3wfznTE2E8KDry9TpFoj1DRCHSq2T74QGqDgUqyplZ3u7ocbwJufairM2Aru5LfWGDFiuKdr8Q0/s400/Petunia.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353219167045731058" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeF0p70tt7TXRfC7xS_lgaD_OVwUfxSw93rU3yHjoKwn3E7SH3AcY1oiF5p8jsuMJj4ypgtvDPRXh3eXy0c0dRi9FjNgh4clQFd2WqV4Xj1rKQcjx0mAeFUyzgJrXxbmkNMDqdTQg3glo/s1600-h/Summer+bouquets+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 294px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeF0p70tt7TXRfC7xS_lgaD_OVwUfxSw93rU3yHjoKwn3E7SH3AcY1oiF5p8jsuMJj4ypgtvDPRXh3eXy0c0dRi9FjNgh4clQFd2WqV4Xj1rKQcjx0mAeFUyzgJrXxbmkNMDqdTQg3glo/s400/Summer+bouquets+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353219075405430322" /></a>Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13535348885585528618noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561962335138048499.post-2820184804901307712009-06-17T17:21:00.001-07:002009-06-17T17:22:26.813-07:00A cup<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8K2Jc4yC2sBjhbThW__1i2xVVOH2UJPAEMjP_EBtQwVi_laX3qhLFTGvLRSBPAg_bAIbYx2D3wsO_5NW98jelB_2sULbOuAaQwHFL3Aa1k1BXTI5EDKf8X76sU-F1W9scAd16CT1vQg4/s1600-h/A+cup.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 327px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8K2Jc4yC2sBjhbThW__1i2xVVOH2UJPAEMjP_EBtQwVi_laX3qhLFTGvLRSBPAg_bAIbYx2D3wsO_5NW98jelB_2sULbOuAaQwHFL3Aa1k1BXTI5EDKf8X76sU-F1W9scAd16CT1vQg4/s400/A+cup.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348456148585228850" /></a>Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13535348885585528618noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561962335138048499.post-9400288433816716342009-06-14T12:44:00.000-07:002010-07-10T18:10:54.268-07:00A (very vicarious) trip to FranceMy daughter is in France for the next five weeks learning about the cuisine of Gascony. She reports six hour lunches, a lot of duck entrees and appetizers, the freshest food she's ever tasted, dinners at 10 p.m., homemade aperitifs, and $6 bottles of excellent wine. She's fallen in love with it all. And I get to enjoy it vicariously via the internet and Skype (a clearer phone connection than I get locally.) <br /><br /><em>She's staying in this 18th century farmhouse:</em><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Gfv9aar8rmJ-W1QODcdfrTgY5TAVTJs3BNCSO3r27FLMaZbNwgBvhj-DSDXx7ZYraKUiLdLHFksHTeFlt1RwHervTvV-iuXMWNwhOrKNWQRCIeibbJSbmMvtXtATSINdtYh-WqJuen4/s1600-h/Blue+window.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Gfv9aar8rmJ-W1QODcdfrTgY5TAVTJs3BNCSO3r27FLMaZbNwgBvhj-DSDXx7ZYraKUiLdLHFksHTeFlt1RwHervTvV-iuXMWNwhOrKNWQRCIeibbJSbmMvtXtATSINdtYh-WqJuen4/s400/Blue+window.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347273184806708290" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUODZeH9VlmAWzArH7AKrkKwdAaV4-qrsPr9X_ChOtz_KwnmSSHUvMpiouobdBstZzMUSbcOOY7x2woejqTYKiBTalS-SIXfn0627t8rRodLEcQhOvaxrzEZteDOhwwH6ikmftESP8Yi8/s1600-h/France+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUODZeH9VlmAWzArH7AKrkKwdAaV4-qrsPr9X_ChOtz_KwnmSSHUvMpiouobdBstZzMUSbcOOY7x2woejqTYKiBTalS-SIXfn0627t8rRodLEcQhOvaxrzEZteDOhwwH6ikmftESP8Yi8/s400/France+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347272902322505154" /></a><br /><br /><em>Near the town of Nerac:</em><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Fi5hnNoKkIZ5otiWEuPBGLuel8DxlcfpT_aDZ-ApO1nGnEjD37k0NH-cHJzcdf0sarUAtncq7XgyFYZhpVxAavEo14dwOifbF5-LBLEq0zZ7ElWTs2BUYL7fFjyFM_d74HcX7EmL-5Q/s1600-h/Nerac.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Fi5hnNoKkIZ5otiWEuPBGLuel8DxlcfpT_aDZ-ApO1nGnEjD37k0NH-cHJzcdf0sarUAtncq7XgyFYZhpVxAavEo14dwOifbF5-LBLEq0zZ7ElWTs2BUYL7fFjyFM_d74HcX7EmL-5Q/s400/Nerac.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347272769620460626" /></a><br /><br /><em> And enjoying food like this (cured foie gras stuffed duck breast):</em><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0BxAElu453wgC7drzwC2bsiWWg2P3mbq4lKti1t_DbiKzg-eE7brSYSHE1C268bgK3MBNTGGg1UIUIeL3WS_jayANuTaO-xkcBoNAs7LL61uGgwbCLHxcaFCnMvyQzW4It2CA0vyh-gA/s1600-h/CURED+FOIEGRAS+STUFFED+DUCK+BREAST.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0BxAElu453wgC7drzwC2bsiWWg2P3mbq4lKti1t_DbiKzg-eE7brSYSHE1C268bgK3MBNTGGg1UIUIeL3WS_jayANuTaO-xkcBoNAs7LL61uGgwbCLHxcaFCnMvyQzW4It2CA0vyh-gA/s400/CURED+FOIEGRAS+STUFFED+DUCK+BREAST.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347369867741063922" /></a>Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13535348885585528618noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561962335138048499.post-24067522403279784112009-06-07T12:48:00.000-07:002010-07-10T18:50:19.191-07:00Mmmmmmmm....There is something deeply satisfying about creating a journal. It's full of potential, <em>almost</em> a book...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgyQQ1RyN5kk_qBsXel9raXbhUw4IBiK-dQ-IDz4nD9YC53hoeozCOY8RdNCTCYHAocx5lHCuBfIsBVtkvrTNQ0WUw2mWl4Ceed7AwoXoby0mimzzQMwHhPpjlqdtdJ4tPa9IOw91YP_k/s1600-h/Stab+binding.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgyQQ1RyN5kk_qBsXel9raXbhUw4IBiK-dQ-IDz4nD9YC53hoeozCOY8RdNCTCYHAocx5lHCuBfIsBVtkvrTNQ0WUw2mWl4Ceed7AwoXoby0mimzzQMwHhPpjlqdtdJ4tPa9IOw91YP_k/s400/Stab+binding.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344679814423240642" /></a><br /><br />I made this journal, with Japanese stab binding, in a class which ended yesterday. I didn't select my most beautiful paper for the first book, because I figured I would screw it up, but I'm pleased with the way the handmade Japanese paper looks.<br /><br />On the inside, I used three different papers: a soft Italian printmaking paper called Magnani; Niggedden (Roz Stendahl's favorite paper) and 90 lb. Arches watercolor paper.<br /><br />I've taken two book making classes in the past few months. In the first class I learned to make simple pamphlet and folding books, which I found equally satisfying.<br /><br />A few hours very well spent...Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13535348885585528618noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561962335138048499.post-12904321284715187092009-06-04T15:15:00.000-07:002009-06-04T15:24:25.150-07:00Oil StudiesHere are a few of the studies I painted in my beginning oil painting class which ended last week. There are more, but they're not completely dry yet. I really like painting on gessoed mat board. It eliminates the pressure to produce something "worthwhile" that I experience when using a canvas. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikgPxMMf6DYH1GeI50ed91WFYbB1FTlyKJSka40KBZs2CM9dHYzJKTum_wMd0vTpCw3Ld84mPwE2Kphhm4f6RXeOW5jWpAF7BEB9Nf6lE4juSZIweL0KpuXJpo-Ztp1S78o1pwd8J_LLU/s1600-h/Oil1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 331px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikgPxMMf6DYH1GeI50ed91WFYbB1FTlyKJSka40KBZs2CM9dHYzJKTum_wMd0vTpCw3Ld84mPwE2Kphhm4f6RXeOW5jWpAF7BEB9Nf6lE4juSZIweL0KpuXJpo-Ztp1S78o1pwd8J_LLU/s400/Oil1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343599864276337218" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijNcpyBvL9dfgI1Ifvt00WYpPfO8uN_OB7A8AQztbbqJ9HL37vJwzWU0dbLWxFyvIEmruJhVdQyeZEnmmuYER9JqtzONZKjxlsuP3y28gMoh4P_6g2ZsRkagXvEnDPyGH03jusdb3_CUA/s1600-h/Oils2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 296px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijNcpyBvL9dfgI1Ifvt00WYpPfO8uN_OB7A8AQztbbqJ9HL37vJwzWU0dbLWxFyvIEmruJhVdQyeZEnmmuYER9JqtzONZKjxlsuP3y28gMoh4P_6g2ZsRkagXvEnDPyGH03jusdb3_CUA/s400/Oils2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343599799498413554" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNWfF-cMoN2aa1e6ApIiGH4kAU8HZFDlEdLnmKKZTQQNw5mx3ClQQLKvfvtZvs2XVYzz3PMvDBWmmtLvko24Cgw93ty5dgt5aMiUHnIExlMM-Tep8OlhwUz38SUjxtLfjZPG-TYefyWpw/s1600-h/Oils3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 305px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNWfF-cMoN2aa1e6ApIiGH4kAU8HZFDlEdLnmKKZTQQNw5mx3ClQQLKvfvtZvs2XVYzz3PMvDBWmmtLvko24Cgw93ty5dgt5aMiUHnIExlMM-Tep8OlhwUz38SUjxtLfjZPG-TYefyWpw/s400/Oils3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343599713499693954" /></a>Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13535348885585528618noreply@blogger.com8