Bennett's Love of Art Show

I will have some of my art on display and for sale at Bennett's Nursery in Jonesboro, AR February10th  through March 10th.  There will be other artists works on display as well, so I hope you will stop by and shop for some beautiful and original art!  There will be an opening reception on February 10th, from 7 PM to 9 PM.

I will add more information closer to the opening.

Have a nice day!
♥ Beth ♥

Did I mention that I Love Snow?

I have another long weekend, thanks to the snow day that we got today.  The snow started falling Thursday around noon.  Once the sleet and freezing rain switched over to snow, our students really started getting excited and totally focused on when they would let us out of school.  Of course, most of our students have little experience driving on the frozen stuff, so I had to agree that we needed to let school out before the roads got too bad.  Finally the word came that school would let out at 2:20. That's less than an hour early, but I guess its better than the usual 3:15.  I went out to my car to clear off the windows about 1:30, but had to clear them off again at 2:25 when I was leaving the school.. The snow was coming down pretty fast. Well, I'm sure that I've mentioned before that I do LOVE snow! I love to watch it snow, I love to photograph the snow...I just love it. But I do know that I would not love to live in the North where they have to shovel the snow, because it doesn't melt before the next snow.  Around here, it snows, we enjoy looking at it for a few days, if we are lucky, and then it melts.  We may get one or two good snows (where everything is covered with the white stuff) during a good winter.  The sun came out for a little while this morning, but don't let the road fool you, it was covered with ice. The temps were very cold last night, so the roads were pretty slippery this morning.

So Friday, on my snow day, I just felt like taking it easy and enjoying the time off.  Saturday, I hope to be able to spend the day working on some art projects that are waiting for me.

Hope you have time to be creative this weekend,
Beth 

I've been featured!

I've been featured in a blog called "The Redheads Homestead'.  Susan is a fellow artist on Etsy and has featured my blog on her blog.  She sent me some questions to answer, so if there is anything that you ever wanted to know about my Etsy shop and my inspiration, well you can find it here. 

You can visit Susan's Etsy Shop here, Susan Williams Designs, where she sells her beautiful jewelry designs, so go take a look!


Thanks, Susan, for the feature!
Beth

Long Weekend for Creating!

I'm excited to have a long weekend to have extra time for creating! The cold weather is slowing down my productivity! I've been spending more time wrapped up in a blanket on the couch, but I need to get busy creating!  I'm hoping for some warmer weather and sunshine soon. I have worked on some clay houses this week and will be working on more soon.  I have a few orders of pen and ink house portraits to work on over the next few weeks.  I would love to pull out my colored pencils and work on something different, but that will have to wait.   I'm signing up for a couple of art events to show my work in February, so I need to stop hibernating and start creating. 

Check out the hanging hearts that I have created. Valentines Day is coming up!

 

Have a nice weekend!
♥ Beth ♥

New Year, Fresh Start

I don't make New Years resolutions, but I do love a fresh start and the prospect of new opportunities. Last year was definitely a busy year in all aspects of my life. My art has kept me extremely busy at the same time my teaching job has kept me extremely busy. The busy season leading up to Christmas was especially good, for which I am thankful for. But for now, I am taking things a little slower for a few weeks. I realized that I must take time off to recharge. School started back Monday, so I'm back to work with my students which is very inspiring to me. So I'm looking forward to new ideas and making some decisions and looking for new opportunities.

Hope you have many blessings and opportunities in 2011!
Beth

Resting and Reflecting on 2010



Pen and Ink Commission
Beth S Macre© 2010

Well its been awhile since I posted in my blog. Its been a very hectic 2010, but especially leading up to Christmas.  I was commissioned to do several pen and ink home portraits for Christmas.  Although I love doing them, the added pressure of getting them all done in time for Christmas on top of working full time, was stressful to say the least!  I hope to do more in the future, just not all right before Christmas! 
2010 has been a busy one and I will be happy to say goodbye to 2010 and hope for a less stress filled 2011.  I'm trying to keep a positive attitude and hoping the economy will keep getting better and better!

I hope everyone has a great New Year and stay safe and close to your loved ones. 
Beth 

Peace Painting

 Peace...don't we all wish for Peace. Peace in the world, peace at home, peace at work, or simply peace in our hearts.  This is something that I pray for every day.  Somedays I have it, some days, not so much. But to me, a freshly fallen snow is about the closest to Peace as I can be. 

So, the studio in Searcy, Second Saturday Studio, asked the artists to create a piece that illustrates the word Peace.  This painting will be on display and for sale December 11th at the Studio in Searcy, Arkansas.  I thought I would experiment with mixed media, texture, but also include a home, which seems to be my favorite subject. Here are a couple of photos of the painting, as it was finished.  The second photo was taken from the side, so you can see, the texture and the fact that the painting wraps around the
side of the canvas. 

So, I hope you find Peace daily, but especially this season.
Beth