Happy Holidays! I have been so busy creating Christmas commissions that I never found time to send out Christmas cards. But… today is Christmas and I didn’t want it to get by without sharing my Xmas card for this year. Kona Bella is my brother Joe’s newest family addition. His dream dog has always been a chocolate lab… and I was excited to be part of finding this girl for him. And what a joy to paint her with a Santa hat on.
2015 was a bittersweet year. Bitter because we started the year mourning the loss of our girl Jasmine. Sweet because we found our new girl Dakota… a very sweet Shepherd mix of some sort. Also sweet because I had so much to do with my art. I completed 42 paintings in 2015, far more than I would have thought since I didn’t paint for the first six weeks of the year. I participated in several art shows and even won a few ribbons. I set up my vendor display several times throughout the year and met a great deal of fun animal-loving people. I also taught some classes for the first time… which was both terrifying and extremely rewarding.
So bring on 2016… and all the new paintings I will have opportunity to create. I have so many ideas in my head I just wish there was more time each day so I could make them all a reality. I’m also planning to teach a few workshops throughout the year… so stay tuned for dates. I know the first one will be March 11, 12 & 13 at Gallery IQ in Rocklin, CA. Until next time… I hope everyone has a very Happy New Year!
Wow! That’s a lot of paintings, Marianne! Congratulations on completing so many and happy new year to you. May it be all you have dreamed of!! Hope to see you again this year!
Thanks Kay. Happy New Year to you as well. I hope we both see a lot of success in our art. And that would be great to see you again.
Very cute! Merry Christmas!