Friday, November 14, 2014



a peek at what is on my easel









acrylic on bristol paper









"life is not a straight line.








life is a zig-zag."

maira kalman








i am a maira kalman fan, her wit, her eye 

and her sensibility and humor. 

her  a new children's alphabet book 

is irresistible....except for the fact

that i am still decluttering, a bag out 

of my house a day, minimum and i am not

adding anything to until i have 

completed the process.  but i just wanted you

to see how charming her pages can be.  maybe you 

can buy the book and tell me about it :)



 i tend toward the obsessive in the sense that whatever

i do, i do it one hundred percent.   things get

confusing when several important events or activities

coincide.  as it does now, where i am decluttering and

have an upcoming solo show.   i do my best.  



thank you for visiting today.

i would love it if you had the time to drop me a line.


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today i am posting to paint party friday.
an online community of artists hosted thanks to
 eva and kristen.







20 comments:

  1. Your new easel piece looks very intriguing. Lovely colours. X

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  2. I would say you give 120% on everything ... that's you!
    Beautiful colors Irene, and I am taking your paints tomorrow!
    Thank you again! Your de-cluttering is being put to use.

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  3. Irene, thanks for visiting and commenting on my post this week. I am enjoying your gorgeous colorful art. It is exciting and moving.

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  4. so beautiful! what beautiful, lovely colors!!

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  5. Wishing you luck with the show! Admiration for the resolve with decluttering too.

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  6. My goodness Irene this is pretty. I thought of Monet pond paintings right away. I love the way acrylic looks on bristol paper. Is it a smooth paper? I can't remember. I might have to try it some time, but like you, I am decluttering too.

    I love her work also. I didn't realize until recently she has many books. She is really funny too.

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  7. I love the colours and the movement in your painting, Irene. Thanks for letting us take a peek.

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  8. I like your acrylic, a feast of forms and colors that go straight to the soul, excellent compositions !!

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  9. What amazing paintings with such incredible vibrancy that is a feast for my eyes on this dull day here in Scotland ;D
    Thank you for sharing

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  10. Such a beautiful painting! The colors are gorgeous - the pink and the green are amazing! Good luck with your show, and with the decluttering. I get several decluttering moments during the year, and they are liberating.

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  11. Love the colors on your easel right now. And have your read Maira Kalman's newest book, My Favorite Things? Very enjoyable.

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  12. I'm in love with this new colourful pieces....just gorgeous and love the flow and humour of this post!!
    Good luck on the purging and solo show!

    Hugs Giggles

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  13. Just Beautiful, love the color and abstraction in your paintings.

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  14. The Monet of color has come out in you Lovely!

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  15. wow! What is that! Those colors are amazing! What company has those brilliant pure acrylics? I admire your decluttering and must get back to it myself, and to organizing. I get in a frenzy with projects and don't put things away! Thank you for commenting on my blog.

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  16. Oh wow! I love that painting on your easel! It's amazing! Love, love, love it!

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  17. Your art is always so fascinating.
    Nicole/Beadwright

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  18. Ooh, I love what you've been working on, Irene. LOVE!! So vibrant, and pretty.

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