Patina of time.

"Monuments are anchors in time, Epochs pass, weather erodes, people lose interest. This cannot be helped. But Patina itself is worth appreciating. Patina is the value that age puts on an object. It's what makes an antique... antique. It is experience, maturity, the soft sheen of time. Patina wasn't present at the beginning of a new creation....It comes from a life lived."- John Yemma.

"Patina" Acrylic on 11x14 canvas.

Many years ago I picked up this lone chair at a flea market...It's patina screamed at me...It's sturdy legs and back holding up a variety of people over the years. Everyone that sees it thinks it is ugly, but to me it spoke of a life lived. I tried to imagine the many people that sat upon it, the lives that were lived around it...who was the first person to own it, and who was the first person to paint it white. Age has made it quite beautiful to me...It has it's place in my home and will probably be thrown out as junk when I die. Sadly we live in a throw away society....instead of honoring and preserving our past, we tear it down, shove it aside and just go on our merry way.

But ahh...my little chair holds my cat while I am on the computer, holds my grandaughter when we are drawing, holds books that I am reading...and occasionally holds me...It still speaks of a life lived...

Peace and Blessings....Kat.

Beautiful boy.

Close your eyes..have no fear..the monster is gone..he's on the run..and your daddy's here..

Beautiful beautiful beautiful...beautiful boy..

Before you go to sleep...say a little prayer...everyday in every way it's getting better and better..John Lennon.

"Falling in love" Acrylic on canvas.

I painted this picture of my daughter-in-law and grandson, and gifted it to her for Christmas this year..he is now 6 months old and what a sweetie pie! I got to spend some time with him this week-end and loved every minute of it. I have never seen such a pleasant child...he smiles at everything...the kind of smile that warms you deep in your heart. What a beautiful baby boy...we are so blessed to have him in our lives!

"In the sheltered simplicity of the first days after a baby is born, one see's again the magical closed circle, the miraculous sense of two people existing only for each other."-Anne Morrow Lindbergh.

I come from strong women

"I believe in strong women. I believe in the woman who is able to stand up for herself. I believe in the woman who doesn't have to hide behind someones back. I believe that if you have problems, as a woman you deal with them, you don't play victim, you don't make yourself look pitiful, you don't point fingers...you stand and you deal. You face the world with a head held high and you carry the universe in your heart."  C.Joybell C.

I was doing a series of paintings called 'I come from strong women' and this is one of the paintings. Acrylic on 16x20 canvas.

This theme brought to mind my two best friends...both Artists and both strong women. I had the pleasure of spending last Saturday evening with them....We shared a wonderful meal...we talked...we laughed...we cried...and then we painted! Was so good for the soul! What a great evening just...being who we are...Strong Women...