Angel Baby

Here is the latest change--it is now 7/29/12---i have tried and tried to get this to look more like my sweet granddaughter--I have put a closeup of this change--it does look a little like her and I hope I am finally finished--that took what? 1 or 2 years? oh, I guess you could say I don't give up! lol from here on down the conversation is from loooong ago! :-)


I have changed this so many times--I wish I could get a picture that looked more like the painting--It all started when I decided the background and her dress were not to my liking--i wanted to paint it looser. My daughter told me to go to another painting and leave this alone--lol--as i have changed this several times. I have never changed a painting as much as i have this--aargh

 You can see the earlier version in July or Aug on this blog.

Ok this may be the last change--if not it is going in the trash-brought the dress more in focus--it is now not so loose but also not as tight--and I changed the background--I may post again after it drys and is varnished. I'm exhausted. ... Happy New Year!!

Janies Wildflowers

Is this the 3rd or 4th try? This is one that sat a long while till I had time to work on it--The picture is not quite true to the colors--especially the lillys--they are more of a coral orange.
Hope everyone is all ready for Christmas--we are going to do Christmas Saturday with my daughter and her family cause last year I got them on Christmas day so this year its her in-laws turn. I hope that made sense!
Well Merry Christmas and blessings in the year to come.
Oil 9x12
This is available $150 (Unframed)

Old St. Nick

I wanted to have this on my blog during  the wonderful season we are in--How fast it came this year. 

This is not an orginal painting but one that I painted in class several years ago. It makes everyone smile.

This painting is in  my collection and is not for sale, however, I would paint it again (it was fun) for $350 (18x24) unframed if someone should so desire.

As Tiny Tim would say, "God bless us everyone"

Janies Wildflowers

This is the just the beginning, you might say "first or second pass". I just can't seem to find the time to work on this--it is small--I think 8 1/2 x11. It is from photos of my neices' little bouquet of wildflowers mixed in with lilies and "whatya call it" --I love flowers (don't always know the names)--we will see if this turns out to be the vision that I have in my mind..........sigh I just don't know why they always start out soooooo ugly--it always scares me..;-)

House Blessing With Sunflowers (framed)

Just found the frame for the sunflower painting--I finally varnished -I wanted the thick paint to dry--so today I had it framed--Love how paintings look framed, don't you? I hope my collector will like what I picked--(he trusts me!  I think..)
I wish you could see this in real life--it looks soo much better-(the colors I mean on the painting and the frame.) I will take it to him Monday-or Tuesday-sometimes paintings are harder than others to let go, you know they are part of us.
Here's a good quote:
‎"Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadow. It's what sunflowers do." ~ Helen Keller

Holidays are a-coming!

Remember--ART makes the best Christmas gifts ever. Visit all the artists you admire and see all the beauty you can purchase for your loved ones..
You can view paintings of mine that are available for sale by clicking on the July archive--most are there.
 I can be contacted to answer any questions at my e-mail: charannevans@aol.com
Would love to hear from you.
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving, a Blessed Christmas and Happy New Year. xxxoo

Lost & Found

This post is not about art or edges! But I have to share--bare with me!

I love my copper-like necklace, bracelet, ring, and most important my copper earrings. I bought them separately but they look so good together---& before I found my earrings at an art show that had jewelry that people fashioned - I never liked any of my earrings to wear with the ensemble--but then I found the earrings---PERFECT!

Then one day over a month ago I wore my simply wonderful ensemble of jewelry (that I love) and all of a sudden I realized one earring was missing---I was sooo upset-- I looked under my desk--in the bathroom--i went downstairs to the good friend that everything is turned in to--earrings and important things like that. I took off my one earring and sadly put it in my purse-- I was heart sick --I always lose the favorite earring--I have a collection of the one earring without its mate. (I am very dramatic, I know.)
Then about 2 weeks ago, I came to work and THERE IT WAS laying on my desk--I assumed the cleaning people found it--I was soo happy---So I looked for the one in my purse---oh no --it wasn't there --it must have fallen out of my purse and wasn't the lost one...oh bummer.
Then this morning I got my ensemble out and was looking in my jewelry box for earrings to go with it , knowing than none would and OH MY GOSH--there was the one earring in among the other earrings--i got so excited --and then I stopped and thought I must have thrown it in there when I found it a couple of weeks ago...but to just be sure I looked in my purse again.......................OH MY GOODNESS-- there it was--by some miracle  I have both ----happy dance--see doesn't take much to make me happy!!!!! lol