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Tales of an artist, her business, her thoughts, and the people and things she loves. See art in progress from artist Laura Brittain.

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  • My Art

    Posted on Friday February 27th, 2009 at 10:26 in my artwork

    I have not posted in a while. I've been busy with trying to get this house finished being built and then we all got the flu. So, I've been busier than my usual busy.I did hardly any painting in 2008, and I have done none in 2009. Life has just not le...

  • Some New Underwear Paintings

    Posted on Monday December 29th, 2008 at 15:44 in my artwork

    The rest of my life has consumed any time for painting. I had not painted in a long time, but I knew my sister-in-law was missing some paintings with this theme I had done for her a long time ago but that she doesn't have now. So, I painted these an...

  • Think On These Things Painting

    Posted on Saturday August 2nd, 2008 at 15:22 in christian, my artwork

    Think On These Things, $75I finally finished this painting and got it posted for sale. If you are interested in reading more about it or purchasing it, please click the link above....

  • The Mushroom Festival

    Posted on Thursday June 26th, 2008 at 14:58 in my artwork

    I got an invitation to be a vendor at the Mushroom Festival in Madisonville, Texas on October 25th. Last year at the Kolache Festival in Caldwell, a lady who was on the vendor committee saw my art and asked for my business card. She sent me an invita...

  • Finished Whatever Painting

    Posted on Wednesday May 28th, 2008 at 13:59 in my artwork

    Whatever ShannonSoldHere is this little painting finished. It is on 8"x8" canvas panel. I thought it turned out SO cute! It is hard to get a good picture of it, because I already put the protective gloss coat on it. Below show a little more detail....

  • Stages of Commissioned Whatever

    Posted on Wednesday May 21st, 2008 at 13:01 in my artwork

    The boys are on the mend. We ALL slept last night ... I could have slept a few more hours this morning but duty called ... milk, breakfast, etc.Over the past couple of days, I've been working on this commissioned painting. The lady saw the post of my...

  • More Whatever Painting & Summer

    Posted on Monday May 19th, 2008 at 16:07 in my artwork

    I worked on the the background of this painting later this past week. I liked using the green because her eyes are green. I added some blues and whites, too. My brain sometimes feels like this background ... spaghetti or general overload. I like the ...

  • Whatever Painting

    Posted on Thursday May 15th, 2008 at 10:50 in my artwork

    I started back on this painting after a 3 month break or so. Can't remember when I started it. But, it felt SOOOOO good to paint. I'm hoping to start having regular painting posts again! Today so far, I've worked on her eyes and mouth a little more ...

  • Retro Flower Painting

    Posted on Tuesday May 13th, 2008 at 20:16 in my artwork

    I did this painting for my neice who is in first grade. Her family just moved into a new home, and she is getting to redecorate it. She's doing it in lavendar and has new bedding with flowers similar to these on it. Her room is large, so I did a 3 fo...

  • Feeling Overwhelmed

    Posted on Saturday February 9th, 2008 at 11:08 in my artwork

    We are moving tomorrow! We are going to move into my in-laws old house while we fix this house up for sale. I have so many mixed emotions. I've lived in this house longer than any other place in my life. My husband and I went shopping for this house ...

  • New Blog Banner and Look

    Posted on Saturday February 2nd, 2008 at 02:32 in freeware, my artwork

    As you can tell, I've been playing around with my blog banner and with the width of my blog and the columns. I found a really great website called Tips for New Bloggers. It has lots of great information spelled our VERY simply. I was able to make my ...

  • Survived the Flu & Painted a Little

    Posted on Friday February 1st, 2008 at 16:35 in my artwork

    Our little family survived the flu fairly easily with the help of prayer, rest and Tamiflu. The three boys and I all got it. My husband started feeling bad, but we got him on Tamiflu before it was full blown flu. I am thankful for medicine, doctors, ...

  • What's on my easel today?

    Posted on Monday January 28th, 2008 at 14:56 in my artwork

    Here is what is on my easel today. It looks like a space alien or something, but that is not the plan for this painting. :o) This is just as far as I could get today so far. It is going to be based on Philippians 4:8.I have two down with the flu ... ...

  • Proverbs 3:3 Painting

    Posted on Saturday January 26th, 2008 at 18:33 in christian, my artwork

    Loving-Kindness & TruthClick here to bid on this painting.This is how the painting looks finished. I'm really pleased with it. This mixed media art is called Loving-Kindness & Truth. For people who aren't in to art all that much, mixed media ...

  • What's on my easel?

    Posted on Thursday January 24th, 2008 at 12:10 in my artwork

    Here is what is on my easel. This is a much larger piece than the little ACEO's I've been painting. This one is 12"x16" on stretched canvas. It will be similar to the little ACEO I posted on Monday, but it is based on a different Bible verse. This is...

  • ACEO Speak Truth in Love

    Posted on Monday January 21st, 2008 at 21:39 in christian, my artwork

    Speak Truth in LoveClick her to bid on this ACEO painting.This is my latest A Painting A Day artwork. It is #10 in the series and done mostly in acrylics with some ink work. It is an ACEO which stands for Art Cards, Editions and Originals. Some of yo...

  • Bored Girl ACEO

    Posted on Friday January 18th, 2008 at 14:32 in my artwork

    Bored GirlClick here to bid on this ACEO.Here is a mixed media ACEO (2.5"x3.5" baseball trading card size) painting of a little girl who is bored. I used a photograph of my niece that I snapped while she was waiting on her brother. I used watercolor ...

  • ACEO Country Crow & Sunflowers

    Posted on Thursday January 17th, 2008 at 21:27 in my artwork

    A Country Crow and SunflowersClick her to buy this ACEO (2.5"x3.5") unframed painting.Here is a painting I didn't get posted when I did it last week. It is a painting of a old country crow sitting on a fence with sunflowers peeking over it. I like it...

  • Rooster ACEO

    Posted on Monday January 14th, 2008 at 12:05 in my artwork

    CrowingClick here to bid on this ACEO (2.5" x 3.5") painting.Okay, I'm back to roosters. I don't know why I like painting them so much. I would be scared of one if I was in a yard with one ... I used to watch the one my grandparents had through the c...

  • The Farm ACEO

    Posted on Thursday January 10th, 2008 at 14:19 in my artwork

    The FarmBid on this 2.5" x 3.5" ACEO now!This is #6 in my A Painting A Day series. This is an acrylic landscape ACEO (a miniature piece of art the size of a baseball card 2.5" x 3.5"). I painted it from a photograph I took at my grandparents farm in ...

  • A Finished Hat Painting

    Posted on Wednesday January 9th, 2008 at 14:54 in my artwork

    SoldHere is the finished hat painting I was commissioned to do. I love the way it turned out.I think I will do a similar one to be a "giveaway" in September for Art & Artist month at www.FunkyFinds.blogspot.com. That's a fun website with all kind...

  • I Love You Because ACEO

    Posted on Tuesday January 8th, 2008 at 23:08 in christian, my artwork

    You Brighten My Life!Bid now on this baseball card size (2.5"x3.5") ACEO.Do you have a special someone who just makes your life more full and bright by being with them? I feel that way about my husband. I knew that when I found a man I enjoyed doing ...

  • Phases of a Commissioned Hat Painting

    Posted on Monday January 7th, 2008 at 16:33 in my artwork

    I had this question over the weekend. "If I live in your area, do I still have to pay shipping charges on your art you have listed for sale or up for auction?" Answer is, NO! :o) Just let me know that you live in the BCS area and would like to make a...

  • A Green Pear on Purple ACEO

    Posted on Friday January 4th, 2008 at 14:32 in my artwork

    A Little Green Pear on Purple Click here to bid on this baseball card size 2.5" x 3.5" ACEO. Bidding starts at 99 cents!This is a miniature of a larger painting (2 ft x 2.5 ft) I have done. You can see the large painting for sale here at Etsy. I real...

  • An Eye for the 80's ACEO

    Posted on Thursday January 3rd, 2008 at 10:38 in my artwork

    An Eye for the 80'sBid on this 3.5"x2.5" ACEO now.Okay, these little paintings are addictive! It lets me experiment with things I would never be brave enough to put on a big canvas. Here is my ode to the 80's. I graduated from high school during the ...

  • No Whining ACEO

    Posted on Wednesday January 2nd, 2008 at 23:13 in my artwork

    Click Here to Bid on this Painting.Here is the 2nd painting in my Painting a Day series. It is also an ACEO which is the size of a baseball card. I'll do a bigger painting tomorrow maybe ... I kind of like these little bitty ones, though. You could f...

  • Happy 2008 & an ACEO

    Posted on Tuesday January 1st, 2008 at 16:18 in my artwork

    Happy New Year! Hope your Christmas and holidays in general were very blessed and full of love and family. In keeping with my resolution to try to do a small painting a day, I actually got one done today in between trying to figure out what to do wit...

  • Merry Christmas, R!

    Posted on Thursday December 27th, 2007 at 10:22 in my artwork

    I asked R, my sister-in-law, what she wanted for Christmas and asked if there was anything she wanted me to paint. She told me she would like a 12" x 12" painting similar to the black and white rooster I did. So, here it is. I'm not completely finish...

  • A Finished Heart Painting

    Posted on Tuesday December 18th, 2007 at 12:03 in my artwork

    I finished my best friend's painting that she requested for Christmas. I liked the way it turned out. I'm waiting for it to dry completely so I can varnish it with a gloss varnish to protect it and to bring out the textures more. She didn't want a b...

  • A Heart Painting & A Lamp

    Posted on Monday December 10th, 2007 at 19:36 in my artwork

    I actually got to paint today for the first time in a long time. It felt so good. I started on this for my best friend. She requested it for Christmas. She doesn't read my blog, so I'm safe posting and she described to me what she wanted. She really ...