Bright Eye Girl

I think if your going to start the month of well then finishing a painting is a good way to do it.  This is my wide eyed girl. Let me tell you her story. She was wondering around this world and things looks fuzzy. The colors where not as bright as they could be and she just could not find her way.  One day she found these huge glasses and even though a small part of her did not want to put them on she did anyway. Then BAM> She could see .So she stood there looking of into the distance. Taking it all in.  the  color the bright sun. Suddenly she noticed there was an owl perching on her arm.  

Oh what a good day today turned out to be for my bright eye girl.
( she will be in my Etsy Shop )

Silence

Silence 

Hello Birdie

This.. A new Girl 
 Sometimes when I  sit down to paint I know what I want to paint. In this case it was the bird and then she came along. I didn't know what she was going to look like until I was done. Then its like meeting a someone new. Does that make sense ? She makes smile.  Happy Wednesday Peeps. 

Paintings and a couple of good runs

What did you do this weekend ? I got crafty and Athletic. That sounds a little funny but I did. First I really wanted to finish my painting for Jacks nursery . A small part of me is doing the happy dance because I really love it. I love the colors and I feel like Jack has brought so much Joy and love into our lives that lots of color is so my little man to me. This canvas started out at a Hot air Balloon and I think its so perfect when you start and have all these layers of stuff going on and then boom all of a sudden you see a picture and it takes your painting to a completely different place. 

This is the picture that inspired my painting. He was so little its hard to believe he will be 2 soon.  I have loved every minute of being a mom.  I also love the fact that I had a 28 mile weekend. I got both my runs in and even though I didn't go to the mountains to run I ran. So this week I start training again. No more excuses or missed runs I have a schedule and I am sticking to it. I even have new Hokas…Miss G is happy now all I need is a new pack and I will be good to go. Happy Monday peeps.

Happy to keep going...

Hi from us. This little man is my full time companion and its really cool.  Whats going on around here  you might ask . For me its being a mom that's number 1 . So yes making lunches for my kids and getting to school on time and making all of our swim team practices also on time. Making dinner for 6 or 7 people depending who is home and I do keep up on the laundry so its not such a big deal. I honestly love it all. I really do. With that I feel that having things I am super passionate about really helps. I love taking art classes and I gift myself the ones I can because they keep me excited and I share my classes with my daughter Isabella and she is great at them so I always have an art buddy.

 Daring Adventures in Paint and Life 
starts tomorow this is a workshop by Mati Rose
It looks like its going to be a blast . This picture was taken at her studio in San Francisco . I was able to attend a work shop she hosted and Mati has a beautiful spirit. So I am excited to take this class for the next 6 weeks.  You should check it out. Its a great way to keep life exciting. I feel if your always taking care everyone else you have to take of yourself so you can do your job with a smile. Whatever your job may be. I love having something to look forward to that is for me. I like that my kids can join me or just see how passionate I am about it. This keep me happy to keep going.

Spring Girl

I love that its officially spring. Isabella asked me to paint my sweet girl with pink hair and I tried but black won out. What is a girl to do. I have a-lot going on here. There are lots of layers of paper and she is walking through the night with the light of the moon showing her the way. Here she is on her way home.  Oh and guess what I sold a couple things on Etsy. I am so excited. I jumped when I got the email form them. Its like a dream come true. Yes as silly as that sounds . I always wanted to do this and I am doing it. 

 There are a couple classes I signed up for next month . Yay!!  How exciting. I think I will do a blog post on all the classes I have taken. I have learned from all of them. There are a couple I watch over and over again.
 I hope Spring is coming your way and that the snow melts if its cold where you live. My sweet girl will be on Etsy in just a bit. Happy Day Peeps...

Two of us

I finished. I like it . What do you think ? Want to know what I see here. Its about forgiveness. I had a situation once with a girlfriend that taught me a-lot about myself and the lack of boundaries I had. Since then we have made up and most importantly I learned about how much I really needed to make boundaries in life. I learned what behaviors where OK on my part and what I was not OK with. I learned that saying no is OK. That my time is really important and that picking who I spend it with is huge. My kids and family come first then there is a little bit left for friends. I wish I had more but the great thing about life is that I hope in couple years when my kids need me less there will be time for all that other stuff. Back to my mixed media painting. Its about two friend and its about forgiveness.  I am having fun practicing what I love and in itsy bits steps improving.  Have a wonderful Day and she will be in my easy shop tonight. Go check it out. Thank you for stopping by.

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Happy Weekend

The weekend is here and if you live in  San diego then you can hear the rain just like me. I love the sound of the rain its so beautiful. I am slowly working on my sister love portrait. I feel like I might need longer hair. I was reading today about how great it is to be an amature at something you love because then you can just try it everything about your passion as you learn about it. That is so true. I am loving spending a little bit of time each day just exploring my love for these paint brushes.  I hope you get to practice what you love this weekend even if its 20 minutes.. 

sweet coffee please

I am just loving these colors right now.. They are so happy and sweet. I feel like she is thinking about how good things are right now. Her house is clean and her coffee has cream .Her family is healthy so her life right now looks like this picture..

Here I am...

A friend once told me that the girls I paint are me. I did not really think so but in this case yes its me. This girl was inspired by Daniel . Here I am today taking care of my little boy Jack. He is so cute and such a great baby. I love taking care of my kids . I always thought that I was supposed to have something to say when people asked me what I do. I always felt like if I said I am a a mom that would be a let down. I am so over that. Now  when people ask me what do all I want to say is I am the mother of four children. At this point in my life nothing seems as important as showing up for swim practice , making breakfast for my kids before school and even waking up multiple times in the middle to feed Jack is something I am enjoying. I know that time just flies and before I know it my kids will be grown so I am trying to enjoy as much of it as I can. 

Here I am.
I like this paining. I look like I am thinking about  where I am right now. I feel really lucky that I have these little people that need me.. and that I need with all of my heart. I feel like I am showing up in the parts of my life that I really need to be. 

Saturday Night Paints.

Hello Saturday Night.
Here I am sitting on the couch on a Saturday night. My feet are swollen and with 16 to go before I have this baby boy I am right where I need to be. I did get out just for a couple hours tonight. I went to Charity Wings Art Center and took a painting class.  It took all of my super power to get there because I was so tired but I am glad I got out of the house and it was fun. 

I dont think I ever would of tried to paint a wave but its good to try different things right ? Thanks for stopping by and I am going to sleep now...or at least try to sleep.

Happy June First.

Good Morning we made it. We are now half way through 2013. I woke early today to work on this painting for a bit and have enough time to say good morning and go for a long walk before my kids got up. I am working on this piece and I love her. The thing that I like the most is that she is smiling. I feel like its getting easier to relax when I paint and I believe that's because I have been practicing more. I painted 4 girls in May that makes me smile. 

I am taking 2 online Classes right now that I am really loving and learning a ton from.
Danita's mixed media from the heart
True Free Spirit by Mindy

I want to share that before I would sign up for classes and not finish them and then feel guilty but now I am very selective and I really push myself to watch the video and practice. Once I get started I do not want to stop. I am also going to share with you my challenges for the this month.
Gloria's Goals
walk 3 miles 5 days a week starting today.
Finish 4 paintings
Read 2 books
Cook a homemade meal 20 days this month
( I will be kind to myself because I am moving this month and I am a bit larger than normal )
Have a wonderful day and Happy 1st of the month.

Happy Monday

Happy Memorial Day to you. I am sitting in my living room with my coffee as my kids are sound asleep. I am just thinking about the fact that I will be moving shortly. In 25 days we will be in our new house that we just bought. I thought buying a house would feel so comforting but for some reason renting just seems like an easier task. I guess I always took for granted how easy  moving was in my past life. Someone else took care of all the paper work I took care of the house, this time I am much more involved and its  a-lot scarier than I imagined.  Being an adult brings so much responsibility . Our new house is about 1 mile from my moms house and my dads house. That brings me peace because I am close by. The coolest thing about this house is the back yard. Its huge and the neighbors behind our house have horses and Bella loves horses. It has a pool and a vegetable garden. I feel the most at peace and grounded when I am outside. The house is small but thats ok I have to much stuff anyway and I do believe that less is more. The kitchen is green and very 50s but in a cute way. It  reminds me of a doll house. I never thought we would get this house but the original buyers fell through and here we are. I hope I never move again after this. Here is the one good thing about getting a divorce ..You have to give the other person half so this time around it should be way easier. I only have half the stuff I used to have..
I started this painting yesterday.. I read this somewhere what do you want to paint? What do you want to see in your paintings. At this very moment I feel very pregnant and mommy. I feel like all I want is to be a good mom. Im sure it has to do with being 6 months pregnant but I feel very protective of my children. I wanted to paint something that represented all of the thoughts that are swimming in my head. Our new house the new baby and me trying my best to be a good mommy. So here it is...

There little initials are in each of the hearts.
C P J I
Together in our home. I honestly hope that I can always have a safe and happy home for them . I can only imagine we all want that for our kids. I am thinking that when I move in but not before I will write our new address around the canvas. This is going up in the new house. Im learning to accept with a smile all the wonderful things that seem to happen on my journey but what I am most grateful for is that I get to walk with journey with my kiddos. I adore being there mom.
Happy Memorial Day and be safe.

Happy Painting

This is my first painting for 2013. I painted this after watching the first two videos in the class True Free Spirit. I really am trying to free myself when I paint instead of thinking to much. 

My darling daughter and I sat and watched the video together and she said mom please make your girl smiling OK. I do not want her to be sad. So I did as I was asked and this girl has a smile on her face..She is my nature free spirit girl. 

She is holding wisdom in her hands. Wisdom that comes from listening..

It was Merry..

This holiday Season has come..The best part for me was spending time with all the children in my life. My two little kids spent the night at their dads because that's how our custody arrangement works. My oldest Paola spent last night with me.  She slept in my bed. It was really great waking up with my big girl and having her hold my hand and say Merry Christmas Mommy. Then I went for a very short run walked in the door, got ready and headed over to pick up my kids.  One hour later with my 3 kids Christmas was complete...  After opening up our presents hours we headed to my mom's to see all my nieces and nephews... I love kids at Christmas the look in their eyes is priceless.  Especially when they are opening their presents.  I love how happy they are all day long.. We all exchanged gifts which was great but I was super excited about giving my sister her gift. I painted her this picture of her and her twin girls. I actually finished it on time and I was excited to give it to her. She loved it and we both got teary eyed. That made me feel so good.  I love my sister and her children.. I hope you had a special Christmas wherever you are..

Making time..

Making time to be creative is really hard this time of year so I was happy when my girl friend asked me to help her get a project done for our Art Retreat next week.
Seaside Soiree.
I was also happy because guess what I had not started on my project either. So as it turns out last night I made time to create.
I really do wish I had more time at home and less driving that way I could just make stuff but then again I have a great job and I can pay my own bills so maybe what this is creating is a very grateful heart when I do get to just make stuff.

My Girlfriend made the prettiest mermaid and I made a mermaid momma.. I am not done with her yet but she is coming along perfectly..

Hope you day is going well..

and 

Happy Thanksgiving. 

Painting Class Fun

My girl friend and I went to a Painting Class at a bar. It was really fun. They have everything ready for you and in 3 hours you have a finished painting. It really is hard to make the time to paint when you have work and driving to work and a family. I have decided that until I retire I will do one of these a month. It keeps me feeling creative and I get a girl time with my friend.

We all paining a twisted tree. I am giving mine to Paola I think she will dig it. I think my 18 year old will like it. 

I am really excited about making time to do this. 3 hours can go a  long way. Hope your week has been good. I have 2 races coming up so I will share with you my story. 

Painting Class

I took an art class last night. I really like these classes because in about 3 hours you have a finished piece. I think its good when its kinda fast paced because you do not have time to second guess yourself. You just have to go with it and do your best. I often wish I could just trust that go voice with out thinking about it. Specially when it comes to art . I guess maybe that comes with time and practice. The more you do it the more confidence you build in your ability the less you listen to that inner critic. I hope you have a great weekend and I will be back with the Long Beach  Marathon update on Monday..

Magic Happens

"Magic Happens"
That's what I call this painting. I love how bright and whimsical it turned out. These two girls are going on a journey to a magical place. They have their faithful little fox on look out even though they trust each other and their own intuitions.  I am so happy because this painting makes me smile.
Happy Painting
G

The one my Bella likes

This little painting is the one my Bella liked the most. She said oh mama she looks like my dolls. She looks like she is thinking about something that makes her happy.

I think Bella is right..I think she is thinking about something special....I wonder what it could be...