Have I mentioned that our 52 Weeks of Peace buttons make great gift-toppers? Just another fun way to share peace … : )
“nobody can be uncheered with a balloon”
~ Winnie the Pooh
Remember to send peace! ~ The 52 Weeks of Peace postcard book is available at Amazon. “This book is a treasure – beautiful and inspirational artwork with thoughtful verbiage. Patricia Saxton has hit a home run.”
Unplugged is when you decide to stay away from all work and computer / electronic connection.
Very unplugged is when Mother Nature steps in to be sure you fulfill that intention. Something along the lines of a rainstorm. Drenching your laptop. Unrecoverable. Which is what happened to mine on my “unplugged” trip ~ just so there was no cheating, even if I’d wanted to.
The bad news, of course, was having to get a new laptop sooner than I’d hoped. The good news ~ it was a liberating 7 days. I highly recommend it. Just one caveat: be careful what you ask for. The universe just might give your request an unexpected boost!
In any event, thought I’d share a small taste of what I did instead of checking emails and monitoring facebook pages… (Thank you rainstorm?)
Me, Relaxing
Thought I’d share a few paintings that came out of my Kenyan experience several years back. More haunt my mind and lurk in my paintbrushes, but there are so many paintings to paint and so little time…
Kenyan Landscape / 5’X7′ / © Patricia Saxton
Flower Lady / 4’X4′ / © Patricia Saxton
Kenyan Plains / 9X12″ / © Patricia Saxton
And here’s me, capturing great shots. Looking younger too. Ah… Hakuna Matata.
Me, Captivated
All the questing for Olympic Gold has put me in a yellow state of mind. Glorious, bright, hopeful, sweet, soaring, spirited yellow…. Cheers!
“I’ve been doing a lot of abstract painting lately, extremely abstract. No brush, no paint, no canvas, I just think about it.” ~ Steven Wright
That quote cracked me up, as my canvasses are pretty much screaming at me! But it also inspired me to share some abstracts ~ not my “typical” style, but there’s “something about them”. Maybe just their free spirit? Ah, but I’m not one for analyzing my paintings, so here goes, just because.
Pink Flower / © Patricia Saxton
Dark Sky / © Patricia Saxton
Landscape / © Patricia Saxton
Red Garden / © Patricia Saxton
Lest we forget July’s other holiday ~ it’s National Ice Cream Month! So treat yourself. Treat someone else. Celebrate well!
Ice Cream. Just the mention of it makes eyes light up. And for the month of July you can honor its pure, refreshingly delicious peace-giving goodness with guilt-free extra servings. Although I personally feel that “guilt” and “ice-cream” should never appear in the same sentence, I know some of you think ice cream is a likely culprit for that extra pound or two. In reality, what ice cream adds is cheer.
So dig in, scoop it up, slather on your favorite topping or have it au naturel ~ the thing is to enjoy this smile-breeding treat!
ps: What’s your favorite ice cream? I’m pretty passionate about mint chocolate chip and coffee. How about you?
When I first started in the industry, I took some teasing about my love for purple. “New design, Pat? Is it purple?”
No, not everything was purple, but it’s an awesome color when used well ~ and nobody does it like Mother Nature. Here’s more evidence of its fabulousness:
hyacinth
iris
iris
iris
iris
can’t remember what this is called
petunia
How can you not love purple?