Merry Christmas, And A Winner!

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Oh, I just love Snowmen!  This is an oder one, gone to its' 'forever home'!

And the WINNER of the Snow Globe is Fay Terry!

FAy is a wonderful painter, blogger, and frequent commenter on this blog!  Check her out!

Congratulations, Fay.

And I hope you are all immersed in your own Holiday festivities... and enjoying family and friends.

Donut War Ornament! 6x6 Inches, Oil AND ANOTHER GIVEAWAY!

$100 & $10 S&H

Better watch OUT, West Coast - and Susan Roden!  This donut is HARD! The donut is a little ornament.  In real life the cloth under the mug is brighter, but taking the photo after dark made it impossible to edit correctly.  I'll take one tomorrow in better light.  But the mug is just tooo cute - a special promotion by Dunkin Donuts, as is the strawberry frosted donut ornament!  And whoever purchases this painting gets the actual ornament, too. :)  I love you guys!

I had a very CHILLY studio assistant while I painted this:

He's wrapped in a blanket and tucked into his little bed at the foot of my easel.  With assorted 'babies'.

We have a few more long days getting some commissions done, then we'll be baking!

OK, here's this week's giveaway.  All you need to do is subscribe to my blog.  (you certainly can unsubscribe if need be after the giveaway - you are NEVER obligated!)   At the top right of the blog there is an place to get my posts in your inbox.  After you've received a post you just hit "REPLY" and say "I'm a subscriber and I'd like to win the Snow Globe!"  I'll announce the winner on Christmas Eve and mail it out to you (free shipping) after Christmas.

Snow Globe With Santa And Snowman, 6x8 inches, Oil

$100 & $10 S&H

My annual obsession with Holiday trinkets - starts here with this snow globe.  I have a number of them, so I have a few coming up!  Things are so busy this time of year, aren't they?  I'm happily working on a few commissions, humming holiday music (yes, I think you CAN call it Holiday music, because there are many albums with no words..).

All the while I'm working on my website, Imagekind, Picnik, etc. etc... expanding my knowledge base - at this rate my brain will be SO fit! :D  

Snowmen Snowglobe, 6x6 Inch Original Oil Painting by Kelley MacDonald

Happy New Year to all of you!  Now I can think about putting away the decorations, such as they are, and get on with my goal setting for 2011.  I don't do 'resolutions', because I've never been able to keep one!  But goals, yes.  I can dream and find my way to places I've wanted to be, personally or professionally.  I'm kind of contrary like that.  I listen to Leslie and Dreama on their Blogtalk Radio and they are really inspiring me to both dream and make those dreams a reality, at least most of them.  

I am so grateful to you guys for walking along my journey with me.  Thank you from the bottom of my heart.  

And to quote some guy on TV:  "Here's your moment of Zen..."  This a.m., although awakened by the hunters with new guns (sad that I know the guns' rhythms), I came downstairs to see this outside my window - I did no color adjusting, it was a pink world..

Blast From The Ghost Of Christmas Past

Reserved

This is from last Christmas.  I couldn't part with him.  Still not sure I can, thus ... Reserved!  I do have a new snow globe and will be working on that one!   I'm so busy completing my commissions, but the good news is that I'm down to 2.  Big ones, but it's going to happen on time!

I have actually not started to enjoy the 'Season'.. yet.  Powershopping is my forte these days!

Penguin Snow Globe, 6x6, Oil

Penguin Snow Globe, 6x6

$100 + $10 S&H via Paypal

I had a painting of the last (really!) rose from the garden, but at the last minute decided not to post it because I really think I need to work on 'roses'. The vase was OK, but the flower was not as rich in color as in real life, and I could see a real struggle with the petals.

THIS little guy, however, just sprang onto the board. I must really like painting little toys and such, you know? Anyway, just wondering... do you guys think I talk too much in my posts, and include information/subjects that are too personal? I'm thinking of applying (again!) to the Daily Painters.com. And I think my work ranks high enough to get in this time, but you never know what they'll reject you for. Just give me your honest opinion in the Comments section. I definitely can take it. And maybe I should reserve the more personal stuff for my 'Studio' blog, no?

In Winter's Hold, 6x12 Oil

New Years' Eve brought a storm to Rhode Island, and kind of put a damper on plans people might have had to go out. Me? I grabbed my camera and Tim drove me around Tiverton, Little Compton and Westport trying to get some good 'snow' shots. This painting came from a photo taken as we passed Pardon Gray, a land preserve here in Tiverton. Snowy, blustery weather is wonderful, and I think although this painting LOOKS gray, in person you can see every color in the rainbow, which, mixed together, comes out gray! I love this lonely looking tree. I have more... and will paint them soon.

Santa Snow Globe, 6x6 Oil

Reserved

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Uh-HUH! The stores are all decked out for Christmas already! I went in to pick up a presciption and CVS was completely Christmas-ed. So this little guy was 99 cents, and I said to myself - I wonder how I'd paint THAT.... and the next thing I knew he was standing in the spotlight in my studio just DARING me to paint him! So it's a bit early for the holidays, but I'll probably be tired of all that by December anyway! The inside of the globe was a challenge, but not as much as I'd feared (of course that depends on if you think it succeeded!), and the little pink and green sparkles were fun - I had some fancy smancy paint - I think it was Daniel Green brand - that was 'radiant', in magenta and green, and honestly, I've never found another place for them! I'm just having fun today!