Whoa!

LIFE

Oh my!

What a journey we all travel

When we are young and proud

Life goes by us so fast

We think nothing of if!

******

Life

What is it?

We all believe we know what it is

Then suddenly we loose a love one

We think to our selves

Why?

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Where did the time fly too

Where did each day go

Did you have the communication open?

Did you make sure you talk

At least once a day or once a week?

******

Life

Has a way of throwing

Curves in our way

Before we know it we are caught up in it

AND

When it hits us

we say

Why?

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It is with the Grace of God

that we can work through each of these curves,

It is the patient of one that gets in the way

I know for I sometimes think if I could

just do this or that now!

It is not to be,

******

My dear husband lost his father this year

Actually in April we laid him to rest

In May over Memorial weekend

we had the

Celebration of Life

for dad in the Greek Church

*******

I'm not sure actually why they

waited 40 days to hold the

Celebration of Life

I do know that it help put my

Mother in-law at peace

I'm so glad I was there to see this.

*******

Life

What is it?

It is living and moving on

Life has a way of twisting and curves

It is what we make of it

That brings peace and closer

to one soul

*******

It is through the Grace of God

That we all get

through

 it!

by Ranie Patridis



AFA LOGO

ATCsforALL is having their Annual Art for All Gathering in Dallas Texas this year. They decided to have a challenge for the logo of this year event. Of course I would have to be thinking of Art ..giggle.. Mine did not win but boy did I have fun coming up with an idea for the logo. They said we could enter two which I ended up doing.

My First Drawing

My Second Drawing

Size on both 10x10

Now the winner ..giggle.. she drew a car with steer horns on the hood with two ladies holding a banner saying AFA Dallas Texas it is a really neat drawing.

Congratulation

to

Bluesybreeze

Zentangle with a Twist

This week challenge we are to do anything we want ..giggle.. it could be free-form, picture-it or even a drawing or collage as long as there is repetitive pattners (s) included in the art. I found this very relaxing and so much fun!

STAINGLASS

Size 2.5 x 3.5

AFA Dallas Texas July 2011 Here I come!

I am trying to get some Artist Trading Cards made up so I can exchange them at the Art For All Gathering in Dallas Texas in July 2011. I'm so excited I can't wait to meet my fellow on line artist. This is going to be so much fun!

Did I tell ya, that Kat has her and I doing a Class together for this event? Well we are ..giggle.. we are going to give a class on

Sparking Your Creativity

Now doesn't that sound like fun!

Well here are my 3 additional cards I have done for this event

Dainty

All Within A Basket

Poppy Bright

Hope to see you at

Art for All

in

Dallas, Texas

2011



Friends are Special!

Once a month Robin and I exchange Postcards. We are having such fun doing this. I'm so proud that I actually for the first time getting mine barely mailed out in March.

..giggle..

Robin has been so sweet and kind not to say patience with me. I'm so thankful for the friendship we have!

Zentangle with a Twist Social Group

This week our challenge is to use the String and Paint Technique. I have seen this in ATC Workshop book and lately in the last issue of ATC Quarterly. We are to take a string, thread, yarn etc. wrap around the card then apply gesso. Then we are to add repetitive patterns maybe a picture or even a collage add a splash of color to finish it off. Of course we are to give it a title make it our own art.

Poppy Beauty

Collage

Medium: Ink and Watercolor Paint



Bamboo Swap

Over at ATCsforALL I enter a swap of Kats I believe she called it HD/HP Bamboo Swap these are the 4 I came up with.

Host Card

The next 3 went to individuals in the swap.

The next one I kept for myself

Medium: Watercolor

February Postcard to Robin

Medium: Ink and Watercolor

Zentangle with a Twist

This week we are to draw a Free-Form add a Triangle or more into our drawing. Then we were to sit back look at it see if you could see a picture. I discovered that mine turn into a basket and I even found a bell in there ..giggle.. I titled mine as:

Spring Bell

Can you tell I'm ready for Spring!

January Postcard to Robin

A fun piece I drew for Robin.

Medium: Ink, Watercolor and Pastels

Crazy Quilt 2 ~ 4x4 Chunky Page

Another 4x4 in my crazy quilt series.

Zentangle with a Twist Social Group

This week challenge we are to design a new pattern. Well I kept looking at my kitchen curtains noticing the filet pattern. Which most of you know is basically a crochet pattern. I took this pattern then added circles to go around the edges to give it that finish off look. This became my new repetitive pattern as some call  it today zentangles.

Filet Flower

Medium: Watercolor, Ink and Pastel Chalk

Crazy Quilts

So many ways to make a crazy quilt

Now you are thinking of course there is

Again you are thinking of fabric

Here I am thinking paper

These were done for a 4x4 chunky swap

Over at ATCsforALL.

Crazy Quilts

Of course I did keep one maybe two for my

Chunky 4x4 Book

..*smile*..

Happy New Year 2011

Oh my!

You say

Aren't you a little late

..giggle..

Better late than never!

Celebrate

A little challenge over at

 Zentangle with a Twist Social Group

 before I left to go down to visit my Mom.

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We were to zentangle something that reminded

us of or something we did on

New Years Eve

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What do we all do on New Year Eve?

CELEBRATE!

Designing Your Own Repetitive Pattern

One of the things we like to do over at

Zentangle with a Twist Social Group

at

http://www.atcsforall.com/

Designed our own patterns

Every so often we take time to come up with something new

To refresh our artsy muse

~Ranie Patridis

HOPE

Black n Blue

HOPE

When Life Issue

Tends to get in the way

There is always hope

When you put your faith in God!

~Ranie Patridis

The Leafy Dragon

Did you ever hear about the leafy dragon

That gracefully floats below the water?

The like to stay down by the ocean floor

Blending into the plants there in

They come in many different colors

They are a little shy but oh so graceful

You are thinking those are

SEA HORSES

Yes

Your are right!

They are sea horses known as the

Leafy Dragons!

~Ranie Patridis

Tomorrow: The Future

We're Not Supposed To

See Too Far Ahead

It is a mistake to look too far ahead.

Only one link in the chain of destiny

can be handled at a time:

~ Sir Winston Churchill

It is seldom in life that one knows

that a coming event is to be a crucial

importance

~Anya Seton

Zentangle with a Twist

ZWAT

Zentangle with a Twist

Have you been to ZWAT

Over at ATCsforALL

There in the Social Group

We have a new challenge every week.

What so special about ZWAT

We like to take repeptive patterns

Turn them into art either by Free-Form or Picture-It

The art of Repetitive Patterns

Have been around since the beginning of time

All you need to do is open your eyes

Look at the Master Works

Notice the repetitive patterns that enhance their art.

Come on over to ZWAT

We love to admire one's another art

Giving encouarging words and tips galore.

This challenge was all about fish just one ole fish

See what you can do with it.

~Ranie Patridis