She will move mountains

Hello everyone! Here is my latest angel painting. It's a mixed media piece I created on a 16" x 20" stretched canvas. I started out with painting the mountains first. They were just plain white mountains calling out to me. I didn't know which direction I was heading for until I added the angel and knew what she was looking at. 

Sometimes you just need the pull of inspiration to come from somewhere. And that is what my angel did for me. Regardless which direction life takes her, she will move mountains. 

Creative Blessings! :)

Halloween Giveaway Winner!

Happy November everyone! Here is the original Annabel Lee painting I created from the Halloween party. I wasn't quite sure what I wanted to do for the party this year until I remembered this poem. For those of you who didn't see the altered version of this painting, check it out here. 

I really got into the zone when I painted this piece. By reading and re-reading the poem Annabel Lee by Edgar Allan Poe. Painting and stamping out the sweet haunting words that he created. It brought me creative chills.

Now let's not forget the reason of this post! 

I really do appreciate all your sweet comments. I used a random number generator to pick the lucky winner.

Congrats Janine! YAY!!! 

You are the winner of my Masquerade Muse Ornie! 

Please email me with your address when you get a chance.

Thanks to all of you who participated in the fun event!

Creative Blessings,

Lisa :)

Happy Halloween

Halloween Party 2012

Annabel Lee

It was many and many a year ago,

In a kingdom by the sea,

That a maiden there lived whom you may know

By the name of ANNABEL LEE;

And this maiden she lived with no other thought

Than to love and be loved by me.

I was a child and she was a child,

In this kingdom by the sea;

But we loved with a love that was more than love-

I and my Annabel Lee;

With a love that the winged seraphs of heaven

Coveted her and me.

And this was the reason that, long ago,

In this kingdom by the sea,

A wind blew out of a cloud, chilling

My beautiful Annabel Lee;

So that her highborn kinsman came

And bore her away from me,

To shut her up in a sepulchre

In this kingdom by the sea.

The angels, not half so happy in heaven,

Went envying her and me-

Yes!- that was the reason (as all men know,

In this kingdom by the sea)

That the wind came out of the cloud by night,

Chilling and killing my Annabel Lee.

But our love it was stronger by far than the love

Of those who were older than we-

Of many far wiser than we-

And neither the angels in heaven above,

Nor the demons down under the sea,

Can ever dissever my soul from the soul

Of the beautiful Annabel Lee.

For the moon never beams without bringing me dreams

Of the beautiful Annabel Lee;

And the stars never rise but I feel the bright eyes

Of the beautiful Annabel Lee;

And so, all the night-tide, I lie down by the side

Of my darling- my darling- my life and my bride,

In the sepulchre there by the sea,

In her tomb by the sounding sea.



Edgar Allan Poe







This poem always makes me tear when I read it. I just can't help it.



Reference Links:

http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/annabel-lee/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annabel_Lee









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Blessings,

Lisa :)

She will make a difference

Here's my latest mixed media portrait created on a 5" X 7" canvas. 

I love the way she turned out. Full of touchable texture.

I added a few fabric flowers and a paper leaf. The flowers are centered with some brads. 

I also stitched some sequins down around them with french knots.

Hope you like her!

You can find her in my shop!

Thanks for visiting!  :)

Under the Sea

Here fishy, fishy!

I couldn't resist making a mermaid painting again. I haven't created one in so long. 

This sweet little mermaid is playing and swimming about with her friends. 

You can find her in my shop.

Wishing you a wonderful weekend! :)

Faith

Hello everyone! Here is my latest angel painting. You can find her in my shop. 

She was created on a 6" X 6" stretched canvas. 

My work in progress photo shows a few shots of how I painted her up and it also shows 

what I stamped and stitched together. The banner was created using canvas and felt.

For those kindred souls...

Have faith & believe in yourself.

Journey

Here is my newest painting. I had so much fun creating this mixed media portrait.

Tons of touchable texture on this one. Hope you guys like her.

 She is now in my shop here!

Thanks so much for continuing to follow me on my creative journey! 

Hugs,

Lisa :)

Dream Art Quilt

Hello everyone! Here is a new portrait art quilt I created using an original painting. I always have so much fun stitching up something new. 

I painted her first on canvas, then attached it directly onto the fabric with embroidery. Full of sweet embellishments.

You can find her in my shop here. 

Happy Thursday to you! Thanks for visiting! :)

Halloween Party

Vanessa of A Fanciful Twist is hosting her annual Halloween party again! The FaBOOlous party is on Saturday, October 27th. This will be my third time participating in such a spooktacular event. I wasn't able to attend 2011's event so I'll be joining this one for sure. Can't wait for all the tricks and treats! 

Come and sign up for the fun too!

To check out my last party post, click here.

Blessings,

Lisa :)

Her Crowning Strength

Here is my latest mixed media painting. I just love the way she turned out. Above is a WIP photo I created. I try my best to take photos in between painting but sometimes I get lost in the creative process.

Size: 5" X 7" 

Full of touchable texture. 

You can find her in my shop! 

Wishing you all a happy Sunday tomorrow! Thanks for visiting! :)

Happy October!

(Sold, thanks!)

Hello My Pretties! I can't believe it is already October. How did that happen? Here is a witch pin I created using an altered image. I gave her a light acrylic wash in green for her skin color, of course. Also, a little jingle bell dangles at the bottom. Below is the witch cottage pincushion I created a while back. Both of these creations are now in my shop! :)

Heart Ornies

Hello everyone! I've been busy stitching my heart out (pun intended) over here. 

I created these heart ornaments using fabric prints of my original paintings. 

Embellished with tulle, lace and sweet embroidery.  

I will be listing them in my shop tomorrow. 

Sunday, September 30th at 11:00 am PST. 

Hope you guys like them! :)

Stuck in the Clouds

Here's the finished angel painting from the WIP I shared from this post here. More often than not, I find my head stuck in the clouds. Reality checks are always needed for this mixed media artist! 

Creative daydreamers like me drift off using our imaginations without even realizing it. At least for me this is how it can be. Jumping from project to project creating goodies that sometimes can give you less focus on other matters at hand. Hey, I admit I need reminding to watch the new season of GLEE too! And having the people you love to help ground you with shows... along with many more important matters are always a plus. :)

You can find this new angel painting now in my shop!

Blessings to you,

Lisa :)

Lions and Tigers and Bears Oh My!

Hello everyone! I couldn't resist painting and stitching up these kindred cutie pins and ornies. They are so much fun to make.

These are previous work in progress photos I didn't get to share until now.

Hope you guys like them! 

You can find these pins and ornies in my shop!

Happy Sunday to you all! :)