My new painting

I have been in a blue mood lately and I am slowly comming back.Some family members can realy depress you sometimes.

Awesome Zazzler

My artwork has been selected for a Star of Excellence in Artistic Design Award and is being featured on the front page of the Awesome Zazzlers Gallery.I am truly honored.

Four Seasons-TREES

I did it ! I have been wanting to paint a my interpretation of the four seasons for a while and now I did it. I am quite pleased with the results.
You can find it in my ETSY Shop.
http://treeartist.esy.com

ArtSnark's Artifacts

Another installment in the Saga of Little Red.
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"Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
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You know you have your secrets.... Here is just the place to keep them!

Add your thoughts and sketches to this altered blank book. 120 fresh white pages will hold countless musings.

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"He will say he knows your father. You must not give him the plans..."

Sometimes these characters just show up & won't go away till I let 'em out ;) I suspect we haven't seen the last of this fellow....
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When I was little, someone asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I answered "Eccentric!" ( I was a weird kid). I've traveled a path filled with odd jobs, wonderful characters & interesting places. Some of them will find there way here, to ArtSnark's Artifacts. I hope you will enjoy them.

For these and other delightful originals, please visit:
http://ArtSnark.etsy.com

Art-By-Betty-Refour

It is time to feature another great artist and WWAO friend, Betty Refour.




I have been drawing for as long as I can remember. My favorite color as a child was yellow orange. It had to be on everything I drew. I wanted to be a Fashion Designer. Coco Chanel was my idol. I loved the classic style to her designs. I went to design school and after I finished when I couldn't get a job as a Head Designer :), I pursued other interests. Some 15 years later after a back injury I started painting as a form of therapy. In the years since attending school I continued to draw, but I had never painted. When a friend asked me to design a card for her baby shower I got the idea to put my artwork on cards.
I lost my grandmother to Breast Cancer, my mother to Myeloma and my sister Rose has Autism so I am always looking for ways to advocate for these causes.

Rose and I are both primarily self taught and our work can be found in collections around the world. Rose is mostly non verbal and will often use art to express herself.

Visit my blogs: artbybettyrefour.blogspot.com
noteworthycrafts.blogspot.com

My eBay Store: http://stores.ebay.com/Art-By-Betty-Refour
My websites: http://www.noteworthycrafts.com
http://www.bettyrefour.com
Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/brefour
Trunkt: http://www.trunkt.org/bettyrefour

More products in my ZAZZLE Shop

create & buy custom products at Zazzle

Real Gems

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It's a bright sunny day and we are going to the river ( Fraser River). It's only a few minutes drive from our home in Rosedale , B.C.
My husband and I love walking along the river and looking for Agates.Every time I find one I get very excited. It's like finding a little Gem.
I't one of the most relaxing , rejuvinating and exhilirating experiences.

In the first 2 pictures you can see what they look like polished and the 3rd picture shows what they look like in their natural state.