and Pablo Neruda???? but of course

this wall brought to mind my So Cali artist and friend Kelly Snelling.....

and of course....more birds.......

I could have just sat watching these guys for hours.....oh yeah!!! I did!!!! hehehehehehe!!! amazing characters!!!!

Well of course there were these fine examples

of aquarium extraordinaire!

Monterey Aquarium...awesome!!!!

and of course the first picture from the aquarium....is of my favorite creature....birds!!!! aren't they just adorable!!!!

I'll post more pictures later or maybe tomorrow. Check back soon.

And here's a little more...

an artist puts away his easel at Carmel-By-The-Sea....and the waves keep rolling in.... and how is this for beautiful??!!!!!!

This is it........

.....Ta Da!!!!! and for a closer view............

The Lone Cypress....it is just a spectacular view!!! and the end of the 17 mi drive but WOWZA what a finish!!!!!

and right behind the squirrel....past the bushes...

keep looking....keep looking....

.........................

and even further along the drive...we came upon a ...

squirrel....hehehehe...inside joke...

and then Point Sur...

Waves soooo blue...and so many shades of blue...and wildlife galore in this natural paradise...

it is just so so beautiful in this little corner of the world! No wonder so many people come to visit and so many people want to move to Cali!!! I'm just so glad we moved to Northern Cali so this beautiful spot is so close....I can hardly wait to show more of our amazing photographs....they are just too wonderful to keep to ourselves....

and THEN we went on the 17 Mile Drive.....

Our first stop on the 17 Mile Drive was Pebble Beach...and Asilomar...oh my goodness....what beauty!!!!

and the next day we were in Monterey....

Further down the coast we spent a few days in Monterey....this beautiful picture was taken in Pacific Grove! A beautiful place on earth and one that is near the very top of my list of places to go back to. Charming B&B's in a delightful setting and lots of walking paths right along the water...a little heaven on earth!

This was the first stop on a trip to Big Sur! talk about heaven!

I've been away....

Well I'm baaaackkkk! from a summer of travelling and fun!

Here's from the first day of our big adventure down the coast to Big Sur. This lighthouse is at Pigeon Point a delightful part of the California Coast in San Mateo County just south of Half Moon Bay (ya know...where surfers go in the winter for the Mavericks...) and just north of the beginning of Big Sur! I already was missing doing art each day so the camera was my paintbrush...hope you enjoy some of the pics I'm going to share...

Live Pink!

This piece is called Pink Hearts...Have Faith... It was made in honor of JoAnnA Pierotti an artist and a dear friend that was recently diagnosed with Breast Cancer and please check out her blog to read about JoAnnA's amazing testimony and faith
....http://www.mosshill.blogs.com/ See what a survivor sweetie pie and magnificent artist that she truly is!!!! In JoAnnA's honor one of the yahoo groups I am on... donated all of their lottery entries for the month of December to the ZNE "Live Pink" program. "Live Pink" was started by another dear friend and fellow artist Chelize Stroud Henry founder of "ZNE" and proud member of the Pleasanton Craft Mafia. Here is a link to ZNE's "Live Pink" program where you can participate either as a contributing artist or where you can register a Breast Cancer patient, survivor or family member to receive a "Live Pink" gift of art. http://www.zne-store.citymax.com/LivePink.html

Moving to Northern California!

Well after almost 9 months of searching for a new job my DH was just offered one! In Northern California....just outside of San Francisco!!! Being a 49'r fan for years and years I'm thrilled....plus I just love the idea of cooler weather in general. Growing up in the Greater Vancouver area of British Columbia....I'm used to rain....and now after 20 years in So Cal...I'm used to sun.....No Cal should be a nice marriage of both. The job includes a large 2 bedroom 1.5 bath condo style apt and after 9 mo of scraping by... a great salary!!! God has been so good to us!!! Can hardly wait to go shopping in my new locale! Woohooo! New art supplies (can one ever have enough hehehehe) I hear there are some great recycle centers in the East Bay and boy will I look forward to checking those out. I already have play dates set up with artists I have met online. And a friend and neighbor of mine here in West Hollywood (Kelly Kilmer) comes north about once every couple of months to teach in the area. So Danville and Stampers' Wharehouse....here I come! I may be offline a couple of days to move....but I'll be posting some art I've been working on just as soon as I'm hooked up!

PVictoriaCreates: Fall is here!!!! wooohooo cooler weather!

PVictoriaCreates: Fall is here!!!! wooohooo cooler weather!

Other Peoples Flowers: And The Winner Is....

Other Peoples Flowers: And The Winner Is....

Hip Hip Hooray!!! I won Crystal "Other Peoples Flowers" glass vial charm giveaway! I received it in the mail and it is Gorgeous!!!!!!Thanks Crystal and God Bless!

Other Peoples Flowers: Glass Vial Art Charm Technique & Give-away!

Other Peoples Flowers: Glass Vial Art Charm Technique & Give-away!

Fall is here!!!! wooohooo cooler weather!

and I'm back to listing on eBay....now that the temps have dropped a little....at least this week....so here are my latest listings and here are the links to them.....

http://tinyurl.com/jdxo7
and here is the other http://tinyurl.com/psupj

I hope you'll check them out....and make a bid....they're priced low to sell quickly! Thanks for looking! and shine on Harvest Moon! I hope it inspires you to do some art!

Round Robins and what I've been up to....

These are a couple of pages from the Orange and Pink Journal that I finished recently for a Round Robin Collaborative Project that I'm in. I just loved working with these colors again....I first worked with them with Michelle Ward at True Colors Exposed a workshop where many of the original TC's artists taught classes at the ARt Bar in Santa ANa! I have been struggling with a large shot of Creative Block....which I am going to work on by making myself work on something anything everyday for the next 2 weeks...in other words til Oct 15. In the past it was all I could do to NOT work on art every day....but lately I just haven't been feeling artistic....and when I have....I haven't liked what I've done. So I'm going to try to do at least one ATC and something else each day....choosing a different color combo each time....I will post what I make...or at least some of what I make....hopefully I'll get inspired....soon!!! I am also going to set up an Etsy shop to see how I can do in that forum. Well here goes.....and here's to all of us having an artful and inspired fall!!!! Bring it on!!!!!!!

A visit to the Art Bar with friends....

I spent all day Saturday with some dear friends that I met online...The So Cal girls get together from time to time and gather at someone's house or a the Art Bar in Santa Ana. This time we met up at the ARt Bar and Beth had some of the No Cal girls staying with her and Jen who lives in Riverside also drove out...and had a fabulous time! We laughed, we sang, we ate chocolate, we giggled and all the while we were making art! What a fabulous group of girls.. my chixes are! Then we went to the city of Orange and had a wonderful time at Tu Tu Tango...there was a belly dancer, a psychic and a balloon guy! Jen went home with a humoungous Pirate balloon character! The balloon guy was on America's Got Talent last week...the guy inside the giant pink balloon...Anyway the food was wonderful and when Tally and Tanya danced with the belly dancers...welll there are no words to describe!!!!! I can't wait til our next get together!