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| Now THAT's a Ruby Slipper ! |
Happy Friday everyone
This is a special post about my latest painting
and also
a bit about my family
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| I'm the one drinking milk...and a dash of Kahlua |
here is my latest art work in progress
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| I think I'll call it..." Pears " |
soon to be added to my growing art shop at
Fine Art America.com
> HERE
yes that is my unabashed, self promotion of this post
sorry
still a bit more finishing touches to do
after this layer dries a bit
I am using oils of the water soluble type
which I use exclusively now !
no chemicals needed for cleaning and thinning.
They dry much faster than traditional oils -for sure!
These paints are very similar in
performance to traditional oil paint.
Next - I plan to go back
to some architectural, impressionist painting
perhaps the old St Bede Monastery
will be next
or my Home Church of St Columban
I have been feeling more like it is my home
the place to find strength, love, and inspirations
I think we all have those special places
Places that will always be with you and give you
a peaceful yet powerfully joyous state of mind.
I have been doing some traveling
visiting with my Dad in Peru IL
at the Benedictine Monastery where he now lives
with his fellow monks
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| The Monastery and school |
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| Church building |
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| A sculpture of the child Mary by a St Bede monk |
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| the Monastery pond out back is lovely |
I went to an auction/ Dinner/ Fundraiser
for St Bede's Abbey and Academy
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| St Benedict and his Arch Angels |
Five of my six sisters arrived on Friday
also two of my three brothers !
Dad was there to greet us all at the doors of
St Bebe Abbey
And now my "Confession "
We love to steal our dad away from his Abbey home
and treat him to lunches and dinners while we are visiting him
we go to Starved Rock State Park and soak in the scenery
or we go to a local winery and do a wine tasting
I found a wine I absolutely loved
Rhubarb wine !
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| I have almost drained one whole bottle this week Oh MY! |
Dad (Brother Anthony) and some of us
ate lunch at Duffy's Tavern
He enjoyed his time with us there
and a deliciously overflowing corned beef sandwich.
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| do you see the image of a clover in the foam? |
At first I thought that clover image was
some kind of miracle
Oh-My-God
...but they do that to all the Guinness's
neat trick of ole Duffy
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| My Littlest brother Danny Shaughnessy |
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| Duffy's Tavern for lunch |
Now for the photos from the auction
The Theme
is
"There's No Place Like Home"
which is true - isn't it ?
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| buckets of beer ? There IS no place like home |
The art students made the decorations
and many of them entertained us all night long
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| The tornado as we entered The Auction |
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| A student at St Bede Academy dressed as the cowardly lion |
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| Brother George, now 90 yrs old has a fun time at the auction |
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| We Will Be Back Again - Soon - Love and hugs - KAT I am linking to some creative and artistic bloggers through : |
28 comments:
love that you get to steal your dad away for some nature and pub time. :) and love that slipper and the tornado. :)
what a beautiful time you must have had, you have a very goodlooking family, all have such beautiful eyes, its so nice to spend toime together isn't it, you Dad is a lucky man, and you too , great to have so much family,
that wines sounds really good, my mum made that when I was young, you look so pretty in your photos, thanks for sharing
What a wonderful post- from the pears in progress to the pub and ruby slipper and family. Love it all and I am so glad that you feel like you have a special "home". xo Diana
This was a great post--I love when your write about your family!
What a great post this was. I love the big Ruby slipper. Love those center pieces. So cute! So glad you got to see your Dad. Love your pear painting! Happy PPF!
Those pears are amazing!
Your dad lives with the monks? Wow
... Thanks for sharing the great photos!
It looks like you had a fabulous time. What a beautiful place. Your pear painting is looking really good. Your soft colors are very pretty.
Those pears are beautiful - it's unusual to see oils (and refreshing!).
We toured the Guiness factory in Dublin, and they did the shamrock trick in the bar at the top of the building.
Rinda
Great post... sounds as though it was a great event, and that pond at the back of the abbey is lovely... thanks for sharing this post with us...xx
Wow colorful post!! Love love love your yellow and green pears!! Just wonderful! I want to try the rhubarb wine, sounds so yummy!! I love the table decor and your ruby slipper...
Happy weekend to you!!
Hugs Giggles
Love your "Pears", so luminous and luscious! <3
Thank you for sharing the wonderful photographs. Loving the way those pears are looking. Happy PPF, Annette x
Magnificent pears, and a great post. Saludos
I love the beautiful yellows and greens on your pear painting. The buildings you photographed are beautiful. I can't wait to see how you capture them. Looks like a great time was had by all!
Dang, this looks like so much fun. Makes me wish I'd been there.
Love that new painting of the pears, the color combination is gorgeous.
Looks like fun! Great photos and those pears look fantastic! :)
Never apologize for sharing such good news like adding to your art shop! The pears are fabulous! That ruby slipper is so amazing- whomever bought that has one great conversation piece!
Beautiful painting! Looks like you had a fabulous time at the abbey! Thanks for sharing the fun! Happy PPF!
What a great post from start to finish. There really is no place like home and noone I would rather be with than family.
Love the colors in your pear painting.
Fabulous pears! Great photos. Happy PPF
Love the pears! Your paintings are wonderful. Wow, you have lots of siblings, sounds like you made some great memories.
What a fun post! From pears all the way to Oz. Much fun.
Lovely painting and awesome event and photos ~ you seem to like the watersoluable oils? ~thanks, namaste, ^_^
What a great post - I do love those pears - they look really juicy!
What a wonderful story and the pictures are great!
What an amazing family you have! Love all of the fun decorations and of course your art is outstanding! This one is my favorite now!
Thanks for the fun photo journey with your fundraiser and family. I am straight North of your Dad in Lake Zurich, IL. I love your impressionistic pears. how do you like FASO? I tried to do a blog there about 2 years ago and couldn't figure it out. But many fine artists on it. Have a great week, and Happy PPF!
You must have some interesting story about your dad becoming a monk! Love all the decor! patsy
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