tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26008683297433623412012-01-20T11:40:50.956-08:00Arumnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1501100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600868329743362341.post-85944971034813532832011-12-12T07:51:00.000-08:002011-12-12T07:51:00.617-08:00

> Welcome. I am so happy that you stopped by. My front door is always open to invite you in to sit and relax with a cup of hot tea while I share with you the inspirations for my art. I am painting a whimsical Rooster painting today and would like to invite you to paint a Rooster with me. I have always wanted to have enough land to have a charming little chicken coop, however, I live near the

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> Welcome. I am so happy that you stopped by. My garden gate is always open for you to come in and sit and relax with a cup of hot tea while I share with you the inspirations for my art. We are still having unusually warm weather for January in Southern California and today is a perfect day to sit in my garden enjoying the sunshine. My winter pansies are in full bloom. For those of you who are

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> Welcome. I am so glad that you stopped by. I thought it would be fun to share with you photos of my art studio and where I paint since I receive so many questions asking: " if I have a studio and where do I paint and create?" I started off painting at Cannery Paints located in Newport Beach, California. Cannery Paints (http://www.cannerypaints.com/) is located in the old historic district

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>Finding Inspiration . . . . Here . . . . .There . . . . . Everywhere . . . . .One of my personal goals for the year is to simplify and redecorate my home and studio using furniture and accessories (and art) that I already have. Since I am fortunate to live near the Newport Bay and Pacific Ocean I wanted to give my home an updated coastal feel at the same time keeping the cottage garden look I

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> Welcome. Just a reminder that I will be posting on July 14th and participating in Where Bloggers Create Blog Party. I am looking forward to sharing with you some of the spaces that inspire me to create, and you will also have an opportuntiy to visit lots of other creative spaces. Have a lovely week and I will see you on July 14th.Blessings, Erin

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>BentleyI thought it would be fun to introduce you to Bentley, My faithful Studio Assistant, since so many of you have e-mailed me asking about Bentley. He is a 3 year old Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier - an Irish breed sharing its ancestry with the Kerry Blue and Irish Terrier. The breed is affectionate and loving and are people dogs. Wheatens are a single coated breed and do not shed.I adopted

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> I am back from taking a break.Happy 2009 to all of you. I took a little blog break to make some changes and simplify my life to create more time to pursue my love of painting and closed my retail shop at Debra's Cottage. I will still be involved with Debra's by painting commission art for her customers and blogging about her fabulous shop. There will always be a part of me in her adorable shop

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>Welcome. I am so happy that you stopped by. My garden gate is always open for you to come in and sit and relax with a cup of tea while I share with you the inspirations for my art. The Tulips were lovely this year due to the heavy rainfall we had in California. Let's go into the garden to join Bentley, my Studio Assistant, to look for inspiration to paint the last of the Tulips. I love the

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> Welcome, I am so glad that you stopped by. One of my clients asked me to paint a smaller version of a Garden Shop I painted last year. She wants a little red bird house with lots of Sunflowers and reds to hang in her Cottage style sun room. I would love for you to join me and my studio assistant, Bentley, on a trip to our Farmers Market on this lovely cool Fall morning . Let's look for the

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>A recent trip to my friend Kathy's garden at The Vintage Lady (see previous blog for address )inspired me to put together some last minute gifts from my own garden.A small flowering plant placed inside a bird cage makes an adorable and simple gift from her garden.Kathy designs these adorable signs and commissions an artist to paint them. A little spruce tree tied with a big red bow makes a

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> Welcome. I am so happy that you stopped by. I am taking a blog break this week - getting ready to celebrate :All of YOU and My First Blog Anniversary and Launch my New Website. You are all cordially invited to attend the celebration and give-away next week on October 17, 2009In the meantime, enjoy the Autumn pumpkins as we launch into the glorious fall season. "Delicious Autumn! My very soul is

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> Welcome. I am so happy that you stopped by. My garden gate is always open for you to come in and sit and relax with cup of tea while I share with you the inspirations behind my art. My Fall pansies are starting to bloom. They do well in Southern California in the Fall and Winter months and I am always glad to see their happy little faces this time of year.Let's join Bentley, my very helpful

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> Welcome to my First Anniversary Celebration/Giveaway. I am so glad that you stopped by. Please join me and Bentley, my very helpful Studio Assistant, for a cup of tea in my Fall garden for a giveaway to THANK all of YOU for your support of my new blog. Words can't begin to describe how much fun it has been getting to know so many of you in Blog Land, and how appreciative I am of each and

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>Welcome and Happy Memorial Day Pour yourself a glass of ice tea and join me and Bentley for a tour of the 2009 Balboa Island Artwalk. Each artist has 20 feet of sidewalk space located on the beautiful Newport Bay in Newport Beach, California. This year the theme of my space was "Seaside Cottage Garden" and I decorated one side of my space with a coastal theme and the other side with a cottage

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> Welcome. I am so happy that you stopped by. Today my friend, Cathy, who owns The Vintage Lady, is going take us on a tour of her charming and delightful vintage garden located behind her equally charming and delightful shop. Her blue door is always open for you to come in and sit and relax and enjoy her shop and garden.You are greeted by happy words in her shop as well as throughout the garden

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> Happy FallHello and welcome to my 2nd blog post. I am delighted that you stopped by. This is where I create and share my art and the inspirations and sense of joy behind my work. Finding inspiration. . . .here . . . .there. . . .everywhere.A trip to the garden shop was the inspiration for the Garden Shop painting. Beautiful blue hydrangeas tinged with lavender and these beautiful sunflowers

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> Welcome. I am so glad that you stopped by. My garden gate is always open for you to come in and sit and relax while I share with you inspirations for my paintings. Would you like to join me for a cup of tea and a piece of banana bread? I just got back from the Farmers Market - the morning is cool and I bought more Sunflowers. I just can't resist painting them and I hope you are not getting

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> Welcome. I am so happy that you stopped by. My garden gate is always open for you to come in and sit and relax with a cup of tea while I share with you the inspirations for my art. Sunflowers have always been one of my favorite flowers to paint - I can't resist their happy and sunny faces .The sun is peeking through the clouds and the birds are singing and it is a beautiful day. Let's join

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> Welcome. I am so happy that you stopped by. My garden gate is always open for you to come in and sit and relax with a cup of tea while I share the inspirations for my art. The Hydrangeas are beautiful this time of year. The sun is shining and the birds are singing. Let's join Bentley, my Studio Assistant, in the garden to look for inspiration.Finding inspiration . . . . . Here . . . . . There .

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> Welcome, I am so glad that you stopped by. Please join me and Bentley for a very special Pet Parade Blog party celebrating everyone who supported and/or participated in the project to raise a $2,000. donation to the Foreclosure Pets Fund project. The goal was to have 150 scarves decorated and to send in a photo of each pet wearing their decorated scarf. Bentley wearing his scarf.The project was

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>Welcome. I am so happy you stopped by. My garden gate is always open for you to come in and sit and have a cup of tea and relax while I share with you the inspirations for my art. As much as I love Summer I really look forward to Fall and the beautiful bright colors of the new season and Fall flowers. There is so much to enjoy. What about you? Is there something special about the season that you

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> Welcome. I am so happy that you stopped by. My garden gate is always open for you to come in and sit and relax with a cup of tea while I share with you the inspirations for my art. The weather is starting to get warmer in Southern California and brings back some of my favorite childhood memories of summers spent with my family at my Grandparent's beach cottage at Wrightsville Beach, North

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>I am still planting my late fall and early winter pansies and can't seem to get enough of their happy little faces. I found these darling Victorian seed holders at a garden store last year and thought the Pansy seed packets looked adorable in them (I think that they would make a cute little painting).Finding InspirationHere There . . .and . . .everywherePansy painting inspired by my newly

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>Welcome. I am so happy that you stopped by. My garden gate is always open for you to come in and sit and relax with a cup of tea while I share with you the inspirations for my art. I always have mixed feelings about Summer ending as it means the flowers in my garden are starting to fade - yet I am looking forward to the beauty of Fall. Let's join my helpful Studio Assistant, in the garden to

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>Welcome. I am so happy that you stopped by. My garden gate is always open for you to come in and sit and relax with a cup of tea while I share with you the inspirations for my art. I do not normally ramble in my blog, but this one is a little different. For me Valentines Day is about the warmth and love of my family and friends and sharing the joys of my art, my garden and my life. Sandra's Eden

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>Debra's CottageFinding inspiration . . .here. . .there. . everywhere."Rose Garden" paintingWelcome and join me for a little stroll through Debra's Cottage where I paint and meet customers on the first Saturday of the month. Debra's is a fabulous cottage style shop located in Costa Mesa, CA where I sell my art and home to over 100 talented vendors and artisans specializing in Cottage, Shabby Chic

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>Welcome. I am so happy that you stopped by. My Garden gate is always open for you to come in and sit and relax with a cup of tea while I share with you the inspirations for my art. Nothing says Spring more to me in the garden than the color yellow - the happy - sunny yellow faces of Daffodils always make me smile. We had a wild Spring storm over the weekend here in Southern California with high

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>One hundred year old historic Balboa Pavilion located across the bay from the Art Walk.I am thrilled to be participating in the Balboa Island Artwalk, a juried fine art show, on May 17th. This will be my 8th year in the show which features art, music, sun and fun for the whole family. Over 100 artists show their work along the beautiful Newpor Bay.Each artist has twenty feet of space to display

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> Welcome. I am so happy that you stopped by. My kitchen is always open for you to come in and sit and relax with a cup of tea while I share inspirations for my art with you. A few months ago I attempted to paint a canvas floor cloth for my kitchen and found that it was not as easy as it seemed. It required precise measuring and more attention to detail than that my abilities. A former high

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> Welcome. I am so happy that you stopped by. My door is always open for you to come in, sit and relax and enjoy a cup of tea while I share the inspirations for my paintings with you. We have had unusually cool and cloudy weather this summer in Southern California while the rest of the country seems to be unusually hot. I received so many lovely e-mails form you asking about the Beach

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> Welcome. I am so glad that you stopped by. I have been away for a few weeks and missed you. My garden gate is open again and I would love to pour you a cup of tea and take you to the Balboa Island Art Walk with me. Balboa Island is a charming island located on the beautiful Newport Bay. The island reminds me of Nantucket with charming cottages and lots of flowers spilling from window boxes and

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>One of the reasons I started my blog was to share the joy and inspirations behind my art with others. Part of the joy of creating is sharing and what a delight for me to have the honor of sharing my personal California garden and flea-market style, which serves as the inspiration for my art, in the March 2009 Home Tour Edition of Country Sampler magazine. The beautifully written article by

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>Finding inspiration . . . . My neighbors pink roses are just starting to bloom . . what an inspiration!! Spring is on the way! Our surroundings are an integral part of us and I am inspired to paint by the simple everyday objects in my home and garden. Here . . . .My vintage garden hat on a weathered blue tableThere . . . . My tools of the trade ( paint brushes ) and pink flowers in my favorite

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> Thank you KathleenI was thrilled to open my e-mail this morning to learn that Kathleen from Musings From A French Garden (http://musingsfromafrendgarden.blogspot.com/) passed on the Fabulous Finds Award to me. This is my first blog award and it originated from Olive Rue http://oliverue.blogspot.com/. According to Kathleen the award is passed on to "insanely talented, dumpster diving, curb and

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>Welcome. I am so glad that you stopped by for the announcement of my First Anniversary Blog Winners. . . . and . .. the . . . . winners . . . . . are . . . . .Mary from Across The Pond . . . .http://devondesigns-mary.blogspot.com/ . . . Mary won the $100.00 Gift Certificate to Anthropologie . . and the Blue Flower Welcome Sign.Rhondi from Rose Colored Glasses . . . .http://

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> Welcome. I am so glad that you stopped by. My garden gate is always open for you to come in and sit down and relax with a cup of tea while I share with you the inspirations for a birdhouse painting that we can paint together.Bentley, my helpful Studio Assistant, is already in the garden looking for inspirations.One of my birdhouses and Welcome signs was shown in this month's Romantic country

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> I find constant inspiration to paint from the things I love the most - soft blue skies, blue and white china, flowers in my garden, antiquing and flea markets, faded blue denim and sharing the joy of my inspirations and creations. Finding inspiration Here . . . . . . . There . . . . . . . Everywhere . . . . . . . The blue sky, red roses, garden hat and blue and white china were the

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>Welcome. I am so happy that you stopped by. My front door is always open to invite you in to sit and relax with a cup of tea while I share with you the inspirations behind my paintings.Bentley, my Studio Assistant, is waiting for you to bring you into our kitchen to show you inspirations for a painting with a Country French look.My door is always open for you to come in.I am often inspired by my

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>Vintage LadyLet's take a little tour of Old Town Tustin looking for pink vintage Christmas inspiration for a pink "Snow lady Greeter" . This will be a special tour for Sandra who is going through the final phase of treatment for breast cancer. Sandra loves pink roses and romantic and shabby chic style. My sister, Leslie, and I met her almost a year ago as a result of a comment she made on a blog

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> Welcome. I am so happy that you stopped by. My garden gate is always open for you to come in an sit and relax with a cup of tea while I share with y0u the inspirations for my art. I just made pumpkin spice bread and would love for you to have a piece with y0ur tea.The Sunflowers are in full bloom and I want to paint them. Let's join Bentley, my Studio Assistant, in the garden to look for

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>Welcome. I am so glad that you stopped by. Come in and sit down and relax for a few minutes and I will make you a cup of hot coco to warm you up. We are having lots of much needed rain in Southern California as well as snow in our local mountains. It is cold outside and the perfect time to take a little break from the holiday rush. I found these adorable Christmas cups with Scottie dogs at Ross

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> Welcome. My garden gate is always open for you to come in ,sit and relax and enjoy a cup of tea while I share with you the inspirations behind my art. Bentley, my helpful studio assistant, is ready to show you around. I love to paint outside where I can smell the roses and find inspiration from my own vintage white wicker furniture. I wanted to paint climbing red roses with a flag blowing in

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> Welcome. I am so happy that you stopped by. My garden gate is always open for you to come in and sit and relax - have a cup of tea and attend Design Gives Back's " MIRACLE BOG PARTY " AND FABULOUS GIVEAWAYS on Friday August 27th - Saturday August 28th and Sunday August 29th celebrating Colette's Miracle Makeover and inspirational story and reveal video. If you are just finding out about the

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> Fall "Nesting"Welcome. I am so happy that you stopped by. We are having beautiful cool Fall weather in Southern California - cold nights and sunny days (we call it cold if it gets down into the 50's at night). Not quite cold enough to offer you hot chocolate, but just right to offer you a cup of hot tea. Please join me for a Fall stroll through beautiful Roger's Gardens and Home Shop.I just

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> Welcome. I am so happy that that you stopped by. My garden gate is always open for you to come in and sit and relax with a cup of tea while I share with you the inspirations for my art. I love using the three-R'S - recycle- reuse - re -purpose. Last week I re -purposed a large painting and gave it a seaside cottage garden feel. Unfortunately I forgot to take a photo of the before to show you. I

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>Welcome. I am so happy that you stopped by. My garden gate is always open for you to come in and sit and relax with a glass of lemonade, and enjoy the flags and reflect on the true meaning of Fourth of July and what it means to our great country and the freedoms we are afforded here in America. I don't know about you, but Fourth of July is one of my favorite holidays. It is a day to share with

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> Welcome. I am so happy that you stopped by. My door is always open for you to come in and sit and relax with a cup of hot chocolate while I share with you the inspirations behind my art. I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving with your family and friends. We are having beautiful cold weather in Southern California with snow in our local mountains and the perfect weather to paint snowmen.

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> DESIGN GIVES BACK: DECORATE A SCARF AND HELP LOST DOGS Bentley and I are participating in a wonderful and fun project to help raise money for lost and abandoned dogs . The project is sponsored by Kelee Katillac http://www.katillacshack.com/2009/05/design-gives-back-decorate-a-scarf-help-lost-dogs.html, who's design gives back projects help the world through creative action. Kelee is a "reformed

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>Pansies are considered Winter flowers in Southern California and I love mixing them with early Spring flowers for a fresh look. I am painting a series of tea cups with flowers called "Tea Thyme" and thought it would be fun to share with you the progression of a simple painting.First, let's look around my garden for inspirations.Finding inspiration . . . . . Here . . . .There . . . . .Everywhere

Arumnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600868329743362341.post-33090033763607603502011-11-30T06:47:00.000-08:002011-11-30T06:47:00.901-08:00

>Welcome. I am so happy that you stoppeded by. My garden gate is always open for you to come in and sit and relax with a cup of tea while I share with you the inspirations for my art. The breeze is blowing in from the ocean and it is a lovely day to sit in the garden and look for inspiration.Let's join Bentley, my helpful Studio Assistant, to look for inspiration.Can you tell that I collect

Arumnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600868329743362341.post-61919498975028503472011-11-30T04:34:00.000-08:002011-11-30T04:34:00.412-08:00

> Welcome. I am so happy that you stopped by. My garden gate is always open for you to come in, sit and relax and sip a cup of tea while I share inspirations for my painting. Would you like to paint a fall Welcome Scare Crow painting with me?Bentley, my helpful Studio Assistant, is already in the garden looking for fall inspirations. It is a little early in Southern California for our change of

Arumnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600868329743362341.post-8892945051949676192011-11-30T04:28:00.000-08:002011-11-30T04:28:00.322-08:00

>Welcome. I am so glad that you stopped by. Please join me for a cup of tea so we can toast the New Year together and look for inspiration for a pansy painting." Here's to the bright New Year, and a fond farewell to the old: here's to the things that are yet to come, and to the memories that we hold"We have had very cold weather in Southern California and most of the flowers in my garden have

Arumnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600868329743362341.post-40523367891192336062011-11-29T07:59:00.000-08:002011-11-29T07:59:00.494-08:00

>Welcome. I am so glad that you stopped by. We are still having cool weather in Southern California near the coast and I am still serving tea. My garden gate is always open to welcome you. Would you like to sit and relax while sipping a cup of mint tea? My garden is all decked out with flags to celebrate Memorial Day and to honor our Service Men and Women who have given up so much to secure our

Arumnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600868329743362341.post-40174380817280689702011-11-29T06:48:00.000-08:002011-11-29T06:48:00.753-08:00

> For a while the Southern California Blue Birds seemed to almost disappear. I was so excited to see a Blue Bird in my garden the other day. This called for a little celebration and inspiration for a new painting. Lets take Bentley ,my studio assistant, and look around my little garden for inspiration for a garden painting with a blue bird. I find inspiration for my art in every day life and in

Arumnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600868329743362341.post-65519780609581218452011-11-29T05:48:00.000-08:002011-11-29T05:48:00.666-08:00

>Welcome. I am so happy that you stopped by. My garden gate is always open for you to come in and sit and relax with a cup of tea while I share with you the inspirations for my art. I thought it would be fun to share with you some of my photos of garden gates and show you the gate that was the inspiration for my painting "The Girl on the Blue Bicycle."Let's join Bentley, my Studio Assistant, to

Arumnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600868329743362341.post-62775634292304938582011-11-29T02:28:00.000-08:002011-11-29T02:28:00.691-08:00

>Welcome. I am so glad that you stopped by. With snow on the ground in all fifty states you are just in time to take a break from the weather and join me. My friend Kathy, who owns the Vintage Lady in Old Town Tustin, CA, invited us to have tea with her and take a tour of her Winter Vintage Garden. We are having a break in our very rainy weather in Southern California today . . . . I don't know

Arumnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600868329743362341.post-11114108314878174512011-11-28T05:07:00.000-08:002011-11-28T05:07:00.917-08:00

> Welcome and Happy New Year. I am so happy that you stopped by. My garden gate is always open for you to come in and relax with a cup of hot tea while I share with you the inspirations behind my art. I have often said that I am inspired and paint the beauty and simplicity of God's creation in my garden. Primroses are considered a Winter plant in our mild Southern California weather and are

Arumnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600868329743362341.post-38609182874989881982011-11-28T04:51:00.000-08:002011-11-28T04:51:00.219-08:00

> Welcome. I am so happy that you stopped by. My garden gate is always open for you to come in and sit, have a cup of tea and relax while I share with you inspirations for my paintings. This week I am very happy to participate in Pink Saturday's Breast Cancer Awareness weekend.As a nine year breast cancer survivor I am thankful and committed to use my art to help raise money to find a cure.

Arumnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600868329743362341.post-57265378562061806212011-11-28T00:23:00.000-08:002011-11-28T00:23:00.319-08:00

> Welcome. I am so happy that you stopped by. My door is always open for you to come in, sit in the garden, relax and enjoy a cup of tea (if it is not too hot for tea in your area) My geraniums are on their second bloom and are blooming in the Southern California sunshine. We have very little rain this time of year which allows me to display some of my art in the garden. I like to call it "Art In

Arumnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600868329743362341.post-19960586496522577302011-11-28T00:20:00.000-08:002011-11-28T00:20:00.853-08:00

> Welcome. I am so happy that you stopped by. Bentley and I just got back from our local Farmers Market where I found some lovely red roses and yummy homemade pastries. Friends are stopping by for tea and I would love for you to come in and have a cup with us. I was so happy to find theses beautiful and fragrant red roses at the market. My roses have been cut back for the winter and I love having

Arumnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600868329743362341.post-59716240370238364172011-11-27T07:46:00.000-08:002011-11-27T07:46:00.667-08:00

> Welcome. I am so happy that you stopped by. Would you like to join me in my garden to relax and smell the flowers while having a cup of yummy Pomegranate tea? I would love to share parts of my container garden with you and the fun news that my container garden is featured in Country Almanac's Container Gardens magazine. The beautiful cover photo was taken by Jerry Pavia and the lovely photos of

Arumnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600868329743362341.post-36359599625760731712011-11-27T06:24:00.001-08:002011-11-27T06:24:00.197-08:00

>Welcome. I am so happy that you stopped by. My garden gate is always open for you to come in and sit with a cup of tea while I share with you the inspirations behind my art. Each week I am always on the lookout for something to paint. . . this time of year not much in the way of inspiration is growing in my garden . I purchased a beautiful bouquet of "growers special" flowers from Home Depot for

Arumnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600868329743362341.post-27492054692767060082011-11-27T06:24:00.000-08:002011-11-27T06:24:00.593-08:00

> Welcome. I am so glad that you stopped by. My garden gate is always open for you to come in, relax and have a cup of tea. Today we are going to paint a little cottage with a picket fence and pink roses. First, let's leave my garden and take my studio assistant, Bentley, for a walk looking for inspiration.Finding Inspiration . . . . . .Here . . . . . There . . . .Everywhere . . . . .I loved the

Arumnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600868329743362341.post-45551887275967846912011-11-27T03:06:00.000-08:002011-11-27T03:06:00.128-08:00

> Relaxing in my gardenWelcome and Happy Labor Day. Wishing you and your family a very happy and joyous holiday weekend. I am relaxing with a cup of tea in my garden and will see you next week. I will share with you photos of my "re-purposed" guest room and the inspiration behind a new porch painting .Bentley is looking for inspiration to show you after the long holiday weekend. Blessings, Erin

Arumnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600868329743362341.post-49894846018772236192011-11-26T06:19:00.000-08:002011-11-26T06:19:00.094-08:00

> Welcome. I am so glad that you stopped by. My garden gate is always open for you to come in, sit and relax and have a cold glass of lemonade. Can you believe that the Fourth of July is almost here? Seems like I just finished my Spring planting and now I am in my garden adding festive touches to celebrate our Nation's Birth Day!Let's join my helpful studio assistant, Bentley, and I will share

Arumnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600868329743362341.post-39852255390776273012011-11-26T03:57:00.000-08:002011-11-26T03:57:00.086-08:00

>Welcome. I am so happy that you stopped by . There is so much going on in the world - the tragedy in Haiti is on every one's mind and it is heartwarming to see so many wonderful relief agencies and individuals helping out by raising money . In my neighborhood a group of children have been selling lemonade ( in between the rain squalls) . I feel blessed that I have been able to donate my art to

Arumnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600868329743362341.post-70813219791611405832011-11-26T02:57:00.000-08:002011-11-26T02:57:00.252-08:00

> Welcome. I am so happy that you stopped by. If you are like me, you need a little rest and relaxation from all of the hussle and bussle of Holiday preparations. Why don't you join me for a cup of hot chocolate on this cold and cloudy Southern California morning and we will go for a walk around Balboa Island looking for inspiration for a Welcome holiday sign I am going to paint for my

Arumnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600868329743362341.post-19897783766199788182011-11-26T00:54:00.000-08:002011-11-26T00:54:00.094-08:00

>Welcome, I am so happy that you stopped by. We are having "dog days of Summer weather" in Southern California - hot and unusually humid. Most of my paintings are inspired by the ordinary and every day objects in my home and garden. As I opened my French doors this morning to let in the summer breeze I saw the beginning of a painting. Pour yourself a cool drink and I will share my inspirations

Arumnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600868329743362341.post-67072776775758379092011-11-25T07:35:00.000-08:002011-11-25T07:35:00.729-08:00

> Welcome. I am so happy that you stopped by. My garden gate is always open for you to come in and sit and relax with a cup of tea while I share with you the inspirations behind my art. We are having more beautiful warm weather in California this weekend - the sky is blue and I have some beautiful Sunflowers I got from Trader Joe's for $3.98 a bunch. Let's go into the garden to what Bentley, my

Arumnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600868329743362341.post-3486240519767260402011-11-25T07:28:00.000-08:002011-11-25T07:28:00.154-08:00

> Thanksgiving is almost upon us and I have been busy in my kitchen this weekend baking pumpkin bread and cookies for my family and friends. My kitchen smells yummy and I am reminded of how thankful I am for family traditions and how much I treasure my family and friends.As I look around my kitchen, sipping a cup of tea while waiting for cookies to bake, I am reminded of how much the simple,

Arumnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600868329743362341.post-21404746990532424402011-11-25T03:26:00.000-08:002011-11-25T03:26:00.376-08:00

> Welcome. My garden gate is always open for you to come in, sit and relax (please have a cup of tea if it is not too hot where you live) while I share with you the inspirations for my art.My studio assistant, Bentley, is ready to show you around. My pink Lady of Gudalupe and Ice Berg roses are in their third bloom this summer. Our cool and cloudy weather along the Southern California coast

Arumnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600868329743362341.post-33248438961599220602011-11-25T00:46:00.000-08:002011-11-25T00:46:00.636-08:00

>Welcome to Where Bloggers Create Blog Party. I am so glad that you stopped by. My "Painted Garden" gate is open for you to come in and sit and relax with a glass of ice tea while I share with you my creative spaces. I am a decorative modern day impressionist painter and my paintings are an expression of my love for the beauty and simplicity of God's creation. I am inspired and paint the beauty

Arumnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600868329743362341.post-62613644653882837552011-11-24T03:59:00.000-08:002011-11-24T03:59:00.054-08:00

> Welcome. I am so happy that you stopped by. Today Bentley, My Studio Assistant, and are going to take you on our annual Autum garden tour of Rogers Gardens located in Newport Beach, California. The gardens are on 5 acres divided into outdoor gardens, art gallery, gift gallery, florist, outdoor furniture and gormet foods.All kinds of grasses.Pansey plants in beautiful fall colors.Fall

Arumnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600868329743362341.post-16482198650516483782011-11-24T02:59:00.000-08:002011-11-24T02:59:00.928-08:00

> Welcome. I am so happy that you stopped by. My garden gate is always open for you to come in and sit and relax while I share with you the inspirations for my art. Goodness gracious - the weather all over our country has been so unusual this year - I hope all of you living in the areas hit by tornados are all right. The unusually cool and rainy weather in Southern California produced beautiful

Arumnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600868329743362341.post-82044372199451549972011-11-24T00:59:00.000-08:002011-11-24T00:59:00.340-08:00

>Welcome. I am so happy that you stopped by. My garden gate is always open for for you to come in and sit and relax with a cup of hot tea while I share with you the inspirations behind my art. Earlier this week we had very cold and windy weather in Southern California - nothing like the snow back in the other parts of the country but cold enough to stay inside. The wind stopped blowing and today

Arumnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600868329743362341.post-85588563280019177302011-11-24T00:17:00.000-08:002011-11-24T00:17:00.442-08:00

> Welcome. I am so happy that you stopped by. We are having a beautiful sunny and cool Spring day in Southern California. Would you like to take a little break and join me for a cup of tea in my garden? The pansies are in their glory after all of the rain and I am an anxious to look for inspiration for a little Pansy welcome sign to hang on my garden vintage bicycle.Finding inspiration . . . . .

Arumnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600868329743362341.post-21993799626071920992011-11-23T05:21:00.000-08:002011-11-23T05:21:00.463-08:00

> Welcome. I am so happy that you stopped by. I recently received a phone call from Desiree Noriega who works in the advertising department of Romantic Homes - Cottages and Bungalows and Victorian Homes magazines asking me if I would be interested in contributing a raffle gift. The gift was for a tea sponsored by Paris in a Cup (a charming and delightful shop located in Old Town Orange,

Arumnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600868329743362341.post-91769541813324303452011-11-23T02:37:00.000-08:002011-11-23T02:37:00.042-08:00

> Welcome and Happy Spring. I am happy to announce that the winner of my Thank You Spring Giveaway is: Kathi. Congratulations and please send me an e-mail with your address so I can mail you your present. Thank you to everyone who entered. I only wish that I could have given all of you a present. Thank you for stopping by. My garden gate is always open for you to come in and sit and relax with

Arumnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600868329743362341.post-11746729830012374922011-11-23T01:42:00.000-08:002011-11-23T01:42:00.284-08:00

>Welcome and Happy SpringSince Spring has "officially" arrived I thought it would be fun to look for some Spring inspiration in my garden to find something simple for beginners for us to paint together. Let's take a stroll with my studio assistant, Bentley, and see what we can find.Finding Inspiration . . . . . Here . . . . . There . . . . . Everywhere . . . . . ."I think we are getting close to

Arumnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600868329743362341.post-61264994300048397552011-11-23T00:06:00.000-08:002011-11-23T00:06:00.132-08:00

> Welcome, I am so glad that you stopped by. Recently I received an e-mail from Hillary Black, editor of Cottages & Bungalows magazine regarding my "Summer Breezes" painting. She felt my art would fit in with the Summer Cottage theme of the magazine's Retro Shopping column. Needless to say I was thrilled that my painting was featured on the retro shopping pages along with other delightful and

Arumnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600868329743362341.post-86343839866605008872011-11-22T01:04:00.000-08:002011-11-22T01:04:00.358-08:00

>Welcome. I am so happy that you stopped by. My garden gate is always open for you to come in and sit and relax with a cup of tea while I share with you the inspirations for my art. Let's join Bentley, my Studio Assistant, in the garden to share with you some of my art with flags to celebrate Memorial Day. Flags are traditionally flown on Memorial Day in remembrance of our service Women and Men

Arumnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600868329743362341.post-59668013312937329412011-11-22T00:15:00.000-08:002011-11-22T00:15:00.674-08:00

>For me part of the joy of receiving good news is sharing the news with my wonderful new friends in Blog Land. So here goes - my garden and art will be in The March issue of Country Sampler Home Tours edition. Franscoise O'Neill ( Fabulous Fifi) and Sunday Hendrickson (devine art director) scouted my home and garden in August 2007 and a year later Sunday called me with the exciting news that the

Arumnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600868329743362341.post-18902402428823451952011-11-22T00:14:00.000-08:002011-11-22T00:14:00.042-08:00

>I am hosting a garden tea party and everyone attending will be wearing a garden hat. I thought it would be fun to paint little garden hat paintings to give as favors. Pour yourself a glass of ice tea and join me and Bentley in the garden looking for inspiration for the paintings.Finding inspiration . . . . . .Here . . . . . . My love for hats was inherited from my Southern Mother and Grandmother

Arumnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600868329743362341.post-5018039768220062362011-11-21T23:59:00.000-08:002011-11-21T23:59:00.084-08:00

> Welcome. I am so happy you stopped by. We are having beautiful Spring weather - a little cool with beautiful blue skies - the weather has been perfect for our early blooming White Iceberg Roses. They almost grow wild here in Southern California and usually bloom until November. What have you been up to? I have been relaxing and taking a blog break to enjoy Spring, paint and plant flowers. Would

Arumnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600868329743362341.post-12109401674546561442011-11-21T07:02:00.000-08:002011-11-21T07:02:00.430-08:00

>Welcome. I am so happy that you stopped by. My garden gate is always open for you to come in and sit and relax with a cup of tea while I share with you the inspirations for my art. The sun is shining and the birds are singing and it is a beautiful day to create art in the garden.Let's join Bentley, my Studio Assistant, in the garden to look for Pansies to paint.Finding Inspiration . . . . .Here

Arumnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600868329743362341.post-17929823416786501922011-11-21T02:50:00.000-08:002011-11-21T02:50:00.366-08:00

>Welcome. I am so happy that you stopped by. My garden gate is always open for you to come in and sit and relax with a cup of hot tea while I share with you the inspirations for my paintings. I love going to the local flower markets, especially this time of year when not many flowers are growing in my garden. I can always find lots of inspiration at the market no matter what time of the

Arumnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600868329743362341.post-77950587237990504162011-11-21T02:29:00.000-08:002011-11-21T02:29:00.272-08:00

> The hydrangea's are in full bloom and calling for us to paint. Let's join Bentley in my garden and take a look around to find the perfect flower for our painting lesson.Finding Inspiration . . . . . . My neighbor planted three different hydrangeas together to get this glorious combination of colors.Here . . . . . . There . . . . . . . Everywhere . . . . Now that we have found our inspiration

Arumnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600868329743362341.post-42519178762776479932011-11-20T23:53:00.000-08:002011-11-20T23:53:00.979-08:00

>Welcome, I am so happy that you stopped by. We are having a cool day in Southern California with a touch of rain this morning. The perfect day to have a cup of tea. Come join me and Bentley, my studio assistant, in the garden and we will look for inspiration for a new painting.I poured a cup of hot tea just for you. Looks like Bentley is ready to look for inspiration.Finding Inspiration . . . .

Arumnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600868329743362341.post-55525686568392929012011-11-20T05:46:00.000-08:002011-11-20T05:46:00.607-08:00

>Welcome. I am so happy that you stopped by. My garden gate is always open for you to come in and sit and relax with a cup of tea while I share with you the inspirations for my art. Do you feel that Summer is quickly slipping away? I certainly feel the days are passing too quickly and try and spend as much time in the garden painting as I can while the flowers are still in bloom. Let's join

Arumnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600868329743362341.post-23485632088051657432011-11-20T05:20:00.000-08:002011-11-20T05:20:00.359-08:00

>Welcome. I am so happy you stopped by. I just returned from my friend Cathy Jarrell's charming shop, The Vintage Lady ,where she is hosting an Herb Fest today. Shopping in her fragrant garden full of herbs, scented geraniums and glorious Spring flowers inspired me to make you a cup of Mint Tea. Would you like to join me in my garden and relax and I will share my photos of Cathy's garden with

Arumnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600868329743362341.post-44814808897641663532011-11-20T05:13:00.000-08:002011-11-20T05:13:00.644-08:00

> Welcome. I am so happy that you stopped by. My garden gate is always open for you to come in and sit and relax with a cup of hot tea while I share with you the inspirations behind my art. Last year I decided to add touches of yellow and red to my garden for a little more punch and loved the new colors. I have been experimenting using yellow and red on some small paintings of my vintage bicycle

Arumnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600868329743362341.post-15958177967264324342011-11-20T03:15:00.000-08:002011-11-20T03:15:00.436-08:00

> Welcome. My garden gate is always open for you to come in and sit and relax with a cup of tea. Normally I share with you the inspiration for my art. TODAY is a special day to say thank you to the wonderful and caring people from all over the world who left over 5,450 comments, 550 Facebook posts, 200 side comments and over 150 blog posts to help make the DESIGN GIVES BACK MIRACLE MAKEOVER PARTY

Arumnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600868329743362341.post-392625400711228492011-11-19T06:18:00.000-08:002011-11-19T06:18:00.111-08:00

>The Colors of Fall Fall . . . new beginnings . . .a new season . . . a new blog. Welcome to my first blog post. What a lovely time of the year, when skies are blue, the air is crisp and fall colors are bright, to start my adventure into Blog Land. Come along with me for a little tour.One of my favorite places to shop for my garden is Rogers Gardens in Newport Beach , a fabulous nursery, florist,

Arumnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600868329743362341.post-33241555361879895222011-11-19T06:16:00.000-08:002011-11-19T06:16:00.167-08:00

>Welcome. I am so happy that you stopped by. Would you like to join me for tea and raisin bread toast sprinkled with lavender sugar? I would love to share with you French Inspirations for a new painting of a lavender field that was inspired by my recent win of Penny Carlson of Lavender Hill Studio 's fabulous French giveaway. I love reading French Decorating and Home and Garden magazines and

Arumnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600868329743362341.post-21251797483927035622011-11-19T04:55:00.000-08:002011-11-19T04:55:00.126-08:00

> Welcome. I am so happy that you stopped by. My garden gate is always open for you to come in and sit and relax with a nice cup of hot tea while I share with you the inspirations for my art. My son picked out some wonderful pumpkins for me and I thought it would be fun to take you on a little fall tour of my garden now that all of my fall decorations are out. Bentley, my Studio Assistant, is not

Arumnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600868329743362341.post-28345325333222910362011-11-19T00:42:00.000-08:002011-11-19T00:42:00.668-08:00

>The Winner Is . . . . . . .Thank you for your response and comments to my give away. I loved hearing from all of you and wish I could have sent everyone a gift. The random drawing winner of the Welcome Garden Painting and Jo-Ann Gift Card is:Lou Cinda. Lou picked the Welcome Garden Bunny painting. You can visit her at her delightful blog -http://lumnroe.blogspot.com/ - Tattered Hydrangeas.

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> Welcome. I am so glad that you stopped by. I am going to visit my friend, Cathy, who owns The Vintage Lady in Old Town Tustin. Come along with me and Bentley and we will visit her charming vintage shop and garden to see what she has been up to. Summer in Southern California is winding down and I wanted to visit her adorable garden one last time before she plants for fall. Looks like Bentley

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> Welcome. My garden gate is always open for you to come in, sit and relax with a cup of tea. Dr. Normal Vincent Peale wrote the Power of Positive Thinking and founded Guidepost Magazine. He once said "if you can change your thinking, you can change your world." Together last week with all of the positive and uplifting comments left by so many of you regarding the Design Gives Back "Miracle

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> Welcome. I am so happy that you stopped by. My garden gate is always open for you to come in and have a cup tea and relax while I share with you the inspirations for my art. I just received my copy of Romantic Prairie Style by Fifi O'Neil. . . . . oh my goodness - I immediately curled up in my garden with a cup of tea reading every word and enjoying the fabulous photography by Mark Lohman. The

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> Welcome. I am so happy that you stopped by. My garden gate is always open for you to come in and sit and relax with a cup of tea while I share with you the inspirations for my art. Are you as excited about Spring finally arriving as I am? Southern California had a record rain fall this year and thank goodness our drought has just been declared over - we are still going to conserve our precious

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