Sheila Landry Designs/Tole Painting Designs

The Sleeping Lion- A Process

“Art resides in the quality of doing. Process is not magic.” – Charles Earnes

Running with the Turtles

“I don’t mind running with the turtles” –
Sondra Faye

The Graphite/Carbon Cougar

“Until you take time to discover yourself, you never know what you can achieve or how far you can go”

― Sunday Adelaja

A Growing Flock

“A bird does not sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song.” -Maya Angelou

Things I Learned from an Artichoke

“Now is no time to think of what you do not have. Think of what you can do with what there is.” -Earnest Hemingway

Barns, Birds, and a Bumblebee

“The bad news is that time flies. The good news is you are the pilot.” Michael Altschuler

Chances

“”The best thing you can give someone is a chance.” – unknown

Goals

Sometimes it is hard to stay on track, but by taking ‘Baby Steps’ we are better able to stay focused on our goals.

The Beauty of Failure

This post is dedicated to all of those who have said to an artist, “It’s so EASY for you!” (Hint: It. Is. NOT.)

A Brown Eagle, A Rose, and Some New Supplies

If you choose to evolve, you will connect with the strength within you. You will explore what lies outside your comfort zone. You will awaken to love. You will become. You will be.” – Creig Crippen

Key to My Heart Ornaments

I have a new acrylic painting project pattern for Valentine’s Day!

Small Bites

To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe. -Anatole France

“Snow Leopard Cub” Pastel Painting

“I do have high standards. I look at everything I have done and think, ‘Why wasn’t that better?’ Part of my motivation is from crippling self-doubt – I have got to prove myself wrong.” -Michael Palin

‘Tis the Season . . .(To Create!)

“I’m always thinking about creating. My future starts when I wake up every morning… Every day I find something creative to do with my life.”

Miles Davis

A Variety of Creative Projects

“Never underestimate yourself. You are capable than more than you can ever imagine.” -Les Brown

“Precious” Supplies

The only supplies ‘wasted’ are those we are afraid to use.

Evolving

“You are being presented with a choice: Evolve or Remain”

– Creig Crippen

“The time you enjoy wasting is not time wasted.” Anonymous Last night we turned our clocks back. If there is ever an indication that we are approaching the holiday season, for me, that would be it. I find it interesting that so many people are opposed to changing the clocks altogether, and every six months…

“Scary Sadie”

“Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.” -T. S. Eliot

All Treats and No Trick

-“If I can make just one person smile today, it is a good day.”

Learning and Encouragement through Social Media

“Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

That “Ship” has Sailed. . . (or did it?)

The perils of shipping . . .

“The Wolf and the Moon” (A Halloween Cat Painting)

A black cat crossing your path may be the luckiest day of your life . . .

The Discomfort of Learning

Learning new things is scary, but necessary to improve and grow.

From Birds to Bunnies

And now for something completely different . . .

The Vulture in Pastel

“Fear the vulture and the vulture will come. Fear nothing and you are the vulture.” – Suzy Kassem

Steampunk-ing My Kitchenaid Mixer

Sometimes you feel like you just have to make art for art’s sake. . .

Finding My Peace in a Chaotic World

I find it is difficult to be creative when my world is in turmoil. Finding peace of mind is something that I feel is necessary for my well-being and success.