Moving Forward

Finally, the Ides of March has passed!! For me, the few weeks before the Ides of March are usually filled with a lot of bad things happening, and this year was no exception! UGH! I'm SO GLAD it is now March 16th!! I have a big Art Gala to attend tonight: the Noblesville Cultural Arts Commission's annual fundraising Gala. I am excited to have an event to go to where I can wear a long gown -- I painted a pair of shoes to match my gown, so watch out World, here I come -- a-style-setting phenomenon!! Even better, St. Patrick's Day is tomorrow, and I LOVE St. Patrick's Day! Firstly, I have always loved all things Irish, secondly, I did my Master's Thesis on pre-Christian Ireland's sacred sites, and thirdly, St. Patrick's Day is the anniversary of both my husband and my first date (18 years ago!) AND the day he proposed (10 years ago!) ~ so I have good reasons to love St. Patrick's Day!!

I have moved forward as an artists by opening a retail booth in the Whimzy shops on Logan Street in Noblesville, IN!!! I am really excited about that opportunity -- now, local folks can see my various artworks!! Yay! Also, the new Earth Fare Health Foods Store in Hamilton Towne Center has seven of my paintings on display in their Café!! It is right off I-69 at the Pendleton/Noblesville exit, in Noblesville, so stop in if you are travelling by!

In other "moving forward" news, I have a new camera!!! Yay! In honor of the fact that I recently was juried into the Hamilton County Artists' Association as a photographer, I splurged on a new Nikon. My poor old one has not worked for years -- you couldn't change any settings, so I could not achieve better resolution or larger image files. NOW, with my new Nikon D3200, I can -- well, I can, sort of! I am slowly "learning: the camera, but so far, photographing has been a joy with this new camera. I can't wait for Indiana to burst into full-blown Spring colors for some great outdoor landscape shots!!

Slowly but surely, I will re-shoot my original paintings that I can get my hands on and upload better images here on Fine Art America. It will take me some time, but believe me folks, I am working on it!!

So, Happy St. Patrick's Day tomorrow!! Stay happy and enjoy art!