Artwork, travel, and musings by artist, Gail H. Shelton.
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| Just a few pics on the way down to south Louisiana. These white pelicans come down here during the winter, and spend a few months here. I have also seen them in Yellowstone when I have been there in the summer. So, these birds are quite the travelers! And I guess they have fared better today than their cousins, the turkey. Hope you have had a blessed Thanksgiving! sheltongail@hotmail.com |
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I have been making some progress on this drawing. It is coming together. I will work some more on her hair, and adding some more shading on her face. I am not looking forward to doing the checks on her dress!? Maybe I will just do it plain. We will see how much time I have. I still need to do a couple more by Christmas. sheltongail@hotmail.com |
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Isn't that a cute smile? I am back at the drawing table. I have this portrait to do as a Christmas gift for a client. Tonight I just have the initial sketch in place. I will start doing more of the light shading, and adding some hair. I hope to be finished soon, as I have one more after this one to finish also.nc Stay tuned! sheltongail@hotmail.com |
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| Just a few nice pics of some beautiful geese. These happen to live right by the hospital where I was this week. I did hear some a few days ago, flying overhead, heading south. Winter must be near! |
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| I usually don't share a lot of personal information on this blog; I usually save this one for my artwork. But, I guess this little bundle is a work of art in her own way. This is Clara Grace, my first grand child. |
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| This is my daughter Hannah, right after the baby was born. She seemed to recognize Hannah's voice. What a sweet miracle that God lets us be a part of. He is good. sheltongail@hotmail.com |
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| We had our annual Christmas Open House tonight. These are some of my "elves" helping sell t-shirts! |
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| Shoppers enjoying some samples of dips and mixes...yum |
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| Decisions....! |
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| Our cute wagon and burlap tree |
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| Crosses |
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| We had the sweetest young lady come and play her harp this evening. It was beautiful. She played some lovely Christmas carols and songs for about 3 hours! Great job!! |
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| This is one of the outdoor Christmas tree stakes I made out of some old pallet wood. This went home with a lucky shopper! |
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We had a great time tonight. Thanks to all of you in the community that came out and supported our little town. It seemed like we had a really good turnout, and the vendors and I both did really well. We still have a lot to sell, so come on back soon. I still have my 2013 Christmas t-shirts, and lots of the hand made gifts and decorations. sheltongail@hotmail.com |
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I finished another wreath today. It has some neat chevron ribbon, some white wooden snowflakes, and some burlap ribbon too. I painted the "peace, love, and joy" words on the snowflakes in tan paint. We are still working on a really neat arch for our entryway. It is made up of wooden doors, windows, shutters, odds and ends that are all connected together. We (my niece and I) finished painting it all white today. You will have to stay tuned to see it.... we will move it into the shop on Tuesday!! sheltongail@hotmail.com |
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| Hand knit scarves |
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| Hand made jewelry |
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| And a cute hand painted Christmas sign We had a great time at the craft sale today, our Merry Market. There were lots of hand made items, We had a wonderful crowd...some locals and some from out of town. I think a lot of them had never been in the shop before. We did serve a light lunch, and several enjoyed lunch while they did some shopping. It was a fun time for all! The vendors are interested in perhaps doing it again in the spring. So, stay tuned...there may be a Very Merry Market Easter Edition. sheltongail@hotmail.com |
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| I finished this wreath today. I added the handpainted canvas, and the chevron ribbon bow. |
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| And this is a new collection that I got in today. Cute message blocks and pillows, little birds, ornaments, etc. |
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| This wreath has a cute vintage star inside, and lots of burlap ribbon. |
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| Neat "family" frame |
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| And here is a really cute burlap and Santa wreath. We are still busy getting ready for the Open House. But tomorrow!! There will be a craft sale at the Pea Patch, from 10-3. Cyndi Beaubouef, Karla Davidson, and several others will have lots of their cute crafts up for grabs! There will be jewelry, wall decorations, ornaments, etc. You can go to Crayon Princess on Facebook, and see some of Cyndi's adorable creations. So, hope to see you on Saturday, the 9th for the craft sale, and on November 14th for th e Open House. Whew...! sheltongail@hotmail.com |
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Here's a couple of more pillows...one with "joy", and the other has a layered poinsettia, with buttons and paint. These will be for sale at the Open House, on Thursday the 14th, from 5-9 pm. |