House Plans

Amy has been a good customer!  And she moves alot!  I have done
about 5 houses for her in the past, and now I just finished this one.
It is a beautiful home.  She sent me lots of pics to work from.  It is located
in Arkansas.  I included the pen and ink drawing that gets
done before the watercolor goes on.  I really like just the drawing
myself.  Anyway, this will ship out as soon as I receive payment, and
Amy will have another house to hang on her wall!

For info on House Portraits:
sheltongail@hotmail.com

To Grandmother's House We Go

Had a chance late last night to finish up the ink drawing of
this house.  I will go ahead now and paint it with watercolor.
The house itself is not very colorful...just white with dark green shutters.
The mass of bushes out front are all azaleas, and they are bright
pink.  There will be lots of shades of green: light greyish green in the
background, dark green foliage on the bushes, and a medium
green on the grassy lawn.  I will post again after it is painted.

For info on house portraits (great Christmas gifts for the person
who has everything!), email me or call the gallery.  Very reasonable,
and there is still plenty of time.  Let me know if you would be
interested.  Thanks!

sheltongail@hotmail.com
Pea Patch Gallery  318-628-3560

Home for Christmas

I finished this beautiful old home in time for

Christmas. Now I have to get in the kitchen!

May you and yours have a blessed and joyous

Christmas celebration.

sheltongail@hotmail.com

Ready for Christmas?

In between making lists, shopping, waiting on customers

at the shop, going to the grocery store, decorating....I am

working on this drawing of this house. (this photo makes

it look really warped?!) anyway, I am about half-way..

I will try to get it done by Christmas.

This time of year people keep asking the question: "Are

you ready for Christmas?" I don't mean to be a grinch or

humbug, but I am tired of hearing that. So I change my

answers; I either say a resounding, "Yes!", and then they

are green with envy. Or I say, "No, but I will be!" which

is closer to the truth. Or I say, "Are you?" As if any of us

is ever really ready...I think we do all we can do, and then

run out of time. And Christmas comes on the same day

every year...Anyway, I think a preacher needs to do a

sermon with the "Are you ready" theme. For afterall,

it is supposed to be about Christ's birth, and the chance

for us to welcome Him one more time. So, whether I am

ready or not, He is coming, and I look forward to His

arrival, His glory, and His Peace. To you, too!!

sheltongail@hotmail.com

Slow Start

I finally started on this house portrait. It is for

a client that doesn't really want it for Christmas.

But I want to try and finish it anyway. I am going

out of town for a few days, and I can take it with

me and work on it at night. It is large: 16 x 20,

and there will be lots of ink! She only wants ink,

to it will involve a lot of drawing. I posted the

photo of the house several days ago...it is the

yellow one. Will take me awhile to finish it.

I have started looking into licensing some artwork. I

know very little about the process, and need to learn

from the ground up. I am checking into some licensing

workshops, and I hope to attend one this spring. It

is time to try and do something profitable with all this

work I do!! lol

sheltongail@hotmail.com

House Portrait-First Phase

I received a tentative email concerning a request for

a house portrait for a Christmas gift. I was able to get

a photo of the house right away, and so I am trying to

get this finished up. I am getting ready to paint it, and

will probably finish it tonight. I still have a couple of

other things to finish for people...so I better quit blogging

and get busy!! Ho! Ho! Ho! ( I don't know when I am going

to shop?!)

sheltongail@hotmail.com

Last House on the List

This is the photograph of the house that I have

left to draw. It is a bed and breakfast where the

couple stayed, and they want a painting of it. It

will be large, 16 x 20, and done in pen and ink

and watercolor.

sheltongail@hotmail.com

The Final Mill

This is the finished drawing of the old Gaar's Mill.

It was located northeast of Winnfield, and the

community there is called Gaar's Mill. If anyone

has some interesting info or history, feel free to

comment...I am sorry to say, I do not know much

about it.

I am getting my Etsy store up and running. It is

at www.sheltongail.etsy.com I have some art listed

there that has previously been on this blog...but it

is easier to sell and list there altogether. Check it

out.

I was registered to exhibit in the CAG show in

Alexandria, LA this month. I was making plans

to deliver the photographs next week. We received

a notice today that the show is postponed because

the museum flooded from an air conditioner malfunction,

and they don't know when the repairs will be complete.

What a hoot...I wonder what God is telling me about my

art career?€!

I only have one person entered in the giveaway...and she

won the last one...so leave me a comment or email me to

get in the running!!

sheltongail@hotmail.com