Just finished this Halloween picture. The background it made with napkins that I found when we were cleaning out my mother and fathers house when we moved my Dad in with us. I remember them they must have been I think from the late 60s or early 70s. It brings back a lot  of good memories.

Now the saying on it is so me because I would always rather have the treat! Me and treats go together.  More Halloween paintings coming. I love this time of year!!!!! So much fun.

Pasticcio Quartz

I AM SOOOOOO EXCITED!!!!!!!!!

It is official!  I knew it for awhile but I did not want to say anything to anyone. I wanted to see it with my own eyes.  I am in the Issue 10 of the Pasticcio Quartz!!!!! How exciting is that. I am so grateful to Angela Cartwright and Sarah Fishburn. 
I had been an admirer of Pasticcio Quartz for awhile and I just thought I would submit some pieces and see what happened.   Feel the Fear and do it anyway!!!! So I did. The  same day Angela emailed me and said that she loved my stuff and that she would like to put one of my paintings in the art zine. Well I nearly hit the ceiling!!!!! I was so excited.  She had said she wanted to use my "Leaning on a Friend" piece because it reminded her of Sarah and her (Is that proper English????I told you I wasn't a writer) and that could I please send a photo in so many pixels. It was a very large piece so I could not scan I had to use a photograph.  Well I did not know a pixel from a hole in my head .  But I tried and tried So I kept on sending them and they just were not right. I just couldn't get it.  Angela was so patient and she said not to worry that she would use one of my other pieces.  She was soooo kind.  Well anyway I did figure it out.  It makes me cry in a very good way.

Thank you sooo much Angela and Sarah I will be forever grateful. You always had my respect but now you both have my heart!!

The Magnificent Ambersons 01

This was one of the best movies I have ever seen. I remember the first time I had ever seen this movie. It was late Sunday night and I had a really bad cold. I was contemplating whether I should take the next day off or suck it up and go to work. Well this movie came on and I saw that Orson Wells had directed it. And of coarse I love Citizen Kane so I thought this would be interesting. Well let me tell you. This was one of the best made movies I had ever seen. I stayed up and watch this because I could not go to bed because visually it was wonderful. So I did not make it to work. Stayed up half the night. But so worth it. I hope you get a chance to see this someday. Rent it. If you love old movies, you will love this one!

Plant the seed and grow

 Plant the seed and grow

Life is constant growth.

I know I want to learn and grow everyday. I will continue to grow until the day I die. There is so much we can learn. We just have to start. Don't miss the opportunities. Keep on growing. If you stop growing you cease to exist.

People are always complaining about getting older. I think it is a privilege to grow old and become wiser, some people don't get the chance. I love it! I don't have to worry about all that nonsense.  Who to impress, Is he looking, how do I  look, does my butt look to fat, Am I good enough, etc. You know what I mean.

KEEP GROWING

ETSY SHOP YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

I have officially opened my Etsy Shop this weekend. It has been a long weekend. But the majority is finished. Come check it out!!!!!! I will be adding some more pieces in the future. So keep an eye out!  Here are a few of the pieces. There are originals and prints. Something for everyone.

shfoust.etsy.com

" Imagination is the beginning of creation, you imagine what you desire, you will what you imagine, and at last you create what you will"

-  George Bernard Shaw -

Imitation of Life

Movie Night!!!!

This is one of those wonderful saga's. You have to see this movie. My sister Jamie and I had a bet and of coarse I won. She said that it was Natalie Wood as the daughter. Sooooo wrong. She now owes me $10,000.00. I guess I will take that in installments. But seriously you have to see this movie. All the greats. Lana, Sandra Dee, John Gaven(oooo la la) Susan Kohner (not Natalie Wood), Juanita Moore. Great cast. Check it out!

Journal Page

When we were kids our big class trip was going to the Reading Museum. We would go in the bus and we would be so excited because we were going to see the mummy. Well on my birthday this year my sister Heidi and I went to the Museum.  If you are in the area it is a nice little museum to go to.

Anyway we went to see the mummy. And we saw that they had some forensic person come in and make a bust of what she would have looked like. So interesting. I am no longer scared of her. She looks so normal. And I guess I have grown up a little.

Isn't she beautiful!

She's not so scary anymore.

Me with the plastic animals(in the bag) I bought at the museum gift shop on our field trip. ( I told you I was Scout)

We are each responsible for our own experiences.

- Louise Hay

This is one of my favorite Louise Hay quotes. It is no secret that I am a huge fan of Louise Hay. I love her message.  I believe that we are responsible for our experiences and how we experience things. It all comes down to our chooses. How we react to something is a choose.  And with that a domino effect happens and we get what we created with that thought. It is all how you look at things. It is a choice. You can choose to be negative or you can be positive.  I choose positive. I am not saying that I have this thing in the bag. Everyday is a learning experience for me.  You have to change the record in your head.  Listen to how you talk to yourself.  Are you kind to yourself? Talk to yourself like you would talk to a friend.

Be kind to your self.

Love yourself.