This is my entry for the Festival of Trees, A print of my original painting "Mother and Child"

Festival of Trees, was a great success and a great way to kick off the season.
Standing with me by the tree is Vicky one my dearest friends and co artist on this project. This is the tree my artwork group 4womenart donated with all hand painted ornaments.
The print of my original painting "Mother and Child"
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Every year our town puts on a Festival of Trees event. People donate decorated tress, wreaths, gingerbread houses and I do artwork.
People have three days to bid on the tress and it all goes to help charity in our community.
It's fun and festive and I love being apart of it.
Here is my entry for this year
3 wise men, acrylic with gold accents
16".20"

I have been working on the face, eyes, hair and boat rail. I can see this is going to take some time before I feel like I have the right expression.

Come along with me I invite you to watch as I paint my new Commission of the "Name Plant".
People commission artwork for many reasons but mostly in honor of something they feel very connected to.
A portrait of someone they love, an animal who was loyal or to celebrate something that they have achieved.
This "Name Plant" is a daughters tribute to her mother who just recently got the news she has breast cancer.
The daughter wrote her mother a poem.  The mother wanted to honor her daughter and commissioned a painting that would offer her inspiration. 
Everything was picked out personally and each symbol represents deep meaning to both the mother and daughter.
As I said earlier, when you order a "Name Plant" I will send you a few simple questions to answer so we can work together to make this painting unique and original for you.
In this piece the special poem will be painted on the flowerpot,  ladybugs represent a very special meaning of friendship to the mother, along with the Pink Ribbon for Breast Cancer, she picked a star and and dragonfly.
Jean
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I am finally back to my portrait. I am now substitute teaching and have been working a lot. I think I may have to  now schedule my painting on Saturday's.
Today I painted in the main subject and the rail of the boat.
He has a black sweatshirt on but you know black is never just black so I have to put some of the highlights in and the  wrinkles in.  The wood on the boat rail, again never just one color is pretty weather beaten so later I will go in and give it some wear and roughness.
Remember it's all about stages. Dark to light.
I still need to build up the skin tones and define the creases for age.
All and all I think it is moving along nicely and I am sure it will be on time.
All comments are welcome.
Thank
Jean
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ORIGINAL ARTWORK CREATED WITH YOUR NAME
 
I am now taking orders for Christmas,
These are 8" x 10" gallery canvas wrapped painted with acrylic paint.
Original artwork created with your name.
 The definition of your name will be painted on the pot.
I will send you a few questions so we can work together to create your "Plant Name" Just e-mail me if your interested.
jhartart@yahoo.com
check out my new artwork website
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Day 4
I am working on the skin tones, and each one of the fisherman's skin is really a different skin type.
I have been blending yellows and reds and white to come up with the right colors.
I have to let this dry and I will come back to the skins. Building up from dark to light and blending the colors in together.
I like what is happening.
It's slow because first, it needs to dry but also because I have other projects going on at the same time.
I have decided to just work on it once a week, so I don't rush through it.
Jean
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OCTOBER'S FIRST AUCTION
Starts Oct. 1st and goes all month until the 31st,

"Warm Tulips",
With the end of summer Fall now has come. The warmer colors of fall are starting to turn the leaves red, orange, gold and the days are shorter and nights colder.
I offer up this print as my first auction piece for "Jean Hart Artworks"

Print of my original artwork, 16" x 20" framed in a blue contempary metal frame.
I invite you to check it out.
 If you want to place a bid e-mail me at    www.jhartart@yahoo.com

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I love Sundays, it's the day I make homemade desserts.
With Fall on the way and the evenings getting darker sooner, I was thinking of something warm for dessert.
I had gone to my local dollar store and found a couple of great cookbooks for sale. I sat down and started reading through and find a recipe for Cinnamon rice pudding.
Cooking time was 4 1/2 hours so it's a good thing I did it on Sunday.

CINNAMON RICE PUDDING
Normandy recipe

1/3 lb (150 g) round-grain rice
1 1/2 oz. (40g) half-salted butter
2 teaspoons powdered cinnamon 1/3 lb (150g) sugar
8 cups (2 l.) whole milk
2 or 3 sticks cinnamon

1. Preheat the oven to 480F (125C)
2. Blend the rice, butter, cinnamon, and sugar in an overprood dish, if possible a ceramic one.
3. Bring the milk to a boil
4. Pour the milk into the dish. Mix the ingredients thoroughly with a wooden spoon. Bake in the oven for 30 min.
5. Turn the temperature down to 210-250 F (100-120C) Place the tray in a larger container with water and bake for 4 more hours
6. Let it cool completely in the ovenproof dish.
7. Decorate with a few cinnamon sticks and serve.

This is really easy, and it smells so good when it's baking.
Enjoy, bring on Fall
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