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Good Afternoon Everyone:

Just a little note to let you know that, soon, my new blog will be up and running. In a few days I will enter one last post here at Garden Painter Art explaining the change, then I will from that point on, be posting on my new blog with my new business name: "Gerushia's New World".

Right now, there's nothing at the new blog other than the banner, but I am in the process of building the blog. The banner art is my newest piece and the first piece I've made in almost 2 years! It feels so good to be back to work.

Have a sneak peek if you like:

http://gerushiasnewworld.blogspot.com

Thanks so much for stopping by. I'll have more in a few days.
Kim

Hello There:

I thought I would take a moment to post a "Thank You" to Suzanne of Unique Nurses for doing a fabulous feature on my Vintage Photo Shop on Etsy ~ as well as my Art Shop.

She took quite a bit of time to put these pieces together and I am so humbled to have been chosen as her feature.

I hope you can take a moment to stop by Unique Nurses and have a look.

Until Next Time:
Kim
Garden Painter Art

Well, after more than a few attempts at trying to get my not so intelligent Mini Schnauzer, Junior, to paw a winner, I was forced to find another way to pick the winning number. Truly, my little dog is sweet in an interesting and pitiful way, but smart he's not.

I'm a day late at announcing the winner, so I opted for the quickest, yet fair way to choose. I simply asked my daughter to pick a number between 1 and 16. She picked number 8.

I will contact the winner today.

Thanks ever so much for playing along. I'll have another give-way shortly.

Kim
Garden Painter Art

Okay....the contest give-away is officially over.

To everyone who commented, I want to say "Thank You". I am so happy to see that there are folks out there that would like to win one of my art prints.

I will count up the comments, instruct Junior of his responsibilities as Master Of Ceremonies, and have a winner posted tomorrow afternoon.

Again, thanks ever so much for stopping by and leaving a comment.

Until Tomorrow:
Kim
Garden Painter Art

Good Afternoon:

Well, looks like we've got a contest winner...





Homer did her best to pick out a number with her nose, but she just couldn't bend down quite far enough, so she decided to use her paw instead...



and the winner is...




the writer of the 12th comment...



The winner has already been notified and will receive "Rabbit's Curious Day" within the week...



Thank you all so very much for participating. I will be back to my normal blogging tomorrow. I have some photos to share with you of phase one of my studio clean-up.

Until Next Time:
Kim
Garden Painter Art

Good Evening:

Here it is, February 2nd, (Groundhog Day here in America) and I've yet to find out if the Groundhog saw his shadow or not. February 2nd is also my mom and dad's wedding anniversary. It would have been their 63rd. My dad is gone and my mom didn't remember the date today.

So...the day started off a bit melancholy from the get-go...maybe I'm even a wee bit grouchy. But hey, don't we all deserve a good go-round with the grouchies every so often? My cat Bonzo has a go-round with the grouchies every single day...



Even with a bit of melancholy hanging on my heart, I managed to continue my "studio clean-up". In today's clean-up, I found my son's long lost copy of "Zombie Haiku". I haven't the slightest idea why it was so comfortably hidden on my studio desk under stacks of Somerset Studio magazines and old photos, but there it was....



I love sharing my daily listings from my MustyBoxesEphemera Shop on Etsy. Here is my favorite listing from today.



Well, I'm off to prepare tonight's dinner. Pork chops, baked potatoes with all the fancies, egg noodles in chicken broth, corn on the cob, green beans, and hot rolls.

Until next time:
Kim
Garden Painter Art
Musty Boxes Ephemera

Good Day All:

With the sun shining and a touch of early Spring in the air, I was more than happy to head to the park for my morning walk. I've noticed in the last few days, the rabbit's are stirring and the squirrels are scampering across the walking path. Soon, there will be tiny bunnies playing chase in the park! I took my camera with me today in the hopes of snapping a picture of a rabbit or two for my blog, but alas, as Murphy's Law would have it, not a single rabbit was to be found today. So, I took a stroll in my garden and snapped a picture of my own rabbit:



I am slowly but surely cleaning my art desk. Bit by bit, I am breaking through the dust and clutter of the last year. Unfortunately, I admit, my desk has been used as a catch-all rather than an artist's desk. With my heart a-twitter to start some new projects, I am committed to a complete clean up! While browsing through the stacks of paper and books that have collected on my desk over the last year, I found my second grade poetry folder. I've kept it in quite good condition all these years. Here is an example of my second grade poetry and artwork:





For those of you who are too young to remember the 1970s, "Wishniks" were the same as what are now called "Trolls". Evidentally, I loved my Wishnik so much that I dedicated a poem to him.

Well, I'm off for the day. I have countless invoices to run and photos to pull and package for my Musty Boxes Ephemera shop.

Until Next Time:
Kim
Garden Painter Art

Good Evening:

Just a quick entry before I'm off to prepare dinner.

For those of you who read yesterday's post, you may remember that I mentioned the lonely and crumbling state of my garden. It seems that over the course of the last year, as I lost heart, so then did my garden. It appears that with my impending baby-steps back into the richness of everyday life, my garden is striving to take some baby-steps of it's own. As I slowly strolled the pathways of my backyard this morning, I found peek-a-boo hints of breath...

A Geranium here....



A Nasturtium there....



Just as I am becoming aware of a newly animated heart, my dry and parched flowerbeds are popping their heads up, towards the sun.

Cautiously, I taste life again ~

Until Next Time:
Kim
Garden Painter Art
Musty Boxes Ephemera