Life As Usual

 It's another crazy morning here in the studio. I hope y'all had a great Fourth Of July with lots of food, friends, family and fun. Speaking of food, my grandson thought I might be hungry and decided that I needed a cupcake. He missed my mouth and hit the side of my head instead.  He needs to work on his aim slightly. Here's my boys!

  I have been gone off social media for a few days because I had family here from out of town. I got to see my grandson and my son and my youngest daughter. It's tough to be away from family and it's really hard to see them all leave again and go back to their own lives elsewhere but,  life goes on as usual and it can be filled with plenty of trials and tribulations but, I take joy in the fact that they are happy, healthy and independent adults. I'm very proud of all three of my kids.

  Now it's back to my studio and back to my art. I miss it after a few days. I actually crave getting back to the drafting table. Of course, I have the "bug" to re-arrange everything again. I am constantly tweaking the studio. I never seem to be content with the way I have everything arranged. I always feel that I can make it better, make it more conducive to the way I work in it. So, first things first, I am going to clear the studio out and make some changes.

  As soon as I feel relatively okay with the new studio look, I have a commission to work on and a couple more ATC's to create.

  And speaking of commissions.......I am still accepting pet portrait commissions for the Williamson County Animal Shelter campaign. All this month in fact! A portion of the proceeds will go to the shelter so get your requests in. ANY pet, ANY animal, If it walks, crawls, swims, flies, or anything in between, I will create a portrait of it. Pricing is up on my website at http://www.ellenbelshin.wix.com/pencilsandpaint

  I did mange to get something new too to add to my always expanding repertoire of art supplies. I have been slowly purchasing these as my budget allows. These are Pan Pastels and I am excited to start creating with them. They are highly pigmented, soft pastels in a pan instead of stick or pencil form and are used much like paint. If I get the time today, I might just break into them and give them a go. Look at these colors!.............................I just like looking at them.

  That's all for now folks. I gotta get busy and start moving stuff around. Catch y'all later!