in a painterly way.....

Finally,

it was cool enough last night for me to actually catch come much needed sleep...

i haven't been sleeping well lately, between this disgusting, humid heat, menopause
 and well,
 i have tons on my mind...
(didja ever try to go to sleep at night,. and your brain won't stop talking to itself?)

*ugh*

here's what it's been saying...

Hannah will be leaving our nest for college on the 18th. (i do not want to talk about it)
i have two big shows looming. ( i don't wnat to talk about it!)
I have pattern deadlines. (did I say I didn't want to talk about it?)

I have another round of hay harvesting. (really , it's 2 am, lets' not discuss this now)

I have classes coming up. (i kjnow I KNOW)

I hate the cat box. (peeee yooooo)

(i love my kitties)
my stupid brain will start chattering off all of these things (and many more)
...as soon as it thinks I'm falling asleep peacefully. what the heck?!((*&^@#????

my Mom calls this
MIND CHATTER
and i hate it.

it gets worse with menopause, cause now I can't remember what it was just saying to me.

and stupid me asks it to repeat itself, so it does.

again & again...and yet again...duuuuuh.

I know lots of you can relate....but seriously...enough is enough already...blech.

BECAUSE

I was well-rested today, I figured I'd get out my paints and brushes...

I love to take time to paint, it's a well-needed break from working with textiles...
so I painted up a slew of tiny mini paintings...
(the "larger" ones measure only 3 X 3 inches, the smaller are just 2" x 2")

aren't they sweet?

perfect little primitive size, I think;...

my stars they could fit in anywhere....



see the tiny little grren jack?

see that tiny little black easel? how fleepin' cute is that?
i have an easel for Each Painting!!!



and here are some unfinished, yet base-painted canvases...
...primed and ready for their time in my brush's spotlight.
(love my rusty old water jar...)




I'll get to these tomorrow, after I process and pack orders in the shop...




I have used the same paintbrushes for years...
they travel with me occasionally and always have room for them...



i take good care of my brushes,

although the occasional stray-hair needs to be cut or plucked off...
I think every artist has certain brushes they turn to time & again.

I think they're beuteous in their simple glass mayonnaise jar in the evening light...don't you?

funny how we get attached to things...

ANYhoo, the little paintings will be available in my ETSY shop,
at our Gathering here on the farm (September 15th)
and at the Ghoultide Gathering in MICHIGAN....
 and please visit my
Early Work Mercantile offerings on the 15th of this month for larger paintings ~

I am hoping you all get a welcomed relief from this heat,...
I wish you beautiful, quiet rainy days for your gardens and some much needed time for you to sit quietly & create something ~

Blessings from the Farm,

Lori