Lantana

I have a favorite Garden Club grower http://melaniesperennials.blogspot.com I am constantly finding inspiration from her photographs. She seems to enjoy my paintings as well with her confirming purchases. Let me know if you like it - I might make it into a note card so the original is not for purchase at this time -
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I hope for encouragement for you

I hope for encouragement for you each time you look into the faces of those around. Try to be available, try to show up. We truely do make a difference in one anothers lives - strive to make it a good difference?
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A Crow in the Wind

I have been painting a lot of black dogs lately. I fall in love with each animal that is sent to me to paint, my first reaction to a new order is to spend time with my rescued blue dog. Her name is Daisey. Black dogs present some interesting challenges in watercolor and with each painting I have been thinking about other black animals that have a distinct outline. My favorite to think about, watch and now paint has become the crow. Hope you enjoy and purchase. A matted print,may be purchased $19.99. Send me an email by replying to this post. They make a perfect gift.
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Teaching myself to paint Crows?

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Water Color Pet Paintings Painted during my Bus Commute

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K-Lee Art Cards

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For all my friends that like BusPaintings

If you would like to purchase a 5 x 7 print of my first BusPaintings longhorn please send me an email kmcelwaine at ymail.com. Thanks for looking k
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UT Campus Walk

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BusPaintings & the Rich Ladies

The Rich Ladies and the BusPaintings all encourage me - I hope when people see my paintings and my cards they have that same response. I hope you can ride along with me while I paint today on Capital Metro Bus 983 at 7 am from Leander.
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Saturday at Jerry's

We had a great day painting! I'll be back November 21st and I will spend all my time on watercolor again. Thank you for looking. Kathleen
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Correction to this mornings blog

My demo Painting a Watercolor to Paint an Oil will be tomorrow October 10, 2009 from noon to 3 at Jerry's Art A Rama in Austin. I hope to see you there. Kathleen McElwaine Visit my web site http://www.kmcelwaine.com

See you at Jerrys 12- 3

I will spend plenty of time on the subject of watercolor. I look forward to seeing you. Thank you for looking at my art. Kathleen McElwaine
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A demo at Jerry's Oct 10, 2009

If you were looking at my post earlier this week you know I was planning on painting a Chiwawa. I'm convinced after painting it 3 times in watercolor that it is not really going to make a great painting. Now that is why I paint first in wc. Watercolor is a beautiful medium as a finished product but it is also low risk and does not take much time before you begin to see results from your efforts. So I have moved on to a different dog. This dog will make a great oil painting. I hope you can be with me Saturday 12-3 at Jerry's art a rama for my demonstration. For all the Watercolor people I will spend plenty of time on the subject and if you are not interested in watching me take it to oils you will be able to go about your business but I promise to spend plenty of time on watercolor. I have new box cards available at UT Coop I hope you will go buy! $16.00 for 8 cards great price, great art! They also make good gifts. Thank you Kathleen McElwaine
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Artist Housekeeping

Buspaintings, Rich Ladies, even the oil paintings and all that I do to bring them to you. These are all ways that I am being the best me I can be. When I try to be the best me I can be I take better care of myself. My hearing and vision improves when I am being the best me I can be and I know this because I can hear and see people laugh out loud and encourage one another. When I think about this going on around me the main impact I see is on the children that are looking at us to be roll-models. Have a great day and please go to my Etsy Store or my web site and buy a Rich Lady card and send it to someone that needs a word of encouragment from you.
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Painting Demo Paint in Watercolor to Paint in Oil

I wanted to show you this painting in the stages but since I painted it on the bus I could not scan in the between steps. I won't be on the bus today so I won't be painting - but I will be back on tomorrow. I plan on painting this in wc again so I will slow down and show the steps rest of the week. I'm offering 2 free 4.5 x 5.25 cards on any card purchases from my web site http://www.kmcelwaine.com, K-Lee Art Cards link or from my etsy store http://www.kmcelwaine.etsy.com from now until Thanksgiving. Hope to see you in my purchase emails. For all my Fourth Day and Cursillo family I have painted Butterflies and they are now note cards. Oh and go see the Rich Ladies! Thank you Kathleen McElwaine

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How to paint this? For the demo at Jerrys 10/10/09

I cropped this out of a larger photo. Deciding what to paint was easy when I saw this one. It shows some action, all the values can be close, I will want to stay consistent with the few colors that are in the photo. I did a few adjustments to the photo in photoshop but not much. My hope is to paint this today on the bus and show you the results tomorrow. Keep watching. . .
For everybody that received a spam from me yesterday I apologize. There seems to be some setting that just shows up that sends an invitation to everyone to join facebook. I have looked everyplace for the setting and it can't be found. It is in an old blog that I am no longer using that I always posted from my ymail. I update it every once and awhile so that people that find it know I'm still painting. I will spend some time looking for the place to delete the blog and be sure I'm not deleting this one. Visit my web site http://www.kmcelwaine.com

BusPainting at its best

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Jerry's Painting Demonstration

Next Saturday October 10 I will be at Jerry's in Austin from noon to 3 painting a demonstration I have titled Painting a Watercolor to Paint an Oil. 3 hours of painting in watercolor is not easy for me because I work small and fast in wc. WC has always been my planning medium. My intention is for the watercolor painting to be a complete painting and the oil will be a complete painting. I have request to demonstrate painting a dog, so a dog will be my subject for the painting. In 3 hours I hope to paint a different view of this little guy. I will paint it first, maybe more than one in wc and talk about the planning stages, values and a bit about the color choices but the wc at this stage is mainly about values. I will then lay out my pallet in oil and do the painting in oil. I will be talking about it this week on my blog so if you are interested I encourage you to signup on my blog so you will be sure to receive the email updates. Visit my web site http://www.kmcelwaine.com

Pumpkins!

You can bet if I'm painting these colors I have my mom on my mind. It is amazing how something like a color can touch my heartstrings so much. Thank you for looking at my painting. If you have not visited my web site in a while, Please go see all the work I have done. http://www.kmcelwaine.com

Butterfly and Rooster Cards available on my web site

I have discovered that many of you thought you were looking at my web site when you are in fact looking at my blog - I hope you will take a minute to see all my changes on my web site by going to http:www.kmcelwaine.com I have a catalog - you can order K-Lee Art Cards, new Rich Lady Cards and box Art Cards. Pet paintings are explained and an extensive number of past paintings may be viewed. You can even order prints of a few of my paintings. More to come please visit often. Thank you Kathleen McElwaine
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Proverbs 31 Woman and Longhorns

If you are asking what does Proverbs 31 and Longhorns have to do with one another? This weekend my Pastor husband mentioned Proverbs 31 in his sermon. The specific thing I heard so clearly was that Proverbs 31 10-31 is the Hebrew alpha bet. The Hebrew children were taught the alpha bet and respect for women by learning to recite it. I always knew that it should not be held up as a picture of what a Godly women was supposed to do/be - well not that I thought I could achieve the accomplishment and Godliness of the picture of the Proverbs 31 woman but hearing that said from the pulpit was a very freeing revolation in who I am in Christ! What that has to do with Longhorns is - I realised what I wanted to do to finish this wonderful painting and I did it this weekend. Thanks for looking.
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A New Rich Lady

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Newest Rich Ladies

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Petunias for you

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I was pretty impressed with myself when I was able to paint this little group of 3 petunias, detail and all, on the bus. It is dark in the mornings when I board the bus and even with the overhead lights I'm not able to see color. I chose to work in one color and work by values. Thank you for looking at my art. www.kmcelwaine.com There is always something new for you. Kathleen

Cherry Blossoms are

I have been invited to participate with a festival in Washington DC http://www.nationalcherryblossomfestival.org/cms/index.php?id=390
I have been reading about Cherry's. I find it all very fascinating. My favorite part of participating with this festival is I get to sell my wares directly to the Merchandise Boutique for the festival. I can participate but not leave home. I love staying home and painting. Going to outdoor art shows is a lot of work. In my 20s and 30s setting up in the festivals were the only way I could share my work with more folks - now I have the internet. I still do the shows on occasion because I miss your personal touch a lot if I don't ever get to see you and your personal response eye to eye. Go eat some cherry's they are good for you! Thanks for looking at my art.

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It all matters!

It has been a hard week. I have painted everyday, I just did not find the kind of time that I could relax and share with you. When I painted this little lady this morning I knew I had to find the time to post it. I can't help but want to share paintings that I know make all of you smile. She is a service dog in training. She rides the same bus I do in the mornings and I have been able to have the great joy of watching her and her trainer for almost a year. They are both impressive. I don't often catch her in a pose, but on this morning an infant was in the seat in front of her and she could not take her eyes off of the baby. Oh my what beauty!
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Timeless

Does anyone know why my blog posted something out of face book? I did not do that on purpose. It seems like that is a bit out of control. It is the second time it has happened to me. The first time face book sent everyone in my address book an invitation to go see my pictures and then this time a posting on my blog that I invited specific people to be my friend. I did nothing to cause this. I apologize and if anyone knows why this happens I would love to know and keep it from happening again.
P.S. This is a photo that was on the front page of the Austin Statesman a few years ago.
Kathleen
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Just - a - Geranium Show

I hope to see you on Saturday at Chrystal Falls.

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A show of Geraniums

I took my show down at Russell's Bakery on Saturday. Thank you for all the following, it was a great place to be represented and the staff at Russell's are the best people to work with. Next Saturday I will have a booth at Crystal Falls Summer Celebration from 12 - 4. They have a fun day planned and are giving opportunity to Leander business to let the Crystal Falls area people know we are here. Come see me. I am going to do something a bit different, I am showing Geraniums only. It will be a beautiful show! Waterslide for the kids, music into the evening and food, sounds like end of summer fun. Thank you Kathleen McElwaine
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Who is a Rich Lady?

I was fortunate to grow up with lots of aunts. Often one of these dear women would show up to take one or two of us off to adventures. The time and experiences were valuable in character building. I know I was very young when I realized how special and important these people are in my life. Money has nothing to do with the wealth they had to share. . .They were Rich Ladies for sure.
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Serious Thoughts Set of 8 Note Cards 2 of each $16.00

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Pet Paintings

Would you like a painting of your loved pet? I work from your photographs, prices start at $40.00 for a 5 x 7 watercolor. Details are available on my website, http://kmcelwaine.com then click on the commissions tab on the right side of the page. I take cash, credit card, or check. Normal turn around time is 2 weeks.
Thank you Kathleen McElwaine
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Welcome New Students

Check - K-Lee Art Cards are in the stores before move in weekend for the students. The Coop and Breed and Company both have my cards. Yea! I hope to see you today at Russels Bakery - I'll be there painting and talking art. Have a great weekend. Kathleen
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