2011...ALREADY???

Well, we've raced through Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas of 2010 and now even the New Year of 2011 is behind us!!  We're racing through the days here at AWESOME ASS ACRES, but can't really give an account of what we've done!!  We have a new granddaughter, Isabelle Leigh, born 12/14/10...healthy and beautiful!  We've had a recent visit from her big sister, Alayna, which is ALWAYS fun and at the moment we're in the midst of our 2nd BIG snow storm of the season.  We enjoyed a beautiful white Christmas day, with 6-8" and then yesterday, nature gave us about 12"!!  I do love to see it, but with livestock, I'm ready for it to leave after about 3 days!!

I've been painting several items through the holidays...ornaments, pendants, ACEO's and the wonderful Painted Ponies!!  I'm working toward becoming an official artist with The Trail of Painted Ponies, and my imagination is in overdrive! One of my latest was titled, "My Only Wish" and sold on Ebay...also 2 commissioned pieces for a wonderful customer from California!  I'm now working on a special pony that was inspired by an old Western tune!! 

Thanks so much for stopping by and please leave a comment to let me know you visited!  I love hearing from folks and have made many friends through my blog!!  Take care!! 

It's a Corgi Christmas!!

As an artist, you sometimes get caught up with repetition and you find yourself in the proverbial "rut"!  I've painted for over 20 years, met many friends through instructing classes, made a living traveling the craft show circuit and now, I've settled into selling on Ebay.  It's such a world wide market and it's definitely not as strenuous as preparing for a show, with the inventory that you have to paint and have on hand.  I've just recently began painting on canvas and I love it...also, I'm experimenting with different breeds of dogs!  Corgi's are a fun, smart, really cute breed and although I don't currently own one, several of my friends do.  That's the breed I'm having the most fun with right now, so I wanted to post the last 2 paintings that I've completed.  The Christmas living room scene is sold and the snow scene is currently on Ebay.  Let me know what you think...I take criticism well and suggestions are welcome!!  Thanks to all!!

NEW USER NAME ON EBAY!!

Well, Ebay's "user name police" have caught up with me and insisted that I find a user name that doesn't fit in the profanity category! I was notified this weekend, given 24 hours to comply, so I hastily changed from "AWESOME ASS ART" to "ANDERSONS AWESOME ART". It's really kinda comical to me, considering the listings that I've ran across on Ebay...everything from bumper stickers to specialized adult "toys"!! There's so many artists on Ebay and the competition is fierce...I'm thinking that someone may have reported my user name, after all, I've used it for over a year! I guess they're not considering the reason behind the name!! Whatever the case may be, I'm still painting and still being inspired here at AWESOME ASS ACRES!!
Our garden's producing beans, tomatoes, squash, radishes and corn! We've put up hay this week...400+ square bales and 50+ round bales...we hope to get another cutting in the fall!
We're planning a trip up the east coast to celebrate our 25th anniversary last year (just a year late)...hopefully, we're leaving the last part of August and staying 6 weeks! This will be the longest we've ever been gone from the farm and the only trip we'll be taking for a long while. If anyone has any suggestions or tips, please leave a comment or drop me a note!! I hope everyone had a great 4th of July! Take care...stop in again!

Gallon of gas-$4.00;Gallon of milk-$3.50;Gallon of ??CAT??--PRICELESS!

We have 7 farm cats here at AWESOME ASS ACRES...ALL female, ALL spayed, ALL rescues and ALL with VERY different personalities. Today, I'm going to introduce the world to our little "Pastel Calico", Scamper! She is THE MOST docile, easy-going, laid-back, gentle, NO fight cat that I've ever encountered in my life and I've had a LOT of cats!! I've used her modeling attributes with some my listings on Ebay and have received many messages that didn't refer to my item at all, but would always mention her...so she's famous in a small way!! Yesterday, I had re-organized my kitchen cabinets and had left this container out...this morning, Scamper decided it would be a wonderful place to "curl" up!! I had to catch a picture of it! Animals...what wonderful comedians, teachers, companions and BEST OF ALL, friends! I hope this brings smiles to all!

AWESOME IS THE DAY!!

Today was absolutely beautiful here at AWESOME ASS ACRES!! Our bedroom faces east and the sunshine was a welcomed sight as we got stirring this morning! I've posted about our menagerie of animals here...well, some of them work for their "room & board"! We have several Golden Comet chickens and when the winter sets in, their egg laying slacks off. Well, they've left the picket line and started laying again---YEAAA!! Nothing like fresh eggs right from the source to make breakfast the best it can get...just not the same from the store!! We also sell a dozen here and there and we've started getting calls from our regular customers about the laying update! It's also the time of year for worming, shots and the usual maintenance routines for everyone in the barnyard, so Blossom, the mules, horses, chickens, peacocks, guineas, the dogs and cats were "in line" for appropriate doses of various concoctions.
I'm excited about spring coming...it's my favorite time of the year and sometimes I get ahead of myself, with anticipation. Columbia Mule Day is April 2-5, and we have to start getting ready for that, shortly after New Year. After worming and shots, Solomon will be my priority next month. He'll be groomed daily, mane trimmed, new "shoes" after being barefoot all winter, coggins blood work done, and ready for showing in April! With his color, there's always classes to be entered (and won, of course), so we pamper him, somewhat!
I've been painting several things in the last week...pendants, boxes, bowls...most have been listed and sold on Ebay. No words can express my appreciation for the folks that watch and collect my work. I'm humbled by your words of praise and your commitment to my art. Very sincerely, I say thank you!
Along with my painted pieces, I list items that I find at various sales in the area. This week, I found a beautiful, hand embroidered piece that features small birds in a tree. The fabric has been mounted to a thin piece of wood and is in excellent condition. Thousands of stitches and many hours, make up this excellent example of artistry. The colors are bright and the work is unbelievable. I love this type of hand craft...it reminds me of the doilies, table scarves, table cloths, pillowcases...that my grandmother use to create. Check it out if you'd like, it's listed now.
I'd also like to thank EVERYONE that has posted to enter my giveaway drawing on February 12th. I've had so much fun with this and have met soooo many wonderful folks! I will be drawing the lucky winner, Thursday morning at 8:00AM and will contact the winner that afternoon. Be sure to check your mail...to find out if you won!