Artwork by Susan J. Richards
Blog URL http://www.artworkbysusanrichards.blogspot.com/
Located Water Valley, Mississippi USA
Tags acrylics, special needs children, painting, art, portraits, landscapes, Wet Canvas website, thoughts, poetry
This blog is primarily about my paintings and my poetry and my thoughts about life in general. I paint in acrylics and am raising a special needs stepson, and creativity is my outlet.
Latest Blog Posts
- I Guess my "Give a Darn" is Busted! on Oct 8, 2009 in art thoughts acrylics portraits wet canvas painting special needs children landscapes poetry
Sometimes real life gets in the way, sometimes people get in the way, but lately I just have not cared...about anything. Don't recall ever feeling this way for this long. I have such great plans to blog every day, so in case anyone actually reads thi...
- Happy Birthday, Dad!! on Aug 28, 2009
Since he does not get online, I can post this now. No one can say that I did not have this done before his birthday!! I am embarassed to say, but for some insane reason, I forget his birthday. When we were young, we celebrated he and my grandma's...
- Some thoughts to remember.... on Aug 26, 2009 in art thoughts acrylics portraits wet canvas painting special needs children landscapes poetry
With the start of school, and all the little ones going off for the first time to kindergarden, I started thinking and remembering. I sent my three off, with 3 different sets of feelings...some traumatic, some cheerful, with pride and sadness. Mo...
- Time flies when you are having fun.... on Aug 22, 2009 in art thoughts acrylics portraits wet canvas painting special needs children landscapes poetry
And it disappears completely, when you are painting!! I have been working on the horse I started, trying to get his shoulder right....so I can start another. I also started one with a few donkeys or burros...it is not done yet by any means. When not...
- Remembering.... on Aug 1, 2009 in art thoughts acrylics portraits wet canvas painting special needs children landscapes poetry paintings
A number of my friends have lost their pets lately, and it started me remembering. Over the years I have had a number of pets....some were what I call successful, or a good match...some were not. An aside: If you don't know it, the worst time to buy...
- Should I have a Blue Light Special??? on Jul 27, 2009 in art thoughts acrylics portraits wet canvas painting special needs children landscapes poetry
Another late night, and not much really accomplished tho'...painting when you are tired is not a good thing sometimes. Tho' once in awhile, if your head shuts down, and your 'soul' takes over you can get some really good things. It has been slow here...
- A day with no results.... on Jul 22, 2009 in art thoughts acrylics portraits wet canvas painting special needs children landscapes poetry
In two afternoons, I dismantled most of the 'imitation' (no splitting, just logs)rail fence that I put up a couple years ago. I learned that the settlers must have used hardwook, not southern pine, because it rots...sigh. Oh well, it looked nice fo...
