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FARM MURAL
Sandra McDonald is a children’s book author and owner of a beautiful home out by Red Mountain in Mesa, AZ. Several murals were done in her home, but my favorite is this one in the playroom. She designed the room specifically for the mural, building a massive “barn”/entertainment center, and a child-sized hole in the…
Read MoreTHE PEACEFULNESS OF LIFE
THE PEACEFULNESS OF LIFE Once, life contained a confusing maze of angry looks Fixed sternly on me and mine. The reason was unsure, “no reason” was good enough for them. But today just the opposite is my reality. Peace. My home and my family are my sanctuary. I love, paint, sing, cook, play and and…
Read More"IT'S ALL I NEED'
KEN MADE ME POST THIS TRAIN IN THIS BLOG, CAUSE IT’S ALL HE NEEDS So what is it in this life we need, materialistically speaking? Of course we all need love and family and the such…Im not talking about that….Im talking about the STUFF. I decided to make…
Read MoreAND IT CAME TO PASS…
AND IT CAME TO PASS…. Friend Donna and I were hanging out in Prescott waxing philosophical a couple of weeks ago and were discussing our lives, and how they seem to be just one “chapter” after another. Little did I know that within a week another chapter would end and another would begin. Of…
Read MoreIS THIS LOVE SO WRONG?
MY MANTRUCK I just LOVE my truck. Is that bad…to love a THING so much? think about it tho. It protects me from all the crazies out there (size DOES matter!) It takes me anyplace I want to go and loves doing it…the rowdier the better. It takes me.on adventures to far off places or…
Read MoreGRAND CANYON MURAL UNVEILING!
GRAND CANYON MURAL UNVEILING! JANUARY 18, 2008 Im just now recovering from the weekend, and it’s nearly the next! Last Saturday we finally had the unveiling of the Grand canyon mural at the Shrine of the Ages. What a trip that experience was! It’s inspired me to LEARN so much…
Read MoreDEER VALLEY AIRPORT MURAL painting progression
Deer Valley Airport Mural Day 1: This mural, started Feb 18th 2008 presented some logistical problems. The mural measures 12’x5’2”, small by most of my murals standards, but it is in an awkward place, about 4’ from the ground on a wall that had quite a bit of texture, had a large built-in counter in…
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About the Artist
Julie never thought of herself as being particularly talented artistically as a child, but she admired the talents of her classmates, and particularly the art of her big brother Mark. When the desire to do more than just admire their abilities was kindled, she saddled up next to anyone who’s work she admired and picked their brain.
Read MoreHOME GROWN
“HOME GROWN” Oil on Gesso Board 18×24 comes in a dark brown deep box frame GLICEE PRINTS AVAILABLE
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