Poppies are so pretty and fragile looking, but very strong. This oil painting is on board 8 X 10 and can be set on a desk or shelf or hung. I wish you all a very Happy Easter. I hope you get to...
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I had a cousin who painted this rose years ago. I decided to paint it to see how different our styles are. Her rose was much softer in color. I just love bright colors. I hope you like it too.
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I love sunflowers, do you? I even like artifical ones, they are such cheerful and happy looking flowers. Where we live we seldom have dreary days, but we did have one recently, so I decided to...
This was a project for my art group. We were to paint anything we wanted but we could use only two colors, I chose blue and yellow. I put it on a 6" X 6" gallery wrap board. I especially lik...
I am having so much fun being back to my painting. I decided to try pastels since I had never worked with them. I found a canvas board which I had prepared for an oil painting, and thought "I ...
http://artbyalston.blogspot.com/2015/02/white-iris-in-pastel.html
I have taken a long sabbatical from my blogging to finish my series of educational coloring books. They are now complete, and I am back concentrating on painting. Creating, illustrating, and ...
Most of us have started out the new year with our " New Years Resolutions" and I hope we can keep at least most of them. On behalf of the children in our country and every country I ask you to a...
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It seems like forever since I posted anything. I spend most of my time on my passion which of course is creating my educational coloring books. Look at my colortheunitedstates.blogspot.com site ...
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My grandaughter, Jeffri who is all grown up now with a husband, came this past weekend for a visit. It is always such a treat to get to visit with them. Husband,Gary plays Rugby and played a ga...
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Last week I visited the 4th and 5th graders at a Las Vegas Elementary school.It is amazing the differance between the 1st graders and the 4th and 5th graders. The older ones ask lots of questio...
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I will be visiting the 5th graders at Rose Warren School on November 22. The students are studying about "travel", so it should be interesting to talk to them about geography. They, too are int...
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I attended my art group meeting today. What a great group we have. I had several volunteers who want to go to the school I'm visiting to work with the art class students. I'm waiting for my scho...
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The 5th grade teacher at the school I visted this week has invited me to come back and talk to her 5th graders. I think it is so exciting. It shows how much the teachers appreciate any help they ...
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I had a great time at Rose Warren Elementary School this morning. I talked to the first graders about geography and Alaska in particular.I gave them each a "Color Alaska with Grandma Joy and Gr...
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I will be visiting one of the local elementary schools as Grandma Joy and reading the " color book story" about Alaska.Their teacher said they are very interested in Alaska. Since I,for a few yea...
I thought you might like to see the Front cover of Pennsylvania before I get too carried away with Massachusetts.
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I just published "Color Pennsylvania with Grandma joy and Grandpappy Happy", one of the educational coloring books in my series.I am having so much fun, and learning so much myself while doing re...
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I have finally published the first coloring books in my series of educational coloring books. The subject is geography. They are "story" coloring books. A grandma(Grandma Joy) and grandpa (Grandp...
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I have been very busy with my coloring books and trying to locate an AMERICAN manufacturer for my dolls. For my foreign friends, please don't be offended but I feel very strongly about supporting...
http://artbyalston.blogspot.com/2010/06/still-learning-with-grandma-joy-and.html
Hello All, I know you have wondered where I have been . Well I have been so busy happily creating and illustrating a series of educational coloring books for children. I will shortly be posting t...
http://artbyalston.blogspot.com/2010/02/grandmajoy-and-grandpappy.html
Red Rock Canyon is a fascinating place for nature lovers, hikers etc. there are many canyons within the canyon. this one "Ice Box Canyon" is in between these two mountains and when you get insi...
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While I was painting the "Arch Rock- Up Close" I decided to rest my arm and work on something smaller. I thought these might be a compliment to the " Cardinal Grapes" which I did. Problem ...
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I FINALLY finished this 5 Ft. X 4 Ft. landscape. These two rocks sit atop another rock in Valley of fire State Park. I posted a wider view I did of this prior. This park has so many different s...
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Valley of Fire is a Nevada State Park which consists of fascinating natural rock formations. Depending on the time of day and where the sun reflects on the rocks, they are various shades of re...
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Table grapes are wonderful this year, I guess they are so good they inspired me to paint some.I've also started a green cluster to compliment these deep purple ones.
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