Surrounded~ Lori

Surrounded 24 x 24

This one is for you my Barbara Angel. Every year for nearly 30 years, I have put an angel on top of on my Christmas tree that was given to me from my friend Barbara, never knowing where my friend had gone and then by chance she ran into my mom, when my brother was in the hospital. We have yet to see each other in person and I have cherished watching her life from far, but now, I can hardly wait to see her and it seems appropriate that I will be bringing a piece of my heart for her during her recovery from her second bout of the terrible disease breast cancer.

I wanted to wait and have it be a complete surprise, but I thought with everything your going through and your puppy sick...why wait. I have waited long enough! This is made for my friend Barbara and I feel honored that she wanted a piece of my art in her home. I knew you were ok with all the friends and love that surround you and I am honored that I finally know what I can do for you.

May this be a constant reminder of the love that surrounds you here, above and beyond. May this help remind you of the reason you are here. Surrounded by Love.

What a gift that I can give you a piece of my heart! Thank you
The title is "Surrounded" because she is perhaps one of the most loved people I know and have every seen. She seems to have more friends who love her and whom all have encircled her with love during these trying times. I can't even imagine being so loved, it is truly a blessing to see a person who is " love", be so loved. In her Carebride Cancer Journal, she has almost 10,000 posts of good well wishes from friends, since late September...Wow! Her friends have loved her and her family through and she has fought this disease with the most courage, strength, and dignity anyone could ever imagine. She is beauty inside and out! She is a true inspiration to all that come in contact with her.

Barbara I hope you feel the healing energy and love poured into this piece and I felt all those who support you while painting this for you. Thank you for being such an inspiration in my life. Lets see each other next week or this weekend...

Eye See You- Lori

I see you in Yosemite!

A different look at the Heart- Lori

Pasta Drawing~ Lori

A few of my favorite foods...

Purple Cornflower~ Lori

Art Where You Find It~ Lori

In the mail~ Lori

A Valentines Gift finished and a quick visit on my altar. I will be a little sad to see you go "Golden Spirit", but I know you will be in a very good home. You know you've created something good, when you have a hard time saying goodbye. It was really exciting to put a painting in the mail today! My first time mailing artwork...

I open the door to more trips to the post office to mail art to distant places, and welcome new avenues of growth, wealth, and creative energy. Release....

Heart Art~ Lori

"Make new friends, keep the old. One is silver, and the other gold."

A small detail, of the under painting, of a very special painting I began today, for a very special friend from childhood. She just had her last Chemo treatment for Breast Cancer. I am very excited and honored to do this piece for her and hope it brings great love to her home and family during her recovery and beyond.

Golden Spirit~ Lori

Golden Spirit~ For Valentines Day Gift

I've been working on this one today for a very special person and trying to get it done and in the mail for a Valentines commission. It is feeling close to being done, but I am not sure...I'll have to see how it dries and how it feels.

Happy Valentines~ Thanks for viewing our work!

Lori











I have been working on this one to

61995 Steps in the Right Direction~ Lori

My Omron Pedometer is by far the best $30.00 I have ever spent in my life! Marching into my 6th week of walking and feeling proud of the progress, that I have made thus far, surpassing my own expectations by 10 fold. Pat, Pat.. on my on back. This photo was taken this week on my highest daily steps recorded on my new journey. I have not been this active in years and feel my little Pedometer friend is just the push I needed to keep me on track and help remind me how far I've gone and how much further I need to go. This week I am up 7 miles from last. I clocked 27.38 miles. Even better I stepped into the gym three weeks ago and have been going ever since. Those that know some of my limitations realize this is no small feat for me and I pray I never look back. Yea Me! While I don't want to toot my horn, I do want to celebrate my success and each day I have greater health.

(Actually I got up and took a few extra steps totaling 62061 this week...every step counts!)

Valentines Date to Nowhere~ The Art of finding a good hole in the wall to dine. -Lori

A Valentines Fortune Cookie- Luck helps those who help themselves and Love lights up the world...very timely!

Getting to know you. Getting to know all about you. Sometimes you have to take dates to nowhere. This is our third date to nowhere. A stroll through Livermore's Art Crawl and a visit to see a fellow art colleagues work that I have long admired her use and knowledge of color. Then we had a short drive and some great Chicken Pho and Garlic noodles in Spring town of all places. Sai-s in the sunny town of Spring Town... land were time forgot. Sai-s in a shopping strip, directly behind seedy looking hotel. The total bill for Pho, Garlic noodles, tea, soda, and Vietnamese coffee a whopping $14.84 after the 10% off coupon from the to-go menu posted right out the door of Sai-s. We felt pleasantly full and the food was good and cheap. A hole in the wall with value, a true find and art indeed. My dad owed many holes in the wall and I find it a great joy to discover these small family owned businesses that provide value and comfort food for a great price. Thanks Joy for the suggestion, p.s. I won't even ask how you found it...:)

Cell Phone Photography

Soft Heart ~ Lori

Heart Art~ Acrylic on canvas

Heart Art~ A little something for your Valentine? Why wait for someone else to give you that special heart...be your own Valentine 365 days a year...why wait? Heart Art centrally placed in your home will be a constant reminder of what's important. A custom painted heart with a special message for your family or sweet heart, could serve as a meditation, or reminder, of your love and devotion. Let me commission you, your own special reminder to love and honor yourself.

To see more Heart Art: http://dailyartwork2010.blogspot.com/ February 12, 2010 Under Lori or painting

Happy Birthday Robin~ Lori

Happy Birthday Robin,

Here's a cake I baked up for you. I hope you have a wonderful week and a fabulous creative year.

Shattered Dream~ Lori

Charcoal and ink drawing.

Community Bowl ~ Lori

This is from our community garden that has been nourishing three families and supporting sustainability, as well as, eating locally grown produce. Having the kids involved has increased awareness their appreciation of fresh produce with its sweet flavors and the by product is growing nutrition habits and awareness. It has been fun watching the pride grown in all the children and seeing how their ownership increases as time goes by. It's amazing how when they grow it, they will eat it, or at least give it a try, which increases the likely hood of eating it again once the body craves a certain nutrients. It's great to get the kids outdoors and away from the constant plugging in to electronics. The garden has also given our families a deeper bond and something to look forward to during these trying economic times. I think the lessons we are teaching our kids and families will be life long lessons and really good memories of childhood for the kids. All you need is a small plot of prime land and away you go! I know many see growing your own food as frivolous, but there are many hidden lessons of value to be learned for all and it just taste better, hands down.

Kalamazoo this one is for you Dad~ Lori

ABCDEF...I GOT A GAL IN KALAMAZOO. I got lost along the way...dad and today I am really missing you and wish your were hear to clarify a few things and ease my worries. You never realize as a small child that its not the stuff, but the stuff, that you'll remember most. Those bed time moments of tucking in, one more story pleazze, one more song, one more bicycle exercise rotation and a little tickle. This piece was done for my dad, and one of my favorite memories of time spent together...singing.

This is a notebook collage that I started sometime ago, with a precious underlying photo of my babies and the words to our special song. You never got to see Jacks full tuff of curly hair or how independent Miss Mary's spirit is, nor how much she looks like mom. I know you would have loved watching her grow and I saw how much you loved her in the moments you got to share with each other. You called me "spunky", well dad she is 100% spunky! Even more than I was ever allowed to be. She is a big free spirit. And every time she called Michael, Didddie, didddy, I thought of how you said those were the sweetest and most favorite words you ever heard and how you would always remember how that made you feel, Well the diddy, diddys, are fading and I now hear her whisper dad more , she is growing and Jack too, faster than we'd like. The kids are shinny bright spirits and I pray will always remain open. I promise not to stop singing even when they get embarrassed, which yes, they already have on some days.

Today when I opened my note book on this I declared it needed to be finished so I polished it with some coper hearts and my symbolic bubbles and named it done. If you are up there somewhere please rain down some love, hope and light on my family.
We are such good people and could really use a little extra help.

I love you Diddie Diddie, Dad!

Lady 20's~ Lori

Inspired by both L & R's comment a 20's Lady. I'm still experimenting with portraits. Having fun watching faces evolve from mere color.

Why? -Lori