Hopefully we can get back on track! New posts coming! Thx to all those who have hung in there..xo
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Tuesday, August 6, 2019
It's Time!
Too much to explain...too much going on...too sorry for being away so long....
Hopefully we can get back on track! New posts coming! Thx to all those who have hung in there..xo
Hopefully we can get back on track! New posts coming! Thx to all those who have hung in there..xo
Friday, January 15, 2016
BOWIE, SWIFT, SNAPE, KAHLO & XMAS CHEER!
So as promised...keeping up with everyone.
First, BIG sadness at the surprising (to me), death of David Bowie. I was so shocked, I hadn't heard of his cancer. I keep thinking how utterly sad it was for his family this past Xmas knowing he was so sick. Very sad. I have loved him from the very very beginning and always will. The painting I did of him is without a doubt my best work and is most sought after by everyone who looks at my art. And now, yesterday, with Alan Rickman...ALSO passing at 69 with cancer! How weird is that? Truly one of my favorite actors. LOVED him in Galaxy Guest! Love Actually is one of my all time favorite Xmas movies....and of course our beloved Snape. What sadness for their families and for us as fans.
Second. I did a painting of Taylor Swift for my own special Taylor, our youngest son's girlfriend, who lives here in our guest cottage with Case. We are extremely close and she is not shy about her affections for the adorable Ms. Swift! My Taylor wished for a newer version of the Super Star playing guitar and rockin out...so I complied and she was thrilled.
Actually, funny story. I had played all kinds of games to convince her there was no way I could have this painting for her this Xmas, all while working my butt off to finish it in time. On Xmas Eve I finally said, that's it, I can't keep painting and changing things, so I took a photo or two and hid the canvass for the following morning.
However, that night, while we all sat around the dinning room table laughing our ass' off (mostly at my youngest son who is beyond hysterical)...we had music playing and the house was over the top with decorations left over from my big birthday celebration as well, I was going through my camera to show Taylor a photo I had taken and while scrolling through the images, you guessed it..my painting popped up right in front of her face!! I grabbed the camera with lightening speed, however, at this point Taylor had her hands to her face and was screaming in sheer excitement.
I began to cry of course, because all the surprise was now a wash, but then I pulled it unwilling together and went to retrieve the painting and handed it to her. Either way, she is loving her new painting!
Third. I finished a painting I had wanted to do for years of Frida Kahlo. I had a different idea of what I wanted but had a hard time finding a photo that I could work from to depict what I truly saw in my mind...but in the end, even though it's not what I envisioned, I LOVE this painting. It is now hanging on our dinning room wall and it's perfection!
And last...here are the promised photos of the special tree we had in the den...I decided to do a hombre effect and the top is covered in baby pink fading to the middle with hot and dark pink into gold and orange on the bottom...it's the best I've had in the den...I loved it to death!! Now I need to collect more vintage pink and orange ornaments to really fill this design out next year and beyond. I threw in some photos of the house on Xmas Eve then on Xmas night celebrating my birthday for reals...too much fun!
Hope your holidays were magical! Keep your family close and give them hugs...apparently life can change on a dime and you wouldn't want to miss out on telling someone how important they are to you...all my besties know what I mean..xo juner
First, BIG sadness at the surprising (to me), death of David Bowie. I was so shocked, I hadn't heard of his cancer. I keep thinking how utterly sad it was for his family this past Xmas knowing he was so sick. Very sad. I have loved him from the very very beginning and always will. The painting I did of him is without a doubt my best work and is most sought after by everyone who looks at my art. And now, yesterday, with Alan Rickman...ALSO passing at 69 with cancer! How weird is that? Truly one of my favorite actors. LOVED him in Galaxy Guest! Love Actually is one of my all time favorite Xmas movies....and of course our beloved Snape. What sadness for their families and for us as fans.
Second. I did a painting of Taylor Swift for my own special Taylor, our youngest son's girlfriend, who lives here in our guest cottage with Case. We are extremely close and she is not shy about her affections for the adorable Ms. Swift! My Taylor wished for a newer version of the Super Star playing guitar and rockin out...so I complied and she was thrilled.
Actually, funny story. I had played all kinds of games to convince her there was no way I could have this painting for her this Xmas, all while working my butt off to finish it in time. On Xmas Eve I finally said, that's it, I can't keep painting and changing things, so I took a photo or two and hid the canvass for the following morning.
However, that night, while we all sat around the dinning room table laughing our ass' off (mostly at my youngest son who is beyond hysterical)...we had music playing and the house was over the top with decorations left over from my big birthday celebration as well, I was going through my camera to show Taylor a photo I had taken and while scrolling through the images, you guessed it..my painting popped up right in front of her face!! I grabbed the camera with lightening speed, however, at this point Taylor had her hands to her face and was screaming in sheer excitement.
I began to cry of course, because all the surprise was now a wash, but then I pulled it unwilling together and went to retrieve the painting and handed it to her. Either way, she is loving her new painting!
Third. I finished a painting I had wanted to do for years of Frida Kahlo. I had a different idea of what I wanted but had a hard time finding a photo that I could work from to depict what I truly saw in my mind...but in the end, even though it's not what I envisioned, I LOVE this painting. It is now hanging on our dinning room wall and it's perfection!
And last...here are the promised photos of the special tree we had in the den...I decided to do a hombre effect and the top is covered in baby pink fading to the middle with hot and dark pink into gold and orange on the bottom...it's the best I've had in the den...I loved it to death!! Now I need to collect more vintage pink and orange ornaments to really fill this design out next year and beyond. I threw in some photos of the house on Xmas Eve then on Xmas night celebrating my birthday for reals...too much fun!
Hope your holidays were magical! Keep your family close and give them hugs...apparently life can change on a dime and you wouldn't want to miss out on telling someone how important they are to you...all my besties know what I mean..xo juner
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| HOW'S THIS FOR XMAS CHEER! |
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| I FILLED SOME APOTHECARY JARS WITH SNOWMEN, TREES AND LIGHTS.. THEY WERE ABSOLUTEY MAGICAL!! |
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| CHRISTMAS EVE! |
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| CHRISTMAS NIGHT DANCING ON CHAIRS FOR MY 60TH AMID THE SNOWFLAKES AND STARS!! |
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| THE BIRTHDAY ROCKIN/DANCING LION WHO PLAYS THE BEATLES, THEY SAY IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY FROM OLD BESTIE LINNIE...PERFECTION! |
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| TAYLOR GOT INTO NURSING SCHOOL AND RECEIVED A STETH FOR XMAS AND THAT'S MY GOOFY SON LENDING HIS HEART FOR EXAM..! |
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| TORI AND JUNE...SHE'S THE ONE WEARING THE BIRTHDAY CROWN! |
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| AN AMAZING XMAS FEELING FOR ALL OF US.. LIKE LIVING IN A GIANT SNOW GLBOE! THE BEST!!! |
Tuesday, December 22, 2015
WAIT!! IT'S BEEN HOW LONG?
I just this minute saw that I haven't written since the end of OCTOBER for crying out loud!! I've never let this amount of time go by and I can't apologize enough…I've even lost a couple followers because of it…so sorry.
Well, Xmas is in a couple of days and guess what….I still don't have time to talk to you right now….I've been ill and my energy is so low that going through the time it takes me to share with you is too daunting at the moment…but maybe I'll just tease you with a couple of photos from my big 60th Birthday/Xmas party almost two weeks ago. My actual birthday is Xmas day, but who can party then?
So I do promise to take better care in the coming year…you have my word on it! I have loads to share and exciting new ideas and plans coming up for the new year…so please, don't lose hope in me…I'm heading back to my jolly, artistic self and can't wait to keep up with everyone.
HAVE THE BEST OF HOLIDAYS AND AN IMAGINATIVE AND EXCITING NEW YEAR!!
and ps. yes, we have THREE Xmas trees in the living room…(I'll share the den one next week when I really catch up). And yes we had a Christmas Choir, and yes I wore my wedding dress (squished in and bursting out the top, it's been a "hefty" couple of months, ha ha) and yes, I wore a Star studded glittery crown!!
Well, Xmas is in a couple of days and guess what….I still don't have time to talk to you right now….I've been ill and my energy is so low that going through the time it takes me to share with you is too daunting at the moment…but maybe I'll just tease you with a couple of photos from my big 60th Birthday/Xmas party almost two weeks ago. My actual birthday is Xmas day, but who can party then?
So I do promise to take better care in the coming year…you have my word on it! I have loads to share and exciting new ideas and plans coming up for the new year…so please, don't lose hope in me…I'm heading back to my jolly, artistic self and can't wait to keep up with everyone.
HAVE THE BEST OF HOLIDAYS AND AN IMAGINATIVE AND EXCITING NEW YEAR!!
and ps. yes, we have THREE Xmas trees in the living room…(I'll share the den one next week when I really catch up). And yes we had a Christmas Choir, and yes I wore my wedding dress (squished in and bursting out the top, it's been a "hefty" couple of months, ha ha) and yes, I wore a Star studded glittery crown!!
Monday, January 12, 2015
HERE'S WHAT WENT DOWN...
So before it becomes the fourth of July, which incidentally is right around the corner, I thought I better regale you with a quick run down with a Holiday Photo Frenzy, so we can be all caught up and move on with 2015.
Very low key holidays for the Schneiders…literally four of us for dinner..what!? I know, not the usual fifteen or twenty…although we did get up to fifteen for the ending celebration that came the weekend after NYEve…the annual Schneider family gathering…sadly however, the main focus of this party is to see dad, who unfortunately spent that weekend in the hospital…but he's here with us this week and doing better. The party wasn't the same without him.
And neither was my birthday…I mean, it wasn't the same, no kids, except our youngest, no friends, no chair dancing!! It was a bit weird…but what can you say, things happen. And that's the price you pay for being born on Xmas! Thank god we kept to our tradition of visiting my best friend Sue on Xmas Eve…her home is warm, welcoming and super Xmasy…so that felt good.
So that's pretty much all I'm going to say about all of that….I'll let the photos do the rest…because as usual, and I don't mean to toot my own horn…but toot toot….the trees were lovely!
Happy 2015 to all my besties…hope you are all healthy, safe, dry, and peaceful…and surrounded by the ones you love the most…mucho love, xox juners
Very low key holidays for the Schneiders…literally four of us for dinner..what!? I know, not the usual fifteen or twenty…although we did get up to fifteen for the ending celebration that came the weekend after NYEve…the annual Schneider family gathering…sadly however, the main focus of this party is to see dad, who unfortunately spent that weekend in the hospital…but he's here with us this week and doing better. The party wasn't the same without him.
And neither was my birthday…I mean, it wasn't the same, no kids, except our youngest, no friends, no chair dancing!! It was a bit weird…but what can you say, things happen. And that's the price you pay for being born on Xmas! Thank god we kept to our tradition of visiting my best friend Sue on Xmas Eve…her home is warm, welcoming and super Xmasy…so that felt good.
So that's pretty much all I'm going to say about all of that….I'll let the photos do the rest…because as usual, and I don't mean to toot my own horn…but toot toot….the trees were lovely!
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| Sue and Jim, Xmas Eve |
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| Sue has the best collection of bottle brush trees… my latest obsession, this is the smallest of showings |
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| Literally one of the nicest trees I've ever seen… all blush and soft…old fashion in perfect Xmas splendor..you need to see it in person…it's breathtaking |
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| A new addition to my snowman obsession... |
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| Little snowmen and santas hanging on banister |
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| Little lit up tree on table on stair landing… it's so sweet, and this just reminded me, I haven't taken the pine branches out of the chandelier…geez! |
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| the pink/orange/gold vintage tree, looked particularly stunning this year… hard to capture on film |
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| this years topper was the best…drippy pinks, some golds and the bright limeish green..just beautiful! |
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| the blue, turquoise, purple/claret /bronze tree NEVER can get a good photo of the depth of tones going on in this one. the addition of Teal ornaments and teal lights took this to another level for me...added to the dark blue, (which I really want to change out) and then the wine and purple which play perfectly off the bronze …just need more aqua/turquoise and claret to bring in to the place I'm looking for…but getting there. |
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| this topper is turquoise, purple and glitter beyond belief |
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| Xmas day... |
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| Me, standing, alone, on my chair with the iPhone playing the Beatles Birthday Song.. how sad am I? |
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| Taylor showed up and jumped in at the last minute and insisted we stand up together…yay for Talyor! |
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| Some randoms from the Schneider party… this was Girls night celebration! Thx to Bonnie who brought all the girls little splits of champagne with straws and beautiful cards written to each one of us..yay Bonnie! |
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