Bloom Where You Are Planted

Since I'm still without a camera, I'm having a hard time finding ways to "Bloom Where I'm Planted" with my blogging. I was looking through an old group file and found these pictures you may be interested in. My old friends have seen them, but maybe they are new to a lot of my new blogging friends. Above, is a pansy I painted with the verse that has helped me through the years.

Back in the 70s my main hobby was oil painting. I did a lot of tole and decorative painting, and I sold most of my paintings! I kept a few, and have some of them displayed in our house. Above is a painting of daffodils on a wooden cabinet door. It is hanging over our French doors in our master bedroom. I also did the ivy surrounding it.

I shared the old wooden shoe last above, on Kelli's Show and Tell a while ago. It is one of my favorite pieces with the wild yellow roses, and ribbon painted on it. It is displayed with my antique sewing machine.

I don't usually tell why I quit painting, but will share it now. I thought I was happily married (for 21 years) and I was enjoying being a homemaker, painting, etc, when my little world fell apart with a devasting divorce. I had to go to work to support myself, and I went into a deep depression. This is when I quit painting, and quit so many of the things of my old lifestyle. I hadn't worked in 20 years, computers were new in the workplace, and difficult to learn back then. I survived, with the help of my family, friends, and church! I learned to bloom where I was planted! I was single 16 years before I remarried. We have been married over 11 years now and my husband is very supportive to me and my desires!

I hope you have enjoyed seeing a few of my paintings. Lately I have been having a feeling I would like to start painting again. Maybe someday..........someday in the near future.

Katherine