Meisie's 2005 successful efforts

[Meisie]

:D

In July 'Starting Out' won Honourable Mention in the 'Summer Showcase' exhibition put on by the Nanaimo Art Council at their gallery in Naniamo. (Vancouver Island)

Then in October 'Sunday Afternoon' won Honourable Mention at the 'Fall Show' of the Arrowsmith Chapter of the Federation of Canadian Artists.
'Here's Looking at You II' was also accepted as a 'Juror's Choice'

I had a good year :)

Meisie

[CindyH]

They're all beautiful...but gotta love that onion! Congratulations on a very good year :clap: :clap: :clap:

[Norma69]

About time you blew your horn a little -- Toot, toot and wishing you grander success in the FCA Spring show - and when are you going to tease us a bit with the WIP's? ;) Maybe I can copy them :D NOT!!

Norma

[christine]

Congratulations -- these are all wonderful! Were they all done in CP? The cat "lounging" almost has a painterly type look, as if done in pastels?

Good for you on a great year -- you do some wonderful work.

Best,
Christine

[Brenda]

Yay, Meisie!!! Just proves what we all already knew... you are a wonderfully talented artist who is on her way to well-deserved recognition.

Congratulations!

[PaintedHorses]

Congratulations, Meisie!

[Meisie]

Thanks folks! It sure was an encouraging way to 'enter' the more serious art world again. Only means working harder now, so that I can keep on improving :D

Cindy, I must say I have considered doing the onion again...but I'm not very good at doing the same thing twice. This one sold, which is both good and a pity :D

Norma, will post when they are finished...if I don't ruin anything in the meantime...guess I could still show a before and after the fatal stroke :D:D:D

Christine, the cat you're referring to is a mixed media. I did a watercolour first and then added cp. The bg has some areas only in wc, and some both. The cat was underpapinted in wc, but is all cp over top.

Brenda and Paintedhorses (oops forgot your name....) thank you for encouragement! Don't we all need that sometimes :D

Meisie

[Greg]

Congratulations Meisie. :clap: :clap: :clap: I like the third one because of the cat's eye. I think you did a real good with it, and also getting the fur to look realistic. I've got to admit, I've seen the onion before. It was always like " Oh, great onion", and then I was on to the next piece. I REALLY looked at it today. The part that is incredible to me is over on the left, where the first layer is peeling away. It's very realistic that you were able to show underneath the layer. I also like the colors used in the onion, as well as how the light highlights the green stalks of the onion.

[Hezzy]

Congrats Meisie! What a great year for you. I love the onion and your cats are always the best in my book. Hope you have even more luck in 2006! :clap:

[Donna]

Miesie - what a great 2005 you had! More of the same in 2006!

:) Donna

[Meisie]

Thank you everybody! :D and Greg, that bit on the onion surprised me too ;) :D

Meisie

[Arlene]

congratulations to you! great news.

[Cleo]

Wow Meisie,



Cleo :)

[Meisie]

Thank you Arlene & Cleo :)

Meisie

[lucky]

Oh wow, what a year Meisie!

Your work is really beautiful, and I so admire your skills in all different media! Oh how ever could I get that lounging cat for my wall!? I absolutely LOVE that one!

Congratulations on all of it and best wishes for an even better 2006!

[Meisie]

Aww that you Lucky!!

Meisie

[Nancy]

:clap: Congrats Meisie!!! Wonderful news! You're paintings are beautiful. I'm with Greg, I love that cat's eye!! And the onion .... wow!! :clap:

[Meisie]

Thank you Nancy!

Meisie

[lene]

congratulations Meisie :clap: :clap:

[Meisie]

Thank you Lene!

Meisie

[marilyn h]

Just wonderful! Congratulations!

[Meisie]

Thank you Marilyn!

Meisie

[rosemary]

:clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: Beutiful work. Rosemary Congratulations

[Meisie]

Thank you Rosemary :)

Meisie