my new years resolutions!!

It seems every year we all start new resolutions... loosing weight is always on my list, but after a couple of weeks I just fizzle out and begin to indulge in all the leftover holiday goodies!!
This year I have a few resolutions but its gonna be real hard especially the diet after getting a huge extra large 56 oz bag of peanut M&M's... can 't start the diet before I finish that!!! that might take a while maybe by mid june i can start to diet!!

see there is always procrastination! don't like this word at all because it always takes hold of me!! That's my first( then comes the diet and loose weight thing) new years resolution! NO procrastinating! "take the bull by the horns" oh, wait as soon as I finish my bag of m&m's!!
Which leads me to my third new years resolution: get organized!! I still have a closet (and a few boxes) full of "art" stuff I don't think I have even used since I moved in my home in 2004!!! projects and paintings I never finished, books I never read, and well my "abundant collection of papers (specialty, handmade and old pages of vintage books I'll probably never use, but I just can't seem to get rid of!! what if I need them someday??? ugh! is there some kind of help for me, maybe I'm becoming a "Hoarder"!!! GASP!!!
which brings me back to New years Resolution number 1: NO PROCRASTINATING!!!

Ok, focus... lets start fresh:
#1: NO PROCRASTINATION! SERIOUSLY! I MEAN IT!!
#2: get in shape
#3: get organized
#4: focus on my art as a career and business

How can I accomplish this: STOP looking at what others are doing(thinking that they are so good, and how could I ever be like them!), believe in myself and take one day at a time.
Sometimes I overwhelm myself and feel like its just so much I can't really get anywhere. I see amazing artists going places with their careers, getting successful businesses running and I think I can't possibly do as good as them, they are so much better than me, then I feel discouraged and useless and I feel like running away and joining the circus...hence Bunny...

! ... so as of today I will do what I can the best that I can, one task at a time, one day at a time. I will accomplish all of my goals each and everyday this whole year and each day I will tell my self that I can and I will!!

Well yes this post is meant mainly for me and for those of you who feel that every year you get no where, that you accomplish none of the goals that you set forth, I feel like this each and every year, so I have to stop because I hate this feeling of not accomplishing what I most desire to do, somehow I talk my self out of it! This year I will talk myself into it!!

I decided this year will be the year I will accomplish all my goals! the only way I know how, believing that I can do it and trying the best that I can!!
Well sorry about the ranting and raving but I do hope that this will motivate you too to make this year your most memorable yet!!! Happy 2012, may all your dreams come true!! :)

also my art is now on Fabric Yay!!... click on Fantasy Fabric on top right corner!!

Starting again!

A Bicycle built for two...


I cant believe it has been almost two months since I last posted! I have so much happened in these two months. I can't seem to keep up with everything! since I last posted I have done 7 art shows all around Florida.I've had fun traveling around Florida and seeing beautiful beaches I've never seen before.I have met some really amazing artists and people at the art shows and who have (very generously!)offered to help me to choose some great shows and access me so I can grow as an artist. Since I've started doing the shows, and enjoying them and making a living too, I decided to really focus on my art this year. I very hesitantly put in my two weeks notice at work and although I'm going to miss it and the great people I work with, I am really looking forward to going full time with my art. I also decided to do a little traveling with it this summer. my hubby and I will go on the road and do a little circuit of shows.. maybe New York, Chicago, who knows... sounds like so much fun to me...
The only thing about art shows though is I there is some amazing art and my husband is constantly mad at me cause I come home with so much stuff!!, I just cant resist! on the other hand this has been great for him because he has learned to appreciate art.
I have since been making some new art and new sculptures,

thought I post them for you to see, they will be up on Etsy soon... and since I'll be home more who know where this will take me... I have always wanted to learn oils...Hmmm...maybe I'll take a class or two... just thinking!
I Hope that everyone has a wonderful holiday season with many blessings

... "Le petit Bon-bon"...

"Set me Free"


!! I hope all your dreams and wishes come true for next year!! Merry Christmas All!!

Giveaway winner!!

I have a winner, actually two winners!!, Thank you so much all who participated. I am truely flattered that you like my artwork enough to participate.. I am excited to see what the winner will come up with for me to draw... :) I had such a hard time cause I would of loved to do this for everyone... but there can only be one winner :( otherwise there would not be enough time in the day for me .. LOL!
I entered your names if you commented only here, a second time if you also commented on my fanpage and three times if you commented on your blog of facebook page... so thanks so much all for doing that....The winner of my blog giveaway is ......Meg R.... and my second winner for a print of your choice....Ginger...:) Congrats! And again thanks to all! Have a great day!!

letting go

I just finished this painting and its very appropriate right now....

I'll tell you why...



Today is so many things! I have had a really hard week especially because my daughter decided she is going to do missionary work and decides to go halfway around the world. She left yesterday for Brazil, and although I know God will keep her safe its still hard to let go, cause as mothers we never see our children grown up!! I still see a 5 year old with little curls every where and big blue eyes! I hate that children have to grow up! but then again I am so proud of who she has become! I'm proud of all of my kids though, its just hard to watch them fly the coup... This was 1996 her and the boys...

and this is her all grown up on College Graduation day..:'(

any way also yesterday was my anniversary and I had to work so we really wont even get to celebrate it this year cause we are always working But I guess thats a blessing too!! 26 years... Yikes!! that's a long time but It doesn't feel long at all, I am very blessed thank you God!

Also I can't forget that I am so honored to be featured week on Ebsqart blog, I am so grateful, come by and say hi if you get a chance...


Now I have a big question, I don't know what I was thinking but I kinda do... I have three facebook pages, one is my personal page, one is my artist page and one is a fanpage... I don't like the fanpage that much cause I cant really interact that much with people. I hate my personal page because not only do I think my personal name is not artistic sounding at all but I actually hate my name ( by the way anybody ever heard of changing your name to an artistic name? like writers do?) but since its personal I don't want to mingle with my personal since its mostly friends from work and the past... I really like my artist page "Pbsartstudio" because not only can I mingle but I can post art and use my fanpage with it, but Lauren( my daughter who just graduated with a major in PR says I shouldn't even have this page because its confusing and once I get to 2000 friends face book wont let me have more ( I don't even know that I'll ever get there anyway! so I was going to delete it but now I'm having second thoughts on it, I like it, I want to keep it, I have so many friends on it I don't want to loose, and I love to be able to post to anybody when I want and comment back and forth! I was going to close it on the 20th and have advertised that for at least a month now but I really don't know if I should keep it. anybody have any advice... What do you think I should do? Help!

Oh and one more thing Only 5 five days left till I pick out a winner for my giveaway... I wish I could choose all who posted! but I will choose a second who will win a print of choice....Well I hope everyone has a great weekend.. hugs and good wishes for everyone! :0)

Good morning! It's a beautiful day here! I am so excited that fall and winter
will be coming soon! of course here in Florida sometimes it doesn't start till October! mostly near Halloween but today there is a light breeze! YaY! we can breathe!

I started cleaning my art room! wow, I didn't realize I had so much stuff!!! and boy am I messy!I don't even know where to begin to organize my shelves!! I am a terrible organizer and can't make up my mind what to keep either! oh what a chore! I knew when I started I wouldn't know which way to go...

So much stuff??? Where did it come from?

That was just two sides of the room!!!!

I have so many pieces of artwork that I started and then forgot to finish because what I do is start a piece and then leave it to dry and start another and go back to the first but if I get caught up in something then I forget where I was at and since my art room looks alike a tornado hit it I 'll forget about it! Lol! I hope I'm not the only one who does things like that or I'll think I have short term memory or some sort of memory lapse!

anyway here are a few pieces I've been working on. I haven't put up much on Etsy as Originals go because I have a few big artshows to do starting the last week of September so I'm saving them for that!

Oh and thank you to all who are participating in my giveaway! I can't wait to see what I will doing... if anybody else wants to join just go to the giveaway post
and find out how...

Also I am having a sale in my shop.. all prints are buy two get one free and Free shipping till the 14th of September.

Have a wonderful day!

a little giveaway from me!

well I promised I would have something special for the end of the month... somehow the month got a way from me..LOL!but nevertheless its still August.. sooo I am giving away a whimsical custom portrait(9x12)(8x10)or(10x10) of anything you choose in this style... you choose the people you want to put in, the colors (including hair, eyes,clothes)you can send me a picture of who you want in it, a dog, a cat...for you, for gift...you get the picture....all you have to do is "like" my new fan page, leave me a comment there... anything, even a "boo" will do and then come back to my blog and let me know you posted. Just to give you an idea, I am making a custom portrait of a wedding couple, (I'll post it when I'm done)or this cute little couple here...called " walking hand in hand"

" So Happy together"

i will choose a winner on September 20th, in the evening...
Want an extra chance to win?... just blog about on your blog and/or post a link on your facebook, of course you have to let me know you did that too!
(I changed my facebook, so make sure you are on my "fanpage", click on my fan box on my blog to get there...)
I will even choose a second winner... for a print of your choice...any from my etsy shop...

well... good luck everyone! xoxoxo Patti

An interview and Giveway!

http://retrorevivalbiz.blogspot.com/2011/08/retro-rita-interview-handmade-success.html
I have been Interviewed by a sweet Lady I met at an art show and she has honored me by posting about me on her Blog... hop on over to see the interview and her beautiful Retro Blog! Also I have decided to discontinue my Regular facebook page and continue posting on my facebook fan page so click on my facebook fan box to follow my updates... I am going to have a great giveaway at the end of the month for anybody who follows me on my new facebook... An Original... so come over!

Leave Cindy a comment on her blog , or any of her August blog posts and you'll be entered to win a gift certificate to shop for my art ! The winner will be drawn randomly on August 31st. Good luck!

dazed and confused

Lately I'm just one big mess! I cant even decide on backgrounds for these new characters...maybe I'll keep them all and just make more characters...
I'm all over the place, I start a project and in the middle begin something else, I just can't concentrate on one thing... is there something wrong with me? I can't even sleep I have so much in my head!!!! any way.. what do you all think... which backgrounds do you prefer?

Just thinking...

Hmmm... Me thinks it's time to make a new fairy (and I don't know why I'm talking in pirate talk?but it feels right!)... i really like this one and she informed me she may be leaving soon. Also I really need more wishes answered....

....

New work

Hi, just a quick pop in to say hi and Show you a few new illustrations I did..now on Etsy...just quick paste,draw,paint,and paste some more...hope you like...

Have a great week! :)

new beginnings

I just finished this little painting...my inspiration... one of the best books I have ever read "The Little Prince" by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, besides "the Velveteen Rabbit"by Margery Williams and "I'll Love you Forever"by Robert Munsch. I have always wanted to Illustrate this adorable quote and while reading it
, It came to me.. the illustration". Hope you like.

I am thinking of donating this little painting to my Daughter.. she has just started a new job with a wonderful organization called Feeding Children everywhere Its non-profit and they package meals to take to needy children and families all over the world. She just graduated from college with a Public Relations degree and decides she wants to be a missionary...but luckily she got this great job which combines both her degree and her hearts desire...She also works for an organization called Hoola for Happiness which takes hoola hoops to poor children to spread some joy to their lives and God's love along the way. She needs help not only to fund her travel to work in countries like Haiti, Brazil, Cambodia and Africa, so my way of helping is to donate some art work she can sell or auction or maybe I'll auction it for her...Maybe a bit larger painting would bring in more money.... don't know.. any way if you'd like to find out more and even help this is her blog called for Love(suggestions on how to raise money welcome and desired):+D Bye for now...

A painting in the works...

I decided to take a few photos of a painting in different stages... I am not really sure what I am going to do with it but I do know where my inspiration comes from....I hate cooking and dieting and I LOVE Sugar, sweets, chocolate and Potato chips! I know they are all bad!! Why oh why can't these foods be the ones that are good for you! Well here's to dreaming...
Painting is drawn on wood and painted loosely with acrylics... not really sure what I am going to do with it... Then I add some oils to the face and background for texture and creamy look...
Details to faces...
and then I add collage ( this I feel is the hardest part...because I have such a hard time finding just the right matches with the painting!( I am a little OCD here!)
coming up with a name wasn't hard at all though..
"Lollipops, gumballs and lemon drops" YUM! I'm still a kid at heart!

Well I am almost done but now I feel it needs something.. I'll put it away until I can come up with inspiration...
Thanks all for the nice comments.. have a great Week!

Hello Blog!

Yes I have had you in a little corner and I barely look at you, Blog... But life just really gets in the way sometimes, don't worry soon you'll be my best friend, cause I won't have anyone to talk to during the day, except for Lucy my dog and she's really not good at answering back, she just licks and grunts like a piggy! I have so much to tell you but I can't tell you all at once! Just to start on some little stuff in my life, I am really loving being home but I cannot get organized! I feel like a bull in a china shop not knowing where to go... I'm still working 2 days a week but that breaks the monotony. I have been home about 3 weeks and really haven't gotten much done but lots of paintings, not even much housework cause I just don't know where to begin... my Daughter say's she is going to call Hoarders ( the TV show) to help me with my art room. it looks atrocious... but I can say I have painted a lot :) Here's just a few I've done recently... and I decided that I would do some art at a really affordable price.. hope you like.....
First there's Leap of Faith cause for me this is a big leap of faith, trusting that my art will help me support a decent living...

And If possible I want to do a little traveling with my husband who works for the Airlines but we never take advantage of our benefits because we are always working.. so "Off we go" is my inspiration.
There's lots more, here's few I have posted on .. Etsy and these i posted this morning and sold right away... thank you so much Ginger
and Diane...I'm flattered that you like my art enough to purchase it!


Well blog I'll see you soon, I promise I won't stay away for very long this time! Say Hi to all my blog friends I have sorely missed!:) P

Cat Adopts Rabbit

had to post this cause its the cutest video ever!!!



Enjoy!

Daydreaming...

"DAYDREAMING"
( Oh, so like me....
always daydreaming....

Ok... back to reality... I'm really trying to make a blog comeback! I really miss blogging and so many inspiring and lovely friends, and work isn't helping at all, thought I'd be less busy but not happening! So I've come to a conclusion... I need to quit my job and go full time making art. I have been doing art shows and I have realized I can replace my income a couple of times over so I'm just waiting for the right time to take that leap of faith, (really scary!!) and become a full time artist. I hate resigning at a job, I feel like I will let everyone down but It's really interfering with my creative process... well maybe not so much that but I don't have enough time to do nothing at all!!! " RUNAWAY WITH ME"...


Yeah thats what I feel like doing... running off and joining a circus would be so much fun!!!)


or maybe I'll just be a bum at the beach and collect sea shells all day....

Well hopefully soon I'll just do something!!!! meanwhile heres a few pieces I have been working on... oh, and at my side bar I have a new painting called " a Day at the fair"
It sold before It had time to dry:(...
Thanks to all you wonderful new friends, I am always so encouraged by you!!! :+D
'COLLECTING SEASHELLS"