Thursday, August 25, 2016

Welcome Home Retreat Neighbors

We wanted some photos of Welcome Home Retreat with the evening sky behind it, but the longhorns who live in the field across fence were stealing the show for me. I may have taken a few... dozen... photos of them. 
But if you can take your eyes off these five gorgeous lady longhorns for a minute, look in the background.  There it is!  There's Welcome Home Retreat! It officially opens October 1st, but my sisters and I got to spend a weekend there working (and playing) to get it ready.

 ~~~A women's retreat to inspire creativity in an environment of beauty.~~~


It was absolutely breathtaking... I kept asking my sister, "What if I want to book a weekend, but not craft or paint or scrapbook or quilt... Could I just come and "be" here?"   Ha ha ha.  I guess the answer is yes, but I'd miss out on the opportunity for creativity.


Click and have a look for yourself.

Or look see what's happening there on their Facebook.










If you're wondering about the painting... It's a big one!  The hard part about painting on such a big canvas is that is stays in that "ugly" stage for a really really long time.  Also, it was so far from one end to the other, I worried that one end wouldn't match the other end.  
But... LOVE it!  I loved working on it.
And... I may have secretly named those five cows after myself and my 4 sisters... matching each personality with a certain cow attitude... Hmmm... :)

Original Oil Painting - 24"x 48"
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4 comments:

  1. You are soooo funny. Kudos to you for working large, how big is it? This sounds like a wonderful,place to recharge and idea is a good one.

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    1. Thanks! It's a 24"x 48". I think it will find a home on the walls of Welcome Home Retreat, but I sure am enjoying it on my own wall while it dries.

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  2. LOL on the naming of the cows! I am not sure my two sisters would appreciate that. Looks like a lovely place for a retreat of any kind.

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    1. Ha ha ha... not sure mine would appreciate it either. :)

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