Earlier this month I had the pleasure of attending a banquet where my sister was an honoree. Ouachita Baptist University hosted Stepping Up for Ouachita, a luncheon benefiting scholarships for women.
I was so proud of her and for her.
She serves on a board in their business school and gives a scholarship each year to a girl who is just like she was... an accounting major with no other scholarships and doesn't have straight As. I love those requirements!
Each table had one of these pretty little flower arrangements. I don't usually... Okay, truth... I never (ever) paint from real life. But this seemed like the time to give it a try. I think this little painting will be a lasting memory of a special special day.
One more thing... Sheila owns Welcome Home Retreat, a women's crafting retreat for quilters, scrapbookers, painters, or any other crafters. Click HERE and look around. You'd love a weekend there!
Original Oil Painting on 8"x 8" wrapped Canvas
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That is a pretty composition, and I'll bet it was a cheerful project to work on in your studio! Looks like a fun retreat center, too! Congrats to your sister; what a neat thing for her to do!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Wendy. It was indeed a cheerful project to work on. And, yes, her retreat center is wonderful.
DeleteWhat a wonderful remembrance of your sister's honor! I love her scholarship's requirements too.
ReplyDeleteI know! I love those requirements! Don't you know that the "powers-that-be" had their eyes wide in shock with the third one!
DeleteThis is such a nice post on so many levels. It's wonderful that she will have a painting as a memento. And wonderful to gift scholarships with those requirements!
ReplyDeleteThanks! I hope so. And, yes the requirements are my favorite!
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