hello.....if you made it here from the Lawndale Art Center newsletter.....please go to www.annielockhart.com for my 'real' website!!! not sure how this older blog got into the mix...but, hey...hang around here if you'd like...but, to check out my current work head on over to above link!!! i am so excited to be part of the Big Show 2014 @ Lawndale!!!! so honored! see ya there friday!!! annie
July 09, 2014
January 20, 2014
inaugural 'soulful painting' class
what a fabulous group of ladies that were present for the very first 'soulful painting' workshop i taught! the painting above is a collaboration of all of us! i love it...as i will remember this time with these amazing women.
best friends....
strokes of inspiration....
painting with wild abandon...
finding her inspiration...
mark making on our collaborative painting...
sisters....
finding her wings...
new friends...
going for 'it'...
expressive abstact lover....
imagery emerges...not once, but twice....
gorgeous colors emerge...
full of color and energy....
adorable...
contributing to our group painting...
another free spirited painter...
really didn't want the weekend to end! i loved hearing about the 'after hour' jaunts...laughing, margaritas, island artwalk, late night walks on the beach...sharing heart-felt stories...the good-bye hugs, and 'let's stay in touch' sentiments. it was really wonderful to share some time with these soulful, creative women.
i will be having another workshop! details coming soon!
December 15, 2013
i'm going to be teaching a 'soulful' painting class January 18th & 19th here on 'my' island! jk! (Galveston, TX) Come join us! Friday will be a fun pre-party, Saturday & Sunday from 9-4 or 5...i will share and guide you into an intuitive way to express yourself! This class is for anyone and everyone...no matter what your creative experience, beginners or seasoned artist. that is the beauty of this style of painting. it has changed my life...and i'd love to share with you what i've experienced for the past couple of years! if you'd like more information...private message me, i'll send you the info! please feel free to share on your fb page or with your friends.
December 10, 2013
in the garden....thrice!
so...i've been painting, and so far the last three paintings are gardens that spring up. since i paint intuitively, i go with it! anyway...i will be teaching a 'soulful' painting workshop on January 18th & 19th...for more information download information below! it will two full days of creative juicy-ness! i am also putting it out 'there' to offer traveling to your destination, so if you'd like to host a workshop, please message me or send me an email to [email protected] for more information!
the life & times of being a nana~mom...
as many of y'all know, we have been caring for our little, and very amazing 6 year old granddaughter, laynee for quite some time now. we are in love with this little angel. not always the easiest thing to do, as you can imagine. there are moments we would love to have on the nana/papa hats and spoil her rotten, but, as the constant care-givers and proxy parents...we are the ones that do the duty of parenting. we feel so blessed to be able to have her in our lives. we have fallen into a good groove of how our days roll! she is in kindergarten, and it feels like another opportunity to enjoy the simplest of times. unrushed and less hectic as it sometimes can feel on the first go-around! we sat last night at her holiday program as proud as any parents could be. she sang or lip synced with passion and a smile as wide as texas! we giggled as we watched her figit on the front row with her tights constantly being tugged at and her twirling her little full skirted dress to and fro with the beat of 'jingle bells!' it was priceless, as they say!
we came home, fixed dinner a lot later than normal, went to bed a lot later than normal...and were completely tuckered out and ready for night-night quicker than you could blink! no time or energy for story-time or shadow puppets, in fact, she didn't even ask...she was out like a light in a split second! this morning was a slow go. she requires a lot more sleep, and we do, too!!! we made it downstairs to a cozy spot in front of the fireplace that papa got ready for us, and we slowly but, surely got ready for school. she has to be there by 7:15!!! too early...way too early to my notion! papa fixes her lunch while i get her dressed. that is usually the plan, though sometimes i pass along putting her shoes on to him if she is getting grouchy by this time...that is how it went this morning. i stayed home, and dan drove her to school...most of the time, we both go. we just love to see her excitement as she makes her way to the front door of the school building and sees her little friends, and classmates.
it's different raising a child on this second time around. things that would have not been allowed before, are now, not that big of a deal. we choose our 'battles!' i like that...she likes it, too, not that she knows any different! i do know my limits, and when i feel like i'm at the end of my rope (she is very headstrong, and i have not a clue where that comes from : ) !) papa comes to the rescue...and vise-versa! there are many evenings after she is fast asleep that he and i just look at one another and say...whew, we did it...another day of our little bundle of joy and high energy girlie taken well care of! we give ourselves a high five and hit the sack much earlier than i would imagine we would if it were just us. as i write that...it seems such a foriegn thought.
like i said...we are the lucky ones!
December 08, 2013
Soulful Painting Workshop....
ok...let me see if i can even begin to say what's been going on in my life for the past two or three years!!! omgosh...even as i write this, it surprises me just how fast time has flown by. besides being a new 'nana/mom' to a recently turned 6 year old....moving across country....beginning a new adventure (painting & now teaching!) i'd say life has been pretty normal (my normal! whatever that is!)
i have found Pinterest and have seeped myself into all the inspiration there! follow me here...
i have also started a facebook 'like' page for my 'soulful paintings'.... here
i'd love to invite you to come and experience my 'soulful painting' workshop! all the details in link below!
i am also announcing that i am looking for hosts in cities across the U.S. and abroad that would like to have me come to you to teach a workshop! i am beyond excited to begin this journey of discovery and creative wonderment! send me an email if you are interested! [email protected]
i look forward to meeting you on this wonderful free-spirited adventure!
annie
ps....update on brochure! i am adjusting the price of workshop to $225.00 (instead of $295.00) since this workshop is at 'home' base...(as in...no travel for me and expenses!)
