Wise Old Owl by Leada Wood

Wise Old Owl by Leada Wood©
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I wish you a new year filled with joy, health and wisdom! May you be surrounded by family, friends and loved ones...nurturing each other...giving of your selves. I hope your new year is inspirational and creative...but most of all wonderful.

ARTifacts© Painting by Leada Wood

Oneta Sanderson with ARTifacts© painting created for her by her daughter Leada Wood in honor of her 90th birthday.

I have been busy lately getting this painting finished for my mom's 90th birthday. We had her party Sunday and I had the pleasure of presenting it to her!
 If you would like to know more about the process please visit my blog: http://www.leadasblog.blogspot.com/

Dance Of The Flowers by Leada Wood ©

Dance Of The Flowers by Leada Wood©

I love hibiscus! Their constant blooming, bringing you flowers every day...what's not to love! It is not summer time at my house without pots full of hibiscus. This is not a watercolor but I decided to post it anyway as it bright and cheerful and we need some color in Texas! This is a 24x36 acrylic on canvas.

Persimmons on Pearls Pillow

24x20 acrylics on wrapped canvas, begun a week ago Friday in Doug's class and finished up a few days ago. I just could not go totally nonobjective so added more lifelike persimmons and designs in this pillow cover. The canvas was texturized with only white latex bubble wrap and this has been alcohol rubbed off in several areas.

"Time Is A Circus"

"Time Is A Circus" Collage by Leada Wood
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My dad was a clock maker and a jewelry store man. I used clock keys for the little man image and a clock face collaged onto the canvas, I painted various clock hands onto the canvas. and an antique pocket watch. My mon collected elephants so that represents her and the monkey on her back is me. There are also various clock parts interspersed into the painting. The monkey on the clock hand is represented by my brother. The writing says "Time is like a circus... always packing up and moving away" Isn't that the way time is... always moving on? Can you believe we are almost celebrating another new year? 2011 doesn't that sound so futuristic? And yet it is here...HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL! Wishing you all the best for the coming new year, and health and happiness!