tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33547025937997801212024-02-19T03:52:52.601-08:00CreationSarah Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10075288884708323534noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354702593799780121.post-73094954829952646342010-12-15T18:50:00.000-08:002010-12-15T18:53:26.515-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnH12Uay-2eu0N0v7O0jP5hKEhVgudj_-RlC-uL4T5TgTe_puXRGxEjt945c5ByQ3uWMQkn0AI0YHkozulRLkWnUHfRwsJ0RRM81pGjjQKC9B3ZS5D5t6zVoq4FUauk1-hU_kohL70JP7X/s1600/002.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551107720700997106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnH12Uay-2eu0N0v7O0jP5hKEhVgudj_-RlC-uL4T5TgTe_puXRGxEjt945c5ByQ3uWMQkn0AI0YHkozulRLkWnUHfRwsJ0RRM81pGjjQKC9B3ZS5D5t6zVoq4FUauk1-hU_kohL70JP7X/s320/002.JPG" /></a><br /><div>I'm having fun right now doing a few watercolors of flowers. I just love the different varieties of colors, shapes, and textures that they have. </div>Sarah Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10075288884708323534noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354702593799780121.post-21578701444018486502010-12-13T07:39:00.000-08:002010-12-13T07:41:29.980-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgksSLD-kQul6Ayzw2fDWKUgLpO92gBkGRjJpx2a5gc1oY4-CCZ4UTsde0MzvQrxwG0EjDjU3xf4GsNlg5RRGJr1Y61FKZy9_tcFACjzdFIDt1eFSpOlU8TRDOyo8XO_lqZb2b51xSfk3qw/s1600/012.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550192454242690594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgksSLD-kQul6Ayzw2fDWKUgLpO92gBkGRjJpx2a5gc1oY4-CCZ4UTsde0MzvQrxwG0EjDjU3xf4GsNlg5RRGJr1Y61FKZy9_tcFACjzdFIDt1eFSpOlU8TRDOyo8XO_lqZb2b51xSfk3qw/s320/012.JPG" /></a><br /><div>I just recently finished this watercolor.</div>Sarah Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10075288884708323534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354702593799780121.post-26843372695820795842010-12-13T07:37:00.000-08:002010-12-13T07:39:44.918-08:00Twin Boys<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgexW1K0p9NZdeH7zDDpfONBXF-JTu89arR1sz9g-_-2-3xCok6cV8CD2DbEmGFYmzjsztbcTK6E4KO5SjoM5Li433oPqUMW_KvG4LKg7-YbxmMLoob_l4hyCHA5YSdw23d9_20k2R9kRxt/s1600/20weekscollage.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 152px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550191999595489154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgexW1K0p9NZdeH7zDDpfONBXF-JTu89arR1sz9g-_-2-3xCok6cV8CD2DbEmGFYmzjsztbcTK6E4KO5SjoM5Li433oPqUMW_KvG4LKg7-YbxmMLoob_l4hyCHA5YSdw23d9_20k2R9kRxt/s320/20weekscollage.jpg" /></a><br /><div>Right now I am expecting twin boys and am anxiously waiting for them to come. Hopefully they will be born sometime in Januaury. </div>Sarah Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10075288884708323534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354702593799780121.post-50710809027774298082010-12-13T07:35:00.001-08:002010-12-13T07:37:53.640-08:00Milkaholic<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWie9cYzhE3guTe7-NuSidKrnu5TWdHAaGl8yor7PMtWHbkvIDH0mKomq0mD8rA8xB4NE4_5fR3qqny6ePn3qMLSb4FmlLxwHLpU5yh0B_1fgmMx4aVdXrnNWxudm8sN-IuyjqTwI7RC2F/s1600/009.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550191370971068002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWie9cYzhE3guTe7-NuSidKrnu5TWdHAaGl8yor7PMtWHbkvIDH0mKomq0mD8rA8xB4NE4_5fR3qqny6ePn3qMLSb4FmlLxwHLpU5yh0B_1fgmMx4aVdXrnNWxudm8sN-IuyjqTwI7RC2F/s320/009.JPG" /></a><br /><div>Evelyn has inherited my love for milk. We go through about four gallons a week. </div>Sarah Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10075288884708323534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354702593799780121.post-37229246807108360262010-05-26T12:30:00.001-07:002010-05-26T12:31:41.432-07:00Finished Painting<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEAHxfhH-T_ae6zhVu2zvr7x5iqDn32NYy1AC0jJ4YylPGZFG_0mM9jDzT0gcP3Z6J7Sg9xx4MXuTgUsxF2CFhr0ZOuXrM_nZNXTyA28EY0hiHxKbrFKd_w8vOGpIg6VUnym1Dv2jmqUDs/s1600/024.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 210px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475663656530131138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEAHxfhH-T_ae6zhVu2zvr7x5iqDn32NYy1AC0jJ4YylPGZFG_0mM9jDzT0gcP3Z6J7Sg9xx4MXuTgUsxF2CFhr0ZOuXrM_nZNXTyA28EY0hiHxKbrFKd_w8vOGpIg6VUnym1Dv2jmqUDs/s320/024.JPG" /></a><br /><div></div>Sarah Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10075288884708323534noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354702593799780121.post-75454306936539209882010-05-20T07:46:00.000-07:002010-05-20T07:48:11.889-07:00Painting in Progress<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj98woch5z5eN5Q-OAAT2UrGd8pNkUZxa4Zhld3ozGv1PGSofmcsi6bjST62lLLKRaYMQOwZXejXrcPoS4SM3COPLVo8n-yd-cxphiRzuCeRVY8ovFcakjm7lNRD3xGJK_isUE37EGwmnS7/s1600/001+(2).JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473363782810049698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj98woch5z5eN5Q-OAAT2UrGd8pNkUZxa4Zhld3ozGv1PGSofmcsi6bjST62lLLKRaYMQOwZXejXrcPoS4SM3COPLVo8n-yd-cxphiRzuCeRVY8ovFcakjm7lNRD3xGJK_isUE37EGwmnS7/s320/001+(2).JPG" /></a><br /><div>I still have some work to do on this piece, but I'd thought I'd let you see my progress.</div>Sarah Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10075288884708323534noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354702593799780121.post-86240182875904264182010-05-12T07:33:00.000-07:002010-05-12T07:37:25.666-07:00Icecream<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfgBjzO3aV3vc-aR6HMu0pv5d77rkbnvKBLGZ8OM8wRNtqXlhrXQrXCZXG4rJaYRxd_MT-pB7KaiDL1iOnl9hKvozPrSqNf-34CeogkUG3ujWdY-kMMEiJJexj-5ESp0S_3qUjVGmqKYHC/s1600/002.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470391924373811490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfgBjzO3aV3vc-aR6HMu0pv5d77rkbnvKBLGZ8OM8wRNtqXlhrXQrXCZXG4rJaYRxd_MT-pB7KaiDL1iOnl9hKvozPrSqNf-34CeogkUG3ujWdY-kMMEiJJexj-5ESp0S_3qUjVGmqKYHC/s320/002.JPG" /></a><br />Evelyn loves feeding the dogs. Usually it's frootloops or goldfish crackers but yesterday I found her feeding Woody icecream by the spoonful. Needless to say it got taken away and washed but only after I took a picture. :)<br /><div></div>Sarah Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10075288884708323534noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354702593799780121.post-61404490566811043292010-05-11T11:16:00.000-07:002010-05-11T11:17:52.705-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIjIg4ZCn-H-1Z4aorxoTzQgyRzzWku_44EbsRzxxo86z3NV0sRLq4LAb1rWXOd5qG9G6opo6Lhbm5rXKDipnNQU7y207bRHMbEu_EKRh-WuGEnROb4Ox-xQ3QW9ZY9bqPnkVYI56EibHo/s1600/001.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 439px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 301px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470078270163336050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIjIg4ZCn-H-1Z4aorxoTzQgyRzzWku_44EbsRzxxo86z3NV0sRLq4LAb1rWXOd5qG9G6opo6Lhbm5rXKDipnNQU7y207bRHMbEu_EKRh-WuGEnROb4Ox-xQ3QW9ZY9bqPnkVYI56EibHo/s320/001.JPG" /></a><br /><div></div>Sarah Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10075288884708323534noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354702593799780121.post-939390663187118932010-05-10T07:32:00.000-07:002010-05-10T07:36:43.314-07:00Babysitting<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNHQ8jdNDU6iw7C8KX1d7nwOpihny_tEnwQ3ta3dWB2I-VLQdZI5a9nuedDq69nXOwJgHiRgq4eLtC3Zqlyz_9YW6HSOLSxPs-jW6gkIp2p4hq9QhFTfCx1Qoz1wI9kDaONFf-NTE0fxsx/s1600/576456.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469650184607249666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNHQ8jdNDU6iw7C8KX1d7nwOpihny_tEnwQ3ta3dWB2I-VLQdZI5a9nuedDq69nXOwJgHiRgq4eLtC3Zqlyz_9YW6HSOLSxPs-jW6gkIp2p4hq9QhFTfCx1Qoz1wI9kDaONFf-NTE0fxsx/s320/576456.JPG" /></a><br /><div>Last Thursday I got to watch two of my friend's kids while she chaperoned a school field trip. They saw me painting in my studio and wanted to paint too. So, I got out the watercolors and let them at it. We had lots of fun. I loved how they got so excited about making new colors.</div>Sarah Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10075288884708323534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354702593799780121.post-45979399327362072552010-05-10T07:26:00.000-07:002010-05-10T07:31:19.041-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEzAT-bft17QKb7QTGiFdq72EIOgCASiHHlCjBNV3j6qJOO-G4FXpyVTx1HP6QbnSroVzFyBvHyHl2IwlumT1yD_BW4wDf3bshm8tsLmdfXwrSiDCpS3vvLoskfOJhYimFQGAKCSBKQeod/s1600/54545433.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469648102140120898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEzAT-bft17QKb7QTGiFdq72EIOgCASiHHlCjBNV3j6qJOO-G4FXpyVTx1HP6QbnSroVzFyBvHyHl2IwlumT1yD_BW4wDf3bshm8tsLmdfXwrSiDCpS3vvLoskfOJhYimFQGAKCSBKQeod/s320/54545433.JPG" /></a><br />On Saturday my husband and I were working on putting up a playhouse in our backyard for our daughter. This is how we found her. She had found the water balloons (which she wasn't supposed to get into) we had been filling up earlier that day for a church bbq and fell into the dogs water dish. We heard her crying because she was stuck and I couldn't help but take a picture. <br /><div></div>Sarah Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10075288884708323534noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354702593799780121.post-22549401937785859292010-05-10T07:20:00.001-07:002010-05-10T07:22:20.527-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHbqwmh5Mk87NO5y41s8DA5BXD5W7JHqw03LcR0_IbAqtRSUusmIUy3rW5wMjPtqn7LtdDKP38tUdemoaixpkHkpuE_fuL13gociwsf3iqcJoi6PTFQA_BIGp6uRH0u_8hWoJGahz1EdJg/s1600/23456.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469646549092095154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHbqwmh5Mk87NO5y41s8DA5BXD5W7JHqw03LcR0_IbAqtRSUusmIUy3rW5wMjPtqn7LtdDKP38tUdemoaixpkHkpuE_fuL13gociwsf3iqcJoi6PTFQA_BIGp6uRH0u_8hWoJGahz1EdJg/s320/23456.JPG" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:courier new;">This is progress on my current painting.</span></div>Sarah Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10075288884708323534noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354702593799780121.post-25005341256414788922010-05-05T13:59:00.000-07:002010-05-05T14:02:14.141-07:00Lounging<div>I found my daughter like this this morning watching cartoons. Oh dear. <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467894098683190450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyGdeWKYer1MqUN3OT2wB7Rops0bJ5ifF6kqkrnYphc2IeGu64-wUE1rYPCJT-8etXTDldFxnsFWuoEiHpWZQQPOUI7XM1XktNZMPAtGhwxZ-btC3etPk6i1tO9ZjBSiSTak0P4t8N8ZQ9/s320/4676.JPG" /></div>Sarah Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10075288884708323534noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354702593799780121.post-58317704233586289672010-05-05T13:54:00.000-07:002010-05-05T13:59:36.758-07:00Garden<div><div>Our garden this spring has been doing great. Our strawberries are finally producing and we just planted raspberries this year! Our summer squash has also been thriving and cherry tomatoes are growing great without splitting. <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467893361803821682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijQZuHTj4GFN84DgMMeR33ZJsf0h1JQlidZINZAIMXOxdIRZwJfNG8iFbo8QXCzE2VmRakWLZH6VPhtjaOxpZ-cQGdCABifZWtGW7hWmhEINw6oGZtm_QT1WkRmV4uRns6wuBTuX0jpux0/s320/006.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467893064190705314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8_3m1wcAn9vd41nTv7_yVhKnxj_CWhVOSQY_f4Xh8xUJQY4trQ8-5Vmdy-WJ_G7wwIrL_eGi0NlErsqTpYSV38L1rA6dtvaEZYlZEWe41bdkmifCbdbQaQMsNvPZuaX6QsNC1_QTRSd_k/s320/005.JPG" /></div></div>Sarah Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10075288884708323534noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354702593799780121.post-81767798433045629212010-05-05T13:44:00.000-07:002010-05-05T13:54:13.809-07:00<div><div><span style="font-family:courier new;">I've been working on this new painting and have hit a block today. It just doesn't look rough enough for me. Here are some photos in progress.</span> </div><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467890296919389890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJFAXOjUEU8APrbRFBTHU_i11LH3WPIV-uqsE2GAnVFNF1SKNJqI97489PgzhjeHtK_jSEnV3i_QS8yVFB-6HNfsc-zwlDsbDzAVnJdK-JjJuELwW74sdOme4Rlvbg5WWJqmgwjVhT5do4/s320/127.JPG" /></div><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467890625678053602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXInkMvQfosv1cBZ9suGATN4jqg9nqdkCX9SlrVi6aqxXdhQwTtH8ji5dNVGzfoIxbi_dFYIwEIeHJ6XKiUWhNORuPZ2Qtv8miklxSxOFfs-AM0SWIJaKybTeAD6N9uPKHkKYw-DC712BA/s320/001.JPG" /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467891357738835906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGxhEt3Bc88tX9vbzyg_VMKv7piV_Fcy9ZHMXQWn8hVnOUAfWyovZQU9MIKgvmQC983iVExTuJV6Ljrd45XomAWt2Ryo_LxjDJOR66XnuW0-UsrJBTzINB-aeTsYPxbNWrqgaxorG3dGx-/s320/003.JPG" /><span style="font-family:courier new;">Any suggestions? I hate being stuck.</span><br /><div></div></div>Sarah Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10075288884708323534noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354702593799780121.post-76744937453492866462010-05-04T14:33:00.000-07:002010-05-04T14:39:58.996-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO2hudYFCpW37Us0u9RQzkAWFgwXQ-HaHhXFoiQgyPs6sIkqjjhOXiqN3QMh3Dt3IhGs4QE0CDuRD_L7KrEBE7JSI6yMUtd0twBsb6z71ahFD5jfzV8lGClJ4ijuGvtNVxInpHbUA3ioKX/s1600/004.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467531834157372146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO2hudYFCpW37Us0u9RQzkAWFgwXQ-HaHhXFoiQgyPs6sIkqjjhOXiqN3QMh3Dt3IhGs4QE0CDuRD_L7KrEBE7JSI6yMUtd0twBsb6z71ahFD5jfzV8lGClJ4ijuGvtNVxInpHbUA3ioKX/s320/004.JPG" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:courier new;">My daughter likes to play in my studio while I'm painting. Usually she climbs on top on of the table and throws things off or spreads tons of legos around but today she decided to help me paint. Too bad it's going to be painted over. :)</span></div>Sarah Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10075288884708323534noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354702593799780121.post-36850974355133147142010-04-29T07:18:00.000-07:002010-04-29T07:24:14.518-07:00New Pot Rack!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUs8iHR-BM2JV7qq5aqqgF-tDMgv3MS_ytgx27SbeOwLL6qU5806FwhixMS4L-ntAJZTWovJR7KeC3pdzYbHZDGdUZqOnhnulWzoLBnESGHk5nczUfSsFrozPT75L5gsWjIVVxo0qXACg2/s1600/187.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465565133652018882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUs8iHR-BM2JV7qq5aqqgF-tDMgv3MS_ytgx27SbeOwLL6qU5806FwhixMS4L-ntAJZTWovJR7KeC3pdzYbHZDGdUZqOnhnulWzoLBnESGHk5nczUfSsFrozPT75L5gsWjIVVxo0qXACg2/s320/187.JPG" /></a><br /><div>James, Evelyn, and I all took a trip up to Phoenix last Friday and stopped at IKEA. I love that store! This is just one of the treasures we found there. </div>Sarah Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10075288884708323534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354702593799780121.post-70331342661508388632010-04-29T07:13:00.000-07:002010-04-29T07:18:14.982-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4GhzPj6MKgP4Y5Phny6j3XubeVaQjxJpMYUvJEKtHjtXK6PjFm0OC6vqxSBnTjukBkakwDo2K6pFHG6ANFiLekpgEs0gGN0TYUuXLp95mLwrHcNibggeVBm-OyvPd2Ofc07uC00VizXDl/s1600/191.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465563522754592674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4GhzPj6MKgP4Y5Phny6j3XubeVaQjxJpMYUvJEKtHjtXK6PjFm0OC6vqxSBnTjukBkakwDo2K6pFHG6ANFiLekpgEs0gGN0TYUuXLp95mLwrHcNibggeVBm-OyvPd2Ofc07uC00VizXDl/s320/191.JPG" /></a><br /><div>I found this cool little plant at Lowe's the other day and decided to give it a home. I think I'll paint it.</div>Sarah Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10075288884708323534noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354702593799780121.post-6153766556445140632010-04-28T09:21:00.000-07:002010-04-28T09:25:46.259-07:00New Paintings<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhah5pD5ICp_YM4glBXRCaASddo4rWn_dH79tNdXcTFz9BR5db8jINenV96kB38A1YERZQ0okqU8rscQesw2bC8eyVEpu6L_RAJOlPwqKW4h39XNNVh3_YLbOA5C4CLI4RXMMoVnb0NzGOY/s1600/183.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465225111602122354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhah5pD5ICp_YM4glBXRCaASddo4rWn_dH79tNdXcTFz9BR5db8jINenV96kB38A1YERZQ0okqU8rscQesw2bC8eyVEpu6L_RAJOlPwqKW4h39XNNVh3_YLbOA5C4CLI4RXMMoVnb0NzGOY/s320/183.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBGqx13csm9PyCiRH3a2qSlAHRiwk64oT-JmQOWwU4wq1n6TmQOuyhZSXMNNhjNfzLXgogAXLUrHYsIAIgnZ3Vr562TpNijy4JbKCW3fus40zgQyCzpHGCrAbDC_biZSlnWVsYFF5S3Bcf/s1600/185.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465225099415952370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBGqx13csm9PyCiRH3a2qSlAHRiwk64oT-JmQOWwU4wq1n6TmQOuyhZSXMNNhjNfzLXgogAXLUrHYsIAIgnZ3Vr562TpNijy4JbKCW3fus40zgQyCzpHGCrAbDC_biZSlnWVsYFF5S3Bcf/s320/185.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div>I finished these two paintings this last month. I wanted to take a different approach with my work and start mixing in some more realism.</div></div>Sarah Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10075288884708323534noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354702593799780121.post-4869509337208932342010-04-28T09:17:00.000-07:002010-04-28T09:21:07.658-07:00My Little Jedi<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ9iTjRx-rUABupqgndHuJB56A5TeewHAxMYX28StgaYkJvI0sDBq9UfX99urYvI5V0nf6Q32sISJyY-rAH9eTHj_S3YW30WHMJQT7A01yhdfYskK1Hna2H3ssE873vtJaAOb2nkZI_gDs/s1600/190.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465224128496632018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ9iTjRx-rUABupqgndHuJB56A5TeewHAxMYX28StgaYkJvI0sDBq9UfX99urYvI5V0nf6Q32sISJyY-rAH9eTHj_S3YW30WHMJQT7A01yhdfYskK1Hna2H3ssE873vtJaAOb2nkZI_gDs/s320/190.JPG" /></a><br /><div>Being a fan of Star Wars I decided it was time for my daughter to learn how to use a lightsaber. She took to it almost too well. :) </div><br /><div></div>Sarah Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10075288884708323534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354702593799780121.post-1009195768901911122009-07-29T14:09:00.000-07:002009-07-29T14:13:36.112-07:00more art<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFXRBLBVwhNZ6-vwaMmM1kWQT3a79Q4kawHLZFD074msTLGU8U6ACSquc5hus3fYkKLL-OgDkodN5XmpSdF40yyWoc6mugQF__J58whhEjeIlFTW0rqfJcjNoaL3J-kUAr1EVrfgfjt2AJ/s1600-h/art+051.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 306px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFXRBLBVwhNZ6-vwaMmM1kWQT3a79Q4kawHLZFD074msTLGU8U6ACSquc5hus3fYkKLL-OgDkodN5XmpSdF40yyWoc6mugQF__J58whhEjeIlFTW0rqfJcjNoaL3J-kUAr1EVrfgfjt2AJ/s320/art+051.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363992702850015490" border="0" /></a><br />Here's some more art as promised!Sarah Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10075288884708323534noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354702593799780121.post-27328250492220504782009-07-28T09:47:00.000-07:002009-07-28T10:07:11.884-07:00new art<div style="text-align: right;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_eE-pPe-QWbnCXjG8crEd0W6v-2gAmCZByQVsGECZCpIbzh_Gn4Wo0QXzoH0G3ib53M3Nl04KKFeoOoSh96GCsIqe6yeIwx1Z98wEApc2XEmF364z60FSxl7sWtR_88pYb1_qEwcQdBsu/s1600-h/art+003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 211px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_eE-pPe-QWbnCXjG8crEd0W6v-2gAmCZByQVsGECZCpIbzh_Gn4Wo0QXzoH0G3ib53M3Nl04KKFeoOoSh96GCsIqe6yeIwx1Z98wEApc2XEmF364z60FSxl7sWtR_88pYb1_qEwcQdBsu/s320/art+003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363558122271617154" border="0" /></a>Sorry for not posting forever. Here's some of the artwork I've done since the last post. More to come soon. Let me know what you think!<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB7-nk1mTyiBYs_AU9E1r7PLiv0cLEfBcr_1VtQQjImsFBej7TtyZGxDR7RdptA8DfZONCnAdlqDtfRTqZoJ5MuT8CucegK05hFxW4p3cDRTAxpvlQrHltl-7PiH5Oc2xfp_4lixiCGYFi/s1600-h/art+007.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB7-nk1mTyiBYs_AU9E1r7PLiv0cLEfBcr_1VtQQjImsFBej7TtyZGxDR7RdptA8DfZONCnAdlqDtfRTqZoJ5MuT8CucegK05hFxW4p3cDRTAxpvlQrHltl-7PiH5Oc2xfp_4lixiCGYFi/s320/art+007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363555040694270946" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzzIMn51CoVnxLerST7x7IVUoU3NY-u3zbUzxcmsJ2rVyXlA-LpvIoBaGGjxSLdNxoycHIu15H8Qu-5-NSUv1FmzA31b-2h963ra8IFzy_z5JkeQ1c6OQQlQxFGkKgyp-1_Q5PIaYOZQ-W/s1600-h/art+011.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 230px; height: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzzIMn51CoVnxLerST7x7IVUoU3NY-u3zbUzxcmsJ2rVyXlA-LpvIoBaGGjxSLdNxoycHIu15H8Qu-5-NSUv1FmzA31b-2h963ra8IFzy_z5JkeQ1c6OQQlQxFGkKgyp-1_Q5PIaYOZQ-W/s320/art+011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363556282734013058" border="0" /></a></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzHlBXGbFYT_IBy-GwCKwNcv6d0rs2V6-2Gu9XCVv26y42fghtANFYAg5Gq5CdmTepsknA2uSwIIg66zrpEzS9GG6J1y-GCAEcEyEoWDohSkV8qWMjQ27OuQV2jROnyqOuoA-wxzmcWfNT/s1600-h/art+043.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 186px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzHlBXGbFYT_IBy-GwCKwNcv6d0rs2V6-2Gu9XCVv26y42fghtANFYAg5Gq5CdmTepsknA2uSwIIg66zrpEzS9GG6J1y-GCAEcEyEoWDohSkV8qWMjQ27OuQV2jROnyqOuoA-wxzmcWfNT/s320/art+043.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363557375144927138" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3HTBpo-ZUa1665pgyhomzG4fwf4lZHuyV7WHOovBGsgYfihivkU85utSbQ_obuGkR1jBq3Fh5E4q-__iOUu46oqj1E0aWynbgJdKFekD-LcqZvxL5tNerGu7ZRKbZYffBp9O85H-izgkv/s1600-h/art+035.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 260px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3HTBpo-ZUa1665pgyhomzG4fwf4lZHuyV7WHOovBGsgYfihivkU85utSbQ_obuGkR1jBq3Fh5E4q-__iOUu46oqj1E0aWynbgJdKFekD-LcqZvxL5tNerGu7ZRKbZYffBp9O85H-izgkv/s320/art+035.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363555906561122498" border="0" /></a>Sarah Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10075288884708323534noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354702593799780121.post-39020271843264249612008-09-15T17:14:00.000-07:002008-09-15T17:22:51.470-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqnZXs_xS8E5Hp_czFWuCwupuc3Nvm5RdruSLs28jbDeHhsroPow0XzNyOYgoyKbeXRIF6BNJM6RvfYslqR_B5Aj6e9QhFXigx9xXsjrXPe6dAK5G8L3ZDsdE9quZySl1I1v_Kt8CBuUwg/s1600-h/forestpiccopy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246406163577606274" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 248px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 184px" height="175" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqnZXs_xS8E5Hp_czFWuCwupuc3Nvm5RdruSLs28jbDeHhsroPow0XzNyOYgoyKbeXRIF6BNJM6RvfYslqR_B5Aj6e9QhFXigx9xXsjrXPe6dAK5G8L3ZDsdE9quZySl1I1v_Kt8CBuUwg/s320/forestpiccopy.jpg" width="232" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I love camping. Sometimes I wish I could just spend weeks away from civilization but there are things I have to do. Living in the desert has made me appreciate the pine forests even more as it's such a contrast from what I see every day. I love to be able to go hiking where you can't hear cars riding on the road or the sounds of crowds gathering. It's relaxing to be able to simplify life that way.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVPjuZ2sOCWzvmzhRNbkTxJGkKrQE5cECaKaT0NqtmUm8yEaHtuk2Nf8xq-Ytce9tof7gjUMelDqSPmukapdUZ1LlWTX_5UIEslBgDqW5OvP4KbmbQS7Jq82Ax-YUEDz4_d19HeMmbP5p6/s1600-h/forest+copy.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVPjuZ2sOCWzvmzhRNbkTxJGkKrQE5cECaKaT0NqtmUm8yEaHtuk2Nf8xq-Ytce9tof7gjUMelDqSPmukapdUZ1LlWTX_5UIEslBgDqW5OvP4KbmbQS7Jq82Ax-YUEDz4_d19HeMmbP5p6/s1600-h/forest+copy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246407178483872914" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 279px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 202px" height="188" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVPjuZ2sOCWzvmzhRNbkTxJGkKrQE5cECaKaT0NqtmUm8yEaHtuk2Nf8xq-Ytce9tof7gjUMelDqSPmukapdUZ1LlWTX_5UIEslBgDqW5OvP4KbmbQS7Jq82Ax-YUEDz4_d19HeMmbP5p6/s320/forest+copy.jpg" width="259" border="0" /></a><br />I'm excited to be starting this next piece of the pine woods on Mt. Lemmon near Tucson, AZ. Not only will I get to play will great textures but I will also be able to reflect on memories of camping with family.<br /><br /><br /><p></p><br /><br /><p></p>Sarah Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10075288884708323534noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354702593799780121.post-29661705182158756942008-09-12T11:32:00.001-07:002008-09-12T11:34:05.859-07:00finished<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitM0qIWtCnaEj5RnvV6XhcgT-rWLvDCO_-Q_sdEWj-tQwrSLi-z1bLCY6ktIG0hrdzRnm_Iil8GOX62PG0s7lW8tIgwA9LRWrDa5ekHaBNkM1I4DPWZzcb_5dIVkVC5azENNdyDNN2z4-o/s1600-h/DSC00324.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5245204603089103986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitM0qIWtCnaEj5RnvV6XhcgT-rWLvDCO_-Q_sdEWj-tQwrSLi-z1bLCY6ktIG0hrdzRnm_Iil8GOX62PG0s7lW8tIgwA9LRWrDa5ekHaBNkM1I4DPWZzcb_5dIVkVC5azENNdyDNN2z4-o/s320/DSC00324.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I'm much happier with this watercolor than I am with the last one. It's a good feeling to be back on track with painting. I enjoy all of the interesting colors in the cactus of the desert. It's still a novelty to me. <br /></span></div>Sarah Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10075288884708323534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354702593799780121.post-33880508887999769562008-09-09T17:30:00.000-07:002008-09-09T17:34:16.830-07:00cactus and gravel<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVQzwVc5Vw0bAIHdlRwiXkvaEnY__g2eQPXyqy6LOGpxIr7LqLhcSrZ8p2wuDa8ZwoODGGk1GApvug_znF2qhdfH2TN1knpVfvcOFK2h8_N4_2xh5n-25obiQbjbE9Nsun6Mdytj9S-4GS/s1600-h/stuff+039.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244183869707432130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVQzwVc5Vw0bAIHdlRwiXkvaEnY__g2eQPXyqy6LOGpxIr7LqLhcSrZ8p2wuDa8ZwoODGGk1GApvug_znF2qhdfH2TN1knpVfvcOFK2h8_N4_2xh5n-25obiQbjbE9Nsun6Mdytj9S-4GS/s320/stuff+039.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">This is beginning of my next piece of another watercolor of a purple prickly pear in Arizona that I like. I'm finding arizona to be really interesting. I'm suprised by all of the grass when I leave the desert. I'm already so used to the gravel that replaces this green stuff. </span></div><br /><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244184421177241442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy66aaK7ggeRjtFHJp7hxoCdC3P8BMLO5MprmQBu6U8xi4yMI4leNNILFWhgYfSJ7NIBF0uJVeG5PxvSrMNpJCTQW1SzolSK24ID0Ml9NqN_Z4d6nNV_id-dp-jgz7-u08_q_g7mGglS5Q/s320/rocks.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div></div></div>Sarah Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10075288884708323534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354702593799780121.post-63096020239658855562008-09-09T17:27:00.001-07:002008-09-09T17:30:35.315-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9jrVDDZDUuRdey-YZ5caaED5S7okb9jUmdp6HZdhsyAAS6QeHMTJfpFgZ-GxN-O7tBV3BExMU5ObQHwTL1g2KD8hOVjdkwGC1Swg763C-l78FuOcQhAf31P_qiKbm5cl9OlaYTOGuGnlH/s1600-h/oleadayfour.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244182854297299746" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9jrVDDZDUuRdey-YZ5caaED5S7okb9jUmdp6HZdhsyAAS6QeHMTJfpFgZ-GxN-O7tBV3BExMU5ObQHwTL1g2KD8hOVjdkwGC1Swg763C-l78FuOcQhAf31P_qiKbm5cl9OlaYTOGuGnlH/s320/oleadayfour.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>This is the final of the Olea piece. This is not my best work and I feel I can do much better. Sometimes it's easy to get discouraged with painting when everything does not go the way you intend. It's important to be diligent in order to continue on with creating. That's the only way to get better. <br /><div></div>Sarah Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10075288884708323534noreply@blogger.com1