"Always Remember" (Day 50, 6x6", Acrylic/Oil)

There is so much I want to say, but I don't want to get sad. My father visits my mother every Saturday and brings her three roses; a white for purity, a yellow for friendship, and a red for love. They were married two weeks short of 60 years.

I was very lucky to have such a kind, smart, loving, no-nonsense mother. I miss her very much. We all do.

"Set Sail" (Day 49, 6x6", Acrylic/Oil)

This is a picture of my sister again and this time she is with my middle daughter. When she asked me to paint a picture for her originally, she described one with my youngest daughter and hair in her eyes, so I painted "What's That?" Well, after she saw the painting, she said she loved it but it was not the picture she was talking about!! She mixed up the girls and left out the fact that we were in Hawaii!! Anyway, I love how my daughter has my sister's hair wrapped in her hand and how they are right in eachothers' face. Hope she likes this one.

"Mother's Day Tea" (Day 48, 6x6", Acrylic/Oil)

This painting is from a picture of a Mother's Day Tea at school. I love how the mother holds the daughter and they both naturally lean into eachother.

On a separate note, I hit a wall this week and couldn't finish a painting for the life of me!!! It was a struggle to say the least!!!

"Skooting" (Day 47, 6x6", Acrylic/Oil)

In the actual picture the daughter was skootering with a baggy of candy. I thought that was funny, she wanted to play, but didn't want to let go of her candy.

"Roping the Jump" (Day 47, 6x6", Acrylic/Oil)

This past weekend was my middle daughter's birthday and we had a Hawaiian Party. For most of the party it was cold and sprinkling but toward the end the sun broke through and it was beautiful. All the girls went outside and played and I was able to get some great pictures. I thought these moments of daughters at play were very sweet and would be a special way to wind down this show.

"Before the Game" (Day 45)

Everything in this painting makes sense, the daughter wearing her soccer shirt, the mom giving a loving hug and the connection between the two. The only thing out of place is the lei the daughter is wearing. Two reasons for this; one I put flowers into every painting, two this picture was taken at a Hawaiian Birthday Party before the game.

"Mommy Make-Over" (Day 44, 6x6", Oil/Acrylic)

I am very impressed with the mom in this painting!! Look how relaxed and trusting she is!! I let me girls play (painfully I might add) with my hair, but have done the make up yet!