The Magic, Miracles and Joy of an Artist

Sunday, August 16, 2009

I must tell you how blessed I feel to have made so many new friends because of my Blog.

Your comments are always appreciated ~ I look forward to them. Also, I get so much pleasure from reading your Blogs. Your passion for your art, your poetry, your pets, and all the things you share on a daily basis give me inspiration and puts a smile on my face. Thank you for that. It is fun getting to know all of you. It is comforting to see that most everyone out there live their lives with the same passions, joys, desires and fears.

It has been a joy sharing my thoughts and photographs with all of you. Soon, I will start sharing my art once again. This last move was a tough one, but the paints and canvas are unpacked now and I finally picked up that paint brush ~ I have a couple of paintings in the works.

So, today, I must say that NEW FRIENDS are definitely a blessing!

4 comments:

Anonymous said...: Thank you for visiting my blog! I think yours is beautiful... I can hardly wait to see your artwork!!
I look forward to blogging with you!
Hugs,
Marilyn
xxoo; August 17, 2009 at 10:14 AM
Rikkij said...: Audrey-nice to call you friend! ~rick; August 17, 2009 at 11:07 AM
Anne Huskey-Lockard said...: YES!!!!! Can't wait for the art, although I absolutely LOVE your photos. I find that for me, one feeds the other. If I don't have an *art* day, it may be a photo day. It fills the creative void well and always ends up inspiring me to keep pushing forward---even if the art has nothing to do with the pix.
Yes, we're all lucky to be here and have good friends!

Pax!; August 17, 2009 at 11:09 AM
audrey said...: Marilyn, Rick, Anne,
Thank you for the kind words.; August 17, 2009 at 11:08 PM

For in that sleep of death, what dreams may come!

I AM A "SEARCHER"

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