A little Birdie told me SATURDAY MARKET is coming up December 3rd,

These feathered friends are ready for Saturday Market. 

December 3rd @ 1021 Bolivar in Denton!  9AM to 4PM

Come by and say hello.  We will have adorable vintage restored furniture, art work, gifts and festive wreaths for sale.  Come by and find that one of a kind Perfect Christmas gift.

 Vintage Farmhouse  Furniture,  Art and rain don't  mix, so our Saturday Market has been cancelled. We hope to see you at our Spring Market. Have a blessed Christmas.

4 " x 4" song birds, framed

Birds On A Wire

30" x 10"

Inspired from

Ephesians 4:3 Let Peace keep you together.

Mixed collage, framed

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Polka dot Posies

12" x 24" 

Acrylic Collage on canvas 

Perky, Sassy, Herkimer and Chester

These four roosters are ready for the Saturday Market  coming up December 3rd.

1021 Bolivar st. in Denton from 9AM to 4PM.  Come meet them and take one home with you.

$75.00 each, acrylic collage on canvas, 12" square.

Left to right : Perky, Herkimer, Chester and Sassy

Update:  Perky sold today, so just 3 are left folks.

Second Piedras Negra with Love

Continued from the previous post...  a second group of young people completed their own Singing Tree as well.

Easter Crosses, Glorious Reminders of Life and Love

Easter to me is the most precious day of the year. It’s the day the first believers discovered the tomb was empty, after Jesus had suffered and died on the cross and had been put inside it three days earlier.  Easter is a day to thank God, who had enough love for us to allow his son to be executed to cover our sins.  It was the only price great enough to allow us, imperfect people to connect with God, Holy, Perfect, Loving, All Knowing God.  Depending on the pain and experiences humans have had during their trek through life here on earth, the cross can symbolize different things, some of them negative, especially if one only knows part of the story.  I know the end of the story.  The same resurrection power that raised Christ from the depths of the tomb  is waiting for me when my journey here on earth ends.  So, to me, the cross is not a symbol of death or pain, it is a glorious reminder of life and love.  I celebrate that here with these colorful Easter crosses.   

Acrylic Collage Easter Crosses
Various sizes, between 8" and 16" tall

“God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.” Romans 5:8 NASB

 The crosses are all made of wood.  To make them I painted the back's black and on some of them had to attach a nail hanger.  The fronts are done with a collage of actual dried acrylic paint that I peeled off my palates and saved.  The palate paint would have other wise just been thrown away and wasted, but instead, I have given it new life.  I used Mixed Media adhesive as the medium which is very messy, but the end result is a smooth shiney finish that really makes the colors pop.  Enjoy!

Celebrating my blog birthday! Lesson 23 Art At The Speed of Life

Today is my blog's THIRD birthday.  February 11th! Still exploring the art element of form, Lesson 23 is called Make Your Mark.  Pam Carriker's book Creating Art At the Speed of Life gave us a chance to look back on previous art pages for marks, doodles, patterns used frequently.  I used a February Calendar page and set aside 2/11/13 to wish Paint On My Walls a Happy Birthday.  All the other squares are filled with line patterns.  I really enjoyed combining zen tangle patterns with color .  This was a very relaxing page and one of the most enjoyable so far.

Happy Third Birthday Paint On My Walls 2/11/14
Make Your Mark Journal Page
by Cheryl Harris White
Mixed Media

Art At The Speed of Life Lesson 22

Lesson 22 from Pam Carriker's book was an exercise in form to create a mask.  I loved creating the greyish pale face on the opposite page representing my somber self.  On my face are cool tones and collage images and dots.  The message on the face reminds me the beginning is always today.  This face is confronting real life.  The mask shows the dreamy, hopeful, life giving self, nurturing my soul with love and hope.  I liked the happy yellow and green color palate and whimsical collage and stamping elements.

Un-Masked
Art Journal page
by Cheryl Harris White
Mixed Media

Give Thanks for Messy

I made this Thanksgiving Wreath for a fundraiser benefit and it sold for $75.00!  I loved using some non traditional fall colors like pale yellowish greens and purples in this wreath and creating the messy raffia bow.  It reminds me that our lives don't follow the expected pattern sometimes and can be very messy, but in the midst of that mess, we are to give thanks.  I posted it today because it reminds me to count my blessings.  I am truly thankful for the gift of creativity and the chance to share it with people I love.  Wishing you all a wonderful Thanksgiving close to the loved ones who make your lives messy. 

My hand shake with 2013

2013 Hand Shake
by Cheryl Harris White
Acrylic on Canvas
36" x 36"
$200.00


This my handshake with 2013 saying, "Hello, my name is Cheryl. It's nice to meet you."  I'm not greeting 2013 with a list of promises or things I want to change or with the ridiculous mindset that this year will be better than the others, with fewer set backs, less losses, more successes than the years before.  We don't do that with people.  When we first meet them, do we say, "Hello, my name is Cheryl, I'm not that great right now, but soon I'm  going to reduce the amount of time I spend playing video games, be a better person, give more to charity, lower my sodium intake and get really skinny."  Not really.  When I meet a new person, I just like to listen to them, make eye contact and try to find something to like about them, which doesn't usually take very long.  2013 is the same to me.  It's just like any new acquaintance I meet... It's a new door I've never walked through... An interesting new friend I plan on getting to know.

I liked exploring that idea with each square on this painting.  Each empty square was a new beginning.  I stuck with a lot of green and yellow in the color palate but loved adding in some orange and red pops of color.  Each square turned out a little different, but together they make a very interesting visual combination.