Little Fox

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boxing day was lovely, chinese food for 10! it was good - i think we should make that an annual tradition. then i came home, changed into my new jammies and slippers and curled up with a book for the rest of the day. for a brief while i managed to forget about time and stop worrying about what i should be doing and exist in the moment. unfortunately it seems to have worn off by this morning but i will attempt to return to that happy state!

p.s. i guess this fox is a little rounder than some but he's been eating chinese food.

forest creature

forest creature
Originally uploaded by megan_n_smith_99

post-christmas sale. i am so sorry you did not get that pony you asked for AGAIN. cheer yourself up by taking 15% off in my etsy shop. when prompted for coupon code enter: holiday.
happy boxing day!
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little bird

little bird
Originally uploaded by megan_n_smith_99

... and the season has been rung in. it's been a busy last couple of days, and i am quite enjoying a quiet moment. the kettle is on and i just ate a christmas cookie!

my boyfriend jesse and i went to see my mother, stepfather, and visiting twin sister for christmas eve. we had a nice dinner and exchanged a few gifts.

then we all went to my mother's cousin's for the traditional christmas eve gathering. it seems like there are less people every year, but now there is a new crop of kids, so i guess it is filling out again. 4 small cute children and 1 more on the way.

yesterday we drove down to lacey to see jesse's family. 4 kids there (2 tiny, 2 teenagers), a nice dinner, and exchanging of gifts.

and today is my favorite - boxing day. most years this is the day i get together with friends, see a few people who only come to town once or twice a year, and so on. we're having chinese food. after that i THINK i will be ready for a LOT of down-time and maybe a little less snacking. oof. so much good food has been consumed as of late!

i have next week off and hope to paint, read, go to a museum,go to a movie or two, see a friend or two, and overall RELAX!!

Serenity

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Another something from the archives, because inasmuch as I have time to do anything at the moment, I am working on surprises... This is something I painted a couple of years ago, but I think the message is timely. I found myself getting frazzled about the holidays today and trying to think of things I could do to de-stress a bit. So here's a reminder for myself and for you - just in case you need it.

forest creature in progress

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i could happily paint all day if it paid the bills.
here is a little forest creature, who has since evolved from then. i would love to keep painting more monsters and urchins and little woodland creatures, but i think i have some less-imaginary creatures to paint, like forest foxes, bears, racoons, and maybe a mouse or squirrel or two. we'll see tonight. it is sad to spend all the day light hours in a windowless room working, then go home and have to paint by artifiical light, but it can't be helped!

Triceratops

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Originally uploaded by megan_n_smith_99

Something from the archives for you. This is a Triceratops, one of my favorite dinosaurs, though there are so many fascinating ones to chose from...
This is 8 x 10".
I am trying to get myself in the festive spirit, I don't know why it is so hard sometimes, though it does feel like it was JUST christmas about 5 minutes ago.. anyway, i figure a triceratops can't fail to get me in the spirit. for something.

monsters monsters monsters

monsters monsters monsters
Originally uploaded by megan_n_smith_99

trim trim, snip snip. lots of trimming. this is what i've been up to.