tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46892299063349173282024-03-27T17:44:17.479-05:00Michelle McSpadden ArtUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger169125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4689229906334917328.post-78763345601882128592024-03-24T18:31:00.001-05:002024-03-27T17:43:45.137-05:00I'm working....slowly<div><span style="font-family: verdana;">HAPPY Spring to us!!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Today is a beautiful windy day in north Texas. Such a wonderful time of the year when all the plants and trees are budding, birds are chirping, and the squirrels are chasing each other. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">I was supposed to be releasing my new website in early April, but now I'm having cold feet about it. These days seem so complicated with the economy and foreign affair/world issues. Should I just keep things as they are on this blog? I can always forward my domain name here and conduct any business via Paypal invoicing. Decisions, decisions, decisions. May Jesus light my path in this area.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">In other news... I am getting ready to move, but not really sure where. Perhaps Richardson. I'm currently in Wylie and have been here since 2021 while caring for my sister, but now she is with our brother. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Change is definitely on the way and I've been preparing for it by simplifying my life and throwing out tons of junk. How did I ever accumulate so much stuff? </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Here are a couple of pics of the studio during packing....</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU97NEErF3eI2smc9erYZ_rrRuO_fNdMceEsvbzlfSxWRD3LbR6FV0fKPsXKLj8GlwT1oY8eFiSesNC56NAKwldCfksgvpvbTbJm6pObIAfy_KlTem_h0HtoNPJmnPzgJ56rEM10C2kIlW90BrAwMYhttOfAW02XBpaDq4d9Iz9q0wtRRHJU7zCIkvD3Y/s4080/IMG_20240324_175536542_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU97NEErF3eI2smc9erYZ_rrRuO_fNdMceEsvbzlfSxWRD3LbR6FV0fKPsXKLj8GlwT1oY8eFiSesNC56NAKwldCfksgvpvbTbJm6pObIAfy_KlTem_h0HtoNPJmnPzgJ56rEM10C2kIlW90BrAwMYhttOfAW02XBpaDq4d9Iz9q0wtRRHJU7zCIkvD3Y/w301-h400/IMG_20240324_175536542_HDR.jpg" width="301" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoMpzVHodsvsnLqOd3aUA_k0pn92_FITXAeRvf5QvpVQEAyF_8cGaOT2s2f7IaOcUxNiFKd3ShzpMpuVGGadnv4jkZZ1l6n1Fr3j3l-lo3sU2jDIWUZY_uMD359hyphenhyphenPzJswBF0hhJh8K-6Is5r30Xzy-AVk8e2KiR98k7bXfIcAjI1KavDLG9SDHY8Ctj0/s4080/IMG_20240324_175522175_HDR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoMpzVHodsvsnLqOd3aUA_k0pn92_FITXAeRvf5QvpVQEAyF_8cGaOT2s2f7IaOcUxNiFKd3ShzpMpuVGGadnv4jkZZ1l6n1Fr3j3l-lo3sU2jDIWUZY_uMD359hyphenhyphenPzJswBF0hhJh8K-6Is5r30Xzy-AVk8e2KiR98k7bXfIcAjI1KavDLG9SDHY8Ctj0/w301-h400/IMG_20240324_175522175_HDR.jpg" width="301" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>
* I try my best to have the photos match the original artworks as exactly as possible, but colors may vary from monitor to monitor.
* All images on this website are © by Michelle McSpadden, and may not be copied or used in any way without permission. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4689229906334917328.post-55540060830324946672024-02-24T15:28:00.000-06:002024-02-24T15:28:03.315-06:00ANOTHER New Website <div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-OGQ5lQXzV8QfeHPkLSL4uf-dIF98Q5YJs6goZ67p9oQWXCL8P8PmkEfw35C6-ppHHCxroGDuNbZAYwdfmXDA2aieC1jrJR_jzgP2P1MihS5CMVBXyJ80jX87u6wEx-9oh9IBYOUHLdarwOhqh9VaJM_872Gp_pGJysKfdwuEX5qhC_0UlfgxOaCKZII/s500/m.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="333" data-original-width="500" height="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-OGQ5lQXzV8QfeHPkLSL4uf-dIF98Q5YJs6goZ67p9oQWXCL8P8PmkEfw35C6-ppHHCxroGDuNbZAYwdfmXDA2aieC1jrJR_jzgP2P1MihS5CMVBXyJ80jX87u6wEx-9oh9IBYOUHLdarwOhqh9VaJM_872Gp_pGJysKfdwuEX5qhC_0UlfgxOaCKZII/w344-h191/m.png" width="344" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I <b>finally</b> found a great website builder for artists: FASO</span></div><div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I tried creating websites over the past several years but wasn't all that thrilled with the results. Since I'm not a techy person, I need something that is easy to drop images and text into along with ecommerce capabilities.</span></div><div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Praying that it won't take too long to finish up. </span></div></div><div><span style="color: #0d85a0; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #0d85a0; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">😊</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><span style="color: #666666; font-size: x-small;">
* I try my best to have the photos match the original artworks as exactly as possible, but colors may vary from monitor to monitor.
* All images on this website are © by Michelle McSpadden, and may not be copied or used in any way without permission. </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4689229906334917328.post-91301515086771313312022-12-10T18:25:00.001-06:002024-02-24T15:04:26.795-06:00Launched<div>The new website is up</div><div><br /></div><div>www.michellemcspadden.com </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidxVGbkw_R_Vj6s8_dgjLEFQOdLoXTzXDJ3KWxDmB2ZX2OBH5jRi07Wm0BDIux8xOQKc6mu4ZSlctJDi5D1dEdm6FhgnyOWZxV2KrGMgUjepc_OQWmb5C6MWxnfe0wTnfaC2cZlAu9GECli_Yvbb85miw-lpwCQSqmaOhsOfLuVv9CphUWAeUutF7z/s2566/IMG_20221210_180932.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2162" data-original-width="2566" height="169" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidxVGbkw_R_Vj6s8_dgjLEFQOdLoXTzXDJ3KWxDmB2ZX2OBH5jRi07Wm0BDIux8xOQKc6mu4ZSlctJDi5D1dEdm6FhgnyOWZxV2KrGMgUjepc_OQWmb5C6MWxnfe0wTnfaC2cZlAu9GECli_Yvbb85miw-lpwCQSqmaOhsOfLuVv9CphUWAeUutF7z/w200-h169/IMG_20221210_180932.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The past 3 days have been crazy. I had more issues with getting the blog updates done than the actual new website. Wasn't really expecting that, but things seem ok now. Now to celebrate 😁</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4689229906334917328.post-86996583230829605812022-12-07T17:00:00.001-06:002024-02-24T15:04:29.526-06:00Getting closer to launch<div>The 12/10 "go live" date is almost here and I'm about 80% done with the changes to this website and the new one, as well as trying to work on new images to put out on the PIXEL website. I think the next 2 days are going to be extremely busy. </div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">The only thing I really wish I had to add to the new website are new paintings. Perhaps they will be ready by 1/01/23. My creative time hasn't been what it should be. Life is a little chaotic at the moment and I find it difficult to focus on artsy things when my heart is troubled. This is something that I need to lay at Jesus' feet since stress and mess are a "given" in this life. I am thankful that this season will pass and that I will be much better for it. Seasons of life often seem so permanent, and that is a key deception tactic that the enemy of our souls likes to use when he attacks o</span>ur minds: "this won't change, nothing gets better, you're failing, just give up, etc." But God. God says something quite different. (See the Gospel of John) 💗💗💗</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdlTQF3p3jds4M-HHGkNmAoh0rbPpFZtM9Mr2rTsm7-DGCN6fFkTAh_xzDUtHGqlbY1qoeq6EbFTX3KZWlYxVb5s_gfmPSylIPz1PJGiQstnUlMFTx4hsdSlToesqhwRcqiO4xNwOOD5vxm1gbEAD0xBz0EEMC-iBgR2vVBLYPtAgKAAddMfEVWUbJ/s900/simplicity-filter-2-michelle-mcspadden.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdlTQF3p3jds4M-HHGkNmAoh0rbPpFZtM9Mr2rTsm7-DGCN6fFkTAh_xzDUtHGqlbY1qoeq6EbFTX3KZWlYxVb5s_gfmPSylIPz1PJGiQstnUlMFTx4hsdSlToesqhwRcqiO4xNwOOD5vxm1gbEAD0xBz0EEMC-iBgR2vVBLYPtAgKAAddMfEVWUbJ/w266-h400/simplicity-filter-2-michelle-mcspadden.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The painting pic attached to this post is not of the original painting. The colors and/or contrast have been adjusted specifically for PIXELS/Fine Art America.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://pixels.com/featured/simplicity-filter-2-michelle-mcspadden.html"><b>Simplicity - filter 2 Painting by Michelle McSpadden - Pixels</b></a> </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>
* I try my best to have the photos match the original artworks as exactly as possible, but colors may vary from monitor to monitor. <div><br /></div><div>* All images on this website are © by Michelle McSpadden, and may not be copied or used in any way without permission. </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4689229906334917328.post-21165433195263510202022-11-30T17:03:00.008-06:002024-02-24T15:04:22.574-06:00 Artsy fartsy plans 😊<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-size: large;">HAPPY Wednesday!!</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUda8c4_dGDBpZFhUNmGyXeQO1JQm64wJhSW_oa4ny-TF54qi1BeeGzDaPC2s-el04vPXHhTPzYpLgYmkjIGCnhByBgZwBp_z5STbQuYeJrEW0y__2O_rcIOmQXCB8zdGLi9uydZ7oNKGsU8QAmgVnSYqLNhKixFPLxMpbdgW1p3cXwaEmnB2B2pic/s2634/IMG_20221130_150157.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2463" data-original-width="2634" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUda8c4_dGDBpZFhUNmGyXeQO1JQm64wJhSW_oa4ny-TF54qi1BeeGzDaPC2s-el04vPXHhTPzYpLgYmkjIGCnhByBgZwBp_z5STbQuYeJrEW0y__2O_rcIOmQXCB8zdGLi9uydZ7oNKGsU8QAmgVnSYqLNhKixFPLxMpbdgW1p3cXwaEmnB2B2pic/w400-h344/IMG_20221130_150157.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>Now that the date (12/10) for the new website going live is fast approaching, I am finalizing my plans for the future of this website and <u>wanted to see about getting your feedback too.</u> You can comment below or email me at mdm123@ymail.com to share your thoughts/opinions.</div><div><br /></div><div>Art Blog ideas that I'm pondering:</div><div><br /></div><div>1) 1 post a month detailing the "why" behind the art. (Image Synopsis)</div><div>2) 1 post per month for autobiographical stories. Life experiences tend to show up in my compositions occasionally, so maybe some background info would help viewers go deeper within certain works for contemplation. ??? </div><div>3) 1 post per month to spotlight an artist that I follow on Instagram. </div><div>4) Do a combo of 1 & 2 per month</div><div>5) Do a combo of 2 and 3 per month</div><div>6) Do a combo of 2 and alternate between 1 and 3 per month. That would be 6 image synopsis posts a year and 6 artist spotlight posts a year.</div><div><br /></div><div>Personally, I like #6 the most and think it offers me a little more flexibility. What sounds good to you?</div><div><br /></div><div>I'm ALSO working on setting up a schedule for Instagram as well. I should be posting at least 5 times a week, so hopefully I can do better with that. I want to post 2 - 3 drawings a week along with 2 painting in progress posts. </div><div><br /></div><div>Plan your work, then work your plan. <span style="font-size: large;">💗</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>
* I try my best to have the photos match the original artworks as exactly as possible, but colors may vary from monitor to monitor.
* All images on this website are © by Michelle McSpadden, and may not be copied or used in any way without permission. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4689229906334917328.post-3333097410533183252022-11-26T16:36:00.001-06:002022-11-26T16:36:29.612-06:00New Website Update<div>HAPPY Saturday!!!</div><div><br /></div><div>Thanksgiving is over and Christmas is on the way. 😁</div><div><br /></div><div>I hope you had a great time with friends and family. I am so thankful to have survived the year so far. It has been one of the most challenging years ever and I am so looking forward to celebrating the closure of 2022 and the arrival of 2023. </div><div><br /></div><div>Things are moving along well with the new website, so my target completion date is 12/10. As I copy over info from this website/blog, I have to decide what to leave on this site. I think a few pages may be deleted, but I do plan to continue on with the blog, just need to plan out how often to do posts so that I can stay somewhat on a schedule. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><i><span style="color: #ff00fe;">* All images on this website are © by Michelle McSpadden, and may not becopied or used in any way without permission. </span></i>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4689229906334917328.post-33741490776998143492022-11-05T11:56:00.004-05:002022-11-11T22:06:47.959-06:00New Website Launch Date<div>HAPPY Saturday!!</div><div><br /></div><div>So.....the search for a paypal replacement hasn't been all that great. Don't you wish companies would go back to focusing on their product and making it more excellent than going "woke" and trying to fix the world. ??? Surely, we need a fresh wave of deep love and forgiveness to sweep through our nation, but that is a soul issue, not a paypal issue. Hmmm....so much going on these days. I am working towards the new website being ready in early December.</div><div><br /></div><div>If you are looking for some great teaching, here are some links that I listen to as I'm working around the house and in the art room. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color: #0000ee; text-decoration-line: underline;">Divine Council Intro Dr. Michael S. Heiser - YouTube</span></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzSkIBgeETo">Michael Heiser - What is the True Meaning of the Gospel? - YouTube</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div> Dr. Mike Heiser constantly delivers wonderful teaching and revelation to help the church grow in faith and be better image bearers for God. His book The Unseen Realm is life changing and I'm on my 3rd read/listen through right now. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>* Please see the Gallery page for the availability and price of originals.
* I try my best to have the photos match the original artworks as exactly as possible, but colors may vary from monitor to monitor.
* All images on this website are © by Michelle McSpadden, and may not be copied or used in any way without permission. </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4689229906334917328.post-86506274969436836502022-10-12T22:42:00.002-05:002022-10-18T05:40:21.050-05:00Delays and such ...<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioT-ksscUlPogkdOc8GITibVwwmDf3KTudff-k-nuT2ftG4hKaRNOTxnKXHsHqncmaRdvyzWsTvRAPXU_SN8YXk9sQ47ZWMk9azSSW6TZhEf3dFFCZllvyJf4_yMKizF_k-NCFc65fXOTBvEQVCW2957PPbWkxMeCnDrvVtxAsG8zUta3YYt6dYB2u/s2651/IMG_20221011_162038~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2651" data-original-width="2554" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioT-ksscUlPogkdOc8GITibVwwmDf3KTudff-k-nuT2ftG4hKaRNOTxnKXHsHqncmaRdvyzWsTvRAPXU_SN8YXk9sQ47ZWMk9azSSW6TZhEf3dFFCZllvyJf4_yMKizF_k-NCFc65fXOTBvEQVCW2957PPbWkxMeCnDrvVtxAsG8zUta3YYt6dYB2u/s320/IMG_20221011_162038~2.jpg" width="308" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div>My new website is still under construction. As I was getting ready to create the online store, PayPal went woke and was talking about fining people up to $2500 for misinformation. WHAT??? Isn't PayPal supposed be an ecommerce payment platform? Now they want to dictate what content somebody might have on their own website. Pure craziness. I have heard they are trying to back peddle this mess, but it just makes me a little uneasy. I plan to be researching other online payment options, so I am hoping to be up and running by mid November.</div><div><br /></div><div>In the meantime.... I have started a few new paintings and have attached one that is in progress. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>* I try my best to have the photos match the original artworks as exactly as possible, but colors may vary from monitor to monitor.
* All images on this website are © by Michelle McSpadden, and may not be copied or used in any way without permission. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4689229906334917328.post-796571073423153832022-04-17T00:44:00.004-05:002022-04-17T01:01:41.855-05:00New Website Coming Soon!<div>I'm working on a new website these days...Hoping to have everything ready by June 2022; pray for me! </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>* All images on this website are © by Michelle McSpadden and may not be copied or used in any way without permission. </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4689229906334917328.post-78096672120032426422021-01-03T21:22:00.002-06:002021-01-03T21:22:51.786-06:002021 is HERE!!<div>HAPPY New Year!!</div><div><br /></div><div>I am so happy for a fresh new year, how about you? </div><div><br /></div><div>2021 has started off with a major change. At the end of the month I will be moving about 20 minutes from where I live right now. My sister started having health issues last fall, so she moved in with me so that I can help manage her medical care. I have lived alone for MANY years, so it's been quite the experience learning to share my space. I guess one thing I miss the most is my quiet/creative time, but I should be able to get some of that back once the move is done and I get settled in. : )</div><div><br /></div><div>I have posted the last of the 2020 heartworks today on the Gallery page. Here are a few of them:</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMBW6vFrY5s0AiTTByeniwJ1yUppY9UKymJxutyrYA0U6SJltZmRBfnLS2Bc9bGNSeJP4gVHM-k1yrus-baCfs3e6nTEVTEJbjWmj6T557pnZi9jcRhkTqQi0sQGbN-RtCHuwisAZ5o0w/s2451/20210103_162550.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2451" data-original-width="1790" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMBW6vFrY5s0AiTTByeniwJ1yUppY9UKymJxutyrYA0U6SJltZmRBfnLS2Bc9bGNSeJP4gVHM-k1yrus-baCfs3e6nTEVTEJbjWmj6T557pnZi9jcRhkTqQi0sQGbN-RtCHuwisAZ5o0w/s320/20210103_162550.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXC8-7cIgo92FdMaN7_eDHNccEUXkG9AyxBIdfhbPqr1XNcX_R6Mve0z8uQFndJRkdVdkfzbIudG2N0YVxZTaXh5tKKcA1TmkNw8SG4HqCmNcOtUBYQOyS_8n2VmOMXk1HKrJQMtfEVwc/s2471/20210103_162622.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1710" data-original-width="2471" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXC8-7cIgo92FdMaN7_eDHNccEUXkG9AyxBIdfhbPqr1XNcX_R6Mve0z8uQFndJRkdVdkfzbIudG2N0YVxZTaXh5tKKcA1TmkNw8SG4HqCmNcOtUBYQOyS_8n2VmOMXk1HKrJQMtfEVwc/s320/20210103_162622.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYCeX5LeYfcHXA8uyvi2mQWWALHgJG23kaagTdo4pfTjqxGdDCM_b6KEVJd0veZrIc6yhOK74a2ShPAbUIL4ydPGpffjBCdhyphenhyphenkz2369zM3_YCvZySMAgo9vhkaK0zTmfhznaYfRjMG8ds/s2375/20210103_162408%257E2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2375" data-original-width="1651" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYCeX5LeYfcHXA8uyvi2mQWWALHgJG23kaagTdo4pfTjqxGdDCM_b6KEVJd0veZrIc6yhOK74a2ShPAbUIL4ydPGpffjBCdhyphenhyphenkz2369zM3_YCvZySMAgo9vhkaK0zTmfhznaYfRjMG8ds/s320/20210103_162408%257E2.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Here are a few 5x7 heartworks that were completed this week.
* Please see the Gallery page for the availability and price of originals.
* I try my best to have the photos match the original artworks as exactly as possible, but colors may vary from monitor to monitor.
* All images on this website are © by Michelle McSpadden, and may not be copied or used in any way without permission. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4689229906334917328.post-34239827159672464852020-12-05T21:52:00.001-06:002020-12-05T21:52:55.988-06:00!! MEGA Christmas Sale !!<div><span id="docs-internal-guid-2a47672b-7fff-8bea-04dc-1f79ccfca9c8"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Merry Christmas Yall ~ </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; white-space: pre-wrap;">Tis the season for sharing love and art!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Give your friends and family something unique this year with the Buy O</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; white-space: pre-wrap;">ne Get One sale! </span><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">From 12/05/20 - 12/12/20 b</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; white-space: pre-wrap;">uy one 5x7 heartwork ($25.00) and get another one FREE! </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; white-space: pre-wrap;">The available paintings are on the GALLERY page, or you can click here:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a href="https://www.michellemcspadden.com/p/available-paintings.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.michellemcspadden.com/p/available-paintings.html</span></a><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><div><span><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdVZwokr904Kn3hfWBRvEbl47Vw0p1Rg7WRml40y9DAjH1QX4jxdSkIH2cJXzpZXcfdeL14AyyT8qhJ2WbGUeXslFpT2QbDXbel_18RvrSchXZVBwtlME9STmR_JFPvEvzPcKh-jKL-iQ/s2535/20201130_170103%257E2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1797" data-original-width="2535" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdVZwokr904Kn3hfWBRvEbl47Vw0p1Rg7WRml40y9DAjH1QX4jxdSkIH2cJXzpZXcfdeL14AyyT8qhJ2WbGUeXslFpT2QbDXbel_18RvrSchXZVBwtlME9STmR_JFPvEvzPcKh-jKL-iQ/s320/20201130_170103%257E2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie7d4Rct5Hd7t37jqvgmR6xGRc0MUTGEQEUPEQafuOl7ZRI2STpBUeTiPq0XPfmHyMyoKG9tFd1vyB8t49GAzc7fSKdcOj7fgULmq1Qn4CF8Y197vhKLFSKktzCUPIamhbDBvKP7nin7c/s2766/20201130_170200%257E2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1924" data-original-width="2766" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie7d4Rct5Hd7t37jqvgmR6xGRc0MUTGEQEUPEQafuOl7ZRI2STpBUeTiPq0XPfmHyMyoKG9tFd1vyB8t49GAzc7fSKdcOj7fgULmq1Qn4CF8Y197vhKLFSKktzCUPIamhbDBvKP7nin7c/s320/20201130_170200%257E2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisCDyyb0WHmDBNw_i8211F8aVPZZkcf3rlvLQt5YDmIWntmD3vueLBoknISLizoXEuNqHHIEXN19VOx8Xqu8Mob_jzYYGmCFKQfGwFKPRROG0upmjO9KPaFx8M1kI9LivDjnGoBtu6yD8/s2601/20201205_154619%257E2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2601" data-original-width="1843" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisCDyyb0WHmDBNw_i8211F8aVPZZkcf3rlvLQt5YDmIWntmD3vueLBoknISLizoXEuNqHHIEXN19VOx8Xqu8Mob_jzYYGmCFKQfGwFKPRROG0upmjO9KPaFx8M1kI9LivDjnGoBtu6yD8/w284-h400/20201205_154619%257E2.jpg" width="284" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>
* All images on this website are © by Michelle McSpadden, and may not be copied or used in any way without permission. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4689229906334917328.post-63942452136937298132020-10-03T18:52:00.002-05:002020-10-03T18:52:53.782-05:00New Paintings<div>Here are a few 5x7 heartworks that were completed recently. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2939" data-original-width="2144" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFWJByycZMp6qaef4cOkmNSf6iqrTZLmIONSnQVYGc9PJU6navUtuyD3gzY69UhYbFWpt4pAL8BugBHVJd8iXYJ-wFeXueQ6PovK2LDQ8NgwUXWyHYztTlAGPwAz5IeT9m6IHlt0ejd-U/s320/20201002_183827%257E3.jpg" style="text-align: left;" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIZVdKPitz4fdGc42j5UsX_Uxo58LFzDFE6F8g8RVz52JCllHo0d50WL0k0O5yeBF6kNGHxbyHU09R4MtfnNZsSbNBRNOdV44y8bMW7K9s7q5ioYfaPfsKyThLXI0wiCk8U8fTivKFbzo/s2184/20201003_114634%257E3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2184" data-original-width="1577" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIZVdKPitz4fdGc42j5UsX_Uxo58LFzDFE6F8g8RVz52JCllHo0d50WL0k0O5yeBF6kNGHxbyHU09R4MtfnNZsSbNBRNOdV44y8bMW7K9s7q5ioYfaPfsKyThLXI0wiCk8U8fTivKFbzo/s320/20201003_114634%257E3.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2741" data-original-width="2096" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixQgQ8PrhK0EAox9u3HQiR-wAdyXHppoU5hXv6G1UmlPsKqjiY6CuxiwmHwlcigqOKEO2STmSuvfVjD7NLyaPTIEYH9ATjpkYS5rdt6ecdmF6AFD8zR0kLRLWHtSGo8zOV_zVbY9VIJRc/s320/20200929_093633%257E3.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>* Please see the Gallery page for the availability and price of originals.</div><div><br /></div>* I try my best to have the photos match the original artworks as exactly as possible, but colors may vary from monitor to monitor. <div><br /></div><div>* All images on this website are © by Michelle McSpadden, and may not be copied or used in any way without permission.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4689229906334917328.post-75671864356220156942020-09-22T13:19:00.001-05:002020-09-22T19:47:11.903-05:00#106<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJMHQL8i7jCRK3lT2DIcICA9nod9rkvlnFxIP_7874ipCrQBGGRrscT0EXVYLJBhcZiP4D8bnGubndtAvRnmIyP56NtgwRpOQ5JJmh1WoS6i1uhaOLkT18sEPdOUzY89cOopj1lqx8wj8/s2719/20200922_122846%257E3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1883" data-original-width="2719" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJMHQL8i7jCRK3lT2DIcICA9nod9rkvlnFxIP_7874ipCrQBGGRrscT0EXVYLJBhcZiP4D8bnGubndtAvRnmIyP56NtgwRpOQ5JJmh1WoS6i1uhaOLkT18sEPdOUzY89cOopj1lqx8wj8/s320/20200922_122846%257E3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>5 x 7 watercolor & ink on paper available for $25.00 (includes shipping in the continental US) <div><br /></div><div>Please let me know if you would like to add this painting to your fine art collection and I can send you a secure Paypal invoice via email.
My e-address is mdm123@ymail.com (not gmail) </div><div><br /></div><div> * I try my best to have the photos match the original artworks as exactly as possible, but colors may vary from monitor to monitor. </div><div><br /></div><div> ** All images on this website are © by Michelle McSpadden, and may not be copied or used in any way without expressed written permission</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4689229906334917328.post-40825576476643955312020-09-22T02:40:00.001-05:002020-09-22T19:46:54.240-05:00# 105<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzL44QiqYLS3iOseb2mTT2Vge3hoVctQAOulx_b92v3gmNcRNlVYVNIt3Ra7MXB87wZN4M8CtzzQC8EaQBx_8hYPW_w-JOjewzV63Ac2AXKkjy6C-Mr9WdUQZGntpyjpeKqUCJIYkc8TU/s2771/20200922_023455%257E2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1974" data-original-width="2771" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzL44QiqYLS3iOseb2mTT2Vge3hoVctQAOulx_b92v3gmNcRNlVYVNIt3Ra7MXB87wZN4M8CtzzQC8EaQBx_8hYPW_w-JOjewzV63Ac2AXKkjy6C-Mr9WdUQZGntpyjpeKqUCJIYkc8TU/s320/20200922_023455%257E2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>5 x 7 watercolor & ink on paper available for $25.00 (includes shipping in the continental US) <div><br /><div>Please let me know if you would like to add this painting to your fine art collection and I can send you a secure Paypal invoice via email. My e-address is mdm123@ymail.com (not gmail) </div><div><br /></div><div> * I try my best to have the photos match the original artworks as exactly as possible, but colors may vary from monitor to monitor. </div><div><br /></div><div> ** All images on this website are © by Michelle McSpadden, and may not be copied or used in any way without expressed written permission</div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4689229906334917328.post-22498993434601541552020-09-21T09:34:00.001-05:002020-09-22T19:46:05.623-05:00# 104<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghhNaRJURts4iTRTVFvx0QIR9eOoajsIO-tSDq9NM0xxjEoBKCsol42R_Mc8onALZqGe5wJpjfHDeGI4zeSuRpPeCy2_0EBHyW7Df4vq8dCroMFKn-Wds9bv9aXE5JDxJIj5W4Es-x5i4/s2602/20200921_092839%257E2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2602" data-original-width="1876" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghhNaRJURts4iTRTVFvx0QIR9eOoajsIO-tSDq9NM0xxjEoBKCsol42R_Mc8onALZqGe5wJpjfHDeGI4zeSuRpPeCy2_0EBHyW7Df4vq8dCroMFKn-Wds9bv9aXE5JDxJIj5W4Es-x5i4/s320/20200921_092839%257E2.jpg" /></a></div><br />5 x 7 watercolor & ink on paper available for $25.00 (includes shipping in the continental US) <div><br /><div>Please let me know if you would like to add this painting to your fine art collection and I can send you a secure Paypal invoice via email. My e-address is mdm123@ymail.com (not gmail)</div><div><br /></div><div> * I try my best to have the photos match the original artworks as exactly as possible, but colors may vary from monitor to monitor. </div><div><br /></div><div> ** All images on this website are © by Michelle McSpadden, and may not be copied or used in any way without expressed written permission</div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4689229906334917328.post-9298432624932500062020-09-19T03:23:00.001-05:002020-09-22T19:45:37.225-05:00# 103<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBhzXPzHO0LWILDs9ER4_0Vv5mUwuoXDfCZjjSfV7eVXREy6ypFRviphYTdpjsfF28z2ieCRe5LV1bbtWnRJzUl5rqosCmjsVASBRsKnPX5dDxP_OKCbncjeZdtVVrWMs6ITCNaAXLqVc/s3120/20200919_031747%257E2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2160" data-original-width="3120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBhzXPzHO0LWILDs9ER4_0Vv5mUwuoXDfCZjjSfV7eVXREy6ypFRviphYTdpjsfF28z2ieCRe5LV1bbtWnRJzUl5rqosCmjsVASBRsKnPX5dDxP_OKCbncjeZdtVVrWMs6ITCNaAXLqVc/s320/20200919_031747%257E2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>5 x 7 watercolor & ink on paper available for $25.00 (includes shipping in the continental US) <div><br /><div><br /></div><div>Please let me know if you would like to add this painting to your fine art collection and I can send you a secure Paypal invoice via email.</div><div> My e-address is mdm123@ymail.com (not gmail) </div><div><br /></div><div> * I try my best to have the photos match the original artworks as exactly as possible, but colors may vary from monitor to monitor. </div><div><br /></div><div>** All images on this website are © by Michelle McSpadden, and may not be copied or used in any way without expressed written permission</div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4689229906334917328.post-34560648495079739272020-09-11T22:28:00.001-05:002020-09-11T22:28:25.687-05:00# 102<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqwYFpCqSsgAL-TsJbADzK7cTNfCSURbPpkD7R5V94vQoHK7_BMVO3FOcKq4miVduRhS9FmLLKtZj3vhGzLatMEZMSx7QHkm9x6i6tt9nCBOs4JTfYoaEX7loESw0T1qLXNwZeXq8Cfvk/s2048/20200911_215642%257E2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1462" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqwYFpCqSsgAL-TsJbADzK7cTNfCSURbPpkD7R5V94vQoHK7_BMVO3FOcKq4miVduRhS9FmLLKtZj3vhGzLatMEZMSx7QHkm9x6i6tt9nCBOs4JTfYoaEX7loESw0T1qLXNwZeXq8Cfvk/s320/20200911_215642%257E2.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>5 x 7 watercolor & ink on paper available for $25.00 (includes shipping in the continental US) <div><br /></div><div>Please let me know if you would like to add this painting to your fine art collection and I can send you a secure Paypal invoice via email.</div><div><br /></div><div> My e-address is mdm123@ymail.com (not gmail) </div><div><br /></div><div> * I try my best to have the photos match the original artworks as exactly as possible, but colors may vary from monitor to monitor. </div><div><br /></div><div> ** All images on this website are © by Michelle McSpadden, and may not be copied or used in any way without expressed written permission</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4689229906334917328.post-16498702404415638822020-09-10T04:05:00.002-05:002020-09-10T04:12:54.105-05:00#101 <div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2pklrQYAEd-X_et_9mOpCmxm7eMIncdEiLAM9AJbL7RwBf89z4hhrgS8OrSs5mzb6yZlilNLuldLoVkrQcUi0wjFWSDyypcx_jIUxTk_erG9P5wL8Hux_vllsYnEh4IhptMhQIXbCygE/s2048/20200910_034344%257E2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1409" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2pklrQYAEd-X_et_9mOpCmxm7eMIncdEiLAM9AJbL7RwBf89z4hhrgS8OrSs5mzb6yZlilNLuldLoVkrQcUi0wjFWSDyypcx_jIUxTk_erG9P5wL8Hux_vllsYnEh4IhptMhQIXbCygE/s320/20200910_034344%257E2.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div>5 x 7 watercolor available for $25.00 includes shipping in continental US. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div align="left"><p dir="ltr">Please let me know if you would like to add this painting to your fine art collection and I can send you a secure Paypal invoice via email.</p>
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<div align="left"><p dir="ltr">My e-address is <a href="mailto:mdm123@ymail.com">mdm123@ymail.com</a> (not gmail)</p></div></div>
* I try my best to have the photos match the original artworks as exactly as possible, but colors may vary from monitor to monitor.<div><br /></div><div> ** All images on this website are © by Michelle McSpadden, and may not be copied or used in any way without expressed written permission
</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4689229906334917328.post-68758120740387077262020-07-03T19:23:00.003-05:002020-07-06T03:43:59.738-05:00BOGO Sale<div><br /></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">HAPPY 4th of July BOGO Sale!!</span><div style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;">Details: Starts on July 4th - July 6th </div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><b><font color="#d52c1f">Buy one heartwork for $25 and get another one FREE</font></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;">Heartworks can be found by clicking: <a href="https://heartart2020.blogspot.com/"><b>HERE</b></a></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;">Shipping is $3.00 extra anywhere in the continental US. </div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;">Choose the hearts you want by number and send me an email: </div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"> mdm123@ymail.com </div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;">I will confirm the availability of the hearts and send you a paypal invoice so that all of your payment info is secure. Once your payment comes through, your paintings will be shipped.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;">** Please note that it's first come first serve, so I will be going by the date stamp on the email. If the painting(s) you select aren't available, I will let you know asap so that you can choose a different one if you like.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>
* I try my best to have the photos match the original artworks as exactly as possible, but colors may vary from monitor to monitor. <div><br /></div><div>** All images on this website are © by Michelle McSpadden, and may not be copied or used in any way without expressed written permission
</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4689229906334917328.post-44198084890256142952020-06-10T05:30:00.001-05:002020-06-10T05:30:03.930-05:00Love Notes 3<div><br /></div><div><font face="verdana" size="1">My latest <span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;">scripture focus was on </span><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;">Psalm 63:3 Because your steadfast love is better than life, my lips will praise you.</span></font></div><div><font face="verdana" size="1"><br /></font></div><div><font face="verdana" size="1">I have been "chewing" on this scripture for months. In light of everything going on in the world today, the chaos, sickness, hatefulness, deceit, loss, etc., it has been challenging at times to give God all of the praise He so rightly deserves. </font></div><div><font face="verdana" size="1"><br /></font></div><div><font face="verdana" size="1">Because His steadfast love is better than life..... His love supercedes all of the turmoil around us and is a healing balm for our hearts. </font></div><div><font face="verdana" size="1"><br /></font></div><div><font face="verdana" size="1">And so.... even in the midst of chaos, anger, sickness, death, etc., I must remember that His love is always available to me and is truly better than life. He is worthy of praise no matter what. </font></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlNeNMyMhMC7m0PemOOjXvyM_Ntvy7ljUqHM8xQC2bTYGaSazlkmrBH-DhHl7753NNYOb7PTTGaq5mZ5ENgngKGturAqGsEkUgCTfPJKxYURRJ9CJygmP_p7DH78rTdMWWc8yJuLQKQnw/s3096/20200505_120314%257E2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2289" data-original-width="3096" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlNeNMyMhMC7m0PemOOjXvyM_Ntvy7ljUqHM8xQC2bTYGaSazlkmrBH-DhHl7753NNYOb7PTTGaq5mZ5ENgngKGturAqGsEkUgCTfPJKxYURRJ9CJygmP_p7DH78rTdMWWc8yJuLQKQnw/s320/20200505_120314%257E2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>
* I try my best to have the photos match the original artworks as exactly as possible, but colors may vary from monitor to monitor. <div><br /></div><div>** All images on this website are © by Michelle McSpadden, and may not be copied or used in any way without expressed written permission </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4689229906334917328.post-68273351310848281952020-06-09T04:00:00.000-05:002020-06-09T04:00:06.798-05:00Resources and Videos<div><font face="verdana">I recently started to do videos with Facebook Live for Project Love/PROject Love and trying to keep them short and focused as much as possible. 😁</font></div><div><font face="verdana"><br /></font></div><div><font face="verdana">Today I shared some resources that have been such a blessing to me over the years and wanted to list them here on the website along with a link to my Facebook Video Page.</font></div><div><font face="verdana"><br /></font></div><div><font face="verdana">Facebook videos: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/michelle.mcspadden1/media_set?set=vb.1366224143&type=2 " target="_blank">click here</a></font></div><div><font face="verdana"><br /></font></div><div><font face="verdana">Resouces:</font></div><div><br /></div><div><div> </div><div>https://my.bible.com/reading-plans - this website has a lot of reading plans. You can choose a yearly one, or topical reading plans like marriage, anxiety, etc.,</div><div><br /></div><div>https://bibleproject.com - this is one of my favs!! They have short animated commentaries for each book of the bible along. Great stuff!</div><div><br /></div><div>https://www.bible-studys.org - created by a lay person, this website is a verse by verse commentary with tons of history and notes.</div><div><br /></div><div>https://www.blueletterbible.org/ - verse by verse commentary by multiple authors and study notes.</div><div><br /></div><div>https://biblehub.com/ - verse by verse commentary by multiple authors and study notes.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>
* I try my best to have the photos match the original artworks as exactly as possible, but colors may vary from monitor to monitor.<div>** All images on this website are © by Michelle McSpadden, and may not be copied or used in any way without expressed written permission
</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4689229906334917328.post-36267889627245263892020-06-08T01:37:00.002-05:002020-06-08T01:41:55.019-05:00Hearts abound<div>I have been busy working on my current art challenge of 100 heartworks by 7/01/2020. I have about 34 left to go....you can check out what has been completed so far here: <font color="#757575" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 15px;"><b> </b></span></font><b style="color: #757575; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><span style="line-height: 23px;"><a href="https://heartart2020.blogspot.com/" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: blue; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">https://heartart2020.blogspot.com/</a></span></b></div><div><b style="color: #757575; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><br /></b></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2654" data-original-width="2156" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTCMzmjoNAmRcxQB7ZzaHZ42XgHKpdDZ4ib68I0dwOIP-otNrqFSXxTccFeuGowwq4z71Yk91dGGnh5m-hFgOgU-aXD53f1Oarpe9L-vOVj_7oaRFUIrOotMrMxjtnaeA2WBzLNIye1-0/w325-h400/20200606_121433%257E2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="325" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Add caption<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div><b style="color: #757575; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"></b></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I know that after this challenge is completed another one will be started since they help me to stay focused, increase creativity, and help me to get out of my box a little more. </div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Add caption<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh22A8WzF6on0umvXgHwHsENV_ET7CiA65D3kysLZbmOQH8wV8j8O5BsqMcyeG52Vg6ANKtOZlQYKk_tJNWT8nx7Nx5A0LhnULY6sP5FUZZQUwoEVI6uDtorOD09W4dxkDJqL1xtnnDrGw/s3110/20200606_121648%257E2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2956" data-original-width="3110" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh22A8WzF6on0umvXgHwHsENV_ET7CiA65D3kysLZbmOQH8wV8j8O5BsqMcyeG52Vg6ANKtOZlQYKk_tJNWT8nx7Nx5A0LhnULY6sP5FUZZQUwoEVI6uDtorOD09W4dxkDJqL1xtnnDrGw/s320/20200606_121648%257E2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>
* I try my best to have the photos match the original artworks as exactly as possible, but colors may vary from monitor to monitor. * <div><br /></div><div>** All images on this website are © by Michelle McSpadden, and may not be copied or used in any way without expressed written permission **</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4689229906334917328.post-21521199997799258102020-01-08T07:58:00.002-06:002020-01-08T08:09:00.740-06:002019 Art Challenge CompletedCompleting goals can be so nourishing for the spirit... After finishing up the 2019 heart art challenge, I took some time to reflect on the journey. Before getting into the details, I wanted to post a few of my favorites:<br />
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Here are a few of the takeaways I have from the art challenge:<br />
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1. Use colors that aren't standard on your preferred palette. I crossed some big hurdles by using green in this challenge. Green is the color of growth, safety, spring, new birth, etc., but I tend to lean towards teals and not the vibrant green greens. I like green grass and plants, but that's where it ends. I don't use green in my artwork, so I did it on purpose during the challenge and it was a stretching exercise for sure. I needed it. Will I use more green greens in the future? Maybe. : )<br />
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2. Set a particular size for the artworks. In this challenge I used three different sizes of paper: 2.5 x 3.5, 4 x 6, and 6 x 8<br />
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3. Get messy. I let my lines get messy. It was fun to let go and not be such a perfectionist. There were jagged edges, sloppy lines, colors that bled through each other, and colors that escaped the sloppy lines. Messy can be fun.<br />
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Will there be another heart art challenge? Absolutely! (Details coming soon)<br />
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The artworks for this challenge will not be for sale, but the next ones will be.<br />
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To see ALL of the 2019 art challenge pics, please go here: <a href="https://heartart2019.blogspot.com/">https://heartart2019.blogspot.com/</a><br />
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* I try my best to have the photos match the original artworks as exactly as possible, but colors may vary from monitor to monitor.<br />
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** All images on this website are © by Michelle McSpadden, and may not be copied or used in any way without expressed written permission **
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4689229906334917328.post-77424390277747769252019-12-16T10:01:00.001-06:002020-01-08T08:09:18.166-06:00Art Challenges are AWESOME!!I am enjoying this art challenge so much more than I ever thought I would.<br />
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The current heart art challenge will be done in a couple of weeks and I'm already planning another one for 2020.<br />
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These are the highlights for me so far:<br />
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<li>Getting back into watercolor painting. I haven't used watercolors in a very long time and need to make them a regular part of my creative process. </li>
<li>Relearning old stuff.... Like how different papers absorb paint. Some of the paper pads I've been using were bought over the years when they were on sale and put in my art storage boxes, so it's been interesting relearning how to use them and the difference between different poundage of the paper, the different textures of the paper, etc.</li>
<li>Working faster and thinking less. Sometimes it is very easy to over think during the creative process.... it's like trying for perfection, but losing out on the fun of playing with line and color. I'm experiencing more joy in my creative process now more than ever before. Freedom and fun.</li>
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To see all of the hearts created so far, please go here: <a href="https://heartart2019.blogspot.com/">https://heartart2019.blogspot.com/</a><br />
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* I try my best to have the photos match the original artworks as exactly as possible, but colors may vary from monitor to monitor.<br />
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** All images on this website are © by Michelle McSpadden, and may not be copied or used in any way without expressed written permission **
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Before I get too far ahead of myself, here are a few mini paintings hanging out together:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The most recent focus scripture for me to reflect on was 1 Cor 16:14 Let all that you do be done in love. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">As I started to contemplate on this new focus scripture, I knew that I needed to be more mindful about my heartfelt intentions before I began any activity or spoke a word. Thinking on how Jesus did things...in love. All that He did was in love and because of love. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Let all that you do be done in love. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">It doesn't say in haste, anger, or spite. Love...is caring, kind, truthful, patient, hopeful, and endures as Paul expounds in 1 Corithians 13 verse 4 - 7: Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I have had the opportunity to actually live out "Let all that you do be done in love" several times over the past few weeks while serving a sister in Christ at her home with household duties. There were times when I was spoken to very rudely and harshly. Times when I was verbally abused and belittled. I had to pray "Jesus, please help me to love right now, becuz I don't feel like it. Help me to serve as if serving you directly. You were mistreated much more than I will ever be and yet you loved. You endured. Help me to endure this and not repay evil with evil, but to continue to show your kind of love." The mistreatment continued to get worse and then I was graciously released from the situation. Looking back on things, I'm so thankful that the Lord was leading me and teaching me how to live out that scripture when things were difficult.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">My next scripture focus will be on </span></span><span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Psalm 63:3 Because your steadfast love is better than life, my lips will praise you.</span></span><br />
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