Superfly

Darkest of night

With the moon shining bright

There's a set goin' strong

Lotta things goin' on

The man of the hour

Has an air of great power

The dudes have envied him for so long...

Welcome to my weekly Saturday morning dance party.

If you’ve never heard the Curtis Mayfield song "Superfly", please go indulge yourself on the YouTubes. Go NOW and shake your booty. Come back soon. (Swipe to see it glow in the dark at the end.)

This one lives in Seattle now.  (Not for sale.)

This one glows under black light.  WHEEEEEEE!

No One But My Darlin'

Good morning, my little color nugget! This record is No One But My Darlin', by Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys.
This #paintedrecord is ***SOLD*** and headed down to the Lone Star State, to one of my former hometowns of #Austin.
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#decorativepainting #folkpainting #floralart #mandala #repurposed #upcycled #petrykivka #45records #bluegrassmusic #billmonroeandhisbluegrassboys #lonestarstate #pnwartist #texas 

Happy Bees on Flowers

I recently painted a colorful painting in the Ukrainian Petrykivka style. I added some cute little bees at my mother's request (save the bees!).  Even though bees aren't typical in traditional Petrykivka, I thought they came out nicely. I like to do my own twists on the things I learn.

I also uploaded the design to Redbubble, if you would like to peruse the fabulous products they offer and order something with my little bees and pretty flora.

They have a wide range of things to choose from: clothing, smartphone covers, tablet covers, notebooks, wall art, scarves, clocks, travel mugs, coffee mugs.  Just about anything!

Here's the link:
Rachro Redbubble

The Secret Life of Towel Bars

Our new spice rack was once an old, ugly, abandoned towel bar trapped in the wrong body.  I helped it find its true identity with some paint and a scrap piece of wood.  This was painted with some of my cat's fur glued onto a toothpick.  You don't need fancy tools or materials to make cool stuff. I just wanted a simple way to access our favorite @penzeys2.0 spice blends.

PS: Ignore the awful 1986 wallpaper!

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#repurposed #rainbow #tolepainting #petrykivka #reusereducerecycle #colorful #spice #penzeysspices #penzeys

Let the Good Times Roll

Outer space poured painting.  Fun times with fluid art.

Let's be Instagramigos.

Teeny tiny Hallingdal

 I painted this little tiny painting in the Hallingdal style of rosemaling.  Nontraditional colors but traditional design. Isn’t it cute? It is only 2 in. square.

Barn quilt ahoy!

I finished our #barnquilt, did a little dance, and now I will spend this sunny day sealing it up to weatherproof it.

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#pnwartist #colorful #geometricart #varathane #pnw #springtime #summertime #mandala #washingtonstate #moonshineseasons

Teal Unicorn-Colored Square Mandala

Ding, fries are done. 🍟I’ve reached a stopping point (I think) on this latest little color nugget. Believe it or not, I used the same leftover colors mixed from my barn quilt. Because I hate wasting paint!
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#pnw #pnwartist #unicorncolors #mandala #washingtonstate #acrylicpainting #teal #folkart #plaidcrafts #rainbowart #pink #petrykivka #onestrokepainting #colortherapy (at Washington)
https://www.instagram.com/p/BzBk6SQH7pp/?igshid=u4kbzk6rebla

Sad Eyes

This painted record was inspired by Norway and the Telemark style of the Rosemaling days of yore.  But of course I had to put my own modern spin on it, with neon and color shift paint. As I am wont to do.

(This record is available for purchase.)

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#rosemaling #telemark #rogaland #folkpainting #folkart #decorativepainting #mandala #sacredgeometry #psychedelic #paintedrecord #homedecor #boho #upcycled #repurposed #acrylicpainting #45record #norway #neon #glowinthedark #blacklight #pnwartist #ooak #handpainted

Before and After, Starring Neon Paint

My creative spouse hung up my most recent #neon and #glowinthedark #paintings in our music room.  Next, we’ll paint the wall black. Look below to see before and after.

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#paintedrecords #neonart #blacklight #mandala #boho #45records #rainbowart #color #colorful #upcycle #reducereuserecycle #acrylicpainting

Ooohweeeee!  Color junkie alert! Finally finished this one and it is so perky and happy.  It glows in the dark with a black light (swipe through to see). Thank you, #AnitaWard, for recording the  song #RingMyBell on the #Juana record label in 1979. You totally inspired me to paint this.  Color often helps lift my mood. I hope it helps you, too.

This record is available for purchase.

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#sacredgeometry #psychedelic #paintedrecord #vinylcrafts #recordart  #handmade #handpainted #repurposed #meditation #diy #ooak #painting #homedecor #round #design #art #design #retro #boho #modern #rainbow #color #colorful

Trying out a new brush

#wip So.... This crazy record is almost done.  It was mostly an experiment to try out my new brush.

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#pnwartist #sacredgeometry #psychedelic #paintedrecord #vinylcrafts #recordart  #handmade #handpainted #repurposed #meditation #diy #ooak #painting #homedecor #round #design #art #design #retro #boho #modern #color #teal #colorshift #neon #glowinthedark

Puppy on the label

Just finished this mostly blue and red #psychedelic beauty. Sparks have the most unique labels. Hello, cute puppy dog.

#sacredgeometry #paintedrecord #vinylcrafts #recordart  #handmade #handpainted #repurposed #meditation #diy #ooak #painting #homedecor #round #design #art #design #retro #boho #modern #sparks #blue #radialsymmetry #sacredgeometryart

Long, strange trip to Terrapin Station

Click the link below to check out my latest Grateful Dead mandala record on Instagram. This one went to a faraway place, to a person who I haven't seen in almost 40 years. Long, strange trip. Like whoa.

https://instagram.com/p/BwfL9xsh9_l/