by Dixie | Apr 6, 2009 | history
One more sample of my style is shown in this painting that was a result of going to a new art class when I lived in Morgan City, LA. The teacher was so busy with his other students and never got around to me, so I spent my time doing what I saw in the room, the trash...
by Dixie | Mar 30, 2009 | history
I have had this little watercolor of the lobster since high school (it is almost 50 yrs. old!), and it even has my maiden name on it! Another sample of what I was attracted to for art style, [but was not aware of it then] the ink line on loose watercolor. It was...
by Dixie | Mar 20, 2009 | history
When I was a teen-ager I did a lot of sewing, therefore I had a lot of scraps of fabric to use in quilts. My granny would teach me how to sew pieces together to create a design and she would do the quilting. I have about 4 of those quilts from my granny and two of...
by Dixie | Mar 14, 2009 | random stuff
I thought I had a pic of that butterfly wallpaper on my bedroom wall, but can’t find the photo of it, instead, I found this photo of me in that big bedroom with the old wall paper, at least you can see what a big wall it was! The big view out the window was of...
by Dixie | Mar 4, 2009 | history, random stuff
This is the wallpaper I picked out for my bedroom when I was a teen-ager while I was living in that big house upon the hill in Pomona, CA. Later in life I realize that a lot of stuff that I have been fond of has been this particular style, that is, things outlined in...