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Minnesota Pelicans - Summer 2011

Summer 2011

My Pilot

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Congrats Becca on getting your pilot's license this morning! I'm so proud of you! Love, Mom

Summer at the Brown's

Life is so unpredictable! I haven't posted for quite some time because we had a house fire the end of February. We have been living in a furnished apartment at the Brown's home. They are wonderful, kind people who have been willing to put up with us and our dogs. We are hoping to move back home in the next couple of weeks. The house won't be finished, but it will be easier to finish while living there.

Because of the fire I rented studio space downtown New London. Since it is on Main Street, I have opened it as gallery space, very small space, but just enough to sell some of my work and that of some of my friends. I am open when I am there working and the 2nd weekend of the month along with other 'occasional sale shops' in town. The name of my new little gallery is Whimsical Pelican.

You can find my blog for it at whimsicalpelican.blogspot.com. Below are a couple pictures of my space.

Our Triplets

Worthington Sailboard Regatta

My Flowers

Is it Summer Yet?

Kim's Farm Market Stand

Dragonfly Pond Ripples

Watercolor - Original - 18"x24" (Sold)

Prints available at my Etsy Store

Dragonfly - Pink

Watercolor - Original - 18"x25"

Prints available at my Etsy Store

Art Fairs

Well, I've been in two art fairs since August 29. I have two more to go by the 25th of September. Whew! I will defiantly need a break from art fairs for a while!!! This weekend is our Celebrate Art! Celebrate Coffee! event in Willmar, Minnesota. You can check out the web site at: Celebrate Art! This event is put on by the Willmar Area Arts Council, which I am a board member. We have a wonderful, new website. It has a page with examples of work form many of the local Willmar, New London, Spicer and surrounding area) artists. We have a great artist community in our area. Check us out!

These are some photos of the Art on the Lake Summer Art Fair
at Melvins in Spicer, MN. As you can see, it was a tad bit windy.

Here are some photos from the

Glacial Ridge Winery Grape Stomp Festival in Spicer, MN

Another 'Friday's Art Quote'

My Bee Balm
(Phyllis Diller hair as my friend, Joan calls it)

It's still Friday, so I want to add another quote:

'One person with passion is better than
forty people merely interested.'

~ E. M. Forster ~

My husband, David and I just got home from seeing the movie Julie & Julia. After seeing the movie, I thought of the above quote. It is one of my favorite quotes. I think the reason I loved this movie so much, (David wasnt' as thrilled as I) is first, because of how they lived with such passion for what they loved to do, and didn't make excuses of why they couldn't do it, just went ahead and did it. Also, they both had such a commitment in their relationships with their husbands. If only I could live with such passion and commitment - I hope I do!

Zinnias

My artist friend Kim was telling me that she took a picture of her zinnias with her barn in the background. I think it's funny how artist's minds kind of work alike... maybe I should say scary! This is a picture I had taken of my zinnias with my barn in the background.

Below is Kim's barn photo. Her blog is

 http://kimwendlandt.blogspot.com/.