Portraits..

Marilyn Monroe

Jean-Michel Basquiat aka SAMO (artist) and Joni Mitchell (singer songwriter, artist).

Alice Neel (artist)

Artsy Fartsy

Been creating allot lately here's the latest projects.

Christmas 2010

Grandpa Bill (Justin's dad)

Aunt Kylie (Justin's sister)

My Papa and I.

My sister and Granny xoxo.

This year was low key and just right we visited three sides of family this year.

Reason, a Season or a Lifetime

People come into your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime. When you know which one it is, you will know what to do for that person. When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed. They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support, to aid you physically, emotionally or spiritually. They may seem like a godsend and they are. They are there for the reason you need them to be. Then, without any wrong doing on your part or at an inconvenient time, this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end. Sometimes they die. Sometimes they walk away. Sometimes they act up and force you to take a stand. What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled, their work is done. The prayer you sent up has been answered and now it is time to move on. Some people come into your life for a SEASON, because your turn has come to share, grow or learn They bring you an experience of peace or make you laugh. They may teach you something you have never done. They usually give you an unbelievable amount of joy. Believe it, it is real. But only for a season. LIFETIME relationships teach you lifetime lessons, things you must build upon in order to have a solid emotional foundation. Your job is to accept the lesson, love the person and put what you have learned to use in all other relationships and areas of your life. It is said that love is blind but friendship is clairvoyant. Thank you for being a part of my life, whether you were a reason, a season or a lifetime...

A Woman should have......

MAYA ANGEL..OU'..S'

BEST POEM EVER


A WOMAN.. SHOUL..D HAVE ...
enoug..h
money.. withi..n her contr..ol to move out
and rent a place.. of her own,
even if she never.. wants.. to or needs.. to.....


A WOMAN.. SHOUL..D HAVE ..
somet..hing
perfe..ct to wear if the emplo..yer,
or date of her dream..s
wants.. to see her in an hour.....


A WOMAN.. SHOUL..D
HAVE .
a youth.. she'..s conte..nt to leave.. behin..d......


A WOMAN.. SHOUL..D HAVE
a past juicy..
enoug..h that she'..s looki..ng forwa..rd to
retel..ling it in her
old age......


A WOMAN.. SHOUL..D HAVE .. a set of screw..drive..rs, a cordl..ess drill.., and a black.. lace bra.....


A WOMAN.. SHOUL..D HAVE .
one frien..d who
alway..s makes.. her laugh.... and one who lets her cry.....


A WOMAN.. SHOUL..D HAVE ...
a good piece..
of furni..ture not previ..ously.. owned.. by anyon..e else in her
famil..y...


A WOMAN.. SHOUL..D HAVE ..
eight..
match..ing plate..s, wine glass..es with stems..,
and a recip..e for
a meal,..
that will make her guest..s feel honor..ed.....


A WOMAN.. SHOUL..D HAVE
a feeli..ng of
contr..ol over her desti..ny..


EVERY.. WOMAN.. SHOUL..D
KNOW.....
how to fall in love witho..ut losin..g herse..lf..


EVERY.. WOMAN.. SHOUL..D KNOW.....
how to quit
a job,
break.. up with a lover..,
and confr..ont a frien..d
witho..ut;
ruini..ng the frien..dship.....


EVERY.. WOMAN..
SHOUL..D KNOW.....
when to try harde..r... and WHEN TO WALK
AWAY.....


EVERY.. WOMAN.. SHOUL..D KNOW.....
that she can'..t chang..e the lengt..h of her calve..s,
the width.. of her hips,.. or the natur..e of her paren..ts..


EVERY.. WOMAN.. SHOUL..D KNOW.....
that her
child..hood may not have been perfe..ct.......but it's over.....


EVERY.. WOMAN.. SHOUL..D KNOW.....
what she
would.. and would..n't do for love or more.....


EVERY.. WOMAN.. SHOUL..D KNOW......
how to live
alone..... even if she doesn..'t like it.....


EVERY..
WOMAN.. SHOUL..D KNOW....
whom she can trust..,
whom she can'..t,
and why she shoul..dn't take it perso..nally.....


EVERY.. WOMAN.. SHOUL..D KNOW.....
where.. to
go.....
be it to her best frien..d's kitch..en table....
or a
charm..ing Inn in the woods......
when her soul needs..
sooth..ing.....


EVERY.. WOMAN.. SHOUL..D KNOW....
What she can and can'..t accom..plish.. in a day.....
a
month.........and a year.....

To my husband..

BABY, YOU ARE... My sunny sky, my favorite high, my bed so warm, my port in a storm, my sweetest gift, my emotional lift, my best friend until the end, my inspiration, my destination, my shining light, my day & night, my heart healer, my anger chiller, my pain reliever, my spring fever, my gem so rare, my answered prayer, my heart & soul, my life made whole, my merry-go 'round, my 'up' when I'm down, my best chance, my last dance, my energizer, my appetizer, my morning sun, my evening fun, my dancing partner, my heart's gardener, my source of laughter, my ever after, my heaven sent for who I'm meant, my burning fire, my greatest desire, my soul mate, my sweet fate, my dream lover, my 'before all others,' my confidence, my common sense, my reason why until I die. Just in case you didn't know.

~Unknown

Love or Infatuation

Infatuation, is instant desire-one set of glands calling to another.

love, is friendship that has caught fire, it takes root and grows one day at a time.

Infatuation, is marked by a feeling of insecurity, you are excited and eager but not genuinely happy there are nagging doubts, unanswered questions, little bits and pieces about your beloved that you would just as soon not examine to closely.

Love, is the quiet understanding and mature acceptance of imperfection. it is real. It gives you strength and grows beyond you- to bolster your beloved. You are warmed by their presence and even when they are away. Miles do not separate you, you want them near, but near or far, you now he or she is yours and can wait.

Infatuation has an element of sexual excitement, whenever you are in one another's company you are hoping it will end in intimacy.

Love, is the maturation of friendship, you must be friends before you can become lovers.

Infatuation lacks confidence. When they are away you wonder if they are cheating, sometimes you check.

Love means trust, you are calm, secure and unthreatened, he feels your trust and it makes him even more trustworthy.

Infatuation might lead you to do things you'll regret later.

Love, lifts you up, it makes you look up, it makes you think up, it makes you a better person than you were before!