3rd but not final one!

Here is study number 3. It was to be a collage of other works. I used top to bottom on the right: Sir Anthony Van Dyck, Durer Self Portrait, and Jean-Baptiste Greuze's Head of a Boy.

Next to come is a self portrait...stay tuned...this should be interesting, fun but interesting!

Recent Work

Collage for my Visual Art Foundation Course. I used journal entries, photos, map, wine train tickets, and book title from our honeymoon in Napa Valley.
The start of a study of Jean Baptiste Greuze's Head of a Young Girl
The Final 18x24 inch

The beginning of a study of Rubens Portrait of Susanna Fourment

Contour drawing done

The final product 18x24 inch

Snow & Christmas Decoration Pictures

Here are some pictures of the snow we've received (1st slideshow) and our Christmas Decoration (2nd Slideshow). It started 5:00 pm on Friday night and hasn't stopped. Most pictures were taken today about 10:30 am when we went for a walk, yep I said walk...no way we are going on these roads with Virginia drivers! *laugh* The snow is not suppose to stop until Sunday around 11:00 am....
We will post more pics later! Check out the picture of the SUV at the bottom of the driveway with trash cans behind it....it seems last night they couldn't make it up there driveway.

Enjoy the photos as much as we are enjoying the snow!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS & MERRY CHRISTMAS!

With Love,
Ben & Sheila

****UPDATE**** It is about 2:00 pm and according to the radar the snow is done! :)

New Table

We made a great purchase recently. We are hoping to add, to our new table,

sometime in the future a couple of wing-back chairs.

The set will sit in our "eat-in" kitchen area which has a window about

the size of 6ft x 5ft that overlooks our backyard.

What our table looks like now.

What the table will look like after we apply a dark espresso stain.

Davis Parents Visit....

Oh, and Rosie too! What a great weekend! It is always nice to have family over! We miss you and love you! Here is a group photo before dinner downtown for dad's birthday

and below a few more in a slideshow.

Lily & Zack

Recently we had the opportunity to babysit for some friends while they were in town for the Marine Corps Ball. Here are some photos of our fun night with Lily (3) and Zack (7). We had lots of fun...painting, making homemade pizza s'mores, and watching a movie!

Lily & Zack were great and we all had a blast!