tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260435224884335630.post7113285035981747627..comments2023-08-11T04:12:21.516-04:00Comments on Teresa Mallen Studio: 'Petals' wip, farm life picsTeresa Mallenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17978596700598817430noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260435224884335630.post-54035122630398577842010-07-21T07:05:01.440-04:002010-07-21T07:05:01.440-04:00Wow,Teresa! You are quite the busy little do-bee ...Wow,Teresa! You are quite the busy little do-bee this summer! But, I know how much time can be spent in the garden and with the animals. I've had chickens and I had a pair of male (neutered) goats once and even without the milking, they can certainly take your time.<br /><br />Congratulations on CPSA signature status! <br /><br />And your new painting is luscious - my favorite colors and one of my favorite flowers! Can't wait to see it finished.Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09224954501156534934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260435224884335630.post-59974827240656245852010-07-16T09:23:28.221-04:002010-07-16T09:23:28.221-04:00Wow, so much going on! Your cp piece looks like it...Wow, so much going on! Your cp piece looks like it's off to a wonderful start. As for the animals and farm life, all that fresh produce, pies and goat cheese, I'm coming along with Autumn Leaves! I'll bring my work gloves too :-)Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08559534274200050929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260435224884335630.post-18997929986865732822010-07-15T08:57:29.366-04:002010-07-15T08:57:29.366-04:00you have been a busy woman Teresa. Have not check...you have been a busy woman Teresa. Have not checked in on you for a while but see your really at life. That is grand. How did your colored pencil piece go towards signature status?Gary Keimighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12745695573558394342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260435224884335630.post-47456294620111678202010-07-12T17:50:21.951-04:002010-07-12T17:50:21.951-04:00Hi Teresa!! It is so nice to have you back postin...Hi Teresa!! It is so nice to have you back posting. I really missed reading about your adventures and work. I love your little multi colored chicks and goats. I let my son look at your animal pictures under the condition that absolutely no baby goats were to appear on my door step!!LOL I have enough work to juggle right now. (Of course if we had the space, he knows I would give in!) <br /><br />I love your new work... such soft delicate transitions. It is a beautiful escape from graphite to venture into your blog. I look forward to seeing more of your work and hearing about your farm life!Brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00141554132273386112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260435224884335630.post-16969646031058845182010-07-11T18:31:20.503-04:002010-07-11T18:31:20.503-04:00Hi Teresa, life has indeed been full but it isn...Hi Teresa, life has indeed been full but it isn't too busy. I enjoy the stuff I do so it is all good! Heck, I didn't even mention some stuff... :-)<br /><br />Hi Jennifer Rose - our dog would love to snuff a chicken (goats look yummy too), so we keep them apart. Fences are a good thing! He must have thought it was Christmas or something the week the baby chicks and goats, i.e. prey arrived!!!<br /><br />Hi Kendra, no goat art yet but hopefully one day. The goats and the chickens aren't cooperating by staying still and posing for me and it is difficult to take a good reference photo. (How do people do pet portraits? LOL) But...I'm working on it! :-)Teresa Mallenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17978596700598817430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260435224884335630.post-75867672533785910452010-07-11T15:55:42.592-04:002010-07-11T15:55:42.592-04:00You sure keep busy! Your animals are great. Have y...You sure keep busy! Your animals are great. Have you drawn or painted any of the goats? They seem colored pencil worthy! I like peonies and the long format work, its attention grabbing.Kendrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00209563488863063585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260435224884335630.post-33511147031109650322010-07-11T11:42:13.795-04:002010-07-11T11:42:13.795-04:00busy busy busy!! looking forward to seeing the fin...busy busy busy!! looking forward to seeing the finished piece :)<br /><br />i really want a few rescued chickens, but don't have the space for them (and the dog would probably eat them :/) one day maybe :)Jennifer Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06528908250338974537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260435224884335630.post-72234881112505987472010-07-11T10:46:13.710-04:002010-07-11T10:46:13.710-04:00Wow! I'm tired just reading about all you'...Wow! I'm tired just reading about all you've been doing! Good grief! And I thought I was busy :-)Teresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14186138266137470331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260435224884335630.post-48460929891177693602010-07-10T13:28:03.518-04:002010-07-10T13:28:03.518-04:00Hi Lynda, one good thing about this extreme heat i...Hi Lynda, one good thing about this extreme heat is that being outdoors isn't too appealing so my studio time increases! :-) Glad to hear you are finding time for your art.<br /><br />Well gosh A.L., a motor in the base of an old chair - that sounds like quite the chair!!! As for coming to live with us, well that would be wonderful! An extra pair of hands are always needed around here - of course weeding the large garden and mucking out the barn will now be your jobs! LOL So you noticed my dimples, thank goodness you didn't mention the headband in the hair - in my defense, it was the morning milking and I had essentially rolled out of bed and pulled on clothes. Oh and grabbed a coffee.<br /><br />Hi Liz, our lives do sound similar. I would love to see the chair you saved. Still more rhubarb to cook up and some more pruning to do, how about you? :-)<br /><br />Hi Jeanette - the art does look much better in person. It is hard to see much detail in my compressed photo!<br /><br />Goodness, predators and poultry - we have heard so many horror stories that my husband has built a Fort Knox of a chicken house and during the day they are in a fenced run which keeps them safe from daytime predators (there is netting overhead so hawks can't get them). We move them onto fresh grass/pasture each day. For now our system is working...Teresa Mallenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17978596700598817430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260435224884335630.post-20844580978753271172010-07-10T11:15:12.076-04:002010-07-10T11:15:12.076-04:00Lovely soft floral that you're working on. I&...Lovely soft floral that you're working on. I'll bet its beautiful in person.<br /><br />You're living some of my life now. Or what was my life. I never did have goats but toyed with the idea. Chickens, I've had, lots of them. But due to predators it just became too frustrating to have them so I gave up. <br /><br />Just some chickens for food now are all that are on the farm, along with old BD the Muscovy and his companion Lucky. Named so because he survived three predator attacks!<br /><br />I'll look forward to seeing how you progress with the goats and chickens.Jeanette Jobsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08935974758134419990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260435224884335630.post-91374054516061350112010-07-10T10:11:14.383-04:002010-07-10T10:11:14.383-04:00Theresa, I just love this post! It's quite fam...Theresa, I just love this post! It's quite familiar, actually.... well, minus the farm animals, anyway! The gardening adventures, deer sightings, art re-framing and shipping, and even old chair salvation, staining, pruning, and rhubarb creations have all been part of my eclectic life of late. Life is good!Elizabeth A Pattersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15778597192120050051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260435224884335630.post-1832585071960374972010-07-10T06:28:03.271-04:002010-07-10T06:28:03.271-04:00Wow, Teresa! What a busy girl you are and have be...Wow, Teresa! What a busy girl you are and have been! I am so envious of your lifestyle...and your dimples! I've always thought of myself as a farm girl at heart, despite never having done more than stay a weekend or two with a friend whose dad owned a dairy farm. I just love the life, for some reason. The goats are so cute and I am so glad you will be bringing them home soon. The thought of stinky chicken poop doesn't do much for me though! LOLOL Love the chairs and your ability to restore/recover them. You've inspired me to not throw out a wonderful old chair that I bought at an antique store. It smells as though one of my dogs may have peed on it in puppy stage and I've always wanted to recover it anyway. It has a motor in it (the base), and maybe I can even give that a clean during the process...Oh ideas! But seriously...I think I want to come live with you guys! LOLAutumn Leaveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04010044052621228719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260435224884335630.post-84320151901893835542010-07-10T00:41:33.712-04:002010-07-10T00:41:33.712-04:00Yes Teresa, I HAVE BEEN MELTING! Mid-life and a b...Yes Teresa, I HAVE BEEN MELTING! Mid-life and a balmy 95 degrees are not good company! You have sure been busy, as have I: things always ramp up on our small farm in the summer, and with my son's graduation this spring it has been.....well.....interesting! I'm finally starting to get back into my drawing room a little more. Your wip is lovely, and you are so right: milking is not nearly as easy as it looks! : )Lynda Schumacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05770249962267325853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260435224884335630.post-86956011765778622052010-07-09T21:30:21.502-04:002010-07-09T21:30:21.502-04:00Hi Vicki, thanks for stopping by. What with all of...Hi Vicki, thanks for stopping by. What with all of this outdoor stuff, I haven't been keeping up with blogs. I shall have to stop by and see what you have been creating! I hope you are having a wonderful summer!!<br /><br />Hi Dianna, perhaps a nasty experience with an aggressive rooster? That would be tramatic - childhood or adulthood!! I just might see you in California!!! :-)Teresa Mallenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17978596700598817430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260435224884335630.post-640825129589369422010-07-09T20:16:02.275-04:002010-07-09T20:16:02.275-04:00Now I understand why you haven't been blogging...Now I understand why you haven't been blogging! Wow! I admire that you make time to draw and paint with all the other activities you have going on.<br />Tha photos of the animals are darling. I only wish I wasn't afraid of chickens! Hahahahaha! It's one of those childhood traumas!<br />I'll be looking for your piece at the exhibit!Dianna Wallace Soissonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07829750718847669280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6260435224884335630.post-11783908433687045182010-07-09T19:35:22.370-04:002010-07-09T19:35:22.370-04:00It sounds like you are one busy woman. Your petal...It sounds like you are one busy woman. Your petals WIP is beautiful and I will enjoy your updates on it. I also enjoyed reading through your post and looking at the neat pictures.Vicki Greenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08270035257336054899noreply@blogger.com