President Elect Barack Hussein Obama II

Description Wisconsin State Sales Tax Included"If you're walking down the right path and you're willing to keep walking, eventually you'll make progress."-Senator Barack ObamaI decided to paint President-Elect Barack Obama because of all his accomplished and his historical run for the presidency. His charismatic words and love of our country reminds of a young John F. Kennedy. Obama’s accomplishments include:*Graduated from Columbia University in 1983.*Graduated from Harvard Law School in 1991. *First African American president of the Harvard Law Review. *Served in the Illinois Senate from 1997 to 2004. *Delivered the keynote address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention. *Elected to the U.S. Senate in 2004.*In 2007, Obama announced his bid for the presidency and beat out Senator Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination. *First African-American presidential nominee of a major party. Barack is married to Michelle Robinson. Together they have two daughters: Malia, born in 1999, and Sasha, born in 2001. Thank you for shopping Art By Marilyn and don't forget to vote.Marilyn of Art By Marilyn Added on Jul 22, 2008

Dragon

This is an abstract-realism. I have never done that before so I just tried a dragon. It was fun. It is flying and I painted it with a thought of the Mardi Gras. I went there 2 times and I felt the city of New Orleans should be remembered in all it's glory. If you see a Mardi Gras parade no other parade seems to match it...in my opinion. I was picked out of the crowd by a masked man and he very sweetly placed beads over my head and placed them gently on my neck. I was transfixed on the spot to this moment in my life. I had to paint something of the pre-Katrina disaster.

This is my sterling silver rectangular 17 x 27.5 mm of my original oil painting jewelry with my logo, "Art by Marilyn" engraved on the back. I also have greeting cards. I also do commissioned oil painting of photographs.

Lilac Branch of Lilac Bush

When I was in my 30's I bought a slip of a lavender lilac bush for my mom. It was for mother's day and she told me were she wanted it placed. It was by her back window so that when she opened the window wide and it was in season (which isn't long enough) the smell permeated the house and it's scent filled anyone she could think of to give for a gift. every year I place a branch on Mom and Dad's grave out of respect and one on Mr. & Mrs. Victor (Ruth) Buckles grave. They were best friends and neighbors for 50 years and I was given my middle name of Ruth after Mrs. Buckles. I was told by a lady at a frame shop when she viewed my painting that she could smell the lilacs. That's funny and touching because while I was painting it I also could smell the lilacs. Maybe you will also just viewing the painting.

Dove of Peace

I did this as I had just left my agent, Steven Walloch, and I was on my way home feeling terrible because all I wanted to do was paint and there is soooo much "stuff" to marketing. Steven was not to see this painting. I actually did it for him as he was so good to me. He viewed my work and started a blog ---http://www.arthelpinmadisonwi.blogspot.com/. I can not get into it because when he passed away he took my password and my ID. He was to do it for me because he wanted to.

I was in traffic and I saw a cloud open and the sun was casting a light thought the clouds and I saw hope. I was at a red light and I thought I can paint that. Wouldn't be it nice if the hand of Jesus the Christ sent by God to have peace in our world. The light turned green and as I gazed into that beautiful cloud I was rushed forward from cars honking at me to move. I said to myself I can do that.

I got home and I started th paint. The next day I went to church to thank Jesus the Christ and God for Steven and all my wonderful world of talent. I did not know that as I was painting Friday Steven has had passed away at his desk of a torn heart aorta. I felt so blessed. I went home and finished my work very contented that I would show Steven Monday.

I called Monday and he was dead. I couldn't believe it. He has asper pneumonia and went to work with a insert in his arm and he wasn't warned by the doctor's of anything. I am devastated. One and one-half years ago.

I went to his funeral with a heavy heart and I will try to show others the way I have traveled to get even thus far with my work. There will never be another Steven, unless, somehow, I am as lucky as I think I am that Steven will lead me to someone who will appreciate my work as much as Steven did. And of course I will be writing more because I had Steve Roffler as a mentor for my work. Two very great personalities who did the best they could for me on our journey and I am sad because they don't walk with me anymore. I pray they are still with me in spirit because I believe. So Steven this is for you, my dear, dear friend.

He used to walk me to my car and ask what I would be doing for Thanksgiving or Christmas and open my car door. He was way ahead of most bloggers and I am trying to learn because I need to do this and I have been very numb over Steven's death. I keep painting but there is no Steven to show my work to and to know openly that this young person really liked my work. Here's to you Steven.

Daffodil Print

I felt quite confident when I painted this because it was planted by my mom and she did have a green thumb. She loved her flowers. It stands alone in a little area by the house in which it looks lonely but oh so beautiful so I had to paint it. It is just one more of my work in my world of trying to get past my handicap.

Jesus and 9/11

This is a oil painting that Steven liked so much the weekend of his death. I had always taken a finished oil painting to show him prior to my placing it on my web site and his placing it on my blog.

The one he especially liked the architecture. We were working on how to guide people around all the labrinth of problems I encountered as an artist finding the places to go for framing, supplies, shows, computer problems, everything.

I am the artist and Steve was my agent and a great tech.

Ad I blog, I hope to show people the way so they will not run into the sometimes "too" busy to be bothered with an answer for me so I had to constantly search.

Please visit my web at www.artbymarilyn.net and view part of the problems I faced and have had to overcome.

Etsy For Animals: Snicklefritz - May Challenge

Etsy For Animals: Snicklefritz - May Challenge

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