{"id":118,"date":"2009-03-02T19:01:57","date_gmt":"2009-03-02T19:01:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lisasart.com\/blog\/?p=118"},"modified":"2009-03-24T21:15:39","modified_gmt":"2009-03-24T21:15:39","slug":"signs-of-spring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lisasart.com\/blog\/signs-of-spring\/","title":{"rendered":"Signs of Spring"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">\u201cSigns of Spring\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The signs of spring are starting to show themselves here in the northeast.\u00a0 I noticed buds of new leaves on the trees and the purple crocuses have just bloomed in our side yard. A sure sign that spring is approaching soon. It feels good to see these signs.\u00a0 It means warmer weather is coming, if we only just wait a little longer.\u00a0 Oh, we all find &#8220;waiting&#8221; can be sometimes hard, but the best things come in time. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> I&#8217;ve had some projects I&#8217;ve been working on.\u00a0 As with any project,\u00a0 It&#8217;s good to put the proper time into them. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> I worked on another &#8220;Horse Fun Pages&#8221; on horse markings.\u00a0 It was fun gathering the info, planning the layout and doing the illustrations. I&#8217;ll be releasing it for sale soon. So look for the coming annoucement. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> I&#8217;ve also been working steady on my scratch board images for my 2010 exhibit.\u00a0 For a sneak peek you can go to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lisasart.com\/blog\">my blog<\/a> and see &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lisasart.com\/blog\">Works in Progress<\/a>&#8220;.\u00a0 I&#8217;ve been posting my images that I&#8217;ve done so far. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> Enjoy the days ahead. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal<\/w:View> <w:Zoom>0<\/w:Zoom> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables \/> <w:SnapToGridInCell \/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct \/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules \/> <\/w:Compatibility> <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4<\/w:BrowserLevel> <\/w:WordDocument> <\/xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <mce:style><!\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\ntable.MsoNormalTable\n{mso-style-name:\"Table Normal\";\nmso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;\nmso-tstyle-colband-size:0;\nmso-style-noshow:yes;\nmso-style-parent:\"\";\nmso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;\nmso-para-margin:0in;\nmso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;\nmso-pagination:widow-orphan;\nfont-size:10.0pt;\nfont-family:\"Times New Roman\";}\n--> <!--[endif]--><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><strong>Feature Art\/product<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lisasart.com\/cardcovers.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lisasart.com\/Dove_thumb.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lisasart.com\/cardcovers.html\">Mourning Dove<\/a>&#8220;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> &#8220;Mourning Dove&#8221; is a pen and ink drawing of a mourning dove.\u00a0 We have mourning doves in our area and it&#8217;s neat to hear their cooing in the morning.\u00a0 This was done from a picture I took at the beginning of spring. The buds of new leaves were on the trees. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> This image is available as a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lisasart.com\/carddesign.html\">card set<\/a> or a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lisasart.com\/cardcovers.html\">card cover for sendoutcard users<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Please feel free to contact me with questions on art\/products and\/or comments at lisa@lisasrt.com<\/span><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Please       feel free to forward this newsletter to friends and family.\u00a0 Just click       the&#8221;Forward to a Friend&#8221; at the bottom of the page. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><a href=\"%7BVR_F2AF_LINK%7D\">Forward this message to a friend<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><strong>Art\u00a0 News <\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span> <span style=\"font-size: small; font-weight: normal; font-style: italic; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; color: #000000;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; color: #000000;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; color: #000000;\"><strong>The Equine Art Guild&#8217;s News<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 245px; height: 290px;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lisasart.com\/mm-mosaic.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><strong>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.muralmosaic.com\/Cadeau.html\">Le Cadeau du Cheval<\/a>&#8220;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Standard\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> Several       artists in the EAG were a part of this unique tribute to the horse.       Click on the image above to read all about it and the artists who       participated in it&#8217;s creation, as well as see where it will be coming       to a location near you in the coming year! <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span> <span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small; color: #000000;\">Visit The Equine Art Guild       website at <a href=\"http:\/\/cts.vresp.com\/c\/?LisasArtHorses\/74cd4a55cb\/0f6104d76c\/dc3c09c054\">www.equineartguild.com<\/a> .<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Soldier Portraits<\/span><\/strong> <\/span><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><br \/>\n<\/span> <span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"> Darla Dixon organized a group of artists who will create no-charge compassionate portraits for the families       who have lost a loved one in Operation Iraqi Freedom\/Operation Enduring Freedom. We are looking for artists to join       our efforts, and also for non-artists who will help spread the word about this free service        and token of our gratitude to families who have sacrificed so much.&#8221; <\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"> For more information, contact Darla (<a href=\"mailto:darla@dixon.com\/\">darla@darladixon.com<\/a>) or visit       <a href=\"http:\/\/cts.vresp.com\/c\/?LisasArtHorses\/74cd4a55cb\/0f6104d76c\/9728efdade\/utm_campaign=Lisa%27s%20Art%20%26%20Horses%20January%202009%20newsletter&amp;utm_medium=Email&amp;utm_source=VerticalResponse&amp;utm_term=SoldierPortraits%2Eorg\" target=\"new\">SoldierPortraits.org<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">Other News<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> Business and Learning online Expo 2009 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> Running a business from home requires knowing how to implement\u00a0 and reach goals. Another factor is knowing and finding those that can help you get your business to each level. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> How to get there? Then join Business and Learning online Expo. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> Experts to give you ideas and information to help you find your way. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">&#8220;I&#8217;ve been to the expo each year and love it.\u00a0 So much great info.\u00a0 I met so many wonderful people too. A must to attend&#8221;. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> Sign -up now. <a href=\"http:\/\/wahmcart.com\/x.php?adminid=75&amp;id=2452\">Click Here! <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> March 10-12, 2009. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">WBO Gift Shop <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> Shop the WBO Gift Shop and help WBO and members of WBO.  We have added<br \/>\nnew items to the gift shop and will continue to add more and change<br \/>\nitems.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Before you go shopping somewhere else, check out the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.womenbizowners.org\">WBO Gift Shop<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cSigns of Spring\u201d The signs of spring are starting to show themselves here in the northeast.\u00a0 I noticed buds of new leaves on the trees and the purple crocuses have just bloomed in our side yard. A sure sign that spring is approaching soon. It feels good to see these signs.\u00a0 It means warmer weather [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,3,12,18,7],"tags":[74,49,73,48],"class_list":["post-118","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-animal-lovers","category-art","category-artistic-gifts","category-cards","category-gift-items","tag-animal-lovers","tag-art-lovers","tag-equine-art","tag-gift"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lisasart.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lisasart.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lisasart.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lisasart.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lisasart.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=118"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/lisasart.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":127,"href":"https:\/\/lisasart.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118\/revisions\/127"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lisasart.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=118"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lisasart.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=118"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lisasart.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=118"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}