{"id":1978,"date":"2016-05-27T21:20:23","date_gmt":"2016-05-27T21:20:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lisasart.com\/blog\/?p=1978"},"modified":"2016-06-02T21:36:33","modified_gmt":"2016-06-02T21:36:33","slug":"putting-smiles-on-faces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lisasart.com\/blog\/putting-smiles-on-faces\/","title":{"rendered":"Putting Smiles on Faces"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Putting Smiles on Faces&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It can be so heart warming to do something that puts a smile on someone&#8217;s face.<br \/>\nEven more exciting is when one can put a smile on many peoples faces.<\/p>\n<p>I had a recent opportunity where I did Face painting at an event.<br \/>\nThe Event was an Open House at Horses Bring Hope therapeutic riding program.<\/p>\n<p>I got organized at my table and painted the director&#8217;s daughter&#8217;s face. \u00a0Once others noticed the face painting table, they came over to have their daughter&#8217;s and son&#8217;s face painted.<br \/>\nI had a sheet of some images they could look at so they could choose which image they wanted.<br \/>\nI asked each child what they wanted. \u00a0Then I painted their face.<br \/>\nWhen I held up the mirror for them to see it, \u00a0a smile would light up on their face.<br \/>\nHow wonderful a feeling to be able to put a smile on someone&#8217;s face.<\/p>\n<p>We all want to be able to bring happiness to others.<br \/>\nWe all have talents and gifts. \u00a0I believe we are meant to use our talents to serve others.<br \/>\nAnd in this case to bring a smile to someone&#8217;s face.<\/p>\n<p>Warmly,<\/p>\n<p>Lisa G.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Feature Art<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"YoungRider\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lisasart.com\/YoungRider.jpg\" alt=\"YoungRider\" width=\"245\" height=\"326\" align=\"none\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" vspace=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Young Rider&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Pastel Portrait<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lisasart.com\/peopleportraits.html\" target=\"_blank\">People and Pet portraits<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Check out Great Gift items at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lisasart.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Lisa&#8217;s Art &amp; Horses<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Art\u00a0 News <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lisasart.com\/mm-mosaic.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"245\" height=\"290\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.muralmosaic.com\/Cadeau.html\" target=\"_blank\">Le Cadeau du Cheval<\/a>&#8220;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Several artists in the Equine Art Guild 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!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Soldier Portraits<\/strong><br \/>\nDarla 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;<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">For more information, contact Darla (<a href=\"mailto:darla@dixon.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">darla@darladixon.com<\/a>) or visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lisasart.com\/soldierportraits.html\">Soldier Portraits<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr width=\"700\" \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Putting Smiles on Faces&#8221; It can be so heart warming to do something that puts a smile on someone&#8217;s face. Even more exciting is when one can put a smile on many peoples faces. I had a recent opportunity where I did Face painting at an event. 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