Pet Portraits by Elise Durenberger

Testing, 1, 2....  Testing!  Hello!!!!  {Is this thing on?}

If I have ANY friends left in blogland, I have MANY amends to make.

I've been out in the world, having picked up and "old trail" and I forgot

to take you with me... My apologies!  I'm still the proud owner of FAR

too many stamps & paper crafty supplies {and DREAMS!}, but this is

me, 2.0 {or 40-something...!} stepping out, into the light of PAINTER

girl, woman.  Following a semester of "re-entry" education in Adobe 

classes, and a LOT of paint under my nails, I'm working to update my blog 

to feature my true calling, fine art painting.  This painting I have shared, 

above, is a commission piece I completed last month and delivered

 to the over-joyed kitty companion...  It was a great thrill and wonderful 

reminder of my mission, long pursued, but often taken for granted. 

 I look forward to sharing many of my recent pieces, some thoughts on

 how they were inspired & created, but also some exciting new projects, 

as they progress. Soon, I will be sharing a very exciting piece that was 

completed to mark a very cool, annual celebration we have in our area 

to commemorate a classic movie that was filmed right in the historic

 down town..

I hope you'll consider checking in with me as I update this blog to better 

reflect the art that is the most important to me at this time in my journey...  

{Not to say I won't pop out a crafty-driven project from time to time...!}

Thank you, with all of the gratitude of my heart!