ITS ALL ABOUT ART

Almost daily painter, traveler and art lover
It's all about art, what else is there?
@lisahutart on instagram

Wednesday, September 26, 2018

30 in 30 Day 26: Simply Lavender

I love painting in lavender fields. I don't know if lavender was always this popular but it seems that wherever I travel I manage to find a field or two and even have a few plants at home and close to home at Denver Botanic Gardens - Chatfield. Today was all about the purple ... purple mittens,
purple lavender. Simple.

Simply Lavender
5x7 pen and ink watercolor and 1 pair wool mittens
$40



I am painting 30 paintings in 30 days for the month of September '18. I'm donating 50% of sales to the Alzheimer's Association. You can swap out a different pair of mittens if you see a painting you like. I try to match colors on my screen that are representative of the art - if you get a painting and the color is not what you expected please contact me. Email to purchase.

@lishutart on instagram
"Let the beauty of what you love be what you do." Rumi

Tuesday, September 25, 2018

30 in 30 Day 25: Sharp Objects

You never know how important thumbs are until you stab one with an X-acto blade. A bandaid fixed the problem but then I avoided using my sore thumb most of the afternoon. I have got to quit doing this blog so late at night when I'm tired - I find it difficult to form complete sentences. Yes, 8:30 pm is late for those of us with insomnia that get up before 5 am.

The below pastel is the East Inlet in Rocky Mountain National Park just above Adams Falls.

 East Inlet
8x10 pastel and 1 pair wool mittens
$75



I am painting 30 paintings in 30 days for September '18. I'm using my mittens to inspire my paintings and vice versa. I'm donating 50% of sales to the Alzheimer's Association.
You can swap out a different pair of mittens if you see a painting you like. I try to match colors on my screen that are representative of the art - if you get a painting and the color is not what you expected please contact me. I only want happy art collectors! Email to purchase.

@lishutart on instagram
"Let the beauty of what you love be what you do." Rumi




Monday, September 24, 2018

30 in 30 Day 24: Cookies & Pop-tarts


Today, I had several errands in the late morning and wasn't finished until after 2:30 pm. I had skipped lunch and stopped at Whole Foods to pick up a couple things. Never grocery shop when you're hungry. Once, Ed came home with pop-tarts. Anyway, the "cookie bar" at $12.99/lb. seemed perfectly reasonable - it was almost 3 pm and I only had a waffle for breakfast. Not much better than a pop-tart, I know. When you check out they always ask if you want a receipt. I think that is supposed to save paper, but really I'm sure it's so you don't gasp at how much you just overpaid for food. I solved my problem by saying no thanks to the receipt and happily ate my super expensive cookies on the way home.

Late Paintbrush
5x7 pen & ink watercolor and 1 pair wool mittens
$40




I am painting 30 paintings in 30 days for September '18. I'm using my mittens to inspire my paintings and vice versa. I'm donating 50% of sales to the Alzheimer's Association.
You can swap out a different pair of mittens if you see a painting you like. I try to match colors on my screen that are representative of the art - if you get a painting and the color is not what you expected please contact me. I only want happy art collectors! Email to purchase.

@lishutart on instagram
"Let the beauty of what you love be what you do." Rumi














Sunday, September 23, 2018

30 in 30 Day 23: Tiny Grove

More aspen tree sketches and a pair of simple brown mittens. This tiny grove of aspen was near Rocky Point just outside of Fraser. The leaves are falling quickly.
I'm ready to start a new week. I'll be sewing and painting ... nothing new there.
Have a great week everyone.

Tiny Grove
5x7 pen and ink watercolor and 1 pair handmade wool mittens
$40



I am painting 30 paintings in 30 days for the month of September '18. I'm using my mittens to inspire my paintings and vice versa. I'm donating 50% of sales to the Alzheimer's Association.
You can swap out a different pair of mittens if you see a painting you like.
I try to match colors on my screen that are representative of the art - if you get a painting and the color is not what you expected please contact me. I only want happy art collectors!
Email to purchase.

@lishutart on instagram
"Let the beauty of what you love be what you do." Rumi

Saturday, September 22, 2018

30 in 30 Day 22: Purple!!!!!

Hello. My name is Lisa and I am a Netflix binge watcher. I admit this almost guilt-free because
I watch (mostly listen) when I'm sewing. It's how I justify watching a whole series in a day, because I'm also doing something else. Today, while powering out a dozen mittens, I found a Netflix show called "Explained". They are each short, about 15 to 30 minutes long. Topics cover everything from our water shortage, political correctness, diets, weed, cryptocurrency and the overuse of the exclamation point. I highly recommend the show.

I already worry excessively about punctuation rules (because I randomly use colons, dashes, parentheses and ellipsis) and know I'm not following the rules. And, I'm a rule follower. One should never start a sentence with "and" either. I could go on and on ...

Purple & Gold
5x7 pen and ink watercolor and 1 pair handmade wool mittens
$40



Friday, September 21, 2018

30 in 30 Day 21: September Leaves

Yesterday, my buddy Robyn and I headed out to paint and the weather said it was supposed to be in the 70's. As I transferred art gear from my car to hers - I looked at the "winter backpack" that contains all the winter essentials; rain coat, hat, gloves, extra hat, hand warmers. I thought well ... It's supposed to be in the 70's ... I don't need that stuff.

Yep, it was cloudy, in the low 50's and we both were pretty cold after a short time. The sun peaked through occasionally just to taunt us, then a freezing wind would rip away that second of warmth. It's not uncommon to get snow anytime of the year up high in the mountains. We both know better.

Come to think of it, this is the same friend I hiked with in July and was rained and hailed on for the whole descent of the hike. That hurt. I think I had a raincoat that time (maybe??) but from now let's try and remind each other to bring the winter gear. Check out Robyn's beautiful work here.

September Leaves
5x7 pen and ink watercolor and 1 pair handmade wool mittens
$35




I am painting 30 paintings in 30 days for the month of September '18. I'm using my mittens to inspire my paintings and vice versa. I'm donating 50% of sales to the Alzheimer's Association.
You can swap out a different pair of mittens if you see a painting you like.
I try to match colors on my screen that are representative of the art - if you get a painting and the color is not what you expected please contact me. I only want happy art collectors!
Email to purchase.

@lishutart on instagram
"Let the beauty of what you love be what you do." Rumi







Thursday, September 20, 2018

30 in 30 Day 20: Cupcakes & Cards

I love days like today - my to do list on my calendar said one thing - paint.
You guys know me so well - wishing me painting time and chocolate for my birthday. I'm happy to report that pretty much summed up my day. I drove up CR 50 outside Fraser with a friend and photographed beautiful aspen and painted. In the spirit of birthdays, I'm changing up my mitten and art pairing today. I made these pincushion cupcakes from leftover wool (design credit goes to Betz White for the cupcakes) and they will be a gift for you if you purchase my 2 hand painted cards.

2 5x7 pen and ink watercolor cards and 2 wool pincushions
$35




I am painting 30 paintings in 30 days for the month of September '18. I'm using my mittens to inspire my paintings and vice versa. I'm donating 50% of sales to the Alzheimer's Association.
You can swap out a different pair of mittens if you see a painting you like.
I try to match colors on my screen that are representative of the art - if you get a painting and the color is not what you expected please contact me. I only want happy art collectors!
Email to purchase.

@lishutart on instagram
"Let the beauty of what you love be what you do." Rumi