Thursday, February 17, 2022

Eyes Wide Open



 




Eyes Wide Open

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Ikes!!!!

AHHHHHHH!!!!

From the Sketchbook



Monday, September 6, 2021

Mark Hamill Challenge

Too Funny! 

Sometimes being spontaneous in the morning can breath a bit of humor into what is now our chaotic world.

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Being the goofball that I am, I posted on Mark Hamill's twitter feed after reading this article on TMZ,....

Mae the Forth be with you! 

Support local and living artisan's.....

Ummm...because those who have passed on don't need the $.

Love and Hugs from the Studio in the Hood'!! 

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Monday, February 22, 2021

Time to take control of my content.....H#!! Yes!

So......

It's time to own/reclaim my content.  Time to take control of ME and my words, my stories
and my lifelong passion of ART. 
Sigh......
BIGGER SIGH....sniffle.....😒

It's sad when you use social media to showcase your art, your words, your talents...
THEN you read the fine print.  Whatever you post no longer belongs to you.  
Say What?...Yeppers....it belongs to the platform where you post your words, your life
experiences, your art, your music.....your soul.

I am taking control of my life, my words, my stories and my art. πŸ’ͺ

Watch out World. PEN is crawling out from under her rock.  
Yeah..... PEN is a Gal on a mission. 

Get out of her way if you see her in your rearview mirror or your headlamp at night.

Love and Hugs from the Studio in the Hood'.
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#SoKno #CopyrightPENStudio #BuyerBeware
 

I See YOU! 
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Prints available


Wednesday, August 17, 2016

ART Blart! - Homemade Gesso

As an Artist I am always looking for cheapo alternatives for art supplies.  Today I ran across this recipe for homemade gesso.

You will need:

- water
- PVA glue
- talcum powder
- any old mixing bowl
- stirrer
- dedicated paint brush (e.i., exclusive to your gesso recipe only)


Procedure:

1.) Mix 3 parts water and 2 parts PVA or white glue. Make sure it is just the right consistency, not too watery.

2.) Add talcum powder until it becomes like a batter. Added more water and glue if there is too much powder until you achieve the ideal mix.

3.) Evenly apply your homemade gesso to your support (e.g., board, canvas).

4.) Leave it to dry overnight. If you're in a hurry, use a hair dryer.

5.) When it's dry enough, sand the surface.


Check out her page to read her notes.



Thanks for visiting the Studio in the woods at the Foothills of the Great Smokey Mountains.

♥ XOXO ♥ P.E.N. :)





Thursday, August 11, 2016

I will meet you on the colorful other side.........

I will meet you on the colorful other side.........


Have you ever stood in the ocean and watched a huge wave coming towards you?
You know its going to hit you. You see it coming. You can turn and spread your arms out, body surf and let it take you to shore.

But, No....you stand there in shock. You can't move. You know what's going to happen yet you are paralyzed. The slow motion action camera kicks in.......then the panic sets in.

You are hit full on. Whipped up in the current. You can't breathe. You are rolled helplessly through the barreling surf towards shore. Rolled over and over in the surf towards shore swallowing water. 

You feel your knees and elbows hit the sand and you know what those red whelps with scraps feel like.......  They feel like you have just hit the asphalt on that first bike ride.  Then,..... and now....your are in shock.  You are washed up on the shore. Like a rag doll.  Confused....almost lifeless.  Your body aches. You are breathless and gasping for air. You are blinded by the sand and salt in you eyes. Your tears can't wash the pain away.

Yesterday was that day for me. (July 27, 2016)
Now..................
How many times have you walked into a room full of people and you will see the charismatic, the boisterous people garnering attention?


Then.............you step back and focus, and really take in the room. You will notice that there is someone sitting in the corner.

Quietly.....calmly....at peace with herself.

She has so many people fluttering around her like butterflies. They softly touch her hand, smile and walk away. Only to return. She sits. They hug her and whisper in her ear. She smiles. They walk by and softly touch her hair. They fly by and light on her like a bee. Like a moth to the lights at night. She sits. Quietly, gentile....majestically. She doesn't know that she is the queen bee. She doesn't care. She is just.......PURE LOVE personified.

She will tell you that you are precious to her. She will teach you how to love your family and you will in turn teach your children to love unconditionally too. She will show the world that love begins and ends with faith in the Lord, honesty, integrity, perseverance and dedication to your family and friends.

You are attracted to her. Her eyes light the darkest night when she sees you. Her smiles wash away the worlds worries. Her hugs comfort you. Just knowing that she loves you is enough to get you through the most difficult and darkest times in life.

She will not falter in times of trouble. She will be there for you.

She is the flower that attracts love.



She is my Aunt.

She is resting peacefully in the loving and comforting arms of Jesus Christ.

I pray that when I grow up I can be an example of true love for everything in this world....family, friends, a place of worship, Our Lord Jesus Christ, the earth that she toiled, the plants, the animals, the air that she breathed.


From afar I have watched you teach your family love. I have watched them love you in every way possible. You built a kingdom of love and grace around with your love and kindness.

She is a flower. A gift to this earth. A blessing to this world in times of discourse and turmoil. An example of kindness. generosity and forgiveness.

May we all strive to be the beautiful butterfly in the corner.
The Flower that is Love.


You lived a long and beautiful life. You are loved and cherished by many. Aunt Maurine I will meet you on the other side.

I love you My Sweet Aunt.



Love from the hood' to the backroads in Upper East TN 
©PEN Studio - P. Neal

PS.....
  My Blog....My words.....My Free Associative Expressions of love from the heart to the keyboard. 
   Grammar Trolls and English Professors please move on.  I am an artist.  I paint, create and type from the HEART.  ♥

  ♥ PEN ♥

All Rights Reserved © PEN Studio - P. Neal

Thursday, July 7, 2016

Monday, July 4, 2016

Happy 240th Birthday America!


Peace, Love and Harmony in the U.S.A.

Homegrown and handmade in the Hood'.  A collaboration between Doris and Daughter to celebrate the 240th Birthday of the United States of America.

God Bless America.
 
Peace, Love and Harmony in the U.S.A. Needs a new forever home.  Godspeed.

Pounds, (Lbs) Old School:
#USA, #4thofJuly, #GodBlessAmerica, #P.E.N.Studio

And 'at's: @
@USA, #GodBlessAmerica,@HappyBirthdayAmerica








Tuesday, June 28, 2016

HERE IS YOUR SCREEN SHOT PEN STUDIO. (UPDATE) Thank you from the Studio!

UPDATE: June 28, 2016
AFTER This post a company PEN Studio,  (http://thepencatalogue.net/) Art GalleryBuenos Aires, Argentina STARTED A FACEBOOK PAGE>>>>>>> yes...this one >>>> (:( SHAME ON YOU! l :(:( Shame on YOU! :() USING PEN STUDIO. 

I HAVE HAD MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT MY ART?????? 
Art not shipped? 
Art that was shipped damaged?

Refunds not issued? 

I am not affiliated with this company in anyway whatsoever.  My art has my thumbprint on the back with a certificate of authentication unless otherwise specified.  Buyer beware of fraudulent and deceptive marketing.  I am a Southern Belle....and will keep the rest of my comments to myself. 

However, my 91 year old mother said "Shame on you whoever you are. Your Father and I created the original PEN and it cannot be duplicated."  I concur.  Shame on you.   

I will leave it at that. 

PEN Studio

HERE IS YOUR SCREEN SHOT  > :(

I have tried to contact you >>>>>> https://www.facebook.com/penartstudio/ ON Facebook in regard to using my intellectual property.  You requested a screen shot. No response. 

NOW.......This is your Screen Shot. 

This is our conversation on Facebook via message. 


9/25, 11:35pm
Conversation started September 25, 2015

Pxxxxx E. Nxxx
Hey PEN Studio, I think this content is my intellectual property, and it can't be used without my permission. Could you please message me back about this or take it down?
  • PEN Studio
    9/26, 12:48am
    PEN Studio
    Hey Pamela, We are sorry but we can see the link you send us, can you please send us a print screen? Thank you PEN


  • Below is my initial Post on PEN Studio thanking everyone who has visited my Blog.
    That particular week I had over 134 Views from Argentina. 


      I wish to thank each and every one that has visited my page over the years.

      Entry
      Page views

      United States - 117,294  ♥Thank you!  :) 
      Ukraine - 171 ♥ Thank you!  :) 
      Mexico - 9,128 ♥    Thank you!  :)  
      Belgium - 651  ♥ Thank you!  :) 
      Germany - 4,923 ♥ Thank you!  :) 
      Netherlands - 42  ♥Thank you!  :)
      Spain 3,932   ♥   Thank you!  :) 
      France - 3,165  ♥   Thank you!  :) 
      Indonesia - 259  ♥  Thank you!  :) 
      Argentina - 134  ♥   Thank you!  :) 


      Thank you for taking time out or your busy schedule to view my blog.


      Art from the ♥ of East Tennessee ♥


      Warmest Regards....
      And with Sincere Love from the Studio
      P.E.N.
       

      PS.....
      Someone inquired as to why I post in Yellow on a black background.
      It is so my sister who is deaf and legally blind is able to read my blog in this format.

      Love you Sis!
      P. 

      Friday, February 12, 2016

      History DOES Matter

       
       


      Sunday, November 10, 1940 
       
      A day that forever lives in infamy. A day to remember. A day that will never be forgotten.
       
      My father (Dad/Pop) had just turned 16 a few days before that life-changing Sunday.  On that day he was 5847 days young.   His father allowed him to drive his 1936 Chevrolet to Bloomington Christian Church that evening for what was called Christian Endeavor. The purpose of the group was “To promote an earnest Christian life among its members, to increase their mutual acquaintance, and to make them more useful in the service of God.”  
       
      Dad drove Mom home from church that night in Grandpa's 36' Chevrolet.  The total distance was the length of a football field.  Mom told Dad that she was going to give him a kiss for his birthday.  She sure did!!  It must have been a doozy!!!!  Pop blushed this morning when he told me...."THAT was it for me.  I never dated anyone else. She was then and still is my ONE TRUE LOVE." Mom looked at me with tears in her eyes and said, "The same goes for me.  The feeling was mutual.  And it still is to this day.  He is MY ONE TRUE LOVE."
       
       75 years, 3 months, and 2 days later,
      They are still in love!
         27,487 Days of Tennessee Treasured True Love !!!
       
      Their journey together, on their path of life, began that Sunday evening. 100 yards and almost 100 years later Love began, blossomed and endures.  Our family was in essence born that day.  With a single kiss.  To only have a life long love and devotion to Christ our Lord and Savior.As well as a love as true to one another as theirs......  Sigh.....  ♥ Sniffle........... ♥♥♥ True Love! ♥♥♥ It's a beautiful thing. 
       
      Love you Mom and Dad to the Moon and Back.
      With all my heart....

       Then, Now and Forever..........History DOES matter. 
       

       Happy Valentines Day!
      Mom and Pop
      2016
       
                 
      Love,
          P.E.N.
       
       
       
      Read Their Love Story:
       
       
      

       

      Thursday, January 7, 2016


      This is one to see! 

      We have amazing talent here in the Heartland

      Best in Show, 2015, Esther Stiver,  12th Grade, Bearden High School, 'Trolls'
      Best in Show 2015
      Esther Stiver 12th Grade Bearden High School Trolls


      Her name is ESTHER!  She is an awesome artist! 

      The Knoxville Museum of Art and the Tennessee Art Education Association present the ninth annual East Tennessee Regional Student Art Exhibition November 28, 2014-January 11, 2015. The exhibition features artwork created by middle and high school students and offers students the opportunity to display their talents and be honored for their accomplishments in a professional art museum environment. This event is made possible by the generosity of presenting sponsor Regal Entertainment Group and additional sponsors Pharma Packaging Solutions, Emerson Process Management, and Home Federal Bank.

      Links:
      East Tennessee Regional Student Art Exhibition

      Knoxville Museum of Art

      Ninth Annual East Tennessee Regional Student Art Exhibition

      Wednesday, August 26, 2015

      A NATIONAL CALL TO ARTISTS: 

      commemorative David Crockett Bust




      Tennessee State Capitol Commission and the Tennessee General Assembly requests qualifications from professional artists to create a bust to commemorate one of Tennessee’s most notable native sons, David Crockett.
      This memorial four-foot bronze bust will be displayed on the 2nd floor of the Tennessee State Capitol Building in Nashville, Tennessee for visitors to appreciate. This project is open to established visual artists living in the United States with a minimum of five years professional experience working on public art projects. Applicants must have knowledge of fabrication and installation of busts or similar sculpture in bronze. Three (3) references familiar with previous projects are required.
      The application deadline is Wednesday, September 30, 2015 and the budget is up to $45,000.

      CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION 


      Good Luck Fellow Artists! 

      Tuesday, August 18, 2015

      In an effort to reboot the creative juices, I came across Cathy McClellands artwork.  Phenomenally Vibrant work!

      Link to her blog:
      Hellooo 2015!!! And a Happy Art Year to you :).

      Link to her website:
      Cathy McClelland Fine Art

       I am inspired to create again!  

      Wednesday, January 28, 2015

      Back on the GRID!

      The holidays.....yes, THE HOLIDAYS!!.... and taking down said HOLIDAY DECORATIONS are a real task in the household.  After carefully and meticulously repacking our indoor and outdoor HOLIDAY DECORATIONS, I finally put on MY to DO list: Paint one painting.  Yes, one painting this weekend.  The weekend turned into Tuesday after my two other TO DO lists. 


      I have been off the grid for quite some time dealing with family situations.  Grateful on my part that I can still be of service to my folks.  I do get frustrated at times.  The old saying, "if Momma is Happy, everyone is Happy."  God love her.  She does rule a tight ship from her new recliner that my Bro, Sis and I surprised her with on Christmas.  Pop has an identical recliner.  They love them.  Heck, when they go to bed I go upstairs, kick back and relax in Pops chair in front of the TV.  It is the softest place to land in the humble abode in the 'hood. 

      Today's offering is a painting that was frustrating to say the least.  I have not put paint to canvas in perhaps 2 years? Or So? Who knows? 

      Please be kind.  Time lapse was approximately 3 hours?  That includes drying time AND the inevitable, "I hate this painting phase."  That is when you look at your work and you realize that you have invented the most spectacular color of MUD.  Out comes the paper towels (or in the warmer months) the water hose and you begin again.  Rinse, Dry and Repeat....Repeat......REPEAT!!!...is necessary at times. When there is snow on the ground, out comes the box fan and voilΓ ! Semi-textured tactile paintings!  Because you have rubbed, scrubbed and painted over the same canvas with countless new hues of MUD!.  "Over the weekend" turned into Tuesday.  Sigh.   I had 'lots of distractions' in the homestead habitat for hilarity.  Everyday is an adventure!

       
      Broken Wings Can Fly
       
       



       
      Mixed Media - Hints of Metallic Highlights - Subtly Textured 
      Acrylic, Oil, Ink 16X20 Stretched Canvas
      Broken Wings Can Fly Needs a New Forever Home
      Surprise me with an offer....She needs to Fly Away!
       
      I may go back and paint over it again. the more I look at it the more I dislike it.
      You have to start somewhere though......I have to remember to give myself a break sometimes.
      UGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.........Pfffffttttt.....(Profanity @#*%$%$)
      Time to go outside and kick rocks pick up sticks and perhaps yell at the neighbors barking dogs.  They NEVER stop barking.  I am beginning to wonder if perhaps they have 3 or 4 packs of dogs in their basement that they rotate on a schedule.  Or maybe a pre-recorded tape set on an endless loop.  Stay inside.....cabin fever.....Go outside.....You had better have a set of aviation grade ear muffs to even sit on the back porch.  I have contacted animal control.  Nada.  I seriously think they picked up a few strays with higher pitched yelps than the other three just to miff the neighbors off.    If anyone has a humane solution to this problem let me know.  I would hate to poison the neighbors.  The wife seems like a pretty nice lady and their daughter is just adorable. 
       (Satire folks, Satire)
       
      Can  you tell painters frustration has set in?  Frustrated because I couldn't/wouldn't paint.
      Now I am frustrated because I am...at least trying to paint...............Sigh.  I know its going to take time to get back into the flow of things.  I just want it to be like LAST YEAR already!  ☺
      Time to go outside and possibly change my pattern.  Pick up rocks, kick sticks and feed the neighbors bacon.  Make that Vienna Sausages.  Why waste perfectly good bacon?  
       A nice BLT for lunch sounds better. 
       
      

      Sometimes you just have to paint what is in your heart.  No sketching...no preliminaries....just throw your feelings on the canvas.  It's scary to share your soul with the world.  Elementary to say the least.  I feel better though.  I needed this.  My folks aren't too thrilled.  I make a very large mess when I pull out my creative supplies.  Since I have lost my studio space my area has been reduced from a 900 square foot studio to approximately 8'X8'.  Creative creatures are very disorderly when in their visionary flow zone.  I am anyway.  Sigh........On the bright side......I let go.  I can see I need lots of practice!  Rudimentary as it may be, it was very cathartic to my artistic soul to say the least. 

      Please forgive Moi' for the subpar photo's.  The photo bug in me has been off the grid as well. 

      “May the Warm Winds of Heaven blow softly upon your house. 
       May the Great Spirit bless all who enter there. 
       May your Mocassins make happy tracks in many snows, 
       and may the rainbow always touch your shoulder.
      ~ Cherokee Blessing Prayer

      From My Palette to yours......May you have a blessed and creative day!

      Thanks for Visiting!
      Art from the of East Tennessee and the Foothills of the Great Smokey Mountains

      ©PENStudio ~ P. Neal

       

      Tuesday, October 28, 2014

      Thursday, March 6, 2014

      K-Town Art Blart for March 6, 2014

      blARTing about K-Town
       
      Art Around Town - Thursday March 6, 2014
       
       
      Pablo Helguera,

      The UT School of Art is pleased to announce that Pablo Helguera. Director of Adult and Academic Programs at the Museum of Modern Art in New York will present two lectures.
      On Thursday March 6, 7:30pm: lecture on the artist's work in Art and Architecture Room 109&

      Friday March 7: 1:00-2:00pm, lecture "Contemporary Art in Latin America," Hodges Library Auditorium.

      Link: UT School of Art: Pablo Helguera Lectures

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      The Arts at Pellissippi State: Student Honors Recital

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      Category: Free event and Music
      Pellissippi State Community College’s Student Honors Recital will feature the musical stylings of 18 students. The recital is at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 6, in the Clayton Performing Arts Center on the college’s Hardin Valley Campus, 10915 Hardin Valley Road. The community is invited. The event is free, but donations will be accepted at the door for the Pellissippi State Foundation on behalf of the Music Scholarship Fund.
       
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      Knoxville Writers' Guild: Of Hills and Rivers:
      Cherokee Women Writers
       
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      The Knoxville Writers' Guild presents "Of Hills and Rivers: Cherokee Women Writers" for its Thursday, March 6 meeting.
      The event, which will be open to the public, begins at 7 p.m. at the Laurel Theater, at the corner of Laurel Avenue and 16th Street in Fort Sanders. A $2 donation is requested at the door. The building is handicapped accessible. Additional parking is available at Redeemer Church of Knoxville, 1642 Highland Ave.

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      Pellissippi State: Digital Workflow Lecture
      Category: Free event and Lectures
      Pellissippi State Community College will host R. Mac Holbert, the co-founder of Nash Editions and The Image Collective and an expert on digital workflow, at a lecture presentation on Thursday, March 6. Holbert discusses digital workflow 6:30-7:30 p.m. in the Goins Building Auditorium on the Hardin Valley Campus, 10915 Hardin Valley Road. The event is free and is open to the community.
       
       
      Enjoy the ARTS in East Tennessee !  

      Thursday, August 29, 2013

      WIP ~ Paint the Town Orange and White - Part Deux

      Paint the Town ORANGE & WHITE
      Part Deux
       
      WIP
       
       
      (Click on the Image for a larger view)
       
      It's Football time in TENNESSEE! 
      Go VOLS!
       

      (Click on the Image for a larger view)
       
      
      In honor of the football season in TN....Go Vols!
        It's Time to Paint the Town Orange and White - 12"X32" 
       Mixed Media- Copper Sheeting 
       Gold/Silver Leaf Accents - Recycled Paint Brush
       
      (This piece hung in Mayor Haslam's office for 6 months in
      cooperation with the Knoxville Arts Alliance)
       
       
      Thanks for Visiting!
      Art from the of East Tennessee

      Thursday, July 4, 2013

      Knoxville News Sentinel Press

      Better late than NEVER!

      Knoxville News Sentinel Press






      Thanks for Visiting!
      Art from the ♥ of East Tennessee! ♥

      Friday, May 17, 2013

      Golf Anyone?

      Tacticle Textured FABstract

       
      May thy ball lie in green pastures... and
      not in still waters. ~ Author Unknown

      
       
      Golf Anyone?
      Needs a new forever home!
       
      

      

      Thursday, May 16, 2013

      Wild Geese ~ Aqua Doodle Waiting to Happen!

       
      You become things, you become an atmosphere, and if you become it, which means you incorporate it within you, you can also give it back. You can put this feeling into a picture. A painter can do it. And a musician can do it and I think a photographer can do that too and that I would call the dreaming with open eyes.   ~ Ernst Hass 
      ▼▼▼Read More :)

      Monday, May 13, 2013

      Aqua Doodle ~ 014

       
      Quickie Aqua Doodle # 014
       
      Art from the of East Tennessee !
       
      Thanks for Visiting! 

      ☺ ♥ ! √ + ►