A Mothers Love DP #17

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Daily Painting #17

November 9, 2007

“A Mothers Love” Acrylic Painting on 12”x12” unframed canvas.

I picked the theme of dolphins again for my Daily Painting. This time it is a mother & baby dolphin swimming together. I’ve always loved dolphins, but baby dolphins? Wow aren’t they just super cute, or what? If you look close, there are some ‘bubble gum’ colors in the dolphins, pink, lime green, purple, etc. It was really fun to paint. I must have been snorkeling again in my mind. When we were in Maui, Blaine and I went on a snorkel tour and saw so much beautiful sea life. We had a blast! Although I didn’t see any dolphins on this trip in the ocean, I met many ‘dolphins’ on the island of Maui. I think Maui is an island FILLED with dolphins. Even the ‘sharks’ & ‘tuna’ that visit the island start to turn into ‘dolphins’ by the end of their vacation.

I am of course referring to my friend, Chellie Campbell’s analogy of people in the world as Dolphins, Sharks and Tunas. Tunas whine, bitch & complain about life and are always victims. Sharks care only about themselves and will eat you if possible. Dolphins are fun, happy and loving and are YOUR people. To read more about this great story you can visit her site at http://www.chellie.com or after Monday November 12th, 2007 you can read the same story on my new site http://www.GodBlessHumaity.com (I’ll have it uploaded by then)

Well that is all I have to say today. Much to do and I want to get back up to the loft and play with my paints again.

Have a wonderful day!!

Today’s Quote/Thought of the day:
“He that falls in love with himself will have no rivals.”
-Benjamin Franklin

Peace & Blessings,
Gayle Etcheverry

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Dolphin Play Daily Painting #10

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Daily Painting #10

October 1, 2007

'Dolphin Play' is an acrylic painting on a 12"x12" unframed canvas. The canvas is 1 3/8th inches thick. I used brushes, palette knife and toothbrush (old :) to apply the paint. If you look closely you'll see thick scrapes of paint across the top from the palette knife and all over the painting you can see color splattered. That was accomplished with the toothbrush.

Ever since I can remember, I’ve always loved the ocean and everything in it. I used to dream of surfing as a child and playing with dolphins in the water. I did learn to surf as an adult, but haven’t gone swimming next to a dolphin in the water, YET. Definitely going to put that one on the life’s list tonight!


Now, I do have many ‘dolphins’ in my life now. Let me explain… My friend Chellie Campbell has a simple way of categorizing people into three groups; Sharks, Tunas and Dolphins. Sharks are people who are looking for lose-win situations (meaning they win, you lose). They probably could care less about you, think nothing of you, and probably want to do some harm to you in one way or another. Tunas seem to attract lose-lose situations (you both lose). They whine, complain, bitch and moan about everything. They seem to be a victim all the time. They usually swim in very large schools too. Dolphins always look for win-win situations (you both win!) and THESE are your people. They love you, praise you, play with you, make you smile, will fight of sharks if needed, and treat you like family. Naturally, I prefer dolphins and thankfully attract them all the time. Whenever I am confronted by a person who is acting like a shark or a tuna, I immediately remember this classification and think to myself, ‘NOT MY PEOPLE! Don’t take it personally and they are NOT dolphins’. It makes all unpleasant situations easy to deal. It also reminds me not to become a shark or a tuna if I am confronted by one and stay true to my dolphin nature. If you like to learn more about my rock star friend Chellie her web page is http://www.chellie.com

Ever since I started the daily paintings I’ve had dolphins on my mind. Again it’s the Maui thing. I must always have Maui on my mind or something. That’s a good thing.

My business partner, Dena and I started our annual Oscar’s/Red Carpet job and it will last for 3 weeks. If you haven’t checked out our web page before, please feel free to do so at http://www.prettyinpaint.net

I will do my best to work on some daily paintings through the week, but if you don’t hear from me as often as before, this is why. Also I’ve been working very hard on my latest web project… more information soon to follow, I promise! Maybe in 2 weeks.

Until next time…


Peace & blessings,
Gayle Etcheverry

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