by JaimeB Haney | 2017, garden, garden tour, spring, spring day, spring stroll
If someone could just hit the pause button on spring, that would be greaaaaaat. Even with garden organization, spring is a crazy busy time of year for us gardeners. Are you feeling the same? I’m telling you, I cannot keep up! Weeds are having a field day with...
by JaimeB Haney | 2017, gardening, organization, tip
So I’m greedily scooping up happily selecting a couple new clematis plants, butterfly bushes and purple smoke tree from Aldi’s a couple weeks ago (major score!!) and I wonder where will I plant these? Who knows, and who cares at these prices! But with my...
by JaimeB Haney | 2017, friends, fun, road trip, Things that make me happy
This past Wednesday, I got to see Stevie Nicks in concert with my two long time high school friends – Jody and Michelle. We had such a good time. The concert was awesome. Here are some of the many photos I took. We didn’t have nosebleed seats, but if there...
by JaimeB Haney | A day in the life, around my house, books
Do you follow the cycles of the moon? I have for as long as I can remember. My mother was into the moon and astrology so I was always learning something interesting from her. Today was the new moon (at least when I started to type this – I’m a night owl)....
by JaimeB Haney | 2017, abstract, Abstract Landscape, art, art studio, Expressionism, flowers, gardening, painting, plants, work in progress, Zen-like
If you’ve been reading my blog for very long at all you know that I have a koi pond. It’s a decent size for the space and has large colorful koi fish and I grow waterlilies in the warm months. While the waterlily is truly beautiful, there is something so...
by JaimeB Haney | 2017, An artist's views, art, Art Life, artwork, beach, commission, deep thoughts, figurative, painting, soapbox, Sunset, work in progress, Works in progress
I recently was asked by a friend if I would paint a commission for him to give to a friend. A commission is nothing more than a custom order for a painting. It might be a vision you have in your head and you want to see painted. It could be a memory you want to see...
by JaimeB Haney | 2017, A day in the life, art, artwork, funeral, Nature, painting, work in progress
My latest painting is a giraffe painting. He or she, I’m not sure which, is soon to be happily munching on some tasty leaves. With all the paintings I’ve done, I’ve not painted a giraffe yet so I thought it was time. Actually, a giraffe has been...
by JaimeB Haney | folklore, green, Nature, Portrait, transcendental, video
Hey there, I wanted to share this Live green man video I created on my Facebook page about a week ago of me painting a piece I’ve since titled “Forest Guardian”. As I type this, the Green Man is in transit to his new home. He sold before I finished...