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Brave Boots, Brave Hearts
Giving birth! 😉 Putting my brave girl boots on and fulfilling a dream… quite literally! The vision for this new course came to me this past winter in a dream. I sure hope that it will be a blessing to … Continue reading
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Painting Prayers
How often do we say, “my prayers/hopes/wishes are with you” or “sending love/prayers”? I frequently find myself painting prayers and then, literally ‘sending the prayers’ (blessings, wishes, hopes, dreams, intentions, affirmations… however you prefer to think about it) via the art … Continue reading
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Sweetest Dreams
May all the sweetest dreams come true. ❤ Introducing the ‘sweetest dreams’ painted prayers/blessings series by Julia Osterc. 🙂 These were all inspired by native American dream catchers. Sweetest Dreams Shine True Sweetest Dreams Shine True – scanned to print … Continue reading
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Young at heART
Young at heART collaborative artwork with my nieces. I started Loving Rd blog and art in memory of my mom, their Grammie, to carry on her love for others, nature, and life. I chose to use a general name instead of my … Continue reading
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Singing with the Birds
If a drone flew over my home, I might be caught singing with the birds lately. Our front yard seems to have become a bird sanctuary (or bird zoo as my son Drew called it, but there are no cages!). … Continue reading
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Tagged art, beauty, bird, birds, birdwatching, card, cat, dream, dreaming, dreams, encouragement, inspiration, kitty, nature, refuge, sale, sanctuary, sing, singing, time, trees, variety, woods
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The Art of Living & Loving
While this may have nothing to do with paint or other visual art, it has everything to do with the art of living and loving. What an overwhelming few days it was. Hopes, prayers, wishes, and dreams are mysterious things. … Continue reading
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Storytelling
Fantasy novels seem to be impacting my art lately, along with my own life experiences, of course. Somehow, Jane Davenport’s awesome fashion model Life Book lesson turned into a warrior queen through my hands! It probably has something to do … Continue reading
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