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B. beautiful mind body spirit
traceybrooks.blogspot.com
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Hello and Welcome to my LIFE STYLE blog, where I write about life, love, family, Fashion and Beauty. Working to keep everything in BALANCE with a positive perspective. ~Is your cup HALF FULL or half empty? You be the judge.
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Hurricane Irene aftermath

Well thank God Hurricane Irene was reduced down to just tropical rains by the time it hit our area I can imagine how much worst it could have been if she actually showed up in her full glory. These p...

11 nov 11

Art on a mug

I like the idea but I dont like this particular style of coffee cup.... I am still looking for manufacturers, so if you have any suggestions on this topic leave your comments below or email me at The...

11 oct 11

I Love Time Square

My sister and my oldest daughter were visiting us last week and this past weekend we went to New York to visit my aunt and decided to go to Time Square to have lunch first and of course a bit of site...

05 oct 11

Pic of the day

This picture came from my iPhone (it still wont upload all my pictures and I havent had time to go get it looked at yet). This was taken right after we got our lights back on. I was drawing some idea...

23 sep 11

Quick Study

In the bouquet that was shown yesterday my favorite flower (or maybe its foliage) is this green thing pictured here (I dont know the name of it either, if anyone knows what it is please leave it in t...

16 sep 11

In the Studio

This picture is just a random shot of one wall in the upstairs studio. What have I been up to? Well I have 4 new paintings going and I shot a lot of video that I need to upload to ArtsyLifeTV, soon h...

15 sep 11

...and the WINNER is....

Thank you to all that entered our first GIVEAWAY. We here at ARTSY LIFE studio are still without electricity and with sketchy iPhone service (this post is being made for the fifth time) but we will g...

01 sep 11

Random Drawing- ENTER TO WIN

We will be randomly selecting a winner for our Floral Burst Pendants -Fall Colors on August 31st. CLICK THE LINKS BELOW TO BE ELIGIBLE TO WIN YOU MUST DO THE FOLLOWING 1. Leave a comment on the blog ...

24 aug 11

Color by COLOURlovers Found a new site to go and play around with color. This site is a great artistic exercise, you might want to give it a try, click the link and have fun.

23 aug 11

Floral Burst Pendants- FALL colors

Antiqued Silver, Deep Teal, Grape, Cranberry, Antiqued Gold You can take a look at the Promo Video Here It will be titled "Floral Burst Pendants- FALL I do love fall with the leaves on the trees ...

20 aug 11

In the Studio: While I slept

While I slept last night this idea came to me. I had to get it out of my head and into a 3D form. I like it but this is what I will call a rough draft in clay. mmmmmm.... what is it??? You shall see ...

10 aug 11

Retailers

Pinc Boutique

08 aug 11

To Do List: Goals

1. To have 6 stores carrying my art and designs. I have one now and one more that I am in the process of making more "Floral Burst" Pendants for. ( so I can say I have 2 stores already) 2. To...

08 aug 11

"Being" a response to fellow artist Mystele

this painting is a work in progress for my "Afro Series"This post is to add to the conversation that a fellow artist is having over on her blog and the topic is "being" who you are an...

27 jul 11

In the Studio: Color Joy

These are pictures of some old and NEW projects Ive been working on. Its crazy how some works come to me and they develop and are finished fairly quickly and others seem to go on forever... every tim...

24 jul 11

Quick ArtPlay

Just a quick exercise of the Art muscle this morning. Its water color and pencil.

21 jul 11

Pinc Boutique

This picture is of Baby "Z" who is hanging out with the boutique owner Kimberely Pettey.This is where my "Floral Burst" Pendants are being sold so if you are in the New London, Connec...

06 jul 11

Coming Soon

I love the juxtaposition of these pendant grouping although they are all sold seperately ( simular pendants available at my Etsy shop) and look very beautiful worn alone they just seem to become "...

28 jun 11

In the Studio: Discarded Pieces

A happy accident with discarded handmade beads that I hadnt been overjoyed with the color combinations for the earrings I was making for my Etsy Shop, they had been sitting for months in a bowl by my...

28 jun 11

A Need to Create

These paintings have been considered "works in progress for over a year and now I have come to know I dislike this painting enough to just paint over it.I read this post on Kristinas blog today a...

18 jun 11

This banner is from my girls school gym, but it is soooo.... what I am feeling like right now. I am working on some exciting projects to be revealed as they come to reality. I just seen this banner a...

18 jun 11

In the Studio

These little beauties are no longer just a rough sketch in my artist sketch book, they are now available in my NEW Etsy shop called: The Artsy Life Boutique along with the new shop I have decided to ...

07 jun 11

Sharing the Love

I like this Artists work. And if you like vibrant color as I do you will like her art too, plus she has a contest where you could possibly win an original piece of her work. For more information watc...

30 may 11

The painting is a quick exercise in water colors....they are a bit messier than acrylics but I like the suttle effect that layering the same color has after each layer dries.In the Studio, I have bee...

20 may 11

The Moment You Stop Learning...

These pics are of a view taken from my deck, such a peaceful sight at 6:30 am, this may just be growing on me.But back to my thought, the moment you stop learning (or being open to lifes possibilitie...

07 may 11

Layers of Color

I love discovering things, in my own paintings, at thrift stores and now about myself. The way I start a painting is just by being free to pick up what ever color of paint that moves me at that momen...

07 may 11

Reflections

This litlle painting has been done as part of my ongoing practice of learning something new, improving my art. This painting was done on a piece of cardboard from a cracker box, I had cut the box up ...

04 may 11

New York, New York.

Yay!!! I had GREAT FUN. Here are just a few pics from my trip I took with my husband last weekend. We took a train from Connecticut to New York (a new experience for both of us). We stayed at the W H...

02 may 11

I can Dream.... Right?

Progression of the painting for the post, "In the Studio: Color Joy," stay tuned to see it develops. I DREAM of being ready when a Licenser comes calling to sign me, for some main stream prod...

01 may 11

In the Studio: Color Joy

That is what I am feeling like, "Color Joy." This painting is being done on a piece of card board that I am recycling in stead of throwing it out I chose to paint on it and if I like what Ive...

04 apr 11

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