The Story of "Old Ugly"

Salmon and Jazz Event at Philomath Boy Scout lodge april 20th 2013 -

"don't you want to donate a painting to the Philomath Rotary auction event?"

 my hubby greeted me this morning ----

"what ? it's that time of year again?" ---

 so I scrambled around the studio ---

 I got some really nice paintings collecting......

 but I also have some... well not so wonderful ones - and what to do with them?

I lovingly call them "my Uglies" --------

So I picked one from a few years ago (it was beautiful then - in my eyes, anyway) --

but things always change, naturally I got better at what I am doing now - sooooo..............

I got out the little travel iron, retrieved the hotgun, turned on the heat lamp,

got plenty of papertowels and got to work

--- wax on - wax off......

that is what it is all about in the way I paint! ----

This Ugly was way to busy --- so I started wiping off -

the more I wiped, the better I liked it.....---

I got so excited about what was happening -

the painting evolved all by itself, really I am not kidding -

just a few more little touches with my trusty little travel iron and the painting spoke to me:

"stop, no more, I am done!"

wow I actually broke out into a nervous sweat..........

then it dawned on me - dangit, I should have taken a picture of old Ugly!!!!

too late now no one will ever know, but me! -----

So now old Ugly was one of my favorites....

too good to have auctioned off???? I wondered -

Heck no, I will just make another one...

and it will hopefully be as nice or even better!

 So I took the now New Beauty to my excercise class for critique ----

 Everyone loved my story and thought New Beauty was beautiful -

 My friends helped me title it: "A Magical Place"

 Then I took it to the Citizen Bank to the Auction commitee - lots of Ahhhs and Ohhs

 New Beauty got an honorable place at the receptionist's desk - at least for a few hours!

 I hope Old Ugly is living happily ever after..............in New Beauty's heart!

I hope "A Magical Place" will find a good home.....

 and hopefully make a few $$$ for Philomath Rotary Club........................ the end!??

Oh, can you see the sparkly gold leaf????