Sweet Tea Gazette: Making Spirits Bright

Thursday, December 8, 2011

Making Spirits Bright

The studio is Christmas Central these days - in more ways than one. By an odd quirk of scheduling fate, I'm actually working on a new Christmas collection! Most of the time, Christmas artwork is on the board in the dog days of summer. (Try creating jingle-bell-magic when all you really want to do is go pick a fresh tomato off the vine for a BLT.)

But as I write this, Nat King Cole is serenading me. "Chestnuts roasting on an open fire...". Sing it, brother. I'm sipping a Peppermint Cappuccino, there is a fire crackling in the fireplace, and all sorts of new visions of sugarplums are dancing in my head.

I love this job.

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Melissa SaylorDecember 9, 2011 at 6:20 PM
Hi Beth,
Love your web site and blog. Your artwork never fails to bring a smile to my face. Keep up the wonderful work and have a blessed holiday.
Melissa Saylor
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AnonymousDecember 10, 2011 at 5:41 PM
Beth, what a treat to have the Christmas project happen AT Christmas time! I know what you mean...creating holiday art during the summer when the AC is on...yuck! Where's the lemonade!?

Hugs, Diane
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Remembering Tylenol 1996-2011

Don't ask, it's a long story. He is our best buddy, totally in charge of this place, and his ego is so far out of control you just don't want to know. He recently decided to pose in front of the hydrangeas. If you are a follower of my work, sooner or later, he will show up in a painting. Not that I want to get him started (because he goes on and on about it), but he has been featured on garden flags from Toland, sold exclusively at Lowes, and many other Beth Yarbrough products through the years. The garden is a continuing source of joy and inspiration for me. Unless somebody stops me, there will be posts galore - probably every time a bee sneezes on this property. Stay tuned.