Happy Valentine's Day!

"Love..."

© Nancy Laliberte

combined media on paper

from my gratitude journal

After being being knocked flat by a very nasty virus the past several days (it has felt like an eternity), I am finally feeling on the upswing of getting better. So here is a recent page from my gratitude journal made from my makeshift studio (aka: a couch and a TV tray) between naps. Happy Valentine's Day, everyone! 

A Valentine's Wish...

"Let Love Open the Door..."

© Nancy Laliberte

5" x7" acrylic on acid-free paper

$75 

Something fun for Valentine's Day. 
Enjoy and let love open doors for you, too! :-)

Lyrics | Pete Townsend - Let My Love Open the Door lyrics

For Chris and Rick

"Love is patient, Love is kind..."

© Nancy Laliberte

4" x 4" acrylic on gallery-wrapped canvas

nfs

A dear friend and fellow artist lost her husband a couple of days ago to cancer. This is dedicated to them. And while this Bible verse is most often heard at weddings, it makes me think of them and the love they've shared over the years. 

Love is patient, love is kind and is not jealous;

love does not brag and is not arrogant, does not act unbecomingly;

it does not seek its own, is not provoked, 

does not take into account a wrong suffered,

does not rejoice in unrighteousness, 
but rejoices with the truth;

bears all things, believes all things, 
hopes all things, endures all things.

Love never fails...But now faith, hope, love, abide these three; but the greatest of these is love.

1 Corinthians 13:4-7,13

Rest in peace, Rick;

God bless you, Chris

Burning Love

"Burning Love"

© Nancy Laliberte

11" x 11" acrylic on watercolor paper

A demo piece from my drip tree workshop last Saturday at the Center for the Visual Arts in Wausau. With Valentine's Day approaching I chose a warm pink/red color palette for this piece. We focused on color theory, value (squint!), focal point and negative space. By the looks of their paintings, I think they got it.

My "kids"

Awesome job everyone! Thank you for such a rewarding afternoon and your willingness to step out of your comfort zone! Keep painting and always remember... "what if?"