Paint with the angels this Christmas Terrye French

In 

May 

Terrye French's 

family

 announced 

that she had suffered 

a 

massive stroke.

It sent a wave of shock through the painting community.

 Terrye 

was 

well known for her primitive, whimsical style.

Prayers were said all around the world for Terrye's recovery 

but 

sadly that was not meant to be

Terrye 

went home to

 HEAVEN 

on 

Thanksgiving Day

11/27/ 2014

Terrye was one of my earliest painting inspirations. 

I have 100's of her patterns 

and 

all the books she ever wrote. 

Several years ago Terrye 

started 

PAINTING WITH FRIENDS

Terrye was one of the most talented, creative, and giving persons that I have ever known

Her dream was to give other painters a chance to get their names out there by getting a chance to "paint with her." 

Terrye would send out line drawings to be painted and made into e-patterns.

 She encouraged you to add your own style to the designs.  

I was beyond honored when Terrye contacted me to be a part of 

Painting with Friends

from 

the very beginning.

To date I have about 18 PWF patterns published 

with 

several more to complete.

I never got the chance to meet Terrye

but I considered her a dear friend

 I will miss my chats with Terrye via e-mail 

and 

her face book page.

I am blessed to have 2 wonderful pieces in my home that were painted by Terrye.

They are even more treasured now.

This piece is called Strawberry Moon.

It was painted on an old pull toy

This is a wonderful piece that 

Terrye 

painted on an old mail box

Close up detail 

The painting community wanted to do something to keep Terrye's memory alive

she touched so many people with her magic brushes.

Terrye had a beautiful primitive tree that she loved to decorate.

Her family has suggested that it would be a wonderful tribute to Terrye to help decorate the tree for her grandaughters with hand painted ornaments.

Below is a note from Terrye's daughter

Note from Terrye's daughter Kera:

Thank you all so much for the love, prayers and messages you have taken the time to send. It is beautiful beyond words to know all of the lives Mom touched trough painting and her kind heart. Many have asked what they could do during this time. Mom had a primitive country Christmas tree, that she loved. We would be honored if you would help decorate it. If you would like to send an ornament for the tree that would be lovely. Please sign, date and put where you are from on the ornament. We plan to put up the tree every year on Thanksgiving Day. We will be able to share the giving, inspirational, helpful and loving way she touched each one of you with her grand daughters as they get older. This is a beautiful tribute to a beautiful lady. Thank you so much for your love. You are a comfort to our hearts and for you all, we are thankful.

Ornaments can be mailed to:

Terrye French Memorial Tree 

C/O Kristin, Kera, & Klayton

1247 Wandering Oaks Ct.  Norman, OK 73026

I have completed my ornament

Santa's MAGIC Key

design by Pam Grady

Paint with the ANGELS now 

SWEET Terrye

I shall miss you dearly.

Lynn

"Each day is a new canvas to paint upon.

Make sure your picture is full of life and happiness,

and

at the end of the day you don't look at it

and

wish you had painted something different."

 ~Author Unknown

Thyme for The FOLK Side

The FOLK Side

 is a new design that I have just completed
for 

PAINTING WITH FRIENDS

Design was inspired
 by 

Terrye French

I found this old cutting board at a thrift shop

It made a wonderful surface for this design.

This pattern would look great on many surfaces though!

I only lightly sanded my surface. 

I did not seal it so it would have a prim look!

The knife marks on this old cutting board add even more character and texture!

I used a circle template from 

Artist Loft

 to make my pennies on this design.

You can find a templete like this 

in the fine art section of a craft store 

or 

with drafting supplies.

I taped off my center section of the

"penney rug" and painted it Lamp Black

I then used my circle template along with a

 cosmetic sponge

 to quickly stencil the pennies on

 I then used a WHITE graphite paper to transfer the main

parts of my design on

Once these are painted you can proceed to transferring  

all the remaining details

I use a fine line writing pen from

 Lowell Cornell

 to paint all my blanket stitches around a design

The fine line writing pen takes a little getting used to 

but it is so much easier for details than a liner brush!

Painting the SHEEP

Now to add the remaining details!

This was a fun design to paint!!

I hope you have enjoyed following along!

You can purchase

my E-pattern 

for

The FOLK Side

HERE

Happy Painting!

Hugs,

Lynn

It's thyme to TAKE CARE OF MY HEART

TAKE CARE OF MY HEART

is

 a new design

 that I have painted 

for 

Painting With Friends

I painted this design on a wood pizza peel

BUT

it would look great on many surfaces!

this design was inspired 

by 

Terrye French

The snowmen were painted using

 a 

"dry brush".

Layers of drying brushing 

added a nice contour to the snowmen

Adding facial details

I kept my colors soft.

This was a fun pattern to paint!!!

You can purchase this 

E-PATTERN

HERE

Happy Painting!

Lynn

It is thyme to chase the snowflakes

TAKE THYME TO CHASE THE SNOWFLAKES

is 

a new design that I have painted 

for

PAINTING WITH FRIENDS

I used an old cabinet door that I found at a 

thrift shop as my surface

  

Prepping and base coating my surface

Transferring the design

I started by adding the snowflakes, then trees in the distance

next I started painting the salt boxes

and skating snowmen!

Now to paint more snowmen!

They are 

 so much fun to dress!

Now lets paint a penney rug border!

I used a circle template for this.

I use a fine line writing pen to do the blanket stitch edge around pennies

I added a large snowflake and lots of

diamond dust

This was a fun pattern to paint!

You can purchase

 this e-pattern

HERE

Happy Painting!

Lynn