tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3100560033796689402023-11-16T11:05:13.867-08:00Nancy Asbell ArtsNancy Asbell Artshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03897097939745527135noreply@blogger.comBlogger225125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-310056003379668940.post-34250698950356271832011-04-27T12:19:00.000-07:002011-04-27T12:28:28.321-07:00Wednesday's Grace Notes<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdHOPdf9Zgo_e_6n4yU-j8-kGbgX46jVVo41yJsH0is70yHW_vekG3hBZ8sgC64r54D2niWc_EkN_HozwJKmUviPIf_X5zadsl-mNTzxLRhH7k5LWj9Lv7Llm7WhujRZNEKYEFmmk4DQ_C/s1600/Sunflower+Revival.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 397px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600347328298622530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdHOPdf9Zgo_e_6n4yU-j8-kGbgX46jVVo41yJsH0is70yHW_vekG3hBZ8sgC64r54D2niWc_EkN_HozwJKmUviPIf_X5zadsl-mNTzxLRhH7k5LWj9Lv7Llm7WhujRZNEKYEFmmk4DQ_C/s400/Sunflower+Revival.bmp" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center">Wednesday's Grace Notes</div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">Jesus washing others feet in the form of pedicures, laughing in the face of fear, lessons in humility, using music to heal broken souls, sisters to bring me joy, friends that give me strength and strangers that help me to heal.</div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">Please, "Celebrate the day!"</div>Nancy Asbell Artshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03897097939745527135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-310056003379668940.post-84653821275954703562011-04-25T10:22:00.000-07:002011-04-25T10:31:02.041-07:00Angels Unaware<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggoNoNYhrp02DtxfLbNhwjaaaIlt37Ud8ByAyGmOB9nAInNEQv3BMvjtmiZO6SuGiaj8FipdNaeGKBqMd70hjBK6tknDeUkWdmhQhueIf2EF9NURWNsuPACsb9kZ4OI3r23UgZrJ4afaLa/s1600/pastel+angel.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599574904433842978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggoNoNYhrp02DtxfLbNhwjaaaIlt37Ud8ByAyGmOB9nAInNEQv3BMvjtmiZO6SuGiaj8FipdNaeGKBqMd70hjBK6tknDeUkWdmhQhueIf2EF9NURWNsuPACsb9kZ4OI3r23UgZrJ4afaLa/s400/pastel+angel.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center">Angels Unaware</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">When I was in the hospital after my brain stem stroke in '96 my night nurse came by my bed and shared her sorrows, life of neglect, pain and suffering. After a deep pause she said "but after seeing the miracle of healing with you I can now believe in Jesus again."</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">Sometimes God gently places us in darkness so that so that we can be His light.</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">Celebrate the day... where ever you are.</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"></div>Nancy Asbell Artshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03897097939745527135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-310056003379668940.post-7238103008283583332011-04-25T09:57:00.000-07:002011-04-25T10:02:07.706-07:00Monday's Grace Notes<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPYpTtIo6ndVuliv0a8eeXohaidTTiciW52T5HRMsfHznRDhiZmEkBH-CCRP_fObQ1hI7m0JsITgrxCioRmCfVtMv0q1zKchyJ1Bdt3tZX9g3wzn_v7ya4vj1nS3xwQOXgs4sUf58LahiU/s1600/image001.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 239px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599567350024231314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPYpTtIo6ndVuliv0a8eeXohaidTTiciW52T5HRMsfHznRDhiZmEkBH-CCRP_fObQ1hI7m0JsITgrxCioRmCfVtMv0q1zKchyJ1Bdt3tZX9g3wzn_v7ya4vj1nS3xwQOXgs4sUf58LahiU/s400/image001.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center">Monday's Grace Notes</div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">Finding peace in the storm, baby powder, perfume, freedom of choice, trying new recipes, saving money, problem solving, and finding roses amongst the thorns.</div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">Celebrate the day!</div>Nancy Asbell Artshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03897097939745527135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-310056003379668940.post-44197539081721844392011-04-23T07:12:00.000-07:002011-04-23T07:19:00.019-07:00Saturdays Grace Notes<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgelW7IESPpQPMGtkRcmfDjGJfe038Nd7ZBJhlUV-DWQoSoBdHCCoKZSiDDCQxlTP9HyMEO_aZX4qLSB1tYrAN6tIA-aUplq2RyMwUMnG_HWPesCZqLZIUQWlilvBPOSb7bJRTk6cOaGkAU/s1600/blue-oak-nancy-asbell.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 315px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598783219923938610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgelW7IESPpQPMGtkRcmfDjGJfe038Nd7ZBJhlUV-DWQoSoBdHCCoKZSiDDCQxlTP9HyMEO_aZX4qLSB1tYrAN6tIA-aUplq2RyMwUMnG_HWPesCZqLZIUQWlilvBPOSb7bJRTk6cOaGkAU/s400/blue-oak-nancy-asbell.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center">Saturdays Grace Notes</div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">It may be Friday but Easter's coming! Instead of going down with the ship, cry "man overboard!" and jump to safety! the kindness of strangers, my guitar, and being resilient.</div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">Celebrate the day!</div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"></div>Nancy Asbell Artshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03897097939745527135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-310056003379668940.post-30717731860332430522011-04-20T07:50:00.000-07:002011-04-20T07:58:41.773-07:00Wednesday's Grace Notes<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhupZDgDSm1aB87Sd8HI0cF3ERB0dB0vb-qS9oBkD7ocv_Zg7MrCxW-f0y7pXoPr7MlIv8JbGfoPQJLaVlYTYqpzBAPr0guzyPT-B4JVs5CnrpgZAD5YiTH4bMjgE0G4AB3tHqx0sffNaYV/s1600/starbucks.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 219px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597679992950226306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhupZDgDSm1aB87Sd8HI0cF3ERB0dB0vb-qS9oBkD7ocv_Zg7MrCxW-f0y7pXoPr7MlIv8JbGfoPQJLaVlYTYqpzBAPr0guzyPT-B4JVs5CnrpgZAD5YiTH4bMjgE0G4AB3tHqx0sffNaYV/s400/starbucks.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">Wednesday's Grace Notes</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">Kashi Go Lean breakfast cereal, my son Steve bringing me healthy groceries from Whole Foods, painting pastel portraits late into the night, trying new things, knowing that I am complete with God, and taking time to pray and letting Him talk for a change.</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">Celebrate the day!</div>Nancy Asbell Artshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03897097939745527135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-310056003379668940.post-67303373551466868412011-04-19T09:07:00.000-07:002011-04-19T09:16:14.394-07:00Tuesday's Grace Notes<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOANkLT25cLlordq5KGhIcSWFxvexyrC3HzQD3MpAL3PKrr57hdSKKXfBlubgXWd_p66ztaAkSyqFMq7XmRbR7l2Q5bQkYt5lVQvo_O9wKD3m_LrrTxB8TFXBTgtUWIunXkpcRCJqnNxXk/s1600/water_butterfly2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 291px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597329071377004674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOANkLT25cLlordq5KGhIcSWFxvexyrC3HzQD3MpAL3PKrr57hdSKKXfBlubgXWd_p66ztaAkSyqFMq7XmRbR7l2Q5bQkYt5lVQvo_O9wKD3m_LrrTxB8TFXBTgtUWIunXkpcRCJqnNxXk/s400/water_butterfly2.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center">Tuesday's Grace Notes</div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">Seeing the light at the end of the tunnel and finding out that it is a train (gotta see the sense of humor), electric pencil sharpeners when they work, my nine year old Panda Puppy Sheltie, painting for the fun of it between commissioned paintings, and my son Steve coming over today to fix me lunch... he is a really good cook!</div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">Celebrate the day!</div>Nancy Asbell Artshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03897097939745527135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-310056003379668940.post-28464399735301589992011-04-18T05:07:00.000-07:002011-04-18T05:14:43.628-07:00Monday's Grace Notes<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ8uQKG52PJv7sf81sW_ZPFtSnexBadcdo8eJ-euBvhf3LWXAppi-nnxcIrWCupZftFXnaqbP2PGIcjaAJTrLFk0tuy4t1pFXgC4UFuAsYTargSi-MuD2ll3txAg0ZMoQ58JoB2_rg9ctA/s1600/Lupus+Foundation+Of+America.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 307px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596895588494243090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ8uQKG52PJv7sf81sW_ZPFtSnexBadcdo8eJ-euBvhf3LWXAppi-nnxcIrWCupZftFXnaqbP2PGIcjaAJTrLFk0tuy4t1pFXgC4UFuAsYTargSi-MuD2ll3txAg0ZMoQ58JoB2_rg9ctA/s400/Lupus+Foundation+Of+America.jpg" /></a> <br /><div align="center">Monday's Grace Notes</div><br /><div align="center">Being true to myself; self knowledge, the color orange, Speaking the positive; love, passion, gratitude, joy, enthusiasm, hope... Nutella and marmalade on a rice cake, and acting the way I want to feel.</div><br /><div align="center">Celebrate the day!</div>Nancy Asbell Artshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03897097939745527135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-310056003379668940.post-53728255727275115682011-04-17T05:29:00.000-07:002011-04-17T05:38:29.837-07:00Sunday's Grace Notes<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMbeWJn3O-TqseAFR3epmWJWihyphenhyphenype21K-6WKTbZWTYdE7iZ7XTE72P1s1YjHhJzEVwb2Ecl95FSt6InVCIsw4mXdkiBd2Tk_eZAtdBKL7Eyec3rkRLH5a-CA2HiuR5TuyO30chNqic4wT/s1600/Celebrate+The+Day+30x40.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 304px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596530681773457634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMbeWJn3O-TqseAFR3epmWJWihyphenhyphenype21K-6WKTbZWTYdE7iZ7XTE72P1s1YjHhJzEVwb2Ecl95FSt6InVCIsw4mXdkiBd2Tk_eZAtdBKL7Eyec3rkRLH5a-CA2HiuR5TuyO30chNqic4wT/s400/Celebrate+The+Day+30x40.bmp" /></a> <br /><div align="center">Sunday's Grace Notes</div><br /><div align="center">Hugging my 24 year old lovely daughter and smelling her beautiful blond hair, Looking out of my windows and seeing my 27 year old Steve's magical botanical garden everywhere, giving away my art for the benefit of others no strings attached, My home health nurse Jeri, freshly steamed green beans w/balsamic vinaigrette and goat cheese, my art studio.. small but mine, watching the clouds fly across the full moon, and people who stick with you, even though it may be raining, and remind you how to dance.</div><br /><div align="center">Celebrate the day!</div>Nancy Asbell Artshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03897097939745527135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-310056003379668940.post-54085545490340813582011-04-14T07:38:00.000-07:002011-04-14T07:44:51.150-07:00Thursday's Grace Notes<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi13QT2MpdO9VJEyWxouEB41lPFBVjxSG0i-QPnniQiso45E6CKNwiMQITptpOHkpTFdCUNDq3U68DDwQZMJ-5aKInwuk9dGqueIKv4oANGQIuSTAcdX9iyAfuxEcqLKL54V-pmoMg1EOPA/s1600/tuscany-sunflowers-nancy-asbell.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 301px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595450033690361442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi13QT2MpdO9VJEyWxouEB41lPFBVjxSG0i-QPnniQiso45E6CKNwiMQITptpOHkpTFdCUNDq3U68DDwQZMJ-5aKInwuk9dGqueIKv4oANGQIuSTAcdX9iyAfuxEcqLKL54V-pmoMg1EOPA/s400/tuscany-sunflowers-nancy-asbell.jpg" /></a> <br /><div align="center">Thursday's Grace Notes</div><br /><div align="center">Wanting what I have, less is more... do less, receive more, dark chocolate, goals to have more fun, cutting coupons, art students and cupcakes, and another day begins!</div><br /><div align="center">Celebrate the day!</div>Nancy Asbell Artshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03897097939745527135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-310056003379668940.post-86868856027703465642011-04-13T04:50:00.001-07:002011-04-13T04:56:33.782-07:00Wednesday's Grace Notes<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilQKGUIDgxMTWLpfAogaJcNd6NrjPaqrEdi1xa4hWBW8lfhmV9oN1R-FPYD46nmtCBlWTAA19_z-Gg-Tjq8tGFnZQSpW4GJVZxvgQemZPC0GluBzLASCb7ijsVFCiWzMvnNpIvUIR1RKWQ/s1600/watercolor+cat+with+fish.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595035494648497586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilQKGUIDgxMTWLpfAogaJcNd6NrjPaqrEdi1xa4hWBW8lfhmV9oN1R-FPYD46nmtCBlWTAA19_z-Gg-Tjq8tGFnZQSpW4GJVZxvgQemZPC0GluBzLASCb7ijsVFCiWzMvnNpIvUIR1RKWQ/s400/watercolor+cat+with+fish.jpg" /></a> <br /><div align="center">Wednesday's Grace Notes</div><br /><div align="center">Having the music in me, sisters and the bond that they share, the courage to move forward, coffee on the back patio, having a game plan for a,b, and c, and getting unstuck... just ask Winnie-the-Pooh, the honey may be yummy but sometimes ya' need to get out of your sweet spot and carry on.</div><br /><div align="center">Celebrate the day!</div>Nancy Asbell Artshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03897097939745527135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-310056003379668940.post-57795025735555523222011-04-12T12:06:00.000-07:002011-04-12T12:12:30.350-07:00Tuesday's Grace Notes<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBXZyRg1qf0lXjaOx2xQ7QR3KgFH8ajWITaHTIrOjnDx2TZeBrQU2Lpc6wvKbIUK5E4BwhXNygl2OSltUkD9KO0vstUD264Zy4invz2g60oTnCA6OfDd6r1Ro1X8nX_PCsNAht7mlrI-sw/s1600/watercolor+portrait.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594776931639939874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBXZyRg1qf0lXjaOx2xQ7QR3KgFH8ajWITaHTIrOjnDx2TZeBrQU2Lpc6wvKbIUK5E4BwhXNygl2OSltUkD9KO0vstUD264Zy4invz2g60oTnCA6OfDd6r1Ro1X8nX_PCsNAht7mlrI-sw/s400/watercolor+portrait.jpg" /></a> <br /><div align="center">Tuesday's Grace Notes</div><br /><div align="center">Finding a bargain, hitting "snooze" on the alarm, "dreaming awake", a new pair of socks, found money, a contagious laugh, My sister Michele's posting on Facebook pictures of the two of us as kids, and remembering the house that you grew up in.</div><br /><div align="center">Celebrate the day!</div>Nancy Asbell Artshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03897097939745527135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-310056003379668940.post-5621674234873518812011-04-11T14:46:00.000-07:002011-04-11T14:55:16.556-07:00Perks Of Working For Yourself<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiys1p0JwcVLTAIEsd-NcuxkLC760TIBJN0WE0aAX-qE5uuArsRAn8qs_cUn0f6APB1ysNf10p6gfx_Tp9e-KEIR1R7PrnG5aZNUyipqvsSVgng0On4TGIBx9wglb937-Uo7WFeFA5mSbjD/s1600/nancy+in+chair.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594447372526600018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiys1p0JwcVLTAIEsd-NcuxkLC760TIBJN0WE0aAX-qE5uuArsRAn8qs_cUn0f6APB1ysNf10p6gfx_Tp9e-KEIR1R7PrnG5aZNUyipqvsSVgng0On4TGIBx9wglb937-Uo7WFeFA5mSbjD/s400/nancy+in+chair.bmp" /></a> <br /><div align="center">Perks Of Working For Yourself</div><br /><div align="center">Making myself the Employee Of The Month, I get to play dress up and wear a lot of different hats, when my boss gives me too much work I can tell her "lighten up", I get to choose the Musaque, I get to think outside of the box and then have the freedom to climb back in for safety, and I get that one nap a day! Life is good!</div>Nancy Asbell Artshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03897097939745527135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-310056003379668940.post-20324927692022779222011-04-11T10:14:00.000-07:002011-04-11T14:44:41.362-07:00Monday's Grace Notes<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBWHhotwhdwOfXKd5-55WtiSY6_7so8-nHNmdU1O-kgRn4dfm1k5kq6JjDB50ZX8UWRL6mEwKSGLi8RZCQC_4f0s4wZugkruu4cmPAWen6qVVYIT127ZDYUxrNoQNl8KvwoX_Je_cTAaVp/s1600/blue-oak-nancy-asbell.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 315px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594445051683671874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBWHhotwhdwOfXKd5-55WtiSY6_7so8-nHNmdU1O-kgRn4dfm1k5kq6JjDB50ZX8UWRL6mEwKSGLi8RZCQC_4f0s4wZugkruu4cmPAWen6qVVYIT127ZDYUxrNoQNl8KvwoX_Je_cTAaVp/s400/blue-oak-nancy-asbell.jpg" /></a> <br /><div align="center">Monday's Grace Notes</div><br /><div align="center">Self discipline, finally getting a clue, taking responsibility for my own happiness, Glenn going kayaking, new "Bella" piano music from "Twilight", jumping into a Monday routine and my chocolate mint birthday cake. Okay, here we are again, my Monday morning diet begins. Self discipline...</div>Nancy Asbell Artshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03897097939745527135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-310056003379668940.post-40929524486816997112011-04-10T13:00:00.000-07:002011-04-10T13:05:55.153-07:00Sunday's Grace Notes<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR8s7dLA8Sgy4aZgnoJP1X4ORmCByF_hFaigKQNelkJ_bstEZ8k_dk4hXR480DQBDFTmeMAN3uTL1aVJ_5hhKyBX__DYR6fzbM0hZgYPlbTWcy0NQA_uKSNCdQSHB22XI_agtboyBTysCW/s1600/moonlight-sonata-nancy-asbell.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 151px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594048529201385554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR8s7dLA8Sgy4aZgnoJP1X4ORmCByF_hFaigKQNelkJ_bstEZ8k_dk4hXR480DQBDFTmeMAN3uTL1aVJ_5hhKyBX__DYR6fzbM0hZgYPlbTWcy0NQA_uKSNCdQSHB22XI_agtboyBTysCW/s400/moonlight-sonata-nancy-asbell.jpg" /></a> <br /><div align="center">Sunday's Grace Notes</div><br /><div align="center">Being alive to live another year, what an honor, going to Target, the many people in my life, buying Easter stickers for my music students, Glenn's chili with artisan bread, the different rooms in my house (I use all of them), and spilling mustard on my shirt. It is just part of life and I am thankful.</div>Nancy Asbell Artshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03897097939745527135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-310056003379668940.post-74726019118327416992011-04-07T06:09:00.000-07:002011-04-07T06:16:09.579-07:00April "Two For One Pet Portraits"<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio7QQV5znkw6-EO4cx_f9L8WQglvbglWp-fLRsxRntR8g3aqnIPGkaGU529cTtg0Ig3EZNTj0CfmxHa1dwBamiRfz6OGX1HDFHuJe_LSojGgSk5OmQTE35oB85037ncru6CbER_MdfysGK/s1600/pet-sacns-series-nancy-asbell.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 180px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 97px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592829650176890066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio7QQV5znkw6-EO4cx_f9L8WQglvbglWp-fLRsxRntR8g3aqnIPGkaGU529cTtg0Ig3EZNTj0CfmxHa1dwBamiRfz6OGX1HDFHuJe_LSojGgSk5OmQTE35oB85037ncru6CbER_MdfysGK/s400/pet-sacns-series-nancy-asbell.jpg" /></a> <br /><div align="center">April "Two For One Pet Portraits" </div><br /><div align="center">Love your pet? Two For One Pet Portrait Offer for the month of April. For details go to </div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.360jacksonville.com/Shopping/Art/AsbellArts.html">http://www.360jacksonville.com/Shopping/Art/AsbellArts.html</a></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"></div>Nancy Asbell Artshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03897097939745527135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-310056003379668940.post-21378829513054655132011-04-07T05:50:00.000-07:002011-04-07T06:09:36.296-07:00Thursday's Grace Notes<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBuBC5ORMQqgoLsvYdkKVrKslIijpojSAwxPinY-WA_c_M4okKRPbXU5Mj3SKivmeug7BIHb7_YZpNWyvjLw02u172k5Q1qPuJYblnCUVwewnfn1EQYdcCHcAbqThNP0xCP54UhxJGelwn/s1600/12x12+Guana+Blue+lll.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 167px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 166px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592827835895218194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBuBC5ORMQqgoLsvYdkKVrKslIijpojSAwxPinY-WA_c_M4okKRPbXU5Mj3SKivmeug7BIHb7_YZpNWyvjLw02u172k5Q1qPuJYblnCUVwewnfn1EQYdcCHcAbqThNP0xCP54UhxJGelwn/s400/12x12+Guana+Blue+lll.jpg" /></a> <br /><div align="center">Thursday's Grace Notes</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">Finding the remote control, hearing the "ding" on the toaster, the sound of a sliding glass door, the smell of a movie theater lobby, yellow roses that smell like yellow roses, home grown tomatoes, and plain warm pancakes in the morning.</div><br /><div align="center">Celebrate the day!</div>Nancy Asbell Artshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03897097939745527135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-310056003379668940.post-76089027120899530752011-04-05T14:12:00.000-07:002011-04-05T14:16:58.586-07:00Featured artist Yvonne C. Lozano<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnpVEBLgpu2qcKXy-XuEl_3KGyBuhz3y_GWbcfPaQcysKTr0-JZEh3B4-NFZI84T412Q22YrEz50RlMVQDzS14LrBTFLwrgFjXSrbHxxFoqxOqk-TSxk1u7TdkVIZ4kMVwdCXBFxDTiqVC/s1600/dingo-72+Yvonne.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 318px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592210951684952978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnpVEBLgpu2qcKXy-XuEl_3KGyBuhz3y_GWbcfPaQcysKTr0-JZEh3B4-NFZI84T412Q22YrEz50RlMVQDzS14LrBTFLwrgFjXSrbHxxFoqxOqk-TSxk1u7TdkVIZ4kMVwdCXBFxDTiqVC/s400/dingo-72+Yvonne.jpg" /></a> <br /><div align="center">About Yvonne C. Lozano BIOGRAPHY I am originally from New Orleans, LA, but have been living most my life in Jacksonville, FL. As a child I was always interested in learning and exploring the world around me with an emphasis on tapping into the creative & expressive side of my brain. Art has been an ever evolving and never ending learning process in my life. I went to Douglas Anderson School of the Arts where I majored in drawing and painting, which is also where most of my serious art training began. I went on to study at Jacksonville University, graduating in 2001 with a Bachelors of Fine Arts and a concentration in printmaking. I work primarily in acrylics on canvas documenting my childhood memories, but I have recently gotten into doing large-scale murals as well. My work has been seen nationally through the Progressive People’s Biennial Exhibit from 2007-2009; it has made it’s way into corporate art collections such Baptist Hospital South & Wolfson Children’s Hospital in Jacksonville, FL; I have been selected as a featured artist on such online sources as Fine Art America, Blick Art Materials Facebook Page, & Liquitex Artist Materials Facebook Page; In addition, I have been getting involved in public art projects throughout the city to help expose the community to the benefits of art, such as: exterior murals, collaborative works, and art hunts.</div>Nancy Asbell Artshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03897097939745527135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-310056003379668940.post-67644897852782459862011-04-05T13:21:00.000-07:002011-04-05T13:50:35.403-07:00Tuesday's Grace Notes<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX8ujFt5q3F_lMf729R_Yv54hzAMrOKo7OXciz3iTm9khg3A6yX73kTSSB6_PI0rJTQUbzMX5i8O-KNp6nF629VomPPV7_StmiLLX5P25F-InzISFFqvvD7t8nc5Ip8rSx-XhkXP8CMZxO/s1600/maritime.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 303px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592203770776712866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX8ujFt5q3F_lMf729R_Yv54hzAMrOKo7OXciz3iTm9khg3A6yX73kTSSB6_PI0rJTQUbzMX5i8O-KNp6nF629VomPPV7_StmiLLX5P25F-InzISFFqvvD7t8nc5Ip8rSx-XhkXP8CMZxO/s400/maritime.jpg" /></a> <br /><div align="center">Tuesday's Grace Notes</div><br /><div align="center">Untangled clothes hangers, when the washer doesn't eat the socks, finding a handicapped parking space, taking risks and playing it safe, and lighting a candle "just because".</div>Nancy Asbell Artshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03897097939745527135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-310056003379668940.post-77705357775626077832011-04-03T11:48:00.000-07:002011-04-03T12:13:31.941-07:00Sunday's Grace Notes<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpTQaRsZaFsRAdAuE0RevarKJQ5bfqInEwcYKOCiyoTf7mAZ005RNAY4Lw2JP6m8SLAAFX6KnCyTZcTPXK1JEK8OBcDlYJUOfFmhi3p7rdaP-DRMbYanhfCgWdSRX9k7ZvjTVT9_dwwer6/s1600/pastel+angel.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591435624644056034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpTQaRsZaFsRAdAuE0RevarKJQ5bfqInEwcYKOCiyoTf7mAZ005RNAY4Lw2JP6m8SLAAFX6KnCyTZcTPXK1JEK8OBcDlYJUOfFmhi3p7rdaP-DRMbYanhfCgWdSRX9k7ZvjTVT9_dwwer6/s400/pastel+angel.jpg" /></a> <br /><div align="center">Sunday's Grace Notes</div><br /><div align="center">Blooming <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">bromiliads</span>, saying "Hi" to neighbors, malted Easter eggs, getting back into old routines, The Sunday paper sale circular, finding <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">mis</span> placed items... again, silence before the music begins, sharing that one french fry, and buzzards... okay they may be in bad taste, ahem, but man do they soar!</div>Nancy Asbell Artshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03897097939745527135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-310056003379668940.post-24365795657983792902011-04-02T05:58:00.000-07:002011-04-02T06:06:57.780-07:00Saturday's Grace Notes<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPWgx6Xa_T6hmyT6zk5KmwVUuhwl743RIUPbRYeBUHHetDTcRwHIuLW5ZS3jXYf7wiARHM0bMn4B8Hdr1GGqUUXrP93M_GXU6g-L67NQjjJO7iFgWvs7E68zgO-ZizbmXZa3A2Il0djj2c/s1600/Squirel.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 395px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590971980968645042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPWgx6Xa_T6hmyT6zk5KmwVUuhwl743RIUPbRYeBUHHetDTcRwHIuLW5ZS3jXYf7wiARHM0bMn4B8Hdr1GGqUUXrP93M_GXU6g-L67NQjjJO7iFgWvs7E68zgO-ZizbmXZa3A2Il0djj2c/s400/Squirel.jpg" /></a> <br /><div align="center">Saturday's Grace Notes</div><br /><div align="center">The inside of a green pepper, not wearing a "do not disturb" sign around my neck, a comforting bowl of cereal and getting the milk 'just right', not sitting alone at the lunch table, friends that donate their time and gas to come see me, a"go past go, collect $200.00 and get out of jail free" card, (Monopoly) and Confederate Jasmine on the verge of blooming.</div><br /><div align="center">Celebrate the day!</div>Nancy Asbell Artshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03897097939745527135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-310056003379668940.post-54104356552531688702011-04-01T04:28:00.001-07:002011-04-01T04:43:11.878-07:00Angels Unaware<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9JhXHGOQTsDUoWnHHBqk5UAMTwx_I3gj8QS8Y4tB0kU5CJIHY2SC6nsNsYY32Q1dHN1j54JKl0YkhSBpqXVcou87XgyY0Ca1FvybgIOfFF_GJDK-Bujml4k_dDefVB9gbHciSpTwd7AkQ/s1600/A_Way_Out.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 307px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590579204948254514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9JhXHGOQTsDUoWnHHBqk5UAMTwx_I3gj8QS8Y4tB0kU5CJIHY2SC6nsNsYY32Q1dHN1j54JKl0YkhSBpqXVcou87XgyY0Ca1FvybgIOfFF_GJDK-Bujml4k_dDefVB9gbHciSpTwd7AkQ/s400/A_Way_Out.jpg" /></a> <br /><div align="center">Angels Unaware</div><br /><div align="center">When I had my <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">brain stem</span> stroke in '96 I was hanging out in the hospital and had been there for about a week. At 4:00 in the morning the nurses and aids felt that it was time to throw on the lights and change the sheets. A small nurse came to my bedside and holding my sheets began to talk. At length. She told me about her bad <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">marriage</span>, illnesses, financial problems, and feeling all alone in the world. " But after seeing the miracle of you (my recovery) I now can believe in Jesus again." Wow! Humbling! And all that I <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">needed</span> to do was to have a stroke and lie there.</div><br /><div align="center">Jesus rocks!</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"></div>Nancy Asbell Artshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03897097939745527135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-310056003379668940.post-78466731723696062182011-04-01T04:19:00.000-07:002011-04-01T04:26:23.304-07:00Friday's Grace Notes<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKuDtdTrsLGfkb8byyuZ7Xot_sXAZvsQjcPhiyIiIQmfpcU2aNvyAPIo4shStz5SVEqk5QXFjwbuDKC14e6BheH_qt_F5t-OrPV_UQH8jR1rID2J4X_cRhV-DfRnx-l2KJqaKfv319wo2H/s1600/Blue+Dog"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590574730402389250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKuDtdTrsLGfkb8byyuZ7Xot_sXAZvsQjcPhiyIiIQmfpcU2aNvyAPIo4shStz5SVEqk5QXFjwbuDKC14e6BheH_qt_F5t-OrPV_UQH8jR1rID2J4X_cRhV-DfRnx-l2KJqaKfv319wo2H/s400/Blue+Dog" /></a> <br /><div align="center">Friday's Grace Notes</div><br /><div align="center">Changing over the laundry from the washer to the dryer and not dropping anything, napping during a thunderstorm, watching the sunrise on overcast days, "Blue Dog" commissioned painting, our "pet" baby box turtle "Sherman" living in our backyard, confused Mallard ducks hanging out in our neighborhood, and sunflowers.</div><br /><div align="center">Celebrate the day!</div>Nancy Asbell Artshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03897097939745527135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-310056003379668940.post-53495698198929193382011-03-31T11:05:00.000-07:002011-03-31T11:17:39.592-07:00What Is Lupus?<div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">What Is Lupus? Simplified</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">When one gets a cold your immune system of solders w/ all of their aggressive weapons take over and attack it. Cold gone. Game over. But with Lupus the army asks "what else can we do?" So they attack the nerves, the lungs, the kidneys, the eyes... all parts of the body are open for attack. So we put out the fires as they come and pray for a cure.</span></div>Nancy Asbell Artshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03897097939745527135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-310056003379668940.post-21950640251136755972011-03-31T10:57:00.000-07:002011-03-31T11:01:24.111-07:00Thought For The Day<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheB9UAmha6D6-OrU7Tlm1jxarAnFUk79ZEGik3sH42h_VdsQ4wLHIZNaBpL7ONTTnQqgjlccMtcQuN_7mamQXKBtlXW_oBU1Qxr3C7LkvUK3dkFam9V5MEQT-bLSi3D2DnpYlmxwaZlnFu/s1600/blue-heron-nancy-asbell.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 324px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590305382725927986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheB9UAmha6D6-OrU7Tlm1jxarAnFUk79ZEGik3sH42h_VdsQ4wLHIZNaBpL7ONTTnQqgjlccMtcQuN_7mamQXKBtlXW_oBU1Qxr3C7LkvUK3dkFam9V5MEQT-bLSi3D2DnpYlmxwaZlnFu/s400/blue-heron-nancy-asbell.jpg" /></a> <br /><div align="center">Thought For The Day</div><br /><div align="center">"Life is the highest profession that you could have."</div><br /><div align="center">Deep thoughts...</div><br /><div align="center">Celebrate the day!</div>Nancy Asbell Artshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03897097939745527135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-310056003379668940.post-39614821377456945222011-03-31T09:49:00.000-07:002011-03-31T10:55:32.329-07:00Thursday's Grace Notes<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPhQEzVAD-wpOym23KObo4TbEnsjZ2Qqxb9KTt_6ZB_1bwsQlbvDEah5q9WBR1iKoQimQhoUoqYQM4vvRD__msDF3WA7DHh2pkR4HYUhMwJb8CE9b-wsHUxXySTT1AQvktcYEg0Hgs6K9b/s1600/Take+Five.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 308px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590304006707057714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPhQEzVAD-wpOym23KObo4TbEnsjZ2Qqxb9KTt_6ZB_1bwsQlbvDEah5q9WBR1iKoQimQhoUoqYQM4vvRD__msDF3WA7DHh2pkR4HYUhMwJb8CE9b-wsHUxXySTT1AQvktcYEg0Hgs6K9b/s400/Take+Five.jpg" /></a> <br /><div align="center">Thursday's Grace Notes</div><br /><div align="center">The sound of ice cubes crashing in the freezer, high fives, finding my favorite pen, turning the pillow over to the cooler side, looking for my favorite shirt in my closet and finding it, fixing a good dinner for two, my redone office/art studio and painting cows... don't you just love them? </div><br /><div align="center">Celebrate the day!</div>Nancy Asbell Artshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03897097939745527135noreply@blogger.com0