Paulette Insall ~ mixed media artist & mom

Mixed Media Portrait - Episode Two (new video series)

As promised, here's the second episode in my new series.....and actually on Tuesday this time!!! Yea!! ;) The last episode will be posted next Tuesday, February 5th. Oh and I'm planning on posting detailed info on my online classes later on this week, so please do check back in if you're interested in learning more....or you could join my mailing list to make sure you get the info as soon as it's available. Once you enter your email addy, you'll have the option to sign up for my "Online Class Information" list, as well as my monthly newsletter. :) I keep my lists private and I don't send out a bunch of emails, so rest assured that I won't be filling up your inbox. ;)

Thanks soooooooo much for all the comments y'all left for me on the first episode!!! And I'm so tickled to hear you guys are excited about the classes too!!! Y'all are awesome!!! I decided to keep things as simple as possible, so I will be setting up a private blog where the classes will be conducted from. This is where you'll have access to all the class info, videos, handouts, etc. once you've sent your payment and the classes begin.

Oh and I'm gonna try my best to get caught up on emails/messages this week...I'm waaaaaaaaaay behind. Thanks for being so patient and understanding. Love you guys!!! xoxo

Link: YouTube - Mixed Media Portrait - Episode Two

Remember to live and to love....

There's been so much talk the past few days on many of the blogs I visit about the untimely and tragic death of actor Heath Ledger. He was one of my favorite actors and from what I've heard, a genuinely wonderful person. While his death is sad and tragic, it reminds me that we never are guaranteed more than today and every day we get is a gift from God. If there's something you've been meaning to do....whether it's to start painting, drawing, or some other artistic endevor....or even getting back in touch with a long lost family member or friend....don't put it off.....do it!!! Start today!!! You never know how much time you have on this earth.

This song below is one I've been listening to alot lately....especially while painting in the studio. It is an amazing song and relates really well to not only what we should remember when something like this happens, but each and every day.....to live and to love. ♥♥♥

Link: YouTube - Superchick-We Live

New Video Finished...Mixed Media Portrait - Episode One

Well I finally managed to get the first episode finished and uploaded to YouTube....which was no small feat this evening, let me tell ya! Aiden probably woke up like 20 times tonight and didn't want to go back to sleep. So I had to keep going upstairs and getting him back into bed. Then when I went to save out the finished video, the file size was too large for YouTube with my normal video settings in iMovie. So I had to play around with the settings and by trial and error finally got a video file size small enough to upload. Hallelujah!

Now y'all be sure to leave me some comments and let me know what you think. There will most likely be two more episodes to this new series. The next one I will post next Tuesday.

Oh and also I included a little announcement in the end credits of the video that I'm hoping you'll all be very excited about. So be sure to watch it all the way through okay? :) G'nite! xoxo

Edit: And I meant to tell y'all that if you want to grab the embed code to post the video on your blogs, please do! Spread the painting love!!!! :D Just click on the "Menu" button on the video player and click on the "Copy to Clipboard" button under the "<>embed" section. Happy painting to everyone!!! :)

Mixed Media Portrait - Episode One

Video almost finished...

I'm almost finished editing the first episode of the new video series...Mixed Media Portrait. I just need to add a few more things, but that will have to wait 'til we get back from supper. My hubby's on his way home from work and wants to eat asap....we've been eating in all week because of the dental surgery he had last week, so tonight will be our first dinner out in a week.

I will have the episode up before I go to bed tonight....I promise! Y'all have been so patient and I really appreciate it. It's been one of those kind of days...

Update of video editing progress...

Hey y'all! Well the sickies visited us again...starting on Thursday when Aiden woke up with a nasty cough, poor guy. The same day, my hubby had some dental surgery done and I had no idea (and neither did he apparently) that he wouldn't be able to have any solid foods for days and possibly up to a week. Eek! Then of course I came down with Aiden's cold...which of course was inevitable.

Needless to say, no video editing or art got done late last week or this weekend. I did manage to get some editing done today and I realized with as much footage as I have that I want to show you guys, I think I may have to make it a three parter. I had hoped to be able to do just one video for this painting, but even with it sped up to hyper speed and some parts edited out, it would be almost 30 minutes long.....so I hope you guys don't mind if I split it up. This way I can make each one a bigger file size so that the video will be pretty clear....well as clear as YouTube makes it anyway. If all goes well, I should have the first part up on YouTube some time tomorrow. Can't say exactly when 'cause I never can predict those things with a four year old running around ya know. ;)

So, keep checking back here tomorrow (Tuesday) or on YouTube so you can catch the first episode.

Painting...where I am today

Well all the packages that are going out in the mail today are waiting at the door for our sweet mail carrier to pick up (hi Kay!). The rest of the orders will go out on Thursday. Thanks to everyone who's been visiting my shop and purchasing my art!!! Without your support, I wouldn't be able to stay home with my son....it just means the world to me!!!

Speaking of Aiden...I'm about to go make lunch for me and the little man, but afterwards I'll start to edit all the footage I shot during the progress of this new painting for my next YouTube video. Yea! So the wait is almost over ya'll! *hee, hee* I know you've all been patiently waiting and I really appreciate it...it's so hard to get all I want to do done....just not enough time in a day, especially with a little one to look after.

Here's some better pics I took with my "real" camera so you can get a better idea of the stages of the painting...

A little further along...

Painting progress so far today...

The colors aren't quite true to life in these pics 'cause I'm using my iPhone for these quickie progress updates. :)

Back to work...

Running behind

This was the state of my shipping table yesterday afternoon as I tried to get caught up on shipping...I'm running a few days behind, but I managed to get all finished up today. So all orders placed prior to January 5th are now on their way. Thanks so much for your patience. :)

I'm now shipping all art prints in boxes to make sure that they get to you safely. The post office is not always careful with packages, so this gives the prints extra protection on their journey and gives me more peace of mind.

So much more to tell, but the dirty dishes are calling my name...

Live chat tonight...

Here's the new info for tonight's live chat from Miss Suziblu herself...

Group chat, get your cameras on.
where?
STICKAM
go to CHAT ROOMS
my room is suziblu
password is:
poopie

8pm EST/ 5pm PST

I'm planning on being in there around 5pm pst, but I've had a massive headache for most of the day and Aiden's been having some stomach/potty issues...so between those two things, I may not be on there for long. Just depends on how things are around here at the time....hope to see ya there!!!

One more peek...

Okay one more peek before I call it a night. :) I really want to work on her more, but with it being 11pm already I know if I work on her more now that I'll be up half the night....not good since I gotta get up early for Aiden's speech class in the morning.

And below is how she looked when I started working on her this afternoon. Only managed to get a few hours off and on to work on her today. It takes me many, many hours to finish a painting. Most take me at least a week to finish because usually I only get, at best, a couple of hours a day to work on a piece. So.....I'm hoping to get a few hours over the next couple of days to work on this painting and if all goes well, I hopefully will have a new video ready by the first of next week.

Today was the first day I've painted since mid December. With the holidays and Aiden being out of preschool, I really wasn't able to wrap my brain around getting into the studio. It felt so good to paint today! I have a feeling I'm gonna sleep well tonight!!! :D

Oh and something fun that I'll hope you'll join me for....tomorrow afternoon (Thursday) at 5pm pacific time (8pm eastern time), I'll be joining in on a live group chat with Miss SuziBlu. We're hoping to make it a weekly thing. She's thinking she's gonna do it over at Stickam and create a private chat room for the group (to keep the creepy guys out that like to ask inappropriate things), which means you'll have to join Stickam and add her as a friend in order to join the chat. So be sure to tell her you heard about the chat from me and she'll add ya. :) And while you're over there, add me too. She and I (and hopefully a couple more artists) will be live on our webcams, so it'll be almost like talking to us in person. :D Be sure to check back in here tomorrow (Thursday) just in case the location changes...if it does, I'll post the new location/info asap! Nighty nite!

New video sneak peek

Taking a break from the studio to go play pirates with Aiden and thought I'd post a sneak peek of the video footage I've been shooting today while working on a new painting...I'm such a tease, aren't I? *hee,hee* Well I'm off for some playtime with Aiden....Arrrrgh matey! :D

Busy, busy, busy...

Just popping in really quick to let you know that I'm okay....my plate's just really full at the moment (in a good way). Aiden's first day back at preschool was today and I totally forgot that they had chapel today as well, so of course I wanted to stay for that and now I don't have much time to paint. Oh well...lots of news to share, but just don't have the time now...hopefully I can get back on later today and update ya'll on everything's that's been going on since the first of the year.

Now I gotta go get the camcorder set up so I can get to filming for my next video....yep another YouTube video coming soon. :) Plus I'm planning on having the webcam up again on either Friday or Monday. Yea!

Oh and if you've emailed me, I'm waaaaaay behind on replying to email so please bear with me. I read each and every one, but it may take me a while to reply. And some are even getting automatically sent to the spam folder unfortunately and I'm afraid I haven't caught all of those. So if you don't hear from me within a week or so, please email me again just in case your message got mistakenly caught by the spam filter.

Ok, really gotta get to work now ya'll...more later I promise!! xo

A New Beginning....Happy New Year!

This painting was inspired by something I remind myself of each day...that no mater how awful things seem, tomorrow is a new day...another chance to start again.

New originals & prints in the shop.....lots to tell, but I'm pooped. LOL! Just wanted to pop in and say happy new year and to tell you all that you've all made 2007 such a special year for me and I just know that 2008 is gonna be even better!!! xoxoxoxoxo