And the winner is.....

Thank you for all your kind comments. I loved reading them. And thank you for entering.

And the winner is...Colton Guffey from Louisville, KY!!!! Congratulations! 

Giveaway This Week!

This is the piece being given away, a fabric collage/acrylic painting of a bent billiard pipe my husband bought in the Central Market of Belo Horizonte, Brazil.

Billiard
8 x 10"
Fabric collage and acrylic paint on canvas

Fun Advent Activity

I found this awesome blog today (and maybe I am the last to find it). It is Made by Joel . He has this terrific tiny paper nativity you can print out and color. Then fit in a mint tin. SO awesome. His other paper city printouts are super fun too. Great Advent activity.

Baby Forts

Renata made a "baby fort" for Mara today. Pretty cute.

Mara thinks big sister is the coolest.

New painting

Here is my newest painting, Beets. I'm really happy with it. I love doing these underground cross section ones.  And I loved working with the beet color. I want to do some more with reds. What are some fun red things to paint?

You can see it in my shop here.

Lunch date with bacon...I mean... my husband.

Joffre and I just went on a lunch date thanks to my fantastic neighbors (if you need a babysitter I have two teenage girls who rock the job.). So we went to a restaurant called Bacon Brothers. Yes, bacon is in the title. Good start. I had a hamburger with bacon ground in it. Bacon they cure themselves and with special sauce and ketchup they make themselves. And Joffre's dad is coming into town today (sidetrack YEA!!!) and we are planning on taking him there with Joffre's sister's family next week. So I will get even more bacon..soon. I don't think I have said the word bacon enough in this post.

Joffre and I haven't been on a date in...a long...time. It was lovely.

The Whole Brood

Here is my whole brood. I love this picture from last spring. I will put up some newer ones soon.

I'm Back.

So I am back in action and on the old blog again. I opened a store( kimberlyswait.storenvy.com) to sell my paintings because Joffre has been able to make time in his schedule for me to paint!! Yea!!! And since I have baby # 5 , Mara, to post lots of cute pictures of  here I am. Hello again!

Half Warden

Here's my latest piece, one of my husband's favorite pipes. It's for sale here. I was really happy with how this one came out.