tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46832439223177607562011-07-08T00:24:41.709-07:00A running journal to explore, display and rationalize my time so far as a wife, Mother and artist. To help me be here now...Linda Hammondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03879458758509619671noreply@blogger.comBlogger121100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683243922317760756.post-56550917736294338762010-07-13T13:34:00.000-07:002010-07-13T13:43:17.243-07:00`<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nZhIDwgcEqg/TDzPrKp33oI/AAAAAAAAACc/ZfOM6CmSP_c/s1600/Car+in+field.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493493985986469506" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nZhIDwgcEqg/TDzPrKp33oI/AAAAAAAAACc/ZfOM6CmSP_c/s320/Car+in+field.JPG" /></a><br /><div>Well, the crazy time is over for now now I can give this blogging another kick at the cat.</div><br /><div>My girls go to High School next year and that rocks the foundation of my youth. </div><br /><div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4683243922317760756-5655091773629433876?l=lindahammond.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Linda Hammondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03879458758509619671noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683243922317760756.post-9897455304846127102010-03-16T07:22:00.000-07:002010-03-16T07:25:05.010-07:00I have been painting consistantly the past few months an feel better for it.<br />Nothing for shows as I am not allowed to show anything I paint in a classroom<br />setting. The practice has served me well although something stalling me<br />from getting better.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4683243922317760756-989745530484612710?l=lindahammond.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Linda Hammondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03879458758509619671noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683243922317760756.post-89370168701936871162009-11-10T19:10:00.000-08:002009-11-11T07:04:23.305-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nZhIDwgcEqg/SvorX13UJpI/AAAAAAAAACU/VFili6UdGrI/s1600-h/IMG_1781.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402678391580403346" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nZhIDwgcEqg/SvorX13UJpI/AAAAAAAAACU/VFili6UdGrI/s320/IMG_1781.JPG" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4683243922317760756-8937016870193687116?l=lindahammond.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Linda Hammondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03879458758509619671noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683243922317760756.post-71129524875290057632009-11-10T19:01:00.000-08:002009-11-10T19:06:21.909-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nZhIDwgcEqg/SvopZI6WSxI/AAAAAAAAACE/hc86y4s_ZB0/s1600-h/IMG_1783.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nZhIDwgcEqg/SvopZI6WSxI/AAAAAAAAACE/hc86y4s_ZB0/s320/IMG_1783.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402676214850013970" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4683243922317760756-7112952487529005763?l=lindahammond.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Linda Hammondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03879458758509619671noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683243922317760756.post-48606285682161597812009-07-29T14:23:00.000-07:002009-07-29T14:27:39.355-07:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nZhIDwgcEqg/SnC-WTs2l4I/AAAAAAAAAB8/j3YqvD33KIc/s1600-h/squash-flower.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 260px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363996446653060994" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nZhIDwgcEqg/SnC-WTs2l4I/AAAAAAAAAB8/j3YqvD33KIc/s320/squash-flower.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nZhIDwgcEqg/SnC-Q6XwB_I/AAAAAAAAAB0/dNqGA4o1Jo0/s1600-h/Holly-Hocks-2.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 104px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363996353954318322" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nZhIDwgcEqg/SnC-Q6XwB_I/AAAAAAAAAB0/dNqGA4o1Jo0/s320/Holly-Hocks-2.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nZhIDwgcEqg/SnC-J53IKjI/AAAAAAAAABs/LKNFPdr9eMY/s1600-h/God-Sky.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 104px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363996233558403634" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nZhIDwgcEqg/SnC-J53IKjI/AAAAAAAAABs/LKNFPdr9eMY/s320/God-Sky.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nZhIDwgcEqg/SnC-E2_CL6I/AAAAAAAAABk/rQndg8uRdrY/s1600-h/farm-road.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 156px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363996146886913954" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nZhIDwgcEqg/SnC-E2_CL6I/AAAAAAAAABk/rQndg8uRdrY/s320/farm-road.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">I guess the point of this blog</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">is to have a place </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">to show my paintings.</span></div><div><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4683243922317760756-4860628568216159781?l=lindahammond.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Linda Hammondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03879458758509619671noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683243922317760756.post-17878842667343192322009-07-29T12:39:00.000-07:002009-07-29T12:42:52.914-07:00<div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nZhIDwgcEqg/SnCl1Y95WpI/AAAAAAAAABc/zUIMa3EGaE4/s1600-h/Sunflower_for_06_Angels___Demons.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363969492851972754" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_nZhIDwgcEqg/SnCl1Y95WpI/AAAAAAAAABc/zUIMa3EGaE4/s320/Sunflower_for_06_Angels___Demons.jpg" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"> This is a sunflower from a neighbours back yard.</span><br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4683243922317760756-1787884266734319232?l=lindahammond.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Linda Hammondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03879458758509619671noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683243922317760756.post-31549994612034965622009-07-22T14:48:00.000-07:002009-07-22T14:55:33.166-07:00<div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nZhIDwgcEqg/SmeKB8fVpqI/AAAAAAAAABU/WKNwuYYDW8E/s1600-h/Edison-College-Fish-Pond.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 319px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361405647429936802" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nZhIDwgcEqg/SmeKB8fVpqI/AAAAAAAAABU/WKNwuYYDW8E/s320/Edison-College-Fish-Pond.jpg" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span><span style="font-size:85%;">Two paintings were created from pictures taken at this location </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">in Florida last year.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Always had an attraction to Lily pads</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"> which are more rare here in Canada. </span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4683243922317760756-3154999461203496562?l=lindahammond.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Linda Hammondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03879458758509619671noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683243922317760756.post-73439128727776886942009-07-14T13:04:00.000-07:002009-07-24T12:12:10.933-07:00<div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nZhIDwgcEqg/Sl5QSNfrOhI/AAAAAAAAAA8/LFEQ422cfo8/s1600-h/Anna-Johnston-math-PRINT-.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358808880407853586" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nZhIDwgcEqg/Sl5QSNfrOhI/AAAAAAAAAA8/LFEQ422cfo8/s320/Anna-Johnston-math-PRINT-.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"> I created this as a thank you for a Math teacher<br />that really made a difference</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;">in my daughters life. Photoshop Rules. </span></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></div></span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4683243922317760756-7343912872777688694?l=lindahammond.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Linda Hammondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03879458758509619671noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683243922317760756.post-3315525412411855312009-07-13T14:36:00.000-07:002009-07-24T12:10:59.832-07:00<div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nZhIDwgcEqg/Sluo70z3o9I/AAAAAAAAAAs/GKHRCWNMhcc/s1600-h/Me-in-Austin-09.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358061927429284818" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_nZhIDwgcEqg/Sluo70z3o9I/AAAAAAAAAAs/GKHRCWNMhcc/s320/Me-in-Austin-09.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;">A photo taken of me by a great friend when we were in Austin Texas</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;">for the How Design Conference June 2009.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;">We melted.</span> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4683243922317760756-331552541241185531?l=lindahammond.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Linda Hammondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03879458758509619671noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683243922317760756.post-86879724901691985822009-07-10T14:38:00.000-07:002009-07-10T14:55:10.051-07:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nZhIDwgcEqg/Sle1AuW6EkI/AAAAAAAAAAk/0Y0lDg6gybs/s1600-h/Hollyhocks.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 106px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356949305829233218" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_nZhIDwgcEqg/Sle1AuW6EkI/AAAAAAAAAAk/0Y0lDg6gybs/s320/Hollyhocks.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;">My favourite flower is the Holly Hock.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;">Just an old image stuck in my brain of my Grandmas garden<br />when I was a kid.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4683243922317760756-8687972490169198582?l=lindahammond.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Linda Hammondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03879458758509619671noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683243922317760756.post-16935948841637006312009-07-10T14:28:00.001-07:002009-07-10T14:28:04.868-07:00<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4683243922317760756-1693594884163700631?l=lindahammond.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Linda Hammondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03879458758509619671noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683243922317760756.post-5183999987152305422009-07-10T14:13:00.000-07:002009-07-10T14:56:25.745-07:00<div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nZhIDwgcEqg/Slevon3DfII/AAAAAAAAAAc/qRHtH87jfDY/s1600-h/Girls+in+the+lake.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 236px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356943394210020482" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nZhIDwgcEqg/Slevon3DfII/AAAAAAAAAAc/qRHtH87jfDY/s320/Girls+in+the+lake.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"> What a great day this was. So hot and a pristine lake.<br /></span><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4683243922317760756-518399998715230542?l=lindahammond.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Linda Hammondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03879458758509619671noreply@blogger.com1