Thankful

Blogger has been acting up a bit making posting very hard for a couple of days.
 I received a birthday gift from my daughter that just floored me. An original oil painting by one of my favorite modern artists, Leonid Afremov.
His website is here.
It is a beauty of central park and is quite large at 40 inches long.  She had it framed nicely and what a statement it makes on the living room wall and how I love looking at it.
My spine makes standing still enough for photos difficult sometimes so its a bit blurry.
You can Google images of his work and here is a link to a clearer view of this painting.
I just love it.
Afremov is different and  I love his view of the world.     It is like a confetti celebration of life.
My other favorites are Kristin Nelson, Ricky Nelsons former wife who does primitive paintings, Mary Petty and my all time favorite is Edouard Cortes.  Cortes is out of my financial range to ever own but I am content to gaze from afar and wish I could do anything nearly as well.
This is a birthday week for my family.  My daughter and I are older. The Famous Anonymous will be a year older this coming week as well.  So many holidays and celebrations crammed into one season.

I hope Thanksgiving is special for everyone. That one word, 'thanksgiving', holds so much meaning.
 We have so much to be thankful for even in rough times, even in the face of trials and tribulations we are still greatly blessed.  And, in their own way, even our trials and tribulations are a blessing because they turn our hearts back to God, our Rock of Ages, and isn't that where they belong? 

I wish for all of you health and happy times in this season of thanksgiving.

By the way, do you have favorite artists and if so what do you like about their art?