I’m still here…..

November 17, 2010

“Vote”
watercolor for 2012 Country Bears Calendar
Β© Teresa Kogut

It has been way too long since my last post and for that I apologize. Last week was really busy preparing for the Mt Pleasant show and so far this week I just haven’t had any good ideas to share. I guess I am suffering from burn-out.

The show last Saturday was terrific. My Mom and I had many laughs and we had the pleasure of meeting many nice people. Oh, I do have to share an embarrassing story with you all. A lady was in my booth looking at my prints and reading all the quotes when she said, “oh, there’s an error on this print”……..I wanted to crawl under my table I was so mortified! There it was…..glaring at me….I had painted “loose” instead of “lose” on my painting!!! I had made prints….I had posted the painting on my blog and facebook page, I had even sent the art to my agent on cd for her to license and none of us caught it!!!! Needless to say, I took the prints down immediately at the show and as soon as I got home, I fixed the painting….it is one of my favorites and just had to fix it right away. Anyway, thought you might appreciate that story.

I hope this post will unclog my “blog mind” and I can post more this week. Wishing you the best!

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I’m still here….

November 17, 2010

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Christmas give away

November 9, 2010

“Peace & Joy” paper products

“It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas” …………. New samples just arrived from Creative Converting! They do such a wonderful job and who doesn’t need cups, plates and napkins during the holiday season!! All you need to do is comment on this post telling me your favorite thing about Christmas and I will enter your name in the drawing. The winner will be chosen Dec 1…..good luck!

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November 3, 2010

“The Life of Abraham”
acrylic on antique board 20″ x 15″
Β©teresa kogut

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No Excuses!!!! Just do it!!!

Then relax and say a prayer for our beautiful country πŸ™‚

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Mwah-ha-ha-happy Halloween!

October 30, 2010


Photo editing is sooooo fun……but it’s also a time-sucker! Had a lil’ fun using picnik editing some recent photos. My children, furry and not, wanted to wish you all a very fun, safe and
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!

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Dad’s Birthday!

October 27, 2010


My Dad’s birthday was yesterday and we enjoyed spending time with him and my Mom last night! Do Kyle and Ryan look a little younger here??? Well….silly me, forgot to bring my camera from the studio so I didn’t get pictures from last night’s celebration. The above photos are from September 27, 2003……these are a couple of my favorite photos of my Dad with the boys….just precious πŸ™‚ Love you Dad, Happy Birthday and maaaannnny more!!

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A Mother’s Prayer

God, give me wisdom to see that today
is my day with my children,
that there is no unimportant moment in their lives.
May I know no other career is as precious,
no other work so rewarding, no other task so urgent.
May I not defer it, nor neglect it,
but by thy Spirit accept it gladly, joyously, and by thy grace,
realize that the time is short and my time is now.
For children won’t wait!

-Helen M. Young

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My Aunt Jeannette mailed this poem to me a couple of weeks ago and I hung it next to my computer to help me remember all the wisdom it holds. For time is short and our babies grow up so fast. I also chose one of my very favorite artist’s paintings to adorn this post. Mary Cassett’s art is simply beautiful and touching. Hope you enjoy…….

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My boys…my heart….

October 21, 2010

My favorite!!


My Mom doesn’t care much for the serious poses, but I really like this one!





Last weekend I took the boys to a local park in hopes of getting some great photos of them with the beautiful autumn colors….well….it was a success! It isn’t the most enjoyable thing for them to do, but I insisted. Remember last week’s post about taking pictures of my furry children, a.k.a. Buster and Daisy, well it is a similar experience with my boys. One is serious, the other smiling…then vice versa……or silly, quirky smiles……or goofy poses. It was much easier taking their individual shots but even then, they were challenging. But like I do with the dogs….take many, many pictures and I am bound to get great ones!!! I am very pleased πŸ™‚

Now….for some silliness….




You can almost see their halos, can’t you?
They posed like this to be funny but I love it!

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