by Happyart | Aug 17, 2017 | art biz
HappyArt News Today’s HappyArt news offers a recap of what I’ve been up to artistically! Check it. Let me know what you think! Comment here, oor on any of my social media accounts. Drawings Recently I’ve been drawing and writing a whole bunch....
by Happyart | Aug 6, 2017 | inspiration
Mexican Horsemen and Inspiration for Art Artists find inspiration in a variety of ways. We read, observe, wander, dream, meditate, experiment with new media and find ways to immerse ourselves in new experiences. I love horses. A quick perusal of my creative output...
by Happyart | Jul 25, 2017 | inspiration
Young Green Grass and Horses About 10 days ago, I let my two horses out onto the brand new lush grass the summer rains have brought us here in Guanajuato, Mexico. They have been living on a diet of hay since last year’s dry season took hold of the landscape,...
by Happyart | Jul 22, 2017 | Sketch A Day 2017
For the foreseeable future,HappyArt artist, Marti McGinnis is dedicating herself to creating a sketch a day. This one took less than five minutes, there will be a full range of results as McGinnis explores different drawing media. Number one: “The Pink...
by Happyart | Jan 27, 2017 | Drawings - Sketches
For the year of 2017 I will be attempting to make at least one drawing a day and post on my Facebook Page and Instagram account. Then at the end of each month I’ll post a synopsis of the month’s drawings like I have done below. This will help keep me on...
by Happyart | Nov 14, 2016 | art biz, Insider Art Info, other projects, Special Art Projects
I’m Kinda Weird You see, I’m a 3rd Generation Female Cubs Fan on my mother’s side. I’m from Chicagoland as was my mother and her mother before that. Somehow each of us became a diehard Cubs fan in our own ways. My grandmother listened on the...
by Happyart | Sep 8, 2016 | Animal Kindness Project
The following is the first draft of one of the stories to be included in the upcoming “Animales Felices – Happy Animals” bilingual children’s book project. (More info here). Your comments, suggestions, edits and tips most definitely...
by Happyart | Aug 29, 2016 | inspiration
When I take a vacation, I like to vacate my normal routine. When we lived in rural Kentucky, for example, Mike and I would hightail back into the city. When we lived in the city we’d hightail it to the woods. So now that we live in the semi-arid countryside San...
by Happyart | Jun 10, 2016 | HappyLiving, Health, San Miguel de Allende
Note: This post has the potential for being controversial. I know that going in, but I want to put an idea on the table. Many people eschew eating meat because they do not want to participate in the killing of animals for food. I respect that and am not writing this...
by Happyart | May 15, 2016 | Behind the Scenes, HappyLiving, Health, inspiration
NOTE: This is a post meant to help others like me out there who may have been mis or under diagnosed for the same condition as me. Apparently, that happens a whole lot. It’s not entirely art related so I apologize to any of my regular readers if this isn’t...
by Happyart | Mar 22, 2016 | San Miguel de Allende
The religious people of Mexico definitely know how to celebrate holy days as they unfold on the calendar. Take Palm Sunday, for example. Where I grew up, outside Chicago in a lovely suburban town, Palm Sunday consisted of some palm fronds maybe being present during...
by Happyart | Mar 6, 2016 | San Miguel de Allende
Espectacular Something was happening on the other side of town, 0ver by the stone court that’s used as a soccer field in our little village that’s sprinkled on the side of a collapsed volcano. So Mikey and I did what raw curiosity had us do, got in the...
by Happyart | Feb 28, 2016 | Photos
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by Happyart | Feb 26, 2016 | San Miguel de Allende
Fun Times! This year’s San Miguel Writers’ Conference was even better for me in particular because I was even more involved than last year. I took a leap and proposed and was accepted to participate in this prestigious event both as a panel discussion on...
by Happyart | Feb 22, 2016 | Photos
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by Happyart | Feb 20, 2016 | other projects
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by Happyart | Feb 4, 2016 | Art For Sale
I am amazed at migration cycles of birds, especially the tiny hummingbirds who fly from central Mexico all the way up into North America. But what pretty much gives new meanings to how I think about life are the migratory journeys of Monarch Butterflies. They fly from...
by Happyart | Jan 27, 2016 | Drawings - Sketches
Seems like everyone is coloring these days and that’s a great thing! It’s meditative and fun. I have created two such coloring books for grown ups and kids alike and both are available on amazon.com. Volume 1 click here. Volume 2 click here. In the...
by Happyart | Dec 6, 2015 | San Miguel de Allende
You wouldn’t think that in the high arid plains of Mexico’s interior that you’d be able to have much opportunity to kayak, but in San Miguel de Allende you can! Thanks to the Amigos de la Presa (Friends of the Reservoir) you can join small parties on...
by Happyart | Nov 3, 2015 | San Miguel de Allende
A Little Butterfly Background Early last spring I took a trip to see where the Monarch butterflies spend their winters in the pine forest highlands of central Mexico. It was a magical experience to witness many millions of these beautiful creatures swaying together in...
