Come visit me!

I just signed up to sell my reproductions and gift items at the Ohio Association of Garden Clubs (OAGC). It will be held at the Holiday Inn Fairborn at 2800 Presidential Drive, Fairborn, OH. The phone number there is 937-426-7800. I'll be there on Monday June 23rd and Tuesday June 24th. Stop by and say hello! This might be your last chance to get my gift items. I won't be making them anymore...once they are gone, they are gone!

Phone number working again.

Thanks to all who emailed me. The phone is back on again.

Phone number out of order

In case you're trying to reach me by phone, the number is out of service temporarily. It should be turned on by the 12th of July. In the mean time, just email me at maryannawelch@yahoo.com if you need to reach me.

Thanks!

Poppies, poppies, poppies!

My newest painting is inspired by my daughter and her obsession with the Wizard of Oz…movie, play, story…you name it. We even had to go to the local baseball field and watch it on the big screen Saturday night. Mind you, we have both the original and Muppet versions on DVD at home…. The scene of the poppies inspired this painting. I keep hearing the witch going on and on…Poppies, poppies, poppies… I certainly hope the painting doesn’t put you to sleep!

Poppies, poppies, poppies! Original Watercolor painting size 12" x 18".

Gift Card Winner!

As you know, on my website I have a sign up for my newsletter. If you join the mailing list, you will be the first to hear of special promotions, new paintings and sales! It is also my practice to draw names from subscriber list once each month and award the winner a FREE set of 4 different note cards. (US Residents Only). I am happy to announce the first winner is Brigit Schaefer! Congratulations! Your gift cards are on their way. If you want to sign up, just go to http://www.maryannawelch.com and click on newsletters.

Bunch of Blueberries

I just realized that I haven't posted any of my latest paintings. Well, in reality I couldn't. I didn't have any images of them yet. Fortunately for me I found a wonderful guy here in Dayton that is able to scan them in for me. Here is one of my newest ones:

This one is called: "Bunch of Blueberries". It's a 12" x 18" watercolor painting. I had a lot of fun painting this one. I was looking at my other blueberries and got hungry. These were in the fridge and fell out of the basket onto the table. They bounced all over the place and left behind lots of juice! When you see them in person, the blueberries seem to "bounce" on the page...hence the name. Aren't I original?

Exhibition at Luxuriously Tall

Sandra Powers, the wonderful lady that owns Luxuriously Tall here in Beavercreek, OH has asked me to display some of my paintings in her shop for the month of June. If you have a chance, you really should stop by. For those of you who are not vertically challenged like me, this is a wonderful place to shop. From her website: " am a retired military woman who realized I would now need real clothes to wear. When I discovered how few stores there were for the tall woman, I decided to open one myself. I look at things more from the consumer point of view, as I have been a consumer longer than I have been a retailer. I want to make you look fabulous in quality, fashionable, up to date apparel. We carry tall women's clothes such as tall junior jeans to tall casual wear, tall sportswear & tall career suits.Clothing lines include Pendleton, Jara, Jay Leslie, Cruel Girl, Wrangler and Ingenuity." Come check out the art and the clothes and tell them Mary-Anna sent you! The shop is located at: 2440 Dayton-Xenia RD; Suite F, Beavercreek, OH 45434(937)320-1700(888)259-3372 or email her at: sandi@luxuriouslytall.com.