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Anything Worth Doing
is worth doing Poorly!
You might not have been expecting that, but it is true! I first learned this concept from my good friend, Ron Kent. I relearned it just now from my latest painting in progress. Thank goodness, just in the knick of time, too!
I had been feeling badly for not having sent a holiday message to you. This is the first time in over 20 years that I haven't sent Christmas cards, so this is a monumental first, one I'm not happy to admit.
Today was a day for me to start a new painting. The one above has been on my mind for at least six months, but I kept putting it off for one reason or another. Today when the photo resurfaced, I knew it was time to begin.
It took over an hour for me to sketch it in and lay down my textures before finally adding the paint. As sometimes happens, halfway through adding the paint I realized my proportions might be a bit off.
That's when it hit me: even if this particular painting isn't a "10" I will learn from it. Later if I choose to redo it, I will have a much better idea of what improvements to make.
Then I realized this same philosophy (anything worth doing is worth doing poorly) was needed regarding my relationship to you and this eZine.
These eZines are my way of keeping in touch with you. Sometimes they almost write themselves, other times they are a labor of love.
If I don't send one, you don't get one, and we lose our connection. I could not let this day go by without touching base with you (so I hope I have caught all the typos :-).
You might not know it, but YOU help keep me painting and writing, and for that I thank you.
This season, no matter how or whether you celebrate it, please take a moment to touch base with someone you love, it will mean a lot to them.
It might just mean more to you ... and that is okay too.
Let us celebrate the season of connection; even if we do it poorly at times, at least we connect, and it is our connections that count.
Mele Kalikimaka and Hau'oli Makihiki Hou
(Hawaiian for Merry Christmas and Happy New Year)
There is still time to make a quick batch of these cookies for Christmas... YUM!
Ginger Lime Cookies 
1 C butter, softened1/2 C granulated sugar1/2 C packed brown sugar1 egg 1 T grated lime zest2 1/4 C all-purpose flour1 tsp ground gingerpinch ground nutmeg3/4 tsp baking soda1/2 tsp salt12 oz. white chocolate chipsHeat oven to 350ºF. In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugars. Beat in egg and lime zest. Combine flour, ginger, nutmeg, baking soda, and salt; and add to butter mixture. Stir in chips. Drop by rounded tablespoons onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake for 12-14 minutes until lightly browned. Remove from baking sheet and cool on wire racks.These cookies can be also made with orange peel, cinnamon, and clove instead of lime, ginger, and nutmeg. Makes about 3 dozen delicious cookies.
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There is still time to enter to win a 16x20 print of Release Your Inner Mermaid.
Send an email telling me how YOU release YOUR inner mermaid to Patrice@artofaloha.com and you will automatically be entered to win!
********** The next watercolor class at Kaimuki Community School begins February 7th. Registration begins January 8, 2011 so mark your calendars!********** To learn how to have more fun with watercolor, please join me for a fun-filled 2-day Hide-N-Seek Watercolor Workshop February 26 & 27, 2011. For $175.00 you will learn how to make friends with watercolor, and create bright, vibrant paintings filled with light and texture. Email Patrice@ArtOfAloha.com for more information. **********
Mahalo for reading this Art of Aloha eZine, for staying in touch, and for sharing these eZines on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn!
A Hui Hou,
PS You will find my official page on facebook by searching for Art of Aloha. Then become my online fan by pressing the Like button.
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"When you examine the lives of the most influential people who have ever walked among us, you discover one thread that winds through them all. They have been aligned first with their spiritual nature and only then with their physical selves." -Einstein
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 Born in Port Washington, WI and educated at the University of Wisconsin/Madison, Patrice Federspiel first visited Hawai'i in January 2000. Within five months she had found a way to quit her job, sell her home, and move to Hawai'i to paint.
Previously an oil painter, Patrice learned the joys of watercolor upon her arrival in Honolulu in June 2000. She has been painting full time ever since. It is her intention to live her "Real Life" creatively, from the inside out; and to inspire others, through her paintings, art lessons, words, and example, to do the same.
"I paint with passion, live without regrets, and move joyfully forward through life." -Patrice Federspiel
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 Patrice Federspiel
PO Box 61707
Honolulu, Hawaii 96839
(808) 392-9104
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