I'm Featured!!!

I was featured today at Art from the heart. Take a look here

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Her Dreams Were Of Colors

Her Dreams Were Of Colors (c)Betty Refour Acrylics on Canvas Panel 2009

This painting is about an artist who constantly thought about color so much so that her dreams were of colors. You can find it for sale in my etsy shop.

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Etsy Twitter Team Sidewalk Sale!

The Etsy Twitter Team is having a Sidewalk Sale! Please take a stroll down our sidewalk of shop listings. Each shop is having a different sale so be sure to check them all out. There are some extremely great deals going on this week!! The sales run from Sunday, May 17th through Saturday, May 23rd.

During the sale I will be offering 10% off on purchases of $15.00 or more! This is in addition to the already reduced prices in my shop - most art is now 50% off. Visit my shop at http://brefour.etsy.com and to see all the participating shops and stroll the sidewalk visit the Etsy Twitter Team Blog. You don't want to miss out on these great deals.

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What Did You Do Today?

Glass Pendants by Rose and Betty Refour (c)

I've been looking for something to do with all the images that Rose has drawn. We've done cards, magnets and tees but I wanted to do something else. She likes to draw small sometimes and so I decided to see how her images would look as glass pendants. Today we each took one of our images and cut them to fit these tiles. This is our first attempt so we still have some kinks to work out but I don't think they turned out half bad. The best part is that she enjoyed it and it is sometimes hard to find things that will keep her interest. The one on the right is hers. So...what did you do today?

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Look, Someone's Smoking

Look, Someone's Smoking - (c)Rose Refour - Mixed Media - 2009

I'm not sure how the obsession started but Rose has been obsessed with smoking since she was a little girl. Our maternal grandfather was a smoker and whenever we visited our grandparents she would grab his lit cigarette from the ashtray, run with it and try to take a puff. Although she is mostly nonverbal, whenever she sees someone smoking she will point and say "Look, Someone's Smoking". I don't allow smoking in our house but it sure hasn't slowed her obsession. This was done using acrylics, colored pencil, ink and paper on a canvas panel.

You can find this painting for sale in my Etsy shop. Have a great day everybody, thanks for stopping by.

Happy Easter

Easter Bunny - Ink and colored pencils on paper - Rose Refour - 2009

Rose drew this bunny and I added Happy Easter in Photoshop. Here's wishing everyone a great day.

Ornamentia Lends Its Voice To Autism Awareness Month

Kristen Evans of Ornamentia was kind enough to post a piece on Autism Awareness Month. Please do stop by and while you're there be sure and bookmark her blog so you remember to go back and see the wonderful handmade items she features there. There is always something new and unique at Ornamentia.

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Look - Contemporary Abstract Painting - Artist With Autism

Look - (c)Rose Refour - Acrylic on 7 x 5 Canvas Panel

Another wonderful painting by my sister Rose. You can find it for sale in my Etsy shop with a portion of the proceeds being donated to support Autism initiatives.

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She Was Queen! - Artist with Autism

She Was Queen (c) Rose Refour - Mixed Media on an 8 x 10 Canvas Panel

When she got up that morning she put on her favorite dress, one of her most admired jewel crowns and then painted her face. After all it was her birthday and she was queen...if only for a day.

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