Friday, December 21, 2012

#26Acts and Hungarian Flowers in Watercolor

In honor of the 26 who died at Sandy Hook Elementary School a week ago today I have been participating in #26Acts.  For each person who died I am doing something kind.  Some are small...like a positive message with a dollar bill attached and some are bigger...like giving to may favorite charity in memory of one of the victims.  I am making sure that each one is associated with a specific name in the hopes that they will not be forgotten.
 
Getting ready to start:
 
 
Here's something I painted as a Christmas gift for my mom a few years ago but never got around to sharing here:



Here is my list of the kindness acts so far.  I'm not counting the cookies and chocolates because they didn't have a victim's name attached and I strongly feel the need to associate a name to each kindness.  I still feed good about brightening those guys day, though, they work hard!


Happy Holidays to All!

Sharing with my friends at Paint Party Friday.

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18 comments:

  1. Wonderful painting and random acts of kindness!
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    Happy PPF and Happy Holidays!!
    Mary
    Mixed-Media Map Art

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  2. What a beautiful way to remember along with an act of kindness. Your painting is lovely too. Happy PPF!

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  3. What a beautiful idea, it is so kind and thoughtful of you. When I saw about the tragedy, I was so overwhelmed, it's wonderful that you've thought of something positive to do. Beautiful, beautiful painting too!

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  4. lovely way to honor the victims.

    and beautiful painting. the light blue flowers seem to jump right off the page!

    happy holidays!

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  5. The colors in your painting are really nice, and so are your kind acts.

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  6. That is one of the best ideas I have seen yet for how to remember the 26 victims of Sandy Hook. Your flowers are wonderful too- the yellow in the background has a very fresco look to it! Happy PPF!

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  7. Very cool project! Love your painting! Happy PPF and Merry Christmas!

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  8. such a wonderful project and your watercolor flowers are beautiful , so vibrant!

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  9. What a beautiful idea! wonderful reaction to all the horror and sadness. I hope lots of people will follow your example. The painting you made for your mother looks great! Hope you'll have a wonderful Christmas, and a great start to the new year! ♥

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  10. Painting is charming and well done ~ lots of creative activity on your blog ~ Happy Holidays ^_^

    (A Creative Harbor) aka ArtMuseDog and Carol ^_^

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  11. what a wonderful idea, so touching. And I really love your beautiful uplifting painting.

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  12. I love, love this idea, Rita. It offers a light in this dark world. you are beautiful. your painting is too! I bet your mom cherishes it. Merry Christmas. ♥

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  13. Nice sentiment fr difficult feelings. HPPF and sweet art for your mom.

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  14. Lovely project, so positive and touching! And lovely painting, happy colors! <3

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  15. oh I love the painting you made for your Mom....beautiful work!!! Hope you had a wonderful Christmas!!!!

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  16. I love this idea--Still cannot really grasp the idea of all those little kids just... gone.

    I'll bet your mom loved the painting!

    Happy Paint Party Friday!

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  17. What a wonderful way of remembering all the victims.

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  18. I am enjoying your blog, Lovely scenery and watercolours. Thank you for sharing
    Janice

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