Category Archives: Family

Patrick mac Calpuirn o Éireann, Patron Saint of Ireland (387 – 461) – Genealogy

Posted on March 16, 2012 by

From the genealogy site geni.com, here is a biographical history of Saint Patrick. Patrick mac Calpuirn o Éireann, Patron Saint of Ireland (387 – 461) – Genealogy.

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’tis Himself, Honey O’Badger, wearin’ the green

Posted on March 13, 2012 by

Link here (click), design copyright Alice Flynn

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A Shamrock Is Not A 4-Leaf Clover

Posted on February 23, 2012 by

It is that time of year again.  When I was a girl, Saint Patrick’s day was a holy day, not the commercial mess it has become in the USA.  In addition to the green beer and stereotypes of drunken hooligans, … Continue reading →

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Montana’s legendary art pioneers: Bob and Gennie DeWeese – The Bozeman Daily Chronicle: Newsmakers

Posted on December 25, 2011 by

I took every painting, drawing, and printmaking class I could from Bob DeWeese when I was getting my art degree, 1970-74. He commissioned the first work I ever sold while I was a student. He stopped me right before Christmas … Continue reading →

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Jane Austen, Happy Birthday December Baby

Posted on December 16, 2011 by

My birthday is December 20, so I have sympathy for others who are December (Christmas) babies.  In Jane Austen’s time, birthdays and Christmas did not carry all the fanfare and great expectations that they do today.  It makes me wonder … Continue reading →

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How To Make Tom Riddle’s Wand, Voldemort’s Wand

Posted on October 29, 2011 by

Halloween is the time of year when I get requests to help with costumes.  This is something that can be a sudden challenge, but also is a lot of fun to see the results. In my day, Halloween was for … Continue reading →

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Lower Falls of the Yellowstone, Today’s Painting

Posted on October 13, 2011 by

This is an 8 inch by 10 inch painting on stretched canvas done today.  If you have visited Yellowstone Park, you have probably seen the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone River, and this huge waterfall, called Lower Falls of the … Continue reading →

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New Portrait

Posted on October 8, 2011 by

A portrait just finished, this is 8 inches by 10 inches, on stretched canvas. If you would like to commission a portrait, just click on my contact page. copyright Alice Flynn 2011

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The Girls

Posted on October 7, 2011 by

This is another drawing done with a Venus Velvet No. 2 pencil on Arches rag paper. It is matted with a muslin wrapped mat, framed under glass.

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Pencil Drawings, Making them Public

Posted on October 1, 2011 by

In the 1970s, I started creating very detailed, large pencil drawings, No. 2 Venus Velvet pencil on Arches rag paper.  I think it’s time that I post the pencil drawings on the blog.  This will take a bit of time … Continue reading →

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The Face In The Rock

Posted on September 28, 2011 by

Photos of faces in the rock in Ireland, blog posted by Bernadette Ryan, reminded me of this oil painting I did in the 70s. My post on Berndette Ryan’s blog: Your title caught my eye, as my mother grew up … Continue reading →

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Embracing Mid-Century Modern Style

Posted on September 27, 2011 by

I was born in 1951, and I live in a house built in 1951.  You may recognize this photo from an earlier post about my Fiesta Ware in the corner of my kitchen counter. It has taken me decades to … Continue reading →

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Are You An Artist And Reference Hoarder?

Posted on September 16, 2011 by

I just listed these vintage vocabulary picture work sheets in my Etsy shop of old stuff, Mistress of Merlin. I am both fascinated and repulsed by the current trend of “reality shows” that depict the lives of hoarders.  Every cable … Continue reading →

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Finding Inspiration In Old Toys

Posted on September 12, 2011 by

I have finally decided to give up my vintage croquet set and sell it on etsy.com/mistressofmerlin.  It had been gathering dust in the garage for many, many years.  I don’t even remember the last time we took it out in … Continue reading →

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‪Warren Buffett On Why U.S. Taxes Are Too Low For The Wealthy‬‏ – YouTube

Posted on August 8, 2011 by

‪Warren Buffett On Why U.S. Taxes Are Too Low For The Wealthy‬‏ – YouTube.

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Yellowstone Park family camping vacation

Posted on August 7, 2011 by

The classic woody station wagon filled with a family and camping gear, is illustrated in this oil painting.  Yellowstone is one of the most visited national parks for family camping vacation experiences. Many children remember their first nature experience as … Continue reading →

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Vintage Harley with a sidecar

Posted on July 29, 2011 by

In my large archive of vintage family photographs, is this photo of a Harley Davidson and sidecar.  In his leathers, sitting in the sidecar, is the owner of the Harley and friend of my uncles, Carl Smith of Scranton, PA. … Continue reading →

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Notre Dame Magazine, summer 2011, sketches and final illustrations

Posted on July 8, 2011 by

I really enjoyed this assignment for Notre Dame Magazine.  The project was a full-page and a 1/3 page illustration for “The Way We Were” in the summer 2011 issue. The first spot sketch had a young boy in a vignette … Continue reading →

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Tom Paxton’s Born on the Fourth of July

Posted on July 4, 2011 by

I woke up early this morning, to clear bright skies and cool shade in my garden.  Picking a fresh bouquet of daisies for the vase in the kitchen, I began thinking for some reason of Viet Nam, and how that … Continue reading →

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Playing the way we did as kids

Posted on June 29, 2011 by

I created this logo for a possible web site of games as we played when I was a child, when fun was also exercise. The web site funngames.org was never developed by the client, but I still think it is … Continue reading →

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