MY STUDIO: THE BLUE ELF QUEEN

This is a look into Patrick's studio of mystery. Everybody say... OOOOOOOOOOOHHHH. Ahem....

This is a portion of a huge fantasy mural I did on my studio walls. It was a very fun project to do, as I love the world of fantasy creatures-- fairies, elves, dragons, etc., etc. It comes from my Celtic background I guess. The mural spans two walls, a window shade, part of the floor and part of my ceiling. It took about 2 months to complete and boy were my arms tired!!!

Seen here in the picture is my blue elf queen. Next to her is a dark moss covered tree. The branches spread over your head on the ceiling. There's also a large cave on the other wall with a stream painted on the floor. I also have artificial grass and vines and fantasy statues in various places for effect. Add to that a babbling brook nature CD, which I often have playing in the background, and I have a perfect environment to create and study. Pretty nice when it's too nasty to go outside!

LOCAL CHRISTIAN MUSIC IN VIRGINIA

This is an absolutely awesome Christian band called (as you can see on the CD cover here) "OFFERING." The lead singer's name is Jeanine Guidry--one of the sweetest and most gracious people you'll ever meet. Under her lead, the music they produce is truly wonderful and inspiring. They perform their own original compositions as well as some well known praise and worship music.

But don't listen to goofy old me...go to their website at www.offeringband.com

You can get a schedule of their appearances as well as listen to samples of their music. You can also order their CDs there. They even have a great christmas CD which I would highly recommend!!!!!