Color!

Who says there's no free lunch?

Well, they probably are right..but there are some great deals on lunch..

But my post tonight is not about lunch at all..but it is about something free :-)

{free is my favorite price}

While Mr. B was at the hardware store..do you remember "hardware stores"? Like they used to be??

Daddy was a carpenter/handyman and I sometimes tagged along with him on those trips to the hardware store..

People knew his name and there were some of the funnest things to be found..pots & pans, rope, clothespins, jars, chicken feeders, rabbit pellets..baby rabbits sometimes!

OK, that's not what I was posting about either..

..Mr. B & the hardware big-box-impersonal-not rabbit-filled hardware store..

Found the pretties color inspiration samples..things I'm certain I can incorporate in my art work..

While he was pondering bolt sizes and putty v/s caulk..I went to the paint department to browse..

Just look at these great collages..

And..yes they were free..unless you count the fact that they are probably considered " promotional materials"..in which we all end up paying for in higher costs of the original product..

There were ..

...and...

..and

...all so pretty..

Anyway, next time you're accompanying the busy-little-worker-bee to the hardware..look around.  You may just be surprised at the inspiration you will find:

-me